2012 World Series of Poker

Event 18: $2,500 Seven Card Razz
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
ax4xax2xjx4x10x
Prize
$182,793
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$702,975
Entries
309
Level Info
Level
28
Limits
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

David Rosenau Eliminated in 9th Place ($13,827)

David Rosenau
David Rosenau

Scott Fishman brought it in with a {K-} and Brandon Cantu completed. A short-stacked David Rosenau then raised all in for 14,000 total, which both Fischman and Cantu called. Fischman proceeded to check-call bets on the turn, fifth and sixth, and then bet when Cantu checked seventh. Cantu thought for a long time before he folded.

Fischman: (x-x) / {K-}{6-}{4-}{K-} / (x) ({7-}{5-}{3-})
Rosenau: (x-x) / {7-}{3-}{2-}{7-} / (x) ({2-}{5-}{6-})
Cantu: (x-x) / {8-}{3-}{A-}{7-} / (x)

Rosenau ended up with three pair and was dispatched in ninth place by Fischman's 7-6-5-4-3 low.

Player Chips Progress
David Rosenau
David Rosenau
Busted

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Scott Abrams Eliminated in 10th Place ($13,827)

Scott Abrams (Day 2) - 10th Place.
Scott Abrams (Day 2) - 10th Place.

Scott Abrams: {x-}{x-} / {a-}{6-}{9-}{10-} / {x-}
Jeff Misteff: {x-}{x-} / {3-}{a-}{j-}{2-} / {x-}

We caught up with the action on fourth street, where both players checked. The two knuckled again on fifth, and Abrams check-called a bet on sixth. Abrams checked dark going to seventh, Misteff bet dark, and Abrams tank-called.

"Wheel," Misteff said, fanning {k-}{5-}{4-}. Abrams mucked, leaving less than 10,000 chips behind, and was eliminated soon after.

The nine remaining players are now headed to the Pavilion Room stage.

Player Chips Progress
Jeff Misteff
Jeff Misteff
265,000
129,000
129,000
Scott Abrams us
Scott Abrams
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

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Calvin Anderson Eliminated in 11th Place ($10,945)

Calvin Anderson (Day 2) - 11th Place.
Calvin Anderson (Day 2) - 11th Place.

Calvin Anderson battled with a short stack all day, but he was unable to survive long enough to make the unofficial final table. When we reached Table 447 moments ago, Anderson was already all in on fourth street. We're not certain what each players' down cards were, but we know their four cards looked like this:

Brendan Taylor: {3-}{7-}{4-}{9-}
Anderson: {a-}{3-}{5-}{9-}

Taylor was dealt a {6-} and another {7-}, giving him a ninety-seven going to seventh, and Anderson was dealt a {2-} and a {k-}, giving him a leading ninety-five. Taylor was dealt a {2-} on seventh however, giving him a seventy-six, and Anderson was dealt the {q-}, eliminating him from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Calvin Anderson us
Calvin Anderson
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner

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Gerald Ringe Eliminated in 12th Place ($10,945)

Gerald Ringe
Gerald Ringe

After doubling through Brendan Taylor the hand before, Calvin Anderson completed with an {A-} and put action on the short-stacked Gerald Ringe, who was showing {3-}. He thought for a bit before choosing to raise, which essentially showed he was committed to the hand. Anderson obliged with a three-bet and all Ringe's chips ended up in the pot.

Ringe: {4-}{J-} / {3-}{5-}{3-}{2-} / {J-}
Anderson: {2-}{10-} / {A-}{4-}{K-}{K-} / {5-}

"Nine or less," Ringe said before squeezing out seventh. Unfortunately for him, his card had a line and he knew it was a useless paint card. With that, Anderson chipped up to 135,000 while Ringe made his way to the payout desk in 12th place to collect $10,945.

Player Chips Progress
Calvin Anderson us
Calvin Anderson
135,000
100,000
100,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Gerald Ringe gb
Gerald Ringe
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

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Jared Bleznick Eliminated in 13th Place ($8,780)

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Jared Bleznick (Day 2) - eliminated.
Jared Bleznick (Day 2) - eliminated.

Phil Hellmuth: {x-}{x-} / {a-}{7-}
Jared Bleznick: {x-}{x-} / {k-}{9-}

Bleznick brought it in with a {k-} showing, Hellmuth completed with an {a-}, and Bleznick tank-called. On fourth street, Hellmuth led out, and Bleznick moved all in. Hellmuth called.

Bleznick turned over {5-}{2-}, to which Hellmuth said, "You're a slight favorite, kid."

He showed {j-}{10-}, and the boards ran out like this:

Hellmuth: {j-}{10-} / {a-}{7-}{8-}{q-}
Bleznick: {5-}{2-} / {k-}{9-}{6-}{q-}

Hellmuth tabled a {5-} on seventh street, making a ten-eight, but Bleznick could still win with an ace, three, four, seven, or eight. He paired his deuce however, and was eliminated from the tournament.

"Nice call," Hellmuth complemented as Bleznick was gathering his things.

"Good luck everybody," Bleznick announced before exiting.

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Dan O'Brien Eliminated in 16th Place ($7,135)

Dan O'Brien (Day 2) - eliminated.
Dan O'Brien (Day 2) - eliminated.

Dan O'Brien: {x-}{x-} / {8-}{6-}{q-}
David Rosenau: {x-}{x-} / {5-}{3-}{k-}

Scott Abrams brought it in with a {k-}, O'Brien called with an {8-}, and Rosenau completed with a {5-}. The action folded back to O'Brien, who called. O'Brien called another bet on fourth street, then led out on fifth. Rosenau raised, and O'Brien was all in. The cards were opened.

O'Brien: {a-}{5-}
Rosenau: {10-}{2-}

O'Brien paired on sixth when he was dealt an {a-}, and Rosenau improved to a ten-nine with a {9-}. Rosenau caught a queen on seventh, and we missed O'Brien's card because he quickly mucked. He obviously couldn't beat Rosenau's hand though, and is our 16th-place finisher in Event 18.

Player Chips Progress
David Rosenau
David Rosenau
105,000
-15,000
-15,000
Dan O'Brien us
Dan O'Brien
Busted

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Chris "Fox" Wallace Eliminated in 17th Place ($5,904)

Chris Wallace - eliminated.
Chris Wallace - eliminated.

Chris "Fox" Wallace: {x-}{x-} / {8-}{9-}{7-}
Phil Hellmuth: {x-}{x-} / {a-}{8-}{7-}

When we reached the table, Wallace and Hellmuth were heads up on fifth street, and after a series of bets and raises, Wallace was all in.

Wallace: {4-}{2-}
Hellmuth: {7-}{5-}

Both players bricked on sixth - Wallace was dealt a {10-}, which didn't improve his hand, and Hellmuth paired his {8-}. On seventh street, as a courtesy, Hellmuth flipped his down card face up. Unfortunately for Wallace, it was a {3-}, giving Hellmuth an eighty-seven low, and the best hand.

Wallace's down card was a {j-}, and he was eliminated from the tournament. Congratulations to Fox, who is the author of a daily blog about the WSOP and other happenings in poker. A 17th-place finish at the WSOP and $5,904 is nothing to scoff at.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
325,000
37,500
37,500
WSOP Main Event Champion
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Chris Wallace us
Chris Wallace
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

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Scott Clements Eliminated in 18th Place ($5,904)

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante
Scott Clements (Day 2) - eliminated in 18th place.
Scott Clements (Day 2) - eliminated in 18th place.

Scott Clements was our shortest stack entering the day, and after the first hand of play, he's out.

Scott Fischman: {6-}{3-} / {4-}
Scott Clements: {a-}{2-} / {3-}

Clements started with the best hand possible in Razz, but he was dealt the following cards: {j-}{j-}{a-}, and then another {2-} face down. After every street was dealt, he said the following, "That's not good."

Fischman was dealt {2-}{3-}{q-} and than an {8-} facedown on seventh, which was good enough for the knockout.

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