Event 53 - $1,500 Limit Holdem Shootout | 2007 World Series of Poker

07-04-2007 22:55 UTC-8

5-Minute Break

There is a short break as the yellow (1,000) chips are colored up and off the tables.

07-04-2007 22:55 UTC-8

Seat 1 - Sondre Sagstuen - 305,000
Seat 2 - David Baker - 15,000
Seat 3 - Ishak Noyan - 365,000
Seat 4 - Anh Van Nguyen - 263,000
Seat 5 - Rayvenia Puckett - 59,000
Seat 6 - Andrew Ward - 325,000
Seat 7 - David Mosca - 400,000
Seat 8 - Ram Vaswani - 675,000

Level: 4

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 0

07-04-2007 22:56 UTC-8

Play Resumes

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The chips are colored up, and play resumes with increased blinds of 5,000-10,000, and limits of 10,000-20,000.

07-04-2007 23:02 UTC-8

Hand #126 - How David Baker Dropped So Low

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How did David Baker have just 15,000 at the break? It was the last hand before the break that crushed him --

Hand #126 - David Baker has the button in seat 2, Mosca raises to 16,000, Vaswani calls, Baker raises from the button to 24,000, Mosca calls, and Vaswani calls. The flop comes {9-Spades}

, Mosca checks, Vaswani checks, Baker bets 8,000, Mosca calls, Vaswani raises to 16,000, Baker calls, and Mosca folds. The turn card is the {2-Hearts}

, Vaswani bets 16,000, and Baker calls. The river card is the {4-Spades}

, Vaswani bets 16,000, and Baker calls. Vaswani shows {A-Spades}

for the ace-high flush, and Baker mucks. Ram Vaswani wins the pot.

That left Baker with 12,000 in chips. When the yellow (1,000) chips were raced off, he won the race, gaining an extra orange (5,000) chip. His friend Greg "FBT" Mueller has been sweating from the rail, and announced to the crowd that Baker managed to double up during the break.

07-04-2007 23:06 UTC-8

Hand #128 - Rayvenia Puckett Eliminated in 8th Place ($9,582)

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Hand #128 - Anh Van Nguyen has the button in seat 4, Mosca limps under the gun Baker moves all in for 15,000, Puckett calls from the small blind, and Mosca calls. The flop comes {A-Clubs}

, Puckett checks, and Mosca checks. The turn card is the {8-Clubs}

, and they check again. The river card is the {9-Hearts}

, Puckett bets her last 10,000, and Mosca calls with {K-Hearts}

for a pair of jacks. Puckett mucks, and Mosca wins the side pot.

Baker shows {A-Spades}

for a pair of aces to win the main pot and triple up to 45,000 in chips.

Rayvenia Puckett is eliminated in eighth place, earning $9,582. The next player eliminated will receive $12,776 for seventh place.

Tags: Raye Puckett

07-04-2007 23:10 UTC-8

Hand #136 - Anh Van Nguyen

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Hand #136 - Anh Van Nguyen has the button in seat 4, raises to 20,000, Ward raises from the small blind to 30,000, and Van Nguyen calls. The flop comes K-J-9, Ward bets 10,000, Van Nguyen raises to 20,000, and Ward calls. The turn card is the {5-Spades}

, Ward checks, Van Nguyen bets 20,000, and Ward folds. Van Nguyen takes the pot.

07-04-2007 23:11 UTC-8

Hand #137 - Ram Vaswani

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Hand #137 - Andrew Ward has the button in seat 6, Sagstuen raises to 20,000, Van Nguyen calls from the cutoff, and Vaswani calls from the big blind. The flop comes A-7-6 with two diamonds, and everyone checks. The turn card is a K, and they check again. The river card is a 2, Vaswani bets 20,000, and the others fold. Ram Vaswani takes the pot.

07-04-2007 23:13 UTC-8

Greg "FBT" Mueller on the Mic

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Greg "FBT" Mueller spent some time before the break announcing the action from behind the rail, so people who weren't as tall as him (or as smart, in his words) would understand what was going on. The tournament director has given him a microphone, and now Mueller is announcing the action to the crowd, which has grown in size.

Mueller is giving the players humorous nicknames, calling them by their online names, and giving general color commentary about the crowd. This is going to be a very late final table, and Mueller is definitely livening up the proceedings as we are just past midnight.

Tags: Greg "FBT" Mueller

07-04-2007 23:15 UTC-8