2012 World Series of Poker

Event 10: $5,000 Seven Card Stud
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aqj6j89
Prize
$190,826
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$681,500
Entries
145
Level Info
Level
26
Limits
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
7,000

Queens and Tens for Cunningham

Allen Cunningham
Allen Cunningham

Allen Cunningham completed with the {Q-Hearts} and was called by Matthew Kelly, who happened to be showing the inferior {10-Hearts}. The turn saw Cunningham check-call a bet before Kelly took the lead and fired out on fifth. Cunningham called yet again and watched Kelly bet out on sixth. This time Cunningham sprung to life with a raise and it was Kelly who called. The latter check-called a bet on seventh only to muck when Cunningham showed queens and tens.

Cunngingham: {Q-Hearts}{10-Spades}{6-Diamonds} / {Q-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}
Kelly: (x-x) / {10-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{6-Clubs} / (x)

Player Chips Progress
Allen Cunningham us
Allen Cunningham
58,000
13,400
13,400
WSOP 5X Winner
Matthew Kelly us
Matthew Kelly
35,500
-6,100
-6,100

Tags: Allen CunninghamMatthew Kelly

Friedman Catches Four Crabs

Perry Friedman
Perry Friedman

Marco Traniello completed with the {5-Diamonds} showing, and he found calls from both Perry Friedman's {3-Spades} and Annie Duke's {10-Diamonds}. Duke drew the {8-Clubs} on fourth and folded, so we'll pick up live with the other two:

Traniello: (x-x) / {5-Diamonds} {K-Clubs} {5-Spades} {8-Diamonds} / (x)
Friedman: (x-x) / {3-Spades} {3-Diamonds} {10-Spades} {A-Spades} / (x)

Traniello check-called a bet on fourth street. On fifth, he made a leading bet of his own, and Friedman stuck in a raise. Traniello called, then check-called bets on sixth and seventh.

Friedman opened up {A-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {3-Hearts} / {3-Spades} {3-Diamonds} {10-Spades} {A-Spades}, and quad threes are hard to beat. Friedman takes down a big pot of his own, improving to about 44,000 in the process.

Player Chips Progress
Perry Friedman us
Perry Friedman
44,000
12,000
12,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Marco Traniello it
Marco Traniello
34,000
-10,000
-10,000
Annie Duke us
Annie Duke
28,000
-11,600
-11,600
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Marco TranielloPerry FriedmanAnnie Duke

Sexton Drags One

Mike Sexton
Mike Sexton

We didn't catch the action until sixth street, but there was a big pot developing between Scott Bohlman and Mike Sexton.

Sexton: (x-x) / {3-Diamonds} {4-Clubs} {7-Hearts} {4-Spades} / (x)
Bohlman: (x-x) / {J-Hearts} {9-Spades} {10-Diamonds} {A-Clubs} / (x)

When Sexton bet sixth, Bohlman raised, and they checked down seventh street. Sexton opened up his hand first, revealing {10-Clubs} {5-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} / {3-Diamonds} {4-Clubs} {7-Hearts} {4-Spades} for trips. They were good, and Sexton is close to 60,000 as he drags in that pot.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Sexton us
Mike Sexton
59,000
21,800
21,800
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Scott Bohlman us
Scott Bohlman
31,000
-9,900
-9,900
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Mike SextonScott Bohlman

Bloch Keeps on Firing

Andy Bloch completed with the {6-Hearts} and was met with a raise by Matthew Kelly. The rest of the field got out of the way and Bloch called. Kelly led out on the turn and fifth street, and while Bloch just called the former, he raised the latter. This time it was Kelly calling, and he proceeded to call bets on sixth and seventh streets.

Bloch: (x-x) / {6-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{A-Spades} / (x)
Kelly: {8-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{7-Spades} / {K-Spades}{2-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}

Kelly was no doubt glad he did as his two pair proved the winner.

Player Chips Progress
Matthew Kelly us
Matthew Kelly
41,600
11,600
11,600
Andy Bloch us
Andy Bloch
25,700
-17,800
-17,800
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Matthew KellyAndy Bloch

Big Stacks Mixing It Up

Just before the break we caught a fairly big hand on fifth street. It was at that point David Singer led out and was called by both Shaun Deeb and Freddie Ellis. Singer slowed down with a check on sixth, opening the door for Deeb to bet. Ellis and Singer both called and the same action took place on seventh, minus Singer calling as he opted to fold.

Deeb: {Q-Spades}{3-Clubs}{K-Clubs} / {A-Clubs}{3-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{4-Spades}
Ellis: {A-Spades}{K-Spades}{9-Spades} / {K-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{8-Clubs}
Singer: (x-x) / {2-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{J-Spades}{Q-Clubs} / fold

Ellis' pair of kings was second best to Deeb's queens and threes, giving the five-time SCOOP winner the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Freddie Ellis us
Freddie Ellis
88,300
-9,700
-9,700
WSOP 1X Winner
David Singer us
David Singer
47,200
-24,800
-24,800
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb
41,000
6,000
6,000
WSOP 6X Winner

Tags: David SingerFreddie EllisShaun Deeb

Level: 13

Limits: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 300

Katchalov Catches Schulman

Eugene Katchalov completed with the {A-Hearts} only to have Nick Schulman, who was showing the {Q-Spades}, raise. Katchalov was not deterred as he put in a three-bet, which Schulman called. The latter proceeded to call bets by the former on both the turn and fifth street, but then woke up with a raise after Katchalov bet sixth. A call was made and then Katchalov check-raised Schulman's bet on seventh.

Katchalov: (x-x) / {A-Hearts}{9-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{10-Spades} / (x)
Schulman: (x-x) / {Q-Spades}{2-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{8-Hearts} / (x)

Schulman thought for a few moments before releasing his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
62,000
22,500
22,500
Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
44,000
-29,600
-29,600
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Nick SchulmanEugene Katchalov

Tom Doubles Through Seed

We caught the action on fifth street when Huck Seed bet and a short-stacked Philip Tom raised, leaving himself just 300 behind. Seed called and then led out on sixth, and Tom called off.

Tom: {6-Hearts}{2-Hearts} / {5-Hearts}{4-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} / {8-Spades}
Seed: {10-Clubs}{Q-Spades} / {Q-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{5-Spades} / {10-Hearts}

Tom was ahead when the money went in with his six-high straight, but Seed was drawing to a jack for a bigger straight. He squeezed out the last card and it was a blank.

Player Chips Progress
Huck Seed us
Huck Seed
70,000
-10,000
-10,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Philip Tom us
Philip Tom
14,000
7,000
7,000

Tags: Philip TomHuck Seed