Event 4: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better Day 2 | 2012 World Series of Poker

05-30-2012 18:27 UTC-6

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	88,000 2,000	2,000

Chris Tryba	62,000 15,500	15,500

Frankie O'Dell	55,000 4,000	4,000

Tom Schneider	51,000 25,000	25,000

Todd Brunson	49,000 18,800	18,800

Jimmy Fricke	40,000 9,800	9,800
Amnon Filippi	40,000 20,500	20,500

Chris Bell	37,000 -8,000	-8,000
David Singer	34,000 10,000	10,000
Robert Mizrachi	33,000 8,000	8,000

David Steicke	32,000 5,000	5,000
Zimnan Ziyard	23,000
Phil Ivey	19,000 13,000	13,000

Yueqi Zhu	16,000 -8,000	-8,000

Mickey Appleman	14,000 -12,000	-12,000

John Monnette	12,000 4,500	4,500

Joe Tehan	12,000 -3,000	-3,000

Klodnicki Must Wait Until Tomorrow

Chad Holloway

SLOPPYKLOD Chris Klodnicki Busto stud/8. Played fantastic but experienced some bad luck. 5K mix-max tomorrow May 30 2012

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Klodnicki	Busted

Tags: Chris Klodnicki

05-30-2012 18:41 UTC-6

Jon Turner was just eliminated from the tournament at the hands of Phil Ivey. We're not sure what happened as Ivey was too quick for us, unintentionally swiping up his cards before we could write down the hand. Nonetheless, the result is the same and Turner is no more.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Turner	Busted

Tags: Jon Turner Phil Ivey

05-30-2012 18:52 UTC-6

Under a Hundo

[user66118]

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

We've just ticked down to 96 players remaining in Event #4.

05-30-2012 18:53 UTC-6

Ivey Surrenders; Singer Scoops

[user66118]

A three-way pot involving Phil Ivey, David Singer, and a gentleman whose name we don't know yet.

Ivey: (x-x) / {K-Hearts} {3-Clubs} {4-Hearts} {7-Spades} / (x)
Singer: (x-x) / {6-Diamonds} {A-Spades} {Q-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} / (x)
Opponent: (x-x) / {3-Spades} {Q-Spades} {2-Spades} {A-Clubs} / (x)

We joined the action on fifth street as Mr. Opponent was the one doing the betting. He got three streets of bets in while we watched with both opponents paying off the first two. On the river, though, Singer snuck in a check-raise, and Mr. Opponent called. Mr. Ivey did not call, though, contemplating for about 30 seconds before tucking them under.

Singer's hand was the winner. He announced his flush and revealed {A-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} {7-Hearts} / {6-Diamonds} {A-Spades} {Q-Diamonds} {J-Diamonds} to scoop it up.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Singer	51,000 17,000	17,000
Phil Ivey	17,000 -2,000	-2,000

Tags: David Singer Phil Ivey

05-30-2012 19:02 UTC-6

Kassela Cripples Ma

Chad Holloway

Tony Ma was dealt the {3-Hearts} and brought it in only to have Frank Kassela complete with the {A-Diamonds} . Action folded back around to Ma and he made the call.

Kassela: {3-Diamonds} {5-Clubs} {A-Clubs} / {A-Diamonds} {2-Hearts} {4-Clubs} {A-Hearts}
Ma: {3-Clubs} {5-Diamonds} (X) / {3-Hearts} {7-Diamonds} {9-Spades} {2-Spades}

Ma proceeded to check-call bets on fourth and fifth streets, and then called a bet when Kassela led out on sixth. On the final card, Kassela bet once again and Ma made the call, leaving himself just 5,000 behind.

"Wheel," Kassela proudly said as he turned over his cards.

"How do you always have it?" Ma asked as he flashed his cards and then sent them to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Kassela	63,000 5,000	5,000

Tony Ma	5,000 -6,000	-6,000

Tags: Frank Kassela Tony Ma

05-30-2012 19:17 UTC-6

Zhu Out While Ma's on the Comeback Trial

Chad Holloway

We've got some bad news for all you Yueqi Zhu fans out there . . . he's been eliminated from the tournament. We don't have details, but we do know he was previously seated to the left of both Chris Tryba and Amnon Filippi. We wouldn't be surprised if one of those men did the deed.

On a separate note, Tony Ma has made a very quick, and impressive, comeback. After being knocked down to just 5,000 by Frank Kassela not more than 20 minutes ago, Ma has stormed back and is sitting with a stack of 33,000!

Player	Chips	Progress
Tony Ma	33,000 28,000	28,000

Yueqi Zhu	Busted

Tags: Yueqi Zhu Tony Ma

05-30-2012 19:19 UTC-6

New School, Old School

[user66118]

New fans of poker know Andrey Pateychuk as one of the up-and-coming superstars of the game. He's earned himself about $2 million in the past year, winning two major titles along the way.

Chris Bjorin has that beat. The Swede has long been counted among the best players in the world, and his $5+ million in career earnings give Pateychuk something to aspire to. There's also those two bracelets that Pateychuk still lacks. So far, at least.

In any event, we just watched the two men mix it up in a good pot. It was sixth street before we walked up to these boards:

Pateychuk: (x-x) / {8-Diamonds} {5-Clubs} {8-Hearts} {4-Spades} / (x)
Bjorin: (x-x) / {3-Spades} {3-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} {2-Hearts} / (x)

Bjorin was the one doing the betting on sixth and seventh streets, and Pateychuk paid him off.

"Trips and a six-low," Bjorin announced as he showed {A-Hearts} {4-Diamonds} {3-Diamonds} / {3-Spades} {3-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} {2-Hearts} . Pateychuk took one quick look to make sure Bjorin knows how to read a Stud/8 hand — he does — then tucked and mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Bjorin	57,000 15,000	15,000

Andrey Pateychuk	32,000 -5,000	-5,000

Tags: Chris Bjorin Andrey Pateychuk

05-30-2012 19:21 UTC-6

Here We Go Again on a Break

Chad Holloway

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Two more levels are in the books which means it's time for another 20-minute break. The remaining players will then return to play two more levels before going on a 60-minute dinner break.

Level: 13

Limits: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 300