2007 World Series of Poker

Event 4 - $1,500 Pot Limit Holdem
Day: 2
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

Johnny Mack Triples Up With the Worst Hand

Sick hand here. Marco Traniello raised to 24,000 and Bill McNamara raised to 72,000. Before they could figure out if he was covered John MacCarthy announced all-in. It turned out he had exactly 1,000 less than McNamara, and once that was straightened out Traniello called. Here are the hands they showed down

Traniello: JJ
McNamara: KK
MacCarthy: A7

The flop of {3-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{8-Spades} kept McNamara in the lead, but MacCarthy hit an Ace on the turn and that held up to give him the pot and the triple-up.

McNamara thought he only had a single yellow chip left, but it was pointed out that he'd won another yellow chip from Traniello in the side pot since his kings beat Marco's jacks. "I've got two chips, can I have two chairs?" he quipped.

Tags: Bill McNamaraJohn MacCarthyMarco Traniello

Nick Binger Doubles Up Through Gavin Smith

Nick Binger raised to 25,000 and Gavin Smith called in the big blind. They checked the {3-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{8-Clubs} flop, but when the {2-Spades} hit on the turn, fireworks.

Smith bet the pot, 54,000. Binger took a long, long, LONG time deciding what to do. He separated out the amount needed to call, thought it over some more, looked at the chips he'd have left, thought it over some more, and then raised an additional...seven thousand.

Smith picked up his cards and faked tossing them in the muck, as if he'd refuse to call such a tiny raise, and turned over {K-Spades}{Q-Spades}. Binger had A-K and when Smith didn't catch a Queen he doubled up.

Tags: Gavin SmithNick Binger

Gavin Smith Eliminates Joe Navran in 16th Place

Gavin Smith raised to 20,200 and, on the button, Joe Navran moved in for 40,200. Smith called with {A-Spades}{2-Spades} while Navran had pocket Eights. The flop was about as bad for Navran as possible-- {4-Spades}{A-Clubs}{K-Spades}, giving Smith top pair and the flush draw. Navran was drawing dead to the eight of clubs, but even that faint hope was dashed when Smith made his flush on the turn.

Tags: Gavin SmithJoe Navran

Eric Lynch Tangles with Jon Friedberg

And comes out the winner. After Lynch raised to 16,000 Friedberg re-raised to 35K. Lynch raised the pot, another 100K, leaving him with just 2,000 behind. Friedberg lined up his chips, put his hands around them and squeezed them tight like he was about to push them forward...and mucked.

"You have tens?" Lynch asked.
"You have nines?" Friedberg replied.

Tags: Eric "Rizen" LynchJon Friedberg

Level: 15

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 0