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Watkinson Walloped!
2 years ago
Jerry Yang raises to $760,000 and Lee Watkinson re-raises all-in for about $8 million more. Yang quickly asks for a count and after a good five minutes the answer is $8,750,000. Yang waits another minute before making the call, turning up A
9
to Watkinson's A
7
!
Utter donkstrikery reigns as the audience stands to await the flop and Robert Williamson III predicts a chopped pot. As the TV cameras maneuver into position the flop comes 6 4 2 rainbow, maintaining Yang's advantage and near-deleting the possibilities for the chop. The turn card is the K and Watkinson is drawing for a seven to stay alive.
The river card is the J and Lee Watkinson has been eliminated after an aggressive all-in and a call by Yang that was either very smart or very donkalicious. Watkinson takes home $585,699 for his eighth-place finish.
Check updated chip counts here .
- Blinds: $120,000/$240,000
- Ante: $30,000
- Average Stack: $18,165,714
- Players Left: 7
- Tables Left: 1
Interview With Philip Hilm: 9th Place Finisher
2 years ago
We caught up with the ninth place finisher as he somberly exited the tournament area.
Coming in as chip leader and busting out first is not something that happens very often at a final table. Needless to say, he was not in the best of spirits, but we managed to get a couple words out of him.
Here's what Philip had to say:
So you came in today as chip leader, and you busted out ninth - how did you feel this morning before the tournament started? What was your mind-set?
I was confident, I felt I was playing strong poker, I was obviously going for the win. The only place that matters to me is first place. The other eight places are out of the question.
Would you have played differently had you not had so many chips starting out?
No, I don't think so.
Jerry Yang came in with one of the shorter stacks but started playing uber-aggressively - what was your game plan against him?
Well I wanted to keep him down - I couldn't just let him just sit and dominate the table like that. I knew it would happen, this encounter. I'm willing to take these encounters. If I'd won that pot [his losing pot], he would have been down to almost nothing - it would have been me dominating the table instead.
So do you think you played everything the way you should have?
Yes, exactly. There's a chance - even if I had known he had A-K, I would have done the same.
How do you feel right now?
Of course I'm disappointed to bust out in ninth place, but i feel I played the right way.
Thank you so much, and congratulations on the money.
- Blinds: $120,000/$240,000
- Ante: $30,000
- Average Stack: $15,895,000
- Players Left: 8
- 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 |
