2008 World Series of Poker

Event 33 - $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low World Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$328,756
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
261
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Kohler Back on the Ropes

William Kohler just lost with a full house to Annie Duke's higher full house. Duke held aces full of tens and Kohler had fives full of fours. This hand crippled Kohler to 1,000 chips.

On the next hand, Kohler did manage to triple up when he put his last orange chip in the middle and won the high half of the pot to get back to 3,000.

Tags: Annie DukeWilliam Kohler

Level: 18

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

Jan Suchanek Eliminated in 17th Place ($11,040)

Jan Suchanek
Jan Suchanek
Robert Beveridge has just knocked out Jan Suchanek.

Beveridge: (X) (X) {5-?} {2-?} {Q-?} {Q-?} (X)
Suchanek: (X) (X) {4-?} {6-?} {4-?} {A-?} (X)

Beveridge completed the bring-in bet, and Suchanek raised. Suchanek kept the lead on fourth, fifth, and sixth streets, the last bet putting him all in. When the cards were turned over, the hands read like this:

Beveridge: {Q-?} {5-?} {5-?} {2-?} {Q-?} {Q-?} {K-?}
Suchanek: {A-?} {4-?} {4-?} {6-?} {4-?} {A-?} {3-?}

Both players made full houses, but Beveridge's was better, queens full of fives. Suchanek's fours full of aces was no good, and he will head to the rail in 17th place, taking home $11,040.

Tags: Jan Suchanek

Dueling Tables

With the last elimination, we are down to our final 16 players, who have recombined into two tables. As far as we know, we are still playing down to eight tonight.

Aliaksandr Dzianisau Eliminated in 16th Place ($12,267)

Aliaksandr Dzianisau
Aliaksandr Dzianisau
Aliaksandr Dzianisau got into a pot with Jesus, and it cost him his tournament life. The two men got it all in on fifth street, with Dzianisau at risk of elimination. When all the cards were dealt, the hands looked like this:

Ferguson: {4-?} {7-?} {2-?} {7-?} {J-?} {5-?} {A-?}
Dzianisau: {4-?} {4-?} {3-?} {8-?} {10-?} {7-?} (X)

With his pair of sevens and a seven-five low, Ferguson scoops up the pot and ends the hopes of Dzianisau. He will walk away with more than $12,000 for his two days' worth of work... not too shabby.

Tags: Aliaksandr Dzianisau

Matt Grapenthien Eliminated in 15th Place ($12,267)

Matt Grapenthien
Matt Grapenthien
Matt Grapenthien and Robert Beveridge got all their money into the pot on fifth street in a contested pot. After the cards were all drawn, Beveridge came out on top. He held {K-?} {5-?} {4-?} {6-?} {K-?} {5-?} {J-?}, giving him kings up. Grapenthien showed down {7-?} {7-?} {8-?} {10-?} {4-?} {8-?} {10-?}, letting out a disheartened, "Three pair," as he looked at seventh street.

Matt Grapenthien was our chip leader at the conclusion of Day 1, and his hard play earned him a spot here deep in Day 2. For his work, he will pocket more than $12,000.

Tags: Matt Grapenthien

Barry Greenstein Eliminated in 14th Place ($18,401)

Barry Greenstein Eliminated
Barry Greenstein Eliminated
Steve Sung has a brand new copy of Ace on the River, signed by it's author Barry Greenstein.

The two players got into a heads-up pot, and somewhere along the way, all of Greenstein's chips got into the middle.

Sung: (X) (X) {5-Hearts} {5-Clubs} {K-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} (X)
Greenstein: (X) (X) {7-Spades} {5-Spades} {2-Clubs} {J-Clubs} (X)

Sung completed the bring-in, and Greenstein raised the bet. When Sung called, Greenstein followed up with bets on fourth and fifth streets as well, the last one putting him all in. The cards were turned over when the cards were run out:

Sung: {5-Hearts} {5-Clubs} {K-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} {4-Spades} {6-Spades}
Greenstein: {7-Spades} {5-Spades} {2-Clubs} {J-Clubs} {6-Clubs} {10-Spades} {7-Diamonds}

Steve Sung wins the whole pot with a straight to the eight, and an eight-seven low. Barry cordially signed a copy of his book, handed it over, and headed out for the night.

Tags: Barry Greenstein

Break Time

The tournament clock has been paused while the T500 chips are raced off and the players take a short break.

A vote was taken at the start of the break, and the players almost-unanimously opted to play the game out until there are just eight left. One of the only holdouts was Allen Cunningham, who has spent several late nights here in the Brasilia Room over the past week.