2007 World Series of Poker

Event 4 - $1,500 Pot Limit Holdem
Day: 3
Event Info

2007 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$252,290
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,066,065
Entries
781
Level Info
Level
19
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
0

Hand #99

Hand #99 - Gavin Smith has the button, he limps for 40,000, and Spegal checks. The flop comes {K-Clubs}{4-Spades}{2-Diamonds}, and both players check. The turn card is the {3-Hearts}, and they check again. The river card is the {J-Diamonds}, Spegal checks, Smith bets 60,000, and Spegal folds. Smith takes the pot.

Hand #97

Hand #97 - Gavin Smith has the button, he limps for 40,000, Spegal raises to 120,000, and Smith folds an ace face up. Spegal shows {Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} as he collects the pot.

Hand #98

Hand #98 - Mike Spegal has the button, he limps for 40,000, and Smith checks. The flop comes {J-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{4-Clubs}, and both players check. The turn card is the {Q-Hearts}. Smith bets 40,000, and Spegal folds. Smith takes the pot.

Hand #96

Hand #96 - Mike Spegal has the button, he limps for 40,000, and Smith checks. The flop comes {9-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{4-Hearts}. Smith bets, and Spegal folds. Smith shows pocket fives for a set as he collects the pot.

Play Resumes

The dinner break has ended, and the players are seated and ready to go.

The blinds have increased to 20,000-40,000, and players can either limp preflop, or raise it to 80,000-140,000.

Dinner Break

The players take an 80-minute dinner break, and play will resume about 9:00 p.m. PDT. Here are the official chip counts:

Mike Spegal - 1,580,000
Gavin Smith - 770,000

Hand #95 - A Dramatic Chop

Hand #95 - Gavin Smith has the button, he limps for 30,000, and Spegal checks. The flop comes {A-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{6-Hearts}. Spegal bets 30,000, and Smith calls. The turn card is the {3-Diamonds}, Spegal bets 60,000, and Smith calls.

The river card pairs the board with the {8-Spades}. Spegal checks, Smith announces "Pot," which is determined to be 180,000, and he moves a few stacks of chips forward. Spegal reraises the size of the pot, and Smith thinks for a full minute before he calls all in.

Spegal shows {8-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} for trip eights, and Smith shows {8-Hearts}{4-Spades} -- for trip eights.

All that drama, and it's just a chopped pot. Smith would've had a tough time dealing with it if he folded and later saw on TV that they had identical hands.

Hand #93

Hand #93 - Gavin Smith has the button, he raises to 60,000, Spegal reraises to 160,000, and Smith calls. The flop comes {Q-Clubs}{Q-Hearts}{Q-Spades}, Spegal pot-bets, and Smith folds. Spegal takes the pot.

Hand #92

Hand #92 - Mike Spegal has the button, he limps for 30,000, and Smith checks. The flop comes {Q-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{9-Clubs}, and both players check. The turn card is the {A-Hearts}, Smith bets 40,000, and Spegal folds. Smith takes the pot.