2007 Caesars Las Vegas Poker Tournament - WSOP Circuit Event

$5150 Circuit Championship Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2007 Caesars Las Vegas Poker Tournament - WSOP Circuit Event

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$506,176
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$1,629,600
Entries
336
Level Info
Level
17
Blinds
10,000 / 20,000
Ante
3,000

Hand #16: Eric Davis Doubles Through Steve Wong with Quad Treys

Hand #16 - Michelle Law has the button in seat 7. The preflop action is unknown. After a flop of {10-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}, there was a bet and a call of about 100,000 between Davis and Wong. The turn card was the {8-Hearts}, Davis moved all in for 53,000, and Wong called with {K-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}. He was already drawing dead to Davis's {3-Hearts}{3-Spades} (full house). The meaningless river card was the {3-Diamonds}, giving Davis quads as he doubles through Wong.

After the hand, Wong drops down to 330,000 in chips.

Tags: Eric DavisSteve Wong

Hand #15: Chad Brown Eliminated in 9th Place ($32,592)

Chad Brown - 9th Place
Chad Brown - 9th Place
Hand #15 - Steve Wong has the button in seat 6, Brown raises to 25,000, Buboi reraises to 75,000, Brown thinks for a few minutes before moving all in for about 150,000, and Buboi quickly calls. Brown shows {8-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}, but he's dominated by Buboi's {9-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}.

The flop comes {K-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{5-Clubs}, and Brown flops a set to take the lead. The turn card is -- the {9-Spades}, and Buboi regains the advantage. Brown has a single out headed to the river, but the last card is the {A-Spades}, and Chad Brown is eliminated in 9th place, earning $32,592.

Tags: Chad BrownVasile Buboi

Quiet Crowd

The tournament area is eerily quiet compared to most crowds that sweat final tables. "This is more like a tennis match," commented Justin Shronk the multimedia manager from PokerNews. Well in tennis, at least the crowd clap after points. Thus far, this has been a very tame crowd.

Hands #13-14

Hand #13 - Cory Carroll has the button in seat 4, Davis limps from the small blind for 8,000, Wong raises from the big blind to 34,000, and Davis folds. Wong takes the pot.

Hand #14 - Eric Davis has the button in seat 5, Pham raises to 23,000, and Law calls from the big blind. The flop comes {Q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}, Pham bets 30,000, and Law folds. Pham takes the pot.

Hands #11-12

Hand #11 - Vasile Buboi has the button in seat 2, Davis raises under the gun to 24,000, Pham reraises to 69,000, and Davis folds. Pham takes the pot.

Hand #12 - Justin Pechie has the button in seat 3, and Brown raises to 25,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Carroll vs. The Dragon?

David "The Dragon" Pham
David "The Dragon" Pham
Cory Carroll entered the day as the chipleader. On Hand #8, he won the first of what might be several pots against David "The Dragon" Pham. With the chiplead, Carroll can afford to play looser and see more flops than the rest of the table. The Dragon is a cagey player and has been known to play a lot of hands. The aggressiveness of The Dragon combined with the Carroll's big stack could mean some explosive action somewhere down the line.

Tags: Cory CarrollDavid The Dragon Pham

Hands #9-10

Hand #9 - David Pham has the button in seat 9, unknown action.

Hand #10 - Chad Brown has the button in seat 1, and Davis raises to 24,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hands #7-8: Cory Carroll Wins the First Big Pot Against David Pham

Hand #7 - Michelle Law has the button in seat 7, Wong raises from the cutoff to 25,000, Phan reraises to 77,000, and Wong folds.

Hand #8 - Paul Kitsos has the button in seat 8, Carroll raises to 26,000, and Phan calls from the small blind. The flop comes {6-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{3-Clubs}, Phan checks, Carroll bets 52,000, and Phan calls. The turn card is the {8-Spades}, Phan checks, Carroll bets 72,000, and Phan calls. The river card is the {9-Spades}, Phan bets 52,000, and Carroll calls. Phan shows {10-Clubs}{10-Hearts} for an overpair, but Carroll has {A-Hearts}{7-Spades} for a nine-high straight to win the pot.

Tags: Cory CarrollDavid Pham