2007 World Series of Poker

Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem
Event Info

2007 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
88
Prize
$8,250,000
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$59,784,954
Entries
6,358
Level Info
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000

Pros on the Rail

Hellmuth checking out the new chips
Hellmuth checking out the new chips
Phil Hellmuth was spotted lurking around the final table. Tournament director Jack Effel mentioned that the 11-time bracelet winner was watching the six remaining players.

"He can't even spell poker," joked Rain Khan. "I can spell poker."

Hellmuth walked up to the table and said, "I just want to see what the 250,000 chips look like."

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

Standing Room Only

The overflow crowd in the Amazon Ballroom
The overflow crowd in the Amazon Ballroom
It's standing room only at the Amazon Ballroom in the Rio's convention center. Spectators are standing three and four deep on the rail of the Milwaukee's Best No Limit Lounge, which overlooks the stadium-style seating that surrounds the final table. There are bleachers set up outside the final table are with big-screen TVs that are displaying all the action.

Hand #33 - Hevad 'Rain' Khan

Hand #33 - Hevad 'Rain' Khan has the button in seat 9, Tuan Lam limps from middle position for 300,000, Jon Kalmar raises from the cutoff to 1 million, Khan moves all in from the button for 7.995 million, Lam folds, and Kalmar folds. Khan wins the pot.

Khan stands up and cheers to the delight of his fans, screaming in a deep voice, "Let's get going!" Then he does what can only be described as his "monkey dance."

Tags: Hevad KhanJon KalmarTuan Lam

Hand #32 - Hevad 'Rain' Khan

Hand #32 - Jon Kalmar has the button in seat 8, he raises to 1 million, Hevad 'Rain' Khan moves all in from the small blind for 6.495 million, and Kalmar folds. Khan lets out one of his trademark screams of triumph (his first at the final table) as he collects the pot.

Tags: Hevad KhanJon Kalmar