Event #5: $2,500 Omaha/Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better | 2013 World Series of Poker

06-02-2013 22:11 UTC-7

Ahmed Wins Short Stack Battle

tayke2

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Stud-8

Ahmed: /
Fotiadis: /

Owais Ahmed brought in, and it folded around to Fotiadis, who completed. Ahmed then put in a reraise, and Fotiadis called. Ahmed bet again on fourth street, and Fotiadis folded, taking the small, but very crucial pot between the two severe short stacks.

Player	Chips	Progress
Owais Ahmed	220,000	25,000
George Fotiadis	85,000	-185,000

Tags: George Fotiadis Owais Ahmed

06-02-2013 22:08 UTC-7

Tong Pushes Ashton Out

tayke2

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Stud-8

Ashman: / FOLD
Tong: /

Matthew Ashton completed, and Kristopher Tong quickly put out a raise. Ashton made the call, and Tong quickly bet again on fourth street. Ashton called, and yet again, Tong took hardly anytime to bet on fifth. Ashton seemed to take the hint, as he checked his hole cards, tanked for a bit, then released, giving the hand to Tong.

These two are currently battling for second in chips, and Tong has the slight edge at the moment.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristopher Tong	925,000	80,000
Matthew Ashton	825,000	95,000

06-02-2013 22:04 UTC-7

Lull in the Action

donpeters

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

With Owais Ahmed and George Fotiadis pretty short in chips, it seems the other three players are more waiting for one or both of them to bust before really getting involved. That said, there has been a decent lull in the action on the table and not much has happened in terms of pots.

06-02-2013 21:53 UTC-7

Straight and a Low for Ashton

donpeters

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Omaha-8

Owais Ahmed raised on the button, Matthew Ashton called from the small blind, and Mike Gorodinsky called from the big blind. The three players took a flop of , and action checked around to see the land on the turn. Ashton bet, Gorodinsky called, and Ahmed folded. The river completed the board with the , and Ashton bet. Gorodinsky called.

Ashton tabled the , which was good for a seven-high straight and an ace-five low. Gorodinsky couldn't beat either and mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Gorodinsky	770,000	-220,000
Matthew Ashton	730,000	250,000
Owais Ahmed	195,000	-60,000

Tags: Matthew Ashton Mike Gorodinsky Owais Ahmed

06-02-2013 21:43 UTC-7

Post-Break Chippies

tayke2

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Gorodinsky	990,000	10,000
Kristopher Tong	845,000	165,000
Matthew Ashton	480,000	95,000
George Fotiadis	270,000	-130,000
Owais Ahmed	255,000	-15,000

Level: 25

Limits: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

06-02-2013 21:41 UTC-7

Scramble And Gamble

tayke2

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

The players are back from their short "dinner" break, and the cards are in the air once again.

06-02-2013 21:23 UTC-7

Break

donpeters

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

The players are on a 15-minute break.

06-02-2013 21:20 UTC-7

Fotiadis Continues To Climb

tayke2

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

George Fotiadis was down to less the one big bet just an hour ago, yet somehow, he has mounted a ridiculous comeback that now has him back at 400,000. In the first big hand, Fotiadis raised out of the small blind, and Owais Ahmed called from the big blind. The flop came down , and Fotiadis fired out again. Ahmed called, and when the hit the turn, the rest of the money got in the middle.

Fotiadis:
Ahmed:

Fotiadis had hit his gin card on the turn, making the wheel. Ahmed could only hope for a chop, but the on the river brought no such luck. That got Fotiadis up to 300,000, while Ahmed fell to 280,000.

Stud-8

Fotiadis: / /
Gorodinsky: / /

A few hands later in the stud-8 round, Mike Gorodinsky raised it up, and Fotiadis called. He checked called another bet from Gorodinsky on fourth street, and when he caught the second eight on fifth, he fired out. Gorodinsky called, and the same action happened on sixth and seventh.

Fotiadis rolled over for eights full, and Gorodinsky quickly gathered his cards togheter, checked them one more time, then mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Gorodinsky	980,000	-30,000
George Fotiadis	400,000	129,000
Owais Ahmed	270,000	-310,000

06-02-2013 20:57 UTC-7

Fotiadis Gets Another Boost

donpeters

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Omaha-8

Mike Gorodinsky raised on the button, and George Fotiadis called from the big blind to see the flop come down . Fotiadis checked, Gorodinsky bet, and Fotiadis raised. Gorodinsky called.

The turn was the , and Fotiadis bet out. Gorodinsky made the call to see the pair the board on the river. Fotiadis bet all in for 21,000, and Gorodinsky folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Gorodinsky	1,010,000	-290,000
George Fotiadis	271,000	176,000

Tags: George Fotiadis Mike Gorodinsky