Tuesday, June 19, 2007 6:37 PM Local Time
Seat 4 - Dustin Holmes - 900,000
Seat 5 - Jason Song - 975,000
Seat 8 - Shankar Pillai - 900,000
Seat 10 - Beth Shak - 2,060,000
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 6:34 PM Local Time
Hand #103 - Beth Shak has the button in seat 10, and Holmes raises from the small blind to 120,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 6:34 PM Local Time
Hand #102 - Shankar Pillai has the button in seat 8, and Song raises from the cutoff to 110,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 6:33 PM Local Time
Hand #101 - Jason Song has the button in seat 5, Holmes raises from the cutoff to 110,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 6:33 PM Local Time
Hand #100 - Dustin Holmes has the button in seat 4, and everyone folds to Pillai, giving him a walk in the big blind.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 6:32 PM Local Time
Hand #93 - Jason Song has the button in seat 5, he raises to 120,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #94 - Shankar Pillai has the button in seat 8, and Shak raises from the small blind to 220,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #95 - Beth Shak has the button in seat 10, Pillai raises under the gun to 110,000, Shak reraises from the button to 500,000, and Pillai folds. Shak takes the pot.
Hand #96 - Dustin Holmes has the button in seat 4, and he raises to 110,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #97 - Jason Song has the button in seat 5, and Holmes raises under the gun to 115,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #98 - Shankar Pillai has the button in seat 8, he raises to 110,000, and Holmes calls from the big blind. The flop comes
, Holmes checks, Pillai bets 140,000, and Holmes folds. Pillai takes the pot.
Hand #99 - Beth Shak has the button in seat 10, Pillai raises under the gun to 110,000, Holmes reraises from the small blind to 290,000, Pillai thinks for a moment before he mvoes all in, and Holmes thinks for about 15 seconds before he folds
face up. Pillai takes the pot.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 6:22 PM Local Time
Hand #92 - Dustin Holmes has the button in seat 4, and he raises, winning the blinds and antes.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 6:21 PM Local Time
Hand #92 - Dustin Holmes has the button in seat 4, and he raises, winning the blinds and antes.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 6:21 PM Local Time
Seat 4 - Dustin Holmes - 870,000
Seat 5 - Jason Song - 1,100,000
Seat 8 - Shankar Pillai - 1,030,000
Seat 10 - Beth Shak - 1,945,000
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 6:20 PM Local Time
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Tuesday, June 19, 2007 6:18 PM Local Time
Hand #91 - Ben Fineman has the button in seat 3, he moves all in for 225,000, and Song thinks for a moment before he calls with
. Fineman shows
, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.
The flop comes
, and Song retains the lead with pocket nines. The turn card is the
, and Fineman needs a queen to stay alive.
The river card is the
, and Ben Fineman is eliminated in fifth place, earning $100,431. The next player eliminated will receive $141,516 for fourth place.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 6:14 PM Local Time
Hand #90 - Beth Shak has the button in seat 10, Pillai raises from the cutoff to 110,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 6:13 PM Local Time
Hand #89 - Shankar Pillai has the button in seat 8, Holmes raises under the gun to 110,000, Song moves all in for 380,000, and Holmes calls with
. Song shows
, and he's in a strong position to double up here.
The board comes
, and Song's pocket queens hold up to win the pot, and he doubles up in chips.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 6:11 PM Local Time
There was an extra-long interview break for Hellmuth's interview, as you might imagine. But the cards are now back in the air.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 6:07 PM Local Time
Seat 3 - Ben Fineman - 290,000
Seat 4 - Dustin Holmes - 1,325,000
Seat 5 - Jason Song - 380,000
Seat 8 - Shankar Pillai - 960,000
Seat 10 - Beth Shak - 2,045,000
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 6:03 PM Local Time
Hand #88 - Jason Song has the button in seat 5, Hellmuth raises under the gun to 120,000, and Shak calls from the big blind. The flop comes
, Shak moves all in, and Hellmuth calls all in for 305,000 with
for a pair of tens. Shak shows
for a pair of queens, and Hellmuth will need to improve to survive.
Because Hellmuth is behind, there's no need to insurance from Phil Ivey. Besides, Hellmuth is suddenly in a much less jovial mood.
The turn card is the
, and Hellmuth needs an ace or a ten on the river if he wants to continue pursuit of his 12th bracelet today.
The river card is the
, and Beth Shak wins the pot with a pair of queens. Hellmuth walks over to his wife for a moment before returning to the table to shake hands with the other players.
Phil Hellmuth is eliminated in sixth place, earning $76,464 (minus what he lost in side bets to Phil Ivey). The next player eliminated will receive $100,431 for fifth place.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 5:58 PM Local Time
Hand #87 - Dustin Holmes has the button in seat 4, and he raises to 110,000, winning the blinds and antes. Holmes shows
as he collects the chips.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 5:57 PM Local Time
Hand #86 - Ben Fineman has the button in seat 3, he raises to 110,000, Holmes moves all in from the small blind, and Fineman calls with
. Holmes shows
, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.
The flop comes
, and the crowd "oohs" as Holmes takes the lead with a pair of tens.
The turn card is the
, and Fineman needs an ace on the river to bust Holmes here.
The river card is the
, and Dustin Holmes doubles up with trip tens.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 5:54 PM Local Time
Hand #85 - Phil Hellmuth has the button in seat 1, he raises to 120,000 and then stands up and stares at Fineman as Fineman considers what to do from the small blind. Fineman folds, and now it's Holmes' turn to sweat under the glare of Hellmuth.
After about 30 seconds, Holmes moves all in, and Hellmuth immediately calls with
. Holmes shows
. Hellmuth has the preflop lead, and he'll need it to hold up to stay alive.
Hellmuth takes his standard walk over to Ivey (insurance?) before sitting in the stands with his wife to watch the board on the big screen.
The flop comes
, and the crowd groans as Holmes picks up a club flush draw.
The turn card is the
, and Hellmuth retains the lead with king high. Holmes needs a queen, a jack, or any club to bust Hellmuth here.
The river card is the --
, and the crowd cheers as Phil Hellmuth doubles up in chips.
Hellmuth walks over to Ivey and says, "I owe you thirty more thousand ..."
Phil Ivey has already made two final tables at this WSOP, but he might make more money at this one. The announcer says, "Phil needs to finish in at least fourth place to break even with his side bets."
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 5:51 PM Local Time
Seat 1 - Phil Hellmuth, Jr. - 190,000
Seat 3 - Ben Fineman - 1,025,000
Seat 4 - Dustin Holmes - 900,000
Seat 5 - Jason Song - 465,000
Seat 8 - Shankar Pillai - 550,000
Seat 10 - Beth Shak - 1,565,000