Event 42: $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better | 2012 World Series of Poker

06-25-2012 00:06 UTC-7

Danzer Takes Chips from Kovalchuk

Omaha-8

Oleksii Kovalchuk raised from the small blind, George Danzer three-bet from the big blind, and Kovalchuk leaned over to see how much Danzer had left before making it four bets to go. Danzer called, and the pair watched the flop come {3-Spades} {6-Diamonds} {K-Spades} . Kovalchuk bet, Danzer raised, and Kovalchuk called.

The turn was the {7-Hearts} , and Kovalchuk checked this time, calling when Danzer bet. The river brought the {4-Clubs} and another check from Kovalchuk. Danzer fired once more, and Kovalchuk took over a minute before finally calling.

Danzer: {A-Hearts} {K-Clubs} {6-Hearts} {2-Diamonds}
Kovalchuk: {A-Clubs} {A-Diamonds} {8-Spades} {6-Spades}

Two pair for Danzer (kings and sixes) for the high, put together with the nut low (6-4-3-2-A), meant a scoop for the German.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleksii Kovalchuk	1,165,000 357,000	357,000

George Danzer	845,000 315,000	315,000

Tags: George Danzer Oleksii Kovalchuk

06-25-2012 00:00 UTC-7

Danny Ratigan Eliminated in 4th Place ($65,812)

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Stud-8

Oleksii Kovalchuk: {x-} {x-} / {3-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} {a-Hearts} {4-Hearts} / {x-}
Danny Ratigan: {x-} {x-} / {5-Hearts} {6-Spades} {7-Clubs} / {x-}

Kovalchuk brought it in, Ratigan completed, and Kovalchuk called. Ratigan check-called a bet on fourth street, and when Kovalchuk made a better board on fifth, he led out. Ratigan tanked for quite some time before he raised, committing all but 1,000 chips. Kovalchuk re-raised, putting Ratigan all in. He called.

Kovalchuk: {7-Diamonds} {5-Clubs}
Ratigan: {a-Spades} {q-Clubs}

Kovalchuk was dealt the {4-Hearts} on sixth street, giving him the wheel, and ending the hand. Ratigan's last two cards - the {7-Clubs} and {a-Clubs} - were meaningless, and he was eliminated in fourth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleksii Kovalchuk	1,522,000 372,000	372,000

Mark Gregorich	895,000 305,000	305,000
George Danzer	530,000 105,000	105,000

Danny Ratigan	Busted

Tags: Danny Ratigan Oleksii Kovalchuk

06-24-2012 23:53 UTC-7

Kovalchuk Over Ratigan

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Oleksii Kovalchuk brought it in with the {3-Clubs} , Danny Ratigan completed with the {5-Spades} , then Kovalchuk raised and Ratigan called. Ratigan check-called on fourth, bet out on fifth and was called, then both checked sixth. Seventh street was dealt...

Ratigan: {x-} {x-} / {5-Spades} {6-Hearts} {A-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} / {x-}
Kovalchuk: {x-} {x-} / {3-Clubs} {6-Spades} {Q-Spades} {7-Spades} / {x-}

Ratigan bet, and after a bit of thought Kovalchuk made the call. Ratigan announced all he had was the pair of fives showing, and Kovalchuk turned over {10-Hearts} {7-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} for two pair, sevens and sixes.

That one moves Kovalchuk up over 1 million and near Gregorich, while Ratigan is now on the short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleksii Kovalchuk	1,150,000 460,000	460,000

Danny Ratigan	160,000 255,000	255,000

Tags: Danny Ratigan Oleksii Kovalchuk

06-24-2012 23:35 UTC-7

Big Scoop for Gregorich

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George Danzer	/ /
Danny Ratigan	/ /
Mark Gregorich	/ /

Danzer checked on fourth street, Ratigan bet, and both players called. The same action occurred on fifth, and on sixth, the action checked to Gregorich. He bet, and only Danzer called.

Danzer check-called one more bet on seventh, and Gregorich tabled {7-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} for the wheel. He scooped the pot, and now has 1.2 million chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Gregorich	1,200,000 205,000	205,000
George Danzer	425,000 215,000	215,000

Danny Ratigan	415,000 170,000	170,000

Tags: Mark Gregorich George Danzer Danny Ratigan

06-24-2012 23:21 UTC-7

Updated Counts

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Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Gregorich	995,000 140,000	140,000
Oleksii Kovalchuk	690,000 110,000	110,000

George Danzer	640,000 225,000	225,000

Danny Ratigan	585,000 30,000	30,000

Level: 26

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Ante:

06-24-2012 23:14 UTC-7

Danzer Pulls Even With Gregorich

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Omaha-8

George Danzer raised from the cutoff, and Mark Gregorich called from the big blind. Gregorich led after the {5-Spades} {Q-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} flop, Danzer raised, and Gregorich called. Gregorich then check-called both the {A-Clubs} turn and {6-Clubs} river.

Danzer tabled {K-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} {3-Hearts} {2-Clubs} — he'd made a wheel — and Gregorich mucked. Those two are now virtually even for the chip lead with four left.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Danzer	865,000 230,000	230,000

Mark Gregorich	855,000 167,000	167,000

Tags: George Danzer Mark Gregorich

06-24-2012 23:09 UTC-7

Yuval Bronshtein Eliminated in 5th Place ($48,387)

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After losing a sizable pot to George Danzer, Yuval Bronshtein completed with a {q-Diamonds} . Danny Ratigan, who brought it in, called.

Ratigan: {x-} {x-} / {2-Hearts} {3-Clubs} {2-Spades} {4-Clubs} / {x-}
Bronshtein: {x-} {x-} / {q-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} {2-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} / {x-}

The money went in on fourth street, and Bronshtein opened up {q-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} for a pair of queens. Ratigan had a monster draw with {6-Spades} {5-Spades} .

"Want to trade hands?" Bronshtein joked.

Bronshtein picked up two pair on fifth, while Ratigan was dealt a meaningless pair of deuces. The {4-Clubs} was pretty much gin for Ratigan on sixth however, and Bronshtein failed to fill up on sixth. His downcard was a meaningless {7-Hearts} , eliminating him from the tournament.

Bronshtein's rail gave him a rousing round of applause, and he was all smiles as he exited.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danny Ratigan	785,000 140,000	140,000
Yuval Bronshtein	Busted

Tags: Yuval Bronshtein Danny Ratigan George Danzer

06-24-2012 22:55 UTC-7

Kovalchuk Scoops, Survives

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Oleksii Kovalchuk completed with the {8-Spades} showing, George Danzer raised with the {6-Spades} up, and Kovalchuk called. Danzer picked up the {10-Clubs} on fourth and checked, and Kovalchuk bet after getting the {5-Hearts} . Danzer called.

Both players picked up face cards on fifth, Danzer checked, Kovalchuk bet, Danzer raised, and Kovalchuk called with his remaining chips.

Kovalchuk: {7-Hearts} {6-Clubs} / {8-Spades} {5-Hearts} {Q-Clubs}
Danzer: {A-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} / {6-Spades} {10-Clubs} {K-Hearts}

Danzer drew the {A-Spades} on sixth for aces while Kovalchuk was dealt the {J-Spades} . Seventh street was dealt face down, and Danzer quickly flipped up his non-improving {Q-Spades} . Kovalchuk squeezed his... the {4-Clubs} ! He'd made a straight to grab the high and a low to boot, and doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Danzer	635,000 30,000	30,000

Oleksii Kovalchuk	345,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: George Danzer Oleksii Kovalchuk

06-24-2012 22:46 UTC-7

Bronshtein Doubles Through Kovalchuk

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Yuval Bronshtein: {x-} {x-} / {6-Spades} {2-Spades} {k-Spades} {5-Spades} / {x-}
Mark Gregorich: {x-} {x-} / {j-Spades} {3-Diamonds} {9-Hearts} (FOLDED)
Oleksii Kovalchuk: {x-} {x-} / {4-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {6-Clubs} / {x-}

There was a completion and a raise on third street, and on fourth, all three players checked. Bronshtein led out on fifth, Gregorich released, and Kovalchuk raised enough to put Bronshtein all in. He called.

Bronshtein: {6-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds}
Kovalchuk: {6-Spades} {4-Spades}

The {5-Spades} on sixth gave Bronshtein two pair, and Kovalchuk couldn't make a winning low or trips. Bronshtein scooped the pot, doubling to 270,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuval Bronshtein	270,000 148,000	148,000

Oleksii Kovalchuk	155,000 91,000	91,000

Tags: Yuval Bronshtein Oleksii Kovalchuk