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

Jeff Madsen: Prop Bet Loser

Jeff "The Jester" Madsen
Jeff "The Jester" Madsen
Jeff Madsen was the unfortunate loser in a three-way WSOP prop bet between himself, Gavin Smith, and Joe Sebok. Based on a point system that measured their success in the preliminary no-limit hold'em events (as well as two "joker" events of their choice), Madsen came up short and per the terms of the bet, was forced to play his Main Event Day 1 in a jester suit.

"The Jester" was just involved in his first big confronation of the day. A late position player raised to 400, Madsen called from the cutoff, and the big blind called. The flop was {K-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}. The big blind checked, the late position player checked, Madsen bet 1,000, the big blind folded and the LP player called. The turn was the {10-Hearts}. The LP player checked, Madsen fired out 2,000 and the LP player called. The river was the {4-Diamonds}. The LP player checked again, Madsen bet 5,000 and his opponent called.

Madsen showed {J-Hearts}{J-Clubs} for a set of jacks and his opponent mucked. After the hand, he was up to 29,000 and looked just a bit more comfortable in his felt get-up.

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Standing Ovation for Doyle Brunson

Texas Dolly - The Face of a Champion
Texas Dolly - The Face of a Champion
Doyle Brunson arrived one hour late. He entered the Amazon Ballroom admist a loud standing ovation and took his seat.

Texas Dolly won the WSOP Main Event twice... in 1976 and 1977. First place in 1976 paid out $220,000. First place in 1977 paid out $340,000.

At last year's $50K HORSE event, Brunson won $274,560 for 8th place. At the 2006 Main Event, first place paid out $12 million.

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Read Faster

We just mentioned that Terrence Chan is reading a book called "Fooled By Randomness," and a bit of randomness might've just cost him a big chunk of his stack. After seeing a {A-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} flop Chan bet 600 and the player in the big blind called. The {9-Diamonds} fell on the turn and when Chan bet 1,200 the big blind check-raised to 5K. Chan called, and then both players checked the {4-Spades} on the river. The big blind showed {A-Spades}{9-Hearts} for two pair and Chan mucked his cards.

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Old School, New School

Three  Time WSOP Bracelet Winner - Dewey Tomko
Three Time WSOP Bracelet Winner - Dewey Tomko
Dewey Tomko is seated next to Alex Jacob. Tomko has been slugging it out with the big boys before Jacob was even born in 1984. Tomko took second place in the 1982 WSOP Main Event after losing heads up to Jack Straus.

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Early Departure for Chris Reslock

On a board of {Q-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} Chris Reslock checked under the gun, the player on the button pushed all-in for 8,300 and Reslock called. Reslock was on a diamond draw with {8-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} against {K-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} for two pair. But there was no diamond for Reslock when the {A-Spades}{A-Clubs} came. Reslock will have to wait another year for his chance at the World Champion gold bracelet.

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A Little Light Reading

Terrence Chan, who finished runner-up to Hoyt Corkins in the $2,500 No-Limit Shootout event, is reading a book during play today. The book he's reading is titled "Fooled By Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and the Markets" by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Which seems an especially apt choice considering the circumstances. It's available for $10.17 at Amazon, if you're interested.

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A sea of tables

Inside the Amazon Room
Inside the Amazon Room
The entire room is full, aside from 3 empty tables. There are about 10 cash games running, but the rest of the tables are all for the big dance. You can literally feel the tension starting to ease as players start to find their rhythm.