Event 22 - $5,000 No Limit Holdem | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-15-2007 16:37 UTC-7

Hand #18 - Tex Barch Eliminated in 8th Place ($60,254)

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Hand #18 - Tex Barch is all in preflop with {A-Spades}

against Stuart Fox's {A-Diamonds}

. Barch is dominated, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.

The board comes {J-Clubs}

, and Fox wins the pot with a pair of jacks.

Tex Barch is eliminated in eighth place, earning $60,254. The next player eliminated will receive $81,343 for seventh place.

06-15-2007 16:33 UTC-7

Hand #17

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Hand #17 - Nick Schulman raises from late position, Michael Binger moves all in with a short stack from the small blind, and Schulman calls with {J-Hearts}

. Binger shows {A-Spades}

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

The board comes {A-Hearts}

, and Binger wins the pot with two pair, aces and jacks, to double up in chips.

06-15-2007 16:32 UTC-7

Seat 1 - William McMahon - 375,000
Seat 2 - Tex Barch - 225,000
Seat 3 - Michael Binger - 300,000
Seat 4 - Jan Sorensen - 680,000
Seat 5 - Stuart Fox - 650,000
Seat 7 - Karga Holt - 650,000
Seat 8 - James Mackey - 2,320,000
Seat 9 - Nick Schulman - 1,075,000

06-15-2007 16:32 UTC-7

Hand #16 - Michael Gracz Eliminated in 9th Place ($43,684)

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Hand #16 - Michael Gracz moves all in, and James Mackey calls with {Q-Hearts}

. Gracz shows {9-Diamonds}

, and he'll need to improve. To make matters worse, the holecams show that Michael Binger folded a nine from the big blind.

The board comes {10-Hearts}

, and Mackey rivers a set of queens to win the pot. Michael Gracz is eliminated in ninth place, earning $43,684. The next player eliminated will receive $60,254 for eighth place.

06-15-2007 16:25 UTC-7

Hand #16

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Hand #16 - Michael Gracz moves all in, and James Mackey calls with {Q-Hearts}

. Gracz shows {9-Diamonds}

, and he'll need to improve. To make matters worse, the holecams show that Michael Binger folded a nine from the big blind.

The board comes {10-Hearts}

, and Mackey rivers a set of queens to win the pot. Michael Gracz is eliminated in ninth place, earning $43,684. The next player eliminated will receive $60,254 for eighth place.

06-15-2007 16:21 UTC-7

Hand #14

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Hand #14 - Michael Binger raises from early position, Nick Schulman reraises from the small blind, and Binger folds. The holecams reveal:

Binger: {Q-Clubs}

Schulman:

06-15-2007 16:17 UTC-7

Shuffle Up & Deal!

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The break has ended, and the blinds have increased to 20,000-40,000, with a 5,000 ante.

06-15-2007 15:56 UTC-7

15-Minute Break

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The players take a 15-minute break, including time to color up the chips before the blinds Increase to 20,000-40,000, with a 5,000 ante. Here are the official chip counts:

Seat 1 - William McMahon - 430,000
Seat 2 - Tex Barch - 275,000
Seat 3 - Michael Binger - 545,000
Seat 4 - Jan Sorensen - 750,000
Seat 5 - Stuart Fox - 765,000
Seat 6 - Maciek 'Michael' Gracz - 505,000
Seat 7 - Karga Holt - 680,000
Seat 8 - James Mackey - 1.7 million
Seat 9 - Nick Schulman - 980,000

Even with such a limited audience in the sequestered Bluff tent, there are two recognizable faces watching this final table from the inside -- legendary tournament director Matt Savage, and Jeff Cabanillas, who defeated Phil Hellmuth to win this event last year.

06-15-2007 15:54 UTC-7

Hand #13

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Hand #13 - Karga Holt raises from the button, Nick Schulman moves all in from the small blind, and Holt asks for a count of Schulman's bet before he calls with {A-Hearts}

. Schulman shows {A-Diamonds}

, and he's dominated as he faces elimination.

The flop comes {J-Clubs}