2012 World Series of Poker

Event 4: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better
Day: 1
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk84272
Prize
$201,559
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$839,700
Entries
622
Level Info
Level
29
Limits
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Grinder Grinding, Ahmed Near Dead

Owais Ahmed
Owais Ahmed

We caught up with the action on fourth street in a heads-up pot between Michael Mizrachi and Owais Ahmed.

Mizrachi: (x-x) / {2-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} {8-Clubs} {8-Diamonds} / (x)
Ahmed: (x-x) / {Q-Spades} {A-Clubs} {J-Clubs} {5-Hearts} / (x)

Fourth street went check-check, and Ahmed bet his lead on fifth. Mizrachi raised, though, and Ahmed paused to consider. He was getting short on chips now as he splashed the extra bet into the pot. The call left him with just 2,200 chips in front of him. Mizrachi bet sixth and seventh streets, and Ahmed paid him off.

Mizrachi tabled {6-Clubs} {5-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} / {2-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} {8-Clubs} {8-Diamonds} and Ahmed was already in the process of mucking. He knew it was going to be bad news, and now there's even worse news. He's got just 600 chips left.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
30,000
6,000
6,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner
Owais Ahmed us
Owais Ahmed
600
-13,900
-13,900
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Owais AhmedMichael Mizrachi

Level: 8

Limits: 500/1,000

Ante: 100

Harman Hangin' On

Daniel Idema was the bring-in with the {2-Diamonds}, but he'd not factor in the hand. Jen Harman completed with the {5-Clubs}, and another lady showing the {6-Diamonds} made it two bets. Harman called, and she was about to be heads up for her tournament life. She put the last of her money in on the next street.

The boards ran out thusly:

Harman: ({7-Hearts} {6-Spades}) / {5-Clubs} {9-Hearts} {2-Clubs} {8-Hearts} / ({7-Diamonds})
Opponent: ({10-Clubs} {10-Hearts}) / {6-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} {7-Clubs} {A-Diamonds} / ({K-Clubs})

Harman made her straight by sixth street, and she dodged her opponent's low draw to scoop the whole thing and double up.

Player Chips Progress
Jen Harman
Jen Harman
4,000

Tags: Jen Harman

Going, Going, Gregorich

Pacing slowly toward the exit doors with your head down while everyone else is still playing is not a good sign. In fact, it's universal poker bloggers' code for busto. The last man we've seen take that walk of shame is Mark Gregorich. He's a mixed-game master who finished 3rd in a Stud/8 event in 2000, but his run here in Event #4 is over.

Player Chips Progress
Mark Gregorich us
Mark Gregorich
Busted

Tags: Mark Gregorich

One Thrives and One Fails to Survive

Owais Ahmed has made a remarkable comeback. After being left with just 600 in a hand with Michael Mizrachi not that long ago, Ahmed has rebuilt and is now sitting with an above-average stack of 16,000.

Meanwhile, Gavin Smith and Chino Rheem has been eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Owais Ahmed us
Owais Ahmed
16,000
15,400
15,400
WSOP 1X Winner
Gavin Smith us
Gavin Smith
Busted

Tags: Gavin SmithChino RheemOwais Ahmed

Kassela Eliminates Plastik

David Plastik
David Plastik

David Plasitk got himself all in on fifth street in a three-way pot against Frank Kassela and another opponent.

Plastik: (x-x) / {6-Hearts} {Q-Hearts} {6-Spades} {K-Diamonds} / (x)
Kassela: (x-x) / {7-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} {3-Diamonds} / (x)
Opponent: (x-x) / {8-Clubs} {2-Spades} {8-Spades} {10-Hearts} / (x)

The fifth street action began with Mr. Opponent betting his lead, and Plastik called all in. Kassela raised, and the opponent called the remainder. When Plastik received his sixth card, he stood up and began to gather his things. In the side action, Mr. Opponent called two more streets of bets from Kassela.

At showdown, Kassela revealed {9-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} {7-Spades} / {7-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} {3-Diamonds} and announced his "Nines up." It was good, and Plastik gave a long over-the-shoulder look back at the table as he hurried out of the Amazon Room with some visible frustration.

Player Chips Progress
Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela
17,000
6,500
6,500
WSOP 3X Winner
David Plastik us
David Plastik
Busted

Tags: David PlastikFrank Kassela

Grospellier Sent Home by Ma

After Tony Ma had bet sixth street and an unknown player in Seat 4 called, Bertrand "ElkY" Grosspellier moved all in for just 100 more. Both his opponents made the call and it was off to seventh street.

Grosspellier: (x-x) / {2-Spades}{3-Spades}{6-Clubs}(x) / (x)
Ma: {7-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} / {5-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{A-Spades}
Seat 4 : (x-x) / {7-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{6-Spades} / (x)

Ma bet seventh and received a call from Seat 4, but the latter simply mucked when the former turned over his cards. Grospellier did the same and his tournament came to an end minutes shy of Day 1's end.

Player Chips Progress
Bertrand Grospellier fr
Bertrand Grospellier
Busted

Tags: Bertrand "ElkY" GrospellierTony Ma