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

Fisch and Chips

Scott Fischman{x-}{x-} / {3-}{3-}{4-}{k-} / {x-}
Michael Chow{x-}{x-} / {7-}{6-}{q-}{8-} / {x-}

Chow completed, Fischman raised, and Chow called. Chow bet out on fourth street, Fischman called, and both players checked on fifth. Chow bet again on sixth, and Fischman called.

On seventh, Chow check-folded to a bet, and Fischman raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Fischman
Scott Fischman
315,000 155,000
Michael Chow us
Michael Chow
WSOP 1X Winner
110,000 -35,000

Tags: Michael ChowScott Fischman

Chow Bests Cantu

Michael Chow
Michael Chow

We caught the action on fifth street when Brandon Cantu bet and received a call from Michael Chow. Both players then checked sixth, while Cantu did the same on seventh. Chow took the opportunity to bet 20,000, which Cantu called.

"Eight low," Chow said as he rolled over his hand, which was good enough to win the pot.

Cantu: (x-x) / {7-}{5-}{J-}{Q-} / (x)
Chow: (x-x) / {A-}{10-}{10-}{5-} / (x) ({3-}{5-}{7-})

"Unbelievable," was all Cantu could muster as he counted out the chips to pay off his opponent.

Player Chips Progress
Brandon Cantu us
Brandon Cantu
WSOP 2X Winner
230,000 -70,000
Michael Chow us
Michael Chow
WSOP 1X Winner
145,000 68,000

Tags: Brandon CantuMichael Chow

Chips for Greenstein

Barry Greenstein{x-}{x-} / {9-}{4-}{j-}{9-} / {x-}
Phil Hellmuth{x-}{x-} / {a-}{k-}{j-}{k-} / {x-}\

We caught up with the action on fourth street, where Greenstein bet out. Hellmuth called. Greenstein proceeded to lead out on fifth, sixth, and seventh as well, and Hellmuth called him down.

Greenstein turned over {a-}{10-}{7-}, Hellmuth mucked, and Greenstein raked in the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
365,000 -40,000
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
220,000 90,000

Tags: Barry GreensteinPhil Hellmuth

Level: 21

Limits: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 2,000

Unofficial Final Table

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Here's a look at the new seat draw. The players are on a short break, but action should resume in about five minutes.

Unofficial Final Table

SeatPlayerChips
1Michael Chow83,000
2Scott Fischman270,000
3Jeff Misteff225,000
4Barry Greenstein128,000
5Phil Hellmuth389,000
6Brandon Cantu343,000
7Brendan Taylor526,000
8David Rosenau56,000
9Don Zewin308,000

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
Scott Abrams us
Scott Abrams
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Jeff MisteffScott Abrams

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
WSOP 4X Winner
Busted

Tags: Brendan TaylorCalvin Anderson

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
WSOP 4X Winner
135,000 100,000
Gerald Ringe gb
Gerald Ringe
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Calvin AndersonGerald Ringe

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.

Tags: Jared BleznickPhil Hellmuth