2007 World Series of Poker

Event 35 - $1,500 No Limit Holdem
Day: 3
Event Info

2007 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a7
Prize
$615,955
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,468,465
Entries
2,541
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

20-Minute Break

The players take a 20-minute break before the blinds increase to 20,000-40,000, with a 5,000 ante. The yellow (1,000) chips will be colored up during the break. Here are the official chip counts:

Seat 1 - Darren Glenn - 250,000
Seat 2 - Nam Le - 745,000
Seat 3 - John Esposito - 820,000
Seat 5 - Dustin Dirksen - 1,815,000
Seat 6 - Paul Cheung - 840,000
Seat 7 - Ryan Young - 2,340,000
Seat 8 - Michael Trimby - 450,000
Seat 9 - Raj Jain - 380,000

Hand #23

Hand #23 - Paul Cheung has the button in seat 6, two players see a flop of {A-Spades}{J-Diamonds}{10-Spades}. Trimby bets from the big blind with {Q-Diamonds}{9-Spades} to win the pot.

Hand #22

Hand #22 - Dustin Dirksen has the button in seat 5, Trimby raises from early position, and Cheung calls from the big blind. The flop comes {4-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{2-Spades}, Cheung checks, Trimby bets, Cheung raises, and Trimby folds, showing an ace. Cheung also shows an ace as he collects the pot. The holecams reveal:

Trimby: {A-Hearts}{10-Hearts}
Cheung: {A-Spades}{K-Clubs}

Hand #21

Hand #21 - John Esposito has the button in seat 3, and there is no small blind. Glenn moves all in from late position for about 180,000 with {K-Spades}{8-Spades}, winning the blinds and antes.

Updated Chip Counts

Seat 1 - Darren Glenn - 195,000
Seat 2 - Nam Le - 762,000
Seat 3 - John Esposito - 854,000
Seat 5 - Dustin Dirksen - ? (messy stack of chips)
Seat 6 - Paul Cheung - 600,000
Seat 7 - Ryan Young - 2,417,000
Seat 8 - Michael Trimby - 641,000
Seat 9 - Raj Jain - 427,000

Hand #20 - Joe Holmes Eliminated in 9th Place ($36,751)

Hand #20 - Nam Le has the button in seat 2, Dirksen raises under the gun, Holmes moves all in from the big blind, and Dirksen calls with {7-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}. Holmes shows {J-Hearts}{10-Hearts}, and it's a race situation. Holmes will need to improve to stay alive.

The board comes {A-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}, and Dirksen flops a set and turns quads to win the pot.

Joe Holmes is eliminated in ninth place, earning $36,751. The next player eliminated will receive $46,806 for eighth place.

Tags: Joe Holmes

Hand #19

Hand #19 - Darren Glenn has the button in seat 1, Trimby raises from late position to about 100,000 with {4-Spades}{3-Clubs}, Nam Le reraises to 225,000 with {A-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}, and Trimby thinks for about three minutes before he folds. Nam Le takes the pot.

Hand #18

Hand #18 - Raj Jain has the button in seat 9, and Young raises from late position with {A-Hearts}{8-Clubs}, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #17

Hand #17 - Michael Trimby has the button in seat 8, Dirksen raises to 60,000 with {10-Clubs}{9-Spades}, Cheung reraises from late position with {A-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}, and Dirksen folds. Cheung takes the pot.