2007 World Series of Poker

Event 18 - $5,000 Limit Holdem
Day: 3
Event Info

2007 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj
Prize
$333,379
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$1,207,900
Entries
257
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
0

Saro Getzoyan Wins A Huge Pot

The two players capped the betting before the flop, guaranteeing that this would be a major confrontation. Getzoyan called bets on the {7-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{J-Spades} flop and the {4-Diamonds} turn, and when Sanford checked after the {2-Spades} hit on the river, Getzoyan let out a long breath before making a 100K bet. Sanford called and showed {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}, Getzoyan had pocket tens and took down a massive pot.

Tags: Geoff SanfordSaro Getzoyan

We Begin

The players have returned from break and have begun their heads-up battle for the bracelet. And here's the chip count:

Saro Getzoyan : 1,580,000
Geoff Sanford: 970,000

William Thorsson is Eliminated in Third Place

William Thorsson lost most of his stack to Geoff Sanford in a huge pot. The two players three-bet before the flop, which came down {7-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{4-Hearts}. The turn was the {4-Diamonds} and the two players traded raises until all of Sanford's chips were in the middle. And that's when Thorsson learned that he'd been terribly unlucky -- his pocket sixes now trailed Sanford's {4-Spades}{6-Spades}. The river was the {5-Hearts} and that left Thorsson with just 50K left.

He was eliminated on the next hand when he was forced to toss in the last of his chips in the big blind with {8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}. Sanford finished the job he started with {A-Spades}{8-Clubs}, and William Thorsson finished in third place, winning $136,493.

Tags: William Thorsson

At the Ready

Saro Getzoyan has his chips lined up in a great, pink brick -- with a few carefully-counted stacks set aside that he can push in to call and/or raise. Stacking your chips in that way is supposed to tell you something about the player...in this case I think it means that he's the big chip leader.

Tags: Saro Getzoyan