2007 World Series of Poker

Event 48 - $1,000 2-7 Triple Draw w/ rebuys
Day: 1
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Event Info

2007 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$227,005
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$721,804
Entries
209
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
0
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Level: 3

Blinds: 75/150

Ante: 0

A Note about Rebuys

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For this event, players may rebuy only when below 2,000 in chips. The exception to this rule is that players may rebuy immediately upon sitting down for the event, and start with double chips. Most, but not all of the players are doing so. Since we have no way of knowing who started with 2K and who with 4K, we're putting everyone at 2K and are in the process of doing the first big chip count update.

Axel Rises

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Denny Axel raises pre-draw and is called. On round 1, he takes 1 and the opponent takes 2. Axel bets and is called. On round 2, Axel takes 1 and the opponent takes 2. Axel bets and is called. On round 3, he takes 1 and the opponent takes 1. He checks and the opponent checks. Axel shows 10-8-5-4-2 for the win and is up to 6,500.

Tags: Denny Axel

RWIII Knows

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Robert Williamson III gets in a disagreement with another player over what happens when the deck runs out of cards. "I helped design the rules for this game for the Series," Williamson protests, explaining that the dealer burns a card, then reshuffles the discards back into the deck. "I want to call the floor," the player insists.

"Tell you what. We play it out now, and then we'll make a $1,000 bet on the side," Williamson said. "It'll pay for a rebuy." The opponent doesn't want to bet.

"Just because I'm not good at the game doesn't mean I don't know how to play it," Williamson says. It's finally resolved and the game continues.

Tags: Robert Williamson III

The Kessler Crush

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Allen Kessler's rush continues. Phil Hellmuth just sat down, late, and four-betted it on round 1 against Allen Kessler. Hellmuth stood pat during rounds 2 and 3, but it wasn't enough -- Kessler had 7-6-4-3-2 and is up to 7,000.

Tags: Allen Kessler

The King of Deuce-to-Seven

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Billy Baxter is a legend in Las Vegas. He's won seven WSOP bracelets -- five in deuce-to-seven lowball, one in ace-to-five lowball (both single draw), and one in razz. The poker pros know Baxter to be a super successful gambler, who is a legend in sports betting. He goes to the Masters every year in Augusta and dresses first class at all times.

Many know Baxter as the guy who entered Stu Ungar in the 1997 World Series Main Event. A few years earlier, Baxter entered Ungar, who ended up in the hospital, getting blinded off. Baxter went to the hospital and explained to the doctor that Ungar was getting anted out and had to get back to the game at the Horseshoe. The doctor said that Ungar was unconscious and wouldn't be going anywhere for three to four days.

Flash forward a few years to 1997, and Ungar couldn't get staked. His reputation on drugs scared his backers. When Baxter told Ungar to find another backer, as he still remembered the hospital eposide, Ungar quickly said, "I don't listen to that #$(#!"

With five minutes to go before the Main Event was set to begin, Ungar walked over to sports better Tommy Fisher and asked him to call Baxter on his cell. (This was back during the "horse's leg" look for cell phones.) Ungar was smart enough to know Baxter would answer the phone, as Fisher and Baxter are friends and bet sports.

Sure enough, Baxter answered, and Ungar said, "Give me the phone."
"Billy, this thing starts in one minute. Have Tommy give me $10,000 and you can reimburse him when you get here."

Baxter said, "OK, Stuey." Ungar ran like the wind to get registered. He made history putting on a a masterpiece poker clinic and won his third WSOP main event title. It would have come out differently if Baxter hadn't answered his cell phone that day.

Tags: Billy Baxter

Level: 2

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 0

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