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

06-10-2014 19:44 UTC-7

Negreanu and Abrams Square Off

Chad Holloway

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

Stud Hi-Low

Scott Abrams completed with the and received a call from Daniel Negreanu and another player, who were showing the and respectively. The unknown player then bet fourth, Abrams called, and Negreanu raised to 400. Both his opponents called and Abrams checked when he paired his ten on fifth.

Negreanu bet 400, two calls followed, and then Abrams check-called a bet of 400 from Negreanu on sixth. The other players folded and Abrams check-called one more bet on seventh.

Abrams: /
Negreanu: /
Opponent: (x-x) / fold

Abrams ended with tens and fives for two pair, which was good for the high, as Negreanu had the low with 6-5-4-3-A.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Abrams	15,000	15,000
Daniel Negreanu	8,000	1,500

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Scott Abrams

06-10-2014 19:43 UTC-7

Ivey Gets Some

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

Omaha Hi-Low

Phil Ivey raised from early position and got three callers in Mike Gorodinsky, George Danzer and the big blind. Gorodinsky made it three bets on the flop and Danzer as well as Ivey called. Danzer then folded the turn to a single bet of Gorodinsky whereas Ivey stuck around.

The completed the board and Ivey tabled as winning hand after both players checked and the defending champion mucked. "How much you got over there. About 9k?" he asked Ivey and got 9,500 as reply. Well, that helps us as we don't have to count ourselves.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	9,500	2,500

06-10-2014 19:40 UTC-7

Shak Runs Over Farha

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

Stud Hi-Low

Both players had several bets in and a rather annoyed Sammy Farha reached over the table to see the cards of his opponent. He then told the dealer to "stop splitting the pot" as he could not beat Dan Shak's two pair and was left with very few chips.

Shak: /
Farha: /

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Shak	11,500	500
Sammy Farha	1,600	-5,900

06-10-2014 19:38 UTC-7

Raymer & Israelashvili Among Early Eliminations

Chad Holloway

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

2004 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Greg Raymer got off to a rough start this evening, and he wasn't able to right the ship. We missed his elimination hand, but we learned after the fact that it happened in the stud hi-low round. He had kings showing, but his opponent ended up making trip sevens. Whatever the case, it spelled the end for Raymer.

Meanwhile, Roland Israelashvili has also been eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roland Israelashvili	Busted
Greg Raymer	Busted

Tags: Greg Raymer Roland Israelashvili

06-10-2014 19:32 UTC-7

Some Updated Chip Counts

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Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Shak	11,000	3,500
Allen Cunningham	10,500	3,000
Barry Greenstein	10,500	3,000
Humberto Brenes	10,000	2,500
Aaron Steury (Aaron Stuery)	10,000	10,000
David Bach	10,000	10,000
Ismael Bojang	10,000	1,800
Mike Matusow	9,500	-400
Mike Leah	9,000	2,200
Jonas Mackoff	7,500	7,500
Brett Richey	7,500
Phil Ivey	7,000	-500
Daniel Negreanu	6,500	6,500
Mike Watson	6,000	-1,500
Gavin Smith	6,000	6,000
Vanessa Selbst	4,000	-3,500
Marcel Luske	4,000	-3,500
Kevin MacPhee	3,000	-4,500
Scotty Nguyen	2,500	-5,000

06-10-2014 19:24 UTC-7

The Peril of Late Registering

Chad Holloway

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

Whenever a player late-registers for a tournament, they run the risk of being seated alongside other late registrants. Many of the game's best often late reg, including Phil Ivey and Phil Hellmuth, and every once in awhile it results in a stacked final table.

Case in point: Jim Ferrel. The elder statesman at Table 413 - who has two WSOP cashes for $39,605 - finds himself up against some stiff competition. Check it out:

Seat	Player	WSOP Cashes	Earnings	Bracelets
1	Gary Benson	14	$368,112	1
2	Phil Ivey	53	$5,966,042	9
3	Mike Watson	24	$654,081	0
4	Brock Parker	34	$2,089,982	3
5	Jim Ferrel	2	$39,605	0
6	Mike Gorodinsky	6	$441,188	1
7	Sergey Rybachenko	12	$454,614	0
8	George Danzer	8	$1,174,960	1

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	7,500
Phil Ivey	7,500	7,500
George Danzer	7,500	7,500
Brock Parker	7,500
Sergey Rybachenko	7,500
Jim Ferrel	7,500	7,500
Mike Gorodinsky	7,500

06-10-2014 19:22 UTC-7

Yu With a Mediocre Start

Christian Zetzsche

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

Stud Hi-Low

Ben Yu returned for Day 3 of the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship earlier today but was sent to the rail. He then jumped into this event and is on a table with Lupe Soto and Michel Abecassis. He made three-bets into third street and was called by four opponents, yet that was reduced to one after fifth street when Yu kept single-betting. Both players turned over their cards:

Yu: / /
Opponent: /

Chop it up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Yu	4,800	-2,700

Level: 4

Limits: 200/400

Ante: 50

06-10-2014 19:10 UTC-7

WSOP Ruling

Christian Zetzsche

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

Omaha Hi-Low

Allen Kessler raised and then called the bets on each street of a board. His opponent mucked after the river call and Kessler asked if he had to show the hand in order to collect the pot. A floorperson was called and confirmed the rule according to WSOP, and Kessler was forced to turn over .

We also collected some chip counts from the tables nearby:

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Klodnicki	8,500	8,500
Cyndy Violette	7,700	900
Allen Kessler	6,000	-1,500
Simon Trumper	3,500	-4,000
Gabriel Nassif	1,100	-6,400

06-10-2014 19:00 UTC-7

Dovzhenko Takes from Green

Chad Holloway

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

Stud Hi-Low

We caught the action on fourth street when Alexander Dovzhenko bet 150, Roland Israelashvili folded, and Kristy Green called. Green proceeded to call bets from Dovzhenko on both fifth and sixth. The two checked seventh.

Israelashvili: (x-x) / fold
Dovzhenko: /
Green: /