Event 8 - $1,000 No Limit Holdem w/ rebuys Day 2 | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-06-2007 15:55 UTC-7

Recent Eliminations

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The following players won $10,132:

46. Mark Herm
47. Rocco Lazazzaro
48. Max Greenwood
49. William Rhoton
50. Tim West
51. Hong Tran
52. Jordan Siegel
53. Tracy Miller
54. Chuck Pacheco

06-06-2007 16:02 UTC-7

Immediately after eliminating Mark Herm in 46th place, Michael Chu took out new $5K Mixed Hold'em bracelet winner Steve "MrSmokey1" Billirakis. Billirakis moved all in on a flop of K-Q-3 holding K-J and Chu called with a set of threes. Billirakis did not improve and he hit the rail.

Chu was up to 260K after both hands.

Tags: Michael Chu Steve Billirakis

06-06-2007 16:07 UTC-7

Break and Color-Up

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Players are on a short break while the 100-denomination chips are colored up and removed from the tables.

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

06-06-2007 16:21 UTC-7

Players Return from Break

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Blinds are up to 2,000-4,000 with a 500 ante. The average chip stack is 120,818.

06-06-2007 16:25 UTC-7

Mizzi's Castle

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During the color-up, chipleader Sorel Mizzi bought up all the black and blue 100-denomination chips from his relatively deep-stacked table. Mizzi went to work constructing quite an elaborate chip edifice with the 100s before they were taken out of play.

Tags: Sorel Mizzi

06-06-2007 16:34 UTC-7

Irate Binger

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Michael Binger returned from what he was told was a 20-minute break to discover that play had re-started ten minutes before. Flames practically shot out of his ears as he demanded to speak with the tournament directors.

"This is the second time I missed ten minutes of hands because there was no break clock! The same thing happened yesterday! This is so incompetent!" Binger roared.

Tags: Michael Binger

06-06-2007 16:41 UTC-7

Where in the World is Vinny Vinh?

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Vinny Vinh, who ended play last night as the tournament's second largest stack, STILL has yet to show up today. His 200K stack has been blinded down to 175K.

Tags: Vinny Vinh

06-06-2007 16:52 UTC-7

Recent Eliminations

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The following players won $11,905:

37. Brett Jungblut
38. Eric Haber
39. Antonio Esfandiari
40. Cesar Aburto
41. Jeff Shulman
42. Alex Melnikow
43. Matthew Sterling
44. Michael Melkersen
45. Steve Billirakis

06-06-2007 16:55 UTC-7

The Magician Disappears

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Kurt Paseka raised from UTG and Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari called from the big blind. Esfandiari moved all in for his last 4,000 on the T-7-7 flop and Paseka insta-called, tabling A-A. Esfandiari's A-Q did not improve and he was eliminated.

Tags: Antonio Esfandiari Kurt Paseka