2007 World Series of Poker

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

Phil Gordon's Aces Beat a Buffet Bet

Phil Gordon
Phil Gordon
What's a buffet bet? That'll come toward the end of the post.

Phil Gordon raises from the cutoff to 1,200, and one player calls from a blind position. The flop comes {10-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{3-Spades}, his opponent checks, Gordon bets 2,600, and his opponent calls. The turn card pairs the board with the {3-Clubs}, his opponent checks, Gordon bets 4,500, and his opponent calls. The river card is the {7-Spades}, and this is where the buffet bet comes into play.

The player in the blind position decides to bet, picking up a few chips from each of the different denominations. This is a buffet bet -- a little of this, a few of these, and a couple of those. Altogether, it adds up to about 7,000.

The actual amount doesn't matter to Gordon, who quickly calls showing {A-Hearts}{A-Spades}. The buffet-style bettor mucks his card and loses a variety of his chips.

Phil Gordon is up to about 44,000.

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David Filippi's Fours

Board:
{6-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

On the flop, Filippi checks and a player in middle position bets 5,000. Fillipi raises all in for 30,000 more and the MP player calls. Fillipi has {4-Clubs}{4-Hearts} and his opponent has {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}. The turn gives Fillipi a full house and he's up to 56,000.

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Shannon Shorr Loves the Ladies

Shannon Shorr
Shannon Shorr
Action folded to Shannon Shorr in middle position who raised to 1,150. The player in the cutoff reraised to 3,000 and Shorr instantly moved all in for 6,150. The cutoff seat made the call. The players showed...

Shorr:{Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}
Opponent: {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}

The board ran out {2-Spades}{7-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{9-Spades}{5-Diamonds} and Shorr's pocket queens held up. He is now sitting on a chip stack of 13,250.

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Thater Drops to 18K

On a board showing {9-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{8-Clubs}, Katja Thater led out with a 3,500 bet and was called by a single opponent. The {3-Spades} fell on the river and Thater bet another 3,500; her opponent called.

"Two pair," she said, as she turned over {A-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} (she'd been chasing the flush draw, but ended up with two pair). Her opponent showed {10-Spades}{9-Spades} for a higher two pair and took down the pot.

The hand left Katja with 18,000 in chips.

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Level: 4

Blinds: 200/400

Ante: 50

PokerNews Video: Vanessa Rousso

Vanessa Rousso
Vanessa Rousso
PokerNews grabbed Vanessa Rousso on the way to dinner on her Day One of the WSOP Main Event. Vanessa talked about taking some time off from poker before the Main Event, about being an alternate last year, and about the play at her starting table.

Click here to check it out, along with all the other videos from this event.

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