2007 World Series of Poker

Hand #23 - Tuan Lam

Hand #23 - Tuan Lam has the button in seat 7, and he raises to 700,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #22 - Raymond Rahme

Hand #22 - Steven Garfinkle has the button in seat 6, and Raymond Rahme raises from middle position to 900,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Top 5 Chip Counts

Tuan Lam - 20,740,000
Jon Kalmar - 20,670,000
Philip Hilm - 16,320,000
Lee Childs - 14,670,000
Raymond Rahme - 12,735,000

Hand #21 - Raymond Rahme

Hand #21 - Lee Watkinson has the button in seat 5, Raymond Rahme raises from middle position to 600,000, Lee Childs calls from late position, and Watkinson calls from the button. The flop comes , and all three players check. The turn card is the , and they check again. The river card is the , Rahme bets 1.1 million, Childs folds, and Watkinson thinks for about a minute before he folds. Raymond Rahme takes the pot worth 2.4 million.

Hand #20 - Lee Childs

Hand #20 - Jerry Yang has the button in seat 4, and Lee Childs raises to 600,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #19 - Alex Kravchenko Doubles Through Philip Hilm

Hand #19 - Lee Childs has the button in seat 3, Philip Hilm raises from middle position to 600,000, Alex Kravchenko moves all in from the cutoff for 3.49 million, and Hilm thinks for about two minutes before he calls.

Kravchenko shows , and Hilm shows . Kravchenko is in a dominant position to double up here.

The flop comes , and Kravchenko leads with his queen kicker. However, it also opens up the possibility for a chopped pot.

The turn card is the , and Hilm needs an eight for the win, or a jack or a three for a chop.

The river card is the , and Alex Kravchenko wins the pot with his queen kicker to double up to 7.58 million.

Hand #18 - Jerry Yang

Hand #18 - Alex Kravchenko has the button in seat 2, Raymond Rahme raises from the cutoff to 800,000, Jerry Yang reraises from the big blind to 2 million, and Rahme goes into the tank for several minutes before he folds. Yang takes the pot.

A Concerned Wife

Jon Kalmar's wife called her husband over. She said something to the effect that his drunken friends were making him look bad. Over the last hour, they have been screaming, yelling, and even cursing while hands are in progress. They have not be escorted from the area, but Kalmar had to tell them to chill out a couple of times.

Aside from Kalmar's rowdy and drunken railbirds, it's been relatively quiet.

Top 5 Chip Counts

Tuan Lam - 21,630,000
Jon Kalmar - 20,660,000
Philip Hilm - 18,600,000
Lee Childs - 14,760,000
Raymond Rahme - 12,425,000