2007 World Series of Poker
Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem
Day: 1b
Johnston picked up four outs when the flop came and verbally called for a ten after the flop was dealt, but his efforts fell short as the turn and river blanked out.
Berry is now down to 20,500 chips.
Here's where the hand gets interesting. As David's opponent was contemplating his decision his cell phone rang -- he removed it from his pocket, glanced at it and turned it off. Singer said nothing at first but made a motion to the dealer.
Then his opponent said "I'll just pay you off, I'll call."
At this point Singer said, "His hand should be dead," and requested a ruling from the floorperson. When the floorperson heard the situation she called for the Tournament Director to make a ruling.
After a re-enactment of exactly how the player touched his phone, the Tournament Director ruled that his hand was not dead and he would be allowed to play.
Singer then requested a higher ruling, saying, "I have a drawing hand here and I obviously don't want him to be allowed to call."
This request was denied and the players' hands were tabled, with Singer showing for bottom pair and a flush draw and his opponent holding for top pair.
The turn and river did not help Singer and he has been eliminated.
As he left the table he was asking for a refund, saying, "Ever since I have been here, I have been told that if you touch your phone during a hand then your hand is dead."
At this point we don't know if that request will be considered but we do know that David Singer will not be playing Day Two of the Main Event, and he's not happy about it.
The turn and river came deuce, three, and Sebok doubled through to 30,000 chips.
Hoyt Corkins and Marc Goodwin get it all in, with Corkins holding and Marc Goodwin with . Corkins has the better full house and doubles up to 20,000. Goodwin is down to 31,000.
The flop came and first action was passed to Hennigan who led out with a 2,000 bet; his opponent called.
The turn brought the and both players checked.
The last card off the deck was the and Hennigan's opponent bet 4,000; Hennigan just called. Johnny World's opponent showed for two pair (tens and nines) with an ace kicker, but mucked when John flipped over the , good for trip tens with the top kicker.
The hand brought Hennigan up to 52,500 in chips.