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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Where's Raymond Rahme?

Missing Rahme?
Missing Rahme?
Raymond Rahme has been absent for the last six hands. We don't where he went. We think he might have been in the bathroom. Ah . . . just as I was typing this, he wandered back up to the table.

According to the tournament announcer, Rahme has been skipping most of the hands aside from his blinds. We haven't noticed that since ESPN's cameras have been obstructing our view of his seat.

Tags: Raymond Rahme

A Concerned Wife

Jon Kalmar's wife called her husband over. She said something to the effect that his drunken friends were making him look bad. Over the last hour, they have been screaming, yelling, and even cursing while hands are in progress. They have not be escorted from the area, but Kalmar had to tell them to chill out a couple of times.

Aside from Kalmar's rowdy and drunken railbirds, it's been relatively quiet.

Tags: Jon Kalmar

Hand #19 - Alex Kravchenko Doubles Through Philip Hilm

Alex Kravchenko
Alex Kravchenko
Hand #19 - Lee Childs has the button in seat 3, Philip Hilm raises from middle position to 600,000, Alex Kravchenko moves all in from the cutoff for 3.49 million, and Hilm thinks for about two minutes before he calls.

Kravchenko shows {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades}, and Hilm shows {A-Hearts}{8-Hearts}. Kravchenko is in a dominant position to double up here.

The flop comes {K-Clubs}{K-Spades}{J-Spades}, and Kravchenko leads with his queen kicker. However, it also opens up the possibility for a chopped pot.

The turn card is the {3-Hearts}, and Hilm needs an eight for the win, or a jack or a three for a chop.

The river card is the {2-Spades}, and Alex Kravchenko wins the pot with his queen kicker to double up to 7.58 million.

Tags: Alex KravchenkoPhilip Hilm