2012 World Series of Poker

Event 15: $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better
Day: 2
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$269,037
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$996,400
Entries
212
Level Info
Level
30
Limits
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Phil 'er Up!

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 700 ante
The Face of an Eleven Time WSOP Champion
The Face of an Eleven Time WSOP Champion

Phil Ivey's table recently broke and the eight-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner was moved to table #435, smack dab to the left of eleven-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth. We're just as excited as you to see the sparks fly as the two most notable "Phils" in poker collide.

Table #435 in fact is the most stacked table in the room in terms of WSOP bracelets. This one table alone holds the recipients of 22 bracelets. Here is a look back at the bracelet winners from this table as they each look to add one more to their collection

Phil Hellmuth's World Series of Poker Bracelets

YearTournament
1989$10,000 No Limit Hold'em World Championship
1992$5,000 Limit Hold'em
1993$1,500 No Limit Hold'em
1993$2,500 No Limit Hold'em
1993$5,000 Limit Hold'em
1997$3,000 Pot Limit Hold'em
2001$2,000 No Limit Hold'em
2003$2,500 Limit Hold'em
2003$3,000 No Limit Hold'em
2006$1,000 No Limit Hold'em with rebuys
2007$1,500 No Limit Hold'em

Phil Ivey's World Series of Poker Bracelets

YearTournament
2000$2,500 Pot Limit Omaha
2002$2,500 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo
2002$2,000 S.H.O.E.
2002$1,500 Seven Card Stud
2005$5,000 Pot Limit Omaha
2009$2,500 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball
2009$2,500 Omaha Hi/Lo / 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo
2010$3,000 H.O.R.S.E.

John Monnette's World Series of Poker Bracelets

YearTournament
2011$2,500 8 Game
2012$5,000 Seven Card Stud

Todd Brunson's World Series of Poker Bracelets

YearTournament
2005$2,500 Omaha High-Low Split

Quads Aces for George

Norman Chad: {x-}{x-} / {3-Spades}{8-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} / {x-}
Brian Twete: {x-}{x-} / {4-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{Q-Spades} / {x-}
Christopher George: {x-}{x-} / {9-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}{3-Hearts} / {x-}

Picking up the action on fourth street, Christopher George and Norman Chad checked and Brian Twete bet. George called and Chad called.

On fifth street, George added a pair of aces and bet out. Both of his opponents called. On sixth street, George bet and Chad raised. Twete folded and George called. On seventh street, George checked to Chad and Chd checked behind.

George tabled the {A-Hearts}{A-Spades}{6-Hearts} from the hole for quad aces. Chad showed the {6-Spades}{5-Spades}{2-Clubs} and had a seven-six low. The two chopped up the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Twete us
Brian Twete
153,000 4,000
Christopher George us
Christopher George
132,000 12,000
Norman Chad us
Norman Chad
100,000 30,000

Tags: Christopher GeorgeNorman ChadBrian Twete

Kings for Verkaik

Nicholas Verkaik: {x-}{x-} / {A-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} / {x-}
Adam Friedman: {x-}{x-} / {8-Spades}{A-Clubs}{10-Spades}{6-Hearts} / {x-}

On fourth street, Nicholas Verkaik checked and Adam Friedman bet. Verkaik made the call. The same action happened on fifth street before both players checked on sixth street. On seventh, they both checked again and it was showdown time.

Verkaik announced that he had kings and showed the {K-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{4-Spades}. Friedman didn't look happy and mucked his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Nicholas Verkaik ca
Nicholas Verkaik
156,000 31,000
Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
WSOP 5X Winner
147,000 6,000

Tags: Nicholas VerkaikAdam Friedman

Final Four Tables

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 700 ante
TableSeatPlayer
4331Don Clarke
4332James Newberry
4333George Harbie
4334Allen Bari
4335Sven Arntzen
4336Zimnan Ziyard
4337Eli Elezra
4338Bryn Kenney
   
4341Andy Bloch
4342Norman Chad
4343Tom Koral
4344Brian Twete
4345Christopher George
4346Marco Johnson
4347Yarron Bendor
4348Ben Yu
   
4351Alexander Krapivinsky
4352Phil Hellmuth
4353Phil Ivey
4354Drew Scott
4355John Monnette
4356Todd Brunson
4357Michael Binger
4358Chad Brown
   
4361Jesse Martin
4362Nicholas Verkaik
4363Bryan Devonshire
4364Nikolai Yakovenko
4365John Bunch
4366Tuan Vo
4367Adam Friedman
4368Joe Tehan

Brunson Hassles Hellmuth

Brunson: {x-}{x-} / {3-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{10-Clubs}{2-Spades} / {x-}
Hellmuth: {x-}{x-} / {4-Spades}{4-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{K-Hearts} / {x-}
Scott: {x-}{x-} / {4-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{5-Hearts} / {x-}

Drew Scott bet on fourth street and was called by Todd Brunson and Phil Hellmuth. Hellmuth opted to seize control of the hand and bet out on both fifth and sixth. Much to Hellmuth's chagrin, both Scott and Brunson decided to stick around.

All three players checked seventh and Hellmuth showed {A-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{7-Spades}. Scott mucked his hand and Hellmuth stood up with excitement, hoping that he would be able to scoop this rather large pot. Brunson, however, had other ideas in mind, as he tabled {6-Spades}{5-Clubs}{3-Clubs} for trip treys. Brunson's winning of the pot sent Hellmuth walking away from the table, muttering obscenities under his breath.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
99,000 -52,000
Todd Brunson us
Todd Brunson
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
85,000 13,000

Tags: Phil HellmuthTodd Brunson

This Game is Hard-ie

Hardie: {x-}{x-} / {5-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{4-Hearts}
Bari: {x-}{x-} / {8-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{4-Spades}

We found George Hardie push out a bet on fifth street that was quickly called by Allen Bari. When sixth street was dealt out, Hardie bet out again, but this time Bari did not act so quick. Bari shuffled his hole cards in his hands before sighing and sending them sailing to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Allen Bari us
Allen Bari
WSOP 1X Winner
91,000 -27,000
George Hardie us
George Hardie
72,000 16,400

Tags: Allen BariGeorge Hardie

Level: 16

Limits: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 700

Updated Chip Counts (full)

Player Chips Progress
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
161,000 1,000
Bryn Kenney us
Bryn Kenney
WSOP 1X Winner
151,500 19,500
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
151,000 26,000
Brian Twete us
Brian Twete
149,000 -16,000
Nikolai Yakovenko ru
Nikolai Yakovenko
142,000 67,000
Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
WSOP 5X Winner
141,000 -34,000
Joe Tehan us
Joe Tehan
132,000 22,000
Sven Arntzen us
Sven Arntzen
131,600 15,600
Alexander Krapivinsky ca
Alexander Krapivinsky
126,000 126,000
Nicholas Verkaik ca
Nicholas Verkaik
125,000 73,000
Tuan Vo us
Tuan Vo
120,000 -5,000
Christopher George us
Christopher George
120,000 22,000
Allen Bari us
Allen Bari
WSOP 1X Winner
118,000 -4,000
Andy Bloch us
Andy Bloch
WSOP 1X Winner
116,000 61,000
Michael Binger us
Michael Binger
107,000 2,000
Drew Scott ca
Drew Scott
106,000 41,000
John Monnette us
John Monnette
WSOP 5X Winner
103,000 56,000
Marco Johnson us
Marco Johnson
WSOP 2X Winner
102,000 22,000
James Newberry us
James Newberry
99,000 64,000
Zimnan Ziyard gb
Zimnan Ziyard
81,500 -13,500
Todd Brunson us
Todd Brunson
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
72,000 37,000
Norman Chad us
Norman Chad
70,000 -4,000
Bryan Devonshire us
Bryan Devonshire
66,000 11,000
Tom Koral us
Tom Koral
WSOP 2X Winner
65,000 13,000
Jesse Martin us
Jesse Martin
WSOP 2X Winner
60,000 22,000

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Elezra Grabs Some From Arntzen

Elezra: {x-}{x-} / {10-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} / {x-}
Arntzen: {x-}{x-} / {J-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds} / {x-}

Allen Bari was the bring in and Sven Arntzen completed. Eli Elezra put in a raise and it folded back to Arntzen who called. Arntzen check-called bets from Elezra on fourth and fifth and both players checked sixth and seventh.

Arntzen showed {J-Spades}{k-Spades}{5-Hearts} but was behind Elezra who scooped the pot by showing {A-Hearts}{A-Clubs}.

Player Chips Progress
Sven Arntzen us
Sven Arntzen
116,000 4,000
Eli Elezra il
Eli Elezra
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
43,000 13,000

Tags: Eli ElezraSven Arntzen