2007 38th Annual World Series of Poker
No-Limit Hold'em (Event 47)
Date:
Friday, June 29, 2007 to Sunday, July 01, 2007
Buy-In:
$2,000
Prize Pool:
$3,709,160
Entrants:
2,038
Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:18:15
Hand #175 - Blair Rodman Wins Event #47 ($707,898)
Hand #175 - Amato Galasso has the button, he limps, Rodman moves all in, and Galasso quickly calls with 
. Rodman shows 
, and he'll need to improve to bust Galasso.
The flop comes 
, and Rodman takes the lead with a pair of jacks.
The turn card is the 
, and Galasso needs to catch a deuce for a chop (with five-high straights) or a king to win the pot and double up.
The river card is the 
, and Blair Rodman wins the pot -- and the bracelet -- with a pair of jacks.
Amato Galasso is eliminated in second place, earning $448,808.
Blair Rodman wins Event #47 ($2,000 No-Limit Hold'em), earning $707,898, a Corum watch, and a coveted WSOP bracelet.
Here are the final table payouts:
1st - Blair Rodman - $707,898
2nd - Amato Galasso - $448,808
3rd - Klein Kim Bach - $289,314
4th - Anna Wroblewski - $192,876
5th - Steve 'Stan' Crawford - $135,384
6th - Roland de Wolfe - $98,293
7th - Joe Pelton - $74,183
8th - David Schnettler - $55,637
9th - Mark McKibben - $42,655
Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:15:26
Hand #174 - Blair Rodman
Hand #174 - Blair Rodman has the button. The flop comes 
, and both players check. The turn card is the 
, Galasso checks, Rodman bets, and Galasso folds.
Rodman: 
Galasso: 
Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:13:05
Hand #173 - Amato Galasso
Hand #173 - Amato Galasso has the button, he limps, and Rodman checks. The flop coms 
, Rodman checks, Galasso bets 275,000, and Rodman folds.
Rodman: 
Galasso: 
Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:12:49
Hand #172 - Blair Rodman
Hand #172 - Blair Rodman has the button. The flop comes 
, Rodman bets 300,000, and Galasso folds.
Rodman: 
Galasso: 
Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:11:56
Hand #171 - Amato Galasso
Hand #171 - Amato Galasso has the button. The flop comes A-K-Q, Rodman checks, Galasso bets with A-6, and Rodman folds.
Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:08:16
Hand #170 - Blair Rodman
Hand #170 - Blair Rodman has the button. They see a board of 
, Rodman bets 250,000, and Galasso folds.
Rodman: 
Galasso: 
Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:07:50
Hand #169 - Blair Rodman
Hand #169 - Amato Galasso has the button. The flop comes 
, and both players check. The turn card is the , Rodman bets, and Galasso calls. The river card is the , Rodman bets, and Galasso folds.
Rodman: 
Galasso: 
Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:02:45
Hand 168 - Blair Rodman
Hand #168 - Blair Rodman has the button, he raises, and Galasso folds.
Rodman: 
Galasso:
Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:02:24
Hand #167 - Amato Galasso
Hand #167 - Amato Galasso has the button, he limps, and Rodman checks. The flop comes 
, Rodman checks, Galasso bets 275,000, and Rodman folds.
Rodman: 
Galasso: 
Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:02:10
Hand #166 - Blair Rodman
Hand #166 - Blair Rodman has the button. The flop comes 
, Galasso checks, Rodman bets, and Galasso folds.
Rodman: 
Galasso: 
Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:01:43
Updated Chip Counts
Blair Rodman - 5.14 million
Amato Galasso - 2.96 million
Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:01:31
Hand #165 - Amato Galasso
Hand #165 - Amato Galasso has the button, he limps, and Rodman checks. The flop comes 
, and both players check. The turn card is the , Rodman checks, Galasso bets, and Rodman folds.
Rodman: 
Galasso:
Sun, 01 Jul 2007 23:01:01
Hand #164 - Blair Rodman
Hand #164 - Blair Rodman has the button, he limps, Galasso raises, Rodman moves all in, and Galasso folds.
Rodman:
Galasso: 
Sun, 01 Jul 2007 22:59:51
Hand #163 - Blair Rodman
Hand #163 - Amato Galasso has the button, he limps, Rodman moves all in, and Galasso folds.
Rodman:
Galasso:
Sun, 01 Jul 2007 22:59:30
Hand #162 - Blair Rodman
Hand #162 - Blair Rodman has the button, he raises, and Galasso calls. The flop comes , and both players check. the turn card is the , and they check again. The river card is the , Rodman bets 500,000, and Galasso calls with for a pair of tens. Rodman shows 
for a king-high flush to win the pot.
Sun, 01 Jul 2007 22:59:17
Hand #161 - Amato Galasso
Hand #161 - Amato Galasso has the button, he limps, and Rodman checks. The flop comes , and both players check. The turn card is the , Rodman checks, Galasso bets 275,000, and Rodman folds.
Rodman: 
Galasso:
Sun, 01 Jul 2007 22:58:35
Hand #160 - Amato Galasso
Hand #160 - Blair Rodman has the button, he limps, and Galasso checks. The flop comes , Galasso checks, Rodman bets, and Galasso calls. the turn card is the 
, and both players check. the river card is the , Galasso bets 400,000, and Rodman folds.
Rodman:
Galasso:
Sun, 01 Jul 2007 22:58:20
Hand #159 - Amato Galasso
Hand #159 - Amato Galasso has the button, he raises, and Rodman folds.
Rodman: ?
Galasso:
Sun, 01 Jul 2007 22:58:01
Hand #158 - Blair Rodman
Hand #158 - Blair Rodman has the button. The flop comes , Galasso checks, Rodman bets, and Galasso folds.
Rodman:
Galasso: 
Sun, 01 Jul 2007 22:57:19
Hand #157 - Amato Galasso
Hand #157 - Amato Galasso has the button, he limps, and Rodman checks. The flop comes , Rodman bets 250,000, Galasso raises, and Rodman folds. Galasso takes the pot.
Rodman:
Galasso:
