Jeff Lisandro completed with the and Brian Hastings called showing the . Hastings then called a bet on fourth before raising Lisandro on fifth. Lisandro called and then led out on sixth. Hastings raised, Lisandro three-bet all in for 95,000 total, and Hastings called.
Lisandro: / /
Hastings: / /
Lisandro started with pocket rockets and got his last chips in with two pair, but Hastings had been rolled up with pocket queens. Lisandro was unable to boat up on seventh, and his quest for his sixth bracelet came to an end in fifth place.
George Danzer completed with the only to have Brian Hastings raise with the . John Racener, who had the up, made the call, as did Danzer, and it was three-way action to fourth street. Racener checked, Danzer did too, and Hastings bet all in. Racener called, and then Danzer check-raised.
Racener made the call and then both he and Danzer checkefifth street. Racener then check-called a bet on sixth before check-folding on seventh.
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Hastings: / /
Racener: / / fold
Danzer tabled a ten-high straight, and Hastings simply scooped up his cards and sent them to the muck.
Hastings will take home $98,828 for his fourth-place finish.
John Racener check-called a bet from George Danzer on fourth street and then called a bet when his German foe took the lead on fifth. The action repeated itself on sixth, and then Danzer bet a final time on seventh. Racener called with trip threes, and that is when controversy erupted.
Danzer, thinking he was beat by the trips, picked up his cards and looked at them. At that point he realized that he had a flush and tabled his cards. "Oh sorry, I had a flush," an apologetic Danzer said.
Racener believed that Danzer's hand was dead once he picked up his cards. The floor at the ESPN main stage said that wasn't the case as Danzer didn't release his hand, he merely picked up his cards and looked at them. Racener was not content, so a second floor was called, who agreed with the ruling.
Racener plead his case and requested the ruling be revisited. At this point the staff decided to get tournament director Jack Effel on the phone, who confirmed the ruling.
"If a player picks up his cards at the showdown, it plays as long as he's not facing a bet," the initial floor explained to the crowd over the microphone. With that, Danzer was awarded the pot.
George Danzer completed with the and John Racener called with his . Calvin Anderson, who was showing the , came along and three players went to fourth street. Racener checked, as did Anderson, and Danzer bet. Racener check-raised, Anderson got all in for 150,000, and Danzer called.
Danzer and Racener then checked fifth and sixth streets before the latter bet seventh. Danzer folded.
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Racener: /
Anderson: /
Anderson wound up with sevens and fives, but it was no good as Racener held trip jacks.
In what would be the final hand of the tournament, John Racener completed with the and George Danzer raised with the . Racener three-bet, Danzer four-bet, and Racener got all in for 275,000.
Racener: / /
Danzer: / /
Racener ended up with a pair of queens, but it was no good as Danzer had kings. Racener was denied his first bracelet and must settle for runner-up and a $217,935 consolation prize.
Today, the final 13 players in a 134-player field returned to battle down to a champion in the 2014 World Series of Poker Event #38: $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Championship. The returning players were some of the best in the world, but after eight levels of play, it was George Danzer who emerged victorious to capture the $352,696 first-place prize and his second WSOP gold bracelet of the summer.
It's been an incredible summer for the German Pro. At the end of May he kicked off his 2014 World Series of Poker by placing fifth in Event #5: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball for $70,308, and then a week later he won his first gold bracelet and $294,792 in prize money in the Event #18: $10,000 Seven-Card Razz Championship. Toss in two more cashes, and Danzer jumped out to an early lead in the 2014 WSOP Player of the Year race with 456.20 points, which of course he’ll add to thanks to this win.
The first to go was Todd Brunson (13th - $25,569), who fell to John Monnette after failing to make a low, and Alexander Jung (12th - $29,399), who was unable to spin up his short stack, followed him out the door.
Moments later Richard Sklar and Monnette would fall to George Danzer in a rare double-elimination hand. Sklar had the shorter stack, so he officially finished in ninth place for $34,550 while Monnette took eighth for $41,277, his finish making him part of the official final table even though he'd never play a hand at it. Meanwhile, Danzer began the final table as the chip leader, which wasn’t unfamiliar territory considering he began the day in that spot.
In Level 24 with the limits at 25,000/50,000 with a 5,00 ante, Jeff Lisandro completed with the and Hastings called showing the . Hastings then called a bet on fourth before raising Lisandro on fifth. Lisandro called and then led out on sixth. Hastings raised, Lisandro three-bet all in for 95,000 total, and Hastings called.
Lisandro: / /
Hastings: / /
Lisandro started with pocket rockets and got his last chips in with two pair, but Hastings had been rolled up with pocket queens. Lisandro was unable to boat up on seventh, and his quest for his sixth bracelet came to an end in fifth place.
Despite scoring that elimination, Hastings was the next to go after he was straightened out by Danzer, and then Calvin Anderson failed to survive three-handed play.
Danzer began heads-up play with a big chip lead over 2010 WSOP Main Event runner-up John Racener, and he put it to good use by eliminating his opponent on the way to his second bracelet and $352,696 first-place prize.
Place
Player
Prize
1st
George Danzer
$352,696
2nd
John Racener
$217,935
3rd
Calvin Anderson
$136,490
4th
Brian Hastings
$98,828
5th
Jeff Lisandro
$77,238
6th
Chris George
$61,594
7th
David Singer
$50,018
8th
John Monnette
$41,277
Congratulations to George Danzer, winner of Event #38: $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Championship.
and Brian Hastings called showing the 
. Hastings then called a bet on fourth before raising Lisandro on fifth. Lisandro called and then led out on sixth. Hastings raised, Lisandro three-bet all in for 95,000 total, and Hastings called.
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up, made the call, as did Danzer, and it was three-way action to fourth street. Racener checked, Danzer did too, and Hastings bet all in. Racener called, and then Danzer check-raised.
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, came along and three players went to fourth street. Racener checked, as did Anderson, and Danzer bet. Racener check-raised, Anderson got all in for 150,000, and Danzer called.
. Racener three-bet, Danzer four-bet, and Racener got all in for 275,000.
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