Event 33 - $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low World Championship Day 2 | 2008 World Series of Poker

Level: 12

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-18-2008 18:37 UTC-7

The Century Club

[user66118]

Steve Sung and Robert Mizrachi have just become our first two players to crest the 100,000-chip mark. Sung sits with 110,000 and Mizrachi is on 102,000.

06-18-2008 18:43 UTC-7

Alioto Chops to Stay Alive

[user66118]

Mike Matusow completed the bring-in showing the {7-Spades}

, and Dario Alioto made the call with his {7-Clubs}

. Alioto bet his fourth-street {A-Hearts}

, and Matusow called with the {4-Clubs}

. On fifth street, Alioto drew the {2-Hearts}

and he checked to Matusow. Mike bet his {6-Spades}

, and Dario check-raised all in for his remaining chips.

Matusow was unimpressed. "Didn't have to check-raise," he said.

Alioto responded, "I wanted to be the last one betting."

When the cards were all drawn and the hands turned over, the pot was split. Matusow tabled ( {3-Hearts}

)

to lock up the high half with his sevens up. Alioto took the low with ( {6-Hearts}

)

.

06-18-2008 18:53 UTC-7

Tad Jurgens Eliminated in Massive Pot

donpeters

Dan Shak: ( {Q-?}

) (

)

(X)
Hasan Habib: ( {7-?}

) (

)

(X)
Tad Jurgens: ( {7-?}

) (

)

(X)

Shak completed on his bring-in option, Habib called, and then Jurgens raised. Both Habib and Shak called. On fourth, Jurgens bet, Shak raised, Habib called, Jurgens reraised, Shak called all in, and Habib made the call.

On fifth, Habib bet, Jurgens raised, and then Habib said, "I can't throw this away," and put Jurgens all in. Jurgens tossed his last 900 in the middle.

The dealer ran the cards and gave Shak the {A-Diamonds}

, making him the wheel and nut low. Habib pulled a third six on his last card. Jurgens flipped up his last card and couldn't find a third king to best Habib's trip sixes and was eliminated.

Shak scooped the main pot with both a high and the low. Habib scooped the side pot.

Tags: Dan Shak Hasan Habib Tad Jurgens

06-18-2008 19:09 UTC-7

Marcel Takes a Big Pot

donpeters

Marcel Luske: (X) (X) {9-Spades}

(X)
Steve Sung: (X) (X) {3-Diamonds}

(X)

Luske bet on each street and got a call from Sung all the way. Right before receiving his final card, Luske fired a dark bet. Sung called.

Luske turned up {3-Spades}

to go with his three spades on board to scoop the pot. Sung claimed he needed a diamond and didn't get it on seventh.

Tags: Marcel Luske Steve Sung

06-18-2008 19:11 UTC-7

Big Bucks for Benyamine

[user66118]

Thayer Rasmussen completes, and David Benyamine makes it two bets with the {2-Hearts}

showing. Rasmussen calls with the {J-Clubs}

.

Benyamine: (X) (X) {2-Hearts}

(X)
Rasmussen: (X) (X) {J-Clubs}

(X)

On fourth street, Rasmussen led out, and Benyamine made the call. On fifth, Thayer again bet, and this time had to call a raise from his opponent. On sixth street, Thayer paired his five and bet yet again. When Benyamine took his last card on seventh street, he took the lead as well, betting out and getting a call from Rasmussen.

Benyamine: ( {Q-Diamonds}

)

(

)

His two pair was good enough to scoop him the pot, and bring him up to 90,000. Rasmussen, meanwhile, came up on the wrong end and is down to 23,000.

06-18-2008 19:13 UTC-7

Thayer Scoops from Lester

donpeters

Thayer Rasmussen was involved in a big pot with Jason Lester a few moments ago. Lester showed a pair of kings on board, (X) (X) {K-?}

(X), and Rasmussen showed (X) (X) {3-?}

(X).

Lester checked on his final card and Thayer fired out a bet. Lester called and Thayer slapped down {A-?}

for the wheel. It was good enough to take both the high and the low.

Tags: Jason Lester Thayer Rasmussen

06-18-2008 19:20 UTC-7

Reason to Be Grumpy

[user66118]

Ron "Grumpy" Ware got tangled up with Frank Thompson, and it cost him his tournament life. Ware got all in on third street after a string of raises and reraises. The players' cards ran out as follows:

Ware: {A-?}