James Van Alstyne Busts A Player
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2007 World Series of Poker
Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem
Day: 1b
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2007 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$59,784,954
Entries
6,358
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000
Dan Shak Eliminated
Apparently, the hand that crippled him was pocket fives. After a flop of J-9-7, his opponent moved all in, and Shak called with 5-5, putting his opponent on A-K. Well, he was half right, as his opponent had A-A. Shak never improved, and he took a big hit there.
Short-stacked, he made his stand with K-J, and another player called him with A-8. Shak never improved, and he was eliminated.
Dan Shak's wife Beth reached a final table this year, finishing second. Dan was one of the co-winners of the charity tournament for Darfur, and he donated 100% of his winnings to the charity.
Jesse Jones Survives All In
, Jesse Jones moved all in. He got two callers.Jones: J-10
Player A: J-10
Player B: 8-8
Jones was tied with a straight. The river was the
. Jones chopped a 25K pot and now sits on 12.5K.
The Ultimate Roller-Coaster
Michael Lindermeyer moved all in on a flop of
holding J-J and his opponent called with A-K. When the 
hit on the turn, his opponent jumped out of his chair as he made a straight. However, the fell on the river, pairing the board and giving Lindermeyer the winning full house. Lindermeyer is up to 33,000 and is still catching his breath after that roller-coaster ride of emotions.
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Ian McKinley Likes Pocket Jacks
, Ian McKinley was all in on the flop against one player. He had 
while his opponent shoved with . The turn was the 
and the river was the 
. McKinley's hand held up as he increased his stack to 75K.
Annie Duke Eliminated
From Early Chip Leader to Early Exit
Cheung was all-in with
and was called by an opponent holding 
. Cheung flopped a jack, but his opponent flopped a king. Cheung failed to improve and was eliminated.After Cheung left the table, one of the players there said, "That was like, the third time I've seen that guy go all-in in the last hour".
Steve Wong Eliminated
, Steve Wong is all in from the small blind with 
for top pair with a gutshot straight-flush draw. His opponent shows 
for the flopped flush, and Wong needs the six of diamonds or something runner-runner to stay alive. The turn card is the
, and Wong improves to two pair, giving him four outs to win the pot with a full house. But the river card is the 
, and Wong is eliminated by his opponent's king-high flush.
David Williams Eliminated
, David Lim bet 1,500 and David Williams called. The turn was the . Lim bet 2,600 and Williams moved all in for 3,125. Lim called.Williams:
Lim:
The river was
and Lim's hand held up. Williams was eliminated.His mother, Shirley Williams, is still in the mix with over 40K.