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

A Bit of a Mess

Ravi Lopez raised to 7,000, Christiane Klecz re-raised to 21K, and Lopez moved all-in. Klecz called and showed pocket Aces, Lopez held pocket Tens, and the board ran out {2-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{9-Spades}{K-Diamonds}, eliminating Lopez.

Or...did it?

"I'm out?" Lopez asked, confused as the dealer sorted through both stacks to determine if Klecz indeed had him covered. The dealer said that Klecz did indeed have more chips and started to move the stacks to her. But there was some confusion as to whether the chips for Klecz's orignial call were added to the pot. There wasn't a count taken of Lopez's chips when he made his all-in raise, and now all the chips are mixed together. There are several floorpersons gathered around the table trying to recreate what happened.

Adding to the problem is that Lopez doesn't speak much English. A Spanish-speaking member of the media is helping interpret, but the situation will take some time to resolve. And the other players are impatient to get back to play. We'll keep you posted when this all gets resolved.