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Event 52, No-Limit Hold'em w/Re-Buys Live Updates November 21, 2008
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Day 3 Live Updates
*Spoilers* We Have a Winner!
Tran Haunted By Graves
While play is officially heads-up, PokerListings.com has already interviewed the winner: Michael Graves. Michael got it all in with a pair of fives on a 4
5
7
flop, to take the bracelet when the final K
T
couldn't finish Theo Tran's straight draw.
Graves earns $742,121 for his first-place finish, while Tran makes $387,193 for his second-best effort.
Luman No Graves-Digger
Facing a raise from Michael Graves, Shawn Luman moved all-in with A
9
. Graves called, showing a dominated A
8
. The flop brought 7
4
5
for a gutshot, which the K
delayed but did not stop.
The rivered 6
made Graves the suck-out straight; and sent Luman out in third place, earning $224,249 for his bad beat.
- Level: 21
- Blinds: $30,000/$60,000
- Ante: $5,000
- Average Stack: $4,896,256
- Players Left: 1
- Tables Left: 1
Update 3 for Event 52, Day 1
*Spoilers* We're Heads-Up
Surreptitious reportage and shady dealings have revealed we are heads-up. What's more, the two players in question are apparently Michael Graves and Theo Tran. Yes, we sold our soul for this information and yes, the devil was short-changed on the deal.
Shawn's Gones
Facing a raise from Michael Graves, Shawn Hattem moved all-in. Graves folded; but Shawn Luman called holding pocket ladies to Hattem's A
9
. The 2
T
T
9
8
board brought no help for Hattem, who moves out in fourth with $161,330.
- Level: 21
- Blinds: $30,000/$60,000
- Ante: $5,000
- Average Stack: $1,632,085
- Players Left: 3
- Tables Left: 1
Update 2 for Event 52, Day 1
Chad Sent to His Graves
The eliminations are flying fast and furious out of the fourth of July tent party today. The latest casualty was Chad Batista, who had fought back from a short starting stack.
Michael Graves raised, Chad Batista re-raised, Graves hesitantly moved all-in and Batista called, holding Q
Q
. Graves flipped up A
A
; and then flopped trip aces to be safe. The A
6
6
K
7
board sent Batista out in fifth place with $129,064.
Tate Tran-sported
Short-stacked Kris Tate moved all-in, to be called by Michael Graves. Theo Tran re-raised to fold Graves; and tabled pocket queens. Tate turned up J
T
and couldn't quite straighten out on the K
4
9
2
8
board. Tate earns $112,931 for sixth place.
Isaac Hazes
Isaac Haxton lost a big pot to Theo Tran when his K-8 was out-kicked by Tran's A-K. Right after that, Haxton moved in from the button with T
8
to Chad Batista's A
8
. The A
Q
Q
J
5
board axed Haxton in seventh place with $96,798.
- Level: 20
- Blinds: $20,000/$40,000
- Ante: $5,000
- Average Stack: $1,224,064
- Players Left: 4
- Tables Left: 1
Update 1 for Event 52, Day 1
One More Time
Once again, a player moved in with pocket tens; and once again Isaac Haxton called with Big Slick. This time it was Shawn Luman who committed his chips, but the 6
J
8
2
4
board broke the curse which ended Arnold Spee and Thierry Cazals' day.
End of Spee's Spree
Arnold Spee was the second to commit his chips to pocket tens; and the second to be busted with them. Spee raised, Isaac Haxton re-raised, Spee moved all-in and Haxton called. Spee showed T
T
to Haxton's A
K
; and was immediately outf-flopped.
The 4
K
2
2
4
board gave Spee $80,665 for eighth place; but we give him first prize for being the best-dressed player of the tournament.
Thierry of a Dead Man
Facing one raise, Theo Tran re-raised, to be bumped up even higher by Thierry Cazals. The original raiser folded, Tran moved all-in; and Cazals made the call with the fateful pocket tens. Tran's jacks took it from the 4
4
3
K
A
board, sending Cazals out in ninth with $72,599.
- Level: 19
- Blinds: $15,000/$30,000
- Ante: $4,000
- Average Stack: $544,028
- Players Left: 9
- Tables Left: 1
Secret Cards In the Mystery Air!
Here we go -- into the webcast shroud. We hear the faint sounds of betting and folding from behind the black curtain; but action is broadcast on the usual hour delay. Stick with us for official word -- along with any guerilla info we can uncover.
In the mean time, check the attire of fashionable felter Arnold Spee; and the chips as declared by the suits at www.worldseriesofpoker.com
| 1. | Michael Graves | $1,233,000 | |
| 2. | Isaac Haxton | $1,226,000 | |
| 3. | Theo Tran | $1,132,000 | |
| 4. | Arnold Spee | $760,000 | |
| 5. | Shawn Luman | $668,000 | |
| 6. | Thierry Cazals | $651,000 | |
| 7. | Shawn Hattem | $446,000 | |
| 8. | Chad Batista | $373,000 | |
| 9. | Kris Tate | $299,000 |
- Level: 18
- Blinds: $10,000/$20,000
- Ante: $3,000
- Average Stack: $544,028
- Players Left: 9
- Tables Left: 1
Event 52, No-Limit Hold'em w/re-buys - Day 3, Reports by:

Martin Derbyshire
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Event 52, No-Limit Hold'em...
- Buy-In: $1,000
- Entrants: 1,048
- Total Prize Money: $742,121
- Date: Jul 2, 2007
- Final Day Jul 4, 2007
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Event Chip Leaders1 year ago
Event 52, No-Limit Hold'em w/re-buys
| Player | Chip Stack |
|---|---|
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Blind Structure1 year ago
Event 52, No-Limit Hold'em w/re-buys
| Level | Ante | Blinds |
|---|
| Level 1 | $25/50 | ||
| Level 2 | $50/$100 | ||
| Level 3 | $100/$200 | ||
| Level 4 | $25 | $100/$200 | |
| Level 5 | $25 | $150/$300 | |
| Level 6 | $50 | $200/$400 | |
| Level 7 | $75 | $300/$600 | |
| Level 8 | $100 | $400/$800 | |
| Level 9 | $100 | $600/$1,200 | |
| Level 10 | $200 | $800/$1,600 | |
| Level 11 | $300 | $1,000/$2,000 | |
| Level 12 | $400 | $1,500/$3,000 | |
| Level 13 | $500 | $2,000/$4,000 | |
| Level 14 | $500 | $3,000/$6,000 | |
| Level 15 | $1,000 | $4,000/$8,000 | |
| Level 16 | $1,000 | $6,000/$12,000 | |
| Level 17 | $2,000 | $8,000/$16,000 | |
| Level 18 | $3,000 | $10,000/$20,000 | |
| Level 19 | $4,000 | $15,000/$30,000 | |
| Level 20 | $5,000 | $20,000/$40,000 | |
| Level 21 | $5,000 | $30,000/$60,000 | |
| Level 22 | $10,000 | $40,000/$80,000 | |
| Level 23 | $15,000 | $60,000/$120,000 |
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