2007 World Series of Poker

Event 19 - $2,500 No Limit Holdem
Day: 2
Event Info

2007 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
44
Prize
$521,785
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$2,329,900
Entries
1,013
Level Info
Level
23
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Jon Turner Doubles Through Greg 'FBT' Mueller

Jon Turner raises to 7,500, and Greg 'FBT' Mueller calls from the button. The flop comes 10-10-2, Turner bets 8,500, Mueller goes all in, and Turner quickly calls with 10-4 (trip tens). Mueller shows K-Q, and he needs something runner-runner. The last two cards are blanks, and Turner doubles up to about 126,000. Mueller drops to about 75,000.

Tags: Greg MuellerJon Turner

Mike Matusow: "Where's the Kiddie Game?"

A player raises from the cutoff to 12,400, Mike Matusow moves all in, and his opponent folds. Matusow shows {J-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} and asks Francois Safieddine (who is at the same table but not in the hand), "Where's the kiddie game?"

A few hands later, Ville Wahlbeck raises from early position to 8,000, Matusow calls, the small blind moves all in, Wahlbeck folds, and Matusow calls with J-J. The small blind shows A-K, and it's a race situation. The board comes {Q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{3-Spades}, and Matusow's jacks hold up to win the pot and bust his opponent.

Matusow claims he called because he put both the initial raiser and the small blind on an ace. (Though the initial raiser claims he didn't have one.)

Tags: Mike Matusow

Kido Pham Up to 100,000

A player moves all in with A-10, Kido Pham calls with A-K offsuit, and another player calls with pocket queens. There's an ace on the flop, and Pham goes on to win the hand and bust two players at one time.

The next hand, Shawn Buchanan raises to 9,000, the player on the button moves all in for 39,000, and Kido Pham calls with {A-Clubs}{K-Spades}. The button shows {6-Clubs}{6-Spades}, and it's a race situation. The board comes {Q-Spades}{5-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}, and Pham turns a pair of kings to win the pot and bust three players in two hands.

Kido Pham is the executioner at his table, and he's up to about 100,000 in chips.

Tags: Kido Pham

Early Eliminations

93rd - Jonathan Little - $3,844
94th - Robert Stevanovski - $3,844
95th - Fredrik Halling - $3,844
96th - Michael Allis - $3,844
97th - Kelly Muluk - $3,844
98th - Terris Preston - $3,844
99th - Robert Cole - $3,844

Level: 12

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 400

Day Two of Event #19 ($2,500 No-Limit Hold'em) Begins at 2:00 pm PDT

There were 1,013 entrants, and they burst the money bubble late last night to conclude Day One. The remaining 99 players return to action today at 2:00 pm PDT, guaranteed at least $3,844, but looking for one of the nine seats at Wednesday's final table.

The average chip count is a little more than 51,000, and here are the players at the top of the leaderboard with more than 100,000:

1. Lars Bonding - 155,600
2. Alex Bolotin - 152,800
3. Devin Porter - 135,100
4. Greg 'FBT' Mueller - 122,000
5. David Redlin - 111,400
6. Richard Totii - 107,400
7. Bertrand 'ElkY' Grospellier - 106,800
8. Sam Abueid - 104,200
9. Alex Outhred - 104,000
10. Mike Matusow - 103,700
11. Justin Scott - 100,600

Yesterday, Phil Hellmuth won his record-setting 11th WSOP bracelet, and you can be sure that Mike Matusow would like to steal some of that thunder with a strong showing today. Expect some pre-Fourth of July fireworks.

Matusow isn't the only big name on the leaderboard. Day One chipleader Lars Bonding finished second in this event two years ago, and Greg 'FBT' Mueller is playing at the top of his game right now. Devin Porter is a popular online player ('TranquilChaos') who has reached two WPT Final Tables, but is looking for his first at the WSOP. And Justin Scott won a bracelet in $2,000 No-Limit Hold'em last year.

Check back at 2:00 pm PDT as we provide complete live coverage that will take you all the way to the final table.

Join us For Day Two Coverage

Join us later today for coverage of day two of the $2,500 No Limit Hold Em tournament. WIth Greg "FBT" Mueller, and Mike Matusow near the top of the leaderboard, we're bound to have some entertaining moments.