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

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 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 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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(FOLDED)

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 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 22:10 UTC-6

Sven Arntzen Eliminated in 5th Place ($59,395)

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Sven Arntzen	/ /
Adam Friedman	/ /

We caught up with the action on fourth street, where Friedman check-called a bet from Arntzen. Friedman then led out on fifth, sixth and seventh, and Arntzen called all three bets.

"It's time to get going," Arntzen sighed as he called on seventh.

Friedman turned over {q-Clubs} {8-Spades} {6-Spades} for queens up, scooping the pot, and leaving Arntzen with just 5,000 in chips.

Arntzen	/ /
Todd Brunson	/ (FOLDED)
Adam Friedman	/ /
John Monnette	/ (FOLDED)
Nikolai Yakovenko	/ /

There was no bring in because Arntzen was all in with the ante, and Brunson folded. Friedman completed, and only Yakovenko called. Yakovenko check-called a bet on fourth street, the two checked on fifth, and Yakovenko led out on sixth. Friedman called. Both players knuckled on seventh, and Friedman turned over {a-Clubs} {4-Clubs} {4-Spades} for fives and fours. Yakovenko was forced to show his hand, but it was quickly mucked and we missed the contents, and Arntzen tabled {10-Hearts} {8-Clubs} {x-} for no made hand.

He was eliminated in fifth place, and exited the main stage to a round of applause.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sven Arntzen	Busted

Tags: Sven Arntzen John Monnette Todd Brunson Nikolai Yakovenko Adam Friedman

06-08-2012 23:51 UTC-6

Nikolai Yakovenko Eliminated in 4th Place ($79,831)

Josh_Cahlik

Todd Brunson was the bring in and Adam Friedman completed. Nikolai Yakovenko raised and Brunson got out of the way. Friedman re-raised Yakovenko all in and the hands were turned over:

Yakovenko: {9-Clubs} {9-Hearts} / {3-Diamonds}
Friedman: {A-Diamonds} {6-Hearts} / {A-Clubs}

Friedman caught running jacks on fifth and sixth giving him aces and jacks, while Yakovenko failed to improve beyond his pair of nines, sending him home in 4th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolai Yakovenko	Busted

Tags: Nikolai Yakovenko Adam Friedman

06-09-2012 02:10 UTC-6

John Monnette Eliminated in 3rd Place ($109,444)

Josh_Cahlik

Adam Friedman bet out on fourth street and received a call from John Monnette. Friedman fired again on fifth and Monnette counted out his chips before pushing a raise to the middle. Friedman re-raised and just like that Monnette was all in.

Friedman had {4-Diamonds} {4-Spades} showing on his board and flipped up {j-Spades} {4-Hearts} in the hole. Monnette rolled his eyes, tabling {A-Diamonds} {A-Hearts} as his hole cards. Monnette managed to make two pair, aces and nines, but still could not beat the trip fours of Friedman. Monnette will collect $109,444.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Monnette	Busted

Tags: John Monnette Adam Friedman

06-09-2012 04:13 UTC-6

Brunson Scoops Another, Friedman Below a Million

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Todd Brunson: {x-} {x-} / {9-Spades} {8-Spades} {k-Clubs} {6-Spades} / {x-}
Adam Friedman: {x-} {x-} / {a-Hearts} {6-Clubs} {6-Hearts} {2-Hearts} / {x-}

Brunson brought it in, Friedman completed, and Brunson called. Friedman led out on fourth and fifth street, and Brunson called both bets. Both players checked on sixth and seventh, and Brunson showed {10-Spades} {9-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} for nines and sixes. Friedman flashed a deuce for sixes and deuces, then mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Todd Brunson	2,280,000 2,141,000	2,141,000

Adam Friedman	900,000 576,500	576,500

Tags: Adam Friedman Todd Brunson

06-09-2012 04:37 UTC-6

Friedman Wins 1.4M-Chip Pot, Takes Lead

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Adam Friedman has regained the chip lead.

Todd Brunson: {x-} {x-} / {6-Hearts} {10-Spades} {a-Spades} {5-Spades} / {x-}
Adam Friedman: {x-} {x-} / {2-Diamonds} {q-Diamonds} {9-Spades} {8-Hearts} / {x-}

Friedman brought it in, Brunson completed, and Friedman called. Friedman check-raised on fourth street, Brunson called, and then Brunson led out on fifth. Friedman raised, and Brunson called.

On sixth, Friedman just called a bet from Brunson, and on seventh, Brunson slowed down, check-calling a bet from Friedman.

Friedman tabled {q-Hearts} {9-Hearts} {2-Clubs} for queens and nines, and scooped a monster pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	1,700,000 700,000	700,000

Todd Brunson	1,480,000 -700,000	-700,000

Tags: Todd Brunson Adam Friedman

06-09-2012 04:45 UTC-6

Even Steven

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Todd Brunson: {x-} {x-} / {5-Clubs} {2-Diamonds} {q-Clubs} {6-Hearts} / {x-}
Adam Friedman: {x-} {x-} / {j-Spades} {a-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} {7-Spades} / {x-}

Brunson brought it in, Friedman completed, and Brunson raised. Friedman called, then check-called a bet on fourth street. Friedman bet out on fifth, Brunson called, then both players checked on sixth.

Friedman check-folded on seventh, and Brunson raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Todd Brunson	1,680,000 200,000	200,000

Adam Friedman	1,500,000 -200,000	-200,000

Tags: Todd Brunson Adam Friedman