2007 World Series of Poker

Perl Not Quite Eliminated

Anita Perl has A-K versus Erik Seidel's A-9. Perl is all in but Seidel hits two nines on the flop: 9-9-5-2-4. "That's horrible!" she says, standing up. Seidel's at 10,000.

Hold'em Now

Level 21: Hold’em
Blinds: 500-1,000
Bets: 1,000-2,000

Another Out

Jordan Siegel has been eliminated.

Seventy-Seven

We are down to 77 players on 10 tables.

Shuffle Up and Deal!

Break Time

We are on a fifteen minute break. We went to Stud-8 about ten minutes ago, and will continue with that for another 20 minutes.

Cyndy Violette Out

Cyndy Violette
David Benyamine
Thom Schultz

On fifth, Violette is all in for her last 70 in chips. Thom Schultz raises to 1,600 and Benyamine calls. On sixth, both check on the side. On seventh, both check on the side. Schultz shows in the hole for two pair and Violette is out.

Daniel Negreanu Busts

Daniel Negreanu ()
Seat 1
Jack Ward ()

The higher two pair of Jack Ward takes out Negreanu. Jokingly, he bugs the player in seat 1 who folded on fifth. Had he folded on fourth, that player's ace would have gone to Negreanu instead and he would have made aces and eights. Negreanu is now practicing his golf swing with several other players.

Massive Three-Way Star-Studded Quads Pot

Cyndy Violette
David Benyamine
Ted Lawson

Coming in on seventh street, Lawson bets and Benyamine calls. Violette raises. Lawson re-raises. Benyamine folds and Violette calls.

Lawson shows -x for quad eights and Benyamine says he had three kings, mucking. Violette just mucks. Lawson takes down a 23,000 pot.

Lawson has 41,000. Benyamine has 21,400. Violette has 22,000. Perhaps on tilt, a few hands later she's down to 2,600.