Event #25: $2,500 Omaha/Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Day 1 | 2014 World Series of Poker

06-10-2014 19:22 UTC-8

Shields Scoops Massive Pot

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

Stud Hi-Low

Alerted by the celebration from Edison Shields, we ran towards his table and the dealer had already rushed away the cards of the two opponents that got knocked out. According to Shields, the action was capped on each street, and the two opponents had rolled up deuces and threes.

Shields scored the higher set on seventh with .

His pocket aces were cracked yesterday on the final table of the $1,500 event, so this is a nice consolation early on.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edison Shields	20,625 20,625	20,625

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Level: 5

Limits: 250/500

Ante: 50

06-10-2014 19:33 UTC-8

PokerNews Impromptu: Chris Tryba on Running Bad & Eating Right

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Chad Holloway

Level 5 : 250/500, 50 ante

WSOP bracelet winner Chris Tryba usually thrives in stud, but today he's having a rough go of it, which is indicative of his summer thus far. Here he talks about the rocky road, eating healthy, and more.

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06-10-2014 19:43 UTC-8

Many Small Pots

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : 250/500, 50 ante

Thomas Butzhammer continues to steadily attain won pots from split or quartered pots. He has doubled up his starting stack after joining the action late in Level 3.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Butzhammer	15,000 7,500	7,500

06-10-2014 19:50 UTC-8

One Chop and a Scoop for Maria

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : 250/500, 50 ante

Omaha Hi-Low

In the first hand, we saw Maria Ho defend her small blind against Jon Turner and then raise the flop. Turner tossed in the extra chips and bet the turn before both checked the river. Turner showed and won the low pot; Ho claimed the high with .

One hand later, Ho called a raise out of the button. Two streets before, both checked the river. Her opponent was bluffing with and Ho held .

Player	Chips	Progress
Maria Ho	12,000 4,500	4,500

06-10-2014 19:54 UTC-8

"The Icon" Showing Them How It's Done

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Chad Holloway

Level 5 : 250/500, 50 ante

After a player completed with the showing and another called with the , Bryan "The Icon" Micon raised to 500. Both his opponents called and then check-called a bet of 250 on fourth street.

Micon bet 500 when he paired on fifth, both his opponent called and then the action repeated itself on sixth. Micon tossed out a final bet on seventh, the player that had completed folded, and the other one made the call.

Micon: /
Completer: / / fold
Other Player: / /

"Three's full," an excited Micon declared before tabling his hand. His opponent shook his head, gathered his cards and mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryan Micon	17,000 2,325	2,325

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06-10-2014 19:59 UTC-8

More Chip Counts

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Level 5 : 250/500, 50 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Cory Zeidman	28,000 20,500	20,500

Edison Shields	26,000 5,375	5,375
Dan Shak	20,000 8,500	8,500
Mike Leah	18,600 1,100	1,100

Ismael Bojang	14,500 4,500	4,500

George Danzer	12,000 4,500	4,500

Jon Turner	11,500 4,000	4,000

Maria Ho	11,000 1,000	1,000
Robert Mizrachi	11,000 11,000	11,000

Adam Friedman	11,000 2,000	2,000

Vanessa Selbst	10,500 6,500	6,500

Chris Back	9,000 9,000	9,000
Jen Harman	9,000 9,000	9,000
Phil Ivey	8,800 700	700

Allen Cunningham	8,000 1,000	1,000

Tom Schneider	8,000 8,000	8,000

Daniel Negreanu	7,500 1,400	1,400

David Williams	7,500

Brandon Shack-Harris	6,500 1,000	1,000

John Monnette	6,100 1,400	1,400

Justin Bonomo	6,100

Sammy Farha	5,500 3,900	3,900

Jonas Mackoff	5,400 2,100	2,100
Allen Kessler	5,200 800	800
Brett Richey	4,500 3,000	3,000

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06-10-2014 20:09 UTC-8

Cunningham Mucks

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : 250/500, 50 ante

Stud Hi-Low

Allen Cunningham completed, showing the and his opponent had the . Cunningham called the bets on all streets, including seventh, and lost some change after not being able to beat two pair.

Cunningham: /
Opponent: /

Player	Chips	Progress
Allen Cunningham	8,200 200	200

06-10-2014 20:16 UTC-8

"I've Got Too Much S*** I Don't Want People to Know"

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Chad Holloway

Level 5 : 250/500, 50 ante

Omaha Hi-Low

Gavin Smith is one of the most affable players in poker. His jovial disposition, love of the drink, and trademark fedora make him a fan favorite in nearly every tournament he plays. Today, that tournament is Event #25: $2,500 Omaha/Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low.

We recently passed by Smith's table and saw him sitting with a copy of Dutch Boyd's new book Poker Tilt.

"When are we going to get a book about you?" we asked. Smith replied that he didn't write well enough, but we countered by saying he could always get someone else, like his good friend Nolan Dalla, to write it.

"I've got too much s*** I don't want people to know," Smith said with a smile.

A moment later, action folded to Smith in the cutoff and he raised. Only the big blind called and the two saw a flop of . The big blind check-called a bet of 250, and then proceeded to check-call bets of 500 on both the turn and river.

Smith tabled the for aces and nines, which was good for the high. The big blind then showed the for a low and the other half of the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gavin Smith	6,000

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06-10-2014 20:26 UTC-8

Barry Greenstein Eliminated

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 5 : 250/500, 50 ante

Stud Hi-Low

A short stacked Barry Greenstein has been sent to the rail after being all in on fourth while showing for his remaining 900 chips. Steven Wolansky made the call.

Greenstein: / /
Wolansky:

Player	Chips	Progress
Barry Greenstein	Busted