Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem | 2007 World Series of Poker

07-17-2007 21:28 UTC-8

Hand #124 - Jerry Yang

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Hand #124 - Alex Kravchenko has the button in seat 2, Jerry Yang limps from the small blind for 500,000, and Tuan Lam checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes {A-Hearts}

, and both players check. The turn card pairs the board with the {10-Hearts}

, Yang bets 1 million, and Lam folds. Jerry Yang takes the pot.

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07-17-2007 21:27 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Seat 1 - Raymond Rahme - 29.8 million
Seat 2 - Alex Kravchenko - 28.4 million
Seat 4 - Jerry Yang - 56.075 million
Seat 6 - Tuan Lam - 13.2 million

07-17-2007 21:27 UTC-8

WSOP Flashback: 1987 Main Event

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Here's the WSOP main event final table results from twenty years ago:

1st - Johnny Chan - $625,000
2nd - Frank Henderson - $250,000
3rd - Bob Ciaffone - $125,000
4th - James Spain - $68,750
5th - Howard Lederer - $56,250
6th - Dan Harrington - $43,750
7th - Eldon Elias - $37,500
8th - Mickey Appleman - $25,000
9th - Jack Keller - $18,750

On the final hand, Chan raised 60,000 with {A-Spades}

. Frank Henderson moved all in with {4-Clubs}

. Chan quickly called. The flop was {K-Diamonds}

and Henderson was still in the lead. The turn was the {10-Clubs}

and the river was the {9-Hearts}

. Chan spiked a pair of nines to come from behind and knock out Frank Henderson in second place. Johnny Chan won a whopping $625,000 for first place.

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07-17-2007 21:24 UTC-8

Hand #123 - Alex Kravchenko

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Hand #123 - Raymond Rahme has the button in seat 1, Alex Kravchenko raises from the small blind to 1.7 million, winning the blinds and antes.

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07-17-2007 21:24 UTC-8

Hand #122 - Alex Kravchenko

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Hand #122 - Tuan Lam has the button in seat 6, Raymond Rahme limps from the small blind for 500,000, and Alex Kravchenko checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes {8-Spades}

, Rahme checks, Kravchenko bets 750,000, and Rahme folds. Kravchenko takes the pot.

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07-17-2007 21:21 UTC-8

Hand #121 - Alex Kravchenko

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Hand #121 - Jerry Yang has the button in seat 4, Alex Kravchenko limps under the gun for 500,000, Tuan Lam limps from the small blind, and Raymond Rahme checks his option. The flop comes {10-Spades}

, Lam checks, Rahme bets 1 million, Kravchenko calls, and Lam folds.

The turn card pairs the board with the {6-Hearts}

, and both players check. The river card is the {K-Clubs}

, and they check again.

Rahme shows {A-Diamonds}

for a pair of threes, but Kravchenko shows {J-Clubs}

to win the pot with a pair of tens.

Tags: Alex Kravchenko Raymond Rahme Tuan Lam

07-17-2007 21:20 UTC-8

Last 10 Hands: 111-120

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Jerry Yang went back to work and picked up a few more pots. After doubling up Alex Kravchenko on Hand #108, he's added almost 10 million to his stack. Yang dragged 5 pots over the last 10 hands and has now won 47 total pots since the final table began. Yang is still the chipleader.

Tuan Lam did not win a single pot since Hand #100 and he's slipped into last place in the chiplead. He's down to 13.85M.

07-17-2007 21:17 UTC-8

Hand #120 - Jerry Yang

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Hand #120 - Alex Kravchenko has the button in seat 2, and Jerry Yang raises from the small blind to 2 million, winning the blinds and antes.

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07-17-2007 21:15 UTC-8

Hand #119 - Alex Kravchenko

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Hand #119 - Raymond Rahme has the button in seat 1, Alex Kravchenko limps from the small blind for 500,000, and Jerry Yang checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes {J-Hearts}

, and both players check. The turn card is the {A-Diamonds}

, and they check again. The river card is the {K-Spades}

, and they check again. Yang shows {5-Hearts}

for a pair of fives, but Alex Kravchenko shows {10-Hearts}

for a pair of tens to win the pot.

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07-17-2007 21:12 UTC-8

Hand #118 - Jerry Yang

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Hand #118 - Tuan Lam has the button in seat 6, Yang limps under the gun for 500,000, and Alex Kravchenko checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes {10-Hearts}

, Kravchenko checks, Yang bets 1 million, and Kravchenko folds. Jerry Yang takes the pot.

Tags: Alex Kravchenko Jerry Yang