2007 World Series of Poker

Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem
Event Info
2007 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
88
Prize
$8,250,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$59,784,954
Entries
6,358
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000
Players Left 1 / 6,358
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Queens are de Best

Board: {8-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}

Preflop, Pete de Best raises in the small blind. Dario Minieri reraises and de Best calls. On the flop, de Best checks and Minieri bets 55,000. de Best makes it 110,000 and Minieri makes it 310,000. de Best calls. They check the turn and river and de Best shows Q-Q. Minieri mucks and is down to 1,060,000. de Best has 1,260,000.

Tags: Dario MinieriPete de Best

Imran Ahmad Eliminated by Philip Yeh

Philip Yeh raised to 33,000 from under the gun. Action folder to Bill Edler on the button who called. Imran Ahmad, playing from the small blind, put in a reraise of 95,000 more. Both Yeh and Edler called. The three saw a flop of...

{9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{3-Clubs}

Ahmad moved all in and Yeh called. Edler folded and the players turned their hands up. Ahmad showed {Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} which trailed the {K-Clubs}{K-Hearts} of Yeh. The turn brought the {6-Spades} and Yeh filled up on the river when it came the {K-Spades}. Philip Yeh climbed to 1,900,000 in chips.

Tags: Imran AhmadPhilip Yeh

Khan Wins a Monster

Hevad "Rain" Khan made it 65,000 to go before the flop and was called by Team PokerNews player Ed De Haas. The flop came {6-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{4-Hearts} and Khan led out with an 80,000 bet; Haas made the call.

The {A-Spades} came on the turn and Khan checked to Haas, who fired off a 150,000 bet; Khan made the call.

Both players checked when the {A-Hearts} fell on the river and Khan showed pocket tens which was good enough to take down the pot; Haas mucked his hand.

With the win, Khan took another step toward two million in chips and is currently sitting at 1,900,000.

Tags: Hevad Khan

Crowell Doubles Up

Richard Crowell just doubled up courtesy of Chad Brown, when his A-Q outdrew Brown's pocket tens, after having moved all in before the flop.

Crowell spiked an ace on the river to stay alive, upping his chip count to 420,000. Brown dropped to 480,000 on the hand.

Tags: Chad Brown

Gus Hansen Wins 300K Pot

Gus Hansen
Gus Hansen
After both Gus Hansen and Ayaz Mahmood limped in from late position, Paul Spitzberg made it 80,000 to go from the big blind; both Hansen and Mahmood called.

The flop came {Q-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} and Spitzberg led out with a 97,000 bet; Gus called and Ayaz got out of the way.

Both remaining players knuckled the table when the {7-Spades} came on the turn. A third seven fell on the river and Spitzberg checked to Gus, who fired out a 124,000 bet. Spitzberg reluctantly made the call, revealing A-K, and Gus would end up raking the pot with a full house (sevens full of tens), to the sound of thunderous applause from the gallery.

After the hand, Gus stacked up just under a million in chips.

Tags: Gus Hansen

Mark Muchnik Eliminated

Board: {4-Spades}{A-Hearts}{A-Spades}{6-Hearts}{6-Clubs}

Preflop, Mark Muchnik bets 50,000 from under the gun, and Philip Hilm calls in late position. On the flop, Muchnik bets 100,000 and Hilm raises to 200,000. Muchnik calls. On the turn, Muchnik is all in for 500,000 and Hilm calls. Muchnik is out and Hilm skies to 1,700,000.

Tags: Mark Muchnik

Humberto Being Humberto

Humberto Brenes
Humberto Brenes
Action folded around to Neil Channing on the button who raised to 34,000. Humberto Brenes, in the small blind, wasted little time reraising to 100,000. The big blind folded, and so did Channing. Brenes turned his {6-Spades}{5-Clubs} face-up on the table and said, "I make a professional move...This guy need a lesson, and I give him lesson."

Tags: Humberto BrenesNeil Channing