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

06-01-2013 18:20 UTC-7

Shulman Gets Some Back

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Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Stud- 8

Schulman: / /
Litvinov: / /

Allyn Shulman started the day second in chips, but her chips have slowly been trending downward as the day has gone on. However, she just scooped a nice pot in stud-8 against Artem Litvinov that has seen her stack rise back up to over 40,000. The action was very straight forward. Shulman led out on every single street, and Litvinov called her down the whole way. Schulman rolled over in the hole for the ace high flush, and that bested Litvinov's kings and nines. Despite taking that hit, it's been a great day for Litvinov, who is still sitting on 58,500.

Player	Chips	Progress
Artem Litvinov	58,500	23,500
Allyn Shulman	41,000	1,000

06-01-2013 18:09 UTC-7

Wild Hand at Table #423

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Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Stud-8

Cantu: / /
Ho: / /
Fujii: / /
Gallin: / /
Opponent 1: / /

Your eyes do not decieve you. We just saw a hand at table 423 that saw five players make it all the way to seventh street. Lawrence Fujii, Brandon Cantu, and Opponent 1 were all in on third street, while Mario Ho and Jonathan Gallin were left to fight for a side pot. Both players checked on fourth street, and Gallin bet on fifth. Ho raised it up, and Gallin called. Both players checked again on sixth street, and Gallin bet out on seventh, with Ho making the call.

Gallin announced "threes full" and showed . Ho was clearly frustrated when she saw Gallin's hand, and we saw why when she showed the and in the hole for an inferior trip nines. Cantu was shocked to see that he was the only player with a low, as he had the worst low possibe 8-4, but it was good enough to claim half the pot, while Fujii and the other player were eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Gallin	34,000	8,900
Maria Ho	27,000	14,600
Brandon Cantu	11,000	-3,400
Lawrence Fujii	Busted

06-01-2013 18:00 UTC-7

Some Counts for Ya

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Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Kelsall	87,000	33,000
Kristopher Tong	71,000	42,900
Matthew Ashton	67,000	-6,000
George Danzer	53,600	7,100
Mike Matusow	41,500	11,700
Matt Glantz	40,200	-12,800
David "Bakes" Baker	38,700	-3,300
Justin Smith	37,000	-16,000
Scott Clements	35,200	-8,800
Kevin MacPhee	21,100	-6,300
Barry Greenstein	19,000	3,800
Farzad Bonyadi	18,600	-14,400

06-01-2013 17:41 UTC-7

Chad Losses a Chunk

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Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

We caught up with the action on the turn, with the board reading . Norman Chad was heads up with a short stacked opponent, and that player got all his money in on the turn. Chad made the call.

Chad:
Opponent:

Chad had a made six low, but that was no good, as his opponent had the wheel. Chad could still catch a club to chop half hte pot, but the hit the river. After losing that hand, Chad has dropped to 17,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Norman Chad	17,000	-7,000

06-01-2013 17:27 UTC-7

Updated Chippies

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Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Schneider	94,000	62,400
Ralph Perry	67,000	-3,000
Daniel Negreanu	50,000	-2,000
Amnon Filippi	49,000	38,800
Max Pescatori	39,400	3,000
Men Nguyen	38,800	3,600
Blair Rodman	36,000	9,200
Artem Litvinov	35,000	16,500
Adam Friedman	34,000	1,000
Berry Johnston	33,000	-10,000
James Van Alstyne	31,700	2,200
Eli Elezra	31,000	6,000
John D'Agostino	26,700	14,700
Allyn Shulman	24,600	-26,400
Jeremy Harkin	24,500	5,800
Norman Chad	24,000	12,100
Cyndy Violette	23,100	500
David Levi	21,000	8,300
Scott Fischman	19,800	-9,200
Barry Greenstein	15,200	13,600
Andrew Brown	13,700	-10,300
Bryan Micon	8,900	100
Allen Kessler	4,900	-14,300

Level: 12

Limits: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 0

06-01-2013 17:12 UTC-7

Brown Busts... Smith and Danzer Thriving

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Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

We didn't get to the table until all of the chips were being chopped up, but we know that Chad Brown busted in a big Stud-8 pot that saw Justin "Boosted J" Smith and George Danzer reap the benefits. Danzer is up to over 30,000, while Smith has now eclipsed the 50k mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Smith	53,000	21,700
George Danzer	32,000	-17,200
Chad Brown	Busted

06-01-2013 16:58 UTC-7

Straight Flush vs. Nut Flush

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Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Omaha- 8

We only caught the aftermath of the hand, but it was crazy enough that we had to post even without the action. Brett Jungblut and Adam Freidman were heads up on a completed board of . Jungblut got the rest of his money in on the river, and he had to feel somewhat comfortable holding in his hand. However, Friedman said "I got it" and tabled for the straight flush! Jungblut was sent packing, while Friedman is back up to 33,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	33,000	11,000
Bret Jungblut	Busted

06-01-2013 16:47 UTC-7

They Gone

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Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Here are a few players who have eliminated so far today.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bill Chen	Busted
Bryan Devonshire	Busted
David Williams	Busted
Todd Brunson	Busted

06-01-2013 16:33 UTC-7

Bakes And Clements Benefit in Huge Pot

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Level 11 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Stud- 8

Clements: / /
Baker: / /
Opponent: / /

We walked into the middle of a ginormous pot brewing between Scott Clements, David "Bakes" Baker, and another opponent. All three player had three bets in front of them when we arrived on fifth street, and on sixth street, Baker checked to their opponent, who bet out. Both Clements and Baker called, and the same happened on seventh street.

Their opponent announced "aces up" and showed . Clements showed in the hole for trip jacks, and Baker said "I have a smooth eight," and showed . Once everything was chopped up, Baker's stack was 42,000, while Clements now has 44,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Clements	44,000	18,100
David "Bakes" Baker	42,000	33,800