2007 World Series of Poker
Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem
Day: 7
On Hand #28, Lee Childs thought he was about to double up when he was all in with against Jerry Yang's . Yang's good fortune continued when he turned a pair of 8s and avoided a four flush from Childs. That was the 12th hand that Yang won in the first 28 hands. Domination would be an appropriate word to describe Yang's early run.
"He's running over the table," mentioned WSOP media director Nolan Dalla.
On Hand #30, Jon Kalmar won his first hand of the day.
Seat 2 - Alex Kravchenko - 4.2 million
Seat 4 - Jerry Yang - 62.49 million
Seat 6 - Tuan Lam - 20.025 million
Seat 8 - Jon Kalmar - 15.91 million
Seat 9 - Hevad 'Rain' Khan - 7.755 million
Level: 32
Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Ante: 40,000
Stay tuned for updated chip counts. Play should resume shortly.
After about two minutes, Childs says, "I call." Yang shows , and Childs claps his hands and shows . Childs is in a dominant position to double up here.
The flop comes , and there is some slowly building applause from Lee's fans.
The turn card is the , and the crowd groans as Jerry Yang pumps his fist and jumps up and down as he takes the lead. Childs has picked up a club flush draw, and he can win the hand with a king or any club.
The river card is the , and Jerry Yang throws his hands in the air before he runs to hug his family on the rail. Yang wins the pot with two pair, eights and fours.
Lee Childs is eliminated in seventh place, earning $705,229. The next player eliminated will receive $956,243 for sixth place.