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• WSOP 2007 Main Event Final Table - Day 7

Make sure you go to the bottom of this Post and make a selection choosing who you think will survive the Final Table land minds and become the WSOP 2007 Main Event Champion. 

Final Table for the WSOP 2007 Main Event begins Tuesday July 17th at Noon Vegas time and play will continue until the Texas Hole ‘Em World Champion is crowned. Final Table payouts are:

• 1st  - $8,250,000
• 2nd - $4,840,981
• 3rd - $3,048,025
• 4th - $1,852,721
• 5th - $1,255,069
• 6th -    $956,243
• 7th -    $705,229
• 8th -    $585,699 
• 9th -    $525,934

Seating assignments and chip counts provided by Poker News

Go to Just Poker Talk to see how the Final Table Survivors made it through Day 6.

Final Table Seats and Chip Counts

Seat 1 - Raymond Rahme - 16.32 million
Seat 2 - Alex Kravchenko - 6.57 million
Seat 3 - Lee Childs - 13.24 million
Seat 4 - Jerry Yang - 8.45 million
Seat 5 - Lee Watkinson - 9.925 million
Seat 6 - Tuan Lam - 21.315 million
Seat 7 - Philip Hilm - 22.07 million
Seat 8 - Jon Kalmar - 20.32 million
Seat 9 - Hevad ‘Rain’ Khan - 9.205 million

•  Players that just missed being part of the WSOP 2007 Main Event Final Table are:

• 10th - Steven Garfinkel - $476,929
• 11th - Scottie Nguyen WSOP 1998 Main Event Champion - $476,929
• 12th - Ray Henson - $476,929
• 13th - William Spadea - 429,114
• 14th - David Tran - 429,114
• 15th - Bob Slezak - 429,114

Just Poker Talk Poll: Make your selection to win the WSOP 2007 Main Event from the 9 still alive at the Final Table.

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• WSOP 2007 Main Event Day 6

Day 6 started with 36 players and will end when the Final Table is complete with 9 players ready for Day 7 of the Main Event on Tuesday July 17th. 27 eliminations today and the Final Table will filled.

Blind Levels         Sml   Big     Ante 

• Round 25        30,000  60,000     10,000 
• Round 26        40,000  80,000     10,000
• Round 27        60,000  120,000   15,000
• Round 28        80,000  160,000   20,000
• Round 29       100,000 200,000   30,000
• Round 30       120,000 240,000   30,000
• Round 31       150,000  300,000  40,000

Seat assignments and Chip Counts provided by Poker News.

The seating assignments for Day 6 is as follows:

2 1 Daniel Alaei 1,995,800
2 2 David Tran 10,280,000
2 3 Ray Henson 8,250,000
2 4 Philip Hilm 9,950,000
2 5 Lee Watkinson 3,500,000
2 6 Bob Slezak 2,115,000
2 7 Jason Welch 2,115,000
2 8 Jeff Bryan 2,100,000
2 9 Ryan Elson 1,785,000

3 1 Steven Garfinkle 2,115,000
3 2 Peter Darvill 2,430,000
3 3 Robin Bergren 520,000
3 4 Hevad Khan 7,585,000
3 5 Allan King 1,000,000
3 6 Mikkel Madsen 2,080,000
3 7 Roy Winston 1,071,000
3 8 Paulo Loureiro 1,645,000
3 9 Kevin Kim 610,000

4 1 Jason Koshi 1,175,000
4 2 Lee Childs 6,520,000
4 3 Jon Kalmar 2,665,000
4 4 Stefan Mattsson 3,260,000
4 5 Christian Togsverd 2,030,000
4 6 Jerry Yang 5,090,000
4 7 Kenny Tran 4,955,000
4 8 Tuan Lam 3,600,000
4 9 Hoa Nguyen 2,205,000

5 1 Ron Kluber 3,070,000
5 2 William Spadea 4,575,000
5 3 Bill Edler 2,680,000
5 4 John Armbrust 2,600,000
5 5 Scott Freeman 7,360,000
5 6 Kevin Farry 7,400,000
5 7 Scotty Nguyen 1,960,000
5 8 Alex Kravchenko 1,555,000
5 9 Raymond Rahme 3,100,00

Here are the payouts for today’s eliminations:

Today’s Payouts from Poker News

10-12 - $476,926
13-15 - $429,114
16-18 - $381,302
19-27 - $333,490
28-36 - $285,678

• Round 25 Eliminations:
  • Robin Bergin moved All-In with the shortest stack at the table on the 1st hand of the day. Alan King called and Roy Winston moved All-In over the top. King called. Robin showed Alan had and Roy tabled . The flop brought --, the turn was the and the river filled Roy’s full house with the . Robin Bergin is eliminated in 36th place. Alan King is eliminated in 35th place. Both players prize money is $285,678. 
  • Hoa Nguyen moved All-In on the river for just over 1 million after already having over 1 million in the pot. He is called by Lee Childs. Hoa displays 2 pair 5s and ducks. Childs has 2 pair 9s and ducks. Hoa Nguyen is eliminated in 34th place and wins $285,678.
  • Christian Togsverd moves All-In from the Big Blind for 1.75 million. Tuan Lam calls. Christian has and Tuan has Pocket Ladies . The board does not improve Christian Togsverd and his Main Event ends in 33rd place and he is awarded $285,678.
  • Kevin Kim is short stacked and moves All-In and is called by Paulo Loureiro. Kevin has Big Slick and Paulo is dominated with A-9o. The flop brings a 9 for Paulo and Kevin doesn’t get any help on the turn or river. Kevin Kim is eliminated in 32nd place and wins $285,678.
  • Peter Darvil made an All-In call after the flop and was ahead with Pocket sevens against Bill Elder with J9s and a 5-3-2 rainbow showing on the flop. The turn didn’t help Elder but the river brought the 9 and Peter Darvil is eliminated in 31st place and takes home $285,678.
  • Jason Koshi re-raises All-In and Kenny Tran calls. Jason shows Kenny turns over . The board brings no help for Jason. Jason Koshi is eliminated in 30th place and wins $285,678.
  • Ron Kluber moved All-In for 2.8 million after the 3 of hearts fell on the turn. Scott Freeman called and had Ron dominated with top pair to Ron’s 2nd pair. The river didn’t improve Ron. Ron Kluber is eliminated in 29th place and takes home $285,678.

29 players remain at the end of Round 25. 

Chip Counts as provided by Poker News include the Top 5 at the end of Round 25.

Top 5 Chip Counts

Lee Childs - 11,680,000
Hevad “Rain” Khan - 9,200,000
William Spadea - 9,200,000
Philip Hilm - 8,505,000
Ray Henson - 8,000,000

• Round 26 Eliminations
  • Paulo Loureiro re-raised All-In and was called by Hevad ‘Rain’ Khan. Paulo had Pocket Cowboys but ‘Rain’ turned over Pocket Rockets . The board was of no help to Paulo and his Main Event ended. Paulo Loureiro is eliminated in 28th place and wins $285,678.  
  • Jeff Bryan moves All-In pre-flop with J-10o and is called by Philip Hilm who has Big Slick. When the turn brings a 10 Jeff is ahead but with a Q on the flop when the river brings a J Philip has Broadway and Jeff Bryan is eliminated in 27th place and is awarded $333,490 in Main Event prize money.
  • Roy Winston called a re-raise from Jerry Yang that put him All-In. Roy displayed Pocket Ladies and Jerry had Big Slick . When the flop brought the Roy Winston is eliminated in 26th place and is awarded $333,490.
  • Daniel Alaei pushed All-In and was called by Jon Kalmar. Daniel’s A-Qo is dominated by Jon’s A-Ko. Daniel gets no help from the all blanks board. Daniel Alaei is eliminated in 25th place and takes home $333,490.
  • Ryan Ellison re-raised All-In on the river. Jon Kalmar called and showed that he had turned Broadway. Ryan Ellison is eliminated in 24th place and earns $333,490 from the WSOP 2007 Main Event.
  • Bill Elder pushed All-In and was called by Jerry Yang. Bill turned over 9-10o and Jerry had Big Slick. When an Ace hit the turn Bill Elder was eliminated in 23rd place and his prize money is $333,490.

23 players remain at the end of Round 26 on Day 6 of the WSOP 2007 Main Event.

Chip Counts as provided by Poker News include the Top 5 at the end of Round 25.

Top 5 Chip Counts

William Spadea - 12,115,000
Lee Childs - 11,195,000
Ray Henson - 10,865,000
Philip Hilm - 9,985,000
Jerry Yang - 8,615,000

• Round 27 Eliminations
  • Stefan Mattsson pushed All-In and is called by Jerry Yang from the big blind. The board brings Jerry the Nut flush and Stefan Mattsson is eliminated in 22 place and his prize money is $333,490.
  • Jason Welch moved All-In and was called by Steven Garfinkel. Jason showed A-3o and was up against Steven’s Pocket Jacks. No improvement for Jason came on the board. Jason Welch leaves the Main Event finishing in 21st place but takes with him $333,490.
  • Mikkel Madsen pushed All-In with Q-10s and was re-raised All-In, to get other callers to fold, by Raymond Rahme who displayed Pocket Nines. Mikkel received no help from the board and Mikkel Madsen is eliminated in 20th place and receives for consolation $333,490 in Main Event Prize Pool earnings. 
  • Scott Freeman pushed All-In with Pocket Tens and was called by John Armbrust who had Big Slick. The flop brought an Ace and a King and John’s 2 pair eliminated Scott Freeman in 19th place. Scott takes home with him from the Main Event $333,490.
  • John Armbrust moves All-In pre-flop with and is called by Lee Childs who turns over . The board brings a back door club flush for Lee and John Armbrust is eliminated in 18th place. Prize for 18th place is $381,302.

At the end of Round 27 there are 17 players remaining alive in the WSOP 2007 Main Event.

Official Chip counts provided by Poker News

Official Chip Counts

Here are the official chip counts for the final 17 players from the break:

ESPN’s Featured Table
Seat 1 - Tuan Lam - 14,945,000
Seat 2 -
Seat 3 - Ray Henson - 10,375,000
Seat 4 - Scotty Nguyen - 5,960,000
Seat 5 - Bob Slezak - 3,560,000
Seat 6 - Philip Hilm - 8,590,000
Seat 7 - Raymond Rahme - 6,115,000
Seat 8 - David Tran - 4,475,000
Seat 9 - Lee Childs - 16,535,000

Bluff’s Featured Table (Outer Table)
Seat 1 - Jon Kalmar - 9,680,000
Seat 2 - Lee Watkinson - 12,975,000
Seat 3 - Steven Garfinkle - 4,670,000
Seat 4 - Billy Spadea - 3,725,000
Seat 5 - Jerry Yang - 8,165,000
Seat 6 - Hevad ‘Rain’ Khan - 4,730,000
Seat 7 - Alex Kravchenko - 2,130,000
Seat 8 - Kenny Tran - 9,130,000
Seat 9 - Kevin Farry - 1,625,000

• Round 28 Eliminations
  • Kenny Tran bet each round after Jon Kalmar had checked. The board was 10 high with 2 clubs. When the hit the river Kalmar pushed All-In and Tran called. When Kalmar showed  and the Nut Flush pushed Kenny Tran out of the Main Event in 16th place and he gets $381,302.
  • Bob Slezak moves All-In for a little over 2 million with Pocket Fours and is called by Raymond Rahme who turns over Pocket Sevens. Bob gets no help from the board. Bob Slezak is eliminated in 15th place and will leave the Main Event with $429,114.
  • David Tran moves All-In with Pocket Sixes and Tuan Lam calls with Big Slick and the race is on. Flop puts David in trouble when a Cowboy lands. The turn and river bring no help and David Tran is eliminated in 14th place and heads to rail the winner of $429,114.
  • William Spadea re-raised All-In and was called by Jon Kalmer who had re-raised Spadea’s middle position bet. Spadea turned over Big Slick AK and Kalmer had Pocket Rockets AA. The flop brought A-8-8 and the full house Kalmer flopped easily held up and William Spadea is eliminated in 13th place and leaves the Main Event to a payday of $429,114.

Moving to Round 29 with only 12 players remaining. Three more eliminations and the Final Table will be set.

• Round 29 Eliminations
  • Ray Henson gets into a hand with Scottie Nguyen and moves All-In which Scottie calls. Scottie has Ray dominated with Ks and 6s to Ray’s 9s and 6s. No help from the turn or river means that Ray Henson is eliminated in 11th place and the winner of $476,926.
  • Scottie Nguyen WSOP 1998 Main Event Champion went from 3rd in chips with just over 15 million to eliminated in about 35 minutes. Scottie lost a large part of his mass of chips in 2 hands earlier. Scottie moved All-In after the flop with a flush draw. Philip Hilm calls and has top pair Kings. Scottie misses his flush. Scottie Nguyen is eliminated in 11th place. Prize for Scottie is $476,929.

At the end of Round 29 only 10 players remain. One more elimination before Day 6 ends. 

• Final Elimination of Day 6
  • Steven Garfinkel is eliminated in 10th place, and while being the one that busts the Final Table bubble, does go home with $476,926.

Final Table Seating and Chip Counts provided by Poker News.

Final Table Seating & Chip Counts

The final table is set and ready to go on Tuesday July 17th an Noon Vegas time:

Seat 1 - Jon Kalmar - 20.32 million
Seat 2 - Lee Childs - 13.24 million
Seat 3 - Philip Hilm - 22.07 million
Seat 4 - Jerry Yang - 8.45 million
Seat 5 - Raymond Rahme - 16.32 million
Seat 6 - Tuan Lam - 21.315 million
Seat 7 - Alex Kravchenko - 6.57 million
Seat 8 - Lee Watkinson - 9.925 million
Seat 9 - Hevad ‘Rain’ Khan - 9.205 million

WSOP, WSOP Main Event, Day 6,

• WSOP 2007 Main Event Day 5

112 Players remain alive for the Bracelet for the WSOP 2007 Main Event Championship.

Day 5 will continue until 36 players remain. So 76 eliminations coming during Day 5.

Blind Levels         Sml   Big   Ante 

• Round 20        10,000  20,000   3,000 
• Round 21        12,000  24,000   3,000
• Round 22        15,000  30,000   4,000
• Round 23        20,000  40,000   5,000
• Round 24        25,000  50,000   5,000
• Round 25        30,000  60,000  10,000
• Round 26        40,000  80,000  10,000

Chip Counts provided by: Poker News

Going into Day 5 the Top Ten from Poker News looks like this :

Top 10 Chip Counts

Dag Martin Mikkelsen - 3,740,000
Charis Anastasiou - 2,672,000
Richard Harris - 2,662,000
Avi Cohen - 2,392,000
Jeff Tunkel - 2,323,000
Alex Kravchenko - 2,274,000
Hevad “Rain” Khan - 2,200,000
Ryan Elson - 2,137,000
Paul Spitzberg - 1,963,000
Sven Heinecker - 1,908,000

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Day 1A, Day 1B, Day 1C, Day1D, Day2A, Day2B, Day3, Day4

• Day 5 Eliminations provided by Poker News
• Round 20 Notable Eliminations
  • Alan Keating no relation to the ‘Dead Money’ blogger you are reading is eliminated in 102nd place. 
  • Pete de Best is eliminated with ‘Big Slick’ when he ended up against a caller with Pocket Js. Pete is eliminated in 101st place.
  • Chad Brown moved All-In with and was called by Noa Nguyen who showed the flop brought 2 hearts but Chad didn’t fill his flush or spike a Cowboy and is eliminated in 97th place.
  • Dario Minieri moved All-In for 1.1 million in chips on a flush draw after the flop. He was called by Reagan Silber who flopped a set of 3s. Dario missed his flush and is eliminated in 96th place.
  • Kelly Jo McGlothlin is eliminated in 95th place.

At the end of Round 20 there are approximately 90 players remain with hopes of capturing the WSOP 2007 Main Event bracelet.

• Round 21 Notable Eliminations
  • Francois Safieddine is eliminated in 90th place. 
  • John Bird is eliminated in 89th place. 
  • Jared Hamby is eliminated in 88th place.
  • Jeff Weiss is eliminated in 87th place. 
  • Justin Sadauskas is eliminated in 86th place.
  • David Wells is eliminated in 85th place.
  • Mark Ellerbe is eliminated in 84th place.
  • Humberto Brenes is eliminated in 83rd place.
  • Francis Cagney is eliminated in 82nd place.
  • Thierry van den Berg is eliminated in 81st place.
  • Sven Heinecker is eliminated in 80th place.

At the end of Round 21 Dag Martin Mikkelsen with 4.8 million to Lee Watkinson’s 4.6 million. 80 Players remain alive.

• Round 22 Eliminations
  • Tommie Le is eliminated in 79th place.
  • David Names is eliminated in 78th place.
  • Willie Tann is eliminated in 77th place.
  • Josh Evans is eliminated in 76th place.
  • Leonard Pruzansky is eliminated in 75th place.
  • Richard Murnick is eliminated in 74th place.
  • Huck Seed WSOP 1996 Main Event Champion is eliminated in 73rd place.
  • Billy Willis is eliminated in 72nd place.
  • Ed De Haas is eliminated in 71st place.
  • Warren Karp is eliminated in 70th place.
  • Brandon Adams is eliminated in 69th place.
  • Dennis Perry is eliminated in 68th place.
  • Diego Cordovez is eliminated in 67th place.
  • Ryan Lawrence is eliminated in 66th place.
  • Bjorn-Erik Glenne is eliminated in 65th place.
  • Julian Gardner is eliminated in 64th place.
  • Matt Keikoan is eliminated in 63rd place.
  • Jeff Tunkel is eliminated in 62nd place.
  • Gus Hansen moved his short stack All-In with K-5o and was called by Jason Koshi showing Q-4s and when a 4 spiked on the turn Gus was eliminated in 61st place.
  • John Spadavecchia is eliminated in 60th place.

At the end of Round 22 Dag Martin Mikkelsen with 5.7 million to Lee Watkinson’s 5.1 million. Scottie Nguyen is 9th on the chip list with 3.6 million. 59 Players remain alive with the hopes of winning the WSOP 2007 Main Event bracelet.

• Round 23 Eliminations
  • Naseem Salem is eliminated in 58th place.
  • Hyon Kim is eliminated in 57th place.
  • Kirk Morrison is eliminated in 56th place.
  • Paul Kershaw is eliminated in 55th place.
  • Richard Harris is eliminated in 54th place.
  • Mickey Seagle is eliminated in 53rd place.
  • Tom Peterson is eliminated in 52nd place. 
  • Richard Harris is eliminated in 52nd place.
  • Lamar Wilkerson is eliminated in 51st place.
  • Ken Smith is eliminated in 50th place.
  • Adam White is eliminated in 49th place.
  • Markus Gonsalves is eliminated in 48th place.

At the end of Round 23 Dag Martin Mikkelsen with 5.7 million to Lee Watkinson’s 5.1 million. Scottie Nguyen is 9th on the chip list with 3.6 million. 47 Players remain alive. Chip Counts information provided by Poker News.

Average Chip Count: 2,705,170

With 47 players remaining in the field, the average chip count is about 2,705,170. Here are the top five chip leaders:

1. Ray Henson - 6,650,000
2. Lee Childs - 6,040,000
3. Jerry Yang - 4,715,000
4. Philip Hilm - 4,400,000
5. Hevad ‘Rain’ Khan - 4,385,000

Play will continue until 36 players remain.

• Round 24 Eliminations
  • Nicolas Atlan is eliminated in 47th place.
  • Reagan Silber is eliminated in 46th place.
  • Stig Tap Rasmussen is eliminated 45th place.
  • Senovio Ramirez III is eliminated 44th place.
  • Avi Cohen is eliminated 43rd place.
  • Dag Martin Mikkelsen, who was Chip Leader for a long time during Day 5 is eliminated in 42nd place.
  • Jeff Banghart is eliminated in 41st place.
  • Phillip Yes is eliminated in 40th place.
  • Rep Porter is eliminated in 39th place.
  • Maria Ho is eliminated in 38th place.

 At the end of Round 24 the WSOP 2007 Main Event is down to just 37 Players remaining. Only 1 more elimination during Round 25 and Day 5 will be complete.

• Round 25 Eliminations
  • Ayaz Mahmood is eliminated in 37th place and is the last elimination of Day 5.

36 players advance to Day 6 starting at Noon Vegas time Sunday July 15th. Day 6 will continue until the Final Table is filled with the 9 players remaining alive for the WSOP 2007 Main Event Championship.

With 36 Players remaining the Average Chip count is 3,531,750.

Top 10 Chip Counts provided by Poker News.

1. David Tran        10,280,000
2. Philip Helm         9,950,000
3. Ray Henson        8,250,000
4. Hevad Kahn        7,585,000
5. Kevin Farry         7,400,000
6. Scott Freeman     7,360,000
7. Lee Childs           6,520,000
8. Jerry Yang           5,090,000
9. Kenny Tran          4,955,000
10. William Spadea    4,575,000

WSOP, WSOP Main Event, Day 5,

• WSOP 2007 Main Event Day 4

337 Players are ready to compete for 5 Rounds today attempting to make it to Day 5.

Blind Levels         Sml   Big   Ante 

• Round 15        3,000  6,000    1,000 
• Round 16        4,000  8,000    1,000
• Round 17        5,000 10,000   1,000
• Round 18        6,000 12,000   2,000
• Round 19        8,000 16,000   2,000
• Round 20       10,000 20,000  3,000

Former WSOP Main Event Champions still Alive

• Berry Johnston 1986
• Huck Seed 1996
• Scotty Nguyen 1998
• Carlos Mortensen 2001
• Robert Varkonyi 2002

Feared Professionals looking to add 2007 Main Event Bracelet

• Brandon Adams 
• Humberto Brenes
• Chad Brown
• Donnacha O’Dea
• Julian Gardner
• Gus Hansen
• Thor Hansen
• Jason Lester
• David Levi
• Mimi Tran
• Lee Watkinson

Celebrities that have proven they can play hi-level WSOP tournament Hold ‘em

• Tobey Maguire ‘Spider Man’
• Sully Erna Lead singer of ‘Godsmack’
• Sam Simon co-creator of ‘The Simpsons’

Click here ====>  for Seat assignments and Chips Counts. Go to the 1st page of Day 4.

Day 4 Eliminations provided by Poker News

If you want to see the payouts for all the eliminated players click here. Also provided by Poker News.

• Round 15 Notable Eliminations
  • Hasan Habib moved All-In after a flop of Mike Souza called and turned over Hasan turned over and Hasan was an early casualty of Day 4.
  • Salvatore Passariello pushed with A10s and was called by Tommy Le who displayed Pocket Cowboys. Salvatore did not improve and is eliminated.
  • Mimi Tran is All-In with her opponent called with . Mimi didn’t improve and has lost her chance to win the WSOP 2007 Main Event Championship.
  • Sam Simon co-creator of ‘The Simpsons’ gets outdrawn when he is All-In with K-Qo and is eliminated.
  • Darrell ‘Gigabet’ Dicken is All-In pre-flop with Poket Ladies and is called by an opponent with ‘Big Slick’. ‘Gigaget’ is eliminated when a Cowboy lands on the river.
  • Tobey Maguire ‘Spiderman’
  • Tinten Olivier

At the completion of Round 15 there is somewhere around 290 players still in the running for the Bracelet.

• Round 16 Notable Eliminations
  • Gary Benson pushed All-In with and was called by Luis Velador who had  and Gary’s Main Event had ended.
  • Sully Erna lead singer of ‘Godsmack’ moved All-In with K-Qs and was re-raised to 600,000 that caused a previous raiser to Sully’s All-In to fold Pocket Ladies. The re-raiser showed ‘Big Slick’ and the board didn’t help Sully and he was eliminated.
  • Jason Lester moved his short stack All-In with A-5o and was called by an opponent that displayed Pocket Js. Jason didn’t improve and he was eliminated. 
  • Tinten Olivier who was chip leader at the end of Day 1A called an All-In bet by an opponent that had him covered. Tinten showed Pocket 8s and was up against K-Qo. When a Cowboy spiked on the flop Tinten was heading to the rail.

Round 16 ended with approximately 230 players with their eyes on the WSOP 2007 Main Event Bracelet. Five women remain in the field.

• Round 17 Notable Eliminations
  • Esfandiar Dara moved All-In with A-8o but was dominated by a called that displayed ‘Big Slick’. The board brought no relief for Esfandiar and the Main Event is ended for Esfandiar.
  • Robert Starkey moved All-In with Pocket Rockets and was called by an opponent with Pocket 8s. The board brought a gutshot straight to the caller when a 7 fell on the river and Robert headed to the rail.
  • Carlos Mortensen 2001 WSOP Main Event Champion is eliminated.
  • Mike Souza
  • Mike Laing

At the end of Round 17 about 190 players are alive.

• Round 18 Notable Eliminations
  • Donna Blevins moved All-In with A-10o and was called by Adam White, who is near the overall Chip Lead, who has Pocket 5s. Donna gets no help from the board an is eliminated.
  • Robert Varkonyi WSOP 2002 Main Event Champion moved All-In pre-flop with and was called by Mickey Seagle with A-Qo. The flop brought J-K-10 with no clubs to make Broadway for Mickey. Robert’s Main Event ended on Broadway.

Round 18 ended with about 140 players still in hopes of being the Main Event Bracelet winner.

• Round 19 Notable Eliminations
  • Nick Binger re-raised All-In from the Big Blind with 8-9s and was called by Kevin Farry with A-7s. The board didn’t help Nick and the Main Event ends for him.
  • Thor Hansen re-raised All-In with Nicolas Atlan called with Pocket Rockets and Thor’s Main Event ended.
  • Billy Baxter
  • Neil ‘Bad Beat’ Channing called a All-In re-raise and showed Jeff Bryan the re-raiser showed and the Pocket Rockets bested the Pocket Ladies.  
  • Patrick Huse is All-In with Pocket Cowboys but is called by Sven Heinecker with Pocket Rockets. Once again the Rockets hold on and Patrick is eliminated.
  • David Levi is All-In with ‘Big Slick’ and is called by Josh Evans with Pocket 9s and doesn’t get an Ace or King on the board and is eliminated.
  • Berry Johnston WSOP 1986 Main Event Champion is All-In with his short stack and displays 6-5s and us up against A-Jo. The board doesn’t help Berry and he finishes WSOP 2007 Main Event.

Play finished on Day 4 with 112 Players still playing. Day 5 will begin at Noon Vegas time on Saturday. Day 5 will play until 27 players remain alive for the WSOP 2007 Main Event Champion.

WSOP, WSOP Main Event, Day 4

• WSOP 2007 Main Event Day 3

800 Players have survived to play on Day 3 of the WSOP 2007 Main Event.

Today’s play will consist of finishing Round 11 from Day 2 and then 5 more 2 hour Rounds.

Blind Levels         Sml   Big   Ante 

• Round 11        1,200  2,400  300
• Round 12        1,500  3,000  400
• Round 13        2,000  4,000   500
• Round 14        2,500  5,000   500
• Round 15        3,000  6,000  1,000
• Round 16        4,000  8,000  1,000

Click here ====> Poker News  for Current Chip Counts.

• Player Eliminations provided by: Poker News
• Round 11 and 12 Notable Eliminations
  • Asger Boye pushed All-In with Pocket 9s and was called by a player with Pocket Ladies. The board did not help Asger and the Main Event end here for Asger.
  • Matt Lefkowitz pushed All-In with ‘Big Slick’ and was called by an opponent with K-3s and the board brought the flush and Matt was eliminated.
  • Tony Dunst re-raises All-In after he flopped a straight. He is called by an opponent that shows a set of 9s. When the board pairs on the river the full house sends Tony to the rail.
  • Chris ‘Jesus’ Ferguson WSOP 2000 Main Event Champion is eliminated.
  • Andy Philachack raised after a J hit the turn and was re-raised All-In by Kenny Tran. Andy called and turned over a J high straight while Kenny tabled a Q high straight. Andy was eliminated and Kenny became the overall chip leader.

At the end of Round 12 hand for hand play has begun as the money bubble is about to burst with around 650 players remaining alive on Day 3. 621 Players will end up ‘Cashing’ at the WSOP 2007 Main Event.

• Round 13 Notable Eliminations
  • Ted Forrest when a flop showed Ted moves All-In. Stephen Lynch calls with . Ted’s flush draw doesn’t come in and his Main Event is over.
  • Scott Grey was eliminated in 627 place when his J-10o was beaten by A-Js.
  • John Lawrence was All-In with Pocket Rockets and was called by K-Q of hearts. Runner runner hearts sent John to the rail just short of cashing.
  • Rob Thompson is the bubble buster. Rob moved All-In with J-9o and was dominated by Jon Moonves QJs. After the flop Rob had an open ender but it didn’t fill and Rob is the WSOP 2007 Bubble burster. All remaining players will receive at least $20,621.
  • Gavin Smith moved his short stack All-In and was called by Christian Togsverd. Gavin table and Christian showed . The board brought no help to Gavin and his Main Event ended with a in the Money finish.

At the end of Round 13 the bubble has burst and all remaining player have ‘Cashed’ in the WSOP 2007 Main Event.

Go to this Link provided by Poker News to see the complete list of Payouts.

• Remaining List of Bust Outs provided by: Poker News
• Round 14 Eliminations
  • Mike Ward 
  • Daniel Palmer
  • Yuri Bokkel
  • David Riley was All-In with Pocket 6s and was called by Jon Kalmar with K-Qo. The flop spiked a 6 for David but when 4 diamonds hit by the river Jon had a back door flush and David was eliminated.
  • Amnon Filippi is All-In with A-Q and is called by Liana Hakopian with Pocket 7s. The board doesn’t help Amnon and the Main Event ends for him.
  • J.C. Tran is eliminated by Darrell ‘Gigabit’ Dicken when ‘Gigabit’ hits a flush on the turn. 
• • Todd Brunson was All-In with Pocket Ladies and was called by an opponent that showed A-Qo and when an Ace hit the turn Todd joined his Father Poker Legend Doyle Brunson on the Rail.

At the end of Round 14 around 500 players are still dreaming of the Bracelet and the $8.2 million.

Jeff ‘Mr. Rain’ Banghart is the new Chip Leader with over $1.1 million in chips.

• Round 15 Notable Eliminations
  • Leif Force WSOP 2006 Main Event 11th place finisher is eliminated when he pushed All-In with Pocket Js and went up against Pocket Rockets.
  • Brent Sheirbon was All-In with A-Qo and when WSOP 2002 Main Event Champion Robert Varkonyi called with A-Ko, Brent was dominated. The board didn’t improve Brent and he headed to the rail.
  • Michael Cooper had ‘Big Slick’ and was All-In and was called by an opponent that turned over Pocket Ladies. Michael’s Main Event ended here.
  • Andrew Brokos

At the end of Round 15 337 players are still alive to continue on to Day 4. WSOP 2007 Main Event Day 4 will begin at Noon Vegas time Saturday.

Chip Leader at the end of Day 3 is Dario Minieri with 2.4 Million and heads into Day 4 900,000 ahead of Jeff Weiss.

Head over to Poker News for complete Chip Counts.

WSOP, WSOP Main Event, Day 3

• WSOP 2007 Main Event Day 2B

Play will continue until late in Round 11 to match the stopping time of Day 2A when they hit 350 remaining players. This is because when the field is combined for Day 3, all remaining players will have played the same amount of time to that point of the Main Event.

So for Day 2B just a little less than 5 two hours rounds with survivors advancing to Day 3 on Thursday July 11th at Noon Vegas time.

• Blind Levels         Sml   Big   Ante 
  • Round 7          500  1,000    100
  • Round 8          600  1,200    200
  • Round 9          800  1,600    200
  • Round 10      1,000  2,000    300
  • Round 11      1,200  2,400    300

Day 2B started with 1,303 players that made it through Day 1C and Day 1D.

Click here ===> Just Poker Talk if you want to review the post from Day 2A.

Click here ===> Poker News to see current Chip Counts for Day 2B

Day 2B Eliminations provided by: Poker News

• Round 7 Notable Eliminations
  • Vinnie Vinh with only 3,000 in chips on the 2nd hand of the day push All-In and the Big Blind called blind. Vinnie, by the turn had 2 pair, but when a K landed on the river it gave the Big Blind a bigger 2 pair and Vinnie was done for the 2007 Main Event.
  • Phil Gordon pushed his short stack All-In with 6,5 off and was called by a player that showed KJs. The board spiked a K and J and Phil was banished to the rail to cover the Main Event for ESPN’s
  • Brett ‘Gank’ Jungblut was All-In from the button with A3o and with 2 callers. A set materialized from the board for a caller and the ‘Gank’ was sent to the rail.
  • Steve Danneman 2005 WSOP Main Event Runner, up to Joe Hachem, moved All-In with Pocket Cowboys and was called by an opponent that tabled A10. When a 10 hit on the flop and again on the river Steve’s Main Event ended.
  • Russell Rosenblum, 2002 Main Event Final Table participant, moves All-In and both Blinds call. Flop is 3 Hearts to make a flush for the Big Blind and Russell has to move to the rail.
  • Susie Isaacs re-raises All-In after the flop of  with and the raiser moves All-In to force Daniel Negreanu All-In to call. Daniel calls and shows a pair of ducks for his set and the raiser has the turn and river are no help and Susie is eliminated. Daniel’s stack grows to 150,000. 
  • Allen Cunningham is in a big pot and ends up All-In after raises and re-raises on the Flop of K-6-3 rainbow. Allen show 6-3 for 2 pair and his opponent has K-J. When a J hits the river, Allen the WSOP 2006 Main Event 4th place finisher and the WSOP 2005 Player of the Year is eliminated from this year’s Main Event. 
  • Bill Gazes gets in a 3-way All-In pot and has Pocket Cowboys but is up against Pocket Rockets and the 3rd player has AJo. Bill doesn’t get the needed Cowboy and leaves the Main Event.

At the end of Round 7 about 981 players remain on Day 2B.

• Round 8 Notable Eliminations
  • Brad Daugherty, WSOP 1991 Main Event Bracelet Winner.
  • Anahit Galajian moved All-In with and was called by and a Ace came on the turn and Ahahit headed to the rail.
  • Eric Hershler moves All-In with K-Jo and is called by the Big Blind who flashes Pocket Rockets. Eric doesn’t outdraw the Rockets and is eliminated.

At the end of Round 8 approximately 810 players remain alive on Day 2B.

• Round 9 Notable Eliminations
  • Aram Zerounian was All-In with Pocket 10s and was called by an opponent with ‘Big Slick’. The flop came Q-8-7 and the turn brought Aram a 10 for his set he only had to avoid a J on the river. A Broadway straight showed up on the river J and Aram was eliminated with a brutal beat.
  • Yarom Limor called a raise after a  flop of K-Q-6 that put him All-In. He showed a Q but the raiser had a K and the turn and river were blanks for Yarom and his Main Event ended.
  • John Phan
  • Ciaran O’Leary
  • Chris Moneymaker, WSOP 2003 Main Event Champion and often cited as one of the primary reasons for the extraordinary growth of the WSOP with that Bracelet Championship as an unknown, was eliminated.
  • Prahlad Friedman re-raised All-In pre-flop with Pocket 8s and was called. Prahlad was behind when his opponent showed Pocket 10s. When the flop spiked a 10 Prahlad was all but out of the Main Event. The turn and river were blanks and Prahlad was eliminated.
  • Brian Fidler

At the end of Round 9 roughly 650 Players remain alive in Day 2B.

• Round 10 Notable Eliminations
  • Matt Russell pushed All-In pre-flop with and was called by Nico who showed . The board didn’t improve Matt and his Main Event is ended on Day 2B.
  • Gary Boxwell

At the end of Round 10 550 players remain and are trying to make it to Day 3.

• Round 11 Notable Eliminations
  • Michael Binger WSOP 2006 Main Event 3rd place finisher, pushed his short stack All-In with and was called by an opponent that tabled . The flop brought and Michael was in the lead. The turn brought an and Michael headed to the rail.
  • Daniel Negreanu called a raise that put him All-In on a flop of 8-7-6. Daniel show 10-8 but the raiser showed Pocket 8s and Daniel did not hit the straight on the turn or river and Daniel’s Main Event ended on Day 2B.
  • Jeff King moved All-In on a flop of with and was called by a player that showed and Jeff missed the back door Nut flush and headed to the rail.
  • Chris Bell
  • Farzad Rouhani
  • Jon ‘Pearljammer’ Turner was All-In with his short stack and showed K-9o and was called by Carl Olson who had A-4o. The board was all blanks and ‘Pearljammer’ was railed late in Day 2B.

At the end of Day 2B somewhere close to 459 players survived to play Day 3 starting Thursday July 12 at Noon Vegas time. They will be combined with the 350 players from Day 2A for a total of just over 800 survivors competing for the Bracelet and $8.2 million prize. The bubble will burst sometime during Day 3 when 621 players remain. 

At the end of both Day 2’s the un-official chip leader has amassed 580,000 chips.

• Head over to for Day 2B Chip counts

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• WSOP 2007 Main Event Day 2A

Five Rounds 2 hours each with survivors moving on to Day 3 on Thursday July 12th at Noon Vegas time.

update: Tournament directors have announced that Day 2A will play 5 rounds or until 350 players remain. If Day 2A is ended in the middle of a Round then Day 2B on Wednesday will play until the same point on the Round clock.

• Blind Levels         Sml   Big   Ante 
  • Round 7          500  1,000    100
  • Round 8          600  1,200    200
  • Round 9          800  1,600    200
  • Round 10      1,000  2,000    300
  • Round 11      1,200  2,400    300

Day 2A started with 1,037 players that made it through Day 1A and Day 1B.

Click here ==> Poker News to see current Chip Counts for Day 2A.

• Day 2A Bust Outs provided by: Poker News.
• Round 7 Notable Bust Outs
  • Shane Smith on the 1st hand of Day 2A is All-In with A10 and is dominated by Phil Lifschitz’s AK. Shane gets no help from the board and is busted. 
  • Corey Zeidman was All-In with Pocket 10s and was called by an opponent who turned over AQ. Corey was drawing to a 10 only when the flop provided a pair of Aces.  Corey’s 10 didn’t come on the turn or river and he was eliminated.
  • Bill Chen after a flop of 4,3,2 pushed All-In with AQ and was called by Bruno Fitoussi who showed 4,2. The turn and river didn’t help Bill and he went to the rail. 
  • Hoyt Corkins was busted from the Main Event when Vicky Coren hit a Broadway Straight on the turn.
  • Alan Smurfit who won the 2007 WSOP $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha was eliminated after re-raising All-In with  he was called by the raiser who had . Both Alan and the raiser ended up with a full house which left Alan heading to the rail.
  • Pete “The Beat” Giordano moved All-In with ‘Blick Slick’ and was called by the Big Blind who turned over KQ. The Big Blind ended up with Broadway to eliminate Pete and his pair of Aces.
  • Joe Hachem WSOP 2005 Main Event Champion re-raises All-In when the flop comes up . Joe is called by the Big Blind who shows and Joe is behind with . The river and turn are blanks and the Q Kicker sends Joe out of the Main Event.
  • Capt. Tom Franklin pushed a short stack All-In with Pocket Qs and was called by an opponent that had ‘Big Slick’. The flop hit the ‘Big Slick’ and the Capt. was ousted from the Main Event.

At the end of Round 7 around 820 players remained in play on Day 2A.

• Round 8 Notable Bust Outs
  • Rhett Butler  who finished 5th in the WSOP 2006 Main Event and took home $3.2 million was eliminated early in Round 8.
  • Patrik Antonius is out kicked with his top pair by Danny Felix and his Main Event has ended.
  • Doug Kim is All-In with his short stack with Q3 and when his opponent calls with A2 and the flop brings an Ace Doug heads to the rail.
  • Mark Seif  moved all in and showed and was called by Richard Marshall who turned over  and when the landed on the river Mark was out of the Main Event.
  • Dan Harrington WSOP 1995 Main Event Champion and author of the Harrington on Hold ‘em trilogy, was All-In from the button with AQ but was dominated by the caller who tabled AK. Dan didn’t improve and he was eliminated.
  • Tony G re-raised All-In and 2 players called. When the cards were shown Pocket Rockets, Pocket Cowboys and Tony G’s Pocket 10s. Tony didn’t improve and now he is probably headed to Australia.
  • Paul Wasicka WSOP 2006 Main Event Runner Up is out early this year when his Pocket 8s were called by an opponent who showed AJs and when 2 Aces hit the flop Paul’s Main Event was ended.
  • Farzad Bonyadi pushed All-In with and was called by a player who turned over Farzad didn’t improve and headed out of the Main Event.
  • Barry Greenstein was All-In with Pocket Ladies but was called by Andrew Drokos with Pocket Rockets and Barry’s Main Event ended.

At the end of Round 8 around 650 players remained in play on Day 2A.

• Round 9 Notable Bust Outs
  • Ross Boatman eliminated when Daniel Snowden ended up with a full house and Ross missed his Nut Flush draw.
  • Evelyn Ng re-raises All-In from the cut-off and is called by Matt Sterling. Evelyn has but is well behind to Matt’s the board offers no relief for Evelyn and she is eliminated from the Main Event.

At the end of Round 9 there are just about 500 players left.

• Round 10 Notable Bust Outs
  • Raymond Davis moved All-In preflop with AJ and was called by a player who had him dominated with AK. The board provided no help for Raymond and he left the Main Event at the beginning of round 10.
  • Tom Schneider WSOP 2007 Player of the Year re-raised All-In for about 50,000 with Pocket 9s but was called by the raiser with Cowboys and Tom’s Main Event ended.
  • ‘Miami’ John Cernuto pushed his short stack All-In with Pocket 10s and was called by Dave Smart who showed the flop and turn were blanks but the river brought and ‘Miami’ John was eliminated.
  • Jeff Madsen pushed pre-flop with A9s and was called by an opponent with Pocket 5s. An Ace spiked on the flop and Jeff got no help on the turn or river and his Main Event is over.
  • Tom McEvoy WSOP 1983 Main Event champion was All-In pre-flop with KQo against Todd Phillip’s AKo and when the flop brought AK7 Tom was busted.
  • Joe Sebok got his money in with and was called by Will Wilkinson who was hit with . Joe didn’t get any help from the board and joined many others on the rail.

At the end of Round 10 384 players remained alive. Play will continue until 350 remain, which won’t take long in Round 11.

• Round 11 Notable Bust Outs
  • David ‘The Dragon’ Pham moved All-In pre-flop with and was called by a player who turned over  and ‘The Dragon’ was one of the last eliminations of Day 2A.

Play was stopped for Day 2A when there were 350 players remaining.

Day 2B with 1303 players will begin at Noon Vegas time on Wednesday July 11th.

Going into Day 2B 1653 remain alive for the $8.25 Million.

Head over to Poker News for Chip Counts for Day 2A.

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• WSOP 2007 Main Event Day 1D  

If you want to see what has happened in the 1st 3 Rounds of Day 1D go here to Just Poker Talk for the earlier action details.

Found the following great information over at Poker News:
WSOP Main Event Prizepools, 2003-2007
Here’s a look back at the prizepool data for the WSOP Main Events dating back to Chris Moneymaker’s victory in 2003.

2003 WSOP Main Event
Players: 839
Prizepool: $7,802,700
# Paid: 63 (7.50% of the field)
Minimum Prize: $15,000
# of Millionaires: 2
First Prize: Chris Moneymaker, $2.5 million

2004 WSOP Main Event
Players: 2,576
Prizepool: $24,224,400
# Paid: 226* (8.77% of the field)
Minimum Prize: $10,000
# of Millionaires: 5
First Prize: Greg Raymer, $5 million

2005 WSOP Main Event
Players: 5,619
Prizepool: $52,818,610
# Paid: 560 (9.97% of the field)
Minimum Prize: $12,500
# of Millionaires: 9
First Prize: Joe Hachem, $7.5 million

2006 WSOP Main Event
Players: 8,773
Prizepool: $82,512,162
# Paid: 876 (9.99% of the field)
Minimum Prize: $10,616
# of Millionaires: 12
First Prize: Jamie Gold, $12 million

2007 WSOP Main Event
Players: 6,358
Prizepool: $59,784,954
# Paid: 621 (9.77% of the field)
Minimum Prize: $20,320
# of Millionaires: 5
First Prize: $8,250,000

* Only 225 were supposed to be paid in 2004, but two players bubbled on the same hand and Harrah’s added money so each of them would receive a full prize, rather than splitting it.

Eliminations as Reported by Poker News:

• Notable 4th Round Eliminations
  • Cyndy Violette  being short stacked pushed All-In with A9 and was called by a player with Pocket 6s. The board provided no help and Cyndy was banned to the rail.
  • Jamie Gold  2006 Main Event Champion pushed his short stack All-In with his opponent called with  and the $12 million dollar man didn’t improve and his Main Event ended early.
  • Bryan Micon pushed with Pocket Js but his opponent drew a flush.
  • Erica Schoenberg had Pockets 9s against AQ and when a Ace spiked on the flop Erica was beaten.

220 players were railed during the 2 hour 4th round.

• Notable 5th Round Eliminations
  • Tuan Le had an inside straight draw after the flop and pushed All-In, John Leontakianakos who had pre-flop raised called with his 2 pair and eliminated Tuan. 
  • David Benyamine ran into an opponents full house to send him to the sidelines.
  • Chip Reese  2006 WSOP H.O.R.S.E. champion was eliminated when his flush draw didn’t come in.
  • Young Phan re-raises 50,000 All-In after a 7 high flop with his opponent called and showed the turn and river didn’t help Young and his Main Event ended.
• Notable 6th Round Eliminations
  • Dutch Boyd  was All-In pre-flop with Pocket 7s and his opponent showed A10 suited. The river filled an open ended Q high straight for Dutch’s opponent.
  • Freddy Deeb 2007 WSOP H.O.R.S.E. champion was busted when his opponent showed a King high flush.
  • Antonio Esfandiari with only 20 minutes left in Day 1D Antonio pushed All-In with QJo but ran into an opponent who called with Pocket Rockets to end Anotonio’s Main Event.
  • Timmi DeRosa

Around 650 players advanced to day 2B on Wednesday July 11 starting at Noon Vegas time.

Average Chip Stack is about 54,800. Head over to Poker News for Day 1D Chip Counts

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• WSOP 2007 Main Event Day 1D

The Numbers You’ve All Been Waiting For

After four days of Main Event play, the official numbers are in!

Here’s the break down of the 2007 WSOP main event:

Day 1a: 1,287
Day 1b: 1,545
Day 1c: 1,743
Day 1d: 1,783

6,358 players entered the 2007 WSOP Main Event, creating a prizepool of $59,784,954. 621 places will be paid, and each player who cashes will be guaranteed at least $20,320. First place will win $8,250,000.  
Last 7 years official numbers for comparison:
2006: 8,773
2005: 5,619
2004: 2,576
2003: 839
2002: 631
2001: 613
2000: 512
Poker News provided the information above and the Payout Chart.

Because of the large field today at the Rio the ‘Poker Pavilion’ was in use again today. I just hope the air conditioning was on max high in the tent.

If you want to review Just Poker Talk posts for the 1st 3 days just click the day, Day 1A, Day 1B, Day 1C.

Just like the 1st 3 days six 2 hour rounds in 15 hours.

Day 1D Eliminations reported at Poker News.

• Round 1 Notable Eliminations.
  • Brad Booth  
• Round 2 Notable Eliminations
  • Travis Rice
  • Michael Gracz
  • Eric “Rizen” Lynch made a call that put him All-In and he showed  and the flop had provided a , the bettor showed and the turn and river did not help Eric and he went to the rail.
• Round 3 Notable Eliminations
  • Fred Goldberg was short stacked and went All-In with Gavin Smith called with and the board did not help Fred and he is out much earlier than in 2006 when he finished 10th in the Main Event.
  • Phil Hellmuth ended up playing about a Round and a half after showing up late he was eliminated with about 30 minutes to go in Round 3. He was All-In with a 400 big blind and lost when his opponent hit runner runner flush. I imagine he had some nice things to say for the ESPN camera crew following him.
  • Robert Williamson III got his money All-In when he flopped 2 pair and was called by an opponent with an open ended straight draw. The straight filled on the turn and the river did not get Robert his full house and he headed to the rail.
• Continue with Round 4, 5 and 6 eliminations on Just Poker Talk Day 1D posts. 
• Players who were seen at the Rio Playing on Day 1C reported by Poker News.

Trey Brabham, Shawn Sheikhan, Antonio Esfandiari, David Plastik, Brandon Schaefer, Everett Carlton, Mike Sica, Ernest Bennet, Cyndy Violette, Gus Hansen, Daniel Negreanu, Chip Reese, Ralph Perry, Ed Moncada, Theo Jorgenson, Padraig Parkinson, Dan Nelson, Van Marcus, David Chiu, Maria Ho, Brett “Gank” Jungblut, Young Phan, “Syracuse” Chris Tsiprailidis, Alan Boston, Brad Booth, Jeff Cabanillas, Christian Grundtvig, Leif Force, Doug “Rico” Carli, Jamie Gold, Steve Zolotow, David Benyamine, Erica Schoenberg, Eric Froehlich, Devon Miller, Isaac Haxton, Joe Bartholdi, Fred Goldberg, Susie Isaacs, Martin de Knijff, Tomer Benvenisti, Maureen Feduniak, Matt Vengrin, Layne Flack, Andrew Scott, Bruno Portaro, Gavin Smith, Robert Williamson III, Erick Lindgren, Prahlad Friedman, Karina Jett, Jim Bechtel, Ted Forrest, David Chiu, John Phan, Freddy Deeb, Chip Jett, Leif Force, Michael Gracz, Eric ‘Rizen’ Lynch, Phil Hellmuth, Tommy Vu, Carlos Mortensen 

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• WSOP 2007 Main Event Day 1C

If you haven’t already done so, please take a minute and go to this earlier in the week post and select your choice to win the 2007 WSOP Main from a poll at the bottom of the post. Time is running out.

If you want to see what has happened in the 1st 3 Rounds of Day 1C go here to Just Poker Talk for the earlier action details.

Or you can just start below:

Eliminations as Reported by: Poker News

• 4th Round Notable Eliminations
  • Clonie Gowen pushed All-In with but her opponent had her dominated showing and Clonie didn’t improve and was sent to the rail.
  • Brian Nadell with Pocket Kings was eliminated by an opponent that showed pocket 9s and the flop provided a 9.
  • Rafe Furst short stacked pushed All-In from the small blind for 9,000 and was called by the big blind. Rafe flopped 2 pair but the big blind hit a set to eliminated Rafe.
  • Scott Pendergrast
  • Amir Vahedi short stacked pushed All-In with pocket 6s and was called by an opponent with JQo and when a J came on the flop Amir was sent to the rail.
• 5th Round Notable Eliminations
  • Al Krux from late position was All-In with and was called from early position by Darrell ‘Gigabet’ Dicken’s , Al didn’t improve and was eliminated.
  • Chau Giang
  • Kristy Gazes with ‘Big Slick’ was eliminated by an opponent that turned over Pocket 9s that ended up as a set of 9s.
  • Katja Thater
  • Ted Lawson had his pair of Ks bested when an opponent had a 9 high flush.
  • Joe Cassidy with ‘Big Slick’ ran up against Pocket Ladies and the board did not provide Joe any help.
• 6th Round Notable Eliminations
  • T.J. Cloutier was All-In after the flop with his and a spiked, but his opponent called with and T.J.’s Main Event was ended.
  • Kenna James when his All-In with an A10 was dominated by an opponent’s ‘Big Slick’.
  • Steve Brecher ran his ran into an opponent who turned over .
  • Vanessa Rousso when her set of 5s ran into a caller’s set of Qs.
  • Gavin Griffin went All-In with a King high flush draw but an opponent had Pocket Rockets and eliminated Gavin.

Play has ended for Day 1C 15 and 1/2 hours after beginning. Six 2 hour rounds eliminated 1,063 of the 1743 that started. 680 players move to Day 2B on Wednesday July 11th. Average chip stack is right around $51,500.

Go over to Poker News for Day 1C Chip Counts.

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• WSOP 2007 Main Event Day 1C

For the 1st time this year all 160 tables have 10 players each and in fact the ‘Poker Pavillion’ has 8 tables set up. So the Rio will end up with over 1650 for Day 1C.

If you want to review the Just Poker Talk posts click Day 1A and Day 1B.

If you haven’t already made a choice, please go make your pick to win the WSOP 2007 Main Event at the bottom of this post. Time is running out to make a selection.

Just like Day 1A and Day 1B six 2 hour rounds taking around 15 hours to complete.

Here are the Official Numbers as provided by Poker News

Official Numbers

Here’s the break down so far that the 2007 WSOP main event:

Day 1a: 1,287
Day 1b: 1,545
Day 1c: 1,743
Day 1d: ???

There are currently 4,575 entrants who have played at this point. They are expecting another 1,600+ players on the final flight scheduled on Monday. That would bring the totals past 6,000 for this year’s WSOP. It’s not as many as the record setting main event from 2006, but it’s more than 2005 when Joe Hachem won.

Here are the official number of entrants since 2000:
2006: 8,773
2005: 5,619
2004: 2,576
2003: 839
2002: 631
2001: 613
2000: 512

Day 1C Bust Outs reported over at Poker News

• Round 1 Notable Bust Outs
  • Phil Laak
  • Frank Kassela
  • Greg Raymer
  • Per Ummer
• Round 2 Notable Bust Outs
  • Shannon Elizabeth  when her pocket Ks were outdrawn by an opponents 2 pair on the flop.
• Round 3 Notable Bust Outs
  • Phil Ivey with his stack above average and a board of