Stud
A player with the 
showing completed, and Greg Raymer called with the 
up. The two went heads up the rest of the way.
Raymer: (x-x) / 
/ (x)
Opponent: (x-x) / 
/ (x)
Raymer called bullets the entire way as his opponent barreled all the way through seventh street. At showdown, the 
was better than Raymer's mystery down cards, and that loss knocked "Fossilman" down to just 1,500.
He was eliminated just a few minutes later.
Jonathan Wein just came walking past us with that frown that can only mean one thing. "I'm going home," he said.
"What game?" we asked.
"There were lots of 'em. I had no idea what was going on."
Hold'em
When we came to the table, the board read 
. Billirakis was a short stack, but he had just slightly more then his opponent, and the two got in a raising war that saw all the chips get in the middle.
Billirakis: 
Opponent: 
Billirakis's opponent was drawing dead to a queen, and it didn't come on the river, as it came the 
. Billirakis scored the knockout, and bumped his stack back up to around 8,200.
Razz
Opponent 1:(x)(x) / 
FOLDED
Opponent 2: (x)(x) / 
(x)
Brunson: 
/ (x)
We just caught Todd Brunson in the middle of a big razz pot that didn't end up going his way. Opponent 1 brought in and opponent 2 raised. Brunson and hte bring in called, and they both called when Opponent 2 bet fourth street. On fifth, Brunson was the only caller, and he also called on sixth street. On seventh street, both players made their hands, and it inflated the pot. The players capped the betting, and opponent two showed 
for a 7-5 low. Brunson showed 
for a 7-6 low, and Brunson's chips were shipped on over. He's down to 2,200 after the pot.
We've got a prize pool and stuff.
The total number of entrants for this Event #23 is closed at 489 players. That's an increase of 8% from last year's field size, and it's generated a prize pool of $1,112, 475. The final 48 players will split that chunk of cash with the majority of it being paid out at the final table. The bottom payout is worth $4,883, not quite twice the buy-in. Everyone at the final table will make at least $25,000. The top three all get six figures, and the top prize is worth a healthy $278,144.
And there's that jewelry, too.
Level: 6
Blinds: /
Ante:
Stud
Phil Hellmuth completed with the 
, and Maria Ho came along heads-up showing the .
Hellmuth: (x-x) / 
/ (x)
Ho: (x-x) / 
/ (x)
Ho check-called a bet on fourth street, then led out when she paired on fifth. Hellmuth called, and he called another bet on sixth street as well. Both players checked on seventh.
Ho revealed 
down, and her three pair were good. She's crossed 10,000 now, while Hellmuth slides back to about 13,000.
Stud
A player showing the opened, and another gentleman with the 
called. Michael Mizrachi three-bet showing the , and off they went three-handed.
Raiser: (x-x) / 
/ (x)
Player 2: (x-x) / 
/ (x)
Mizrachi: (x-x) / 
/ (x)
The raiser checked on fourth, and Player 2 bet. Both Mizrachi and Raiser called, and Raiser checked again on fifth. Player 2 bet, Mizrachi raised, and both opponents called again to go to sixth. There, the Raiser picked up four to a straight, and he led out with a bet. Player 2 and Mizrachi called, and that action repeated on seventh street. Player 2 would not factor in the showdown.
"Rolled up sevens," Mizrachi said, but it was no good. Mr. Raiser revealed 
in the hole, and his kings full were the winner. After dropping that big pot, Mizrachi has just 500 lonely chips left.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
19,000
10,200
|
10,200 |
|
|
18,500 | |
|
17,600
10,100
|
10,100 |
|
||
|
17,300
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
||
|
17,000
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
||
|
16,200 | |
|
||
|
12,000 | |
|
10,800
4,625
|
4,625 |
|
|
||
|
|
10,700
1,200
|
1,200 |
|
9,900
3,700
|
3,700 |
|
||
|
6,500
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
6,000
11,400
|
11,400 |
|
|
||
|
5,500 | |
|
||
|
5,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
||
|
4,500
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
|
||
|
4,200
3,300
|
3,300 |
|
||
|
1,900
7,200
|
7,200 |
|
525 | |
|
||
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,000 | |
|
|
21,000
13,500
|
13,500 |
|
21,000 | |
|
|
||
|
20,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
19,500
13,550
|
13,550 |
|
|
19,000
2,800
|
2,800 |
|
|
||
|
17,800
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
|
17,700
600
|
600 |
|
16,400
7,400
|
7,400 |
|
||
|
16,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
16,000 | |
|
15,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
||
|
15,400
6,700
|
6,700 |
|
|
||
|
|
15,000
5,100
|
5,100 |
|
|
||
|
15,000
14,375
|
14,375 |
|
|
||
|
14,800
4,200
|
4,200 |
|
|
14,600
4,400
|
4,400 |
|
13,400
8,600
|
8,600 |
|
13,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
12,300
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
||
|
12,000
5,800
|
5,800 |
|
|
||
|
|
11,500
6,500
|
6,500 |
|
|
||
|
11,200
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
|
||
|
11,000 | |
|
||
|
11,000
3,500
|
3,500 |
|
|
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