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2007 World Series of Poker: Event 27 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Final
by 2007 World Series of Poker Coverage   
Monday, 18 June 2007


Final Day of the 2007 World Series of Poker $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em event

Monday, 18th of June 2007 09:27 PM
(Jennifer Newell reporting)


 
 
David Stucke - $1500 NLHE Champion
Only four hands into heads-up action, it was time for Young Cho to make a move.

On the button, Cho decided to push with J 3 . Little did he know that Stucke would catch a playable hand with 7 7 . Stucke quickly called the all-in of Cho.

The board brought Q 10 5 A 8 , and it was all over for Cho.

Stucke's pocket 7's held up, and he claimed victory in this hard-fought battle for the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em WSOP tournament!

 
 
Young Cho - 2nd place finisher

David Stucke won the tournament, the coveted WSOP bracelet, and a whopping $603,069!

Young Cho, who already had a 3rd place cash in this year's WSOP, took 2nd place in this event for $382,357.

Monday, 18th of June 2007 09:16 PM
(Jennifer Newell reporting)

David Stucke and Young Cho tangled in a hand when Stucke limped in the small blind with pocket K's, Cho raised all-in from the big blind with A-Q, and Stucke quickly called. The board didn't help either player, and Stucke doubled up to become the new chip leader with 3 million in chips.

 
 
Seth Weinger - 3rd place finisher

Several hands later came an oppportunity for Seth Weinger to attempt to get some chips back. He raised in the small blind, and David Stucke called from the big blind. When the flop showed 9 9 4 , Weinger bet 175,000, Stucke raised to 1 million, Weinger countered with an all-in move holding K 10 , and Stucke called with Q 5 .

The turn brought a 6 to give Stucke the flush, and the river was an inconsequential 4 .

Seth Weinger, the chip leader throughout most of the final table action, goes home in 3rd place with a nice payout of $246,478.

Going into heads-up action, the chip counts are:

PlayerChip Count
David Stucke5,610,000
Young Cho1,335,000

After a short break, the two final players will battle it out for the WSOP bracelet!

Monday, 18th of June 2007 08:54 PM
(Jennifer Newell reporting)


 
 
Michael Ium - 4th place finisher
Michael Ium moved all-in after the break with pocket 2's, and all players folded to him.

Ium came back from the break with an aggressive attitude and took it into another hand with a raise on the button, but this time, Young Cho reraised all-in. Ium went into the tank for approximately five minutes, and someone finally called the clock on him. Before time ran out, he called with A 9 against Cho's 8 4 . The board came Q J 2 8 6 , and Cho's 8's win the hand to double him up. Ium was left with only 250,000.

On the very next hand, Ium moved all-in with J 5 , and Cho called in the small blind, but so did Weinger in the big blind. The flop came J 9 8 , Weinger bet with his J 8 , and Cho folded.

The turn was a 7 and the river an A , and Weinger's two pair won.

Michael Ium was eliminated in 4th place and left with $164,319.

Monday, 18th of June 2007 08:39 PM
(Jennifer Newell reporting)

Players have returned from a break and sit with the following chips:

PlayerChip Count
David Stucke2,025,000
Seth Weinger2,015,000
Michael Ium1,565,000
Young Cho1,375,000

Blinds are now 60,000/120,000 with a 15,000 ante.

Prior to the break, it became apparent that Weinger switched to conservative mode, even saying to his opponents that he wasn't getting any good cards. In light of this, he has continued to lose blinds and antes and now sits in second position after dominating throughout most of the final table thus far.

And Cho, on the other hand, has become more aggressive by picking his spots and building up his stack.

Monday, 18th of June 2007 07:44 PM
(Jennifer Newell reporting)

David Woo seemed to be ready to make a move. He moved all-in with pocket 3's but got no callers.

On the very next hand, Woo looked down at pocket Jacks and moved all-in again. This time, Michael Ium called with a better hand - pocket A's.

 
 
David Woo - 5th place finisher

The board came 4 4 2 K 2 , and Woo's pocket Jacks are the ticket to the payout room.

David Woo leaves this final table in 5th place and goes to collect the $115,339 that he earned today.

Monday, 18th of June 2007 06:55 PM
(Jennifer Newell reporting)

Play has resumed after a 20-minute break. Blinds are at 30,000/60,000 with a 5,000 ante.

Chip counts going into the 46th hand of this final table are as follows:

PlayerChip Count
Seth Weinger3,095,000
David Woo1,130,000
David Stucke855,000
Michael Ium1,015,000
Young Cho875,000

Monday, 18th of June 2007 06:21 PM
(Jennifer Newell reporting)

Noam Freedman and Seth Weinger saw a flop of 10 6 3 .


 
 
Noam Freedman - 6th place finisher
Freedman moved all-in, and Weinger took a few minutes to decide but called with Q 10 for a pair of tens. Freedman showed 10 8 for the pair of tens with a lower kicker. The turn came 7 , and the river was a J , and no help was provided for Freedman. Seth Weinger scooped the sizable pot and now sits as the massive chip leader.

Noam Freedman was eliminated in 6th place and walks away with $83,739.

The remaining players are all in the six-figure payout range.

Monday, 18th of June 2007 05:31 PM
(Jennifer Newell reporting)

Young Cho doubled through Dobilovic, leaving him with only 15,000 in chips.

On the very next hand, Dobilovic moved all-in UTG. Cho was on the button and called, Seth Weinger in the small blind called, and Ium in the big blind called. The flop was A 4 4 , Cho bet, Weinger called, and Ium folded.

 
 
Tom Dobilovic - 7th place finisher

The turn came an 8 , and both players check. The river was a 3 , and they checked again.

Cho turned over the A 7 , and Dobilovic mucked his K 10 .

Tom Dobilovic leaves the final table in 7th place with $63,200.

Monday, 18th of June 2007 05:15 PM
(Jennifer Newell reporting)

By the end of the first break, chip counts were as follows:

PlayerChip Count
Seth Weinger2,315,000
David Woo1,800,000
Noam Freedman1,195,000
David Stucke775,000
Michael Ium665,000
Tom Dobilovic475,000
Young Cho365,000

The blinds moved up to 20,000/40,000 with an ante of 5,000.

In a key hand that may have changed the course for David Stucke, Seth Weinger began play by raising UTG. Stucke came back with an all-in reraise on the button, which Weinger called. Weinger called with K Q , and Stucke had pocket 3's. The cards came A 9 6 8 5 , and Stucke's 3's helped him double up.

Monday, 18th of June 2007 04:10 PM
(Jennifer Newell reporting)

The action is fast today.


 
 
Luis Sanchez - 8th place finisher
On the third hand, Luis Sanchez moved all-in from the small blind, and David Woo called from the big blind with his A K . Sanchez turned over this J 7 , and the board produced A 10 2 A Q for Woo's trip aces.

Luis Sanchez goes home with an 8th place finish and $47,400.

Monday, 18th of June 2007 04:00 PM
(Jennifer Newell reporting)

Play started with blinds of 15,000/30,000 and a 4,000 ante.

On the very first hand of the final table, Thai Ton moved in for 220,000, and Seth Weinger called with K Q . Ton showed A 6 . The board came 9 7 3 K 7 .

Thai Ton was eliminated in 9th place for $36,340.

 
 
Thai Ton - 9th place finisher


Nine players have survived a starting field of 2,315 players to make it to the final table of this Event. Final table action will get underway at 3pm.

Here they are with their seat assignments and chip counts:

SeatPlayerChips
8Seth Weinger1,715,000
5David Woo1,170,000
3David Stucke975,000
6Young Cho933,000
2Noam Freedman847,000
9Michael Ium382,000
1Tom Dobilovic260,000
7Thai Ton224,000
4Luis Sanchez116,000
Total chips in play6,945,000
Players remaining9
Average stack771,667



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