Event #39: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better | 2013 World Series of Poker

06-23-2013 14:36 UTC-8

Phan Triples His Money

Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Raul Paez brought it in with a full bet showing the , and Mike Leah called with . Young Phan raised with , leaving himself less than a bet behind. Both players called. Phan got the rest in on fourth, both of his opponents called, and the dealer ran out the hand as Leah and Paez played a small side pot.

Leah: /
Paez: /
Phan: /

Phan's eights had amazingly stood up unimproved for the main pot, while Leah took the side pot with his exposed sixes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Young Phan	70,000 43,000	43,000

Tags: Mike Leah Raul Paez Young Phan

06-23-2013 14:29 UTC-8

Idema Scoops His Fellow Countryman

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Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Daniel Idema: / /
Mike Leah: / /

Leah check-called a bet on fourth, then led out on fifth and sixth street. Idema called on fifth, then raised on sixth. Leah called, then checked on seventh. Idema checked behind on seventh, citing that he was afraid of a check-raise.

He showed for trip sevens, scooping the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Leah	315,000 105,000	105,000

Daniel Idema	295,000 133,000	133,000

Tags: Daniel Idema Mike Leah

06-23-2013 14:13 UTC-8

Counts from Table 456

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Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Vengrin	498,000 6,500	6,500

Tony Gill	268,000 18,500	18,500
Fei Chu	264,000 29,000	29,000
Linda Johnson	210,000 5,000	5,000

Artie Cobb	110,000 28,000	28,000

Stephen Sperling	46,000 24,000	24,000

Level: 20

Limits: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

06-23-2013 14:08 UTC-8

Counts from Table 453

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Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Leah	420,000 39,000	39,000

Joseph Hertzog	220,000 29,500	29,500

Daniel Idema	162,000 56,500	56,500

Randy Sim	160,000 9,000	9,000
Raul Paez	126,000 29,000	29,000
Young Phan	27,000 6,000	6,000

06-23-2013 14:02 UTC-8

Issa Tadros Eliminated in 13th Place ($7,871)

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

Issa Tadros got the last of his chips in on fourth street in a heads-up pot against Mike Leah. Tadros had a pair of queens, but Leah's rolled up eights were well in front. Tadros couldn't catch up, and he was out in 13th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Leah	381,000 161,000	161,000

Young Phan	33,000 82,000	82,000
Issa Tadros	Busted

Tags: Issa Tadros Mike Leah

06-23-2013 13:56 UTC-8

Chu Chips Up

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Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

Stephen Sperling: / /
Fei Chu: / /

Chu bet out on fourth street, Sperling called, and Sperling called another bet on fifth. Both players checked on sixth, and Chu opted to bet once more on seventh. Sperling called.

Chu showed for a low and a pair of aces, and Sperling mucked, showing only the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Fei Chu	235,000 160,000	160,000
Stephen Sperling	70,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Stephen Sperling Fei Chu

06-23-2013 13:52 UTC-8

Jose Paz-Gutierrez Eliminated in 14th Place ($7,871)

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Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

Jose Paz-Gutierrez: / /
Matt Vengrin: / (FOLD)
Linda Johnson: / /

The action checked to Vengrin on fourth street, and he bet. Johnson raised, Paz-Gutierrez re-raised, Vengrin folded, and Johnson made it four bets. Paz-Gutierrez capped it, moving all in, and Johnson called.

Paz-Gutierrez:
Johnson:

Johnson improved to tens and sevens by sixth street, turning over the on seventh, and Paz-Gutierrez needed to flip over a five, jack, or queen on seventh to survive. The was not one of those cards though, and he was eliminated in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Linda Johnson	205,000 43,500	43,500

Jose Paz-Gutierrez	Busted

Tags: Linda Johnson Matt Vengrin Jose Paz-Gutierrez

06-23-2013 13:43 UTC-8

Layne Flack Eliminated in 15th Place ($6,395)

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

Action folded to Layne Flack, and he completed with the .

"Let's dance," he said.

Daniel Idema got his two-step on and hopped in the pot, and everyone else folded. Flack tossed the rest of his chips in on fourth, and Idema made the call.

Idema: /
Flack: /

Idema picked up an ideal fifth street: , giving him four to a straight and a low. Flack got basically a brick with the . Flack's prospects picked up on sixth when the gave him a pair of aces, while Idema also improved with . Idema's final card was the , however, and his straight and low combo left Flack drawing dead in 15th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Layne Flack	Busted

Tags: Daniel Idema Layne Flack

06-23-2013 13:37 UTC-8

Richard Tatalovich Eliminated in 16th Place ($6,395)

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

Young Phan got Richard Tatalovich all in on fourth street after betting another player out of the pot.

"Alright, protection," Tatalovich said.

Phan: /
Tatalovich: /

Phan was well ahead of his hand though, with four to a straight and a low, as well as the potential for higher pairs. Phan received not one, but two sevens from the dealer on his next two cards, and he made a club flush on the end for good measure. Tatalovich was done in 16th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Tatalovich	Busted

Tags: Young Phan Richard Tatalovich