2007 World Series of Poker

Event 8 - $1,000 No Limit Holdem w/ rebuys
Day: 3
Event Info

2007 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
$585,774
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$2,533,062
Entries
844
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Hand #102 - Tommy Vu Takes a Huge Pot; Dolph Arnold Crippled to 90,000

"Come To My Seminar"
"Come To My Seminar"
Hand #102 - Tommy Vu has the button in seat 3, he raises to 160,000, Arnold calls, Cales raises from the big blind to 410,000, Vu calls, and Arnold calls.

The flop comes {K-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}. Arnold checks, Cales bets 150,000, Vu raises to 450,000, Arnold folds, and Cales thinks for a full minute before he folds. Vu takes the pot.

After the hand, Dolph Arnold is down to 90,000, Barry Cales is down to 1.085 million, and Tommy Vu increases his lead to 3.025 million.

Tags: Barry CalesDolph ArnoldTommy Vu

Hand #99 - Barry Cales Doubles Through Dolph Arnold

Hand #99 - Dolph Arnold has the button in seat 4, he raises to 160,000, and Cales calls from the small blind. The flop comes {J-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{5-Spades}. Cales checks, Arnold bets 300,000, Cales moves all in for 630,000, and Arnold calls with {K-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} for an open-ended straight draw. Cales shows {A-Hearts}{J-Clubs} for top pair, and he needs his hand to hold up to stay alive.

The turn card is the {10-Spades}, the river card is the {4-Hearts}, and Cales wins the pot with two pair, jacks and tens, doubling his stack to 1.66 million. Dolph Arnold takes a hit all the way down to 355,000.

Tags: Barry CalesDolph Arnold

Hand #97 - Tommy Vu Doubles Through Michael Chu

Hand #97 - Michael Chu has the button in seat 1, he raises to 185,000, Vu moves all in for 1,035,000, and Chu calls with {A-Hearts}{10-Hearts}. Vu shows {A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}, and he's in a dominant position to double up here.

The flop comes {9-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{3-Clubs}, and Vu retains the lead with ace-queen high.

The turn card is the -- {10-Diamonds}! Chu takes the lead with a pair of tens, while Vu picks up a flush draw. Tommy Vu needs a queen or a diamond on the river to stay alive.

The river card is the -- {8-Diamonds}! Tommy Vu makes his flush to win the pot and double up to 2.15 million. Michael Chu drops down to about 1.135 million.

Tags: Michael ChuTommy Vu