2007 World Series of Poker

Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem
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

Danny Smith Likes the Check-Raise

Danny Smith opened the pot for 7,500 from the cutoff, Ken Evanowski raised to 22,000 from the button, and Smith called. The flop was {K-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{7-Hearts}. Smith checked, Evanowski bet 35,000, Smith raised to 80,000 and Evanowski folded. Smith took the pot and increased his stack to 247,000.

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A Good Time To Pick Up Kings

Not that there's ever a bad time to hold pocket Kings (well, unless someone has pocket Aces...never mind) but after a player with pocket Jacks moved in for his last 30K a player with pocket Tens called. Joe Brandenburg looked down at Cowboys and raised to 120K. That was enough to set the player with Tens all-in, and after the board ran out Q-5-3-8-2, Brandenburg sent two players to the rail and increased his stack to 260,000.

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Dion Fotopoulos Eliminated

A player raises from late position,Team PokerNews player Dion Fotopoulos moves all in from the big blind for about 70,000, and his opponent calls with Q-Q. Fotopoulos shows J-J, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.

Unfortunately, the board doesn't improve Fotopoulos's hand, and he is eliminated from the Main Event.

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Tags: Dion Fotopoulos

Shirley Williams Doubles Up

Shirley Williams
Shirley Williams
Shirley Williams (mother of professional player David Williams) is all in preflop for 28,200 with {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds} against another player's {Q-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}. The board comes {K-Spades}{7-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{8-Clubs}, and Williams turns a set of aces to win the pot and double up to about 58,000 in chips.

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Did We Get That?

There was just an all-in and call at Table 204. Which attracted the following list of observers who quickly surrounded the players:

2 cameramen
2 boom mikes that criss-crossed the table
7 reporters/producers
2 floormen

And that's a scene that will be repeated over and over the rest of the day.