Event 51 - $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. | 2008 World Series of Poker

07-01-2008 14:57 UTC-8

Stephen Wolff Eliminated in 17th ($6,686)

Hold'em:

Steve Grapenthein limps in from late position and Stephen Wolff calls from the small blind. Phillip Penn Sr checks the big blind.

The flop is {A-Spades}

. Wolff bets all in and Penn raises. Grapenthein folds on the side.

Wolff shows {A-Diamonds}

and Penn

. The turn and river are {4-Clubs}

and Wolff is out.

07-01-2008 14:58 UTC-8

Redraw, Razz

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The staff has completed a redraw to two tables, and with 14 minutes and 3 seconds to go in the level, the staff is starting with razz on both tables.

07-01-2008 15:03 UTC-8

Art Young Eliminated in 16th ($8,878)

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Razz:

Art Young was eliminated by Lonnie Heimowitz, who showed a 10-7-5-4-2.

Level: 20

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

07-01-2008 15:16 UTC-8

Keith Sexton Eliminated in 15th ($8,878)

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Razz:

Steve Diano completes with x-x / {3-?}

and Keith Sexton calls x-x / {4-?}

.

On fourth, Diano bets {A-?}

and Sexton calls {7-Clubs}

.

On fifth, Diano bets {4-?}

and Sexton calls {J-?}

all in. "Hope you paired," Sexton says.

Diano: ( {5-?}

)

Sexton: (

)

Diano is up to 75,000.

Tags: Keith Sexton

07-01-2008 15:22 UTC-8

Hellmuth Takes Chips from Esther

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Stud High:

On fourth, Phil Hellmuth completes with x-x / {5-Spades}

and Esther Rossi raises with x-x / {A-Clubs}

. Hellmuth calls.

On fourth, Rossi bets {9-Clubs}

and Hellmuth calls {7-Spades}

.

On fifth, Rossi checks {4-Clubs}

and Hellmuth bets {Q-Spades}

. Rossi calls.

On sixth, Rossi checks {8-Diamonds}

and Hellmuth bets {J-Spades}

. Rossi calls.

On seventh, both check. Hellmuth rolls over {2-Hearts}

for two pair, and he is up to 390,000.

07-01-2008 15:25 UTC-8

Chip Counts Updated

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Hellmuth is back in the chip lead with 390,000, and Victor Ramdin is close behind with 310,000.

07-01-2008 15:29 UTC-8

HORSE Champion to HORSE Chip Leader

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Scotty Nguyen, winner of the $50,000 HORSE event, stops by the $1,500 HORSE event. "Phil! Good luck, baby!"

Phil Hellmuth stands up to greet him warmly. "Nice job, champ!" he says. "You win the big HORSE, I win the little HORSE!"

Scotty Nguyen is going around the room and tipping every single dealer $20 each.

07-01-2008 15:33 UTC-8

Arash Ghaneian Eliminated in 14th ($11,070)

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Stud High:

Arash Ghaneian is all in on fourth street. There's some betting on fifth, and the remaining three players check it down on sixth and seventh on the side.

Arash: {2-Diamonds}

(muck)
Victor Ramdin: {8-Diamonds}

(muck)
Matt Grapenthein: ( {Q-Spades}

)

-x
James Schaaf: {8-Clubs}

(muck)

Grapenthein takes it all and Arash is eliminated.

07-01-2008 15:38 UTC-8

Dealer Error

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Stud-8

A dealer started a stud-8 hand and accidentally started dealing a flop. Then, on the next street, he accidentally missed short stack Lonnie Heimowitz, dealing a {J-Spades}

to the wrong player. "Come on, dealer! Pay attention!" said Lonnie, getting steamed. The {J-Spades}

was moved to Lonnie and play continued correctly. Eventually, Lonnie turned over {4-Hearts}