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

Clint Schafer Flops a Straight, Lee Childs Rivers a Higher Straight

Shortly before the break, with the board showing {J-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{K-Hearts} on the turn, Clint Schafer checks, Lee Childs bets 50,000, and Schafer calls. The river card is the {9-Spades}, and both players check.

Schafer says, "I flopped a straight," and shows {10-Clubs}{9-Hearts} for the jack-high straight. But Childs says, "I rivered a straight," and shows {Q-Spades}{10-Spades} for the king-high straight. Childs wins the pot, increasing his stack to about 400,000. Schafer drops down to about 946,000.

Tags: Clint SchaferLee Childs

Matthew Hilger Eliminated by Zachary Clark

Zachary Clark opened the pot for 24,000 from UTG, Matthew Hilger called from the button and Scott Freeman called from the small blind. The flop was {A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}. Freeman checked, Clark checked, Hilger bet 50,000, Freeman folded, Clark thought for several minutes before moving all in and Hilger insta-called, turning over {2-Hearts}{2-Spades} for bottom set. Clark showed {Q-Diamonds}{Q-Spades} for the nut flush draw. The turn was the {J-Diamonds}, making Clark's flush. The {9-Spades} on the river didn't pair the board for Hilger, and he was eliminated.

Clark was up to about 600,000 after the hand.

Tags: Matthew HilgerZachary Clark

Recent Eliminations

237th place finisher Sully Erna - Lead Singer of "Godsmack"
237th place finisher Sully Erna - Lead Singer of "Godsmack"
The following players all won $45,422:

288 - Mark Sanchez
287 - Jason Peed
286 - Daniel Smith
285 - Laurence Hughes
284 - Wyne Johnson
283 - Gary Benson
282 - Craig Edwards
281 - Daniel Melan
280 - Jason Mellross
279 - Kenneth Gacek
278 - Gregory Owen
277 - Ut Nguyen
276 - Stephen Crockett
275 - David O'Neil
274 - Douglas Gehring
273 - Gustav Ludholm
272 - Jacues Arama
271 - Kit Manoel
270 - Qing Sun
269 - Ketul Nathwani
268 - John Matwey
267 - Albert Riccobono
266 - Randall Jacobson
265 - Dorman Atchison
264 - Zachary King
263 - Bryan Curtis
262 - Rodney Knight
261 - Sang Kim
260 - Christopher Lines
259 - Thomas Barnard
258 - Roger Tichenor
257 - Keith Ogren
256 - Brian Miller
255 - Elie Said
254 - Toc Helness
253 - Amanda Baker
252 - Noah Schwartz
251 - Kristian Obbarius
250 - Michael Yohsiro
249 - Brad Mills
248 - Daniel Quach
247 - Guang Lu
246 - Rami Bookai
245 - Takashi Takil
244 - Moritz Hopfner
243 - Timothy Debenport
242 - Roy Vandersluis
241 - Cyrus Farzad
240 - Mao Qui
239 - Richard Munro
238 - Matthew Sterling
237 - Sully Erna
236 - Terris Preston
235 - Steven Guiberson
234 - Jeffrey Dambrosia
233 - Matt Cohen
232 - Theodore Park
231 - Sebastian Zink

Tags: Sully Erna