Event #25: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Day 2 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-12-2018 14:49 UTC-8

Day 2 Casualties

Jan Kores

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Around 50 players have busted through the first two hours of play on Day 2. Those who couldn't make it past Level 12 included Steve Zolotow, Adam Owen, Chip Jett, Rob Mizrachi, and Carol Fuchs, among others.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Holley	Busted
Gary Kosakowski	Busted
Michael Frejka	Busted
Adam Owen	Busted
Chip Jett	Busted
Edmond Vartughian	Busted
James Hoeppner	Busted
Joseph Bowers	Busted
Coralee Grebe	Busted
Kinh Dang	Busted
Robert Como	Busted

Bradley Sullivan	Busted
Abraham Levy	Busted
Daniel Idema	Busted

Steve Zolotow	Busted

Allen Kessler	Busted
Joseph Couden	Busted
Al Barbieri	Busted
Steven Metzger	Busted
Hila Elezra	Busted
Gerard Rechnitzer	Busted
Per Hildebrand	Busted
Mikko Hirvonen	Busted
James Hagan	Busted
Larry Wright (TX)	Busted

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06-12-2018 14:57 UTC-8

Updated Counts

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Adam Lamers

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Hoffman	112,400 41,700	41,700
Frankie O'Dell	91,000 54,000	54,000

Matt Savage	87,000 40,300	40,300
Benjamin Dobson	71,700 14,500	14,500
Trent Gundrum	58,000 20,500	20,500

Frank Kassela	51,500 19,500	19,500

James Woods	43,800 900	900
J Smith	35,000 23,300	23,300
Barry Greenstein	25,500 500	500

Shaun Deeb	20,900 13,100	13,100

06-12-2018 15:02 UTC-8

Big Chop for Frazin and Carli

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Jan Kores

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Douglas Carli: /
Tim Frazin: /
Shaun Deeb: / - fold
Player 4: / - fold

Shaun Deeb and another player had a big bet in front of them on sixth street but Tim Frazin had raised and Douglas Carli had three-bet. Deeb contemplated his decision for a while and folded and the other player did exactly the same. Frazin called and called another bet on the river.

Frazin made a six low and Carli showed a flush so they chopped the pot that included some extra chips from other players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Frazin	40,000 21,500	21,500
Douglas Carli	33,000 13,700	13,700
Shaun Deeb	22,500 1,600	1,600

Tags: Douglas Carli Shaun Deeb Timothy Frazin

06-12-2018 15:02 UTC-8

15-Minute Break

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Jan Kores

Level 12 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

The remaining players went on a 15-minute break.

Level: 13

Bring In 500 - Completion 1,500

06-12-2018 15:26 UTC-8

Deeb Doesn't Believe in Clubs

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Jan Kores

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

Shaun Deeb: /
Brian Goddard: /

Shaun Deeb was on sixth street, facing a bet from Brian Goddard. Deeb's board was Broadway-packed but the problem was that Goddard's board was all clubs. There had been another player involved in the hand but he folded his cards with his board showing one club blocker.

Deeb decided to call and then snap-called another bet on the river. Goddard, however, had it, revealing a ten of clubs among his hole cards. Deeb mucked and continued with around 10,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Goddard	38,000 17,000	17,000
Shaun Deeb	10,000 12,500	12,500

Tags: Brian Goddard Shaun Deeb

06-12-2018 15:35 UTC-8

Johnson on a Short Stack

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Adam Lamers

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

Ahmed Mohamed: / /
Marco Johnson: / /

Picking up the action on fourth street, Ahmed Mohamed was heads up with two-time bracelet winner Marco Johnson. Mohamed held the betting lead throughout the entire hand and led out on each and every street.

Johnson looked as though he was contemplating folding a couple of times, but stuck around until seventh street. Mohamed tossed in another bet and Johnson finally released his cards to the muck, leaving himself with just over 8,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ahmed Mohamed	34,000 28,000	28,000
Marco Johnson	8,200 29,300	29,300

Tags: Ahmed Mohamed Marco Johnson

06-12-2018 15:42 UTC-8

Monnette and Deeb Eliminated on the Same Hand

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Jan Kores

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

Shaun Deeb: /
John Monnette: /
Douglas Carli: /
Max Hoffman: /

Shaun Deeb completed and Max Hoffman raised. John Monnette called for his last 800, Douglas Carli called, and Shaun Deeb then moved all in for fewer than a full three-bet. All four players went to the showdown with Carli and Hoffman adding a few bets on the way.

Carli made a low while all other players made two pair. Unfortunately for Deeb and Monnette, their respective two-pair hands were inferior to Hoffman's aces up.

Monnette and Deeb left their chairs while Hoffman added to his huge chip stack. He's now playing around 142,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Hoffman	142,000 29,600	29,600
Shaun Deeb	Busted

John Monnette	Busted

Tags: Douglas Carli John Monnette Max Hoffman Shaun Deeb

06-12-2018 15:57 UTC-8

Rechnitzer Misses Out on a Scoop

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Adam Lamers

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

George Rechnitzer: /
Mark Fisher: /
Peter Brownstein: / /

Mark Fisher was all in on fourth street, which left George Rechnitzer and Peter Brownstein heads-up for the side pot. Rechnitzer had four cards to a wheel showing on his board and made a bet on every street. Brownstein check-called him down, but to no avail.

Rechnitzer showed a wheel for the nut low and a six-high straight. Just when he thought he was about to scoop everything, Fisher flipped over a rivered flush to take half of the main pot with the best high hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Brownstein	72,700 52,700	52,700
George Rechnitzer	37,500 5,500	5,500
Mark Fisher	15,100 1,100	1,100

Tags: George Rechnitzer Mark Fisher Peter Brownstein

06-12-2018 16:00 UTC-8

Can It Get More Complicated?

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Jan Kores

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

Delmiro Toledo: /
Rafael Lebron: /
Scott Gullett: /
Benjamin Dobson: / - fold on seventh
Dmitry Chop: / - fold on fifth

Delmiro Toledo four-bet pre after Benjamin Dobson three-bet. Dmitry Chop, Rafael Lebron, and Scott Gullett came along, as well as Dobson.

So they were five-way to fourth street with a huge pot already sitting in the middle of the table. Lebron bet, Gullett raised, and Dobson called. Toledo pushed all in for 5,100 total and only Chop folded.

Fifth street was checked but Lebron fired on sixth, earning two calls. The river saw Lebron bet again and Gullett raised, getting rid of Dobson. Lebron called, having made six low and a six-high straight. He'd only take a half of the pot as Gullett opened three hearts for a flush.

By the time they were figuring out the respective hands, Toledo had already left the room.