Event 4: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better | 2012 World Series of Poker

05-31-2012 15:37 UTC-7

A New Chip Leader Emerges

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Player	Chips	Progress
Sanjay Pandya	375,000 240,000	240,000
Chris Tryba	342,000 37,000	37,000

Xuan Liu	330,000 -80,000	-80,000
Chris Bjorin	290,000 -25,000	-25,000

Cory Zeidman	255,000 15,000	15,000

Yarron Bendor	210,000 -55,000	-55,000
Brandon Shack-Harris	190,000 35,000	35,000

Bonnie Rossi	185,000 36,000	36,000
Michael Mizrachi	166,000 -94,000	-94,000

John Monnette	160,000 43,000	43,000

Marsha Waggoner	110,000 5,000	5,000
Linda Johnson	85,000 -85,000	-85,000

Todd Brunson	84,000 10,000	10,000

Frank Kassela	58,000 -32,000	-32,000

05-31-2012 15:33 UTC-7

Mike Sexton Eliminated in 15th Place ($6,532)

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Chad Holloway

Mike Sexton appeared to bring it in for the full 8,000 only to have Michael Mizrachi raise to 16,000. Sexton made a hesitant call and then check-called a bet on the turn. On fifth street, Mizrachi took the lead and led out, putting the pressure on Sexton and his stack of 23,500. The latter thought for a minute before committing himself, which Mizrachi called.

Mizrachi: {3-Hearts} {J-Clubs} / {J-Spades} {Q-Clubs} {K-Clubs} {5-Diamonds} / {2-Spades}
Sexton: {7-Spades} {7-Diamonds} / {8-Hearts} {K-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {9-Hearts} / {6-Diamonds}

Sexton held a pair of sevens and needed help to overcome Mizrachi's jacks. Unfortunately for him, neither sixth nor seventh delivered salvation and he was eliminated in 15th place. Combined with his runner-up finish last year, Sexton has proven he is truly one of the best at Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	260,000 30,000	30,000

Mike Sexton	Busted

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05-31-2012 15:20 UTC-7

Kassela Doubles

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Frank Kassela got himself all in against Cory Zeidman.

Kassela's first six cards read: {A-Diamonds} {8-Clubs} / {A-Spades} {7-Clubs} {J-Spades} {5-Clubs} .

Zeidman was working with {7-Diamonds} {4-Clubs} / {2-Diamonds} {K-Spades} {K-Diamonds} {A-Hearts} , and he pulled a {4-Spades} on the river to make kings up. That meant Kassela needed to draw a friendly card to stay alive.

He did. The {8-Spades} appeared face-up in front of him, and aces up earn him the much-needed double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Kassela	90,000 70,000	70,000

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Level: 20

Limits: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 2,000

05-31-2012 15:00 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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Player	Chips	Progress
Xuan Liu	410,000 79,500	79,500
Chris Bjorin	315,000 94,500	94,500

Chris Tryba	305,000 -2,500	-2,500

Yarron Bendor	265,000 139,000	139,000
Cory Zeidman	240,000 -21,500	-21,500

Michael Mizrachi	230,000 65,000	65,000

Linda Johnson	170,000 -5,000	-5,000

Brandon Shack-Harris	155,000 -23,500	-23,500

Bonnie Rossi	149,000 92,000	92,000
Sanjay Pandya	135,000 -30,500	-30,500
John Monnette	117,000 37,500	37,500

Marsha Waggoner	105,000 27,500	27,500
Mike Sexton	91,000 37,000	37,000

Todd Brunson	74,000 30,000	30,000

Frank Kassela	20,000 -215,000	-215,000

05-31-2012 14:58 UTC-7

Two Table Redraw

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Chad Holloway

Level 19 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

Table 448

Seat	Player
1	-empty-
2	Yarron Bendor
3	Mike Sexton
4	Todd Brunson
5	Bonnie Rossi
6	Chris Bjorin
7	Sanjay Pandya
8	Michael Mizrachi

Table 447

Seat	Player
1	Frank Kassela
2	Brandon Shack-Harris
3	Cory Zeidman
4	Xuan Liu
5	John Monnette
6	Linda Johnson
7	Marsha Waggoner
8	Chris Tryba

05-31-2012 14:54 UTC-7

Owais Ahmed Eliminated in 17th Place ($5,416); David Singer in 16th ($6,532)

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Chad Holloway

Amid the recent flurry of eliminations, we were hard pressed to capture all the hands. One that we missed was Owais Ahmed, though we do know he was eliminated by Yarron Bendor, who made a wheel on fifth with {2-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} / {A-Spades} {3-Hearts} {5-Hearts} {7-Clubs} / {9-Hearts} .

oerockets Owais Ahmed Busted 17th. Ran kings up into trip 5s, then lost AAQ to A24 - he made a wheel in the first five cards, all in on 4th. On to the next one. May 31 2012

Meanwhile, a short-stacked David Singer was eliminated in 16th place, edging into the next pay jump.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Singer	Busted
Owais Ahmed	Busted

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05-31-2012 14:47 UTC-7

Jerrod Ankenman Eliminated in 18th Place ($5,416)

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Jerrod Ankenman got himself all in against Mike Sexton, and the board ran out like this:

Ankenman: {8-Spades} {7-Clubs} / {2-Clubs} {K-Diamonds} {9-Spades} {J-Clubs} / {2-Hearts}
Sexton: {A-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} / {8-Clubs} {7-Spades} {10-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds} / (x)

Sexton had one card to come, and Ankenman had a sweat. He was in front with his lowly pair of deuces, and he had a chance to scoop the pot if the poker gods were willing. But Sexton yanked the {10-Hearts} from the deck to make a pair of tens, taking the full pot and the rest of Ankenman's short stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerrod Ankenman	Busted

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05-31-2012 14:45 UTC-7

Jimmy Fricke Eliminated in 19th Place ($5,416)

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Player	Chips	Progress
Jimmy Fricke	Busted

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05-31-2012 14:43 UTC-7

Frankie O'Dell Eliminated in 20th Place ($5,416)

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Yarron Bendor and Frankie O'Dell mixed it up in a third-street raising war that left O'Dell all in. The board ran out like so:

Bendor: {A-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} / {A-Spades} {J-Spades} {9-Spades} {10-Clubs} / {6-Hearts}
O'Dell: {K-Hearts} {Q-Spades} / {A-Hearts} {2-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} {6-Diamonds} / (x)

O'Dell had to make a low on seventh to stay afloat, but a blank has sent him off to the exit in 20th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frankie O'Dell	Busted

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