Event 52 - $1,500 No Limit Hold'em | 2008 World Series of Poker

07-02-2008 14:23 UTC-7

Hand #1 – Matt Matros

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The button is with Jeff Courtney in Seat 7. Matt Matros opened with a raise to 60,000 from early position to take down the blinds and antes uncontested.

07-02-2008 14:21 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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The cards are in the air!

Level: 21

Blinds: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000

07-02-2008 13:36 UTC-7

Here are the seat allocations for the final table:

Seat 1: Dan Heimiller (Plymouth, Michigan) -- 544,000
Seat 2: Matt Matros (Brooklyn, New York) -- 1,472,000
Seat 3: Farzad Rouhani (Germantown, Maryland) -- 212,000
Seat 4: Andrey Zaichenko (Moscow, Russia) -- 521,000
Seat 5: Scott Sitron (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) -- 504,000
Seat 6: Voitto Rintala (Helsinki, Finland) -- 553,000
Seat 7: Jeff Courtney (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) -- 1,443,000
Seat 8: David Daneshgar (Westlake Village, California) -- 1,178,000
Seat 9: Corwin Cole (San Diego, California) -- 1,668,000

The players are taking their seats and unbagging their chips. Play will be underway in a few moments time.

07-02-2008 05:19 UTC-7

Final Table Lineup, Chip Counts

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Official chip counts have been released overnight by the WSOP for the nine finalists in Event 52, $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em. Corwin Cole leads the way but he'll have plenty of competition in the final. Here's the final nine:

Corwin Cole (San Diego, California) -- 1,668,000
Matt Matros (Brooklyn, New York) -- 1,472,000
Jeff Courtney (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) -- 1,443,000
David Daneshgar (Westlake Village, California) -- 1,178,000
Voitto Rintala (Helsinki, Finland) -- 553,000
Dan Heimiller (Plymouth, Michigan) -- 544,000
Andrey Zaichenko (Moscow, Russia) -- 521,000
Scott Sitron (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) -- 504,000
Farzad Rouhani (Germantown, Maryland) -- 212,000

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