Event 33 - $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low World Championship Day 3 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-19-2008 19:57 UTC-7

Annie Duke Eliminated in 5th Place ($73,602)

[user66118]

Marcel Luske had the bring-in with the {2-Clubs}

. Annie was next to act, and she raised with the {5-Hearts}

in the door, putting most of her stack in the pot. Sebastian Ruthenberg called, and then Chris Ferguson raised. Luske ducked out. Annie Duke reraised all in for 6,000 more on top, and Ruthenberg and Ferguson both called.

Ruthenberg only saw one more card. He drew the {Q-Spades}

, and folded to a fourth-street Ferguson bet. Duke and Ferguson, now heads up, turned over their hands and the dealer ran out the cards:

Duke: ( {10-Spades}

)

Ferguson: ( {K-Spades}

)

Bad timing for Annie Duke. Ferguson's kings had her in trouble right from the start, and she was unable to catch up. She seemed disappointed, but forced a little smile as she sent her chips over to her friend Chris Ferguson.

Annie put on a great show over the past three days, once again proving she has what it takes to play poker against anyone in the world. For her efforts, she will pocket more than $70,000, and adds another notch in her final table belt.

Tags: Annie Duke

06-19-2008 19:47 UTC-7

Alessio Isaia Eliminated in 6th Place ($58,268)

donpeters

Alessio Isaia was all in on fifth street holding {8-?}

versus Sebastian Ruthenberg's {4-?}

. On sixth street, Ruthenberg was dealt an {A-?}

to give him a pair of aces and a seven-five low.

Alessio was dealt a seven on sixth and then a four on seventh and was eliminated as our 6th place finisher.

Tags: Alessio Isaia Sebastian Ruthenberg

06-19-2008 19:41 UTC-7

Lauria Does More Work

[user66118]

Bob Lauria is at it again. Alessio Isaia has the bring-in, and Sebastian Ruthenberg and Lauria both join the fun.

Lauria: (X) (X) {2-Clubs}

(X)
Isaia: (X) (X) {4-Diamonds}

(X)
Ruthenberg: (X) (X) {7-Diamonds}

(X)

On fourth street, Isaia led out, and both opponents called. On fifth, the action was checked around. Sixth street saw Ruthenberg fire out, and Lauria raised. Isaia ducked out, and Ruthenberg made the call. Both players checked seventh street, and the hands were shown down.

Lauria flipped over {J-Spades}

, giving him the winning club flush. He rakes in a nice pot, and has jumped up to 500,000, now hot on Ruthenberg's heels.

06-19-2008 19:30 UTC-7

Luske Looking For Some Hot Water

donpeters

Marcel Luske spilled some coffee on his suit. If you know Marcel, you know he is always decked out in very fashionable, expensive suits. He has been asking for a cocktail waitress and some hot water in order to help fix the problem temporarily.

Tony G asked him why he doesn't take the jacket off and Marcel said it was a lucky suit. He even went on to say that he has gone swimming in it before.

Tony G responded, "So it's a swim suit!"

Tags: Marcel Luske Tony G

06-19-2008 19:25 UTC-7

Lauria Doubles

donpeters

Bob Lauria has been the most outgoing player at this final table when it comes to showing his emotions at the end of a hand. He's either high fiving his fans and clapping his hands together or pacing back and forth in disgust.

Just recently, Lauria jumped from his chair and slapped his hands together when his trip sixes were good enough to take the entire pot against Marcel Luske. This doubled Lauria up to 200,000.

Tags: Bob Lauria Marcel Luske

06-19-2008 19:18 UTC-7

Duke Hurting

[user66118]

Annie Duke was just crippled at the hands of Chris Ferguson. Annie's up cards read {8-Diamonds}

. Ferguson made trip sixes on seventh street, and Annie couldn't beat that or make a low, so she had to ship the majority of her stack across the table. She now sits with 120,000, while Ferguson has cracked the 1,000,000 mark, thanks to her.

06-19-2008 19:08 UTC-7

The Dutchman Soaring

[user66118]

Sebastian Ruthenberg had the bring-in with the {3-Clubs}

. Chris Ferguson raised it up with the {K-Diamonds}

in the door. Marcel Luske and Annie Duke called. Duke and Ruthenberg dropped out on fourth street, but the other two men continued to the end.

Ferguson: (X) (X) {K-Diamonds}

(X)
Luske: (X) (X) {7-Diamonds}

(X)

On fourth, fifth, and sixth streets, Luske put in a bet, and Ferguson came along each time. Again on seventh, Luske bet and Ferguson called. Marcel flipped over his down cards: {J-Diamonds}

, saying, "Flush and a low." He was right, and his hand was plenty good enough to scoop the whole pot.

Luske got himself short early in the day, but he has battled back and won the majority of the pots he has been involved in. With that win, he has chipped back up to 430,000, and is in third place.

Tags: Chris Ferguson Marcel Luske

Level: 24

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-19-2008 18:54 UTC-7

Some Updates

donpeters

Lots of split pots as one would expect from the Stud Hi-Lo World Championship. Marcel Luske has been quite the active player at the table, playing a hefty amount of pots. His chip stack has been up and down a lot, but his spirits are still very high.

Just recently, Tony G has stopped by to sweat Marcel from inside the rail. It's Tony G and the tournament directors don't feel the need to make him stand on the outside of the rail. At least that's what one of the staff members said to the security guard. There is also a large crowd on hand, surrounding the final table, from all over the world to support their mates.

06-19-2008 18:28 UTC-7

Steve Sung Eliminated in 7th Place ($46,001)

[user66118]

Steve Sung and Annie Duke got involved heads up, and it cost Sung his tournament life. There were bets on each street, and on seventh street, the rest of Sung's money made it into the pot. The hands were turned over:

Duke: ( {A-Diamonds}

)

(

)
Sung:

MUCK

Annie Duke had a pair of kings to take the high pot, and she nailed her six-four low on seventh street to scoop the full pot. Sung is headed out as the second elimination of the final table, and he will cash a check for just over $46,000 for his work.

Tags: Annie Duke Steve Sung