The official numbers for Event #7 ($5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha w/Rebuys) are in. With 145 entrants, there were 450 rebuys, creating a total prizepool of $2,891,000. The top 18 players will finish in the money, earning at least $31,801. The full payout structure can be seen by clicking on the "Prizepool and Payouts" link on the right.
Johnny Chan busted a player and is now up to 80K. Chan had . He picked up a wrap-around straight draw on the flop. On the turn he additionally picked up a flush redraw and got there on the river. His opponent's flopped set did not improve as Chan took all his chips.
Greg Raymer raised 11K pre-flop and Daniel Negreanu called. Raymer moved all in blind before the flop came down . Negreanu called and flipped over for a King-high flush. Raymer tabled for a set. The turn was the and the river was the . Fossilman headed to the rail as Negreanu increased his stack to 61K.
TD Jack Effel announced that this event will now become a three-day event instead of two. Action will stop at 3 a.m. On Tuesday, they will play down to nine. On Wednesday, ESPN will televise the final table in this star-studded event featuring over a hundred of the world's top pros.
Phil Hellmuth was steaming after losing a big pot on the last hand before the break. It was a four-way all in before the flop. Hellmuth had J-10-9-7 and he flopped two pair and a gutshot on a board of J-7-4. He ended up losing to two players who held A-A. They chopped the pot after the 3 fell on the turn and the 4 spiked on the river. Hellmuth's two pair was counterfieted and he went off. He let several F-bomb's fly.
Mike Sexton, Doyle Brunson, and Gus Hansen stood around the table and Hellmuth held court. He complained and Brunson smiled.
Hellmuth bought a double add-on and continued to complain. Brunson told Sexton to follow him to the VIP lounge to avoid the Hellmuthian tirade.
TD Jack Effel asked Sexton how things were going. Sexton said, "Buddy, they are gambling. But the rebuys are over now."