2007 World Series of Poker

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

Level: 5

Blinds: 300/600

Ante: 75

de Wolfe Makes a Big Laydown Before the Break

On a board showing {5-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{K-Spades}, with approximately 20,000 already in the pot, Roland de Wolfe's opponent in the small blind made it 5,000 to go; de Wolfe called instantly. Going into the river, de Wolfe had about 35,000 behind, while his opponent sat with just 6,300.

The last card off the deck was the {J-Diamonds} and the small blind immediately moved all in for his last 6,300.

At this point, Roland paused and asked his opponent, "What do you think I have?" His opponent stayed quiet and shortly after, Roland folded pocket fives face-up on the table, revealing that he'd made top set on the flop.

After the hand was over, Roland politely interrogated his opponent for any information he could get as to whether or not he'd made the correct laydown, but his opponent wouldn't budge.

"The whole hand didn't really seem right," Roland told me after the hand. "6,000 was a lot of my stack and I was looking for a better spot."

Note: Roland busted the same opponent not even a half an hour after this hand took place, getting the better end of a coinflip situation.

Tags: Roland de Wolfe

Superhero

Superheroes can stop bullets right? Well "Johnny World" Hennigan has proved that he has more than just a superhero name when he cracked his opponent's aces just prior to the break. All in preflop, Hennigan held {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds} while his opponent held {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}.

The {J-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} flop was no help, nor was the turn {J-Hearts}.

However, in the nick of time, on the river, the superhero caught the {Q-Clubs} to eliminate his opponent.

Ruth Benmelech -- A Different Sort of Bracelet Winner

The Bracelet
The Bracelet
Ruth Benmelech is sporting a diamond bracelet in this tournament. It's not from a WSOP event -- she won the VIP Poker Tournament at the Crystal Palace Casino in Florida, back on May 18. The win got her $5,000 in cash, the diamond bracelet, some slot play, and the big prize -- a buy-in to the WSOP Main Event. She's at 61,000 in chips right now.

Tags: Ruth Benmelech

Seidel Eliminated

Erik Seidel
Erik Seidel
A short-stacked Erik Seidel moved all in with {K-Spades}{5-Hearts} and was called by an opponent who tabled pocket sixes.

The board came {J-Spades}{8-Clubs}{8-Spades}{5-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}, which left Seidel bidding adieu to the 2007 WSOP, and a successful one at that.

Tags: Erik Seidel

Vicky Coren Doubles Up

Vicky was in the big blind with the under-the-gun player and small blind limping in.

The flop came {A-Spades}{K-Hearts}{3-Clubs} and was checked by both blinds, the UTG player bet out 800, which Vicky called.

The turn card was the {7-Spades} and was checked by both players after the UTG asked how much Vicky had left. "Not much at all " was her reply.

The river was the {6-Clubs} and Vicky moved all in for her last 4,200 and was called by her opponent. She showed {4-Hearts}{5-Hearts} for the straight and is back in the hunt.