Event 54 - $5,000 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball w/ rebuys | 2007 World Series of Poker

07-05-2007 18:04 UTC-7

Break Before the Final Table

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The final eight players take a quick break before play resumes.

07-05-2007 18:04 UTC-7

Chip Reese Eliminated in 9th Place

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Chip Reese raises under the gun to 40,000, Andrew Black reraises from the big blind to 140,000, and Reese calls. Both players stand pat.

Black moves all in, and Reese calls. Black shows 8-7-6-3-2, and Reese mucks. Andrew Black wins the pot.

David 'Chip' Reese is eliminated in ninth place. The remaining eight players will redraw for seats at one table. (Though the official final table is only seven players.)

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07-05-2007 18:04 UTC-7

Parris 'Butch' Holmes Eliminated in 10th Place

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Parris 'Butch' Holmes moves all in for 92,000, and Freddy Deeb calls. Deeb stands pat, while Holmes draws a card. Deeb flashes a queen, and Holmes says he discarded a jack. Holmes flips over his last card and he makes a pair of nines. Deeb wins the pot with a queen low.

Parris 'Butch' Holmes is eliminated in 10th place.

When one more player is eliminated, the final eight will combine at a single table. Only the top seven will reach the money.

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07-05-2007 18:03 UTC-7

Todd Brunson vs. Butch Holmes

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Parris 'Butch' Holmes raises to 45,000, and Todd Brunson calls from a blind position. Both players draw one card, and then they check. Brunson shows a J-8-6 low, and Holmes mucks. Brunson wins the pot.

07-05-2007 18:03 UTC-7

Allen Cunningham Eliminated in 11th Place

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Shawn Sheikhan raises from the button to 45,000, Allen Cunningham moves all in from the big blind for 71,000, and Sheikhan calls. Cunningham stands pat, while Sheikhan draws one card. Cunningham shows the {J-Diamonds}

, hoping that Sheikhan pairs up or picks up an ace, king, or queen. Sheikhan checks his cards, and then lays out a 10-9-8-3-2.

Allen Cunningham mucks the rest of his hand, as he is eliminated in 11th place.

The top seven players will reach the money (and the final table).

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07-05-2007 18:03 UTC-7

Barry Greenstein vs. Chad Brown

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Chad Brown raises from the button to 40,000, and Barry Greenstein calls from the big blind. Each player draws one card, Greenstein bets 60,000, and Brown calls. Greenstein shows 8-7-6-4-3, and Brown mucks. Greenstein takes the pot.

07-05-2007 18:02 UTC-7

Andrew Black vs. Chip Reese

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Andrew Black raises from the small blind to 40,000, Chip Reese reraises to 80,000, and Black calls. Both players draw one card, and then they check. Black shows 9-8 low, and Reese mucks. Black wins the pot.

07-05-2007 18:02 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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TABLE 12
Seat 1 -
Seat 2 - Chip Reese - 241,000
Seat 3 -
Seat 4 - Todd Brunson - 137,000
Seat 5 - Freddy Deeb - 220,000
Seat 6 - Parris 'Butch' Holmes - 202,000
Seat 7 - Andrew Black - 437,000

TABLE 18
Seat 1 - Chad Brown - 512,000
Seat 2 - Shawn Sheikhan - 380,000
Seat 3 - Barry Greenstein - 290,000
Seat 4 - Allen Cunningham - 125,000
Seat 5 - Erik Seidel - 275,000
Seat 6 -
Seat 7 - Lamar Wilkinson - 260,000

07-05-2007 18:02 UTC-7

Blinds Increase

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The antes increase to 4,000, with blinds at 8,000-16,000. Play continues without a break.

07-05-2007 18:02 UTC-7

Chip Reese Back Up to 240,000

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Lamar Wilkinson raises from the cutoff to 39,000, Chip Reese moves all in from the small blind for about 175,000, and Wilkinson thinks for a while before he folds. Reese takes the pot, increasing his stack to about 240,000.