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

Senovio Ramirez Forfeits a Pot to Kenny Tran

Kenny Tran
Kenny Tran
Kenny Tran raises to 30,000, and Senovio Ramirez calls from one of the blinds. The flop comes {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}{6-Hearts}, Ramirez checks, Tran bets 40,000, and Ramirez calls. The turn card is the {K-Diamonds}, and both players check. The river card is the {Q-Diamonds}, Ramirez bets 67,000, and Tran calls.

This is where it gets interesting.

As soon as Tran calls, Ramirez says, "You win." Tran tosses his cards and waits for the pot, but notices that Ramirez is still holding his cards. Tran quickly grabs his cards back, waiting.

Ramirez does nothing, and the dealer tells him that if he truly forfeits the pot, he needs to muck his cards before she can push it to Tran. Tran says, "You'd better muck your cards." Ramirez postures for a bit, but eventually mucks his cards. The pot is pushed to Tran, who then, and only then, mucks his cards.

Tags: Kenny TranSenovio Ramirez

Cory Carroll’s Piece is Growing

Cory Carroll
Cory Carroll
Cory ‘UGOTPZD’ Carroll has been slowly building his chips all day, and is currently in the top 10 in chip stacks. Carroll, winner of the World Series of Poker Circuit Event at Caesars Palace earlier this year, has quietly clawed his way to the top of the leaderboard. Carroll, no stranger to the winner's circle online or live, is poised to make a big run as the field dwindles.

Tags: Cory Carroll

Sorel Mizzi Eliminated

Sorel "Imper1um" Mizzi
Sorel "Imper1um" Mizzi
With two limpers in the pot, Sorel "Imper1um" Mizzi raised 42,000. Both players called. The flop was {J-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}. Mizzi bet 92,000. Ed Betlow raised to 200,000. Mizzi moved all in for 450,000 more. Betlow called. Mizzi showed {K-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}. Betlow flipped over {A-Hearts}{7-Hearts}. Mizzi was ahead. The turn was the {A-Clubs} and Betlow took the lead. The river was the {8-Diamonds} and Mizzi was eliminated.

Tags: Ed BetlowSorel Mizzi

Turning the Tables

Andrew Barnes raised to 25,000 from middle position and Ron Kluber moved all-in for 506,000 from the small blind. Barnes called and showed K-K, Kluber had A-K and looked to be in serious danger of elimination.

Until the 4-A-3 flop, that is. Barnes didn't catch a king on the turn or river and the ace Kluber flopped not only reversed the advantage in the hand, it also reversed their chip counts. Kluber now sits with 1.1 million while Barnes is down to 420,000.

Tags: Andrew BarnesRon Kluber

Bob Slezak vs. Avi Cohen

With the board showing {9-Hearts}{9-Spades}{4-Clubs}{8-Clubs} on the turn, Avi Cohen bets 50,000 from the big blind, and Bob Slezak moves all in for 299,000. Cohen goes into the tank for about five minutes.

His first question, as soon as Slezak moves in, is "Do you have aces again?" Slezak has already had aces in at least three different all-in situations. Slezak lets him off the hook after a while, saying, "I'll give you some help. I do not have two aces."

Cohen is talking to himself a lot. "Is my pocket pair bigger than yours?" "Is this the second biggest donkey play of the tournament?"

Cohen asks, "Do you want a call?" Slezak responds, "I have a standard answer for that. I want you to call if I'm ahead, and fold if I'm behind." Cohen shrugs off this answer and says, "The question is, do I believe you?"

As a last-ditch effort, Cohen asks, "Will you show me if I fold?" Slezak doesn't move, and doesn't answer.

After about four minutes, Cohen asks the dealer, "Can I call the clock on myself?" She says yes, but several players also jump in with, "I'll call the clock!"

A floorperson is there in seconds, and begins the one-minute clock. Cohen never makes a decision, and when the floorperson counts to zero, his hand is declared dead.

He asks Slezak to show his hand one more time, but Slezak mucks his cards as he collects the pot, increasing his stack to about 500,000.

Cohen still has a healthy stack of about 968,000, but he's probably still thinking about this hand.

Tags: Avi CohenBob Slezak