Level: 20
Limits: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 18: $2,500 Seven Card Razz
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$702,975
Entries
309
Level
28
Limits
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
"Slow Down Over There"
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Just before Level 20 began, Barry Greenstein and Brendan Taylor were heads up heading to fourth street.
| Greenstein |  /    |
| Taylor | /   |
Taylor led out on fourth, Greenstein called, and Taylor led again on fifth. Greenstein tanked a bit before folding, and Taylor raked in another pot,
"Slow down over there," Michael Chow said after the hand.
Taylor smiled. "I couldn't win a pot over at the other table."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
295,000 | 35,000 |
|
130,000 | -45,000 |
Dan O'Brien Eliminated in 16th Place ($7,135)
Dan O'Brien: / 
David Rosenau: / 
Scott Abrams brought it in with a , O'Brien called with an , and Rosenau completed with a . 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: 
Rosenau: 
O'Brien paired on sixth when he was dealt an , and Rosenau improved to a ten-nine with a . 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
105,000 | -15,000 |
|
Busted |
Chris Viox Eliminated in 15th Place ($7,135)
Chirs Viox brought it in with a and Gerald Ringe completed with . Brendan Taylor made the call as did Viox, and then Taylor fired out after taking the lead on the turn. Ringe and Viox called, with the latter committing the rest of his chips. Another bet by Taylor on fifth street drove Ringe from the hand and the cards were tabled.
Taylor: / /
Viox: (x-x) / (x) / (x)
Viox realized he was in bad shape, and after sixth street he knew he was drawing dead. He mixed up his cards so that we weren't able to piece together what he had, but the result was the same. Viox has been eliminated in 15th place and will take home $7,135 for his efforts.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Jeff Mervis Eliminated in 14th Place ($8,780)
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Unfortunately we missed the action, but according to the tournament director, Jeff "Never Nervous" Mervis was eliminated in 14th place.
Young Hellmuth Has Arrived
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Phil Hellmuth's wife, Katherine, has been known to sweat her husband when he makes a deep run. Today is no different as she has been watching the action from the get go. She recently received some company when their oldest son, Phillip III, joined her on the rail.
"There he is," Hellmuth exclaimed with excitement from the rail before getting up to embrace his son.
phil_hellmuth phil_hellmuth Down to 16 in WSOP Razz tourney, I may be chip leader. Flying our oldest son in to watch w wifey...Already Won 1 bracelet w him watching!
June 10 2012
Jared Bleznick Eliminated in 13th Place ($8,780)
Level 20
: 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Phil Hellmuth: /
Jared Bleznick: /
Bleznick brought it in with a showing, Hellmuth completed with an , and Bleznick tank-called. On fourth street, Hellmuth led out, and Bleznick moved all in. Hellmuth called.
Bleznick turned over , to which Hellmuth said, "You're a slight favorite, kid."
He showed 
, and the boards ran out like this:
Hellmuth: /
Bleznick: /
Hellmuth tabled a 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.
Gerald Ringe Eliminated in 12th Place ($10,945)
After doubling through Brendan Taylor the hand before, Calvin Anderson completed with an and put action on the short-stacked Gerald Ringe, who was showing . 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: / /
Anderson: / /
"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 |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000 | 100,000 |
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Busted |
Calvin Anderson Eliminated in 11th Place ($10,945)
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:
Anderson:
Taylor was dealt a and another , giving him a ninety-seven going to seventh, and Anderson was dealt a and a , giving him a leading ninety-five. Taylor was dealt a on seventh however, giving him a seventy-six, and Anderson was dealt the , eliminating him from the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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|
Busted |
Scott Abrams Eliminated in 10th Place ($13,827)
Scott Abrams: / /
Jeff Misteff: / /
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 . 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
|
265,000 | 129,000 |
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Busted |