2007 World Series of Poker

Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem
Day: 1a
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

Kessler's Rough Day

Allen Kessler walked by and let us know his day has been rough.

"I had A-K versus A-10 and lost. Later, on another hand, I had A-10 on a flop of A-A-5 and my opponent had A-5," Kessler sighed. He's still alive in the tournament and hoping things get better.

Tags: Allen Kessler

Barry Greenstein Takes Down the Pot

Barry Greenstein
Barry Greenstein
Barry Greenstein bet 1,200 from under the gun and one player called. The flop came {3-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{10-Hearts}. Greenstein bet 1,800 and his opponent called. The {8-Clubs} came on the turn and Greenstein bet 3,500. His opponent folded and Greenstein raked in the pot. Before he mucked his cards, Greenstein showed pocket queens. After the hand, he was up to 55,000.

Tags: Barry Greenstein

Mark Vos Bluffs His Way Into a Hand

Mark Vos takes the betting lead all the way on a board of {10-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{4-Spades}{6-Clubs}{K-Hearts}. On the river, Vos bet 5,200, and his opponent called with {A-Diamonds}{10-Spades} for a pair of tens. Vos shows {K-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} for a pair of kings on the river, winning the pot and increasing his stack to 52,000.

After the hand, Vos explained that he put his opponent on a pocket pair of eights or nines, and thought he could bet him off the hand. But his opponent called him down with top pair, top kicker -- and Vos sucked out with a higher pair on the river.

Tags: Mark Vos

Texas Dolly Eliminated

Doyle Brunson
Doyle Brunson
Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson led out preflop and an opponent came over the top. Doyle reraised and his opponent called.

Flop: {A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}

All Doyle's money went in on the flop and his opponent had him covered. Doyle turned over top two-pair with A-Q while his opponent turned over pocket queens. Doyle was left drawing to an ace, but didn't find one by the river.

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Bad Timing, Short On Chips

After just posting that Marcel Luske had impeccable timing and quadrupled up, a few hands later he's been eliminated. Luske, having just 3,000 left, looked down and saw A-K. He pushed all-in and was called quickly by a single opponent. His opponent showed pocket aces and Luske was eliminated after failing to improve.

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Amarillo Slim Eliminated

Former WSOP Champion Amarillo Slim Preston
Former WSOP Champion Amarillo Slim Preston
With two limpers in front of him, Amarillo Slim pushed all-in for 20,000 with A-K and was called by an opponent holding pocket tens. Slim didn't improve by the river and was eliminated.

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Luske Has Great Timing, Short On Chips

Marcel Luske
Marcel Luske
After being short-stacked for the level, Marcel Luske picked the right hand to move all-in on. With five players already in the pot, Marcel pushed all-in 750. Four players made the call.

Flop: {9-Spades}{9-Hearts}{4-Hearts}

A side pot was created for the remaining players, but Marcel won his pot, surviving his all-in, when he showed {9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} once the hand was over. Marcel quadrupled up and is up to almost 3,000.

Tags: Marcel Luske