2007 World Series of Poker

Event 28 - $3,000 No Limit Holdem
Day: 3
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Event Info

2007 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♦8♦
Prize
$527,829
Event Info
Buy-in
$3,000
Prize Pool
$2,282,520
Entries
827
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000
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Hand #45

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Hand #45 - Perry Friedman has the button in seat 9, and he moves all in for 161,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #44

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Hand #44 - Shankar Pillai has the button in seat 8, Hellmuth raises under the gun to 80,000, Pillai calls from the button, and Shak moves all in from the big blind for 351,000.

Hellmuth shouts to Phil Ivey in the stands: "I know you didn't tell her to move in over the top of me in the one hole, Ivey!"

Hellmuth folds, Pillai folds, and Shak takes the pot.

Hand #47 - Brett Richey Eliminated in 8th Place ($42,227)

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Hand #47 - Phil Hellmuth has the button in seat 1, Richey raises from early position to 80,000, Shak moves all in from the cutoff, and Hellmuth excitedly stands up and says, "All in!" The crowd rises in anticipation, but the action is still on Richey. Beth Shak is practically dancing behind her chair, and beaming at her husband Dan in the stands, who keeps mouthing the question, "Aces? Aces?" Richey decides to call all in, and it's a three-way all-in situation. Here are the cards:

Phil Hellmuth: {A-Clubs}{A-Spades} - 82,000 in chips
Brett Richey: {K-Clubs}{K-Spades} - 424,000 in chips
Beth Shak: {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts} - more than 424,000

The crowd explodes when they see the cards. Both Hellmuth and Shak looked ecstatic, and Matusow is shocked that Richey called, because both Hellmuth and Shak looked so extremely happy to be all in -- a clear sign of aces. Matusow says he's never seen a more clear situation where you should automatically fold pocket kings preflop. But Richey isn't dead yet.

The crowd is yelling, and Phil Hellmuth goes back to Ivey, presumably to book some more insurance.

The flop comes {10-Spades}{7-Spades}{3-Diamonds}, and Hellmuth has the only flush possibility.

The turn card is the {8-Clubs}, and the crowd sighs, hoping for a spade to make things interesting. Only a king on the river can save Richey now.

The river card is the {4-Clubs}, and Brett Richey is eliminated in eighth place, earning $42,227. The next player eliminated will receive $57,063 in seventh place.

Beth Shak walks over to Phil Hellmuth and gives him a sweet hug. Richey walks up a few seconds later to shake Hellmuth's hand. Matusow walks on stage about a minute later, laughing with Hellmuth about the situation, and saying once again that when two people are all in and dancing about it, you need to fold pocket kings preflop.

It'll take a few minutes to chop up this pot between Hellmuth and Shak.

Hand #43

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Hand #43 - Brett Richey has the button in seat 6, and Pillai moves all in from the small blind, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #42

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Hand #42 - Jason Song has the button in seat 5, Friedman raises under the gun to 80,000, Song reraises from the button to 180,000, and Friedman calls. The flop comes {J-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{3-Clubs}, Friedman checks, Song moves all in for 183,000, and Friedman thinks for about a minute before he folds. Song shows {A-Diamonds}{A-Spades} as he collects the pot, and Friedman's friends shout things like "Nice read, Perry!" and "Way to go, Perry!"

Hand #41

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Hand #41 - Dustin Holmes has the button in seat 4, and Pillai raises under the gun to 80,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #40

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Hand #40 - Ben Fineman has the button in seat 3, Holmes limps from the small blind for 30,000, and Song checks his option. The flop comes {A-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{3-Hearts}, Holmes bets 40,000, and Song folds. Holmes takes the pot.

Hand #39

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Hand #39 - Phil Hellmuth has the button in seat 1, and everyone folds to Holmes, giving him the walk in the big blind.

Hand #38

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Hand #38 - Beth Shak has the button in seat 10, Richey raises to 80,000, Friedman calls from the cutoff, Fineman reraises from the big blind to 230,000, Richey folds, and Friedman thinks for about 30 seconds before he folds. Ben Fineman takes the pot.
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