The last card is the , and Ali Eslami is eliminated in fifth place, earning $42,612. The next player eliminated will receive $54,913 for fourth place.
2007 World Series of Poker
Event 16 - $2,500 H.O.R.S.E.
Day: 3
Event Info
The last card is the , and Ali Eslami is eliminated in fifth place, earning $42,612. The next player eliminated will receive $54,913 for fourth place.
Eslami shows for two pair, kings and sixes. But Richburg shows to win the pot with a diamond flush. Eslami is down to about 50,000 in chips.
Seat 1 - Ali Eslami - 215,000
Seat 5 - James Richburg - 570,000
Seat 6 - Tom Schneider - 240,000
Seat 7 - Walter Browne - 327,000
Seat 8 - Chris Bjorin - 451,000
Seat 5 - James Richburg won a bracelet last year in Razz, and 16 years ago he came in second in $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo. This is his third WSOP final table.
Seat 6 - Tom Schneider won his first WSOP bracelet eight days ago, and he already has his eyes on his second. He's looking to become the first (only?) multiple bracelet winner of 2007.
Seat 7 - Walter Browne is a grandmaster chess player, who won the U.S. championship six times. (You can look him up on Wikipedia.) This is already his second final table of this year's WSOP -- he finished seventh in Event #10 ($2,000 No-Limit Hold'em). He spent his morning at an exhibition match where he played 22 players simultaneously. He was in a rush to get back to this tournament, and finished 15-1, with six draws. (He claims he normally has a 90% win percentage under those circumstances.) He left the match at 1:42 pm, and barely made it to the Rio in time for today's 2:00 pm start.
Seat 8 - Chris Bjorin is a top European pro, and easily the most experienced player at the table -- this is his 15th WSOP final table. He has two bracelets (from 1997 and 2000), and he made the final table of the 1997 WSOP Main Event (when Stu Ungar won his third championship). Bjorin has over $3 million in lifetime tournament winnings.
Ali Eslami doubles up to about 115,000 in chips.
Tom Schneider: X X
Walter Browne: X X
On sixth street, Schneider checks, Browne bets 16,000, and Schneider calls. They both check after the last card, and Browne shows for two pair, kings and sevens, and no qualifying low. Schneider mucks, and Brown takes the entire pot.