Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem Day 6 | 2007 World Series of Poker

07-15-2007 13:56 UTC-7

Featured Table: Jerry Yang Reraises Jon Kalmar Preflop

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At the Featured Table, Jon Kalmar raises from the cutoff to 200,000, Yang reraises from the big blind to 1,000,000, and Kalmar folds. Yang takes the pot.

Tags: Jerry Yang Jon Kalmar

07-15-2007 13:53 UTC-7

Slezak Not Intimidated Easily

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Preflop, Bob Slezak made it 250,000 to go and David Tran made the call.

Flop: {9-Spades}

On the flop, Tran made it 250,000 to go and Slezak called. The turn was the {5-Hearts}

and Tran led out for 350,000. Slezak called and both players checked the {8-Clubs}

on the river. Slezak showed {A-Spades}

and Tran mucked.

Tags: Bob Slezak David Tran

07-15-2007 13:46 UTC-7

Featured Table: Jerry Yang vs. Tuan Lam

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On the Featured Table, Jerry Yang raises from the button to 200,000, and Tuan Lam calls from the big blind. The flop comes {A-Spades}

, Lam checks, Yang thinks for about 30 seconds before he bets 500,000, and Lam folds. Yang takes the pot.

Tags: Jerry Yang Tuan Lam

07-15-2007 13:45 UTC-7

Jason Welch Doubles Through Philip Hilm

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After a

flop Welch moved in and Hilm made the call with {A-Hearts}

. Welch had a flush draw with {A-Clubs}

, and after the {6-Diamonds}

turned Welch spiked the {5-Clubs}

on the river to make his flush and stay alive. He's now up to 2.75 million.

Tags: Jason Welch Philip Hilm

07-15-2007 13:41 UTC-7

Featured Table - Jon Kalmar Doubles Through Daniel Alaei

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On the Featured Table, Jon Kalmar says "Raise" from middle position, but throws in more than half a raise but less than a full raise -- regardless of his originally intent, he is required to make the minimum raise to 120,000. Daniel Alaei reraises from the button to 540,000, and Kenny Tran thinks things over for a minute in the big blind before he folds.

The action is back to Kalmar, he moves all in for 1.69 million, and Alaei calls with {6-Diamonds}

. Kalmar shows {K-Diamonds}

, and as the shorter stack, he'll need them to hold up to stay alive. (Tran says that he folded pocket jacks.)

The flop comes {K-Spades}

, and Kalmar flops a set of kings for a dominating lead. Alaei needs something runner-runner to win the hand.

The turn card is the {7-Clubs}

, the river card is the {3-Clubs}

, and Jon Kalmar wins the pot with his three kings, doubling up to about 3.4 million in chips.

Tags: Daniel Alaei Jon Kalmar

07-15-2007 13:39 UTC-7

Stefan Mattson: Swedish Idol?

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The dashing Stefan Mattson playing on Day 5

Stefan Mattson is a professional poker player from Stockholm, Sweden. Amazingly, he is on a short list of players who have made the top 60 in the money in the WSOP Main Event in back to back years. Last year, Stefan finished in 57th place and this year, he is still going strong with 29 players remaining. His sponsor is Team ParBet, and Stefan plays a lot of poker online-- as he lives in a country where online poker is totally legal.

In the audience rooting for Stefan today are two of his friends, Markus and Heinrich, who flew out to Las Vegas to support their friend in the world's largest poker tournament. Stefan is quite handsome, young, and is single (you hear that, ladies?)

And for him today, life is good.

Tags: Stefan Mattson

07-15-2007 13:37 UTC-7

John Armbrust Gets Some Small Revenge

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After doubling up Raymond Rahme when his Kings ran into Rahme's Aces, John Armbrust won some of those chips back when he raised to 200K from late position and Rahme called from the small blind. After the {A-Clubs}

flop Rahme checked and Armbrust took down the flop with a 350,000 bet.

Tags: John Armbrust Raymond Rahme

07-15-2007 13:32 UTC-7

Featured Table - Lee Childs Faces an Ace-High Flop With Pocket Kings

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On the Featured Table, Jerry Yang raises under the gun to 200,000, Lee Childs reraises from the cutoff to 500,000, and Yang calls.

The flop comes {A-Hearts}

, Yang bets 1,000,000, and Childs folds K-K face up. Jerry Yang takes the pot.

Tags: Jerry Yang Lee Childs

07-15-2007 13:27 UTC-7

Featured Table - Jason Koshi Eliminated in 30th Place ($285,678)

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On the Featured Table, Kenny Tran raises from late position to 175,000, Jason Koshi moves all in from the button for 945,000, and Tran quickly but casually calls with {A-Diamonds}

. Koshi shows {K-Diamonds}

and he needs to improve to stay alive.

The flop comes {Q-Spades}

, and Tran retains a big lead with his pocket aces. Koshi needs something runner-runner to survive.

The turn card is the {2-Spades}

, and Koshi is drawing dead. (The meaningless river card is the {6-Diamonds}

.) Kenny Tran wins the pot with a pair of aces.

Jason Koshi is eliminated in 30th place, earning $285,678.

Tags: Jason Koshi Kenny Tran

07-15-2007 13:26 UTC-7

Kevin Farry Takes a Pot from Scotty Nguyen

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On a flop of {Q-Clubs}

Kevin Farry checked from the small blind, Scotty Nguyen bet 70,000 from the big blind, Farry raised to 145,000 and Nguyen called. The turn was the {5-Diamonds}

and both players checked. The river was the {J-Diamonds}

. Farry bet 250,000 and Nguyen folded.

Tags: Kevin Farry Scotty Nguyen