Event 13 - $5,000 Pot Limit Holdem | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-10-2007 16:52 UTC-7

Hand #47

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Hand #47 - Travis Rice has the button in seat 3, and Lester raises to 70,000, winning the blinds.

06-10-2007 16:51 UTC-7

Hand #46

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Hand #46 - Allen Cunningham has the button in seat 2, and Rice raises from the small blind to 60,000, winning the blinds.

06-10-2007 16:51 UTC-7

Hand #45

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Hand #45 - Jason Lester has the button in seat 1, and everyone folds to Rice, giving him a walk in the big blind.

06-10-2007 16:50 UTC-7

Hand #44

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Hand #44 - Jeff Lisandro has the button in seat 9, Rice raises under the gun to 55,000, winning the blinds.

06-10-2007 16:50 UTC-7

Seat 1 - Jason Lester - 210,000
Seat 2 - Allen Cunningham - 360,000
Seat 3 - Travis Rice - 460,000
Seat 5 - Joe Patrick - 695,000
Seat 6 - Gavin Griffin - 380,000
Seat 7 - Humberto Brenes - 820,000
Seat 9 - Jeff Lisandro - 1,055,000

06-10-2007 16:48 UTC-7

Hand #43 - Humberto Brenes Doubles Through Jeffrey Lisandro

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Hand #43 - Humberto Brenes has the button in seat 7, he raises to 60,000, Lisandro reraises from the small blind to 200,000, Brenes moves all in for 340,000, and Lisandro calls with {A-Diamonds}

. Brenes shows {A-Spades}

, and he's in a dominant position to double up here.

The flop comes {7-Diamonds}

, and Brenes retains the lead. If the board double-pairs, Lisandro would catch up to chop the pot.

The turn card is the {J-Clubs}

, and Lisandro needs a three to win, or a jack or a five to chop the pot.

The river card is the {10-Hearts}

, and Humberto Brenes doubles up to 820,000. Lisandro is down but still strong at 1,050,000.

06-10-2007 16:47 UTC-7

Official Chip Counts

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Seat 1 - Jason Lester - 230,000
Seat 2 - Allen Cunningham - 360,000
Seat 3 - Travis Rice - 460,000
Seat 5 - Joe Patrick - 695,000
Seat 6 - Gavin Griffin - 380,000
Seat 7 - Humberto Brenes - 400,000
Seat 9 - Jeff Lisandro - 1,455,000

06-10-2007 16:45 UTC-7

Early Action - Hands #11-20

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Hand #11 - Jeff Lisandro has the button in seat 9, Brenes raises from late position to 55,000, winning the blinds.

Hand #12 - Jason Lester has the button in seat 1, Lisandro limps from the cutoff for 16,000, Rice raises from the big blind to 56,000, and Lisandro calls. The flop comes {4-Clubs}

, Rice bets 87,000, Lisandro raises to 381,000, and Rice folds. Lisandro takes the pot.

Hand #13 - Allen Cunningham has the button in seat 2, Brenes raises to 50,000, Lester reraises from the cutoff to 170,000, and Humberto stands up to dramatically calls all in for 169,000 in a Jaws-like fashion with his shark leading the way. Lester calls quickly with {J-Clubs}

.

Brenes loudly throws out his arms as if giving a giant hug, and he asks the crowd, "Who's the king?" The crowd responds with "Humberto!" He then shows {K-Clubs}

, and he's in a dominant position to double up here.

The flop comes {8-Spades}

, and Brenes retains the lead. The turn card is the {7-Spades}

, and Lester needs a jack on the river to bust Brenes. The crowd jokingly turns on Brenes, chanting, "Jack! Jack! Jack!" Brenes just waves his shark at them.

The river card is the {10-Spades}

, and Brenes wins the pot with a king-high flush, doubling up to 362,000. Lester is down to 126,000.

Hand #14 - Travis Rice has the button in seat 3, Lehr raises to 37,000, and Patrick calls from the big blind. The flop comes {A-Clubs}

, Patrick checks, Lehr bets 60,000, Patrick pot-raises, and Lehr folds. Patrick takes the pot.

Hand #15 - Alan Jaffray has the button in seat 4, and Rice raises from the cutoff to 46,000, winning the blinds.

Hand #16 - Joe Patrick has the button in seat 5, Griffin limps from the small blind for 16,000, and Brenes checks his option. The flop comes {7-Hearts}

, and both players check. The turn card is the {Q-Clubs}

, and they check again. The river card is the {5-Clubs}

, Griffin checks, Brenes bets 18,000, and Griffin calls. Brenes shows {Q-Hearts}

to win the pot with two pair, queens and fours.

Hand #17 - Gavin Griffin has the button in seat 6, and Patrick raises from the cutoff to 46,000, winning the blinds.

Hand #18 - Humberto Brenes has the button in seat 7, Cunningham raises to 36,000, Patrick calls from late position, Griffin raises from the cutoff to 116,000, Cunningham moves all in, and Griffin thinks for a full minute before he folds. Cunningham takes the pot.

Hand #19 - Keith Lehr has the button in seat 8, Griffin raises from late position to 46,000, winning the blinds.

Hand #20 - Jeff Lisandro has the button in seat 9, Lester limps from the small blind for 16,000, Cunningham raises from the big blind to 48,000, and Lester folds. Cunningham takes the pot.

15-Minute Break - The yellow (1,000) chips will be raced off during the break.

06-10-2007 16:43 UTC-7

Hand #42 - Jason Lester Doubles Through Jeff Lisandro

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Hand #42 - Gavin Griffin has the button in seat 6, Lester raises under the gun to 70,000, and Lisandro calls from the big blind. The flop comes {K-Clubs}

, Lisandro bets 100,000, and Lester quickly calls all in for 40,000 with {3-Clubs}

for a set of treys. Lisandro shows {Q-Hearts}

, and hell need something runner-runner to bust the defending champion Lester here.

The turn card is the {4-Clubs}

, and Lisandro is drawing dead. The meaningless river card is the {7-Clubs}

. Jason Lester wins the pot to double up in chips.

06-10-2007 16:43 UTC-7

Official Chip Counts

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This is the official chip count after hand # 41.

Seat 1 - Jason Lester - 110,000
Seat 2 - Allen Cunningham - 360,000
Seat 3 - Travis Rice - 460,000
Seat 5 - Joe Patrick - 695,000
Seat 6 - Gavin Griffin - 380,000
Seat 7 - Humberto Brenes - 410,000
Seat 9 - Jeff Lisandro - 1,565,000