2011 World Series of Poker

Event #33: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ak83322
Prize
$442,183
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,579,200
Entries
168
Level Info
Level
28
Limits
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000

Hellmuth Doubles Through Rodawig

Level 24 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Racener: {X-}{X-}/{4-Hearts} - folded
Rodawig: {3-Hearts}{5-Spades}/{5-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{3-Spades}{7-Diamonds}/{X-}
Hellmuth: {2-Diamonds}{4-Spades}/{7-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{4-Clubs}/{X-}

John Racener was the bring in. Eric Rodawig completed and Phil Hellmuth called. John Racener ducked out of the way.

Hellmuth check-called on fourth street and when Rodawig took the on-board lead on fifth street, he bet. Hellmuth called, setting up the drama and crazyness on sixth. Hellmuth paired up and led out with a bet, Rodawig raised, and Hellmuth got his chips in as quickly as he could.

There was a good amount of confusion at the table, especially with Rodawig, on how the action reached that point and what still needed to be put into the pot. After about a minute of running through it, it was figured out and Hellmuth turned over his full house. Rodawig was none too pleased, turning over a worse full house.

Both players caught queens on seventh, securing the double for Hellmuth.

Hellmuth - 830,000
Rodawig - 1,590,000

Tags: Eric RodawigPhil Hellmuth

Level: 25

Limits: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 10,000

Benyamine Survives With a Chop

Racener: {X-}{X-}/{3-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{3-Spades}/{X-}
Benyamine: {X-}{X-}/{A-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{X-}

John Racener was the bring in and the table folded to David Benyamine, who completed. Racener popped it with a raise, Benyamine called, and then check-called Racener's fourth-street bet.

Racener took the on-board lead on fifth street and bet, getting called by Benyamine. Racener improved to trips on sixth street and bet again, forcing Benyamine to a decision for his remaining 70,000 roughly. After a few moments deliberating, Benyamine called.

Racener {A-Spades}{2-Hearts}
Benyamine {6-Hearts}{4-Spades}

Racener had trips and a wheel draw to Benyamine's pair of fours and a low draw. Racener turned over his seventh street first, the {6-Clubs} to make a 6-5 low. Benyamine was drawing thin, but pulled a timely {4-Clubs} to make better trips and chop up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
John Racener us
John Racener
710,000
-55,000
-55,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
350,000
-5,000
-5,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: David BenyamineJohn Racener

Here We Are Now, Entertain Us

Level 25 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

There has been very little action over the last ten minutes, no pots of any particular action and very few that actually made it past third.

The only thing of note that this reporter enjoyed was Ted Forrest putting up his hood and briefly pretending he was the Emperor from Star Wars.

Hellmuth and Benyamine Chop

Hellmuth: {A-Spades}{10-Spades}/{Q-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{K-Hearts}
Benyamine: {A-Hearts}{8-Hearts}/{6-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{K-Spades}
Racener: {X-}{X-}/{7-Hearts}{10-Clubs}

On fourth street, Phil Hellmuth bet his pair and David Benyamine raised to chase away John Racener. Hellmuth called, very much to the liking of Benyamine. "Somebody doesn't have three queens," said a happy Benyamine.

On fifth street, the rest of Benyamine's stack got into the middle and he was very happy to hit the {4-Hearts} on sixth street to make a low and make Hellmuth sweat. Hellmuth, meanwhile, turned over an {8-Diamonds} on sixth, followed by the {6-Hearts} on seventh.

Benyamine slowly peeled his seventh street with Eric Rodawig and Racener sweating with him, but it was just the {2-Clubs} to improve his low.

Chop it up.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
900,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings
David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
380,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: David BenyaminePhil Hellmuth

Mikhail Savinov Eliminated in 6th Place ($77,222)

Mikhail Savinov
Mikhail Savinov

Mikhail Savinov: {7-Hearts}{7-Spades} / {6-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{3-Hearts}{6-Spades} / {10-Spades}
David Benyamine: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} / {3-Spades}{A-Spades}{9-Clubs}{5-Clubs} / {Q-Diamonds}

David Benyamine had the bring in and Mikhail Savinov completed when it was folded around to him, Benyamine called before leading out on fourth street. Savinov made the call and then bet and was check-raised all in by the Frenchman - Savinov again making the call.

The Russian wasn't in bad shape, holding a gutterball, a pair and four to a low against Benyamine's aces. On sixth, Savinov went ahead with two pair but Benyamine pulled out a queen for aces up on seventh. Savinov needed a five, six or seven to scoop or any other low card to chop but he could only pick the {10-Spades} and bricked.

Player Chips Progress
David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
670,000
290,000
290,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Mikhail Savinov
Mikhail Savinov
Busted

Tags: Mikhail SavinovDavid Benyamine