2013 World Series of Poker

Event #39: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better
Day: 3
Event Info

2013 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk2953j
Prize
$184,590
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$753,300
Entries
558
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Tony Gill Eliminated in 6th Place ($27,834)

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Tony Gill - 6th Place
Tony Gill - 6th Place

Hand #112:

Tony Gill: {x-}{x-}/{5-Diamonds}{10-Spades}{7-Diamonds}
Raul Paez: {x-}{x-}/{8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{k-Spades}{a-Diamonds}

Raul Paez bet fifth street heads up against Tony Gill. Gill raised, and Paez reraised to put Gill all in. Gill called, showing {2-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} for a flush draw and a seven-five low draw. Paez's cards were {j-Diamonds}{j-Spades} for jacks up. Gill caught two bricks, and the jacks up stood.

Player Chips Progress
Raul Paez es
Raul Paez
750,000
338,000
338,000
Tony Gill gb
Tony Gill
Busted

Tags: Raul PaezTony Gill

Vengrin Reassumes the Chip Lead

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Matt Vengrin
Matt Vengrin

Hand #70:

Raul Paez: {x-}{x-} / {6-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} / {x-}
Matt Vengrin: {x-}{x-} / {a-Spades}{k-Spades}{j-Clubs}{5-Clubs} / {x-}

Mike Leah brought it in with the {5-Diamonds}, Paez completed, and Vengrin raised. Only Paez called.

Vengrin check-called a bet on fourth street, then led out on fifth when he made a better board. Paez called.

Vengrin led out on sixth and seventh, and Paez called on sixth only to fold his hand on seventh.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Vengrin us
Matt Vengrin
705,000
245,000
245,000
Raul Paez es
Raul Paez
220,000
-214,000
-214,000

Tags: Matt VengrinRaul PaezMike Leah

Fei Chu Eliminated in 7th Place ($20,964)

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante
Fei Chu - 7th Place
Fei Chu - 7th Place

Hand #41:

Fei Chu: {x-}{x-}/{2-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
Matt Vengrin: {x-}{x-}/{10-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{3-Spades}

Matt Vengrin completed, Tony Gill called, and Fei Chu raised from the bring-in. Vengrin reraised, and Gill ducked out of the way. Vengrin check-called fourth after Chu picked up an additional low and a second club. He then raised Chu's fifth-street bet, and Chu reraised all in.

Vengrin called, turning over {a-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}. Chu had {a-Spades}{4-} for for a low draw.

"Give him a king," Vengrin said, and the dealer shipped a ten. "That works," Vengrin continued, as he improved to aces up. Chu caught a {q-} for his last card, and Vengrin's aces up had held.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Vengrin us
Matt Vengrin
335,000
140,000
140,000
Fei Chu us
Fei Chu
Busted

Tags: Fei ChuMatt VengrinTony Gill

Idema Scoops Chu

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante
Daniel Idema
Daniel Idema

Fei Chu: {x-}{x-} / {9-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} / {x-}
Daniel Idema: {x-}{x-} / {2-Spades}{7-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{10-Spades} / {x-}

On the last hand of Level 22, Idema brought it in, Matt Vengrin completed with the {3-Spades}, an Chu called. Idema raised, Vengrin folded, and Chu called.

Chu check-called bets on fourth and fifth street, and then Idema led out on sixth when he made a better board. Chu called.

Idema bet blind on seventh, Chu called again, and Chu then mucked when Idema showed {a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} for aces-up.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Idema ca
Daniel Idema
505,000
150,000
150,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Fei Chu us
Fei Chu
365,000
-168,000
-168,000

Tags: Daniel IdemaFei Chu

Leah Gets His Scoop

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Mike Leah - "Yum, yum"
Mike Leah - "Yum, yum"

Hand #12:

Mike Leah: {x-}{x-} / {k-Hearts}{5-Spades}{5-Hearts}{6-Hearts} / {x-}
Tony Gill: {x-}{x-} / {4-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{10-Diamonds} (FOLD)
Fei Chu: {x-}{x-} / {8-Spades} (FOLD)
Raul Paez: {x-}{x-} / {a-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{8-Clubs}{a-Hearts} / {x-}
Matt Vengrin: {x-}{x-} / {4-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{k-Spades} / {x-}

Gill brought it in, Chu called, Paez completed, Vengrin called, and Leah tank-raised. Everyone called except Chu.

"I got rid of one!" Leah said, grinning.

The action checked to Leah on fourth street, who bet, and the three players called. Leah made a pair on fifth, leading out, and Paez and Vengrin both called.

Paez made a pair of aces on sixth, leading out, and both Vengrin and Leah called. All three players checked on seventh.

Leah: {k-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{7-Hearts}
Paez: {9-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{2-Clubs}
Vengrin: {a-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{x-}

Vengrin's last card appeared to be paint - he mucked rather quickly - and Leah scooped the whole kit n kaboodle with kings up.

"Yum, yum," he said.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Leah ca
Mike Leah
320,000
214,000
214,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Matt Vengrin us
Matt Vengrin
235,000
-45,000
-45,000
Raul Paez es
Raul Paez
190,000
-102,000
-102,000

Tags: Fei ChuMatt VengrinMike LeahRaul PaezTony Gill

Artie Cobb Eliminated in 8th Place ($16,037)

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Artie Cobb - 8th Place
Artie Cobb - 8th Place

Hand #7:

Joseph Hertzog completed with {7-Spades}, and found callers in Raul Paez with {8-Hearts} and Matt Vengrin with {8-Clubs}. Artie Cobb raised with {q-Spades} and the aforementioned players all called. Hertzog grabbed the lead again when he caught {5-Spades}, and everyone called. It was Vengrin taking the lead after it was checked to him on fifth with the following boards:

Hertzog: {7-Spades}{5-Spades}{k-Clubs}
Paez: {8-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}
Vengrin: {8-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{j-Hearts}

Cobb called off the last of his chips, and Hertzog and Paez called as well.

"I need a miracle," Cobb said, rising from his seat.

Hertzog fired on sixth when he caught {a-Hearts}, and Paez tanked before giving up. Vengrin called with {10-Spades}. Seventh street saw Hertzog bet dark, and Vengrin called again. Hertzog tabled {2-}{3-}{4-} for a wheel, and neither Cobb nor Vengrin could beat it.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Hertzog us
Joseph Hertzog
645,000
270,000
270,000
Matt Vengrin us
Matt Vengrin
280,000
-156,000
-156,000
Artie Cobb us
Artie Cobb
Busted
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Artie CobbJoseph HertzogMatt VengrinRaul Paez

Linda Johnson Eliminated in 9th Place ($12,459)

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Linda Johnson - 9th Place
Linda Johnson - 9th Place

Daniel Idema completed with {8-Spades} from early position, and Tony Gill raised with {a-Diamonds}. Linda Johnson called off her remaining chips from the bring-in, showing {7-Spades}. Idema called, but he later folded to a bet on fifth street, leaving Johnson heads up with Gill for her tournament life.

Gill: {a-}{q-}/{a-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{4-Spades}
Johnson: {4-}{3-}/{7-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{q-Spades}

Gill didn't improve his aces on the last two streets, but he didn't need to, as Johnson got no improvement either. The bracelet winner and Poker Hall of Famer busted in ninth.

Player Chips Progress
Linda Johnson us
Linda Johnson
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Daniel IdemaLinda JohnsonTony Gill

Young Phan Eliminated in 10th Place ($12,459)

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Young Phan - 10th Place.
Young Phan - 10th Place.

Young Phan got the rest of his chips in against Daniel Idema and Mike Leah on fourth street.

Phan: {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}
Idema: {3-Hearts}{3-Clubs}
Leah: {4-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}

Idema had the lead against Leah in the side pot, and he continued betting. Here were the boards on sixth:

Phan: {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}{4-Clubs}{2-Spades}
Idema: {3-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{9-Spades}{5-Spades}
Leah: {4-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}

Leah showed {7-}{5-}{4-} for a pair of fours and a missed open-ended straight draw and low draw, as he said his first four were {7-}{5-}{4-}{6-}. Idema had {10-}{4-}{3-} for trip threes, and Phan turned over {a-}{5-}{2-} for aces up. Nobody had a low, so Idema took the whole pot, eliminating Phan.

Players have redrawn to an unofficial final table of nine.

Player Chips Progress
Young Phan us
Young Phan
Busted

Tags: Daniel IdemaMike LeahYoung Phan

Massive Pot for Paez; Phan Crippled

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Raul Paez
Raul Paez

Young Phan: {x-}{x-} / {8-Spades}{5-Clubs}{3-Spades}{2-Diamonds} / {x-}
Raul Paez: {x-}{x-} / {5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{9-Hearts} / {x-}
Mike Leah: {x-}{x-} / {a-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{2-Spades}{q-Diamonds} / {x-}

Leah checked on fourth street, Phan tossed out a bet, and both Paez and Leah called. On fifth, all of the money went in. Paez bet, Leah called, Phan raised, Paez moved all in for exactly three bets, Leah called, and Phan moved all in for 8,000. Leah called.

Phan: {8-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}
Paez: {7-Hearts}{6-Spades}
Leah: {k-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}

Paez ripped of a straight on sixth when he was dealt the {9-Hearts}, and held when Phan ({j-Clubs}) and Leah ({j-Diamonds}) bricked on seventh.

Phan was crippled down to 13,000 chips, and yelled at himself after the hand.

"Bad play, Chinamen!" he yelled at himself. "But I'm not Chinese, though."

Player Chips Progress
Mike Leah ca
Mike Leah
290,000
-55,000
-55,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Raul Paez es
Raul Paez
280,000
190,000
190,000
Young Phan us
Young Phan
13,000
-99,000
-99,000

Tags: Young PhanRaul PaezMike Leah

Stephen Sperling Eliminated in 11th Place ($9,830)

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Stephen Sperling - 11th Place.
Stephen Sperling - 11th Place.

We caught Stephen Sperling and Fei Chu in the middle of a heads-up pot on fifth street, and Sperling fired both fifth and sixth.

Sperling: {a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{3-Clubs}
Chu: {7-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{6-Spades}{5-Diamonds}

Sperling put his last 8,000 in on the end, and Chu called.

"I got crap," Sperling said, tabling {9-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{4-} for a pair of fours. Chu showed {9-}{5-}{6-} for sixes up to take the pot and send Sperling out.

Player Chips Progress
Fei Chu us
Fei Chu
370,000
106,000
106,000
Stephen Sperling us
Stephen Sperling
Busted

Tags: Fei ChuStephen Sperling