Event 15: $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better Day 2 | 2012 World Series of Poker

06-07-2012 21:41 UTC-6

Some Chip Counts

Josh_Cahlik

Player	Chips	Progress
Allen Bari	122,000 42,000	42,000

Phil Ivey	108,000 24,000	24,000

Bryn Kenney	100,000 -42,000	-42,000

Andy Bloch	53,000 -3,000	-3,000

Eli Elezra	50,000 -37,000	-37,000

Norman Chad	50,000 -24,000	-24,000

Doyle Brunson	46,000 21,000	21,000

Todd Brunson	40,000 10,000	10,000

Jason Mercier	29,000 12,000	12,000

Chad Brown	18,000 -9,000	-9,000

David Benyamine	15,000 -9,000	-9,000

Cyndy Violette	9,000 -19,000	-19,000

06-07-2012 21:43 UTC-6

Mercier and Arntzen Chop Up Elezra

donpeters

Sven Arntzen: {x-}

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Jason Mercier: {x-}

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Eli Elezra: {x-}

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Picking up the action on sixth street, two-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner Jason Mercier held the best high showing and checked. Eli Elezra was next to act and bet. Sven Arntzen called and then Mercier called.

On seventh street, Mercier checked and Elezra bet. Arntzen called and Mercier raised. Elezra called and Arntzen called.

Mercier announced a Broadway straight and turned over the {J-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} {2-Hearts} . Elezra showed the {5-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} {x-} and mucked. Arntzen showed the {6-Diamonds} {5-Clubs} {2-Spades} and had a low. Mercier and Arntzen chopped up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sven Arntzen	112,600 78,800	78,800
Jason Mercier	41,200 12,200	12,200

Eli Elezra	30,500 -19,500	-19,500

Tags: Eli Elezra Jason Mercier Sven Arntzen

06-07-2012 21:43 UTC-6

Dinner Break

donpeters

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

The players are now on a 60-minute dinner break. Play will resume at 9:40 PM.

Level: 15

Limits: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

06-07-2012 22:50 UTC-6

Brunson Busts Violette

Josh_Cahlik

We caught up to the table to find Cyndy Violette all in with Doyle Brunson having her covered.

"I need a four" remarked Brunson, who flipped over his hole cards and had {5-Hearts} {2-Clubs} {3-Spades} {6-Diamonds} {8-Spades} showing. Just like that the dealer rapped the table and threw the {4-Diamonds} toward Brunson. Violette smacked the table when she saw that Brunson had made the hand that was able to scoop the pot.

Simultaneously, at the other end of the room, we caught David Benyamine walking toward the door; his tournament life come to an end.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Benyamine	Busted

Cyndy Violette	Busted

Tags: Cyndy Violette Doyle Brunson

06-07-2012 22:53 UTC-6

Big Guns and Bustouts

donpeters

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	175,000 103,500	103,500

Brian Twete	165,000 135,000	135,000
Phil Ivey	160,000 52,000	52,000

Phil Hellmuth	125,000 -14,000	-14,000

Michael Binger	105,000 15,000	15,000
David Grey	Busted
Justin Smith	Busted
Viacheslav Zhukov	Busted

06-07-2012 23:04 UTC-6

Kenney Takes Some From Brunson

Josh_Cahlik

Brunson:

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Kenney:

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Opponent:

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Bryn Kenney was the bring in and another player at the table opted to complete. Doyle Brunson called and Kenney called as well. Kenney led out with a bet on fourth street and both players called. Kenney bet again on fifth and their opponent mucked his hand while Brunson chose to stay in. There was a bet by Kenney and a call by Brunson on both sixth and seventh, and Kenney flipped up {8-Spades} {8-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} for eights full of threes. Brunson shook his head and tossed away his hand, allowing Kenney to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryn Kenney	132,000 32,000	32,000

Doyle Brunson	42,000 -4,000	-4,000

Tags: Bryn Kenney Doyle Brunson

06-07-2012 23:17 UTC-6

Brunson Gives Him The Sack

Josh_Cahlik

Brunson:

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Sackler:

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We found Jason Sackler putting the rest of his chips in against Todd Brunson on fifth street. Brunson was ahead with his pair of queens and then picked up the {8-Diamonds} to make two pair. Sackler was unable to make any of his draws and when he squeezed out the seventh street card he threw it away into the muck. Brunson's two pair scooped the pot and reduced the field by one.

Player	Chips	Progress
Todd Brunson	68,000 28,000	28,000

Jason Sackler	Busted

Tags: Todd Brunson Jason Sackler

06-07-2012 23:26 UTC-6

Commentator Bests the Legend

Josh_Cahlik

Brunson:

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Chad:

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Norman Chad opted to complete and Doyle Brunson called. Chad bet out on fourth, fifth, and sixth. Brunson called along until Chad had two pair showing on sixth and then decided to muck, showing {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Clubs} in the hole.