2007 World Series of Poker

Neverwin

Neverwin's Queens Run Into Kings

Board:

Preflop, John Pacelli raises to 4,500. Dustin "Neverwin" Woolf re-raises all in and Pacelli calls 12,000 more. Neverwin has him covered and takes some back. Pacelli has and Neverwin has . The board is no help and Neverwin is down to 28,000. Pacelli has 40,000.

Allen Kessler Eliminated

Allen Kessler Eliminated

Kessler was all in preflop against his opponent holding the best hand in poker . His opponent also had a good starting hand, , which looked a lot better to him when the flop came . The turn card removed some of Kessler's outs and the river card was the cruelest card possible, the . Kessler had hit top set but was beaten by his opponent's flush.

Brad Garrett

Does This Guy Ever Quit?

Actor Brad Garrett is playing the role of table comedian. In a hand or not, chip leader or short-stacked, Garrett is always "on." He is constantly poking fun at his tablemates and/or himself and just trying to have a good time. It almost seems lost on him that he's playing for the richest prize in sports. His tablemates, for the most part, seem to be taking it in stride.

Garrett Mingles with Rio Employees During the Break

During the last break, actor Brad Garrett was spotted in the service hallway, just outside the Amazon Room, mopping the floors and chatting it up with a small group of Rio employees . . . in Spanish!

Liz Lieu

Liz Lieu Gets the Worst Of It

On a flop of , Liz Lieu bet out 5,000. Her opponent raised all in for 4,300 more and Lieu made the call. The players turned up . . .

Lieu:
Opponent:

The turn was a blank coming the , but the river was disaster for Lieu as her opponent made a pair of aces. She is now down to about 8,000.

Matt Sterling Doubles

Board:

A player bets 2,500 in the cutoff and Matt "mattster24" Sterling is all in for 8,875 more on the button. The cutoff calls and shows for top pair, but Sterling has for a set. Sterling doubles to 26,000.

Mark Vos

Table Talk

Mark Vos walked over to Dan Harmetz's table and playfully knocked over a portion of his chip stack.

In response, Harmetz said, "Mark, I'm gonna come over there and do the same thing to you, but it's gonna take you all day to pick them up" -- referring to the massive stack Vos has acquired.

The Last Stetson In the Room

Ten-gallon hats have long been traditional gear for poker players, and the last Stetson we can see in the Amazon Room belongs to Max Miyamoto, who currently has 50,000 chips.

Shuffle Up and Deal!