EVENT #54/26 to 4/27/97
WORLD SERIES OF POKER
OMAHA (Pot Limit) $1,500 with Rebuys
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY - $423,000 PRIZE MONEY TO DATE - $2,412,500
ENTRIES IN THIS EVENT - 140 (142 Rebuys) TOTAL ENTRIES TO DATE - 1,285
Daily Report Final Table
1.Chris BjorinLondon, England$169,200
2.Michael E. DavisHarker Heights, TX84,600
3.Chau GiangLas Vegas42,300
4.Dr. Phil EarleHouston, TX27,495
5.Roy ThungWhite Plains, NY21,150
6.Rupert HousdenBedford, England14,805
7.Lindy ChambersBaton Rouge, LA10,575
8.Trai "Danny" DangLos Angeles, CA8,460
9.Johnny ChanLas Vegas6,345
10.Paul StringfellowKilleen, TX5,076
11.Hilbert ShireyHaines City, FL5,076
12.Surinder SunarWolverhampton, England5,076
13.David UlliottHull, England4,230
14.Manfred DariesBraunschweig, Germany4,230
15.Patrick BruelParis, France4,230
16.Bob LoarRowlett, TX3,384
17.Marlon SantosLas Vegas3,384
18.Anthony GuerrieroPatterson, NJ3,384

Daily Report
Las Vegas, April 27, 1997. Another beautiful day in Las Vegas. Sunny with a light breeze and a high temperature in the 80's
Smokers Note: Danny Dang and Rupert Housden were the only smokers at the Pot Limit Omaha final table. Dr. Phil Earl who is a very dramatic person, expressed his displeasure that there were any smokers in the group. He might have been really unhappy, if he had not been at the opposite end of the table from the smokers.
Binion's still had some of their 1997 WSOP commemerative coins available today.
Michael Davis began final table play with only $9,000 in chips which was only 2 % of the total, and survived many all in situations to become chip leader when heads up play began and finally finished 2nd.
Lindy Chambers, who is a good old boy from Louisiana, had several choice comments:

To Michael Davis during fairly early play: "I'm hoping you go broke. You're the only one that has less chips than me."

To nobody in particular: "I find it very, very hard to play this game perfectly."

To the Chip leaders: "You need to get some of these short stacks out, but not me."

On several occasions when going all in, Dr. Phil Earl would methodically count out his bet in stacks of 5 or 10, slam the last stack on the table and then taunt the rest of the players with a loud and dramatic "Come and get it."
I talked with rg'er Ed Hill to congratulate him on his 15th place finish that paid him $10,880 in Event #1, which was limit holdem and had 544 entries. My congratulations turned into condolences after Ed told me that he had been the co chip leader with 17 players remaining and then in short order had his AK beaten by AQ, his KJ lose to KT, his AK lose to KQ and he was finally eliinated when his pocket 8's ran into pocket 9's.
The Final Table
Card by Card and Bet by Bet
WSOP Event #5: $1,500 Pot Limit Omaha
140 Entries - 142 Rebuys, $423,000 Total Prize Pool and chips in play

Final Table chip position:
PlaceName, CityChip CountSeat
1.[H] Rupert Housden - Bedford, England$75,5001
2.[C] Chris Bjorin - London, England67,0007
3.[D] Trai "Danny" Dang - Los Angeles, CA57,5004
4.[L] Lindy Chambers - Baton Rouge, LA56,0006
5.[R] Roy Thung - White Plains, NY50,5002
6.[G] Chau Giang - Las Vegas49,5003
7.[P] Dr. Phil Earle - Houston, TX39,0008
8.[J] Johnny Chan - Las Vegas18,5009
9.[M] Michael E. Davis - Harker Heights, TX9,0005

Standard Abbreviations:
Bet [b]Big Blind [bb]
Bring in [bi]Call [c]
Check [ck]Fifth Street [5:]
First In [fi]Flop [fl]
Fold [f]Fourth Street [4:]
River [rv]Seventh Street [7:]
Sixth Street [6:]Small Blind [sb]
Show Down [sd]Third Street [3:]
Turn [t]Winner [w]
    Standard Flop Game Notations

    [K] Kevin Song Seat #1
    [Y] Yvan Lanvin Seat #2

    96. sb K - c K - ck Y - fl 9s 5h 7h - ck Y - b K - f Y - w K

    Interpretation: On hand #96 in heads-up play, Kevin Song had the small blind on the button, Kevin called and Yvan checked. The flop was the 9s 5h 7h. Yvan checked, Kevin bet and Yvan folded. Kevin won the hand.

    Standard Stud Notations

    [B] Peter Brownstein Seat #1
    [L] Linda Johnson Seat #2

    170. 3: 4h 9s - bi L 9s - c B 4h - 4: Ad Kc - b B - f L - w B

    Interpretation: On hand #170 in heads-up Razz play, the doorcards on third street in seat order were the 4h for Peter and the 9s for Linda. Linda's 9s made the bring-in bet and Peter called. On 4th street Peter got the Ad and Linda got the Kc. Peter Bet. Linda folded. Peter won the hand.

    Cards were in the air at 4:08 PM with Jack McClelland and Jim Albrecht presiding. The blinds are 1500/3000 blinds, 27 minutes to go at this level.

  1. sb R - bb G - fi c L - f R - ck G - fl 7h Tc 8s - Both ck - t Jh - b7000 G - c L - Kd - ck G - b8000 L - f G - w L
  2. sb G - bb D - fi r5000 H - All fold - w H
  3. sb D - bb M - fi c L - c C - r10500 R - f D - f M - f L - f C - fl 8d 6c 4c - ck C - b27000 R - f C - w R
  4. sb M - bb L - fi r7000 P - r8500 J all in - f M - f L - c P - P 9c 6h Kh Kd - J Ac As 7d 4h - Board Jc Qc 2s Kc 3s - w P

    *** Johnny Chan finishes 9th at 4:14 PM

  5. sb L - bb C - fi r7500 D - c4500 M all in - f L - f C - D Td Jd 9s Js - M As 6s Ah 6h - Board 3h Qd 2s 8h 3s - w M
  6. sb C - bb P - fi c C - ck P - fl 9c Qd 9s - Both ck - t Kd - Both ck - rv 5h - Both ck - C Ks 6c 7c 8h - P Ac 2d 7d 7s - w C
  7. sb P - bb H - fi c G - f P - ck H - fl Jh 3d Kh - b6000 H - f G - w H
  8. sb H - bb R - fi c G - f H - ck R - fl 6d As 3d - ck R - b7000 G - f R - w G
  9. sb R - bb G - fi c L - f R - ck G - fl 4s Ad 2d - ck G - b3000 L - c G - t Jh - ck G - b7000 L - c G - rv 8s - Both ck - L Ah 8d Td Qd - G shows Jc 4c - w L
  10. sb G - bb D - fi c C - c P - f G - ck D - fl 9s 4d 7c - All ck - t 9h - b6000 D - All fold - w D
  11. sb D bb M - fi r7500 G - All fold - w G
  12. sb M - bb L - fi r7500 G - f M - c L - fl Ac 6s 2d - ck L - b15000 G f L - w G
  13. sb L - bb C - fi r7500 R - c8000 M all in - f L - c C - fl 5d 3d 7s - ck C - b16000 R - r21000 C - f R - w sidepot C - C 8d 8h 5s 5c - M Ks Js Kd 6d - t 9d - rv Tc - w M

    *** Chip race at 4:35 PM for 500's - 2000 won by D Blinds increase to 2000/4000

  14. sb C - bb P - fi r8000 L - All fold - w L
  15. sb P - bb H - fi r8000 D - r34000 L - r9000 D all in - c L D Ah Ad Th 6c - L Ac As Qc 8s - Board 5h Kc 8c Kh Js - Split pot
  16. sb H - bb R - fi r8000 H - fR - w H
  17. sb R - bb G - fi c R - ck G - fl 4d 6s Js - Both ck - t Tc - b4000 R - f G - w R
  18. sb G - bb D - fi r10000 P - c G - fl Th 9s 7c - b20000 G all in - f P - w G
  19. sb D - bb M - fi c R - c D - ck M - fl 4h Kd Jh - ck D - ck M - b10000 R - c D - f M - t 6c - ck D - b28000 R all in - f D - w R
  20. sb M - bb L - All fold to bb - w L
  21. sb L - bb C - fi c L - ck C - fl 8d 7d 4h - Both ck - t Kd - b6000 L - f C - w L
  22. sb C - bb P - fi r8000 C - f P - w C
  23. sb P - bb H - fi r6000 D - All fold - w D
  24. sb H - bb R - fi r8000 D - c L - r42000 C all in L - c36000 D all in - C As Ac 2s 6s - D Th Jh 9d Qd - Board 7h 2d 6c Jc Ks - w C

    *** Trai "Danny" Dang finishes 8th at 4:58 Pm

  25. sb R - bb G - fi c L - r14000 C - All fold - w C shows A A
  26. sb G - bb M - fi c P - c R - c G - ck M - fl 4c 7s 2c - b16000 G - r8000 P all in - f R - c G - G 7c 9s 4d Kd - P 7h 7d 6s Td - t 8h - rv 6d - w P
  27. sb M - bb L - fi c R - c M - ck L - fl 8c 2h Kh - b4000 R - All fold - w R shows Ah Kh Jd 7d
  28. sb L - bb C - fi c R - c L - ck C - 6c 5h 6s - b4000 R - f L - r19000 C - f R - w C
  29. sb C - bb P - fi c H - c L - c C - ck P - fl Qd Th 9h - All ck - t 2d - ck C - ck P - b15000 H - All fold - w H
  30. sb P - bb H - fi r10000 G - c C - 8s Js 8h - b9000 G all in - c C - G Ks Kc Ac 7c - C Td Jd Ah 7h - t 6h - rv 4c - w g
  31. sb H - bb R - fi c G - r15000 C - All fold - w C
  32. sb R - bb G - fi r10000 M - All fold - w M
  33. sb G - bb M - fi r10000 P - r30000 G all in - c P - G As Ah Qd 4c - P Kd 3d Kh 2h - Board Qc Qs 2s 9c 2d - w G
  34. sb M - bb L - fi r10000 G - All fold - w G
  35. sb L - bb C - fi r10000 R - all fold - w R
  36. sb C - bb P - fi c G - r10000 C - c9000 P - f G - C Ah Ac 4s 8d - P 6c 8c Kc 9d - Board 4h 6s 2h 6d Qs - w P
  37. sb P - bb H - fi c P - ck H - fl 2s 8s 7c - both ck - t Jc - b5000 P - c H - rv Ac - both ck - P 8c 8h Js Ks - H 8d Jd Qd 5s - w P
  38. sb H - bb R - fi r10000 G - all fold - w G
  39. sb R - bb G - fi r10000 M all in - all fold - w M
  40. sb G - bb M - fi c C - c R - c G - ck M - fl 8c 6d Qd - ck G - ck M - b12000 C - c R - f G - f M - t 7h - ck C - b30000 R all in - f C - w R
  41. sb M - bb L - fi r10000 P - all fold - w P
  42. sb L - bb C - fi c L - ck C - fl 2d 7d 2c - both ck - t Kh - both ck - rv 8h - L 8s Qh 6h 5s - C mucks - w L
  43. sb C - bb P - fi c L - f C - ck P - fl Qh Kc 5d - b12000 P - f L - w P shows Q Q
  44. sb P - bb H - fi r10000 G - all fold - w G
  45. sb H - bb R - fi C L - r12000 H - f R - c L - fl 2d Ah 8s - b10000 H - f L - w H

    *** Break at 5:32 PM - Cards are back in air at 5:49 - New blinds 3000/6000 Approx chip count: H 95k R 65K G 90K M 12k L 20K C 90K P 60K

  46. sb R - bb G - fi r15000 C - all fold - w C
  47. sb G - bb M - fi r10000 H - f G - c8000 M all in - M As Ad 9h 7h - H Ah 8c Jd Kd - Board 3s 6d Qs 9d 9c - w M
  48. sb M - bb L - fi r18000 G - f M - c13000 L all in - L Jc Jd 3s Qs - G Qc Jh 9s 6d - Board 5h 3c 9h Ts 7c - w L
  49. sb L - bb C - fi c R - c L - ck C - fl 8d 5c 3d - ck L - b10000 C - all fold - w C
  50. sb C - bb P - fi c C - ck P - fl As Qd 4s - b6000 C - f P - w C
  51. sb P - bb H - fi c P - ck H - fl 5d Ts 4s - b12000 P - f H - w P shows 6s 7s 8d Qd
  52. sb H - bb R - fi c H - r12000 R - f H - w R
  53. sb R - bb G - fi c R - r12000 G - f R - w G
  54. sb G - bb M - fi c L - c R - f G - ck M - fl Tc 9c Jc - fi b10000 R - all fold - w R
  55. sb M - bb L - fi c G - c M - r18000 L - all fold - w L
  56. sb L - bb C - fi r10000 M all in - all fold - w M
  57. sb C - bb P - fi r14000 H - all fold - w H
  58. sb P - bb H - fi r15000 G - r23000 L all in - f P - f H - c G - G Kc 6c 9c Ks - L As 3s Ah 7c - Board Td 7d 9s 2c Js - w L
  59. sb H - bb R - fi r21000 - all fold - w C
  60. sb R - bb G - fi c R - ck G - fl 2s 4h 6s - b10000 R - c G - t Qs - ck R - b13000 G all in - f R - w G
  61. sb G - bb M - fi r15000 R - all fold - w R
  62. sb M - bb L - fi c R - f M - ck L - fl Jd 8d 9s - ck L - b15000 R - f L - w R
  63. sb L - bb C - fi c L - ck C - fl 6h Js 9s - both ck - t Jh - b8000 L - f C - w L
  64. sb C - bb P - fi c R - f C - ck P - fl 7c 9c 3d - ck P - b15000 R - c P - Js - b25000 P all in - f R - w P shows Qh Ts 8s 5c
  65. sb P - bb H - fi c R - f P - ck H - 9s 4s 5c - ck H - b14000 R - f H - w R
  66. sb H - bb R - all fold to bb - w R
  67. sb R - bb G - fi r10000 M - c R - c G - fl 6s 7h 9s - both ck - t 5h - both ck - rv 7s - both ck - M 8h Qh 9c Kd - R Kc Jc Ah 9d - G mucks - w M
  68. sb G - bb M - fi c L - c R - c G - ck M - fl Jc 4h 7h - fi b20000 G all in - f M - c L - f R - G 5h Qh As Jd - L Kc 6c Th Kh - t Ad - rv 3s - w G
  69. sb M - bb L - all fold to bb - w L
  70. sb L - bb C - fi r12000 L - c C - fl Jc 9c 4d - ck L - b36000 C - f L - w C
  71. sb C - bb P - fi c G - c L - c C - ck P - fl 3h Qh 5h - all ck - t 6d - all ck - rv 7h - b6000 C - f P - f G - c L - C 2h Jh 7c 8c - L mucks - w C
  72. sb P - bb H - fi r15000 C - all fold - w C

    *** Approx chip count: H 45K R 40K G 70K M 40K L 30K C 140K P 60K

  73. sb H - bb R - fi r15000 L - all fold - w L
  74. sb R - bb G - all fold to bb - w G
  75. sb G - bb M - fi c H - r20000 R all in - all fold - w R
  76. sb M - bb L - fi c R - c M - ck L - fl 4c Ks 2c - fi R b10000 - all fold - w R
  77. sb L - bb C - fi c P - c L - ck C - fl 4h 2d 2c - b18000 L - all fold - w L
  78. sb C - bb P - fi r12000 C - f P - w C
  79. sb P - bb H - fi r12000 C - all fold - w C
  80. sb H - bb R - fi r12000 P - all fold - w P
  81. sb R - bb G - fi c C - c R - ck G - Qh 7h Jd - fi b18000 R - all fold - w R

    *** New blinds 5000/10000. M wins chip 20,000 chip race. 425,000 chips now in play.

  82. sb G - bb M - fi c G - ck M - fl Ks 4h Js - b20000 G - f M - w G
  83. sb M - bb L - fi r20000 M - r20000 L all in - c5000 M all in - M Ac Tc Ks 5s - L 9d 3c 4c Ts - Board 8c Ad 6s 9h 2d - w M
  84. sb L - bb C - fi r10000 L - c C - L Th Jh Kh 9d - C Jc Js 8h Qh - Board 8d 9s 6s Ac 4c - w C

    *** Lindy Chambers finishes 7th at 6:56 PM

  85. sb C - bb P - fi r20000 C - f P - w C
  86. sb P - bb H - fi r20000 P - c 15000 H all in - P As Qs Kd 8h - H Ac 8c 8d 9s - Board Ah 6c 8d 9s - w P

    *** Rupert Housden finishes 6th at 6:59 PM

  87. bb R - all fold to bb - w R
  88. sb R - bb G - fi c R - r20000 G - f R - w G
  89. sb G - bb M - fi c r 25000 - all fold - w C
  90. sb M - bb C - fi r25000 G - all fold - w G
  91. sb C - bb P - fi r25000 M - all fold - w M
  92. sb P - bb R - fi r25000 C - all fold - w C
  93. sb R - bb G - fi c R - ck G - fl 6s Ts Td - b20000 R - f G - w R
  94. sb G - bb M - fi r25000 P - all fold - w P
  95. sb M - bb C - fi r25000 P - all fold - w P
  96. sb C - bb P - fi r25000 M - all fold - w M
  97. sb P - bb R - fi r25000 M - f P - c R - fl 3c Ah Qh - b 10000 R all in - c M - R Ad Qs Jd 4c - M As Ac 6c 8s - t 6h - r 4d - w M

    *** Roy Thung finishes 5th at 7:12 PM

  98. bb G - folded to bb - w G
  99. sb G - bb M - fi r25000 P - c G - f M - fl 4d 2c Qd - b30000 G all in - c30000 P all in - t Td - rv 5c - w G

    *** Dr. Phil Earl finishes 4th at 7:17 PM

  100. sb M - bb C - fi r25000 G - all fold - w G shows J J Q 9 all red

    *** Deal Break at 7:20 PM - Chip count: M 105K G 155K C 165K Cards back in air at 7:33 PM

  101. sb C - bb G - fi r25000 M - f C - r75000 G - c70000 M all in - G 7d Kh 7c Kc - M Ah Qd Qc Js - Board 6c Qh 4c 6d 2d - w M
  102. sb G - bb M - folded to bb - w M
  103. sb M - bb C - folded to bb - w C
  104. sb C - bb G - fi r25000 M - f C - c G - fl 5s Qc Ac - b10000 G all in - c M - G 5h Jh Qs 8c - M Ad 5d 4h 7h - t 6s - rv Kh - w M

    *** Chau Giang finishes 3rd at 7:39 PM Chip count: C 160k M 265K

  105. C has sb and button - r20000 C - c M - fl 7c 7h 4d - ck M - 20000 b C f M - w C
  106. sb M - r20000 - c C - fl Td Kh 4c - b60000 M - r100000 C all in - c M - M Ac Ks 3d 7d - C Ts As Th 3h - t 5s - r 5c - w C
  107. sb C - r20000 C - r10000 M all in - c C - M 4d 5d 8d 8s - C Th Jh Ts Jc - Board As Kd 5c 6c 4s - w M
  108. sb M - f M - w C
  109. sb C - r20000 C - c M - fl 3h 5s 4h - ck M - b55000 C - c M all in - M Ad Ts 9h 6h - C Js Ks 2c 4c - T Jd - rv Qs - w C

    *** Michael E. Davis finishes 2nd and Chris Bjorin wins the $1500 Pot Limit Omaha WSOP Championship at 7:49 PM.

Final Table Chip Standings - Seat Positions

Missing Picture Chris Bjorin, one of the most popular and successful players on the world poker tournament circuit, finally won his first WSOP gold bracelet, defeating a record field to take the $1,500 buy in Pot Limit Omaha title. The hard-fought victory, worth $169,200, was the largest prize ever won by the Swedish-born international gaming compiler, wine connoisseur and gourmet.

"I feel very good," said Bjorn, 50, who has now made the final table at the last three World Series pot limit Omaha events. "This was a very interesting final table, with good players with different styles -- some very tight, some very unpredictable and therefore dangerous."

The victory was Bjorin's 15th time in the money at the WSOP in eight disciplines and brought his overall earnings to $384,443. He has won nine other major tournaments in the U.S. and Europe.

Bjorin, who had or was near the chip lead for most of the final table play, was at about a one and a half to one disadvantage when he began heads-up play against Michael Davis. But he immediately reversed that position, going all in with A-10-10-3 against Davis's A-K-3-7 and winning with a flopped set of tens. Soon thereafter Davis went all in with A-10-9h-6h and Bjorin called with Ks-Js-4c-2c. The flop of 5-4h-3h gave Davis a flush draw which didn't materialize on the turn or river -- J-Q -- giving Bjorin the $170,000 pot and the title.

Davis, 33, nicknamed "Pizza Man" because he owns two pizza delivery firms, collected $84,600 for his runner-up finish. He hadn't played any table poker for a full year before arriving at this World Series, just a bit of computer poker. "I'm very happy," he said. "This is my biggest tournament win by far. With two tables left, I was the shortest stack, then managed to double up and go on to the final table -- where I was very much the shortest stack. I would have been very glad to come in 6th or 7th."

Third place went to poker veteran Chau Giang, 42, who came to the United States from his native Vietnam in 1980 and became a fulltime player two years later. This was his 13th in-the-money finish at the WSOP, including one gold bracelet, and the prize money of $42,300 brought his overall winnings to $250,053. He was eliminated when Bjorin flopped a familar set of tens. "I'm certainly happy to finish third," Giang said."It was a tough final table and they played very well."

Phil Earle, 49, a practicing medical doctor and a fixture on the tournament circuit, took fourth place money of $27,495 after he went all in with A-K-K-7 double suited but lost to Giang's Ad-3d-Q-8 when the board showed Qd-4d-2/10d-5.

"I just got a bad beat," Earle said. "It's a great honor to be at the final table with these fine players. And I'd like to say that the European players conduct themselves with elegance during the tournament and in side games." This was Earle's 13th time in the money at the WSOP where he has now won $289,579.

Fifth place went to Indonesian-born Roy Thung, a longtime U.S. resident and a private investor who had not finished in the money at the World Series and is still looking for his first tournament win: "I've come close many times," he said, "but I always lose in the end."

Rupert Housden, a regular poker player in Europe, finished sixth, his best-ever financial showing in a tournament. "Considering that I began with the chip lead, I would have liked to do better," said Housden, 34, who had very few playable hands at the final table.

Placing seventh was Lindy Chambers, who was the first player eliminated after two full hours of extremely cautious play in which every all-in bet was successful.

Trai "Danny" Dang, another Vietnamese tournament regular, finished eighth, his 11th time in the money at the WSOP where he has now collected $196,074.

Ninth place went to two-time World Champion Johnny Chan, the leading all-time WSOP money winner whose total is now $2,145,184. Chan's 16 finishes in the money include four gold bracelets.

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