2012 World Series of Poker

Event 37: $2,500 Eight-Game Mix
Day: 1
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Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ax2x3x5x6x
Prize
$271,312
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,085,175
Entries
477
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
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Kenney Having Fun in Razz

Happy_Freaked
Happy_Freaked

Razz

Bryn Kenney{x-}{x-} / {A-Clubs}{7-Spades}{8-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{x-}
Opponent{x-}{x-} / {A-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{6-Spades}{J-Hearts}{x-}

We caught the action on fifth street when Bryn Kenney bet and his opponent, who had a king-low as best possible hand, decided to raise. The players at the table started laughing and Kenney made the call. On sixth Kenney caught the {9-Clubs} and lead out again.

"In a cash game I would raise now, but now it's barely a call," Kenney's opponent said while the whole table started laughing again.

"He's telling the truth," Eli Elezra added with a smile, after which the player called.

Seventh street got dealt and Kenney checked.

"Paint, it's another paint," Kenney's opponent said who flashed a {J-}. Kenney showed {4-}{4-}{J-} and took down this pot.

"You started with a jack?" Elezra asked Kenny who laughed and said, "No, with a pair of fours," and this cracked up everyone at the table once again.

"So when he raised with the king he had the best hand," Scott Seiver said as everyone was enjoying this little banter. "We should just play two for one in Razz," Seiver added as he thought it was a good idea to play twice as many Razz hands. With the amount of fun the players are having that sounds like a good idea.

Player Chips Progress
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney 		16,000
3,000
 3,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Bryn KenneyScott SeiverEli Elezra

Dehkharghani Can't Win the Race

Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway

No Limit Hold'em:

Raymond Dehkharghani got his last 5,000 or so all in preflop with {10-Spades}{10-Clubs} and was racing against the {A-Spades}{K-Hearts} of his opponent. Dehkharghani was ahead at that moment, but not after the {A-Clubs}{4-Spades}{6-Hearts} flop. The {K-Diamonds} turn meant Dehkharghani needed one of the two remaining tens on the river, but it wasn't in the cards as the {2-Spades} blanked.

Player Chips Progress
Raymond Dehkharghani
Raymond Dehkharghani 		Busted

Tags: Raymond Dehkharghani

Level: 7

Blinds: /

Ante:

Seed's Stack Sprouts

Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway

Pot Limit Omaha:

With 1,350 in the pot and a flop of {9-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{4-Spades}, Ali Eslami checked from the small blind and the player in the big did the same. That put action on the 1996 World Series of Poker Main Event champ, Huck Seed, who wasted little time in betting 500. Both his opponents made the call and it was off to the {8-Hearts} turn.

This time Eslami took the initiative and led out for a pot-sized bet, which was 2,850. The big blind proceeded to raise all in for 5,775, which Seed called. The big blind thought the action was over and briefly tabled his hand, which allowed Eslami, who had just 1,500, to catch a peak. He obviously didn't like what he saw as he laid down his hand.

Showdown
Seed: {9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{6-Hearts}
Big Blind: {4-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}

Seed had his opponent drawing to the case four, which didn't come as the {J-Hearts} appeared on the river. With that, Seed scored the elimination, chipped up to 26,000, and left Eslami on a short stack.

Player Chips Progress
Huck Seed us
Huck Seed 		26,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Ali Eslami us
Ali Eslami 		1,500
-8,000
 -8,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Ali EslamiHuck Seed

Raymer vs. Sklansky vs. Tepen in Three-Way All-In Hand

Chad Holloway
Chad Holloway
Greg Raymer
Greg Raymer

No Limit Hold'em:

After the player in the hijack raised to 500, Greg Raymer three-bet to 1,500 from the button. David Sklansky was in the small blind with a stack of 6,000 and opted to four-bet all in. Much to the surprise of the table, Ryan Tepen, who was the big stack, moved all in over the top from the big blind. The original raiser got out of the way while Raymer simply shrugged and said, "Call."

Showdown
Raymer: {Q-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}
Tepen: {A-Spades}{K-Diamonds}
Sklansky: {A-Clubs}{A-Hearts}

Three big hands created a monster pot, but it was Sklansky out in front with Raymer leading for the side pot. We'd like to say there was some craziness to come, but the fact of the matter is the board ran out a dry {3-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} and Sklansky tripled to 18,500; meanwhile, Raymer claimed the 5,300 side pot and Tepen was knocked down to 5,300.

Player Chips Progress
David Sklansky us
David Sklansky 		18,500
13,000
 13,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Ryan Tepen us
Ryan Tepen 		6,500
-13,500
 -13,500
Greg Raymer us
Greg Raymer 		5,300
-1,800
 -1,800
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Greg RaymerDavid SklanskyRyan Tepen

Who's Allen Bari?

Happy_Freaked
Happy_Freaked
Allen Bari after his bracelet win back in 2011
Allen Bari after his bracelet win back in 2011

Allen Bari has $2,765,110 in live tournament earnings. Allen Bari has a WSOP gold bracelet from 2011, when he won $874,116 beating Maria Ho heads up in the $5,000 No Limit Hold'em tournament. Allen Bari also has quite a big ego.

Cyndy Violette was familiar with none of these things.

"I just bet Allen $100 that Cyndy didn't know who he was," Matt Glantz just told us while everyone at the table was joking around.

"I even said, 'Do you know Allen?' about five minutes before I made the bet," Glantz smiled as he also asked Greg Raymer if he knew who the guy on his direct left was.

"Allen Boring right?" Raymer said with a straight face after which the whole table started laughing.

"How's your ego doing?" we asked Bari who smiled and said, "It's still pretty big".

Glantz and Bari are having a lot of fun together at their stacked table, which also includes David Sklansky and Ryan Tepen. While we were standing at the table the following hand went down as well.

2-7 Triple Draw

Ryan Tepen raised from the button to 800, Matt Glantz called in the small blind and Allen Bari three-bet from the big blind, after which both his opponents called.

Glantz needed three cards, Bari stood pat and Tepen took two cards on the first draw.

Both Glantz and Tepen called Bari's bet. On the second draw Glantz and Tepen both needed two cards. This time only Glantz called Bari's bet as we went to the third and final draw.

Glantz took one more card and obviously Bari stood pat again. Glantz check-folded to Bari's 800 chip bet and this got Bari up to well over twice the starting stack.

Allen Bari's ego might have taken a little beat from Cyndy Violette, but since his chip stack is looking good that might've already been forgotton.

Player Chips Progress
Allen Bari us
Allen Bari 		16,400
11,100
 11,100
WSOP 1X Winner
Greg Raymer us
Greg Raymer 		9,000
3,700
 3,700
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
David Sklansky us
David Sklansky 		8,500
-10,000
 -10,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Cyndy Violette us
Cyndy Violette 		7,000
-500
 -500
WSOP 1X Winner
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz 		6,000
3,600
 3,600
$25K Fantasy

Tags: Allen BariCyndy VioletteMatt Glantz

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