Event 8 - $1,000 No Limit Holdem w/ rebuys | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-07-2007 16:52 UTC-7

Hand #39 - Barry Cales Doubles Through Michael Gracz

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Hand #39 - Tommy Vu has the button in seat 3, Cales raises to 110,000, Gracz moves all in from the big blind, and Cales calls all in for 455,000 with {K-Spades}

. Gracz shows {9-Clubs}

, and Cales will need to improve to stay alive in this race situation.

The flop comes {J-Clubs}

, and Gracz flops a set to solidify his lead, while Cales picks up a gut-shot straight draw.

The turn card is the {Q-Spades}

, and Cales spikes a king-high straight to take the lead. Gracz needs a full house or quads to win the pot and bust Cales here.

The river card is the {3-Spades}

, and Barry Cales doubles up to 945,000 in chips.

Tags: Barry Cales Michael Gracz

06-07-2007 16:45 UTC-7

Hand #38

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Hand #38 - Shane Schleger has the button in seat 2, and Vahedi raises to 90,000, winning the blinds and antes.

06-07-2007 16:44 UTC-7

Hand #37

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Hand #37 - Michael Chu has the button in seat 1, and Gracz raises to 90,000, winning the blinds and antes.

06-07-2007 16:42 UTC-7

Hand #36

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Hand #36 - Amir Vahedi has the button in seat 9, and Vu raises under the gun to 100,000, winning the blinds and antes.

06-07-2007 16:41 UTC-7

Hand #35

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Hand #35 - Barry Cales has the button in seat 8, Vu raises to 90,000, Vahedi reraises from the small blind to 290,000, and Vu folds. Vahedi takes the pot.

06-07-2007 16:37 UTC-7

Hand #34

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Hand #34 - There is a dead button in seat 6, and Vu raises to 90,000, winning the blinds and antes.

06-07-2007 16:35 UTC-7

Blinds Increase

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The blinds have increased to 15,000-30,000, with a 4,000 ante. The players are back in action, so it's time to shuffle up and deal!

Level: 19

Blinds: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 4,000

06-07-2007 16:34 UTC-7

Final Table Eliminations

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8th Place - Robert Aron - $46,862
9th Place - Jan Von Halle - $34,196

06-07-2007 16:18 UTC-7

Official Chip Counts From the Break

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Seat 1 - Michael Chu - 1,485,000
Seat 2 - Shane Schleger - 384,000
Seat 3 - Tommy Vu - 1,041,000
Seat 4 - Dolph Arnold - 342,000
Seat 5 - Michael Gracz - 997,000
Seat 8 - Barry Cales - 490,000
Seat 9 - Amir Vahedi - 581,000

With 844 players entered, and 1,814 rebuys purchased, there were originally 5.316 million in chips in play. Right now, there are 5.32 million in play. The difference of 4,000 is within the normal range for color-ups, so all is good with the chips in this event.