Event 44 - $2,500 Seven Card Razz Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-22-2009 18:07 UTC-12

Recent Eliminations

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With the limits kicking up and the short-stacks being bumped by antes and bring ins, we have unfortunately lost Craig Gray, Shannon Elizabeth, Linda Johnson and Esther Taylor.

06-22-2009 18:00 UTC-12

Chau Giang has kicked off after dinner break taking a nice pot down to push to 12,200.

Giang raised over a completion and bet fifth and seventh streets to eventually prompt a fold from his opponent.

Giang: (X-X) / {3-?}

/ (X)
Opponent: (X-X) / {4-?}

/ (X)

After busting from the Pot Limit Omaha World Championship earlier today, Giang will hoping that a solid run here will follow his good form in this year's Series.

Tags: Chau Giang

06-22-2009 17:54 UTC-12

More Chip Counts from Around the Room

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Bill Chen - 20,100
Dario Mineri - 19,500
Sam Simon - 15,700
Garry Gates - 15,500
Justin Smith - 15,300
Tom Schneider 14,800
Daniel Negreanu - 14,100
Mike Wattel - 13,600
John Phan - 13,100
Zach Fellows - 13,000
David Chiu - 12,200
Justin Bonomo - 11,400
Kevin Saul - 9,600
Tony Guoga - 9,400
Jeff Lisandro - 9,300
Marc Hodge - 9,100
Doyle Brunson - 8,125
Keith Sexton - 7,800
Dan Shak - 6,900
Eli Elezra - 6,800
Dennis Phillips - 6,700
Annie Duke - 6,200
Katja Thater - 6,100
Jeff Madsen - 5,600
Allen Cunningham - 5,300
Mike Sexton - 5,100
Dutch Boyd - 4,600
Paul Clark - 3,100
Marco Traniello 1,500
Huck Seed 1,200
Perry Friedman - 1,100

06-22-2009 17:41 UTC-12

Chip Counts from Around the Room

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Chris Ferguson - 16,500
John Juanda - 15,900
Max Pescatori - 15,500
Kenna James - 13,500
David Bach - 12,300
Jerry Buss - 12,200
James Van Alstyne - 11,900
Justin Smith - 11,600
Archie Karas - 9,500
Dewey Tomko - 8,400
John Cernuto - 8,300
Men Nguyen - 7,600
Sam Grizzle - 7,400
Carlos Mortensen - 7,200
Mickey Doft - 6,025
Steve Topakas - 5,200
Thor Hansen 4,200
Joe Tehan - 4,100
Shannon Elizabeth - 900

06-22-2009 17:37 UTC-12

Play Resumes

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Dinner has been had, and the cards are back in the air!

Level: 5

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-22-2009 16:37 UTC-12

Dinner Break

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The remaining 296 players are heading on their one hour dinner break.

See you at 10:40pm local time!

06-22-2009 16:31 UTC-12

Cunningham Folds The Nuts?

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We caught the action on fourth street with Allen Cunningham calling a bet from his opponent.

When fifth street fell, Cunningham called another bet from his opponent, before he proceeded to check-call down until showdown.

Cunningham: (X-X) / {5-?}

/ (X)
Opponent: (X-X) / {3-?}

/ (X)

His opponent rolled his {6-?}

/

for six-five low and Cunningham mucked as he slipped to 4,700 in chips.

"What did you have Allen?" quipped his opponent, before following up with, "what did you have?"

"I had a little better than that" responded Cunningham with a sarcastic expression.

Tags: Allen Cunningham

06-22-2009 16:24 UTC-12

Topakas Doubles

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Our PokerNews reporter wondered over to find Steve Topakas involved in a hand with two other opponents.

One folded on fifth street and Topakas; after making it two bets on fifth, was all in on sixth street for his last 275.

Topakas: {5-?}

/

Opponent:

/

With Topakas having a made eight-seven low an his opponent drawing to a better seven-six low, Topakas would remain in the tournament when he was dealt the {J-?}

on the seventh to his opponent's {Q-?}

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As Topakas raked in the pot to move to 2,950, he continued his conversation with table mate 'Miami' John Cernuto about everything but Razz!

Tags: Steve Topakas

06-22-2009 16:17 UTC-12

End of the Line for F-Train

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It's a brutal game, kids. PokerNews blogger David "F-Train" Behr (who finished in 33rd place in this event last year) was just eliminated after a nausea-inducing four hours of play. After seeing a number of excellent starting hands brick out, he made his last stand with {A-?}

to start and made a 9-8-7-5-A low, but his opponent made a six-low to bounce him from the tournament.