2007 World Series of Poker
Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem
Day: 2b
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The trap worked, as his opponent fired out a 21,000 bet, which prompted Severino to start the show. He looked stressed, he looked nervous, and he looked like he didn't know what to do. "How much is it?" he asked the dealer. The 21,000 bet was about three-fifths of Severino's remaining stack.
"I know how you feel, man . . . I know how you feel," Tony Hachem said to Severino, who continued the Hollywood act, shaking his head, while stacking and restacking his chips. After a solid two minutes had passed, he decided to make the call.
The fell on the turn and Jose performed his grand finale, with a quick check to his opponent. He sat quietly, staring straight ahead, as his opponent grabbed a stack of chips big enough to put Severino all in, and slowly moved them to the center of the table.
Before his opponent was able to complete the motion, Severino stood up out of his chair and proudly said, "I call," as he displayed his pocket queens for all to see; his opponent, who revealed a pair of sevens with a flush draw, was drawing dead.
After his Oscar-worthy performance, Severino stacked up 114,000 in chips.
Gus Hansen has millions in tournament and cash-game winnings, took down the Aussie Millions, and plays in the highest-stakes online cash games. Imper1um has been ranked #1 by online poker sites for his incredible online tournament feats. Rain Khan is the dark horse with a name that sounds like he belongs in "Mortal Kombat."
Keep checking for more updates, as this promises to be a clash of titans.
On the flop, Mimi Tran checks and the big blind bets 8,000. The small blind calls.
On the turn, both check.
On the river, Tran checks and the big blind bets 12,000 and Tran calls. The big blind shows a jack and Tran mucks. She's down to 41,000.
Matt held and Nico .
The board ran out and Matt's tournament is over.
Mizzi led out for 20,000 and Terry raised to 60,000. Mizzi had Terry covered and moved all in for 220,000 total. Terry made the call and the players showed...
Mizzi:
Terry:
The turn gave Mizzi even more outs, coming a . Sorel could now win with a ten or a heart. The river was the and Todd Terry was eliminated. Sorel Mizzi is now at 400,000 in chips.
On the flop, a player on the big blind bets 8,000. Todd Brunson in early position reraises to 18,000. The big blind three-bets it all in and Brunson calls for 40,000, showing . His opponent has and gets no help. He is out and Brunson is up to 105,000.