2009 World Series of Poker

Event 53 - $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8-or-better
Day: 2
Event Info

2009 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$159,390
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
467
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Level: 13

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

Jelinek Stabilizes

Just before the break, Steve Jelinek made a full house to scoop a pot from Barry Greenstein.

He's up to 33,000, and much cheerier going into this break than he was the last.

Love Affair Results in a Split

David Rabbi, Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri and David Levi all got themselves involved in a hand. Sugar Bear completed with the {A-Clubs} showing, and Levy raised with the {K-Clubs} showing. Rabbi called, and so did Sugar Bear.

Sugar Bear bet out again on 4th street with {A-Clubs} {A-Spades} now showing and Levy gave it up; Rabbi, however, called.

"I love you, so I'll check it," said Rabbi (we assume in an entirely platonic way), and indeed the two of them proceeded to check the hand down. They chopped, and Rabbi is perched on 18,000 while Sugar Bear is sprawled over a 93,000, chip-leading stack.

Sugar Bear: {A-Clubs} {A-Spades} {7-Spades} {Q-Clubs} ({3-Clubs} {9-Clubs} {6-Clubs}) for a flush
Rabbi: {2-Clubs} {6-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} ({A-Hearts} {3-Hearts} {4-Diamonds}) for the low
Levi: {K-Clubs} {2-Diamonds} and a fold

Clash of the Titans

Sugar Bear - doesn't he look cuddly?
Sugar Bear - doesn't he look cuddly?
Hot former-chipleader-on-former-chipleader action, as Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri and George Markakis clashed, taking EPT Copenhagen winner Tim Vance along with them for the ride.

Markakis was the bettor all the way, with Sugar Bear calling -- Vance called too, but ducked out of their way on 5th street.

What do you know -- a chop.

Sugar Bear: {2-Spades} {8-Diamonds} {5-Hearts} {K-Diamonds} ({K-Spades} {5-Diamonds} {4-Spades}) for a two-pair high
Markakis: {4-Hearts} {5-Spades} {7-Hearts} {8-Spades} ({3-Hearts} {K-Hearts} {4-Diamonds}) for the low
Vance: {6-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} -- then a fold

Sugar Bear's at 75,000; Markakis is at 65,000.

Tags: Al BarbieriGeorge MarkakisSugar BearTim Vance

New Chip Leader

Zak attack
Zak attack
Messrs Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri and George Markakis have both slipped a little from their earlier highs, and one Zak Gilbert has overtaken the both of them. He's our current chip leader on 92,000.

Tags: Zak Gilbert

The Rail Loves Daniel

Gratuitous
Gratuitous
With one Mr Negreanu right by the rail, this tournament has been attracting an enormous crowd of railers, many of them taking Mr Negreanu away from his table periodically for photos and autographs and the like. Negreanu is being most accommodating to these fans -- and who wouldn't be, looking at the quality of the rail?

Back Down for Jelinek

Steve Jelinek is in a spot of bother -- after an up and down sort of day he's down to 10,000 after calling bets from Jose Paz on every street in a three-way pot before folding on 7th.

Mr Paz, however, is doing just fine, as is Justin Bonomo -- the two of them chopped the pot to put Paz up to 35,000 and Bonomo up to 26,000.

Jelinek: {A-Spades} {10-Spades} {9-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} (fold)
Paz: {A-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} {6-Clubs} {8-Spades} ({2-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} {5-Clubs}) for the low
Bonomo: {7-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} {2-Hearts} {8-Diamonds} ({J-Diamonds} {J-Clubs} {Q-Hearts}) for the high

Bloch Rockin' Beats

Building Bloch
Building Bloch
Andy Bloch had a player all in, but the lucky all-inner managed to chop the pot to save his tournament bacon. Nevertheless, Bloch is having an excellent time of it -- he's up to 73,000.

Bloch: {3-Clubs} {2-Clubs} {4-Spades} {5-Spades} ({7-Diamonds} {7-Spades} {3-Hearts}) for the low
Mr All In: {J-Hearts} {A-Spades} {A-Hearts} {J-Spades} ({A-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds}) for the high

Tags: Andy Bloch

A Legend In Our Midst

"You recognize this man?" asked Matt Savage, pointing to the elderly gentleman next to him. "That's Vince Burgio. He invented this game."

"That was back in Lincoln's day, wasn't it?" piped up another player.

"It's true," said a dealer, "I think there's a charcoal sketch of it somewhere."

Mr Burgio just stared at the felt. He's on 40,000.