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Busted |
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Ryan Riess opened to 6,000 in early position, Robert Quin three-bet jammed in middle position, and John Roberts re-shoved. Riess quickly folded, and the hands were opened.
Quin: 
Roberts: 
Quin was safe after the flop (
) and the turn (
), but the 
spiked on the river, and Quin was eliminated.
Roberts now sits with around 190,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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190,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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Busted |
We happend upon the action with 80,000 already pulled into the pot and a board reading 
. We're not sure of the action, but we do know Kevin McColgan had a stack of gray T5,000 out in front of him and action was on David Melius, who had around 75,000 behind.
Melius thought for a few minutes before calling off, and it proved to be the wrong decision as his 
was no good against the 
of Melius.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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400,000
261,500
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261,500 |
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Busted |
Level: 18
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
Wade Woelfel was all in and at risk with two tens against the ace-king of Lee Abramson. The tens held up, and Woelfel doubled to 120,000 chips.
Abramson slipped down to 165,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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165,000 | |
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120,000
50,000
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50,000 |
On one of the last hands of Level 17, Ralph Massey opened to 6,000 in the cutoff seat. Mark Montero called on the button, and Brad Johnson defended his big blind.
The dealer fanned 
, and all three players checked. The turn was the , Johnson led out for 12,000, and Massey raised to 29,000. Montero quickly mucked, and Johnson made the call.
The river was the 
, both players knuckled, and Johnson showed 
for Broadway. Massey flashed 
for trip jacks, then patted himself on the back for not firing a bullet on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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290,000
185,000
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185,000 |
|
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268,000
268,000
|
268,000 |
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103,000
-8,000
|
-8,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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500,000
192,000
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192,000 |
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410,000
97,000
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97,000 |
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225,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
|
185,000
64,000
|
64,000 |
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185,000
29,500
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29,500 |
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180,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
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160,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
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135,000
-80,000
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-80,000 |
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130,000 | |
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102,000
-1,000
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-1,000 |
|
80,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |
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70,000
-27,500
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-27,500 |
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1,500
-49,000
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-49,000 |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
We're not sure what happened to leave Paul Sokoloff with just 1,500 in chips, but we do know he got it all in preflop from early position with the 
only to be called by an opponent's 
.
Sokoloff was drawing to live cards, and while the paired his six, it also paired his opponent's jack. Neither the 
turn nor 
river helped Sokoloff and he removed his hat, collected his thing and exited the tournament area shy of the money.
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On Wednesday, May 15, Harrah’s New Orleans Event #7 $365 No-Limit Hold’em came to an end after two long days of play. The tournament attracted 350 players and created a prize pool of $105,000, but after all was said and done it was 35-year-old New Orleans musician Trey Brabham who emerged victorious to capture his first ring and the accompanying $24,147 first-place prize.
“This is so great,” Brabham said after his win. “I came so close a few times here before in New Orleans. This time, I just said I was going to play to win and not worry about moving up in prize money, that that strategy worked.”
It wasn’t easy for Brabham, who plays classical guitar and had previously made three final tables at the Harrah’s New Orleans property, as he entered Day 2 last in chips among the 14 returning players. Fortunately lady luck favored him and he managed to overcome the hurdle, not too mention two three-time ring winners at the final table, Robert Castoire and Maurice Hawkins, who finish in fifth and third respectively.
| Buy-in | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|
| $300+$65 | 350 | $105,000 |
| Place | Player | Hometown | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trey Brabham | McComb, MS | $24,147 |
| 2 | Rob Georato | Naples, FL | $14,930 |
| 3 | Maurice Hawkins | Coral Springs, FL | $10,892 |
| 4 | Rogelio Salinas | San Antonio, TX | $8,079 |
| 5 | Robert Castoire | Cecelia, KY | $6,086 |
| 6 | Barron Whipple | Houma, LA | $4,655 |
| 7 | Mark Kehrees | Alexander, AR | $3,612 |
| 8 | Corey Harrison | Birmingham, AL | $2,843 |
| 9 | James Mouch | Houston, TX | $2,270 |
