2007 World Series of Poker

Event 8 - $1,000 No Limit Holdem w/ rebuys
Day: 2
Event Info

2007 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
$585,774
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$2,533,062
Entries
844
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Jason Strasser Eliminated in 12th Place ($23,811)

Pre-flop, Amir Vahedi raised from the button, Jason Strasser moved all in, and Vahedi immediately called. Vahedi talbed the {Q-Clubs}{Q-Spades} while Strasser was behind, holding {A-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}.

"No bad beat today, baby. No bad beat!" implored Vahedi as the flop came out {K-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}. The turn was the {7-Clubs}, the river was the {3-Hearts}, and Strasser was sent home.

Vahedi is on a serious roll and sits at 1,360,000.

Tags: Amir VahediJason Strasser

Kurt Paseka Eliminated in 15th Place ($21,278)

On a flop of {5-Spades}{4-Spades}{3-Spades} Kurt Paseka moved all in for 90,000, Tommy Vu called from the cutoff, and Amir Vahedi re-raised all in for over 600,000. After moving all in, Vahedi got out of his chair and began pacing while Vu went into the tank for several minutes. Vu cringed and pulled his hair while trying to make a decision and eventually a clock was called on him.

As the floor counted down Vu's last seconds to make a decision, he pulled a coin out of his pocked and declared "heads, I call, tails I fold." Vu flipped the coin, it came up tails, and he folded.

Paseka showed the {A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}, behind to Vahedi's set of fives. The turn was the {9-Clubs}, but the river was the {K-Spades}, which would have made Vu the nut flush. Needless to say, Vu wasn't too happy about that. Paseka was eliminated on the hand.

Vahedi is up to 1,020,000 and remains the chip leader.

Tags: Amir VahediKurt PasekaTommy Vu

Joshua "pbdrunks" VanDuyn Crippled

Joshua VanDuyn raised to 30,000 from the small blind and Jan Von Halle called from the big blind. The flop was {Q-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{J-Spades} and both players checked. The turn was the {3-Spades}. Van Duyn checked, Von Halle bet 42,000, Van Duyn went all in for 179,000, and Von Halle called. The river was the {Q-Clubs}. Von Halle showed Q-J for the full house, and Van Duyn mucked. He was left with only 6,000 in chips.

Tags: Jan Von HalleJoshua VanDuyn

Binger vs. Aron

Michael Binger limped from the cutoff, the button called, and Robert Aron checked the big blind. The flop was {10-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{7-Hearts}. Aron checked, Binger bet 25,000, the button folded, and Aron called. The turn was the {4-Clubs}. Aron checked, Binger bet 60,000, and Aron called. The river was the {K-Diamonds}. Aron checked, Binger bet 105,000, and Aron called. Aron showed J-9, but Binger flopped the straight with the {J-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}.

Tags: Michael BingerRobert Aron

Arnold Takes One from Schleger

Shane "Shaniac" Schleger raised to 34,000 from the cutoff and was called by Dolph Arnold in the big blind. The flop was the {K-Clubs}{5-Spades}{3-Spades}. Arnold checked, Schleger bet 46,000, Arnold moved all in for 180,000, and Schleger folded.