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

Level: 10

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

06-06-2007 01:00 UTC-7

Gavin Griffin Claws Two at Once

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Gavin Griffin raises to 4500 in middle position. Young Phan re-raises to 5600 in the small blind all in. The big blind re-re-raises to 25,600. Griffin re-re-re-raises to 95,000 all in. The big blind calls 35,000. Phan has A-J. The BB has J-J. Griffin has Q-Q. The board is {10-Clubs}

and Griffin storms into the chiplead with 165,000. Phan and the other player are gone.

Tags: Gavin Griffin Young Phan

06-06-2007 00:59 UTC-7

The Walk-Away Maneuver

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Arnold Spee goes all in and is called preflop. Spee has {5-Diamonds}

and Young Phan has {10-Clubs}

. Spee is walking away from the table as the river hits: {6-Clubs}

. Spee is up to 34,000. Phan is down to only 4,000.

Tags: Arnold Spee Young Phan

06-06-2007 00:52 UTC-7

Tommy Vu, the Giant-Killer

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Kathy Leibert goes all in under the gun for 6,000. The middle position player goes all in over the top for 9,600. Freddy Deeb on the button calls. Tommy Vu in the big blind calls. The flop comes {6-Diamonds}

and Vu goes all in for 18,000. The middle position player calls. Deeb calls. Vu has {9-Spades}

for a set, Liebert has {A-Spades}

, and Deeb has {A-Hearts}

. The remaining player has {10-Diamonds}

. The board finishes out {K-Diamonds}

. Vu eliminates all three opponents and is at 90,000.

Tags: Freddy Deeb Kathy Liebert Tommy Vu

06-06-2007 00:43 UTC-7

Dead, Wrapped in Plastik

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David Plastik's opponent has an open-ended straight flush draw and hits the flush on the river, busting David Plastik, who had 8-8.

Tags: David Plastik

06-06-2007 00:42 UTC-7

Negreanu is Gone

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A player on the button, Chuck Kelley, bumps it to 4,000. Negreanu calls in the big blind. The flop is {9-Spades}

. Negreanu checks and the other player makes it 13,000. Negreanu check-raises all in for 22,500 and the opponent calls.

"Fishy," Negreanu says. "I smell you got no pair."

Indeed, Kelley has {5-Clubs}