2007 World Series of Poker
Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem
Day: 6
Event Info
2007 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$59,784,954
Entries
6,358
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000
Players Left 1 / 6,358
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Scotty Nguyen seems to have the support of the remainder of the fans sitting around the feature table. Whenever Scotty is in a hand, they are cheering him on. Whenever he's been all in, they've all risen to their feet in anticipation of Nguyen dragging another pot.
Scotty Nguyen started the day as one of the short stacks in 27th place. He's currently in the top 5. Rahme's has the most vocal railbirds, but Scotty Nguyen is definitely the overwhelming crowd favorite.
. The players check the flop and turn. On the river, Kalmar checks. Watkinson bets 200,000 and Kalmar calls. Watkinson shows 
and takes it.
, Nguyen checks, Hilm bets 550,000, Nguyen raises to 1.55 million, and Hilm calls. There is now 4.12 million in the pot. The turn card pairs the board with the
, and both players check. The river card is the , Nguyen thinks for about 30 seconds before he checks, Hilm quickly says, "All in," and Nguyen goes into the tank. After about 30 seconds, Hilm gets up and stands behind his chair, staring down at the cards, just a few feet to the left of Nguyen. After about two minutes, Nguyen folds, and Philip Hilm takes the pot.
Both players check. The turn brings the
and again both players check. The river comes the 
. Garfinkle bets 600,000 and Kalmar calls. Both men show A-5 and chop the pot.
At the end of March, Hilm went deep at the EPT Grand Finale Championships in Monte Carlo. He finished in 15th place. Hilm made a final table at the EPT Scandinavian Open in 2006 when he finished in 4th place. He has only one previous cash at the WSOP, and that was in 2005 during a $2,500 short-handed NL event.
. The players check the flop and turn. On the river, Kalmar checks. Watkinson bets 200,000 and Kalmar calls. Watkinson shows and takes it.
