Bring In: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
James Obst: XxXx/3♦K♠9♥J♠
Kane Kalas: XxXx/10♠5♦2♠2♣
Kane Kalas bet on fourth street and James Obst called.
Kalas bet again on fifth, Obst raised, and Kalas called. Kalas then bet on sixth and Obst committed his last chips.
Kalas turned over 6♠6♣ for two pair, while Obst had K♦5♥ for a pair of kings. Obst failed to improve with the 10♣ as he tossed his cards into the muck and headed for the rail.
Walter Chambers: XxXx/2♠7♥A♦5♥/Xx
Alex Livingston: 8♠7♠5♦/4♣6♥3♦2♥
Walter Chambers checked to Alex Livingston on sixth street, with the latter putting in a bet. Chambers called to seventh street, where he check-called again.
Livingston showed seven cards in a row, with an eight-high straight and six-low as the qualifying hands. Chambers made sure of Livingston's hand before he mucked his cards and sent the pot to his neighbor.
Chino Rheem: XxXx/A♦8♣5♠5♥/Xx
Renan Bruschi: XxXx/3♣7♦K♦A♥/Xx
Chino Rheem bet on fifth street and Renan Bruschi called.
Rheem bet again on sixth, Bruschi raised, and Rheem called. Rheem then bet his last chips on seventh and Bruschi called to put him at risk.
Rheem had a low with 6♠3♦, but Bruschi showed 6♣6♦5♣ for a pair of sixes and 7-6-5-3-A to scoop the pot and send Rheem to the rail.
Mike Thorpe: A♥5♦2♠/5♠Q♥9♦10♣
Chris Hunichen: 10♠8♥3♥/7♠8♠8♣Q♠
Craig Chait: XxXx/3♦10♦A♦Q♣/Xx - folded on seventh street
Mike Thorpe was already all-in when Chris Hunichen fired a bet on fifth street. Craig Chait called, and did so too when Hunichen bet again on sixth street.
Hunichen tossed in a final bet on seventh street, this time receiving a fold for his efforts. Hunichen tabled trip eights, and Thorpe was sent to the exit with a lonely pair of fives.
Bryn Kenney: XxXx/6♣8♠7♦
Mark Gregorich: XxXx/Q♦4♥K♦
Bryn Kenney bet on fifth street, Mark Gregorich raised, and Kenney called all in.
Kenney ended up with 6♦2♣2♦Q♣ for sixes and deuces, but Gregorich made Q♥4♠5♦2♠ for queens and fours to win the pot and send Kenney to the rail.
John Bunch: A♦5♥2♥/K♥K♣5♣J♣
Jon Turner: XxXx/6♣10♥7♠ - folded on fifth street
Dario Alioto: XxXx/4♠10♦5♦9♣/Xx
The hand was picked up on fourth street, where John Bunch bet with an open pair of kings and was called by Jon Turner and Dario Alioto. Bunch bet again on fifth street, this time folding out Turner.
Alioto called to sixth street, however, where he called another of Bunch's bets. Seventh street was checked to showdown, and Alioto mucked his cards when Bunch showed kings-up.
Alioto was left with just over one big bet, which he would lose not much later.
Mike Thorpe: XxXx/K♦A♥
Jake Schwartz: XxXx/6♠8♦
Andres Korn: XxXx/A♦9♠ - folded on fourth street
Andres Korn completed and Mike Thorpe raised. Jake Schwartz and Korn called.
Thorpe bet on fourth street and Schwartz raised. Korn folded as action went back on Thorpe. "Can I have the all-in button?" he asked the dealer as he called off his last chips.
"Good luck, Mike," Craig Chait told Thorpe.
"It might be time to die," Thorpe replied. He had A♣K♣2♥6♥ showing by seventh street, while Schwartz had 7♠5♥J♣8♦.
"Do you want me to go first? You're going to like what you see," Schwartz said as he tossed the Q♣ face up, while Thorpe showed the 5♠ and won the pot with his aces and kings to double up.
"Is everybody happy?" Thorpe asked the table.
"I don't think Jake is happy," Chait replied.
"I don't care, actually," Schwartz added.
The $10,000 Stud Hi-Lo Championship attracted a field of 186 players, who created a prize pool of $1,729,800.
The top 28 players will receive a minimum of $20,552, while six-figure payouts will begin from fourth place. The eventual champion will walk away with the grand sum of $411,051 in addition to their new bracelet.
The full payout structure is listed below.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $411,051 | 9 | $34,233 | |
| 2 | $274,023 | 10-11 | $28,458 | |
| 3 | $188,105 | 12-15 | $24,393 | |
| 4 | $132,423 | 16-20 | $21,580 | |
| 5 | $95,665 | 21-28 | $20,552 | |
| 6 | $70,970 | |||
| 7 | $54,105 | |||
| 8 | $42,421 |
Shaun Deeb: J♦9♠9♦/Q♠7♣8♥9♣
Mike Gorodinsky: 5♥2♥2♦/3♦10♣4♦8♠
Benny Glaser: XxXx/J♥2♠8♣Q♣/Xx - folded on seventh street
Three-way on fifth street, it checked to Benny Glaser, who bet. Shaun Deeb and Mike Gorodinsky both called, after which Glaser checked on sixth street. Deeb then bet, receiving calls from both opponents.
It checked to Gorodinsky on seventh street. When he bet, Glaser folded and Deeb quickly called. Deeb had three nines for the high half of the pot, while Gorodisnky's eight-low was awarded the low half.