Event 4 - $1,500 Pot Limit Holdem | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-05-2007 15:34 UTC-7

Final Table Delayed

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Today's ESPN Final Table for Event #4 ($1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em) has been delayed, and it's not clear when we'll be starting it will likely be after 3:00 pm PDT.

06-05-2007 15:35 UTC-7

Official Final Table Chip Counts

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Seat 1 - Eric 'Rizen' Lynch - 91,000
Seat 2 - William Hill - 332,000
Seat 3 - Thomas Savitsky - 140,000
Seat 4 - Mike Spegal - 241,000
Seat 5 - Bruce Van Horn - 315,000
Seat 6 - Marco Traniello - 277,000
Seat 7 - Jon Friedberg - 204,000
Seat 8 - Jeff Langdon - 286,000
Seat 9 - Gavin Smith - 480,000

06-05-2007 15:55 UTC-7

Play to Start Soon

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The players are seated and listening to the instructions from ESPN and the tournament director, and play should be starting within 10 minutes.

06-05-2007 15:59 UTC-7

Player Introductions

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Seat 1 - Eric 'Rizen' Lynch - A professional player from St. Louis, Missouri. This is his second WSOP. He finished 3rd in a pot-limit hold'em event and 24th in the main event last year.

Seat 2 - William Hill - The highlight of his poker career is his 20 consecutive sit-n-go wins, in his basement.

Seat 3 - Thomas Savitsky - A patent lawyer from Pennsylvania, at his 5th WSOP.

Seat 4 - Mike Spegal - A business owner from St. Mary's, Georgia, at his 2nd WSOP.

Seat 5 - Bruce Van Horn - A doctor who has been playing poker for 60 years, and this is his 10th WSOP, and his 7th WSOP final table. He was the runner-up in the Main Event in 1996 to Huckleberry Seed.

Seat 6 - Marco Traniello - The Italian husband of Jennifer Harman, and he finished 7th at a WSOP Pot-Limit Hold'em event in 2005. This is his 12th WSOP cash since 2005, more than any other player.

Seat 7 - Jon Friedberg - Holds an MBA from Pepperdine, now a professional poker player. He won his first WSOP bracelet last year in $1,000 no-limit hold'em.

Seat 8 - Jeff Langdon - An entrepreneur/investor from Santa Fe, New Mexico, he is a nationally ranked squash player.

Seat 9 - Gavin Smith - The WPT Player of the Year for Season 4, this is his third WSOP. He is one of the most popular and well-known players from the tournament circuit, and he promises to party if he wins the bracelet tonight. He also promises to party if he loses.

Level: 16

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 0

06-05-2007 16:04 UTC-7

Shuffle Up & Deal!

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The players are seated and ready to go, so it's time to shuffle up and deal!

There are 4 minutes and 54 seconds left in the current level with blinds at 6,000-12,000. Players can either limp preflop, or raise to 24,000-42,000.

06-05-2007 16:05 UTC-7

Hand #1

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Hand #1 - William Hill has the button in seat 2, and Van Horn raises to 34,000, winning the blinds.

06-05-2007 16:06 UTC-7

Hand #2

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Hand #2 - Thomas Savitsky has the button in seat 3, Friedberg raises from early position to 35,000, Hill reraises from the cutoff to 100,000, and Friedberg thinks for about a minute before he folds. Hill takes the pot.

06-05-2007 16:08 UTC-7

Hand #3

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Hand #3 - Mike Spegal has the button in seat 4, and Smith raises to 33,000, winning the blinds.

06-05-2007 16:11 UTC-7

Hand #4 - Eric Lynch Doubles Through Thomas Savitsky

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Hand #4 - Bruce Van Horn has the button in seat 5, Lynch raises to 45,000, Savitsky reraises to 84,000, Lynch moves all in, and Savitsky calls with {A-Diamonds}