Mike Gracz wins!

Event #7 Final Finishing Places

1 Mike Gracz (Poland)$594,460
2 C T Law (United Kingdom)$311,555
3 Chuck Thompson (Santa Cruz, CA, USA)$176,145
4 David Pham (Cerritos, CA, USA)$154,125
5 Shane Schleger (New York, NY, USA)$132,110
6 Shae Drobashevich (Moline, IL, USA)$110,090
7 Pascal Perrault (Paris, France)$88,070
8 Phil Gordon (South Lake Tahoe, CA, USA)$66,055
9 Meng La (Torrence, CA, USA)$44,035


10:41 PM
Law bets $60,000 on the button, Gracz calls. The flop comes Jh 8c 5c. Law checks, Gracz bets $75,000, Law checkraises to $175,000. Gracz moves all in. Law doesn't like it. Law calls. Gracz has Qs 8s (middle pair), Law has Qd Jd (top pair). Gracz needs an 8. Turn is a miraculous/diabolical 8h. River is a blank 6. T.C. Law is eliminated in 2nd, earning $311,555. Gracz finishes first, winning $594,460 and the bracelet.

10:39 PM
Law limps, Gracz checks. The flop comes 8c Qd 9h. Check check. Turn is a Jh. Gracz checks, Law bets $60,000, Gracz calls. River is the 3d. Gracz checks, Law bets $100,000, Gracz mucks.

10:38 PM
Gracz raises to $60,000 on the button. Law calls. The flop comes Jh 10h 8h. Both check. Turn is the Js. Law checks, Gracz bets $80,000 and takes it.

10:36 PM
Law wins a small pot.

10:35 PM
Gracz limps, Law raises to $70,000, and Gracz calls. The flop comes 5c 5d 6s. Law bets $100,000, Gracz calls. The turn is the Js. Law moves all in for approximately $400,000. Gracz calls. Law shows 8-7, Gracz shows 2-2. Gracz is ahead and poised to win - an astounding call - but Law has a ton of outs (any 4,7,8,9, or jack). The river is the 6d, which causes an unlikely chop. Split pot.

10:30 PM
Law limps, Gracz checks. The flop comes 9s Ks Qd. Both players check. Turn is the 2h. Gracz bets $45,000, Law mucks.

10:29 PM
Law gets another walk in the big blind.

10:27 PM
Law limps, and Gracz checks the big blind. The flop comes 6d 8h 7s. Both players check. Turn is the 2s. Gracz checks, Law bets $50,000. Gracz calls. The river is the 6h. Both players check. Law shows J-2, and Gracz mucks.

10:26 PM
Gracz limps, Law checks. Flop is A-8-2 with two spades. Law checks, Gracz bets and wins the pot.

10:24 PM
Law raises from the button and takes down the blinds.

10:23 PM
Law gets a walk in the big blind.

10:21 PM
Law limps on the button. From the big blind, Gracz reraises $40,000. Law calls. The flop comes Ad 7s 5h. Gracz bets $60,000, and Law calls. The turn is the Jd. Gracz bets $145,000 and wins the pot. Gracz is closing in on the bracelet.

10:19 PM
Gracz raises to $50,000 on the button. Law calls. The flop comes 5s 2h Jd. Law checks, Gracz bets and takes the pot.

Level ends. Blinds increase to $10,000-$20,000, $3,000 ante.

10:17 PM
Law limps on the button (again… apparently, button did not move). Gracz checks. The flop comes Ac 7s 2s. Gracz bets and picks up the small pot.

10:15 PM
Play resumes. Apparently there are still 3 more minutes in the 8-16 level.

10:08 PM
Chip Count
C.T. Law $795,000
Mike Gracz $1,530,000

9:58 PM
End of level. 15 minute break.

9:56 PM
Law limps, Gracz checks. The flop comes Js 5d 2h. Gracz bets $45,000, Law calls. The turn is the 6c. Gracz bets $60,000 and Law raises to $140,000. Gracz calls. The river is the 2c. Gracz checks, Law turns over J-4. Gracz shows 4-3, and wins the pot with a straight.

9:52 PM
Gracz raises to $50,000 on the button. Law calls. The flop comes Kc Jc 3d. Law checks, Gracz bets $40,000. Law mucks.

9:51 PM
Law raises from the button. He makes it $50,000 to play. Gracz reraises to $150,000. Law calls. The flop comes 5h Jd Ac. Both players check. Turn is the Js. Gracz checks, Law bets $180,000, and Gracz calls quickly. River is the 8h. Gracz checks, Law thinks and reluctantly checks behind. Gracz shows A-9 and wins the pot. Law inexplicably shows 10-7.

9:47 PM
Gracz raises to $50,000 on the button. Law calls. The flop comes Ah 9d 6d. Law bets $80,000, and Gracz mucks.

9:45 PM
Law raises to $66,000 on the button. Gracz folds, and Law wins the blinds.

9:44 PM
Law limps, Gracz checks. Flop comes Jh 5d 2s. Both players check. Turn is the Qs. Gracz bets, Law folds.

Chip Count
CT Law 1,350,000
Mike Gracz 950,000

9:42 PM
Gracz wins a small pot on the flop.


9:39 PM
Heads up to flop. Both to 5s 2s 2d. Gracz bets $40,000, Law calls. Turn is the 6d. Gracz bets $60,000, Law min-raises to $120,000. Gracz reraises all in. Law thinks for a long time. He starts to count his blue chips. Law calls with his last $593,000. Gracz shows Jc 5d, Law shows 6s 3h. The river is the As. Law doubles up. Another huge back-and-forth swing.

9:32 PM
Gracz limps on the button, and Law raises $50,000. Gracz calls. The flop comes 10s 5s 5c. Law bets $100,000, and Gracz calls. The turn is the Ks. Law checks, Gracz checks. River is the 10h. Law bets $170,000 (?), Gracz calls. Law shows Q-6 (another complete bluff), Gracz shows 3s 2s, and wins the pot with a flush.

9:29 PM
Law limps on the button, Gracz checks. The flop comes Kc Kd Kh. Both check. 8d on the turn. Both check again. As on the river. Gracz checks, Law cannot resist betting $40,000, and Gracz instantly calls. Law shows 10-9, Gracz shows Q-J and takes the pot.

9:27 PM
Gracz raises to $32,000 on the button, and Law calls. The flop comes As Qc 4s. Gracz bets out $43,000, Law raises to $100,000 and wins the pot.

"They're throwing haymakers at each other." - Oliver Tse

9:24 PM
Law limps on the button. Gracz checks the big blind. The flop comes 8d 6d 2c. Both check. Turn is the 4d. Gracz bets $40,000, and Law raises to $80,000. Gracz calls. River is the 4s. Gracz checks, Law bets $80,000, Gracz checkraises to $300,000. Law mucks.

Law seems to be getting burned by his tendency to bet the river.

9:22 PM
Gracz raises to $50,000 on the button. Law reraises to $216,000. Gracz mucks. Law takes a slight chip lead.

9:20 PM
Chip Count
Mike Gracz 1,250,000
T.C. Law 1,100,000

Law raises to $66,000 on the button, Gracz calls. The flop comes Ad Jh 2c. Law bets $60,000, and Gracz folds.

9:18 PM
Gracz limps from the button, Law checks. The flop comes 4s 10c 9d. Law checks, Gracz checks behind. Turn is the Js. Law checks, Gracz bets and wins the pot.

9:15 PM
Law limps on the button, Gracz checks. The flop comes 9d 3d 6c. Gracz checks, Law bets $60,000, Gracz calls. Turn is the Qh. Gracz checks, Law bets $135,000, and Gracz calls. The river is the 7s. Gracz checks again, Law bets $160,000, and Gracz calls. Law shows 10-8 for a straight, Gracz shows 6-4. Law wins a huge $700,000+ pot, and is now close to Gracz in chips

9:12 PM
Gracz limps on the button, but Law raises $60,000 from the big blind. Gracz mucks.

9:11 PM
Law limps on the button, Gracz raises $60,000, and Law calls. The flop comes 3h 2c Jh. Gracz leads out for $100,000, and Law mucks.

9:08 PM
Gracz limps on the button, Law checks. The flop comes 4h 4s Js. Law checks, Gracz bets $60,000, Law folds.

9:05 PM
Law raises on the button, and Gracz calls. The flop comes Ad 10c 5c. Law leads out and takes the pot.

9:03 PM
Gracz opens for $50,000 on the button, and Law calls. The flop comes Kd 9c 3s. Check check. The turn is the 2d. Both check again. River is the 4d. Law bets $70,000 (?), Gracz raises to $150,000. Law thinks for a while, and reraises all in. Gracz quickly folds.

9:00 PM
Law raises $40,000 (?) from the button, Gracz reraises all in and wins the pot.

8:58 PM
Chip Count
TC Law 600,000
Mike Gracz 1,700,000

Gracz wins a small pot.

8:56 PM
Law raises $30,000 on the button and Gracz calls. The flop comes Ac 2d 8s. Gracz checks, Law bets $60,000, and Gracz calls. The turn is the 3h. Gracz checks, Law bets $130,000, and Gracz calls. The river is the 4h. Gracz checks, Law bets $200,000. Gracz checkraises to $430,000. Law reraises all in, and Gracz quickly calls. Law shows A-K, Gracz shows A-5. Gracz doubles up in a big way.

8:52 PM
Gracz limps on the button and Law checks. The flop comes Qh 4s 3c. Law checks, Gracz bets $20,000, and Law calls. The turn is the Ah. Law checks, Gracz bets $45,000, and Law checkraises to $90,000. Gracz calls. The river is the Kc. Law bets $150,000. Gracz mucks.

8:48 PM
Law raises to $50,000 on the button, and Gracz calls. The flop comes 7d 2d 2s. Law motions all in, Gracz folds.

8:47 PM
Gracz raises to $50,000 on the button. Law calls. The flop comes Ad Ah Qc. Law checks, Gracz bets $50,000, and Law folds.

8:45 PM
Law limps on the button and Gracz checks. The flop comes Qc 10s 5h. Gracz checks, Law bets $35,000, and Gracz calls. The turn is the 8d. Gracz checks, and Law bets $100,000, and Gracz drops. Law wins the pot.

8:44 PM
Law gets a walk in the big blind.

8:43 PM
Law raises $50,000 on the button, and takes the pot.

8:41 PM
Gracz starts with the button (small blind). Gracz raises to $50,000, Law reraises to $216,000, and Gracz calls. The flop comes Kh Jd 10c. Law checks, and Gracz checks behind. The turn is the Ac. Law checks, and Gracz bets $100,000. Law folds. Gracz is now over $1 million.

8:38 PM
Play is about to resume…

8:16 PM
Play has stopped for money presentation, sound checks, etc.

Chip Count
TC Law 1,493,000
Mike Gracz 837,000

8:12 PM
Thompson opens for $50,000 on the button. Gracz reraises all in from the big blind for over $400,000. Thompson calls. Gracz shows 8d 8s, Thompson shows Ah Jh. The flop comes Ad Ks 8h. Thompson flops an ace, but Gracz hits an ace. The turn is the Kd, giving Thompson four outs to a full house. The river is the 9d. Chuck Thompson is eliminated in 3rd, earning $176,145.

8:08 PM
Thompson's button (no small blind). Gracz raises under the gun and takes the pot.

8:07 PM
Play resumes. Blinds increase to $8,000-$16,000, $2,000 ante.

Just a reminder, the top three prizes are:
1st $594,460
2nd $311,555
3rd $176,145

8:03 PM
Play should start soon.

6:45 PM
Chip Count
Seat 1. CT Law 1,521,000
Seat 2. Mike Gracz 428,000
Seat 3. Chuck Thompson 381,000

6:42 PM
Level ends. Time for dinner break. Play will resume (in theory) at 7:45 PM.

6:38 PM
Gracz's button. Law opens under the gun for $39,000. Folded to Pham, who calls from the big blind. The flop comes A Q 8. Pham checks, Law bets $25,000, and Pham checkraises all in for $105,000. Law calls. Pham shows Ac 5c. Law shows pocket eights… he flopped a set. The 6d hits the turn, and Pham is drawing dead. David Pham is eliminated in 4th, earning $154,125.

6:36 PM
Several uneventful hands.

6:31 PM
Gracz raises to $35,000 from the button. Pham moves all in and wins the pot.

6:28 PM
Chip Count
David Pham 100,000
CT Law 1,300,000
Mike Gracz 520,000
Chuck Thompson 395,000

Pham moves all in under the gun. No callers.

6:27 PM
Folded to Law in the small blind, who limps. Gracz checks. The flop is As Qs 5d. Law checks, Gracz bets $18,000 and takes the pot.

6:25 PM
Thompson raises to $36,000 on the button. Law calls from the big blind. The flop comes K-10-3. Check check. The turn is the 2h. Check check. The river is the Ad. Law checks, Thompson bets $30,000, and Law calls. Thompson shows A-6, Law shows A-9 and wins the pot.

6:23 PM
Pham walks in the big blind.

6:22 PM
Pham raises to $36,000, Law reraises from the button to $100,000, and Pham folds.

6:21 PM
Folded to Law, who raises from the small blind and takes the pot.

6:20 PM
Thompson has the button, again. Jon Eaton courageously intervenes. The button is moves to David Pham.

6:18 PM
Gracz opens under the gun for $35,000, and Pham calls from the small blind. The flop comes Jc 9c 3s. Both players check. Turn is the 5d. Pham bets $55,000, and Gracz raises to $255,000, which would put Pham all in. Pham mucks.

6:13 PM
Law limps under the gun, and Pham checks the big blind. The flop comes 9-5-3. Pham checks, Law bets $25,000, Pham checkraises to $95,000, and Law mucks.

6:11 PM
Law opens from the button for $40,000, Thompson calls from the big blind. Flop comes Ac Qs 4s. Check check. Turn is the 3h. Thompson bets $40,000 and Law calls. The river is the Ks. Thompson bets $80,000, and Law calls. Thompson shows 7-6 (complete bluff), Law shows K-Q and wins with two pair. Thompson takes a hit.

Pham has been very quiet lately.

6:07 PM
Chip Count
David Pham 190,000
CT Law 1,070,000
Mike Gracz 407,000
Chuck Thompson 657,000

6:02 PM
Pham's button. Schleger opens for $36,000, Gracz calls from the big blind. The flop comes 8h 7c 3s 7d. Both players check. The turn is the 7d. Gracz checks, and Schleger moves all in. Gracz thinks for a while, and calls. Schleger shows Ks Js, Gracz shows Ad 10h. Gracz makes the call with ace high, and he's correct! Schleger needs a king or jack on the river. The 10c hits, and Schleger is eliminated in 5th, earning $132,110.

6:00 PM
Schleger opens from the cutoff for $112,000. All muck, and Schleger shows 9-9.

5:58 PM
Law opens under the gun for $24,000, Gracz calls, and Pham calls from the big blind. The flop comes 10c 7d 4d. Pham checks, Law bets $45,000 and takes the pot.

5:56 PM
Thompson gets a walk in the big blind.

5:53 PM
Folded around to Gracz, who raises to $35,000 in the small blind. Schleger moves all in from the big blind for $105,000. Gracz thinks for a while, and finally mucks.

5:49 PM
Chip Count
Seat 1. David Pham 255,000
Seat 2. CT Law 1,070,000
Seat 3. Mike Gracz 220,000
Seat 4. Schane Schleger 98,000
Seat 5. Chuck Thompson 683,000

Schleger moves all in from the button and picks up the pot.

Gracz opens and Law calls. The flop 4s 3s Qs. Both players check. The turn is the 2s. Law bets $20,000 and Gracz calls. The river is the 5h. Law bets $40,000, Gracz raises $50,000 more, and Law folds.

5:41 PM
Drobushevich moves all in from the cutoff, and Law calls from the button. Blinds fold. Drobushevich shows Ad 6s, Law shows Ac Qc. The board comes Qs 3d 9h 10d 8x. Law wins the hand with a pair of queens, and Drobushevich is eliminated in 6th, winning $110,090.

5:39 PM
Schleger opens under the gun for $37,000. Gracz reraises $117,000 from the big blind, and Schleger mucks.

5:37 PM
Pham opens on the button, no call.

Chip Count
David Pham 225,000
Shae Drobushevich 135,000
CT Law 900,000
Mike Gracz 157,000
Shane Schleger 158,000
Chuck Thompson 715,000

5:35 PM
Thompson's button. Law raises to $27,000 and takes the pot.

5:34 PM
Dead button in Perrault's seat. Gracz opens from the cutoff for $35,000 and picks up the pot.

5:30 PM
Law opens for $24,000 in the cutoff, Gracz calls from the button, Schleger folds, and Perrault calls from the big blind. The flop comes 8d 6d 4d. Perrault checks, Law checks, and Gracz bets $45,000. Perrault checkraises all in for $203,000. Law calls, Gracz mucks. Perrault shows 8h 5c. Law flopped the nut flush with Ad 2d. Perrault gets no help and finishes 7th, an $88,070 finish. Law takes the chip lead, with nearly $900,000.

5:25 PM
Perrault raises to $25,000, Law reraises to $100,000 on the button, and Perrault mucks.

5:23 PM
Folded around to Law in the small blind. Law limps, Gracz raises to $37,000, and Law mucks.

5:22 PM
Folded to Drobushevich in the small blind. (Astoundingly, Pham folds his button.) Drobushevich limps and Law checks. The flop comes Qd 5h 2c. Drobushevich checks, Law bets $25,000, and Drobushevich calls. The turn is the Ks. Both players check. The river is the 10c. Drobushevich bets $40,000. Law calls. Drobushevich shows 8-8, Law shows A-10 and wins the pot.

5:18 PM
Perrault limps in the cutoff, Pham completes, and Drobushevich checks. Three to the flop. The flop comes 9c 6h 2c. All players check, turn is the 8h. Pham leads out for $30,000 and wins the pot.

5:15 PM
Pham gets a walk in the big blind.

5:14 PM
Schleger raises to $36,000 from the button. Thompson calls from the big blind. The flop comes Qs Kh Jh. Thompson leads out for $60,000, and Schleger folds. Thompson exhorts his supporters to applaud.

5:12 PM
Gracz's button. All fold to Schleger in the small blind, who raises to $37,000. Perrault mucks the big blind, and Schleger picks up the pot.

5:10 PM
Law's button. Thompson makes a rare opening raise, to $36,000. Others muck, and Thompson picks up the pot.

5:09 PM
Schlegel opens under the gun for $36,000 and picks up the pot.

5:07 PM
Gracz opens under the gun for $35,000, Law reraises from the big blind, and Gracz folds.

5:03 PM
Play resumes. Blinds increase to $6,000-$12,000, $2,000 ante. Schleger calls.

Thompson's button. CT Law opens for $26,000, Gracz calls. Flop comes Ah 8d 6h. Law bets $35,000, Gracz calls. Turn is the Ad. Law bets*, Gracz raises all in, and Law folds.

*Amount unknown. Consensus among press is that Law bet $30,000. Law has been underbetting all night.

5:00 PM
Chip Count
Seat 1. David Pham 199,000
Seat 2. Shae Drobushevich 321,000
Seat 3. CT Law 496,000
Seat 4. Mike Gracz 160,000
Seat 5. Shane Schleger 191,000
Seat 6. Pascal Perrault 306,000
Seat 7. Chuck Thompson 657,000

4:38 PM
Level ends. Play will resume in 15 minutes.

4:37 PM
Gracz opens for $25,000, and Perrault calls on the button. The flop comes Qd As 3c. Both players check, turn is the 8h. Gracz bets $30,000, and Perrault calls. The river is the Jh. Gracz checks, Perrault bets $30,000 and Gracz mucks.

4:34 PM
Pham opens under the gun for $24,000 and wins the pot.

4:31 PM
Gracz's button. Pham raises to $24,000, and Schleger reraises all in from the small blind. Pham calls about $60,000 extra. Schleger shows 6s 6d, Pham shows 2-2. The board comes Qc Jd 10h 4d 9h, and Schleger doubles up.

4:29 PM
Once again, Pham raises to $28,000 in middle position. Pham is raising constantly. All others fold, and Pham wins the pot.

4:28 PM
Pham raises to $28,000 from the cutoff. Drobushevich reraises $75,000 from the button, and Pham mucks.

4:26 PM
Pham's button. Schleger moves all in from early position for about $65,000. Drobushevich thinks for a while before mucking. Schleger wins the pot.

4:23 PM
Folded to Pham in the small blind, who raises to $28,000. Drobushevich reraises to $78,000. Pham calls. The flop comes. Kd Jd 4h. Pham checks, Drobushevich bets $60,000, and Pham mucks.

4:19 PM
Law opens for $22,000, Gracz calls from the cutoff. The flop comes Kc 7h 3h. Law checks, Gracz bets $27,000, and Law checkraises $50,000 more. Gracz mucks. Law shows Ac As.

4:16 PM
Pham raises to $28,000 and wins the pot.

4:15 PM
Schleger moves all in and wins the pot.

4:13 PM
3c is exposed. Pham opens from the cutoff for $24,000. Gracz calls from the big blind. The flop comes Kh 7c 4c. Both players check, turn is the 5h. Gracz checks, Pham bets $28,000, Gracz calls. The river is the Ac. Gracz checks, Pham bets $70,000. Gracz calls and shows 9-9. Pham shows a complete bluff, Q-T. Gracz is so pleased with his call that he jumps out of his seat.

4:08 PM
Pham raises to $23,000 on the button. Law reraises another $80,000 from the big blind. Pham mucks, Law shows Ac Kc.

4:07 PM
Law opens under the gun for $25,000 and takes down the blinds.

4:05 PM
Perrault's button. Drobushevich opens for $32,000 from under the gun. Law calls. The flop comes 10d 9c 6c. Drobushevich checks, Law bets, Drobushevich folds.

4:02 PM
Pham opens for $25,000 under the gun. Chuck Thompson reraises from the big blind to $90,000. Pham counts out a reraise, but mucks. Thompson's supporters applaud. The rest of the spectators, expecting confrontation, are disappointed. Thompson continues to interfere with Pham's bullying.

3:59 PM
Pham opens for $24,000 and wins the pot.

3:58 PM
Thompson opens from early position for $25,000, and takes down the blinds and antes. Thompson is 2 for 2.

3:56 PM
Drobushevich's button. Perrault limps, Pham limps in the cutoff, Law limps from the small blind, and Gracz checks. Four to the flop. The flop comes As 8d 5c. All players check. The turn is the 10c. Checked to Perrault, who bets $12,000 and takes down the pot.

3:53 PM
Folded around to Drobushevich, who limps in from the small blind. Law checks the big blind. The flop comes 3c 4c 7d. Both players check. Turn is the Kc. Drobushevich bets $16,000 and Law mucks.

3:50 PM
Folded to Pham in the small blind. Pham limps, Drobushevich raises to $30,000, Pham calls. Heads up to the flop, which comes 9h 10d 10s. Pham checks, Drobushevich bets $50,000. Pham checkraises to $130,000. Drobushevich mucks.

3:48 PM
Folded to Thompson in the small blind, who raises to $25,000. (Thompson enters his first pot!) Pham calls from the big blind. The flop comes 4h 8d 3d. Thompson bets $40,000. Pham raises to $120,000 more. Thompson moves all in, raising $354,000 more ($474,000 total). Pham mucks A-8 face up. Chuck shows 8-3.

3:42 PM
Pham opens under the gun for $25,000 and wins the pot.

3:40 PM
Gracz's button. Law min-raises to $16,000, Perrault min-calls from the big blind. 3s 6c Jh. Perrault checks, Law bets $22,000 and wins the pot.

Law apparently likes to min-raise.

3:37 PM
Folded around to CT Law on the button, who raises and takes down the pot.

3:32 PM
Chip Count
David Pham 528,000
Shae Drobushevich 309,000
CT Law 377,000
Mike Gracz 200,000
Shane Schleger 115,000
Pascal Perrault 284,000
Chuck Thompson 512,000

Dead button in Gordon's seat. Pham raises to $26,000 from the cutoff, Law calls from the small blind. Flop comes Ac Ks 8d. Law leads out for $20,000. Pham raises to $55,000. Law folds and Pham takes the pot.

Thompson has not played a hand yet.

3:31 PM
Folded to Pham in the cutoff, who raises to $28,000. Phil Gordon reraises from the small blind to $78,000, Pham moves all in, Gordon calls instantly with Ah Ad. Pham shows 10c 10h. The board comes Js 6d 3s 10d 3d. Pham catches a ten on the turn and Phil Gordon is eliminated in 8th, winning $66,055.

3:26 PM
Pham's button. Gracz opens and takes down the pot.

3:25 PM
Folded around to Pham in the small blind, who raises to $28,000 in the small blind. Drobushevich surrenderd the big blind.

3:23 PM
Perrault's button. Gracz raises to $24,000 and wins the pot.

3:22 PM
Blinds increase to $4,000-$8,000 with a $1,000 ante.

Pham raises under the gun to $24,000 and wins the pot.

3:21 PM
Second to act, Meng La moves all in for $41,000. Law calls in the cutoff, others muck. Law shows Ad8d, La shows KcQs. The flop is Jd 8c 7s. 8h hits the turn. La is drawing dead on the turn. The river is the Ah, giving Law eights full of aces. Meng La is eliminated in 9th place, winning $44,035.

3:15 PM
Gordon opens for $23,000 from the cutoff, Law calls on the button. Blinds muck. The flop comes 8h 7s 2d. Both check, turn is the Kd. Gordon bets $23,000, Law min-raises to $46,000. Gordon moves all in for $85,000. Law calls the $39,000. Gordon shows KhQs, Law shows KsTs. Law needs a ten… the river is the 4. Phil Gordon doubles up.

3:05 PM
Drobushevich's button. Perrault limps in middle position, Law checks the big blind. The flop comes Jh 7c 5s. Law leads out for $12,000, Perrault min-raises, Law calls. The turn is the 2d. Law checks, Perrault bets $40,000, and Law calls. The river is the Jc. Law bets $12,000, Perrault calls, shows 5-5 and wins the pot. Law shows a… seven? (Not sure about this, guys. Announcer is letting us down.)

3:01 PM
Pham's button. Schleger opens for $18,000 and wins the pot.

2:59 PM
Law opens early and Drobushevich calls from the big blind. The flop comes Qc 7d 4h. Drobushevich leads out and Law calls. The turn is the 5d. Drobushevich bets $18,000, and Law mucks.

2:56 PM
Law raises to $19,000 and wins the blinds.

2:55 PM
Perrault's button. Pham raises to $18,000, Gordon moves all in for $87,000. Pham counts out the raise and mucks.

2:50 PM
Schleger's button. Pham opens for $19,000, Drobushevich calls, Gracz calls. Flop comes Js Jd 5d. Pham checks, Drobushevich bets for $24,000 and wins the pot.

2:49 PM
Predictably, CT Law comes out firing from the button and takes down the blinds.

2:46 PM
Play resumes. Blinds resume at $3,000-$6,000 with a $1,000 ante.

Friday, 2:20 PM
Tournament is delayed until 2:40 PM due to technical difficulties.

Phil Gordon	Pascal Perrault
Chuck Thompson	CT Law
David Pham	Meng La
Shane Schleger	Shae Drobushevich

Chip Count

Chuck Thompson	Santa Cruz, CA	549,000
CT Law	UK	516,000
David "The Dragon" Pham	Cerritos, CA	323,000
Shae Drobushevich	Moline, IL	248,000
Pascal Perrault	Paris, France	225,000
Mike Gracz	Poland	173,000
Shane Schleger	New York City, NY	134,000
Phil Gordon	Las Vegas, NV	91,000
Meng La	Torrance, CA	71,000

Chip Count by Seat

Seat 1.	David "The Dragon" Pham	Cerritos, CA	323,000
Seat 2.	Shae Drobushevich	Moline, IL	248,000
Seat 3.	Phil Gordon	Las Vegas, NV	91,000
Seat 4.	CT Law	UK	516,000
Seat 5.	Mike Gracz	Poland	173,000
Seat 6.	Shane Schleger	New York City, NY	134,000
Seat 7.	Pascal Perrault	Paris, France	225,000
Seat 8.	Chuck Thompson	Santa Cruz, CA	549,000
Seat 9.	Meng La	Torrance, CA	71,000

Chuck Thompson has had 26 money finishes, 16 of those have been Final table appearances,and has an overall total prize money of $274,722. An experianced competitor, that is more than capable of winning his 1st bracelet, Lets see if he can do it.
CT Law is the least experianced of the top 3 leaders today, with a total overall earnings of $28,120 to date, but has put himself in a great position,lying in second chip leader, to have a shot a winning his 1st WSOP Bracelet in his 1st WSOP Final.
David "The Dragon" Pham has had 119 money finishes, 84 of those Final Tables. He has recorded 19 outright wins and has a overall total prize money of $3,636,019. David is one of the worlds top tournament players around today, and already has a WSOP bracelet to his name.He will be looking to make it 2 WSOP wins and another bracelet.

Thursday, 7:30 PM
Play concludes for the day. The remaining nine players will return tomorrow at 2 PM to play the final table.

Results
10th Eli Elezra $24,220

Thursday, 7:15 PM
Chip Count
Seat 1. David Pham 300,000
Seat 2. Shae Drobashevich 215,000
Seat 3. Eli Elezra 50,000
Seat 4. Phil Gordon 140,000
Seat 5. CT Law 480,000
Seat 6. Mike Gracz 270,000
Seat 7. Shane Schleger 115,000
Seat 8. Pascal Perrault 245,000
Seat 9. Chuck Thompson 440,000
Seat 10. Meng La 95,000

Thursday, 7:00 PM
Results
11th Nam Le $24,220
12th Tony Cousineau $24,220

Thursday, 6:45 PM
Chip Counts
CT Law 510,000
Mike Gracz 265,000
Pascal Perrault 215,000
David Pham 170,000
Nam Le 170,000
Phil Gordon 140,000
Meng La 140,000
Shane Schleger 140,000
Tony Cousineau 110,000
Chuck Thompson 110,000
Eli Elezra 50,000

Thursday, 6:30 PM
Results
13th Frank Sinopoli $19,815

Thursday, 6:25 PM
Play resumes.

Thursday, 6:12 PM
15 minute break to color up the pink $500 chips.

Thursday, 6:10 PM
Chip Counts
C.T. Law 540,000
Shane Schleger 270,000
David Pham 210,000
Pascal Perrault 185,000
Tony Cousineau 150,000
Nam Le 140,000
Chuck Thompson 130,000
Phil Gordon 130,000
Meng La 120,000
Eli Elezra 75,000

Thursday, 5:30 PM
Results
14th Robert Mizrachi $19,815
15th Marlon Santos $19,815

Chip Counts
C.T. Law 470,000
Mike Gracz 315,000
Tony Cousineau 220,000
Pascal Perrault 135,000
Nam Le 120,000
David Pham 120,000
Meng La 110,000
Phil Gordon 100,000
Eli Elezra 105,000
Chuck Thompson 105,000

Thursday, 5:10 PM
Play resumes. Blinds increase to $2,500-$5,000, $500 ante.

Thursday, 4:55 PM
Level ends. 15 minute break.

Thursday, 4:40 PM
Results
16th Frank Vizza $15,415
17th Marco Traniello $15,415
18th William H. Cole $15,415
19th Jack Mahalingay $11,010
20th Barry Greenstein $11,010

Chip Counts
C.T. Law 340,000
David Pham 260,000
Mike Gracz 180,000
Pascal Perrault 170,000
Nam Le 165,000
Meng La 150,000
Tony Cousineau 110,000
Marlon Santos 80,000
Eli Elezra 75,000
Phil Gordon 60,000
Robert Mizrachi 55,000
Chuck Thompson 50,000

Thursday, 4:10 PM
Results
21st Ram Vaswani $11,010
22nd Hoyt Corkins $11,010
23rd Bob Kirkeby $11,010
24th Marc Aubin $11,010

Chip Counts
Meng La 265,000
David Pham 230,000
Pascal Perrault 230,000
Marlon Santos 120,000
Mike Gracz 115,000
Eli Elezra 90,000
Tony Cousineau 85,000
Nam Le 80,000
Chuck Thompson 70,000
Phil Gordon 50,000
Marco Traniello 40,000
Robert Mizrachi 35,000
Barry Greenstein 30,000

Thursday, 3:45 PM
Play resumes.

Thursday, 3:30 PM
Results
25th David Lewis $11,010
26th Gavin Smith $11,010
27th John Pellak $11,010

End of level. Play pauses for a 15 minute break.

Thursday, 3:15 PM
Results
28th Matthew McManus $7,705
29th Timothy Whaley $7,705
30th Wayne Ward $7,705

Thursday, 2:45 PM
Annie Duke and David Williams are out.

Results
31st Randy Thomson $7,705
32nd Annie Duke $7,705
33rd Christoffer Stahle $7,705
34th David Williams $7,705

Chip Counts
Barry Greenstein 51,000
Phil Gordon 27,000
Hoyt Corkins 50,000
David Pham 145,000
Robert Mizrrachi 75,000
Gavin Smith 85,000
Eli Elezra 53,000

Thursday, 2:15 PM
Event begins a little later than scheduled.

Thursday, 1:45 PM
This event will resume at 2:00 PM.
34 players remain, from the original 826. An additional $1,495,000 was added to the prize pool from rebuys and add-ons. So, the average player rebought 1.8 times. Negreanu, who rebought 27 times in last year's event, rebought only a modest 12 times. This is a televised, three-day event, so the field will play down to nine today. The final table will begin tomorrow (Friday) at 4 PM.
Among the remaining players are David Pham, Ram Vaswani, Gavin Smith, Hoyt Corkins, Tony Cousineau, Nam Le, Barry Greenstein, Phil Gordon, Eli Elezra, Marco Traniello, Frank Sinopoli, David Williams, and Annie Duke.
Starting chip counts and results are below.

2005 World Series of Poker
Event #7: No-Limit Hold 'Em with Rebuys
Buy-In: $1,000
Entries: 826
Rebuys and Add-Ons: 1,495
Prize Pool: $2,201,630
Players Remaining: 34

CHIP COUNT

Player Name	Hometown	Chip Count	Table #	Seat #
Shane Schleger	New York City	$250,300.00	126	10
David "The Dragon" Pham		$199,800.00	114	6
CT Law	UK	$155,700.00	115	2
Meng La	Torrance, CA	$127,900.00
Ram Vaswani	London, England	$115,900.00	115	8
Marlon Santor	Las Vegas, NV	$105,600.00
Gavin Smith	Las Vegas, NV	$99,600.00	125	8
Frank Vizza	Cold Spring Harbor, NY	$98,200.00	126	4
Mike Gracz		$91,100.00	114	2
John Pellak	Mullica Hill, NJ	$71,200.00	125	1
Hoyt Corkins	Glenwood, AL	$62,800.00	125	4
Shae Drobashevich	Moline, IL	$59,400.00	114	9
Robert Mizrachi	Sunny Isles, FL	$58,300.00	126	3
William H. Cole	Murrieta, CA	$57,200.00	114	5
Anthony Cousineau		$54,300.00	114
Pascal Perrault	Paris	$53,800.00	125	7
Tim Whaley		$53,500.00	125	6
Matt McManus	Daytona Beach, FL	$52,800.00	126	2
Nam Le		$47,300.00	115	4
Marc Aubin		$46,500.00	114	8
Christoffer Stahle	Sweden	$43,100.00	125	9
Jack Mahalingay		$42,400.00	114	7
Randy Thomson	Edgewood, WA	$39,900.00	115	3
Richard Howard		$39,600.00	115	6
Barry Greenstein	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	$37,100.00	114	3
Phil Gordon	Las Vegas, NV	$35,800.00
Eli Elezra	Las Vegas, NV	$34,400.00	115	8
Marco Traniello	Las Vegas, NV	$31,200.00	126	1
Frank Sinopoli	Hollywood, FL	$30,100.00
David Williams		$29,700.00	115	7
Annie Duke	Portland, OR	$28,200.00	115	1
Chuck Thompson	Santa Cruz, CA	$26,700.00	114	1
David Lewis	Weston, CT	$26,100.00	125	2
Bob Kirkeby	Orange County, CA	$26,000.00

OFFICIAL RESULTS

1.			$594,460.00
2.			$311,555.00
3.			$176,145.00
4.			$154,125.00
5.			$132,110.00
6.			$110,090.00
7.			$88,070.00
8.			$66,055.00
9.			$44,035.00
10.			$24,220.00
11.			$24,220.00
12.			$24,220.00
13.			$19,815.00
14.			$19,815.00
15.			$19,815.00
16.			$15,415.00
17.			$15,415.00
18.			$15,415.00
19.			$11,010.00
20.			$11,010.00
21.			$11,010.00
22.			$11,010.00
23.			$11,010.00
24.			$11,010.00
25.			$11,010.00
26.			$11,010.00
27.			$11,010.00
28.			$7,705.00
29.			$7,705.00
30.			$7,705.00
31.			$7,705.00
32.			$7,705.00
33.			$7,705.00
34.			$7,705.00
35.	David Hurley		$7,705.00
36.	Mimi Tran		$7,705.00
37.	Phi Nguyen		$6,385.00
38.	Torstein Iverson		$6,385.00
39.	Robert Williamson III		$6,385.00
40.	Christopher Barash		$6,385.00
41.	Michael Lutes		$6,385.00
42.	Steve Zolotow		$6,385.00
43.	Phuoc Nguyen		$6,385.00
44.	Thomas Fougeron		$6,385.00
45.	Kenny Goldstein		$6,385.00
46.	Jon Brody		$5,285.00
47.	Matthew Szymaszek		$5,285.00
48.	Jen Harmon		$5,285.00
49.	Ted Lawson		$5,285.00
50.	Adam Naglich		$5,285.00
51.	Bill Ferrand		$5,285.00
52.	An Tran		$5,285.00
53.	Bruce Yamron		$5,285.00
54.	Scott Fischman		$5,285.00
55.	Blair Rodman		$4,405.00
56.	James Higgins		$4,405.00
57.	Robbie Frank		$4,405.00
58.	Aviv Shahaf		$4,405.00
59.	Dustin Woolf		$4,405.00
60.	David Hedley		$4,405.00
61.	Freddy Deeb		$4,405.00
62.	Alvin Willis		$4,405.00
63.	Anthony Camillery		$4,405.00
64.	Scott Numoto		$3,745.00
65.	John Birtles		$3,745.00
66.	Bryan Heatherly		$3,745.00
67.	Paul Lom		$3,745.00
68.	Richard Sharpe		$3,745.00
69.	Kenneth Wagner		$3,745.00
70.	JC Tran		$3,745.00
71.	Gregory Peters		$3,745.00
72.	Michael Chow		$3,745.00