Event 54 - $5,000 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball w/ rebuys Day 1 | 2007 World Series of Poker

07-04-2007 13:28 UTC-7

Patrick White Takes One from Tom Schneider

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Parick White raised to 1,000 from the button, Tom Schneider called from the small blind and Gavin Smith called from the big blind. Schneider rapped pat, Smith drew two and White drew one. Schneider led out post-draw for 3,000, Smith folded, White moved all in for 7,500 and Schneider folded.

Tags: Patrick White Tom Schneider

07-04-2007 13:31 UTC-7

Miami John Cernuto Doubles Through Bruno Fitoussi

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Bruno Fitoussi raised to 2,000 pre-draw, Miami John Cernuto moved all in for his remaining 3,700 and Fitoussi called. Since Cernuto was all in, he turned up his hand at the draw. Fitoussi drew two while Cernuto showed 3-4-5-8-K, threw away his king, and got a seven in return. Cernuto's 8-7 low was good and he doubled up.

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07-04-2007 13:36 UTC-7

"You Win Then"

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A middle-position player raised to 1,400, Johnny Chan called, David Grey moved all in for 10,000 from the small blind, the MP player folded, and Johnny Chan called off his remaining 6,000.

Grey said, "I'm good," and rapped pat.

"Me too" said Chan as he knocked the table.

"You win, then," said Grey. Chan showed 2-3-4-7-8 and took the pot, increasing his stack to 15,000.

Tags: David Grey Johnny Chan

07-04-2007 13:40 UTC-7

Amir Vahedi Eliminated

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Billy Baxter raised to 1,200, Amir Vahedi moved all in for 5,000, Miami John moved all in for 7,300, and Baxter called. Vahedi drew two, Cernuto stayed pat, and Baxter drew one. Vahedi showed a pair of threes, Baxter a pair of deuces, and Cernuto took it down with 2-3-7-9-T.

Vahedi elected not to rebuy again and was eliminated.

Tags: Amir Vahedi Billy Baxter Miami John Cernuto

07-04-2007 13:41 UTC-7

Negreanu Takes Down a Monster

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Daniel Negreanu took a 38,000 pot from Don Zewin when he showed down 2-3-4-7-8.

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07-04-2007 13:43 UTC-7

Jack Low Goot for Lederer

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Tom Schneider raised to 1,300 from middle position, Howard Lederer called from the button, Patrick White moved all in for 3,900, Schneider folded and Lederer called. White drew one and Lederer rapped pat. White showed a king-low, Lederer showed a jack-low and he took the pot.

Tags: Howard Lederer Patrick White Tom Schneider

07-04-2007 13:45 UTC-7

Players Take a 10 Minute Break

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There are rumors of an issue with some late-arriving players' stacks being blinded off while others' stacks were not. Players are taking a short break while the floor resolves the problem.

07-04-2007 13:47 UTC-7

Deep Pockets

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"I'm already in for $35,000!" Eli Elezra exclaimed to fellow Big Game player Chip Reese as they walked out of the tournament area.

07-04-2007 14:06 UTC-7

Cards Back in the Air

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To put it bluntly – many of the players aren’t happy. Without writing a novel, we’ll try to explain it as best as we can. The controversy that spurred the 10 minute break is as follows. Berry Johnston bought in late to this event, and as he was seated, he was given a stack of 9,000 chips. Some of the players that showed up late were blinded off, and showed up to stacks less than 9,000.

Several players at Berry’s table (most notably Steve Z) refused to keep playing until the issue was resolved. The tournament directors ordered players to complete the hand they were on, and take a 10 minute break, while tournament directors could make a decision.

Tournament director Jimmy Sommerfeld came back quoting TDA rule # 81, which states that if a player registers late, he is penalized a one time chip penalty of up to three rounds of blinds and antes. The decision was made that Berry should be assessed three rounds of blinds and antes, which is 1,800 chips.

Many of the players who pre bought in, but showed up late to their stacks started with significantly less than that. This reportedly includes Amir Vahedi, who was subsequently eliminated from the tournament. This is going to continue to develop, and we will keep you updated on all related issues.

07-04-2007 14:16 UTC-7

Todd Brunson Takes Berry Johnston to the Felt

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Berry Johnston's late arrival is what started the issue that had us taking an unscheduled break. According to WSOP rules, the minimum stack a late player should have had was 8,200 chips; although a number of late players did start with less.

On the first hand after the unscheduled break, Todd Brunson put Berry Johnston all-in. They both started with 10-9-8...but Brunson had a 3 to Johnston's 4. Berry Johnston rebought and Todd proclaimed (tongue and cheek) that he liked the ruling as he ended up with more chips.