Juanda: X-X / 4-9-7-A / X
Lisandro: X-X / 3-10-2-2 / X
We finally found a spot of action in razz, courtesy of John Juanda and Jeff Lisandro. Juanda completed on third street, then was raised by Lisandro on his left. Juanda called and caught slightly better than Lisandro on fourth street. With the lead, he fired a bet into the pot that Lisandro called.
Juanda kept the lead the rest of the way, betting fifth street, sixth street and the river. Lisandro called every time but the last. Down the river, Lisandro flashed 4-5-2 in the hole and mucked his hand, a 10-5, in the face of Juanda's four-card nine on board.
Juanda is back up to about 660,000. Lisandro is sitting behind 580,000.
Jeff Lisandro won three bracelets last year, in stud, stud split and razz. It stands to reason that he knows how to play the stud games in this H.O.R.S.E. format. He and Ken Aldridge both called Phil Ivey's completion bet on third street. Lisandro drew best on fourth and bet it. Ivey folded but Aldridge called despite catching a brick. Lisandro continued to draw well on fifth street and bet again, finally inducing a fold from Aldridge.
Some hands play themselves. Ken Aldridge completed third street and was called only by Jeff Lisandro. Aldridge had the best board on fourth street and bet it. On fifth street he made open aces and took the pot down with another bet.
Two very coordinated boards and a communication problem may have led to a missed bet for Jeff Lisandro. Bill Chen completed third street and was called by Lisandro. Chen bet fourth street after Lisandro checked the lead; Lisandro called. On fifth street Lisandro still had the lead and opted to bet it. It was Chen's turn to call.
Both players checked sixth street. Down the river, Chen checked his hole cards several times.
"Want to check again?" Lisandro asked.
Chen must have just heard "Check again," because he responded, "You check? Ok I check. I have queens up," and opened . Lisandro opened a full house, , and collected the pot without further discussion.
He's up to about 800,000. Chen is down to 1.2 million.
Phil Ivey fans are not going to be happy to hear that their god is now rocking the short stack after doubling up Dave Baker. Ivey double-bet an open pair of eights on fourth street and was called by Baker. Ivey kept firing on fifth street, with Baker then raising all in. Ivey called, needing to improve on the river with an eight or a five. He caught a ten to give Baker a sweat-less double-up.
Baker now has about 440,000. Ivey is down to 330,000.
We breezed through the stud split round without much action, bringing the game back to hold'em. Dave Baker opened from early position with a raise that was called only by big blind John Juanda. Juanda check-raised a flop of , with Baker calling to see the hit the turn. When Juanda bet that card, Baker folded his hand.
Despite an earlier double-up, Baker is now the shortest of the shorties, with 140,000. Juanda has about 700,000.
The limits are big (and about to get bigger). Winning one or two pots can make you the chip leader. Losing one or two can bust you from the tournament. Albert Hahn has that danger firmly in sight after losing a pot John Juanda. Hahn raised from the cutoff, then called Juanda's small-blind re-raise. Each player put in one bet on a flop of . Hahn folded to Juanda's bet on the turn.
Hahn is in with the short stacks at 155,000. Juanda is up to 850,000 after winning the first three hold'em hands of the round.
John Juanda raised the cutoff and Phil Ivey called in the big blind.
The flop landed and Juanda's continuation bet was enough to take it down. Juanda has won four of the first five hold'em pots to move up to 920,000. Ivey is at 350,000.
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and Juanda's continuation bet was enough to take it down. Juanda has won four of the first five hold'em pots to move up to 920,000. Ivey is at 350,000.