Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Level: 26
Limit Flop/Draw: 40,000-80,000, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Stud Games: 20,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring-In, 80,000 Completion, 80,000-160,000 Limits
Stud Hi-Lo
Todd Ivens: 6♣6♦7♥J♦/6♠4♥3♠
Soshi Yasoshima: XxXx/Q♥5♣ ~ folded on fourth street
Nikolai Fal: XxXx/Q♣8♣ ~ folded on fourth street
Adam Walter: 5♥2♣4♠9♣/2♥2♠7♣
Adam Walter bet out on fourth street, only receiving a call from Todd Ivens.
Ivens then check-called bets from Walter from fifth street all the way to seventh. "Trip deuces," announced Walter, who was shocked to see that he was beaten when Ivens turned over a six in the hole for a better three-of-a-kind.
Stud Hi-Lo
Andrew Yeh: XxXx/9♦K♠2♥4♠/Xx
Dekel Balas: A♣8♠10♣2♣/5♠3♥2♦
Donovan Bates: A♠Q♠4♣7♥/Q♥4♥5♣
Donovan Bates completed and Andrew Yeh called, but Dekel Balas made it two bets to go. Both opponents called.
On fourth street, action checked to Balas who bet out, receiving two callers. Bates then led out on fifth, with both opponents paying to see sixth.
Action checked through to seventh, where Balas bet out again when checked to. Both other players snap-called, and he showed an eight low. Bates tabled two pair, and Yeh mucked.
Stud Hi-Lo
Soshi Yasoshima: XxXx / 4♦4♥3♠6♥ / Xx
Justin Liberto: XxXx / 8♥10♦5♠3♥ - folded on sixth street
Nikolai Fal: XxXx / 7♥5♣5♦A♥ / Xx
Liberto completed, Fal raised, Yasoshima cold-called from the bring-in, and Liberto called.
It checked to Fal on fourth, who bet and both opponents called. Fal led fifth with open fives and got two callers again.
Fal led again on sixth as Yasoshima called and Liberto folded.
On seventh, Fal opted to check-call a bet from Yasoshima, who tabled A♠A♣7♠ in the hole for aces-up with a seven-six-four low. Fal confirmed that Yasoshima held the better low, as he had Fal pipped on the third card, and Yasoshima scooped a huge one.
Omaha Hi-Lo
Todd Ivens raised from the hijack, and Soshi Yasoshima called in the cutoff. In the small blind, Justin Liberto made it three bets, and both opponents called.
Liberto led on the K♦6♠6♦ flop, which got two calls again.
On the 4♦ turn, it checked all the way to Yasoshima, who bet, and both Liberto and Ivens called.
The river was the 10♠ as it checked to Yasoshima again, who tossed out a final bet. Liberto folded, and Ivens called.
Soshi Yasoshima: A♥10♥9♣2♠
Todd Ivens: A♦9♦7♦2♥
Ivens held the nut flush, which was the winner as he dragged a sizable pot.
Omaha Hi-Lo
Early position opener Donovan Bates bet out on a flop of 4♣K♦4♥ and Frederic Moss moved all in from the button. Bates put in the call, and the two went off to a runout.
Frederic Moss: A♠Q♥10♦2♠
Donovan Bates: A♣8♣8♦4♦
Bates had flopped trips, and Moss needed runner-runner to stay alive. The 7♦ turn gave him outs to chop if he made a low, but it was death by quads, as the 4♠ river gave Bates the nuts, and he sent his opponent to the rail.
Omaha Hi-Lo
Eddie Blumenthal raised from the cutoff, Cyndy Violette put her final 105,000 into the middle on the button, and Nikolai Fal came along from the big blind.
On the K♣8♥6♣ flop, Fal check-called a bet from Blumenthal.
Fal then check-folded on the 5♦ turn.
Cyndy Violette: A♥A♦Q♦9♥
Eddie Blumenthal: 8♦7♥6♦4♥
Blumenthal had turned a straight and a low, leaving Violette drawing dead to the 5♠ river. She exited in 13th place after an impressive run.
Stud Hi-Lo
Cyndy Violette: 5♦3♠/4♦10♦5♥4♣/6♥
Eddie Blumenthal: A♠8♣/K♠7♠A♥2♣/4♥
Cyndy Violette brought in, and action folded around to Eddie Blumenthal on her right, who completed. Violette moved all in for not much more, and Blumenthal made the call.
Violette made two pair on sixth, with Blumenthal needing to improve on his pair of aces on seventh. He was unable to do so, and Violette stayed alive.
Stud Hi-Lo
Richard Bremer: A♦9♣ / 2♦5♠6♠Xx / Xx
Justin Liberto: 5♣4♦ / 10♣6♣7♥Xx / Xx
Liberto completed in late position and Bremer defended his bring-in. He called a bet on fourth and he was all-in on fifth.
Bremer had ace-high with a low draw against the open-ended and worse low draw of Liberto, but neither had a pair.
Liberto's final two cards were 8♣6♥, making his straight and eight low. Bremer peeled K♥2♥, and he could not make a low as he was eliminated.