2007 World Series of Poker

Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem
Day: 7
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Event Info

2007 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
8♣8♦
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
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Hand #129 - Tuan Lam Doubles Through Raymond Rahme

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Tuan Lam
Tuan Lam
Hand #129 - Jerry Yang has the button in seat 4, he raises to 2.5 million, Tuan Lam moves all in for 11.65 million, Raymond Rahme moves all in over the top for 28.75 million, and Yang folds.

Rahme shows {Q-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}, and Lam shows {A-Hearts}{5-Hearts}. Tuan Lam will need to improve to stay alive.

The flop comes {A-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}, and the Canadian side of the arena cheers as Lam takes the lead with a pair of aces. Now Rahme needs a queen or a runner-runner straight to win the pot.

The turn card is the {2-Diamonds}, and Rahme is down to two outs to bust Lam here.

The river card is the {A-Spades}, and Tuan Lam wins the pot with trip aces, tripling up to an even 26 million. Raymond Rahme drops down to 17.1 million.

Tags: Jerry YangRaymond RahmeTuan Lam

Battle for Second

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Alex Kravchenko the Comeback Kid
Alex Kravchenko the Comeback Kid
Alex Kravchenko had been short-stacked for most of Day 6 and the majority of the final table. He was trailing Raymond Rahme by 200,000 chips before he took down the last hand. Kravchenko has made a tremendous comeback. It's a near miracle that he's gotten so far.

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Hand #127 - Alex Kravchenko

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Hand #127 - Raymond Rahme has the button in seat 1, Alex Kravchenko limps from the small blind for 500,000, and Jerry Yang checks his option. The flop comes {K-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{Q-Spades}, and both players check. The turn card is the {7-Hearts}, Kravchenko checks, Yang bets 1 million, and Kravchenko calls.

The river card double-pairs the board with the {Q-Hearts}, Kravchenko checks, Yang bets 2 million, and Kravchenko calls with {Q-Clubs}{10-Hearts} for a full house, queens full of kings. Yang mucks, and Alex Kravchenko takes the pot.

Tags: Alex KravchenkoJerry Yang

Play Resumes

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There is still an hour remaining in this level, with blinds at 250,000-500,000, and a 50,000 ante.

The players are seated and ready to go, so it's time to shuffle up and deal!

Official Chip Counts

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The chip counts have been physically counted by two different people at two different times (our version of a double-blind test), and they confirm exactly what Garry Gates has been tracking for PokerNews all along:

Seat 1 - Raymond Rahme - 29.2 million
Seat 2 - Alex Kravchenko - 28.3 million
Seat 4 - Jerry Yang - 57.625 million
Seat 6 - Tuan Lam - 12.35 million

Once again, let me remind everyone that our "Chip Counts" page is updated after every single hand, so you can keep constant tabs on the situation. We only post updates here among the hands as a convenience.

20-Minute Break

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We are halfway through the level, and the players take a 20-minute break. Triple-checked official chip counts are coming soon, but we're confident in the numbers currently listed.