Event 35 - $1,500 No Limit Holdem | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-23-2007 15:14 UTC-8

20-Minute Break

The players take a 20-minute break before the blinds increase to 20,000-40,000, with a 5,000 ante. The yellow (1,000) chips will be colored up during the break. Here are the official chip counts:

Seat 1 - Darren Glenn - 250,000
Seat 2 - Nam Le - 745,000
Seat 3 - John Esposito - 820,000
Seat 5 - Dustin Dirksen - 1,815,000
Seat 6 - Paul Cheung - 840,000
Seat 7 - Ryan Young - 2,340,000
Seat 8 - Michael Trimby - 450,000
Seat 9 - Raj Jain - 380,000

06-23-2007 15:14 UTC-8

Hand #24

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Hand #24 - Ryan Young has the button in seat 7, and Dirksen raises to 90,000 with {A-Clubs}

, winning the blinds and antes.

06-23-2007 15:14 UTC-8

Hand #23

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Hand #23 - Paul Cheung has the button in seat 6, two players see a flop of {A-Spades}

. Trimby bets from the big blind with {Q-Diamonds}

to win the pot.

06-23-2007 15:12 UTC-8

Hand #22

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Hand #22 - Dustin Dirksen has the button in seat 5, Trimby raises from early position, and Cheung calls from the big blind. The flop comes {4-Clubs}

, Cheung checks, Trimby bets, Cheung raises, and Trimby folds, showing an ace. Cheung also shows an ace as he collects the pot. The holecams reveal:

Trimby: {A-Hearts}

Cheung:

06-23-2007 15:09 UTC-8

Hand #21

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Hand #21 - John Esposito has the button in seat 3, and there is no small blind. Glenn moves all in from late position for about 180,000 with {K-Spades}

, winning the blinds and antes.

06-23-2007 15:04 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Seat 1 - Darren Glenn - 195,000
Seat 2 - Nam Le - 762,000
Seat 3 - John Esposito - 854,000
Seat 5 - Dustin Dirksen - ? (messy stack of chips)
Seat 6 - Paul Cheung - 600,000
Seat 7 - Ryan Young - 2,417,000
Seat 8 - Michael Trimby - 641,000
Seat 9 - Raj Jain - 427,000

06-23-2007 15:04 UTC-8

Hand #20 - Joe Holmes Eliminated in 9th Place ($36,751)

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Hand #20 - Nam Le has the button in seat 2, Dirksen raises under the gun, Holmes moves all in from the big blind, and Dirksen calls with {7-Diamonds}

. Holmes shows {J-Hearts}

, and it's a race situation. Holmes will need to improve to stay alive.

The board comes {A-Hearts}

, and Dirksen flops a set and turns quads to win the pot.

Joe Holmes is eliminated in ninth place, earning $36,751. The next player eliminated will receive $46,806 for eighth place.

Tags: Joe Holmes

06-23-2007 14:55 UTC-8