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2007 World Series of Poker
Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem
Day: 7
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2007 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$59,784,954
Entries
6,358
Level
36
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
100,000
Here are the Top 5 All Time Russian Money Winners (not including Kravchenko's main event cash):
1st - Kirill Gerasimov - $1,691,749
2nd - Alex Kravchenko - $551,946
3rd - Sergei Pevzner - $295,528
4th - Valery Ilikian - $288,693
5th - Sergey Feklisov - $214,246
, and both players check. The turn card is the 
, and they check again. The river card is the 
, Yang bets 700,000, and Lam folds. Jerry Yang takes the pot.
, and both players check. The turn card is the
, Kravchenko bets 600,000, Yang raises to 2.6 million, and Kravchenko goes into the tank. After about two minutes, Kravchenko makes his signature all-in move, where he stands up and pushes forward his entire stack at once. Kravchenko is all in for 10.35 million, and now it's Yang's turn to go into the tank.
After more than a minute of thinking, Jerry Yang folds, and Kravchenko's fans start cheering and chanting in the stands. Tournament Director/Announcer Jack Effel jokes, "Another round of vodka here."
Alex Kravchenko takes the pot, increasing his stack to 13.95 million.
Seat 2 - Alex Kravchenko - 10.8 million
Seat 4 - Jerry Yang - 60.725 million
Seat 6 - Tuan Lam - 22.7 million
spiked on the river to save Tuan Lam from elimination, he nearly burst into tears as he dove into the crowd. He disappeared in a sea of Canadian flags as his family and friends went berserk. They screamed, jumped around, and loudly celebrated Lam's double up. Lam is no longer the short stack with 22.75 million.
, Yang checks, Lam bets 1.5 million, Kravchenko folds, Yang raises to 4.5 million, and Lam moves all in for 10.8 million. The crowd behind the Canadian flag (sitting behind Tuan Lam) goes crazy. Jerry Yang goes into the tank for about two minutes, and the crowd is absolutely silent when he says, "I call." The crowd instantly jumps to their feet to see the cards.
Yang shows
for a pair of tens, and Lam shows 
for an open-ended straight draw. Lam needs to improve to stay alive, but he can catch an ace, a king, a queen, or a nine. The turn card is the
, and Yang retains the lead. Lam has 13 outs, or else he is out in fourth place. The river card is the --
! The Canadians in the crowd rush the stage in excitement as they mob Tuan Lam, raising his arms in victory and celebrating as he wins the pot with a pair of queens to double up to an even 23 million. It's a celebration of pure joy, and based on the intensity of it, you would think he had actually won the tournament rather than just survived with four players remaining. Jerry Yang drops down to 60.025 million, but retains the chip lead.