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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Mikkel Madsen Eliminated in 20th Place ($333,490)

Mikkel Madsen
Mikkel Madsen
Team PokerNews member Mikkel Madsen has been knocked out. He moved all in from the cut off for 1,070,000. Jerry Yang called from the small blind. Raymond Rahme jammed from the big blind for 5,800,000. Yang folded.

Madsen: {Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Rahme: {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}

The flop was {6-Spades}{4-Spades}{2-Diamonds} and Rahme was still ahead. The turn was the {7-Diamonds} and the river was the {5-Spades}. Rahme took down the flop and Madsen was eliminated. Madsen won $333,490 for 20th place.

Tags: Mikkel MadsenRaymond Rahme

Hevad 'Rain' Khan Quietly Wins a Pot

Hevad 'Rain' Khan
Hevad 'Rain' Khan
At the Featured Table, Hevad 'Rain' Khan raises under the gun to 300,000, Billy Spadea calls from middle position, and Kenny Tran calls from the button. The flop comes {K-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}, and all three players check. The turn card is the {9-Hearts}, Khan bets 600,000, Spadea folds, and Tran folds. Khan takes the pot.

For those who are interested, Hevad Khan has been much more subdued at this Featured Table than he was yesterday. There have been no screams of joy, and no crazy outbursts or unusual antics with chairs being worn as hats or anything like that.

Tags: Billy SpadeaHevad KhanKenny Tran

Lee Watkinson Calls Down Philip Hilm With Ace High

At the Featured Table, Lee Watkinson raises under the gun to 300,000, and Philip Hilm calls from middle position. The flop comes {J-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}, and both players check. The turn card is the {Q-Spades}, and both players check. The river card is the {6-Hearts}, Watkinson checks, Hilm bets 450,000, and Watkinson thinks about 30 seconds before he calls. Hilm quickly mucks, and Watkinson shows {A-Spades}{10-Hearts} as he collects the pot with ace high.

Tags: Lee WatkinsonPhilip Hilm

New Chipleader: Ray Henson

Ray Henson
Ray Henson
At the Featured Table, Billy Spadea limps from the small blind for 100,000, Ray Henson raises from the big blind to 250,000, and Spadea calls. The flop comes {9-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{2-Spades}, and both players check. The turn card is the {4-Clubs}, Spadea bets 400,000, Henson min-raises to 800,000, and Spadea calls. The river card is the {8-Clubs}, and both players check.

Spadea shows {Q-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}, for a pair of fours, queen kicker, and Henson shows {A-Hearts}{4-Hearts} for a pair of fours, ace kicker. Ray Henson wins the pot, and he overtakes Spadea for the chip lead.

Tags: Billy SpadeaRay Henson

Featured Table Update

Here are the chip counts and seating positions for the ESPN Featured Table:

Seat 1 - Kenny Tran - 7.285 million
Seat 2 - Scott Freeman - 5.115 million
Seat 3 - Bob Slezak - 4.28 million
Seat 4 - Lee Watkinson - 4.36 million
Seat 5 - Hevad 'Rain' Khan - 5.54 million
Seat 7 - Philip Hilm - 9.985 million
Seat 8 - William Spadea - 12.115 million
Seat 9 - Ray Henson - 10.865 million

Three of the top four chipleaders are at this table. Bob Slezak is the short stack at this table, but with 22 players left, there are seven players in the field with fewer chips.