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Tuesday, June 12, 2007 1:08 AM Local Time
Walter Browne and James Richburg reraise each other on third street until Browne is all in for 129,000.
Richburg shows (4-2) 3, while Browne is slightly behind with (5-2) 7. Richburg makes a 6-4-3-2-A on sixth street to clinch the pot, and Browne finishes with a ten low.
Walter Browne is eliminated in second place, earning $131,790.
James "Mason" Richburg wins Event #16 ($2,500 H.O.R.S.E.), earning $239,503, a Corum watch, and a coveted WSOP bracelet. This is his second WSOP bracelet, as he won the Razz event last year.
1st - James Richburg - $239,503
2nd - Walter Browne - $131,790
3rd - Chris Bjorin - $83,467
4th - Tom Schneider - $54,913
5th - Ali Eslami - $42,612
6th - Robert Mizrachi - $32,069
7th - Herb Van Dyke - $24,601
8th - Harry Kazazian - $18,011
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 1:01 AM Local Time
Walter Browne and James Richburg reraise each other on third street until Browne is all in for 129,000.
More details to follow in a moment.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 12:53 AM Local Time
Walter Browne is all in on fourth street with A-6-6-2 against James Richburg's 10-8-3-3. Brown makes a six low on sixth street to clinch the pot and double up to 170,000 in chips.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 12:50 AM Local Time
Walter Browne is catching some bad cards early, and losing some small pots to trickle down to 85,000 in chips.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 12:49 AM Local Time
James Richburg just won another pot, increasing his stack to 1,775,000. Walter Browne is down to 135,000, and he's entering the danger zone.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 12:47 AM Local Time
James Richburg - 1,670,000
Walter Browne - 240,000
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 12:46 AM Local Time
James Richburg just took down a big pot with a 7-6-4-3-A, with three of them hidden underneath. Browne made the crying call, and he's now down to about 240,000 in chips.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 12:40 AM Local Time
The game switches to Razz, with a 7,000 ante, a 10,000 bring-in, a completion of 30,000, and limits of 30,000-60,000.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 12:34 AM Local Time
James Richburg - 1,185,000
Walter Browne - 725,000
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 12:33 AM Local Time
With the board showing
on the turn, Walter Browne bets 40,000, James Richburg raises to 80,000, Browne reraises to 120,000, Richburg reraises to 160,000, and Browne calls. It's a huge pot.
The river card is the
, and both players check. (There can be no lows on this board.)
Richburg shows
for trip threes, but Browne shows
to win the pot with a full house, kings full of threes.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 12:29 AM Local Time
James Richburg - 1,280,000
Walter Browne - 630,000
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 12:26 AM Local Time
There's an odd quirk at this table, because James Richburg has been hoarding the dark green (25,000) chips most of the night. Now that Browne has been eating into his stack, he's left with mostly green chips. Meanwhile, Browne has all the yellow (1,000) and pink (5,000) chips.
It almost looks like they're playing in two different events, or at least at two different blind/ante levels.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 12:22 AM Local Time
James Richburg - 1,145,000
Walter Brown - 765,000
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 12:21 AM Local Time
(Omaha Hi-Lo) With the board showing
on the turn, James Richburg bets 40,000, Walter Browne raises to 80,000, and Richburg calls. The river card is the
, Richburg checks, Browne bets 40,000, and Richburg thinks for about 15 seconds before he folds. Browne takes the pot.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 12:13 AM Local Time
James Richburg - 1,298,000
Walter Browne - 612,000
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 12:10 AM Local Time
The game switches to Omaha Hi-Lo Split, with blinds at 10,000-20,000, and limits of 20,000-40,000.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 12:05 AM Local Time
There are about four minutes left in the Hold'em level. The players are back in their seats and ready to play. Shuffle up and deal!
Monday, June 11, 2007 11:54 PM Local Time
The final two players take a break to discuss the possibility of a deal, asking for a copy of the payout structure for the top two spots. Here are the official chip counts:
James Richburg - 1,273,000
Walter Browne - 637,000
Monday, June 11, 2007 11:51 PM Local Time
James Richburg raises from the button to 40,000, Walter Browne reraises from the small blind to 60,000, Chris Bjorin moves all in from the big blind for 43,000, and Richburg calls the raise.
The flop comes
, Browne bets 20,000, Richburg raises to 40,000, and Browne calls. The turn card is the
, Browne checks, Richburg bets 40,000, and Browne folds. Richburg takes the side pot, and he and Bjorin show their cards:
James Richburg:
Chris Bjorin:
Richburg has the lead with a pair of deuces, and Browne claims he folded an ace with a higher (unpaired) kicker. Bjorin needs a jack or a ten on the river to stay alive, but the last card is the
.
Chris Bjorin is eliminated in third place, earning $83,467.
Monday, June 11, 2007 11:42 PM Local Time
Chris Bjorin is down to 42,000 in chips, and will be forced to make a move for all his chips any hand now.