Poker News: Two new golden bracelets were handed out on Day 34 of the 2007 World Series of Poker. Michael Graves held on to his chip lead and took home Event 52, $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em w/re-buys, and Ram Vaswani won Event 53, $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout.When the heads-up match for the title in 2007 WSOP Event 52 began, Michael Graves had a commanding lead with 4.2 million in chips against Theo Tran's 2.5 million. Play online poker

The far more experienced Tran started a comeback, closed the gap some, and came very close to doubling up in a key pot near the end. The poker players moved all-in on a 8-3-5 flop, and Tran had Graves slightly out-kicked with 6-5 against 5-4. The board, however, finished out Q-T and it was a split pot. Read poker blogs

A few minutes later it was all over. Once again it was all-in on the flop, but this time Michael Graves, who had hit a pair of fives, was in the lead. Theo Tran had a gut-shot straight draw and two overcards, but no help came on the turn or river, and Tran had to settle for second place and $387,193. Michael Graves received a $742,121 prize check for the victory. Play route 66 poker

In Event 53, Ram Vaswani defeated Andy Ward heads-up to win the gold bracelet and $217,438 in prize money. Otherwise, the last poker tournament before the Main Event got underway, and the size of the starting field will be a great contrast to the big one on Friday. Only 78 poker players entered Event 54 - $5,000 No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball w/re-buys, the lowest number of entrants in the 2007 WSOP. Play $500 match poker bonus
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