Event #8: $2,500 Eight-Game Mix Day 1 | 2013 World Series of Poker

06-03-2013 00:42 UTC-7

Selbst Wins with Flush

mnuwwarah

Level 7

No-Limit Hold'em

Vanessa Selbst opened for 400 under the gun, and a player in the hijack made it 900 to go. Everyone else folded, and Selbst called.

The players took in a flop, and Selbst check-called 1,125. Both players checked through a turn and river, and Selbst rolled over the for a turned flush that was counterfeited by the four-flush board on the river. Still, the nine of diamonds was good enough to earn this pot, as her opponent mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vanessa Selbst	12,000 -1,000	-1,000

Tags: Vanessa Selbst

06-03-2013 00:55 UTC-7

Hellmuth Hits the Rail

mnuwwarah

Level 7

No-Limit Hold'em

According to Eric Crain, Phil Hellmuth got all of his chips in with a double gutshot straight draw, but his opponent had a set. Hellmuth didn't improve, and he's been eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Hellmuth	Busted

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

06-03-2013 00:58 UTC-7

A Round of Counts

Chad Holloway

Level 7

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Johnson	37,000 24,000	24,000

Marco Traniello	24,000 16,500	16,500
Gavin Griffin	21,500 9,700	9,700

Stephen Chidwick	20,500 -6,500	-6,500

Justin Bonomo	16,000 4,000	4,000

Gavin Smith	15,500
Scott Fischman	15,500 8,000	8,000
Jeff Madsen	15,000 7,750	7,750

Chad Brown	13,500 5,800	5,800

Josh Arieh	13,000 -5,000	-5,000

Dario Alioto	10,000 -5,250	-5,250

Mohsin Charania	10,000 -2,000	-2,000

Roland Israelashvili	9,000 5,000	5,000
Vincent van der Fluit	8,500 -8,600	-8,600

Gabriel Nassif	7,500
Nick Schulman	7,300

Blair Rodman	7,000 -500	-500

John Cernuto	6,800 -700	-700

Justin Smith	5,475 -5,925	-5,925
Maria Ho	4,575 875	875

Larry Wright	3,000 -4,500	-4,500

David Bach	3,000 -3,850	-3,850

Robert Mizrachi	2,600 -4,900	-4,900

Tom Schneider	2,550 -12,750	-12,750

Jason Mercier	Busted

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06-03-2013 01:04 UTC-7

Volpe Fades the Straight and Flush

Chad Holloway

Level 7

No Limit Hold'em

Paul Volpe just took down another pot and is rapidly climbing the counts. We didn't catch all the action but we do know that on a board a player in middle position checked and Volpe bet, though we're not sure of how much. What we do know is the middle-position player check-raised all in for 8,375 more and Volpe called.

Volpe:
Opponent:

Volpe was ahead with his pair of aces, but his opponent had both straight and flush draws. Much to Volpe's good fortune, the river blanked and he was able to chip up to 36,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Volpe	36,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Paul Volpe

Level: 8

Triple Draw 2-7 - Hold'em - Omaha 8 300 500 500-1,000
Razz - Stud - Stud 8 100 200 500 500-1,000
No-Limit Hold'em - PLO (No Ante) 50 100 200

06-03-2013 01:10 UTC-7

The Defending Champ is Down

Chad Holloway

Level 8

Defending champion of this event in 2012: David "ODB" Baker

We'll have a new champion in the $2,500 Eight-Game Mix as last year's winner, David "ODB" Baker, was recently eliminated.

We didn't catch all the details surrounding Baker's demise, but we do know that he was crippled by Allen Kessler in a hand of Stud when the "Chainsaw" made a flush on a board.

A few minutes later Baker was dispatched while playing the same game against Thomas "Thunder" Keller, who you may remember as the man who defeated Martin De Knijff heads up in the 2004 WSOP Event #13 $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em for $382,020. We're not sure of Baker's hand but we do know Keller had made an ace-high diamond flush.

Meanwhile, Kyle Julius has been eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Allen Kessler David "ODB" Baker Thomas Keller

06-03-2013 01:25 UTC-7

Fours for Filippi

mnuwwarah

Level 8

Stud Eight or Better

We found Amnon Filippi involved in a large Stud Hi/Lo pot with a four on board against an opponent showing mostly high cards. Filippi was betting the whole way, and fired a final bet on seventh street, which his opponent called. Filippi showed a set of fours to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Amnon Filippi	30,000 22,500	22,500

Tags: Amnon Filippi

06-03-2013 01:29 UTC-7

Another Round of Counts

Chad Holloway

Level 8

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Steury	78,500 56,500	56,500

Eric Crain	70,000 6,000	6,000
Chris Tryba	37,000 17,000	17,000

Amnon Filippi	35,000 5,000	5,000

Scott Seiver	35,000 -2,000	-2,000

Frank Kassela	27,500 7,500	7,500

Randy Ohel	24,000 -1,000	-1,000

James Van Alstyne	23,000 3,500	3,500

Erick Lindgren	22,000 15,300	15,300

Berry Johnston	20,000 -3,000	-3,000

Andrey Zaichenko	18,000 18,000	18,000

Vanessa Selbst	14,000 2,000	2,000

Jon Turner	13,000 -1,000	-1,000
Tim Burt	12,800 4,000	4,000
Brett Richey	11,000 2,500	2,500
Mel Judah	9,500 1,200	1,200

Layne Flack	8,000 -1,750	-1,750

David Sklansky	7,600 -600	-600

Jason Somerville	5,700 -2,800	-2,800

Larry Wright	600 -2,400	-2,400

06-03-2013 01:38 UTC-7

And a Final Round of Counts

Chad Holloway

Level 8

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Reslock	33,000 25,500	25,500

Andy Bloch	28,500 21,000	21,000

Mike Leah	23,500 16,200	16,200

Justin Bonomo	20,000 4,000	4,000

Todd Brunson	17,000 8,000	8,000

Jeff Lisandro	13,000 5,500	5,500

Christian Harder	12,000 12,000	12,000

Kathy Liebert	11,000 3,500	3,500

Calvin Anderson	11,000 3,500	3,500

Greg Raymer	10,000 -13,000	-13,000

Bryan Devonshire	9,000 1,500	1,500
Fabrice Soulier	7,000 -500	-500

David Oppenheim	6,700 -800	-800

Andrew Robl	1,025 -6,475	-6,475
Barry Greenstein	Busted

Kevin Calenzo	Busted

06-03-2013 01:44 UTC-7

Late Night Double for Ivey

Chad Holloway

Level 8

PLO

As we were on our last pass through the room for chip counts we happened to see the great Phil Ivey double. We arrived at the end of the hand to see the dealer counting out chips. Ivey had laid out in front of him on a board while his opponent's hand had already been mucked. It was a nice double for the nine-time bracelet winner as he now sits with a stack of 17,000.