Once Upon a Split Pot
Stud Hi-Lo Regular
Joey Couden: / /
Matthew Ashton: / /
The one game in the rotation to most likely end in split pots is certainly Stud Hi-Lo Regular and he first chop saw Joey Couden and Matthew Ashton check down seventh street. Couden tabled the for a low, pair and missed flush draw to secure half the pot. Ashton locked up the high portion with for tens and fours.
Todd Barlow: / /
Phil Hellmuth: / /
Todd Barlow then bet fourth to sixth street against Phil Hellmuth, who called on all of the streets before he said "is it too greedy to ask for a straight?" ahead of seventh. That got Barlow thinking and he eventually checked it back. Hellmuth turned over the for a pair, nine-low and missed gutshot. Barlow secured the high portion holding the for tens and fours.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Anatolii Zyrin
|
100,000 | 58,700 |
Phil Hellmuth
|
75,000 | 15,000 |
Kane Kalas | 55,000 | |
Joey Couden
|
45,000 | 1,000 |
Matthew Ashton
|
34,000 | -36,000 |
Todd Barlow | 33,000 | -22,000 |