Event 54 - $5,000 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball w/ rebuys | 2007 World Series of Poker

07-05-2007 13:57 UTC-8

Chip Reese vs. Freddy Deeb

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Chip Reese raises under the gun to 18,000, and Freddy Deeb calls from the button. Both players draw one card. Deeb checks, Reese reaches for some chips to make a bet, and Deeb quickly folds, showing a king. Reese shows {8-Hearts}

as he collects the pot.

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07-05-2007 13:53 UTC-8

2007 WSOP Player of the Year: Tom Schneider

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With Jeffrey Lisandro's elimination from Event #54, Tom Schneider clinches the 2007 WSOP Player of the Year title. Congratulations, Tom Schneider!

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07-05-2007 13:52 UTC-8

Jeffrey Lisandro Eliminated in 14th Place

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Andrew Black min-raises to 12,000, Lisandro moves all in, and Black calls. Black draws one card, while Lisandro stands pat. Lisandro shows {J-Clubs}

for J-7-6-5 low. Black makes {J-Clubs}

for a J-7-6-4 low. Black beats Lisandro on the fourth-lowest card to win the pot.

Jeffrey Lisandro is eliminated in 14th place, ending his run at the 2007 WSOP Player of the Year.

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07-05-2007 13:49 UTC-8

Parris 'Butch' Holmes Wins a Three-Way

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Freddy Deeb raises under the gun to 15,000, Parris 'Butch' Holmes calls, and Jeffrey Lisandro calls from the cutoff. Each player draws one card, and then they all check. Holmes shows {9-Spades}

, and Deeb and Lisandro both muck. Parris Holmes wins the pot.

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07-05-2007 13:47 UTC-8

Freddy Deeb vs. Andrew Black

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Freddy Deeb raises to 17,000, and Andrew Black calls from the cutoff. Deeb stands pat, while Black draws one card. Deeb checks, Black moves all in, and Deeb folds. Andrew Black takes the pot.

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07-05-2007 13:46 UTC-8

Chris Ferguson vs. Jeffrey Lisandro

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Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson raises to 16,000, and Lisandro calls from the big blind. Both players draw one card, Lisandro bets 25,000, and Ferguson rearranges his cards before he calls, showing 9-7-5-4-2. Lisandro mucks, and Ferguson wins the pot.

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07-05-2007 13:33 UTC-8

Final Two Tables

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Here are the updated chip counts for the final two tables:

TABLE 12
Seat 1 - Jeffrey Lisandro - 128,000
Seat 2 - Chip Reese - 208,000
Seat 3 - Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson - 88,000
Seat 4 - Todd Brunson - 443,000
Seat 5 - Freddy Deeb - 152,000
Seat 6 - Parris 'Butch' Holmes - 137,000
Seat 7 - Andrew Black - 56,000

TABLE 18
Seat 1 - Chad Brown - 314,000
Seat 2 - Shawn Sheikhan - 322,000
Seat 3 - Barry Greenstein - 203,000
Seat 4 - Allen Cunningham - 368,000
Seat 5 - Erik Seidel - 263,000
Seat 6 - Thor Hansen - 87,000
Seat 7 - Lamar Wilkinson - 198,000

07-05-2007 13:26 UTC-8

Farzad Bonyadi Eliminated

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07-05-2007 13:23 UTC-8

The Pressure is on Jeffrey Lisandro for POY

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With Tom Schneider's elimination, the pressure is on for Jeffrey Lisandro to finish in the money, which would clinch the 2007 WSOP Player of the Year award in the last qualifying event.

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07-05-2007 13:22 UTC-8

Tom Schneider Eliminated in 16th Place

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Tom Schneider moves all in for 54,500, and Allen Cunningham calls. Schneider draws one card while Cunningham stands pat. Schneider shows a 10 low, but Cunningham has 8-7-6-5-3 to win the pot.

Tom Schneider, the points leader for 2007 WSOP Player of the Year, is eliminated in 16th place.

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