Level: 3
Limits: 150/300
Ante: 25
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 18: $2,500 Seven Card Razz
Day: 1
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
Doft Gets to Seventh Street for the First Time Today
Just before the break, Mickey Doft bet third and then called bets on the turn and fifth street after his opponent took the lead and fired out. Doft retook the lead on sixth and put out a bet, which his opponent called before both players checked seventh.
Doft: 
/ 
Opponent: (x-x) / 
/ (x)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
8,025
525
|
525 |
|
||
Late Registrants
Level 3
: 150/300, 25 ante
A new level means new players are allowed to join the fray. Here are just a few of the players who took their seats at the start of Level 3:
Daniel Negreanu
Amnon Filippi
Andy Bloch
Robert Williamson III
Berry Johnston
Max Pescatori
Mercier vs. Bari
Level 3
: 150/300, 25 ante
Allen Bari bet with a showing and was called by his good friend Jason Mercier, who was showing a . The latter took the lead on the turn after Bari paired and promptly bet. Bari made the call and Mercier proceeded to check-call a bet on fifth street before doing the same on both sixth and seventh.
Mercier: (x-x) / 
/ (x)
Bari: 
(x) /
Bari's ninety-four proved to be the winner as Mercier simply mucked.
Say Hello to . . .
Level 3
: 150/300, 25 ante
Another pass through the Orange Section have turned up some previously unrecognized players in the field including Josh Arieh, David Williams, Gary Benson, Cliff Josephy and John Racener.
Some Chip Counts from Around the Room
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
15,000 | |
|
11,400
1,400
|
1,400 |
|
||
|
10,500
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
||
|
9,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
|
||
|
9,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
8,600
1,100
|
1,100 |
|
||
|
8,500
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
||
|
8,300
2,800
|
2,800 |
|
||
|
8,000
500
|
500 |
|
||
|
7,800
300
|
300 |
|
|
||
|
7,500 | |
|
||
|
|
7,350
-675
|
-675 |
|
|
||
|
7,000
-500
|
-500 |
|
|
||
|
7,000
-500
|
-500 |
|
|
||
|
6,100
-1,400
|
-1,400 |
|
|
||
|
5,500
-2,000
|
-2,000 |
|
|
||
|
4,500
-3,000
|
-3,000 |
|
|
||
|
4,000
-3,500
|
-3,500 |
Five Down
Level 3
: 150/300, 25 ante
We checked with the tournament staff and they confirmed that we lost our first player way back at the start of Level 2. We're not sure who it was, but we're guessing they'd rather their name be left out of it. Since then we've lost about four more players.
Friends Doing Battle
Level 3
: 150/300, 25 ante
It's no big secret that Jason Mercier and Allen Bari are good friends. It's also no big secret that Bari is in Mercier's stable, but in this tournament the two are going to have to butt heads as they're seated at the same table right now. Bari is in Seat 3 and Mercier in Seat 8 at a table that also contains Richard Ashby (Seat 4) and Matt Hawrilenko (Seat 6).
On this hand, Hawrilenko had to bring-in with a 
showing. Mercier made the call with a up and then action folded to Bari with a up. He completed and Hawrilenko folded. Mercier called.
Bari:  /  / |
| Mercier: / / |
Mercier picked up the better low hand on fourth street and led the betting. He also led on fifth and sixth with Bari calling all the way to seventh street. On seventh, Mercier bet again. Bari held some chips in his hand, ruffled them and snapped them together a few times while thinking. He eventually folded and Mercier won the pot.
Brogdan vs. Clemencon
Level 3
: 150/300, 25 ante
Ed Brogdan completed with only to face a raise from Tristan Clemencon. Brogdan called that bet as well as one on the turn, but then fired out a bet after taking the lead on fifth. Clemencon smirked a little before taking his cards, turning them facedown and tossing them to the dealer.
Brogdan: (x-x) / 
Clemencon: (x-x) /
It wasn't a very big hand, but it was a good excuse for us to tell you that Brogdan is sitting with a healthy stack of 12,500.
Level: 4
Limits: 200/400
Ante: 50