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2007 WSOP Championship Event
17 Jul 07

Continued from Day 5-6

Final table - July 17, 2007

- The level increases to 29, blinds are up to $100,000/$200,000.

- About half-an-hour later Yang also knocked out Lee Childs out of the final table. And then their were six.

The board turns up 6D-4H-2C-KD-JS giving Watkinson an early exit.

Yang calls and flips AS-9D, Watkinson flips AC-7H.

Yang raised $760,000, Watkinson saw Yang's bet and went All-in.

- Jerry Yang has been the most active player all day, first delivering the KO to Philip Hilm and now he's ended Lee Watkinson's run too.

- Although he was the chip leader as the day started, Philip Hilm is out and finishes in ninth spot.

An AS comes up on the turn Kalmar checks and Khan bets $1 million, everyone folds, Khan gets the pot.

JD-7D-2D comes up at the flop and everyone checks.

- Hevad Khan again lets it "rain". After laying down $600k pre-flop, Jerry Yang and Jon Kalmar get in on the action.

Childs folds despite having a pair of ladies in his pocket and Yang adds to his stack.

7C-4D-2D comes up on the flop and Yang goes All-in.

- Jerry Yang drops $1.9 million pre-flop and it's too rich for everybody's blood except for Lee Childs, who calls.

Watkinson lays down $1.5 million and Childs folds.

The dealer revealed 10H-8C-2H on the flop and Childs checks.

- Similar to the hand that Hilm just won, Lee Watkinson raises to $750k scaring off everyone but the blind, this time small (Lee Childs).

Hilm plops down $1.1 million and Yang folds, giving Hilm the pot.

The flop comes up QH-7D-2C and Yang checks.

- Philip Hilm dropped $720,000 scaring off everyone but the big blind, Jerry Yang, who calls.

- The Level is at 28, the blinds are $80,000/$160,000.

- Entering the day, the final table will consist of (in order of highest stack) Philip Hilm, Tuan Lam, Jon Kalmar, Raymond Rahme, Lee Childs, Lee Watkinson, Hevad Khan, Jerry Yang and Alex Kravchenko.

Days 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 2a, 2b, 3, 4, 5-6, Final