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

Hellmuth Strings a Few Together

Phil Hellmuth{x-}{x-} / {6-}{k-}{j-}{9-}
Don Zewin{x-}{x-} / {a-}{8-}{j-}{k-}

Hellmuth brought it in, Zewin completed, and Hellmuth called. Zewin led out on fourth street, Hellmuth called, and both players checked on fifth. Hellmuth led out on sixth, and Zewin mucked.

Hellmuth showed {3-}{2-}.

A few hands later...

Hellmuth{x-}{x-} / {3-}{k-}{4-}
Zewin{x-}{x-} / {3-}{2-}{10-}

Hellmuth brought it in, Zewin called, and then Zewin led out on fourth. Hellmuth called. Hellmuth led out on fifth, and Zewin released.

Hellmuth tabled {7-}{5-}.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
1,600,000
145,000
145,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Don Zewin us
Don Zewin
720,000
-145,000
-145,000

Tags: Phil HellmuthDon Zewin

Break

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 7,000 ante

The players are now on a 20-minute break. Counts are coming shortly.

Level: 27

Limits: 40,000/80,000

Ante: 10,000

Another for Hellmuth

Phil Hellmuth brought it in and then called when Don Zewin completed. The latter fired out another bet on the turn, which Hellmuth called before taking the lead on fifth. He quickly put together some chips and tossed them in the pot, which proved enough to win the hand as Zewin folded.

Zewin: (x-x) / {7-}{6-}{Q-}
Hellmuth: (x-x) / {Q-}{A-}{4-}

Player Chips Progress
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
1,820,000
155,000
155,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Don Zewin us
Don Zewin
500,000
-155,000
-155,000

Tags: Phil HellmuthDon Zewin

Back & Forth

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

The players have been trading antes and bring-ins back and forth as of late with very few chips changing hands. Phil Hellmuth seems content to preserve his chips while grinding Don Zewin down.

Zewin Slipping

Phil Hellmuth{x-}{x-} / {a-}{4-}{10-}{7-}
Don Zewin{x-}{x-} / {6-}{2-}{2-}{2-}

Zewin brought it in, and Hellmuth called. Both players checked on fourth and fifth street, and when Zewin made trips on sixth, Hellmuth bet. Zewin released.

Hellmuth{x-}{x-} / {3-}{q-}{7-}{2-}
Zewin{x-}{x-} / {a-}{a-}{j-}{k-}

Both players checked on fourth and fifth street, and Hellmuth bet out on sixth. Before his chips hit the felt, Zewin released, and Hellmuth tabled {5-}{3-} for a seventy-five.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
1,920,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Don Zewin us
Don Zewin
400,000
-100,000
-100,000

Tags: Phil HellmuthDon Zewin

Zewin Strikes

Don Zewin
Don Zewin

We finally had a hand with some chips in the pot. It began when Phil Hellmuth brought it in with an {8-} and then called a completion from Don Zewin, who was showing {5-}. The latter proceeded to bet the turn and Hellmuth called. The "Poker Brat" then took the lead on fifth and bet, which Zewin called.

Hellmuth then check-called a bet on sixth before doing the same on seventh.

Zewin: (x-x) / {5-}{9-}{9-}{Q-} / (x) ({2-}{3-}{7-})
Hellmuth: (x-x) / {8-}{8-}{6-}{10-} / (x) ({2-}{4-}{6-})

Hellmuth rose from his chair and couldn't seem to believe his 10-8-6-4-2 was beat by Zewin's 9-7-5-3-2.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
1,570,000
1,282,500
1,282,500
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Don Zewin us
Don Zewin
750,000
634,500
634,500

Tags: Don ZewinPhil Hellmuth

The Truffle Shuffle

Level 27 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Given the speed of the hands, the two remaining players have been waiting for the automatic shuffler to complete in between hands; as such, Phil Hellmuth recently inquired as to whether or not they could switch to a hand shuffle. Don Zewin didn't have a problem with this so they asked the floor, who then radioed his superior.

The two players stopped action for a bit (with the clock running) while waiting for an answer, but it didn't come in a timely fashion. Eventually it was agreed that they would use the machine when the deck was ready, but they'd do a hand shuffle if the hand completed before automatic shuffler.

Tags: Don ZewinPhil Hellmuth