Event 18: $2,500 Seven Card Razz Day 2 | 2012 World Series of Poker

06-09-2012 16:36 UTC-6

Player	Chips	Progress
Blair Rodman	45,000 32,000	32,000

Joe Tehan	45,000 7,000	7,000
Bryan Micon	35,000 -7,000	-7,000
Sam Grizzle	30,000 17,900	17,900
Kami Chisholm	30,000 -13,500	-13,500
Ted Forrest	27,000 1,400	1,400

Tommy Vedes	26,000 -18,600	-18,600
Allen Bari	26,000 -900	-900

Yarron Bendor	26,000 4,400	4,400
Tom Schneider	26,000 13,000	13,000

Chris Viox	26,000
Brett Richey	26,000 2,400	2,400
Robert Williamson III	25,000 15,000	15,000

Don Zewin	24,000
Tom McEvoy	22,000 -17,700	-17,700

Scott Clements	21,000 5,200	5,200

Jennifer Harman	19,000 600	600

Barry Greenstein	18,000 -2,900	-2,900

Owais Ahmed	18,000 7,000	7,000

Pat Pezzin	16,000 5,000	5,000
Bill Chen	16,000 -20,500	-20,500

Raymond Davis	14,000 -2,000	-2,000
Andy Bloch	13,000 -4,500	-4,500

Jared Bleznick	10,000 -3,600	-3,600
Xuan Liu	10,000

Player	Chips	Progress
David Bach	Busted

Nicholas Verkaik	Busted
Clifford Ziff	Busted
Max Pescatori	Busted

Charles Tonne	Busted
Charles Polk	Busted

Table 430

[user101598]

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

"Russ Hamilton had the best scrambler of all time."

When spectators enter the Amazon Room to sweat the World Series of Poker, they always look for the biggest names. As reporters, we're constantly faced with the same questions:

"Is Phil Ivey playing?"
"Where's Daniel Negreanu?"
"Have you seen Phil Hellmuth?"

And so on, and so forth. Well, let us be the first to tell you that Table 430 in the Purple Section may be the most entertaining table you'll see all year. In the first six seats, you have Bryan Micon, Raymond Davis, Sam Grizzle, Robert Williamson III, Jared Bleznick, and Pat Pezzin. A few moments ago, Grizzle folded split aces preflop, and he tossed them over to Pezzin face up.

"It's a stupid game when those aren't good," Pezzin joked, tossing them into the muck.

Grizzle asked the dealer to scramble the cards, and Micon protested, saying that washing the cards is a waste of time. He also tried to give a number as to how many hours a day are wasted waiting for a dealer to wash the cards - unsurprisingly, that didn't impress Grizzle.

"Ok Einstein," Grizzle told him. "Didn't that impress y'all?"

Grizzle went on to say that Russ Hamilton had the greatest "scrambler" of all time, because he never lost.

Just now, RW3 (not to be confused with RG3, or Robert Griffin III) just leapt out of his chair to catch the end of a horse race. Evidently, he selected the first four horses correctly, scoring him a very rare superfecta.

If you're at the Rio right now, and you want to be entertained, don't watch Ivey play in silence. Come to Table 430 in the Purple Section, and we'll guarantee you'll have some laughs.

Tags: Bryan Micon Raymond Davis Sam Grizzle Robert Williamson III Jared Bleznick Pat Pezzin

06-09-2012 16:59 UTC-6

Break Time

Chad Holloway

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Two levels are in the books which means it's time for our first 20-minute break of the day.

Level: 11

Limits: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 200

06-09-2012 17:30 UTC-6

Post-Break Eliminations

Chad Holloway

Player	Chips	Progress
Ylon Schwartz	Busted

John Cover	Busted
Devin Sembaluk	Busted
Michael Botwin	Busted
Bill Chen	Busted

Desmond Portano	Busted
John D'Agostino	Busted

06-09-2012 17:38 UTC-6

Forrest Takes One

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Ted Forrest (Day 1) looking to win his first WSOP bracelet since 2004.

Opponent: {x-} {x-} / {7-} {3-} {10-} {4-} / {x-}
Ted Forrest: {x-} {x-} / {a-} {5-} {9-} {8-} / {x-}

We reached the action on fifth street, where Forrest bet out. His opponent called. Forrest's opponent called another bet on sixth, and both players checked on seventh.

Forrest tabled {10-} {3-} {2-} for a eighty-five low, and his opponent mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ted Forrest	40,500 13,500	13,500

Tags: Ted Forrest

06-09-2012 17:40 UTC-6

Something McEvoy's Never Seen

Chad Holloway

Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante

Prior to the last break, we heard a bunch of players conversing over at Table 438. Michael Noori informed us that a {5-Spades} was just the bring-in card seven handed, meaning six other players had better lows than that to start. As they were talking about it, the dealer dealt the next hand and the {6-Hearts} ended up being the bring-in.

If you thought the players were astonished before, you should have seen them after a five and six proved te bring-in in back-to-back hands. "You've been playing this game how long?" Noori asked 1983 World Series of Poker Main Event winner Tom McEvoy.

"A long time," McEvoy responded. "I have never seen it seven-handed back to back.

We waited around for the next hand just to see if it'd be three in a row, which would have no doubt threw the players into a frenzy. Unfortunately, a {Q-} ended up the bring-in and the excitement was over.

Tags: Michael Noori Tom McEvoy

06-09-2012 17:51 UTC-6

Donkey Bombing

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2007 World Series of Poker Player of the Year Tom "Donkey Bomber" Schneider just scooped up a monster pot. The play was three-handed on sixth street, and a player was already all in. Schneider was heads up with another opponent, who check-called bets on sixth and seventh. Schneider showed {a-} {4-} {3-} to go with his {8-} {q-} {5-} {j-} board, both of his opponents mucked, and Schneider raked in the pot.