2007 38th Annual World Series of Poker
No-Limit Hold'em (Event 10)
Date:
Wednesday, June 06, 2007 to Friday, June 08, 2007
Buy-In:
$2,000
Prize Pool:
$2,786,420
Entrants:
1,531
Sat, 09 Jun 2007 10:36:42
Will Durkee Wins the Bracelet
Fri, 08 Jun 2007 18:45:33
A Champion!
17:43
Todd Terry has A-Q and Will Durkee has J-4.
The board comes 8-9-T but the turn queen gets Todd all-in with top pair and top kicker. However that same queen has given Will the queen-high straight, a meaningless queen falls on the river and it's over.
Todd Terry second place
and
A WSOP bracelet to Will Durkee.
Fri, 08 Jun 2007 18:41:06
The Lead Grows
17:39
Increased aggression by Will Durkee is continuing to pay off.
Will Durkee 5,195,000
Todd Terry 955,000
Without a single big hand, Will has built an even larger lead.
Blinds and antes, blinds and antes.
Fri, 08 Jun 2007 18:34:56
Chop the Board
17:32
On an A-2-7-7-2 board, Will Durkee fires a bet on the river but Todd Terry calls. Todd, who has been playing super tight, laughed as he made the callā?¦
Both players were playing the board and they chopped the pot.
Fri, 08 Jun 2007 18:30:17
Small Ball it is
Will Durkee is winning hand after hand, either checking to the river or making very small bets at Todd Terry, who is laying down hand after hand. Todd seems to be waiting for that one BIG hand to resurrect his chances at this bracelet.
Fri, 08 Jun 2007 18:28:47
Good Laydown
17:26
Todd Terry gets away from middle pair of eights when Will Durkee moves in on him. It was a good lay down as Will had two pair, queens and eights.
Remember we can see most of the hole cards here in the control room.
Fri, 08 Jun 2007 18:25:42
Chip Counts
17:23
Will Durkee 3,990,000
Todd Terry 2,150,000
Fri, 08 Jun 2007 18:20:20
The Action or Lack of It
17:24
Players are actually doing a fair amount of folding their small blind or folding the BB to a standard raise. Fairly conservative play for heads up.
The commentators are mentioning how unusual this is but it does appear that Will Durkee may be able to "small ball" his way to a bracelet.
Fri, 08 Jun 2007 18:18:43
Chip Counts
17:16
Will Durkee 4,155,000
Todd Terry 1,950,000
Fri, 08 Jun 2007 18:09:38
Never Mind the Money
17:05
They have decided to play on without the customary pile o' money, Since they are in the Bluff tent, there is no one to see the presentation anyway.
Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:59:19
Break
16:55
We are on a break for the money and bracelet to be brought to the table.
Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:52:53
First Time
We have learned that this is Todd Terry's first WSOP event.
Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:52:13
Chip Counts
16:45
Will Durkee 4,575,000
Todd Terry 1,530,000
Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:42:51
Hunter Frey Eliminated
16:41
Hunter Frey is super-short and simply moves in with 8-6 off-suit. Todd Terry looks down to see 9-9 and makes the call. The board goes big A-T-A-J-7 and Hunter Frey finishes third.
Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:36:44
Justin Bonomo Eliminated
16:35
On the very next hand, Justin Bonomo moves his last chips in with 
and gets called again by Will Durkee who shows 
. The board comes 
and Justin Bonomo is gone that fast in fourth place.
Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:35:14
Big Hand, Big Swing
16:34
Justin Bonomo and Will Durkee get it all-in. Justin shows 
but Wil has 
. The board comes 
and Justin is down to 475K and Wil has 3.85M.
Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:27:07
Michael Banducci - 5th place - $105,884
In a battle of the blinds, Michael Banducci limped in from the small blind, and the flop came 5-6-7. Banducci bet at the flop, Durkee moved in, and Banducci quickly called.
Banducci showed 6-5 for two pair, and Durkee flipped over 7-5 for a bigger two pair. The turn was the 
, meaning an 8 would bring a chop, But the river was the 
, and Michael Banducci was eliminated in fifth place.
Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:22:12
Table Captain?
16:19
Justin Bonomo has been stealing blinds from a oddly passive table.
Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:14:54
Chip Counts
Will Durkee 2,600,000
Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo 1,600,000
Hunter Frey 950,000
Mike Banducci 717,000
Todd Terry 645,000
Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:57:25
Chip Count
Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo 2,012,000
Will Durkee 1,775,000
Mike Banducci 1,040,000
Hunter Frey 855,000
Todd Terry 450,000
