Level: 20
Limits: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 7: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
367
Level
24
Limits
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Caroline Hermesh Eliminated in 7th Place ($15,135)
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Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante
David Williams brought it in with the 
showing, and Caroline Hermesh completed. Andy Bloch quickly raised, Williams released, and Hermesh called.
Hermesh led out on fourth, and Bloch called. Hermesh slowed down on fifth, checking to Bloch, who immediately fired. Hermesh tanked for over a minute before moving all in, and Bloch called.
Hermesh: (
) / 
Bloch: (
) / 
On sixth street, Hermesh spiked the 
, making a better pair. The 
bricked for Bloch. Seventh street was dealt face-down, and Bloch immediately flipped over 
, giving him two-pair. Hermesh needed to pair up or make trip aces, but she didn't. The 
was a brick, and Hermesh was eliminated from the tournament.
Scott Abrams Eliminated in 8th Place ($11,618)
Scott Abrams brought it in with the 
showing, and the action folded to Caroline Hermesh, who completed with the 
. Abrams shrugged, and tossed in enough chips to move all in. Hermesh quickly called. Abrams tabled 
, and Hermesh showed 
for a pair of sixes.
The boards ran out like this:
Abrams: 
Hermesh: 
Hermesh's sixes were good, and Abrams was eliminated in ninth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,500
-10,500
|
-10,500 |
|
Busted | |
|
||
Misunderstanding Leads to a Hermesh Double Through Williams
| Caroline Hermesh |  /   /  |
| David Williams | /   / |
This was was a bit interesting in that Caroline Hermesh shouldn't have doubled, but she did. She started the hand with the showing and had to bring-in. She asked what the amount was, but the tournament director thought she had asked what the completion amount was. He told her it was 6,000 and she completed the bet. Action folded to David Williams and he just called with the up. When this happened, the tournament director announced that Williams made the call and Williams looked a little puzzled, clearly thinking he was completing the bet as he didn't see Hermesh come in for the complete amount.
Due to being short, Hermesh bet her last chips on fourth and fifth. She bet 6,000 on fourth and then bet all in on fifth for her final 4,000. Williams called both times.
Williams was ahead on fifth when the money went in with a pair of queens, but Hermesh hit a Broadway straight on sixth street to leave Williams drawing dead and officially earn her the double up.
As she was pulling in the pot, Hermesh mentioned that she had originally asked for the bring-in amount and not the completion amount. There was a misunderstanding, but in this case it allowed Hermesh to play her hand differently and double up through Williams.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
44,000 |
Abrams Left Short
| Scott Abrams | /   / |
| Stephen Su | /   / |
Picking up with the action on fourth street, Stephen Su checked and Scott Abrams bet. Su check-raised and Abrams called.
On the following three streets of fifth, sixth and seventh, Su bet each time and Abrams called down.
"I have a flush," said Su as he turned over the 
. Abrams mucked and was left with just about 10,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,000
-55,000
|
-55,000 |
|
|
||
Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
450,000 | |
|
||
|
350,000 | |
|
||
|
315,000 | |
|
|
||
|
173,000 | |
|
142,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
140,000 | |
|
|
65,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
17,000 | |
Joseph Ranciato Eliminated in 9th Place ($9,046)
Lee Goldman brought it in with the , and Su completed on his direct left. Vinh tanked before calling, and Ranciato move all in for only 500 more. Goldman released, and both Su and Vinh called.
Vinh called a bet from Su on fourth street, and then Su slow down on fifth street, check-calling bet from Vinh. Both players checked on sixth, and on seventh, Su checked a third straight time. Vinh tanked before betting, and Su released his hand.
Stephen Su: / /
Huu Vinh: / /
Joe Ranciato: / 
/
Ranciato, who had stood up in defeat on fourth street, rolled over 
for a pair of sixes, but it was no good against Vinh's 
for two pair. Ranciato is eliminated from the tournament, while Vinh is now above 100,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
103,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
Busted |
Big Chip Up for Vinh
| Scott Abrams | / / |
| Andy Bloch | / |
| Joseph Ranciato | /  |
| Huu Vinh | / / |
Huu Vinh had the bring-in with the up and Scott Abrams completed. Andy Bloch and Joseph Ranciato both called before action folded back to Vinh. He also called.
On fourth street, Abrams led the betting. Bloch called, Ranciato folded and Vinh called. Then on fifth street, action checked around.
On sixth street, Abrams and Bloch checked. Vinh bet and only Abrams made the call. On seventh street, Abrams check-folded to a bet from Vinh.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
295,000
-1,500
|
-1,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
78,000
51,500
|
51,500 |
|
|
70,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
18,000
-17,000
|
-17,000 |
Bloch Beats Barry
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante
| Barry Greenstein | /  |
| Andy Bloch | / |
Greenstein brought it in, Bloch completed, and Greenstein called. On fourth, Greenstein check-called a bet, but when Bloch led out on fifth, he released.
Greenstein Takes an Early One
Caroline Hermesh entered the day as one of the shorter stacks, and after losing a hand to Barry Greenstein, she has less than three big bets.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
289,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
26,500
-35,000
|
-35,000 |