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

Jesus Rising

Chris Ferguson
Chris Ferguson
Chris Ferguson has chipped up a little bit in the moments following the dinner break. Recently, he was in a three-way pot with Robert Mizrachi and Sebastian Ruthenberg. Ferguson completed the bring-in with the {3-Spades} up, and both opponents called. His next card was the {5-Clubs}. Again, he bet and got both callers. On fifth street, he picked up the {A-Spades}. He bet once more, and this time both of his opponents ducked out, shipping the pot to Jesus without a contest. He has worked his way up to 78,000.

Tags: Chris Ferguson

Andrew Brown Eliminated

Andrew Brown
Andrew Brown
Andrew Brown: (X) (X) {5-Hearts} {K-Spades} {7-Spades} {5-Diamonds} (X)
Larry Reynolds: (X) (X) {4-Spades} {9-Diamonds} {A-Hearts} {2-Hearts} (X)
Farzad Rouhani: (X) (X) {8-Spades} {Q-Spades} {6-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} (X)

On third street, Reynolds brought in, Rouhani raised, Brown called, and then Reynolds called. On fourth, everyone checked around.

On fifth street, Brown bet and both Reynolds and Rouhani called. On sixth, Brown bet, Reynolds called, Rouhani raised, Brown reraised all in, Reynolds called all in, and Rouhani called.

Brown: ({2-Clubs}) ({2-Diamonds}) ({A-Clubs}) {5-Hearts} {K-Spades} {7-Spades} {5-Diamonds}
Reynolds: ({3-Clubs}) ({8-Diamonds}) ({4-Hearts}) {4-Spades} {9-Diamonds} {A-Hearts} {2-Hearts}
Rouhani: ({5-Spades}) ({7-Diamonds}) ({2-Spades}) {8-Spades} {Q-Spades} {6-Diamonds} {9-Clubs}

Brown's two pair wasn't better than Rouhani's straight for the high. Reynolds took the low.

Brown was eliminated.

Tags: Andrew BrownFarzad RouhaniLarry Reynolds

So Long, Farzad Well

Farzad Bonyadi was all in with kings up but ran into Sebastian Ruthenberg's aces up, signaling the end for Freddy. Ruthenberg meanwhile has chipped up close to the century mark, sitting with 93,000.

Much-Needed Chips for Greenstein

Barry Greenstein: (X) (X) {5-Spades} {4-Clubs} {6-Spades}
Kirill Gerasimov: (X) (X) {A-Hearts} {Q-Clubs} {J-Diamonds}

Greenstein completed on third street and Gerasimov raised. Greenstein called.

On fourth street, Gerasimov checked and Greenstein bet. Gerasimov called.

On fifth street, Gerasimov checked and Greenstein bet again. This time Gerasimov folded and handed the pot over the Greenstein.

Greenstein is now up to 27,000 and looking to climb even higher.

Tags: Barry GreensteinKirill Gerasimov

Queens Over Jacks

Hasan Habib
Hasan Habib
Hasan Habib recently got involved with Frank Thompson, and it cost him a good many chips.

Thompson completed with the {3-Clubs}, and Habib called with the {7-Spades}. Through sixth street, Thompson led the betting and Habib called all the way down. When the hand was over, the cards were shown down.

Habib: ({A-Spades} {K-Spades}) {7-Spades} {J-Diamonds} {J-Spades} {3-Diamonds} ({Q-Hearts})
Thompson: ({5-Hearts} {6-Diamonds}) {3-Clubs} {Q-Clubs} {Q-Spades} {8-Clubs} ({9-Diamonds})

Thompson's pair of queens is good enough, and he rakes in a nice pot. He has chipped up to 75,000, while Habib has slipped back to 36,000.

Tags: Frank ThompsonHasan Habib

Level: 14

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

Giang and Matusow Chop Out Reynolds

Mike Matusow: (X) (X) {8-Hearts} {A-Hearts} {4-Spades} {Q-Hearts} (X)
Larry Reynolds: (X) (X) {4-Clubs} {8-Spades} {4-Hearts} {4-Diamonds} (X)
Chau Giang: (X) (X) {3-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} {6-Hearts} (X)

Giang did the honors and brought in. Matusow raised, Reynolds raised, Giang called, and Matusow called.

On fourth street, Giang checked, Matusow bet, Reynolds raised, Giang called, Matusow raised again, then both Reynolds and Giang called.

On fifth street, Matusow bet, Reynolds raised all in, and Giang and Matusow called.

Matusow bet sixth street and Giang called. The same happened on seventh.

Reynolds' final hand was {4-Clubs} {8-Spades} {4-Hearts} {4-Diamonds} {A-Clubs} {2-Clubs} {5-Clubs} for trip fours and an eight-five low.

Matusow was rolled up and showed {8-Clubs} {8-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} {A-Hearts} {4-Spades} {Q-Hearts}.

Giang showed {6-Diamonds} {6-Hearts} {3-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {2-Hearts} {5-Hearts} {7-Diamonds} for two pair and a seven-six low.

Despite having trips and a good low, Reynolds was eliminated when Matusow took the high and Giang the low.

Tags: Chau GiangLarry ReynoldsMike Matusow

Four Times the Action

Four players just became involved in a fairly sizable pot at table 31.

Jan Suchanek opens by completing the bring-in, showing the {5-Hearts}. Howard Lederer raises it up with the {8-Clubs} in the door. David Benyamine and Jeff Burdsall come along as well.

Lederer: (X) (X) {8-Clubs} {3-Spades} {A-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} (X)
Benyamine: (X) (X) {10-Diamonds} {9-Spades} {K-Spades} {6-Spades} (X)
Burdsall: (X) (X) {2-Diamonds} {10-Spades} {7-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} (X)
Suchanek: (X) (X) {5-Hearts} {9-Clubs} {Q-Spades} FOLD

We pick it up on fourth street. Lederer leads out, Benyamine raises, Burdsall calls all in, Suchanek overcalls, and Lederer puts out the second bet as well.

On fifth street, Lederer leads out again, Benyamine flat calls, and Suchanek folds. Burdsall is already all in.

Sixth and seventh street see Lederer betting again, and Benyamine calling both times. The hands are shown down:

Lederer: {8-Clubs} {3-Spades} {A-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} ({8-?} {8-?} {3-?})
Benyamine: {10-Diamonds} {9-Spades} {K-Spades} {6-Spades} (MUCK)
Burdsall: {2-Diamonds} {10-Spades} {7-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} ({3-?} {4-?} {5-?})

Howard Lederer takes the high half and the side pot with his eights full of threes. Burdsall takes the low with his seven-five. Benyamine is upset with the results, saying that he held three kings. After the dust settles, Lederer is up to 105,000, Burdsall is healthy again at 32,000, and Benyamine has fallen all the way back to 48,000.