Event 15: $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better | 2012 World Series of Poker

06-08-2012 21:06 UTC-6

Zimnan Ziyard Eliminated in 6th Place ($44,967)

Josh_Cahlik

Brunson:

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Ziyard:

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Arntzen:

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(FOLDED)

Monnette:

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(FOLDED)

Todd Brunson bet out on fourth street and received three callers in the form of Zimnan Ziyard, Sven Arntzen, and John Monnette. All three players checked fifth and on sixth Brunson bet out again. Ziyard raised and Monnette and Arntzen both folded.

Brunson three-bet and Ziyard four-bet all in. After the seventh street deal, Brunson tabled {3-Hearts} {6-Diamonds} {J-Spades} for a straight and Ziyard mucked his hand, making his our sixth place finisher. Ziyard will earn $44,967 for his efforts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Todd Brunson	565,000 287,000	287,000

Zimnan Ziyard	Busted

Tags: Zimnan Ziyard Todd Brunson

06-08-2012 20:12 UTC-6

Phil Ivey Eliminated in 7th Place ($34,595)

Josh_Cahlik

Ivey:

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Brunson:

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Monnette

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Adam Friedman was the bring in showing the {2-Diamonds} and Phil Ivey completed. John Monnette and Todd Brunson also completed and Friedman folded. Ivey and Monnette checked fourth and Brunson bet out. Ivey called and Monnette got out of the way.

Ivey check-raised all in and Brunson called, showing {A-Diamonds} {8-Spades} while Ivey was ahead with a pair of sevens. Brunson caught a {4-Clubs} on seventh street to give him the wheel, which shipped the entire pot his way and sent Ivey packing, his hopes of a ninth bracelet dashed.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	Busted

Tags: Phil Ivey Todd Brunson

06-08-2012 20:01 UTC-6

Ivey Seeing Double

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Phil Ivey: {x-} {x-} / {2-Diamonds} {a-Clubs} {8-Spades} {10-Diamonds} / {x-}
Todd Brunson: {x-} {x-} / {3-Diamonds} {a-Hearts} {3-Spades} {7-Spades} / {x-}
Adam Friedman: {x-} {x-} / {9-Clubs} {q-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} / {x-}

Ivey completed, moving all in for 9,000, and Brunson and Friedman called. The two players checked it all the way down, and Ivey opened up {a-Spades} {j-Clubs} {5-Clubs} for a pair of aces, and Brunson tabled {9-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} {6-Hearts} for a low. The two chopped the pot.

A few hands later...

Friedman	/ (FOLDED)
Ivey	/ /
Zimnan Ziyard	/ /

Friedman brought it in, Ivey completed, and Zimnan called. Friedman folded. Ivey led out, moving all in on fourth, and Ziyard called. Ivey's {9-Spades} {9-Diamonds} was ahead of Zimnan's {a-Hearts} {6-Clubs} , and remained so through sixth, where Ivey filled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	68,000 53,000	53,000

Tags: Adam Friedman Phil Ivey Todd Brunson Zimnan Ziyard

06-08-2012 19:17 UTC-6

Bryn Kenney Eliminated in 8th Place ($27,012)

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Phil Ivey: {x-} {x-} / {2-Hearts} (FOLDED)
Bryn Kenney: {x-} {x-} / {a-Spades} {6-Clubs} {q-Clubs}
John Monnette: {x-} {x-} / {7-Diamonds} {10-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds}

Ivey brought it in with the {2-Spades} , Kenney completed with the {a-Spades} , and Monnette raised. Ivey released, and Kenney called. On fourth, Kenney led out. Monnette raised, and Kenney called.

Kenney got the rest of his chips in on fifth street, and turned over {8-Diamonds} {8-Spades} for a pair of eights. Monnette was rolled up with {7-Hearts} {7-Clubs} however. Kenney needed an eight or running queens, sixes or aces to make a better high, or running low cards to split the pot. He was dealt running jacks however, and is our eigth-place finisher.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Monnette	815,000 129,000	129,000

Bryn Kenney	Busted

Tags: Bryn Kenney John Monnette

06-08-2012 18:38 UTC-6

Brian Twete Eliminated in 9th Place ($21,392)

Josh_Cahlik

Friedman:

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Arntzen:

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Twete:

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We picked up the action on fifth street when Brian Twete led out with a bet. Sven Arntzen called and Adam Friedman pushed out a raise. Twete announced and three-bet and Arntzen called once again. Friedman four-bet only to have Twete cap the action with a five-bet. The five-bet received two callers and on sixth Twete bet out again and had Arntzen call. Friedman raised and Twete called all in. Arntzen called and the three were off to seventh street.

Arntzen and Friedman both checked seventh and Arntzen showed {K-Spades} {j-Clubs} {6-Spades} for kings up. Friedman showed {Q-Clubs} {5-Clubs} {3-Spades} for a seventy-six low and Twete flipped up {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Spades} {8-Spades} for the losing hand on both ends.

Twete will take home $21,392 for finishing in 9th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	707,000 47,000	47,000

Sven Arntzen	549,000 129,000	129,000
Brian Twete	Busted

Tags: Adam Friedman Brian Twete Sven Arntzen

06-08-2012 17:57 UTC-6

Christopher George Eliminated in 12th Place ($17,187)

Josh_Cahlik

Zimnan Ziyard bet the rest of Christopher George's chips all in on fifth street and George called. George held {A-Hearts} {6-Clubs} up but failed to make his hand into either a high or a low and was sent to the rail in 12th place, collecting $17,187 in tournament winnings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Zimnan Ziyard	270,000 65,000	65,000
Christopher George	Busted

Tags: Christopher George Zimnan Ziyard

06-08-2012 17:49 UTC-6

Ivey Wins One, Then Loses One

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John Monnette	/ /
Adam Friedman	/ (FOLDED)
Phil Ivey	/ /

After winning a pot, Phil Ivey was three-handed with Adam Friedman and John Monnette on fourth street. The action checked to Monnette who bet, and both Friedman and Ivey called. Monnette paired on fifth, and led out. Only Ivey called.

On sixth, Monnette led out again, and Ivey called. Monnette fired one more bet on seventh street, and Ivey was none too happy. He cut out enough pink T5,000 chips to make the call, then slammed them back onto his stack. He did this again, and then finally tossed them forwards.

Monnette turned over {q-Hearts} {8-Clubs} {6-Hearts} for a straight and an eighty-seven low, and Ivey mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Monnette	605,000 43,000	43,000

Phil Ivey	175,000 57,000	57,000

Tags: Adam Friedman John Monnette Phil Ivey

06-08-2012 17:38 UTC-6

Nicholas Verkaik Eliminated in 13th Place ($14,009)

Josh_Cahlik

Nicholas Verkaik got it all in on fourth street against both Adam Friedman and Phil Ivey. Friedman picked up with aggression, betting on both sixth and seventh and Ivey called both bets. Both Ivey and Friedman chopped the high with a flush while Friedman took the low with a sixty-five.

Verkaik, on the other hand, made a seventy-six low but was it was not enough to stay alive in the tournament. He will collect $14,009 for his efforts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Verkaik	Busted

Tags: Nicholas Verkaik Phil Ivey Adam Friedman

06-08-2012 17:14 UTC-6

Ben Yu Eliminated in 14th Place ($14,009)

Josh_Cahlik

Phil Ivey was the bring in and Adam Friedman completed. Ben Yu raised, leaving himself with only a little bit behind and Friedman re-raised him all in. Friedman made a pair of sevens on fourth and added a pair of ducks to that on sixth.

Yu was able to make an eighty-five low but Friedman also had the low covered with a seventy-five. Yu was sent home and will collect $14,009 for his 14th place finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Yu	Busted

Tags: Adam Friedman Ben Yu

06-08-2012 17:13 UTC-6

Phil Hellmuth Eliminated in 15th Place ($11,637)

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Phil Hellmuth may win his twelfth WSOP bracelet some day, but it won't be here in Event 15: $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better.

After winning a few small pots, Hellmuth was back above 100,000 chips. After a hand with Adam Friedman however, he was left with only 18,000.

Hellmuth: {x-} {x-} / {6-Spades} {10-Hearts} {a-Diamonds} {10-Spades} / {x-}
Friedman: {x-} {x-} / {5-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {a-Spades} {k-Diamonds} / {x-}
Phil Ivey: {x-} {x-} / {a-Hearts} {q-Spades} {k-Spades} (FOLDED)

We got to the table on fourth street, and the action checked to Friedman who bet. Both Ivey and Hellmuth called. On fifth, Ivey and Hellmuth checked again, and Friedman bet. This time, only Hellmuth called. When Hellmuth paired on sixth, he reached for chips.

"Go ahead and bet," Friedman said.

He did, and Friedman called.

"I don't think you understand the concept of hi-lo games," Friedman told him.

Hellmuth checked on seventh, and Friedman tossed out a bet before he even looked down at his seventh card.

"Nice call," Friedman jabbed again. "If you call you're the next one out."

Hellmuth begrudgingly called, and Friedman turned over {6-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} before squeezing his last card - the {q-Diamonds} . Friedman gave a little fist pump, while Hellmuth tabled {7-Clubs} {3-Hearts} {4-Clubs} , and began incorrectly pulling his bets back.

"What are you doing?" Friedman shot at him.

Hellmuth eventually realized that Friedman had the best of both, and mucked his hand. Friedman continued jabbing Hellmuth after the hand, until Jack Effel stepped in and stopped it.

A few hands later, Hellmuth was all in on third with a pair of nines, and Friedman had {a-Spades} {10-Spades} {2-Spades} . Friedman picked up a pair of aces on fourth and then two pair on fifth, and Hellmuth never caught up.

Hellmuth is out, while Friedman is among the chip leaders.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	525,000 310,000	310,000

Phil Hellmuth	Busted

Tags: Adam Friedman Phil Hellmuth