2007 World Series of Poker
Event 55 - $10,000 World Championship No Limit Holdem
Day: 7
Event Info
Seat 2 - Alex Kravchenko - 5.86 million
Seat 4 - Jerry Yang - 62.37 million
Seat 6 - Tuan Lam - 20.605 million
Seat 8 - Jon Kalmar - 15.98 million
Seat 9 - Hevad 'Rain' Khan - 6.715 million
On Hand #50, Alex Kravchenko moved all in from UTG and Rain Khan shoved all in from his small blind. It was a classic race. Alas, Kravchenko won it when he flopped a Jack to double up. Khan and Kravchenko are both the short stacks. Jerry Yang is still the chipleader.
Kravchenko shows , and Khan shows -- it's a race situation, and Kravchenko needs to improve to survive. (Raymond Rahme walks over to his fans to tell them he folded A-Q.)
The flop comes , and a big part of the crowd loudly cheers as Kravchenko flops a pair of jacks to take the lead.
The turn card is the , and Khan needs a three to bust Kravchenko here.
The river card is the , and the Russian fans cheer and break into song as Kravchenko wins the pot with a pair of jacks to double up to 5.86 million in chips. Khan is knocked down to 6.715 million.
The turn card is the , Kalmar checks, Yang bets 5 million, and Kalmar folds. Jerry Yang takes the pot.
Side note: Tournament Director Jack Effel accidentally announced that Kalmar called Yang's 5 million bet, and Yang looked shocked as he held on to his cards, until Effel corrected himself.