Level: 15
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 600
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 30: $1,500 2-7 Draw Lowball
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$384,750
Entries
285
Level
20
Blinds
5,000 / 10,000
Ante
3,000
Konstantin Puchkov Eliminated in 11th Place ($4,682)
Konstantin Puchkov was the shortest stack and favorite to go next. The percentages played and he fell to Ryan Tepen.
The Russian was down to 9,700 when he raised all but 200 of them from under the gun. Tepen thought he was calling an all in when he called out of the big blind. Both drew two cards before Tepen set Puchkov in for his final 200.
Puchkov paused for a few seconds before he called. It was easy to see why he paused when his 
was face-up. He drew an ace and a pair!
Tepen opened the winning 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
55,000
10,500
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10,500 |
|
Busted | |
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Stuart Rutter Eliminated in 10th Place ($5,955)
From the button Michael Mizrachi had put in a raise to 5,000, and Stuart Rutter moved all in for little chips from the small blind. Mizrachi called and Rutter stood pat. The chip leader needed a card and we got to see the following cards.
| Stuart Rutter | |
| Michael Mizrachi | |
Mizrachi needed a nine, eight or deuce in order to knock Rutter out and he caught a 
. Rutter's done and we're down to nine. One more and we will redraw for the last table. The final table will be reached as soon as we hit seven players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
285,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
Bryan Devonshire Eliminated in 9th Place ($5,955)
As we were writing up Stuart Rutter's bustout there was also plenty of action going on just a couple of feet away from us.
Apparently Bryan Devonshire had got himself all in against Brandon Cantu who added some more chips to his stack. "It was a smooth hand," Cantu declared afterwards and unfortunately that were all the details we could get. Luckily for all of us Devonshire Tweeted shortly after his bustout.
devopoker Bryan Devonshire I bust 9th place for $5955. Sigh. Folded to Cantu in SB, he raise, I shove 43k in BB, he calls, 1:2, he makes a 9, I make a K. #wsop30
June 16 2012
We are now down to just eight players and there will be a redraw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Final Eight Table Draw
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 600 ante
There was a lot of debate about whether or not players should play on two four-handed tables, or one eight-handed. It was decided that they'd play on one table but with one player sitting out each hand, so as to keep it seven players per hand.
This is how they line up:
| Seat | Player |
| 1 | Erick Lindgren |
| 2 | Ryan Tepen |
| 3 | Rep Porter |
| 4 | John Phan |
| 5 | Brandon Cantu |
| 6 | Michael Mizrachi |
| 7 | Andrew Lichtenberger |
| 8 | Larry Wright |
This table draw is how they will line up tomorrow, minus the person who finishes eighth of course.
Rep Rising
On the first hand on the last table Michael Mizrachi started off by raising it up to 5,000. Andrew Lichtenberger called as did Rep Porter from the big blind.
All players drew one cards.
Porter checked to Mizrachi who bet 16,000 and Lichtenberger folded. Porter counted out a raise and threw in 31,000 total, which put the pressure on Mizrachi. He didn't waste much time before making the call.
Porter turned over and took down this big pot.
A few hands later it was Porter who raised from the hijack, and Mizrachi decided to three-bet to 16,200 from the small blind. Porter called.
Mizrachi stood pat and Porter took one card.
On the second and final round of betting Mizrachi put out 20,000, and Porter made the call.
Porter showed and won another serious pot of Mizrachi. He's now second in chips behind Brandon Cantu.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000
107,000
|
107,000 |
|
||
|
|
175,000
-110,000
|
-110,000 |
|
|
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Mizrachi Sinking
Michael Mizrachi won a small three-way pot before he lost a bigger one to Brandon Cantu.
Cantu opened to 5,000 from the hijack and called when Mizrachi three-bet to 15,000 from the cut-off. Both stood pat before Cantu calmly check-called a 30,000 bet from Mizrachi.
Cantu opened 
and Mizrachi mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
310,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
||
|
|
165,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
|
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Pressure From Mizrachi
Michael Mizrachi is not sitting still on the final table bubble, he just played another interesting hand and this time Andrew Lichtenberger was his opponent.
Mizrachi raised to 5,000 from the hijack, and he got three-bet to 16,000 by Lichtenberger who was in the cutoff. The action got folded back to Mizrachi who called.
Mizrachi took one card and Lichtenberger stood pat.
"Forty-thousand," Mizrachi announced as he slid out four stacks of purple 500 chips.
Lichtenberger went in the tank for quite some time before folding to this big bet. Mizrachi got some chips back, but he's still down a lot compared to what he had an hour ago.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
176,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
|
|
||
|
160,000
-22,000
|
-22,000 |
|
|
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Level: 16
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 700
John Phan Eliminated in 8th Place ($7,748)
From the hijack John Phan just moved all in for his final 24,800 chips, and he got called by Michael Mizrachi who was on the button. Larry Wright tanked for quite some time from the big blind, but eventually he folded his cards.
Phan took one card and Mizrachi stood pat.
| Michael Mizrachi | |
| John Phan | |
Phan needed a ten, nine, six, five or four in order to stay alive, but he turned over de 
ending his run in eight place. Phan will get $7,748 for his efforts as we have reached the final table!
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
200,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |