2007 World Series of Poker

Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem
Day: 2a
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

Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem

Day 2a Completed

Day 2a is Over

The announcement has come across that play has ended for Day 2a. The remaining 350 players will return on Thursday for Day 3.

Tomorrow is Day 2b, where a larger field than today (thanks to the big Day 1c and Day 1d crowds) will come in and play until around 12:04 a.m. PDT. Play will stop at the designated time, and those finishers will join these 350 for Day 3. From then on, the field will be combined.

Dutchak Cracks Kings

Board: {6-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}

John Dutchak is all in with Q-Q preflop and his opponent calls with K-K. Dutchak spikes a queen on the river and is at 200,000. His opponent, who refuses to shake Dutchak's hand afterward, is crippled at 5,000.

Tags: John Dutchak

David "The Dragon" Pham Eliminated

David "The Dragon" Pham
David "The Dragon" Pham
David "The Dragon" Pham is one of the late causalities on Day 2a. Having moved all in preflop, Pham had one caller. Pham turned over {A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}, while his opponent held {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}.

Pham was in big trouble after the flop of {8-Hearts}{9-Spades}{5-Clubs} gave his opponent a set. The {7-Spades} on the turn gave Pham some outs, but the {K-Clubs} was not one of them.

Tags: David "The Dragon" Pham

Peterson Rakes 160K Pot

Tom Peterson called an opponent's 40,000 bet on the turn, holding A-Q on a board of {Q-Spades}{7-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}. The river brought the {A-Diamonds} and both players checked.

Peterson then showed his A-Q, while his opponent frustratingly flashed K-Q before mucking his hand.

Peterson is now sitting on approximately 380,000 in chips late on Day 2a.

Tags: Tom Peterson

Bonding Takes Down a Pot Without a Showdown

With 25,000 in the pot and the board reading {8-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{2-Hearts}, the small blind bet out 13,000. Lars Bonding, playing from the cutoff seat, raised to 35,000. The player on the button folded and the small blind made the call. The turn brought the {6-Diamonds}. The small blind checked, Bonding moved all in, and the small blind folded. The player on the button commented that he folded 2-2 and Lars seemed relatively unmoved as he stacked his chips, now at 257,000.

Tags: Lars Bonding

Gary Benson Holds On

Gary Benson Holds On
Gary Benson Holds On
Gary Benson has doubled up. All in from the small blind with {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}, Benson was up against his opponent's {Q-Clubs}{J-Hearts}.

The board ran out {7-Clubs}{10-Spades}{6-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}.

Benson now has 43,000. While nowhere near what he was playing with earlier, his stack is a lot healthier than what he had moments before.

Tags: Gary Benson