Complete 2007 WSOP stats at the Poker Prof’s World Series of Poker 2007 Information Page. Poker from behind the WSOP Curtain only available from Dr Pauly of Tao of Poker.
For the first time the remaining field at the 2007 WSOP main event were seated in the same room. After four day ones and two days twos, 797 players remained. Gus Hansen started off as the chipleader with over 622K. Hevad Khan was in second place with 592,500 while Jeff “Mr. Rain” Banghart was third in chips. By the end of the day, the bubble would break and there are 337players remaining.
The Buzz
The entire room buzzed as play approached the money bubble. It’s always a fun and intense time as action goes hand for hand in the Amazon Ballroom. With $20,000 at stake, the short stacks were sweating and hoping they didn’t get any good hands. The bubble finally broke and the remaining 621 players celebrated as they made the money.
The Backstory
Actor Tobey Maguire went deep on Day 3 and could not avoid the cameras. At one point he was seated next to Godmack’s lead singer Sully Erna. Then Spiderman was moved to a table featuring one of the chipleaders in Mr. Rain and Humberto Brenes. Maguire didn’t have to worry about the cameras being focus on him. They were getting enough material from Humberto Brenes and his miniature sharks.
Sight of the Day
The Amazon Ballroom erupted in jubilation during the money bubble. After three long days, over 90% of the field was eliminated and the players finally advanced to the money. John Sigan was the bubble boy as he busted out in 622nd place. He was consoled by Nolan Dalla.
Quote of the Day
“Congrats main event players, you have all made the money!” shouted Jack Effel after the money bubble burst.
Hand of the Day
Kenny Tran took over the chiplead after he took down a pot worth almost 1 million. He turned a higher straight than Andy Philachack and scooped a monster pot with Q-10 on a board of 9-8-7-J-J. He was the first player past the 1M mark.
Noteworthy Stacks
Kenny Tran had 1M just before the dinner break. Jeff “Mr. Rain” Banghart was one of the first players past the 1.5M mark. Dario Minieri from Italy became the first player past the 2M mark. Tobey Maguire advanced to Day 4 along with five WSOP champions… Scotty Nguyen, Carlos Mortensen, Robert Varknoyi, Berry Johnston, and Huckleberry Seed.
Noteworthy Bustouts
Players hitting the rail on day 3 and not making the money included… Ted Forrest, Andy Philachack, Chris Jesus Ferguson, Morgan Machina, and Lee Markholt.
Noteworthy Money Winners
The following players busted out and cashed in the 2007 WSOP main event… Todd Phillips, Pamela Brunson, Leif Force, Dan Heimiller, Minh Ly, Fabrice Soulier, Chris Grigorian, Chip Jett,Tran, Amnon Filippi, Mike Ward, Jeremy Joseph, Gavin Smith, Tony Hachem, Richard Marshall, Rolf Slotboom, Shawn Chaconas, Jan Sorensen, Robert Daily, and Jimmy Tran.