Hien Tran, brother of J.C. Tran, just busted out of the Main Event. He moved all in with on a short stack. His opponent called with . Tran was out-flopped as his opponent took the lead with a pair of kings. His hand could not improve and Tran headed to the rail.
Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy
A short-stacked Cliff Josephy was just sent home when he finally took a stand with . Josephy got action from one of the few hands to have him incredibly dominated, the of David Names. A on the flop brought a flicker of hope for Josephy, but that pair of nines would be the best hand he'd make. Names took down the pot and sent "JohnnyBax" packing. Names is now at 230,000 in chips.
Though the above headline would be true for many people, in this case we're referring to a specific Vegas -- Karam Vegas, the player with the best poker name since Moneymaker.
Board:
Kit Manoel and Karam Vegas are all in preflop. Manoel has and Vegas has . The board comes and Manoel is down to 50,000. Vegas is up to 225,000.
Andre Boyer (left) looks on as Gualter Salles (center) is eliminated
Gualter Salles, the Brazilian car driver, just went out when his didn't make a turn around the of his opponent.
Either way, it was a very nice run for Salles, the penultimate Brazilian player leaving the Main Event of the 2007 WSOP.
On the flop, Kyle Orvis bets 25,000 and Chris Overgard calls. On the turn, Orvis bets 40,000 and Overgard raises all in. Orvis calls 129,000 after thinking for over five minutes and shows . Overgard has for two pair and wins the hand, going up to 380,000. Orvis is eliminated.
Andre Boyer Eliminated
On a flop of Q-J-4, Andre Boyer moved all in for 240,000. James Williams, who had Boyer well covered, made the call. The players showed...
Williams: J-J
Boyer: K-K
Boyer failed to catch either remaining king to stay alive. Williams is now sitting on 900,000.
Before the turn, there is 80,000 in the pot. Derek Thorpe bets 25,000 in early position. Bjorn Glenne on the button calls. On the river, Thorpe is all in and Glenne calls. Thorpe shows and Glenne mucks. Thorpe is now at 250,000 and Glenne is at 450,000.
Facing a preflop raise from the chip leader Jeff "Mr. Rain" Banghart , Jared Hamby makes the call from the big blind. Jared Rolls over and Jeff asks, "You call with that ****?" and rolls over . The board comes rainbow and they chop the pot.