2007 38th Annual World Series of Poker
World Championship Limit Hold'em (Event 18)
Date:
Sunday, June 10, 2007 to Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Buy-In:
$5,000
Prize Pool:
$1,207,900
Entrants:
257
Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:51:44
Saro Getzoyan Wins the $5,000 Limit Hold'em Title
In the small blind, Geoff Sanford raised and Saro Getzoyan called. The flop came 
, and Getzoyan led out. Sanford raised, and after thinking a short time Getzoyan re-raised. At this point Sanford was committed, and all his chips were soon in the pot. He turned over 
for middle pair -- but Gezoyan held 
for top pair.
The 
on the turn gave Getzoyan two pair, leaving Sanford dead to an eight. And the river brought the 
, giving the hand, the title, the $333,379 first prize, and the bracelet to Saro Getzoyan. Geoff Sanford, a most worthy runner-up who just couldn't hit a hand once we reached heads-up play, finishes second and collects $200,511.
Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:41:28
Using the Club
Getzoyan has won the blinds three hands in a row with raises.
Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:39:05
Slanted Table?
All the chips are going Saro Getzoyan's way. He just won another huge pot when, after Sanford called him on the flop and raised on the turn, the board of 
made both players check. Getzoyan held 
and Sanford couldn't beat his fours.
Sanford is in dire straits now.
Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:36:45
Friendly Game
The players are sitting in the 7 and 9 seats, across from each other and very close. They both have their game faces on...but then there will be a stray comment and both of them will break out in wide, relaxed smiles. Until the next deal comes and the shields go up.
Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:33:18
Brutal River
With the board reading 
Sanford checked and Getzoyan bet. Sanford thought a bit before making the call, and Getzoyan turned over 
, for a pair on the river. Sanford took one last look at his A-Q before throwing it in the muck.
Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:30:34
Advantage Getzoyan
With the board reading 
both players surrendered after trading bets on the flop and river. Getzoyan's 
provided the margin against Sanford's 
to win a big pot.
Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:25:24
Back and Forth
Getzoyan wins when he flops a king with 
and gets called on the flop and river, Sanford wins with 
when he flops an eight. Getzoyan has a slight chip lead -- very slight.
Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:21:27
Just Like That
Another pot won on the flop and Geoff Sanford is nearly back to even terms with Saro Getzoyan. The blinds are so big right now that it could all turn on a single hand.
Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:18:48
Sanford's Turn
After three-betting before the flop, Geoff Sanford led out on a 
board and Saro Getzoyan called. Sanford check-called the on the turn and both players checked after the 
arrived on the river. Sanford won the pot with 
.
Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:14:13
Added Incentive
The floorman just set the bracelet on the table. It's within easy reach of both players. Neither appears to notice it's even there.
Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:11:53
Saro Getzoyan Wins A Huge Pot
The two players capped the betting before the flop, guaranteeing that this would be a major confrontation. Getzoyan called bets on the flop and the turn, and when Sanford checked after the hit on the river, Getzoyan let out a long breath before making a 100K bet. Sanford called and showed 
, Getzoyan had pocket tens and took down a massive pot.
Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:07:11
Each Player Lands a Punch
The players split the opening two hands -- Getzoyan won when he flopped a king and Sanford paid off a bet on the river, Sanford made two pair with pocket fives and Getzoyan called on the turn and river.
Tue, 12 Jun 2007 21:03:56
We Begin
The players have returned from break and have begun their heads-up battle for the bracelet. And here's the chip count:
Saro Getzoyan : 1,580,000
Geoff Sanford: 970,000
Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:30:25
A Not-So-Brief Pause
My mistake, the players are on break for dinner until 9pm PDT. So, we'll resume play in about 30 minutes.
Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:17:01
A Brief Pause
The players have stepped away from the table while an exact chip count is taken and for ESPN to shoot some brief interviews.
Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:13:46
William Thorsson is Eliminated in Third Place
William Thorsson lost most of his stack to Geoff Sanford in a huge pot. The two players three-bet before the flop, which came down . The turn was the and the two players traded raises until all of Sanford's chips were in the middle. And that's when Thorsson learned that he'd been terribly unlucky -- his pocket sixes now trailed Sanford's 
. The river was the 
and that left Thorsson with just 50K left.
He was eliminated on the next hand when he was forced to toss in the last of his chips in the big blind with 
. Sanford finished the job he started with , and William Thorsson finished in third place, winning $136,493.
Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:05:51
At the Ready
Saro Getzoyan has his chips lined up in a great, pink brick -- with a few carefully-counted stacks set aside that he can push in to call and/or raise. Stacking your chips in that way is supposed to tell you something about the player...in this case I think it means that he's the big chip leader.
Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:57:50
Back at You
Saro Getzoyan won back most of the chips he lost to William Thorsson on the previous hand when, with the board showing 
, he showed the . Thorsson flashed an ace before mucking.
Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:54:00
William Thorsson Wins Another Pot From Saro Getzoyan
When Getzoyan called bets on the turn and river, and couldn't beat the king Thorsson flopped while holding .
Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:49:54
William Thorsson Hits on the River
Saro Getzoyan called a preflop raise by William Thorsson and then, after the 
flop, check-raised Thorsson, who called. Getzoyan bet out after the on the turn and the on the river but couldn't lose Thorsson, who flipped over 
for the flush.
