2007 World Series of Poker

Event 8 - $1,000 No Limit Holdem w/ rebuys
Day: 3
Event Info

2007 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a3
Prize
$585,774
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$2,533,062
Entries
844
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
10,000

Approximate Chip Counts

Seat 1 - Michael Chu - 1,530,000
Seat 2 - Shane Schleger - 290,000
Seat 3 - Tommy Vu - 885,000
Seat 4 - Dolph Arnold - 450,000
Seat 5 - Michael Gracz - 1,100,000
Seat 6 - Robert Aron - 170,000
Seat 8 - Barry Cales - 233,000
Seat 9 - Amir Vahedi - 550,000

Hand #27

Hand #27 - Barry Cales has the button in seat 8, Schleger raises under the gun to 65,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #26

Hand #26 - Robert Aron has the button in seat 6, and he moves all in, winning the blinds and antes. He shows one card -- the {A-Hearts} -- as he collects the pot.

Hand #25 - Barry Cales Doubles Through Michael Gracz

Hand #25 - Michael Gracz has the button in seat 5, Arnold raises from the cutoff to 60,000, Gracz reraises from the button to 180,000, Cales moves all in from the big blind for 225,000, Arnold folds, and Gracz calls with {K-Spades}{10-Spades}. Cales shows {A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}, and he'll need his hand to hold up to stay alive in this tournament.

The flop comes {10-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{5-Hearts}, and Gracz takes the lead with a pair of tens.

The turn card is the {A-Diamonds}, and Cales regains the lead with a pair of aces.

The river card is the {9-Clubs}, and Cales wins the pot with a pair of aces to double up to 544,000 in chips.

Tags: Barry CalesMichael Gracz

Hand #24

Hand #24 - Dolph Arnold has the button in seat 4, Schleger raises to 65,000, and Vu calls from the cutoff. The flop comes {K-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}, Schleger checks, Vu bets 60,000, and Schleger folds. Tommy Vu takes the pot.

Hand #22

Hand #22 - Shane Schleger has the button in seat 2, Vu raises from the small bilnd to 85,000, Arnold moves all in from the big blind, and Vu folds. Arnold takes the pot.

Hand #21

Hand #21 - Michael Chu has the button in seat 1, and Gracz raises from early position to 60,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #20

Hand #20 - Amir Vahedi has the button in seat 9, he raises to 55,000, Chu reraises from the small blind to 140,000, and Vahedi calls. The flop comes {10-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{3-Spades}, Chu bets 150,000, and Vahedi calls.

The turn card is the {9-Hearts}, Chu bets 250,000, and Vahedi calls. The river card is the {K-Diamonds}, Chu checks, and Vahedi checks behind.

Chu shows {Q-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}, and Vahedi mucks. Chu takes the pot worth 1,124,000 with his pocket queens.