Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem | 2007 World Series of Poker

Jul 17, 2007

Pros on the Rail

Devilfish posing with the Milwaukee's Best Light Girls outside the Poker Tent

After Alex Kravchenko doubled through Jerry Yang, Dave "Devilfish" Ulliott walked up to the stage and shook Kravchenko's hand. Kravchenko was smiling which is rare for him. It wasn't Devilfish's appearance that made him grin, rather it was the 18 million pot he took off of Yang that made him happy.

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Jul 17, 2007

Hand #81 - Raymond Rahme

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Hand #81 - Jerry Yang has the button in seat 4, he raises to 1.5 million, Raymond Rahme thinks for a bit before he reraises from the big blind to 6.5 million, and Yang thinks for about 30 seconds before he folds.

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Jul 17, 2007

Last 10 Hands: 71-80

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Jerry Yang took down seven pots in the last ten hands, but he managed to lose a big one. He doubled up Alex Kravchenko and slipped to 66 million. Kravchenko is no longer the short stack after he won his race against Yang.

Yang has won 30 out of the first 80 hands.

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Jul 17, 2007

Hand #80 - Jerry Yang

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Hand #80 - Alex Kravchenko has the button in seat 2, and Jerry Yang raises from the small blind to 1.5 million, winning the blinds and antes.

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Jul 17, 2007

Hand #79 - Jerry Yang

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Hand #79 - Raymond Rahme has the button in seat 1, Alex Kravchenko limps from the small blind for 400,000, Jerry Yang raises from the big blind to 1.9 million, and Kravchenko folds. Yang takes the pot.

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Jul 17, 2007

World Series of Poker History: The Final Four

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Most poker fans know that Dan Harrington made two final tables in consecutive years (2003 and 2004) and was among the Final Four players both times. He has also made three Final Fours since 1995.

But did you know that in the last ten years, T.J. Cloutier also made the Final Four twice?

Here's a list of previous Final Four players at the WSOP main event:

2006: Jamie Gold, Paul Wasicka, Mike Binger, and Allen Cunningham

2005: Joe Hachem, Steven Dannenmann, John Barch, and Aaron Kanter

2004: Greg Raymer, David Williams, Josh Arieh, and Dan Harrington

2003: Chris Moneymaker, Sam Farha, Dan Harrington, and Jason Lester

2002: Robert Varkonyi, Julian Gardner, Ralph Perry, and Scott Gray

2001: Carlos Mortensen, Dewey Tomko, Stan Schrier, and Phil Gordon

2000: Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson, T.J. Cloutier, Steve Kaufman, and Hasan Habib

1999: Noel Furlong, Alan Goehring, Padraig Parkinson, and Erik Seidel

1998: Scotty Nguyen, Kevin McBride, T.J. Cloutier, and Dewey Weum

1997: Stu Ungar, John Strzemp, Mel 'Silver Fox' Judah, and Ron Stanley

1996: Huck Seed, Bruce Van Horn, John Bonetti, and Men 'The Master' Nguyen

1995: Dan Harrington, Howard Goldfarb, Brent Carter, and Hamid Dastmalchi

Jul 17, 2007

Hand #78 - Alex Kravchenko Doubles Through Jerry Yang

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Hand #78 - Tuan Lam has the button in seat 6, Jerry Yang raises under the gun to 1.5 million, and Alex Kravchenko thinks for a bit before he stands up and moves all in. He stands behind his chips as if ready for battle. The dealer is counting down the chips to determine the size of the bet -- Kravchenko is all in for 9.05 million.

When the count is finished, Yang stands up and stares at Kravchenko. You can really see a different in their heights right now, and Kravchenko definitely has a menacing stare, and he seems to be about a foot and a half taller than Yang.

After about two minutes, Yang calls, showing {K-Spades}

. Kravchenko flips over {3-Clubs}

, and he needs it to hold up to stay alive.

In the crowd, Tuan Lam walks over to the rail, and his wife is extremely excited, even though her husband is not in the hand. She's clearly hoping that he'll move up one more spot in the money here.

The flop comes {8-Clubs}

, and the entire room erupts in applause as Kravchenko flops a set -- but Kravchenko himself stands motionless.

The meaningless last two cards are {5-Spades}

-- and Yang rivers a pair of kings, but it's too little, too late. Alex Kravchenko wins the pot with a set of threes, doubling up to 18.5 million. Jerry Yang drops down to 65.875 million.

David 'Devilfish' Ulliott shows up on stage, and he shakes Kravchenko's hand after the double up.

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Jul 17, 2007