2007 World Series of Poker
Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem
Day: 2b
Just a few moments later, they're in another hand together. After a flop of , Moneymaker bets 17,500, and his nemesis calls. The turn card pairs the board with the , Moneymaker bets 11,000, and his opponent calls. The river card is the , Moneymaker bets 12,700, and his opponent calls.
Moneymaker shows for trip kings with a jack kicker, and his opponent shows for trip kings with a nine kicker. Moneymaker drags the pot, regaining the chips he lost and building his stack back up to 105,000.
The board comes , and Nielsen's queens hold up to win the pot and eliminate his opponent. Nielsen is up to about 55,000.
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The board comes , and Parkinson's flops a seven for some outs, but never improves beyond that.
Padraig Parkinson is eliminated from the Main Event.
"I have a small pair," said Hansen as he tabled his cards
Hansen:
Opponent:
"You're one sick puppy," said Hansen's opponent.
The flop was and Hansen still led. The turn was the . The river was the . Hansens pair of deuces held up as his opponent headed to the rail.
Hansen increased his stack to 165,000 after that hand. In the last ten minutes, he has busted two players.
A player across the table says, "You can win without cards," and another adds, "It's the only way we can beat you." The dealer looks at Ferguson and jokes, "I thought you said you wanted to be dealt out the next hand."
Everyone mucks their cards, and the hand is redealt.