Lee Childs Finishes 7th in 2007 World Series of PokerHe left his job last month and now he's $705,209 richer. He had never entered a professional tournament before. Now Lee Childs will enjoy his own piece of history in the 2007 World Series of Poker circuit.
The one time High school wrestler has worked on “The JASON Project,” which is an educational foundation for students dedicated to scientific expeditions and research founded by the person who first located the Titantic. He has a BBA in computer information systems from James Madison University.
CardPlayer.com described Childs final moment:
It is folded to Childs in the small blind, and he raises to $480,000 more. Jerry Yang waits for the count on Childs, then moves all in. Childs stands up, back to the table as he contimplates his decision. He returns to his chair, with his dwindling chip stack reflected in the ruby red glasses atop his black hat. Yang is statueque as Childs thinks, hand covering his face. A look of contentment spreds across Childs' face as he seems to make his decision . He announces "I call" and immeditily the crowd in on its feet. Child's pumps both his fists and he realizes his K
J
, has Yang's J
8 dominated. Things look better on the flop as it comes 644
and Childs is in prime position to double up. Things take a drastic turn for him however, when the turn rolls off one of the sickest cards in the deck, the 8. Now Yang takes the lead, but Childs still has a king or club to take the pot back. His journey ends when the river brings the 9, and he is sent to the rail in 7th place for a $705,209 payday. Yang now has almost half the chips in play.
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Ace King, Gambling911.com
Originally published July 17, 2007 5:44 pm ET
