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

Gus Hansen Cripples Cliff 'Johnny Bax' Josephy

Cliff 'Johnny Bax' Josephy
Cliff 'Johnny Bax' Josephy
With the final board showing {Q-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}, Gus Hansen bets 45,000 from the small blind, and Cliff "Johnny Bax" Josephy calls from middle position. Hansen shows {Q-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for a full house, queens full of sixes, and Josephy flashes a six (for a lower full house, sixes full of queens) before he mucks.

Hansen wins the pot, and Cliff Josephy is down to just 40,000 in chips.

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The Ups And Downs Of Poker

Lee Klosty has experienced both -- all within the confines of one hand. He would have been elated to find {K-Diamonds}{K-Clubs} as his stack was getting a little low, and getting his chips in with one caller would have made him smile as well. Not when his opponent, Hyon Kim, rolled over {A-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}.

The flop came {Q-Spades}{A-Spades}{10-Hearts} to further dampen Lee's spirits.

The turn however was a miracle {J-Spades} to give him the Broadway straight.

The river gave us proof however, that the best hands can win. The {Q-Diamonds} gave Kim a full house and busted Lee from this event.

Adding Insult to Injury

Amnon Filippi waits for his bustout slip after busting
Amnon Filippi waits for his bustout slip after busting
Unfortunately, to make sure that every eliminated player receives credit for the proper place finished (and the appropriate money), they must wait at their table for up to a minute after busting -- until a runner makes their way with a slip indicating the place. (Floorpeople radio bustouts by table and seat number to the central podium, so the bustout order is correct.)

Most players want to disappear as quickly as possible once they bust, but now they must linger and watch their final opponent stack the chips which were formerly theirs.

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Feats of Strength

It's perhaps a bit surprising that this sort of thing doesn't happen more often, but still -- the player at Table 24, Seat 3 moved all in with {A-Spades}{9-Diamonds} and was called by Jimmy Blevins holding {K-Spades}{Q-Spades}. The {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} flop gave both players a pair, but on the turn Blevins hit the {K-Hearts} to make trips.

At which point the player facing elimination slammed his fist down on the table so hard that it made the chips on the table jump. And then, when the {10-Spades} hit the river and he knew he'd been eliminated, he LIFTED THE ENTIRE TABLE UP OFF THE GROUND and sent the chips and cards scattering all over the place.

The players were able to protect their chips to keep them from spilling into a great messy pile, and the player who lost the hand was quickly removed from the table. The security cameras caught the whole episode, and from what we've heard he's going to be paid out, and then escorted from the building. We're not mentioning his name because we want to make 300 percent sure we have the right name (the players at his table weren't sure) and we don't want to libel the innocent.