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

06-24-2012 23:40 UTC-6

Ratigan Chipping Up

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Omaha-8

After winning a pot off of Oleksii Kovalchuk, George Danzer raised. Danny Ratigan made it three bets, Danzer made it four bets, and Ratigan made it five bets. Danzer called.

The flop came down {a-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} {7-Spades} , and Danzer check-called a bet. The turn was the {j-Clubs} , and Danzer checked again. Ratigan fired a bet, and Danzer was forced to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Danzer	665,000	16,000
Danny Ratigan	645,000	239,000
Oleksii Kovalchuk	246,000	-350,000

Tags: George Danzer Oleksii Kovalchuk Danny Ratigan

06-24-2012 23:32 UTC-6

Norman Chad Eliminated in 6th Place ($36,093)

Shamus

You have to give 6th-place finisher Norman Chad some credit

Omaha-8

Norman Chad returned from the dinner break with but 53,000, and after giving up the big and small blinds, was down to just 30,000.

Then came a hand in which chip leader Mark Gregorich raised from under the gun, and it folded to Chad. He checked his cards, then glanced at the few orange and pink chips he had left. Then one by one Chad set out a Visa credit card and his AAA card (see photo).

"This one has a $50,000 limit," he noted, pointing at the credit card. He then pushed his chips forward. "I'm betting these, plus another $15,800," he explained.

All laughed, the blinds folded, and the players tabled their cards. "I like your hand," Chad said as he saw Gregorich's {A-Hearts} {3-Spades} {2-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} . Meanwhile Chad pulled back his Visa and AAA cards and tabled his {A-Clubs} {10-Spades} {7-Clubs} {5-Spades} .

The board ran out {4-Hearts} {4-Clubs} {3-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} {6-Hearts} , giving Gregorich a flush and the nut low, and the crowd cheered as Chad shook hands with his opponents before departing in sixth. Not quite a "beyond fairy tale" finish for the commentator, but highly impressive nonetheless.

Player	Chips	Progress
Norman Chad	Busted

Tags: Danny Ratigan Norman Chad

Level: 25

Blinds: /

Ante:

06-24-2012 22:26 UTC-6

Dinner Time

Shamus

Level 24

The remaining six players have reached the end of Level 24 and the one-hour dinner break.

06-24-2012 22:25 UTC-6

Dinner Counts

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Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Gregorich	1,022,000	-53,000
George Danzer	649,000	-96,000
Oleksii Kovalchuk	596,000	161,000
Danny Ratigan	406,000	-27,000
Yuval Bronshtein	122,000	-103,000
Norman Chad	53,000

06-24-2012 22:22 UTC-6

Chad Down Again, Thanks to Ratigan

Shamus

Stud-8

In the next-to-last hand before the dinner break, Norman Chad completed with the {8-Spades} showing, Danny Ratigan raised with the {6-Hearts} , and Chad called. Chad led with bets on the next three streets, with Ratigan calling each time. The pair then both checked on seventh.

Ratigan had {6-Hearts} {2-Clubs} {J-Spades} {4-Spades} showing, and turned over {7-Diamonds} {7-Clubs} {4-Diamonds} for two pair, sevens and fours. Meanwhile, Chad's third through sixth had gone {8-Spades} {8-Clubs} {3-Hearts} {Q-Hearts} for a pair of eights, and his down cards hadn't improved his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danny Ratigan	428,000	318,500
Norman Chad	58,000	-166,500

Tags: Danny Ratigan Norman Chad

06-24-2012 22:19 UTC-6

Chad Doubles

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Stud-8

Norman Chad	/ /
Oleksii Kovalchuk	/ /

Chad completed, Kovalchuk raised, and Chad called. Chad check-called a bet on fourth street, then led out on fifth, going all in for 29,000. Kovalchuk called.

Chad
Kovalchuk

Chad's queens held, and Kovalchuk was unable to make a low. Chad doubled to just over 200,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oleksii Kovalchuk	435,000	-170,000
Norman Chad	210,000	125,000

Tags: Norman Chad Oleksii Kovalchuk

06-24-2012 22:15 UTC-6

Gregorich Crosses the Million-Chip Mark

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Stud-8

George Danzer	/ /
Mark Gregorich	/ /

Danzer brought it in, Gregorich completed, and Danzer called. Gregorich led out on fourth street, Danzer called, and then Gregorich slowed down, check-calling a bet on fifth. Gregorich decided to lead again on sixth, and Danzer called.

On seventh, Gregorich fired once more, and Danzer called.

Danzer
Gregorich

Both players had a sixty-five low, but Gregorich's was better. He also had a spade flush, so he scooped the entire pot to cross the million-chip mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Gregorich	1,075,000	240,000
George Danzer	745,000	-145,000

Tags: Mark Gregorich George Danzer

06-24-2012 22:06 UTC-6

Gregorich Looking Good at Present, Chad's Future in Doubt

Shamus

Mark Gregorich completed with the {7-Clubs} showing, and Yuval Bronshtein called with the {9-Hearts} up. The action on Norman Chad, he checked his cards and looked down for a moment at the {4-Clubs} he had up, then at the small stack of 85,000 he had remaining.

Chad then fished a fortune cookie from his pocket, unwrapped it, and while chewing read the rectangular slip of paper to himself. With a wrinkled brow, he shared it with the table.

"Within the week you will receive an unexpected gift," he said, a note of incredulity in his voice. "That's kind of vague," he complained. "Mmm... good cookie, though," he added as he folded.

Bronshtein then check-called bets from Gregorich on the next two streets before both players checked down sixth and seventh.

Gregorich: {x-} {x-} / {7-Clubs} {2-Hearts} {8-Spades} {5-Diamonds} / {x-}
Bronshtein: {x-} {x-} / {9-Hearts} {5-Clubs} {A-Diamonds} {6-Spades} / {x-}
Chad: {x-} {x-} / {4-Clubs} , a crumpled piece of paper, and some crumbs

Gregorich tabled {K-Spades} {J-Clubs} {7-Diamonds} , and his sevens were enough as Bronshtein mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Gregorich	835,000	50,000
Yuval Bronshtein	225,000	-50,000
Norman Chad	85,000	-10,000

Tags: Mark Gregorich Norman Chad Yuval Bronshtein

06-24-2012 21:58 UTC-6

Updated Counts

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Player	Chips	Progress
George Danzer	890,000	-15,000
Mark Gregorich	785,000	-60,000
Oleksii Kovalchuk	605,000	90,000
Danny Ratigan	276,000	-39,000
Yuval Bronshtein	275,000	38,000
Norman Chad	95,000	-165,000