2012 World Series of Poker

Event 4: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk84272
Prize
$201,559
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$839,700
Entries
622
Level Info
Level
29
Limits
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Bjorin Dented

We picked up the action on fourth street in a pot that involved Yarron Bendor and Chris Bjorin.

Bendor: (x-x) / {K-Clubs} {Q-Hearts} {A-Spades} {3-Diamonds} / (x)
Bjorin: (x-x) / {5-Clubs} {6-Hearts} {K-Hearts} {10-Hearts} / (x)

Bendor bet fourth street, then called a raise from Bjorin. It didn't slow him down at all, though, as he fired bullets on fifth, sixth, and seventh streets, too. Bjorin called until seventh, but his last cards was a brick. He tucked and mucked, and Bendor has increased his stack significantly with that pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Chris Bjorin
760,000
-200,000
-200,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Yarron Bendor
475,000
180,000
180,000

Tags: Chris BjorinYarron Bendor

Shack-Harris Survives

Brandon Shack-Harris had the bring in and saw Yarron Bendor complete. Shack-Harris made the call and then he ended up raising Bendor's bet on the turn. The latter made the call and then check-called bets on both fifth and sixth streets, with Shack-Harris' last bet of 48,000 putting himself all in.

Shack-Harris: {3-Spades}{6-Hearts} / {5-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{6-Clubs} / {7-Diamonds}
Bendor: {10-Clubs}{8-Clubs} / {J-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{6-Spades}{3-Clubs} / {4-Spades}

Bendor had both straight and flush outs, meaning Shack-Harris' two pair was extremely vulnerable. As it happened, Bendor bricked on seventh street while Shack-Harris improve to a straight to scoop the pot and double.

Player Chips Progress
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Brandon Shack-Harris
340,000
170,000
170,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Yarron Bendor
291,000
-159,000
-159,000

Tags: Brandon Shack-HarrisYarron Bendor

Bjorin Closing in On a Milly

Chris Bjorin
Chris Bjorin

Yarron Bendor brought it in with the {2-Diamonds}, then called the completion from Chris Bjorin showing the {5-Spades}.

Bendor: (x-x) / {2-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} {8-Hearts} {7-Hearts} / (x)
Bjorin: (x-x) / {5-Spades} {7-Spades} {9-Spades} {10-Diamonds} / (x)

Bendor check-raised on fourth street, then led the betting on fifth and sixth. He checked on seventh, then called one of Bjorin's bets to see the showdown.

Bjorin revealed {J-Hearts} {8-Spades} {7-Diamonds} for the straight, and Bendor was none too pleased. He showed the {A-Diamonds} {A-Spades} that he'd begun the hand with, but aces up were second-best by seventh street.

Bjorin is very close to a million chips now — we count him at 985,000.

Player Chips Progress
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Chris Bjorin
985,000
115,000
115,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Yarron Bendor
450,000
-283,000
-283,000

Tags: Yarron BendorChris Bjorin

Shack-Harris Gets it In

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

We picked up a heads-up pot between Brandon Shack-Harris and Cory Zeidman.

Shack-Harris: (x-x) / {2-Clubs} {J-Hearts} {Q-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} / (x)
Zeidman: (x-x) / {4-Hearts} {6-Hearts} {10-Spades} {7-Spades} / (x)

Shack-Harris check-called a bet on fourth street, then check-raised fifth. Zeidman raised back to put his man all in, and the down cards were shown up. Zeidman rolled over {8-Hearts} {3-Diamonds}. He'd make a low on sixth, and he was drawing live for the scoop, too. His river was a blank {K-Hearts}, though, and Shack-Harris pulled a {Q-Hearts}. It was no help, but it was good enough to give him half the pot.

Tags: Cory ZeidmanBrandon Shack-Harris

Michael Mizrachi Eliminated in 5th Place ($41,447)

Michael Mizrachi
Michael Mizrachi

Chris Bjorin had the bring in and saw Michael Mizrachi complete. Both Cory Zeidman and Yarron Bendor came along for the ride, Bjorin put in the extra 18,000 and it was four-way action to the turn. Bendor was first to act and checked, opening the door for Bjorin to bet. All three other players called and it was still four-way to fifth street. Again Bendor checked and Bjorin bet, but this time Mizrachi woke up with a raise to 100k. Zeidman and Bendor got out of the way, Bjorin put in a three-bet and Mizrachi called off his last 28,000.

Mizrachi: {J-Clubs}{10-Clubs} / {7-Clubs}{9-Spades}{10-Spades}{2-Diamonds} / {4-Clubs}
Bjorin: {A-Clubs}{5-Spades} / {5-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{8-Spades}{6-Spades} / {4-Spades}
Bendor: (x-x) / {A-Spades}{K-Spades}{J-Spades}
Zeidman: (x-x) / {K-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}

Mizrachi was ahead with a pair of tens, but Bjorin picked up low and flush draws on sixth street. The dealer dealt the last card and Bjorin immediately showed he made both. Mizrachi knew whatever his last card was wouldn't save him, but he flipped it up nonetheless before making his exit in fifth place.

Player Chips Progress
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Chris Bjorin
870,000
293,000
293,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Michael Mizrachi
Busted
WSOP 5X Winner

Tags: Chris BjorinMichael Mizrachi

Double or Nothing For Mizrachi

Michael Mizrachi brought it in with the {2-Diamonds} up, and Brandon Shack-Harris raised with the {5-Diamonds}. The last of Grinder's 77,000 chips went into the middle, and the boards were run out.

Mizrachi: {A-Diamonds} {K-Clubs} / {2-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} {6-Clubs} {7-Hearts} / (x)
Shack-Harris: {6-Hearts} {5-Hearts} / {5-Diamonds} {9-Spades} {J-Spades} {10-Hearts} / (x)

Mizrachi liked every card he was dealt, and he was poised for a scoop as Shack-Harris sweated seventh street. Mizrachi celebrated the {Q-Clubs} that Shack-Harris pulled as it meant he had the pot locked up. The {3-Spades} that was his own river was a formality, and Grinder has doubled back into contention.

Player Chips Progress
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Michael Mizrachi
179,000
108,000
108,000
WSOP 5X Winner

Tags: Michael MizrachiBrandon Shack-Harris

Level: 25

Limits: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000