Event 4 - $5,000 Mixed Hold'em (Limit/No Limit) | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-04-2008 06:36 UTC-7

Mixed Hold'em Final Table Begins at 3 pm

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David Rheem begins the final table as the chip leader

Welcome to the third and final day of Event #4 of the 2008 WSOP, the $5,000 Mixed Hold'em event. This tourney feature alternating segments of fixed-limit and no-limit play, with today's final table set at approximately 2 am this morning.

Californian player David "Chino" Rheem leads the way with 885,000 in chips, but several huge poker names are close behind, all pursuing this tourney's $374,505 first-place prize. Here's how the final table lines up:

Seat 3: David Rheem (Los Angeles, California) 885,000
Seat 6: David Williams (Las Vegas, Nevada) 678,500
Seat 7: Justin Bonomo (Las Vegas, Nevada) 517,500
Seat 9: Erick Lindgren (Las Vegas, Nevada) 345,000
Seat 1: Howard Lederer (Las Vegas, Nevada) 324,500
Seat 2: Roland de Wolfe (London, United Kingdom) 194,000
Seat 8: Andrew Robl (East Lansing, Michigan) 162,000
Seat 5: Isaac Haxton (Syracuse , New York) 115,500
Seat 4: Pat Pezzin (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) 108,500

This one will take place in the ESPN feature area and is sure to draw a big crowd. Check in here at PokerNews.com for the latest online, live updates.

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06-04-2008 14:54 UTC-7

ESPN Setting Up

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ESPN is currently setting up the final table for broadcast. As soon as the cameras and equipment are ready to go, the player introductions will begin, and we can kick off this star-powered shindig.

In the meantime, Shamus has some player bios on the way. Stay tuned!

06-04-2008 15:20 UTC-7

Final Table Bios: Seat 1, Howard Lederer (Las Vegas, Nevada) 324,500

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Lederer first played in the WSOP in 1987 when he cashed in two events, including finishing fifth place in that year’s Main Event. He has since accumulated numerous cashes in WSOP, WPT, and other events, including a win at the 2008 Aussie Millions $100K where he scored a cool $1,000,000-plus payday. His all-time tournament winnings are over $4.7 million. “The Professor” is seeking his third WSOP bracelet, having won the $5,000 Limit Omaha Hi-Lo event in 2000 and the $5,000 Deuce-to-Seven Draw in 2001.

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06-04-2008 15:21 UTC-7

Final Table Bios: Seat 2, Roland de Wolfe (London, United Kingdom) 194,000

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English poker pro Roland de Wolfe has earned close to $4 million in tournament winnings. Today he hopes to match Gavin Griffin’s accomplishment of winning one of poker’s elusive “triple crowns,” that is, victories in WSOP, WPT, and EPT events. De Wolfe took first in the Major Grand Prix de Paris WPT event in 2005, and in 2006 won the EPT’s Dublin event.

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06-04-2008 15:22 UTC-7

Final Table Bios: Seat 3, David Rheem (Los Angeles, California) 885,000

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Chip leader David “Chino” Rheem currently has over $600,000 in tourney winnings. He is seeking his first WSOP bracelet tonight. Rheem cashed in four WSOP events prior to this year, including taking second in a $1,000 no-limit hold’em event in 2006, and 25th in the $2,500 H.O.R.S.E. event in 2007.

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06-04-2008 15:23 UTC-7

Final Table Bios: Seat 4, Pat Pezzin (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) 108,500

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Canadian poker pro Pat Pezzin has accumulated over $145,000 in tournament winnings during the past four years. He, too, seeks his first WSOP bracelet tonight, having cashed six times at the WSOP previously. His highest WSOP finish was fourth place at last year’s $5,000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud event.

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06-04-2008 15:24 UTC-7

Final Table Bios: Seat 5, Isaac Haxton (Syracuse , New York) 115,500

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In addition to his considerable online success, Isaac Haxton has come on strong in the live tournament poker scene after making a big splash finishing second at the PokerStars Caribbean Poker Adventure in early 2007. That finish netted him over $860,000, and subsequent cashes -- including three at last year’s WSOP -- have pushed Haxton’s overall tourney winnings up over the $1 million mark. This is Haxton’s second WSOP final table, having finished seventh at last year’s $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em event.

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06-04-2008 15:25 UTC-7

Final Table Bios: Seat 6, David Williams (Las Vegas, Nevada) 678,500

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Most of us first saw David Williams when he took second in the 2004 WSOP Main Event, earning $3.5 million for his efforts. Since that impressive showing, Williams has established himself as a fearsome tourney player, with numerous cashes and multiple final tables in WSOP and WPT events. Williams is seeking his second WSOP bracelet tonight. In 2006, Williams won the $1,500 Seven-Card Stud event. He also took second that year in the $5,000 Deuce-to-Seven Draw Lowball event.

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06-04-2008 15:26 UTC-7

Final Table Bios: Seat 7, Justin Bonomo (Las Vegas, Nevada) 517,500

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Since turning 21 in September 2006, Justin “ZeeJustin” Bonomo has already collected over $1.1 million in tourney winnings, with several deep finishes in high-profile events. In addition to five WPT cashes, Bonomo cashed three times at last year’s WSOP (his first), including a fourth-place finish in the $2,000 No-Limit Hold’em event.

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06-04-2008 15:27 UTC-7

Final Table Bios: Seat 8, Andrew Robl (East Lansing, Michigan) 162,000

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A successful online player, Andrew “Good2cu” Robl has already cashed three times in WPT events during his brief live tourney poker career, netting over $140,000 in tourney winnings overall.

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