Tuesday, June 19, 2007 2:33 PM Local Time
Hand #20 - Shankar Pillai has the button in seat 8, Fineman raises from early position to 60,000, and Friedman calls from the small blind. The flop comes
, Friedman checks, Fineman bets 140,000, and Friedman folds. Fineman takes the pot.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 2:33 PM Local Time
Hand #19 - Daniel Corbin has the button in seat 7, Richey raises from the cutoff, winning the blinds and antes.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 2:32 PM Local Time
T.J. Cloutier is introduced to the crowd as history is made. He holds the record with 39 WSOP Final Table appearances. With Vrable's tenth-place elimination, Phil Hellmuth has just tied him.
Hellmuth walks over to Cloutier in the stands to shake his hands, and Cloutier congratulates him.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 2:25 PM Local Time
Hand #18 - Brett Richey has the button in seat 6, Vrable moves all in from middle position, Fineman moves all in over the top, and everyone else folds. Vrable shows
, and Fineman shows
. Vrable will need to improve to stay alive.
The flop comes
, and Fineman's queens are still in the lead. The turn card is the
, the river card is the
, and Fineman wins the pot.
Luke Vrable is eliminated in tenth place, earning $21,456. The next player eliminated will receive $30,814 for ninth place.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 2:24 PM Local Time
Hand #17 - Jason Song has the button in seat 5, and Fineman raises to 60,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 2:20 PM Local Time
Hand #16 - Dustin Holmes has the button in seat 4, Hellmuth min-raises to 40,000, Richey moves all in from the big blind, and Hellmuth immediately calls with
. Richey shows
, and Hellmuth is a big favorite to double up here.
Phil Ivey yells, "Phil, do you want insurance?" Hellmuth responds, "Yes! I do!" And he jogs over to Ivey in the stands to negotiate. He returns to the table and says to his wife, "Honey! I just insured the hand! If I lose the pot, Ivey has to pay me $90,000!"
The flop comes
, and Richey needs to hit something runner-runner to bust Hellmuth here.
The turn card is the
, and Richey is drawing dead. The meaningless river card is the
, and Hellmuth wins the pot with kings full of aces to double up in chips.
Hellmuth, who was standing while the community cards were shown, takes his seat at the table and proudly says, "There's the rest of the world, and there's me."
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 2:15 PM Local Time
Luke Vrable and Perry Friedman are joking with Hellmuth between hands. We can't hear everything, but Vrable turns to his friends on the rail and says, "It's getting spicy here, folks."
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 2:13 PM Local Time
Hand #15 - Ben Fineman has the button in seat 3, Hellmuth raises from late position to 50,000, and Fineman moves all in from the button. Everyone else quickly folds, and the action is back on Hellmuth, who would have his tournament life -- and tying Cloutier's final table record -- on the line if he calls. He thinks for about two minutes, studying Fineman, before he folds. Fineman takes the pot.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 2:09 PM Local Time
Hand #14 - Luke Vrable has the button in seat 2, Fineman limps for 20,000 from the small blind, and Holmes checks his option. The flop comes
, Fineman checks, Holmes bets 30,000, and Fineman folds. Holmes takes the pot.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 2:07 PM Local Time
Hand #13 - Phil Hellmuth has the button in seat 1, and Corbin moves all in from middle position for 102,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 2:07 PM Local Time
Usually, the 10th-place finisher marks the final table bubble, or the TV bubble, or some kind of bubble. But since all ten players are being taped by ESPN at the same table, none of that really applies today.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 2:06 PM Local Time
Seat 1: Phil Hellmuth - 190,000
Seat 2: Luke Vrable - 270,000
Seat 3: Ben Fineman - 190,000
Seat 4: Dustin Holmes - 1,250,000
Seat 5: Jason Song - 235,000
Seat 6: Brett Richey - 720,000
Seat 7: Daniel Corbin - 125,000
Seat 8: Shankar Pillai - 460,000
Seat 9: Perry Friedman - 600,000
Seat 10: Beth Shak - 660,000
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 2:05 PM Local Time
Hand #12 - Beth Shak has the button in seat 10, and Holmes raises from early position to 60,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 2:04 PM Local Time
Hand #11 - Perry Friedman has the button in seat 9, Vrable raises under the gun to 55,000, Fineman moves all in for 236,000 from early position, and Vrable folds. Fineman takes the pot.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 2:03 PM Local Time
Hand #10 - Shankar Pillai has the button in seat 8, and Fineman moves all in, winning the blinds and the antes.
Hellmuth finally received his Pro Player Energy Drink, which he's had for every day of the World Series. It sounds like he was required to put it in a Milwaukee's Best cup, however.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 2:02 PM Local Time
Hand #9 - Daniel Corbin has the button in seat 7, Shak raises under the gun to 60,000, and Holmes calls from middle position. The flop comes
, and both players check. The turn card is the
, Shak checks, Holmes bets 100,000, and Shak folds. Holmes takes the pot.
During Hand #9, Hellmuth again looks for Brian Balsbaugh, apparently missing his energy drink. Balsbaugh responds, "It's comin', dude. They're bringing it out now. "
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 2:01 PM Local Time
Hand #9 - Daniel Corbin has the button in seat 7, Shak raises under the gun to 60,000, and Holmes calls from middle position. The flop comes
, and both players check. The turn card is the
, Shak checks, Holmes bets 100,000, and Shak folds. Holmes takes the pot.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 1:59 PM Local Time
Hand #8 - Brett Richey has the button in seat 6, and Vrable raises from middle position to 55,000, winning the blinds and antes. He raises his arms in mock triumph, and gives out a celebratory "Wooo!" Adding, "I'm allowed to pick up a pot every once in a while."
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 1:58 PM Local Time
Phil Hellmuth turns around in his chair to look at Brian Balsbaugh again. Balsbaugh says, "It's comin'. It's comin'."
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 1:57 PM Local Time
Hand #7 - Jason Song has the button in seat 5, and Holmes raises from the cutoff to 55,000, winning the blinds and antes.