Event 3 - $1,500 No Limit Holdem | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-04-2007 19:54 UTC-7

Hand #46

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Hand #46 - Ciarin O'Leary has the button in seat 7, and there is no small blind. Jacob raises under the gun to 250,000, and Yoak calls from the big blind. The flop comes {10-Spades}

, Yoak checks, Jacob moves all in, and Yoak folds. Alex Jacob takes the pot.

06-04-2007 19:51 UTC-7

Hand #45 - Craig Crivello Eliminated in 5th Place ($128,907)

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Hand #45 - Paul Evans has the button in seat 5, O'Leary raises from the small blind to 410,000, Crivello moves all in from the big blind, and O'Leary calls with {A-Diamonds}

. Crivello shows {A-Spades}

, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.

The flop comes {Q-Hearts}

, and O'Leary's friends loudly cheer as he solidifies his lead with a pair of eights.

The turn card is the {2-Hearts}

, and Crivello is drawing dead. The meaningless river card is the {K-Spades}

.

Craig Crivello is eliminated in fifth place, earning $128,907. The next player eliminated will receive $184,152 for fourth place.

Tags: Ciarin O'Leary Craig Crivello

06-04-2007 19:46 UTC-7

Blind Increase

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The blinds have increased to 60,000-120,000, with a 15,000 ante.

Level: 23

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 15,000

06-04-2007 19:32 UTC-7

Official Chip Counts

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Seat 1: Craig Crivello - 1,120,000
Seat 2: Jeff Yoak - 1,350,000
Seat 3: Alex Jacob - 2,445,000
Seat 5: Paul Evans - 2,305,000
Seat 7: Ciarin O'Leary - 1,825,000

06-04-2007 19:25 UTC-7

15-Minute Break

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The players take a 15-minute break before the blinds increase to 60,000-120,000, with a 15,000 ante.

06-04-2007 19:23 UTC-7

Hand #44 - Andreas Krause Eliminated in 6th Place ($94,122)

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Hand #44 - Andreas Krause has the button in seat 4, he moves all in, and Evans calls from the small blind with {A-Diamonds}

. Krause shows {K-Hearts}

, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.

The flop comes {A-Spades}

, and Evans solidifes his lead with a pair of aces. Krause needs something runner-runner to survive.

The turn card is the {8-Clubs}

, the river card is the {K-Clubs}

, and Evans wins the pot to eliminate Andreas Krause in sixth place, earning $94,122.

The next player eliminated will receive $128,907 for fifth place.

Tags: Andreas Krause Paul Evans

06-04-2007 19:19 UTC-7

Hand #43 - Paul Evans Doubles Through Craig Crivello

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Hand #43 - Alex Jacob has the button in seat 3, Crivello raises to 250,000, Evans moves all in for about 830,000, and Crivello calls with {A-Hearts}

. Evans shows {A-Spades}

, and he's poised to double up here if his hand holds up.

The board comes {3-Clubs}

, and Evans retains the lead, though a double-paired board would chop the pot. The turn card is the {8-Spades}

, the river card is the {A-Clubs}

, and Evans wins the pot with aces and treys with a jack kicker. He doubles up to approximately 1.76 million.

Tags: Craig Crivello Paul Evans

06-04-2007 19:14 UTC-7

Hand #42

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Hand #42 - Jeff Yoak has the button in seat 2, and Crivello raises from the cutoff to 250,000, winning the blinds and antes.

06-04-2007 19:13 UTC-7

Hand #41 - Craig Crivello has the button in seat 1, O'Leary raises from the cutoff to 250,000, Crivello reraises all in from the button for about 1.1 million, and O'Leary thinks for about two minutes before he folds {A-Diamonds}

face up. Craig Crivello takes the pot.