Event 26 - $5,000 H.O.R.S.E. Day 2 | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-17-2007 01:19 UTC-7

Doyle's Banners

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There are four huge banner pictures above Doyle Brunson's head as he plays in this event. Sailor Roberts and Amarillo Slim, his old road buddies, plus Puggy Pearson and Johnny Moss. All WSOP main event winners. Doyle, with his surviving old friends from the past, could write a best-selling book on their adventures and exploits over the past 40 years. Doyle would have to stop playing poker to have the time -- and that's just not going to happen any time soon.

Tags: Doyle Brunson

06-17-2007 01:12 UTC-7

What a Way to Go

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John Kabbaj is all in with pocket queens. Thom Schultz calls with J-6. The flop is favorable: 8-Q-9. "You could still lose," David Benyamine, who's not in the hand, comments. Indeed, he jinxes it: the rest of the board comes 7-5, giving Schultz the runner runner-straight and eliminating Kabbaj in 25th. He's the bubble boy, and we are now in the money.

Tags: David Benyamine John Kabbaj Thom Schultz

06-17-2007 01:04 UTC-7

Hold'em

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Level 31: Hold’em
Blinds: 2,000-4,000
Limits: 4,000-8,000

06-17-2007 00:59 UTC-7

Benyamine Again

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David Benyamine: {A-Spades}

John Kabbaj: {8-Hearts}

They show down on seventh. Benyamine says "I have three sevens." Kabbaj holds his hand at arm's length and eventually mucks. He's down to only 3,200 in chips while Benyamine has 182,000.

Tags: David Benyamine John Kabbaj

06-17-2007 00:54 UTC-7

The Schwartz!

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Ralph Schwartz takes a 50,000 pot from Michael Lemkin. Schwartz is up to 150,000 and Lemkin has 60,000.

Yes, there are two Schwartzes in this event. If they both make the final table -- mass hysteria!

Tags: Michael Lemkin Ralph Schwartz

06-17-2007 00:52 UTC-7

Guo Doubles

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Yuebin Guo doubles through Rick Schwartz when Schwartz's low is not hit:

Schwartz: {4-Diamonds}

Guo:

-A-K-7-6

Guo has 33,000 and Schwartz has 45,000.

Tags: Rick Schwartz Yuebin Guo

06-17-2007 00:46 UTC-7

They're on the Wall

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Three of the players on the wall at Bobby's Room at the Bellagio are still in this event. There are less than a dozen portraits hanging at the usual site of the Big Game. Doyle Brunson has 32,000, Phil Ivey has 110,000, and David Benyamine has 150,000. What a HORSE final table that would be.

Tags: David Benyamine Doyle Brunson Phil Ivey

06-17-2007 00:42 UTC-7

Sam Grizzle Should Guest Host Letterman

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"There's some alien #*$% going on tonight," Sam Grizzle says. "You don't know this level. Your level ain't even above the table. It's down here." He said this after scooping with a 2-3-4-5-6.

Tags: Sam Grizzle

06-17-2007 00:36 UTC-7

Ivey Lost Two Straight

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The reason Ivey has but 61,000 in chips is because he lost two straight pots in the Stud level.

First was to the all-in Bulychev Ilya (who as mentioned before, is now out):

Ivey: ( {5-Spades}

)

-x.
Ilya: ( {J-Hearts}

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.

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Then, Ivey bets on fifth and Billy "Croc" Aroyos calls. On sixth, Ivey bets, Aroyos goes all in, and Ivey calls. Their hands:

Ivey: ( {K-Spades}

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