2011 World Series of Poker

Event #25: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better
Day: 3
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q866322
Prize
$200,459
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$818,110
Entries
606
Level Info
Level
29
Limits
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Sexton Evens It Up

Sexton: {X-}{X-}/{10-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{K-Clubs}/{X-}
Viox: {X-}{X-}/{Q-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{A-Diamonds}/{X-}

Mike Sexton was the bring in on third street and Chris Viox completed. Sexton raised, Viox called, and both checked fourth street.

Viox bet fifth and sixth street, called by Sexton both times. Viox bet again on seventh, but was faced with a raise by Sexton. Viox mulled it over for about a minute before calling.

Secton tabled {Q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{7-Diamonds} for a straight, winning the pot and evening out the chip counts.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Sexton us
Mike Sexton
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
1,380,000 375,000
Chris Viox us
Chris Viox
1,350,000 -375,000

Tags: Chris VioxMike Sexton

Viox Pips Sexton With the Bigger Straight

Chris Viox
Chris Viox

Chris Viox: {x-}{x-} / {A-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{J-Clubs} / {x-}
Mike Sexton: {x-}{x-} / {10-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{Q-Spades} / {x-}

Chris Viox raised and Mike Sexton made the call, Viox also bet on fourth street but Sexton raised, Viox then called and check-raised on fifth street. Sexton called and then raised on sixth but Viox made it three bets. Viox also fired on seventh and Sexton called.

Viox showed {A-}{K-}{9-} for the nut straight, Sexton flashed {J-}{9-}{x-} for a smaller straight as Viox won the biggest pot of heads up so far.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Viox us
Chris Viox
1,805,000 705,000
Mike Sexton us
Mike Sexton
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
925,000 -705,000

Tags: Chris VioxMike Sexton

Level: 28

Limits: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 10,000

Viox Fighting Back

Viox: {X-}{X-}/{10-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{Q-Spades}/{X-}
Sexton: {X-}{X-}/{8-Spades}{9-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{K-Spades}/{X-}

Mike Secton called Chris Viox's completion on third street and then his bet on fourth street. Both checked fifth street, followed by Sexton check-calling a bet on sixth street. Both checked seventh street and Viox showed {10-Spades}{2-Spades}{K-Hearts} for a pair of tens. Sexton couldn't beat it with {9-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{5-Clubs} and surrendered the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Sexton us
Mike Sexton
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
1,630,000 -170,000
Chris Viox us
Chris Viox
1,100,000 170,000

Tags: Chris VioxMike Sexton

Nothing Beyond Fifth

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

It's been a series of rapid hands over the last few minutes, no hand has made it past fifth though and little has changed in the way of chip counts.