Event 34 - $3,000 Limit Holdem | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-22-2007 08:22 UTC-7

Final Table Starts at 2pm

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Check back here at 2pm as we bring you yet another final table - this one Limit Hold Em. Watch the chips fly starting at 2pm.

06-22-2007 13:23 UTC-7

Coverage for Final Table of Event #34 Starts at 3:00 pm PDT

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The final table for Event #34 ($3,000 Limit Hold'em) is scheduled to begin at 2:00 pm PDT, with a live webcast available (with a one-hour delay) on WorldSeriesOfPoker.com, starting around 3:00 pm. Our coverage here at PokerNews.com will be on the same one-hour delay.

Here are the final table chip counts:

Seat 1. Vivek Rajkumar - 170,000
Seat 2. Petri Pollanen - 94,000
Seat 3. David Pham - 254,000
Seat 4. Marco Johnson - 66,000
Seat 5. Matthew Kelly - 97,000
Seat 6. Shawn Keller - 260,000
Seat 7. Brandon Wong - 216,000
Seat 8. Alex Borteh - 389,000
Seat 9. Michael Byrne - 231,000

And the final table prizepool:

1st - $225,483
2nd - $135,615
3rd - $92,316
4th - $62,906
5th - $46,567
6th - $36,763
7th - $27,777
8th - $20,424
9th - $14,705

06-22-2007 14:07 UTC-7

Start Time Delayed One Hour

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The final table scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. PDT will now begin at 3:00 p.m. and our coverage and the live webcast (on a one-hour delay) will now start at 4:00 p.m.

Stay tuned!

06-22-2007 16:19 UTC-7

Cards are in the Air!

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Action is underway in the "Bluff Sequestrium."

Level: 17

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 0

06-22-2007 16:26 UTC-7

Petri Pollanen Eliminated in 9th Place ($14,705)

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Vivek Rajkumar raised from the button and Petri Pollanen called from the big blind. The flop was {9-Clubs}

. Pollanen bet and Rajkumar called. The turn was the {3-Spades}

. Pollanen bet, Rajkumar thought for a while before raising, and Pollanen called all in. Rajukumar showed {A-Hearts}

while Pollanen was behind to his pair of fives with {A-Diamonds}

. The river was the {7-Hearts}

and Pollanen was eliminated.

Tags: Petri Pollanen Vivek Rajkumar

06-22-2007 16:30 UTC-7

Marco Johnson Eliminated in 8th Place ($20,424)

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On a flop of {9-Spades}

, Marco Johnson checked, Michael Byrne bet and Johnson called. Johnson announced a check in the dark before the {10-Spades}

fell on the turn. Byrne bet and Johnson called all in. Byrne showed the {7-Spades}

, Johnson the {A-Spades}

. The river was the {3-Clubs}

and Johnson was eliminated.

Tags: Marco Johnson Michael Byrne

06-22-2007 16:36 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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With the elimination of two players in our first five hands, here's what our chip counts look like now:

Vivek Rajkumar 235,000
David Pham 270,000
Matthew Kelly 100,000
Shawn Keller 210,000
Brandon Wong 200,000
Alex Borteh 380,000
Michael Byrne 270,000

06-22-2007 16:41 UTC-7