Event 53 - $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8-or-better Day 2 | 2009 World Series of Poker

Level: 16

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-29-2009 18:16 UTC-12

Sklar Will Come Back

A bellow of, "I WILL COME BACK!!!" alerted us to the fact that Richie Sklar is now down to around 80,000 after losing another big pot. Be afraid...

06-29-2009 18:14 UTC-12

Todd Ickow was all in against Matt Smith; he thought he was busto and stood up to leave before David Halpern piped up that he'd actually split the pot and maybe he should sit back down.

Ickow: {A-Diamonds}

Smith:

06-29-2009 18:11 UTC-12

Richie Not So Rich

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Jack Rosenfeldt is up to 102,000 and Richie Sklar is down to 108,000 after both made trips, but Rosenfeldt's were higher.

Sklar: {3-Clubs}

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Rosenfeldt: {J-Diamonds}

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06-29-2009 18:00 UTC-12

Savage Triples Up

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Mr. Matt Savage has tripled up to 60,000 through Chad Brown and William Kohler.

The hand that did it: a rather pretty {A-Diamonds}

Tags: Matt Savage

06-29-2009 17:54 UTC-12

Ron's Been Through the Mill

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Ron Miller (not be confused with R.W. Miller, who busted much earlier) is now himself just another railbird after getting involved in a three-way pot with Yotam Rosenthal and Jose Paz.

Miller: {2-Clubs}

for trips
Paz: {A-Hearts}

for a full house
Rosenthal: {3-Hearts}

for the low

06-29-2009 17:41 UTC-12

Swin For the Win

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Our current chip leader is Brian Swinford -- he's on 175,000.

06-29-2009 17:36 UTC-12

Chad's Had It

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Norman Chad should, according to his stack versus the limits and so on, have busted around three hours ago.

Nevertheless, by an extraordinary feat of hanging-on-ness, he managed to ladder his way up to right now, when, to a round of well-earned applause, he exited at the hands of Todd Ickow.

Chad: {4-Spades}

Ickow: