Yarron Bendor recently placed fourth in Event 4: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better for $58,518. He's in action here in this event tonight and has built his stack up to over double what he started with. Bendor is seated over in the corner of the room and is sandwiched between David Grey and John Racener. Also at the table is Chris Bell, Maxwell Troy and Jason Mercier.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
34,500 | 1,500 |
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| Frank Kassela |  /     / |
| All-In Player | /     / |
| Opponent | /     / |
When we reached Table 359, a player was all in on fourth street, and Frank Kassela was heads up for a side pot against another opponent. Kassela's opponent check-called a bet on fifth, and when Kassela made a better board on sixth, he led out. His opponent called.
Both players checked on seventh, and all of the hands were opened.
| Kassela |    |
| All-In Player |    |
| Opponent |    |
Kassela was chopped, and his stack dropped down to 22,800.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
22,800 | -7,200 |
Level: 8
Limits: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Here are some snippets from the players on Twitter about their time in tonight's event.
NormanChad Norman Chad I've spent the last 4 hours with the Poker Brat, which is like spending 4 days in a VW Bug with seven rabid and pregnant weasels.
June 06 2012
NormanChad Norman Chad My Hellmuth table just broke — I survived with routine emotional scarring.
June 07 2012
allenbari Allen Bari Jesus can we please Switch this back to a 10k stud 8 tourney please???
June 07 2012
allenbari Allen Bari Jesus can we please Switch this back to a 10k stud 8 tourney please???
June 07 2012
PearlJammed Jon Turner Well, that's depressing... Def didn't play perfectly, but don't remember ever running that bad at Stud 8. Next up, $1500 6 Max at noon
June 07 2012
christryba christopher tryba anyone have any rope?
June 06 2012
JasonMercier Jason Mercier It's a late night stud8 party at the rio... #massivestud
June 07 2012
Maria Ho was just knocked back to 2,200 in chips after losing a pot to an opponent who made a straight and an eight low to scoop her.
Maria Ho: /    / |
Opponent: /   / |
On fifth street, both players checked and then Ho's opponent picked up a pair of fours on sixth. He checked and Ho bet. The player called. On seventh street, Ho's opponent bet and she called.
All Ho could do was muck her hand after her opponent tabled the 
for a straight to the eight and an eight-seven low. He scooped the pot and Ho was left with 2,200 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,200 | -4,300 |
The 212 entrants for Event 15: $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better generated a prize pool of $996,400. The top 24 finishers are guaranteed at least $9,675, the eight final tablists are guaranteed at least $27,012, and the winner will take home $269,037, along with the gold bracelet.
The entire payout list looks like this:
| Finish | Payout |
|---|---|
| 1st | $269,037 |
| 2nd | $166,269 |
| 3rd | $109,444 |
| 4th | $79,831 |
| 5th | $59,395 |
| 6th | $44,967 |
| 7th | $34,595 |
| 8th | $27,012 |
| 9th-10th | $21,392 |
| 11th-12th | $17,187 |
| 13th-14th | $14,009 |
| 15th-16th | $11,637 |
| 17th-24th | $9,675 |
"I'll lay anyone 2-1 that JRB doesn't play the million," was the statement that came out of Justin Smith's mouth as we walked by his table.
Paul Volpe was seated right next to me and the statement caught his attention. "Really?" said Volpe.
"I'll lay 2-1 also," chimed in Dan Shak.
The conversation then carried over to discussing whether or not Jean-Robert Bellande would actually be playing the $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop tournament coming up. Bellande announced yesterday on Twitter that he was going to play the event.
Shak and Smith questioned Joe Cassidy to see if he knew what the story behind Bellande's tweet was, but Cassidy couldn't really give them and answer. From there, the three speculated a bit about the event, Bellande playing and also the possibility of Bellande putting his $50,000 deposit down in order to say he is playing and get some extra publicity. The latter seemed quite interesting.
PokerNews checked with a World Series of Poker staff member and the $50,000 deposit is refundable, which means someone could put the deposit down in order to say they are playing and have proof they've signed up. The player could then back out, but gain some publicity from all the hype surrounding them playing the event. It's an interesting scenario and one we'll see if we can pick up anymore news about.
The Big One for One Drop that boasts a massive $1,000,000 buy-in will take place starting on July 1 and run through July 3. First place should be over $15 million, which is eye-popping. According to a WSOP staff member, as of yesterday 46 players were signed up for the event.
Jeffrey Lisandro just exited the tournament area, which can only mean one thing; he's busto.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Dan Shak: /    / |
Opponent: /   / |
| Gary Benson: / |
Joe Cassidy: /   / |
Picking up the action on fourth street, Dan Shak held the high hand showing with a pair of deuces and checked. The player behind him bet and Gary Benson folded. Cassidy called and Shak called.
On fifth street, Shak led with a bet. The next player called and Cassidy called. On sixth street, the unknown player picked up a pair of threes for the best high hand showing and all three players checked. Then on seventh, Shak bet after both players checked to him. Both called.
Shak turned over the for a full house, deuces full of fives, and won the pot. He moved to 23,500 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
24,500 | 11,500 |
|
23,500 | 7,000 |
|
7,000 | -8,000 |
