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Action Update #3 for Main Event Final Table!
2 years ago
Since the elimination of Jon Kalmar we haven't seen much action, with a number of breaks and a blind increase interrupting play and keeping players from getting much traction going. Here are the highlights from the last hour of play:
Show Me the Money!
After Kalmar was fried, play was interrupted by the presentation of the money. Players will now have to contend with the presence of $8.25 million in cold, hard, cash (or the illusion thereof) on a table above the playing area. Good luck staying focused now, suckers!
Yang Muscles Kravchenko
Alex Kravchenko raises to $800,000 and Jerry Yang goes into the tank before announcing a raise. Yang makes it $3 million and Tuan Lam and Ray Rahme gets out of the way. Kravchenko thinks for a moment before laying it down and Yang takes the pot.
Kravchenko Muscles Lam
Tuan Lam raises to $1 million from the button and Alex Kravchenko comes over the top all-in. Lam gives the matter some thought but lays it down rather quickly and Kravchenko augments his stack.
Pot for Yang
Jerry Yang limps-in for the first time at the final table and Alex Kravchenko checks his option. The flop comes A-K-10 rainbow and both players check. The turn is the 3
and Kravchenko checks. Yang checks behind and the river is the 8
. Kravchenko checks a third time and Yang bets $500,000. Kravchenko lays it down and Yang takes the pot.
Get exhaustively updated chip counts here.
- Blinds: $200,000/$400,000
- Ante: $50,000
- Average Stack: $31,790,000
- Players Left: 4
- Tables Left: 1
Interview with Jon Kalmar: 5th Place Finisher
2 years ago
This up-beat British man was cheery - as he should be, after winning $1.25 million!
Here's what he had to say:
So how are you feeling now? You’re a millionaire!
Yeah I’m thrilled, yeah! I can’t complain if I wanted to!
How did your day go? What was your game plan?
I don’t buy into all this game plan stuff, you can’t dictate how you play. Other people’s cards can dictate how you play, and the way they play dictates a lot of how you play, so yeah I just tried to get a few hands.
Jerry came out of the blocks firing straight away and he never slowed down; he was very difficult to play against, so I bet a hand there, I figured I’d get a little with this one, on ace-king, and I thought, well if I double up on this one then I’m in the game and I’ve got a good shot at it.
Is there anything you would have done differently?
No, I don’t think there’s anything I woulda done differently at any point, I’ve definitely made one or two mistakes down the line but walking into an event like this, pretty good way to get away with it.
I heard you used to be in a punk rock band!
(Laughs.) Yeah! We used to do Sex Pistols covers, Flash, Green Day covers…
Yeah you were wearing a Sex Pistols’ t-shirt the other day. What do you think you’ll do with the money now?
Well I’m gonna pay my house off now, probably pay my mum’s house off, and then use the rest as a bit of a bank roll!
More poker! You gonna be at the World Series of Poker Europe?
Yeah, well everyone keeps asking me I think pretty much it’s nailed on.
Well congratulations!
Thank you! Take care.
- Blinds: $150,000/$300,000
- Ante: $40,000
- Average Stack: $31,790,000
- Players Left: 4
- Tables Left: 1
Event 55, World Championship No-Limit Texas Hold'em - Day 7, Reports by:
Owen Laukkanen
Arthur Crowson
Martin Derbyshire
Thomas Vedel
Matthew Showell
Event 55, World Championship...
- Buy-In: $10,000
- Entrants: 6,358
- Total Prize Money: $59,784,954
- Date: Jul 6, 2007
- Final Day Jul 17, 2007
Event Chip Leaders2 years ago
Event 55, World Championship No-Limit Texas Hold'em
| Player | Chip Stack |
|---|---|
| Jerry Yang | $127,160,000 |
| Tuan Lam | Eliminated |
Blind Structure2 years ago
Event 55, World Championship No-Limit Texas Hold'em
| Level | Ante | Blinds |
|---|
| Level 1 | $50/$100 | ||
| Level 2 | $100/$200 | ||
| Level 3 | $200/$400 | ||
| Level 4 | $50 | $200/$400 | |
| Level 5 | $75 | $300/$600 | |
| Level 6 | $100 | $400/$800 | |
| Level 7 | $100 | $500/$1,000 | |
| Level 8 | $200 | $600/$1,200 | |
| Level 9 | $200 | $800/$1,600 | |
| Level 10 | $300 | $1,000/$2,000 | |
| Level 11 | $300 | $1,200/$2,400 | |
| Level 12 | $400 | $1,500/$3,000 | |
| Level 13 | $500 | $2,000/$4,000 | |
| Level 14 | $500 | $2,500/$5,000 | |
| Level 15 | $1,000 | $3,000/$6,000 | |
| Level 16 | $1,000 | $4,000/$8,000 | |
| Level 17 | $1,000 | $5,000/$10,000 | |
| Level 18 | $2,000 | $6,000/$12,000 | |
| Level 19 | $2,000 | $8,000/$16,000 | |
| Level 20 | $3,000 | $10,000/$20,000 | |
| Level 21 | $3,000 | $12,000/$24,000 | |
| Level 22 | $4,000 | $15,000/$30,000 | |
| Level 23 | $5,000 | $20,000/$40,000 | |
| Level 24 | $5,000 | $25,000/$50,000 | |
| Level 25 | $10,000 | $30,000/$60,000 | |
| Level 26 | $10,000 | $40,000/$80,000 | |
| Level 27 | $15,000 | $60,000/$120,000 | |
| Level 28 | $20,000 | $80,000/$160,000 | |
| Level 29 | $30,000 | $100,000/$200,000 | |
| Level 30 | $30,000 | $120,000/$240,000 | |
| Level 31 | $40,000 | $150,000/$300,000 | |
| Level 32 | $50,000 | $200,000/$400,000 | |
| Level 33 | $50,000 | $250,000/$500,000 | |
| Level 34 | $75,000 | $300,000/$600,000 | |
| Level 35 | $100,000 | $400,000/$800,000 | |
| Level 36 | $150,000 | $500,000/$1,000,000 | |
| Level 37 | $200,000 | $600,000/$1,200,000 | |
| Level 38 | $200,000 | $800,000/$1,600,000 | |
| Level 39 | $300,000 | $1,000,000/$2,000,000 | |
| Level 40 | $300,000 | $1,200,000/$2,400,000 | |
| Level 41 | $400,000 | $1,500,000/$3,000,000 | |
| Level 42 | $500,000 | $2,000,000/$4,000,000 | |
| Level 43 | $500,000 | $2,500,000/$5,000,000 | |
| Level 44 | $1,000,000 | $3,000,000/$6,000,000 |
