Event 33 - $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha w/ rebuys Day 1 | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-20-2007 15:21 UTC-7

Be Prepared

Sam Farha just took another double re-buy. He pulled a small bag from his pocket and spilled a few chips on the felt to pay for his rebuy. It looked like he had, oh, $100K in chips in that tiny little bag. The rebuy period ends in 20 minutes so it's unlikely Sam will need to spend all those chips.

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06-20-2007 14:58 UTC-7

More Action

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Gavin Smith and Phil Ivey are betting $500 on the color of the flop. Because pot-limit Omaha with rebuys is a slow, plodding game.

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06-20-2007 14:45 UTC-7

Players Return from Break

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Level: 3

Blinds: 100/200

Ante: 0

06-20-2007 14:29 UTC-7

Players Taking a 15 Minute Break

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06-20-2007 14:28 UTC-7

Robert Williamson III Asks for a Double

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Robert Williamson III got it all-in against two opponents. The board came {A-Clubs}

. Seat 4 turned over {K-Hearts}

for a straight and took the main pot. Seat 7 showed {7-Diamonds}

and took the side pot with a pair. Williamson showed {8-Diamonds}

and promptly announced, "Rebuy. I'll have a double."

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06-20-2007 14:26 UTC-7

Phil Ivey Rebuys Again

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After seeing a flop of {8-Hearts}

Phil Ivey got all his chips in with {K-Hearts}

and lost out to his opponent's {A-Diamonds}

. Ivey did a double-rebuy, giving him four rebuys for the event so far.

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06-20-2007 14:16 UTC-7

No Rebuy for Steve Zolotow When He Takes a Nice Pot

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Four players limped into the pot and the big blind used his option and raised it up 1,200. Two players folded, the player in Seat 8 called and Steve Zolotow called from the cut-off. The flop came {A-Diamonds}

. The big blind checked, Seat 8 bet 4,000, Zolotow pushed all-in for 15,000, and his opponents mucked their cards. No rebuy this time, as Zolotow raked in a nice size pot.

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06-20-2007 14:09 UTC-7

And Now, A Less-Big Stack

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Michael Mizrachi's stack has now fallen to 28,000. And with the action at his table described as "crazy", it's likely his count will fluctuate a bit over the next hour and ten minutes of play.

06-20-2007 14:06 UTC-7

Early Big Stack

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Players are still busting and rebuying left and right but we're starting to see some players establish huge stacks. One of those players is Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi, who now has 36,000 chips.

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