Event 30: $1,500 2-7 Draw Lowball
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2012 World Series of Poker
Event 30: $1,500 2-7 Draw Lowball
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$384,750
Entries
285
Level
20
Blinds
5,000 / 10,000
Ante
3,000
Event 30: $1,500 2-7 Draw Lowball Final Table Day!
Can anyone stop Brandon Cantu? That will be the question on all the players coming back for the final table of the World Series of Poker Event 30: $1,500 2-7 Draw Lowball, starting at 2:00 PM local time.
It looked as if Michael Mizrachi was set to be clear chip leader coming into today for a long time yesterday, but he lost his way near the end. Cantu’s tournament has been building right from the off at this tournament and he’ll be hoping he hasn’t reached his peak yet.
Rep Porter has been quietly working towards his goal, and it took until all the players were on one table of eight before he really stamped his mark on this tournament, winning a big pot of Mizrachi that enable him to finish the day second in chips.
Just below the top three already mentioned sit Erick Lindgren and Andrew Lichtenberger, who help to make this final table an absolute shark-fest.
Here’s how the final seven line up today:
| Seat | Player | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erick Lindgren | 185,600 |
| 2 | Ryan Tepen | 51,100 |
| 3 | Rep Porter | 233,400 |
| 4 | Brandon Cantu | 336,100 |
| 5 | Michael Mizrachi | 206,800 |
| 6 | Andrew Lichtenberger | 161,100 |
| 7 | Larry Wright | 116,200 |
Join us back here at 2:00 PM when this exciting finale will kick off.
Shuffle Up and Deal
The cards are in the air for one of the most stacked final tables at the World Series of Poker 2012!
Level: 16
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 700
No Slow Starts in This Game
This game is fast and furious, and on the the very first hand of play we saw an interesting pot right away. From the cutoff Michael Mizrachi raised it up to 7,000 and Andrew Lichtenberger made the call from the button. Erik Lindgren was in the big blind and called as well.
Lindgren took one card, Mizrachi two and Lichtenberger one.
The action was checked to Lichtenberger who bet 21,000, and Lindgren called.
Lichtenberger turned over 
and took down the first pot of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
205,000 | 43,900 |
|
199,000 | -7,800 |
|
158,000 | -27,600 |
Ryan Tepen Eliminated in 7th Place ($10,318)
The second hand of this final table saw the elimination of Ryan Tepen. Michael Mizrachi raised to 7,000 from the cut-off and made a quick call when Tepen shoved from the big blind for around 50,000.
Tepen stood pat as Mizrachi broke the 
(it flipped over).
Tepen opened 
. You could see Mizrachi's heart sink as he opened 
meaning he already had a winning hand. This is Mizrachi though and he drew 
to lock the hand up.
Edit: Mizrachi won the next two hands as well for a small advance. A frantic start to this final table had seen Mizrachi involved in every hand so far.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
240,000 | 41,000 |
|
Busted |
Mizrachi On a Tear, Grabs Chip Lead
We have only played seven hands at the final table, and so far Michael Mizrachi has won six of those. He just won the biggest pot of the day, the action went down as following.
Rep Porter raised from the button to 8,000, after which Brandon Cantu opted to three-bet to 25,000 from the small blind. Michael Mizrachi was in the big blind, and it didn't take long for him to make the call. Porter called as well giving us three-way action after the draw.
Cantu and Mizrachi both took one card, Porter stood pat.
Cantu checked to Mizrachi who fired out a big 60,000 chip bet. It took Porter only five seconds to make up his mind, and he called. Cantu gave it a little time but eventually decided to release his hand.
Mizrachi showed and Porter mucked his cards in disgust. Mizrachi has taken over the chip lead and looks to hammer his opponents hard from the start.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
388,000 | 148,000 |
|
305,000 | -31,100 |
|
131,000 | -102,400 |
The Mizrachi Show Continues
We asked the question in the opening post: Who can stop Brandon Cantu?
The answer might be Michael Mizrachi. He has position on the start of day chip leader and just won a pot off him to extend his lead.
Cantu raised to 6,000 from the hijack and called when Mizrachi three-bet to 16,000 from the next seat. Cantu drew one as Mizrachi stood pat, before Cantu check-called a large 40,000 bet.
Mizrachi opened for a ninety-eight. Cantu mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
450,000 | 62,000 |
|
|
248,000 | -57,000 |
Rep Porter Eliminated in 6th Place ($14,078)
Rep Porter started the day second in chips, but that was no guarantee for the big money as he just got eliminated by Andrew Lichtenberger.
The action started with a raise from Lichtenberger who was under the gun. He made it 8,000 to go after which Porter three-bet from the button to 28,000. Brandon Cantu and Michael Mizrachi gave up their blinds, and it was back on Lichtenberger. After a good ten seconds he declared himself to be all in. Porter had to make a decision for his tournament life, and folding would leave him with just 86,000 chips. After a while he made the call.
Both players stood pat.
Lichtenberger turned over , and had started with a huge hand. Porter was extremely disappointed as his 
were no good. We are down to five players and Andrew Lichtenberger is now in second place behind Michael Mizrachi
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
340,000 | 135,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Lindgren Getting Low
Erick Lindgren is the short stack now after losing two pots in a row.
First up he bet into Larry Wright after he drew a pair. Wright called with .
The very next hand he three-bet to 32,000 from the big blind after Michael Mizrachi opened to 7,200 from the hijack seat. Mizrachi called and both stood pat.
Lindgren then led out for 43,000 and Mizrachi called. "Jack," said Lindgren.
It was no good though as Mizrachi opened the winning .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
515,000 | 65,000 |
|
120,000 | 3,800 |
|
|
86,000 | -72,000 |