- 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 
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, 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
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is eliminated in 9th place on the 15th hand of the Final Table and wins $525,934.
Yang puts in 2 million and Hilm calls. The turn is the 
Yang puts out 4 mil and Hilm pushes All-In with his remaining 12.3 mil. Hilm shows
for bottom pair and flush draw. Yang displays 
is eliminated in 8th place on the 21st hand and his prize money is $585,699. 
and is dominated when Jerry turns over 
. Lee has a 23.5% to win and a 15.5% to chop. The flop is six high and Lee is down to 15% with a 2% to chop. The turn is a King and Lee’s Main event is down to 3 outs and 6.8%. The river is not a seven and Lee Watkinson’s Main Event ends in 8th place on the 21st hand.
is eliminated in 7th place on the 28th hand. Lee’s prize money is $705,229.
and Jerry has 
. Lee is 68% to 28% dominate position. The flop brings 
and Lee is now 83.7% to win. The turn brings the 
is eliminated in 6th place on the 56th hand of the Final Table and his share of the Main Event prize pool is $956,243.
‘Rain’ shows 
turns ‘Rain’ adds a straight draw to any Ace or Queen for a suck out. The river brings the 
and Hevad Khan is eliminated from the Main Event in 6th place on the 56th hand of the Final Table. 
is eliminated in 5th place on the 60thhand of the Final Table. Jon leaves the Main Event with $1,255,069 in prize money. 
is eliminated in 4th place on the 167th hand of the Final Table. Alex’s Main Event prize money is $1,852,721.
and Alex has Big Slick 
is eliminated in 3rd place on the 169 hand of the Final Table. Raymond’s Main Event prize money is $3,058,025.
. Jerry is in the lead 85% to 15%. The turn and river are blanks and Raymond Rahme’s Main Event ends in 3rd place on the 169th hand of the Final Table.
is eliminated in 2nd place on the 297th hand of the Final Table and the 36th hand of heads up play. Tuan’s Main Event prize money is $4,850,981.
lands Jerry Yang sails to the Main Event Championship on the ‘Straight River’. Tuan Lam is eliminated from the WSOP 2007 Main Event in 2nd place on the 205th hand of the Final Table.
moved All-In with 
and was called by Noa Nguyen who showed 
WSOP 1996 Main Event Champion is eliminated in 73rd place.
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.
is eliminated in 38th place.