Level: 3
Limits: 100/200
Ante: 25
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 4: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$839,700
Entries
622
Level
29
Limits
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
Guess Who's Back?
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Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
Stud/8's back.
The Six-Oh-Six
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
We mentioned the number 606 for last year's field size, and we're fast approaching that total.
The board shows 582 players have registered for this 2012 version of this $1,500 Stud/8 event. With more than two hours still left to register, we'd be surprised if we don't surpass last year's number. It'll be close, though.
Who Will Be the 2012 WSOP Player of the Year?
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
Last year, the race for WSOP Player of the Year was intense. We're guessing it will be again this year, though it's too early to tell as no open event has reached a conclusion; nonetheless, whoever emerges victorious in this tournament will be in decent shape to add their name to this list:
Past WSOP Player-of-the-Year Winners
| Year | Player | Bracelets | Final Tables | Cashes | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Daniel Negreanu | 1 | 5 | 6 | $346,280 |
| 2005 | Allen Cunningham | 1 | 4 | 5 | $1,006,935 |
| 2006 | Jeff Madsen | 2 | 4 | 4 | $1,467,852 |
| 2007 | Tom Schneider | 2 | 3 | 3 | $416,829 |
| 2008 | Erick Lindgren | 1 | 3 | 5 | $1,348,528 |
| 2009 | Jeffrey Lisandro | 3 | 4 | 6 | $807,521 |
| 2010 | Frank Kassela | 2 | 3 | 6 | $1,255,314 |
| 2011 | Ben Lamb | 1 | 4 | 5 | $5,352,970 |
Taking On Two
We don't recognize the middle-aged gentleman in Seat 6 at 357, but he's certainly unafraid of the two pros at his table. We just caught Mr. Unknown in a three-way pot against Kevin MacPhee and Carlos Mortensen.
Unknown: (x-x) / 
/ (x)
MacPhee: (x-x) / 
/ (x)
Mortensen: (x-x) / 
/ (x)
We walked up on fifth street to see Carlos Mortensen doing the betting. He was called in both spots, and he and MacPhee checked sixth street. They called bets from Mr. Unknown there, and he fired one last bullet on seventh street. Check-fold from MacPhee, check-fold from Mortensen, and that's an easy pot for the gentleman.
Mortensen is getting down there after that pot, slipping back to about 1/3rd of his starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,600
-2,900
|
-2,900 |
|
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Tales From the Tan Section
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
The early stages of a limit-structured tournament can be quite, how do we say, boring. No one is in imminent danger of growing broke, and big hands are few and far between. With that said, we try our best to find a little color in the field, which we found in the Tan Section.
It was there that we saw Scott Seiver laughing it up with Moshin Charania and Chino Rheem. All three men have taken down big tournaments in the past year, though Seiver is the only bracelet winner having captured gold back in 2008. The triumvirate seem to be having a good time as they converse and joke around, though the rest of the players at the table, all of whom appear to be over the age of 50, don't seem so amused.
Meanwhile, 1998 WSOP Main Event champ Scotty Nguyen is seated a few tables down in Seat 1. That has him facing the rail and is providing spectators the perfect opportunity for a photo op. Nguyen is obliging with a smile, but please remember . . . NO FLASH.
Grinding His Gears
Michael Mizrachi completed the bring-in with his showing. Next door, an opponent raised, Cary Katz called, and Mizrachi joined them in a three-way pot.
Mizrachi: (x-x) / 
/ (x)
Opponent: (x-x) / 
/ (x)
Katz: (x-x) / 
/ (x)
Mr. Opponent bet fourth street and found two calls, and Mizrachi bet his lead on fifth. Call-call. The action repeated on sixth street with Mr. Opponent and Mr. Katz calling another bet, and Mizrachi fired right back out on seventh street. Mr. Opponent called, but Katz snuck in a river raise. Both men called.
Mizrachi pretty much knew his goose was cooked, but he had to see it out. "I was rolled up," he lamented as he flashed the 
and mucked his seven cards.
Opponent: 
/
Katz: 
/
They'll chop up Mizrachi's money, knocking him down to about 4,100 after a quick start.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,100 | |
|
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A Few Chip Counts From Around the Room
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,500
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
||
|
6,800
2,300
|
2,300 |
|
6,500
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
6,500
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
||
|
6,000
1,500
|
1,500 |
|
||
|
5,000
500
|
500 |
|
4,600
100
|
100 |
|
||
|
|
4,200
2,600
|
2,600 |
|
|
||
|
4,100
-400
|
-400 |
|
2,900
-1,600
|
-1,600 |
|
|
||
|
2,800
-1,700
|
-1,700 |
|
||
|
2,600
-1,900
|
-1,900 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
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Vengrin Triples
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
In a three-way, Matt Vengrin got himself all in on fifth street with his board looking pretty strong.
(x-x) / / (x)
Neither opponent could beat the high Vengrin was showing, so he had at least half the pot locked up. A player to his right made an eight-low, though, and Vengrin announced that he was drawing live to his own low. He squeezed... and made it! "I got a seven," he announced. He showed 
/ , and that's a scooper.
Mark him down for 3,600 now as he claws his way back into this event.
Mercier and Ivey Arrive
Level 3
: 100/200, 25 ante
Some new tables have opened which means new players have entered the field. Among them are Jason Mercier and Phil Ivey. Need we say more?