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Friday, June 22, 2007 6:43 PM Local Time
Blinds are up to 15,000-30,000 with betting limits of 30,000-60,000.
Friday, June 22, 2007 6:32 PM Local Time
Friday, June 22, 2007 6:31 PM Local Time
Wong and Borteh saw a flop of
, Wong with the
, Borteh with the
. Wong led out and Borteh called. The turn was the
. Wong bet again, Borteh raised and Wong called. The river was the
. Wong checked, Borteh bet and Wong folded.
Borteh nearly doubled his stack on the hand, while Wong bled away 200K
of his chip lead.
Friday, June 22, 2007 6:30 PM Local Time
Pham limped in from the small blind with
and Keller checked his option in the big blind with
. The flop was an interesting one--
. Pham checked, Keller bet his open-ended straight draw and Pham folded.
Friday, June 22, 2007 6:26 PM Local Time
Wong raised from the button with the
and Pham called from the big blind with
. The flop brought Pham the nut straight--
. Pham bet out and Wong called. The turn was the
. Pham checked and Wong checked behind. The river was the
. Pham bet and Wong folded.
Friday, June 22, 2007 6:25 PM Local Time
David Pham raised pre-flop and Brandon Wong called. The holecams revealed:
Pham
Wong
The flop was
. Wong check-called a bet from Pham. The turn was the
. Wong bet, Pham raised, leaving himself only one chip behind that he picked up and sort of playfully waved at Wong, almost begging for a raise. Wong must have picked up on something from that display and he folded his hand.
Friday, June 22, 2007 6:12 PM Local Time
David Pham raised from the cutoff, Shawn Keller three-bet, Alex Borteh four-bet, Pham folded and Keller called. The flop was
. Borteh bet out and Keller folded while Pham kicked himself under the table for folding his hand that would have flopped trips.
Friday, June 22, 2007 6:06 PM Local Time
Keller raised pre-flop and Borteh called. The holecams revealed:
Keller
Borteh
The flop was
. Borteh checked, Keller bet, Borteh raised and Keller called. The turn was the
. Borteh checked, Keller bet and Borteh folded.
Friday, June 22, 2007 6:02 PM Local Time
Alex Borteh raises, Shawn Keller three-bets and Borteh calls. The holecams reveal:
Borteh
Keller
The flop was a huge one for Borteh--
, Borteh bet out and Keller called. The turn was the
. Borteh checked and Keller checked. The river was the
. Keller checked, Borteh bet and Keller folded.
Borteh nearly doubled his stack on the hand.
Friday, June 22, 2007 5:55 PM Local Time
Brandon Wong 820,000
Shawn Keller 460,000
David "The Dragon" Pham 250,000
Alexander Borteh 225,000
Friday, June 22, 2007 5:54 PM Local Time
Matthew Kelly got the last of his chips in with
on a
flop and Alex Borteh called with
. The turn was the
, the river was the
and Kelly was eliminated.
Friday, June 22, 2007 5:52 PM Local Time
Alex Borteh raised on the button with
and Matthew Kelly called from the big blind with
. Borteh finally hit a monster flopping top set on the
flop. Borteh bet the last of his chips and Kelly called. The turn was the
, the river was the
and Borteh doubled his micro-stack, but is still extremely short on chips.
Friday, June 22, 2007 5:46 PM Local Time
Wong has been essentially auto-raising the button or the small blind with any two cards if the action is folded to him. He's been picking up a lot of blinds uncontested, as the short stacks, especially Borteh wait for a decent hand to go in with.
Friday, June 22, 2007 5:45 PM Local Time
David Pham raised pre-flop and Alex Borteh called. The holecams revealed:
Pham
Borteh
The flop was
. Borteh checked, Pham bet and Borteh folded, leaving himself barely enough chips to make it through the blinds.
Friday, June 22, 2007 5:25 PM Local Time
Friday, June 22, 2007 4:58 PM Local Time
Players will be on a 15-minute break after the 1,000 denomination chips are colored up and removed from the table.
Friday, June 22, 2007 4:52 PM Local Time
Brandon Wong 630,000
Shawn Keller 430,000
Matthew Kelly 300,000
Alex Borteh 220,000
David Pham 190,000
Friday, June 22, 2007 4:51 PM Local Time
Vivek Rajkumar got the last of his chips in with the
on an
board and Brandon Wong called with
. The turn was the
, the river was the
, and Rajkumar ended his quest to tie Steve Billirakis' record as the youngest WSOP bracelet winner in history.
Friday, June 22, 2007 4:41 PM Local Time
David Pham raised, Alex Borteh re-raised, Pham asked Borteh how much he had behind and Borteh counted out 32,000. Pham re-raised, Borteh raised all in and Pham called.
Pham
Borteh
The flop was
, pairing Borteh's king. The turn was the
, giving him two pair, but opening up a gutshot straight draw for Pham. The river was the
, and Borteh got a much-needed double-up.
Friday, June 22, 2007 4:36 PM Local Time
Brandon Wong raised from the small blind and Alex Borteh called from the big blind. The holecams revealed:
Wong
Borteh
The flop was
, giving Borteh two pair and Wong the nut straight. Wong bet and Borteh smooth-called. The turn was the
. Now the fireworks begin. Wong bet, Borteh raised, Wong thought and Hollywood-ed for a while before re-raising and Borteh called. The river was the
. Wong bet, Borteh raised, Wong re-raised, and Borteh called.
Wong dragged the monster pot with his straight and his stack shot up past the 600K mark. Borteh was left with 165,000.