Event #30: $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship

Razz

Jason Mercier completed and Andrew Brown raised to 40,000. Mercier called and both players checked fourth.

On fifth, Mercier bet and Brown folded.

Mercier:    /    
Brown:    /    

"I should have three-bet you and then bet!" stated Mercier as he showed his    in the hole.

"But I paired, and I thought there was no way you paired," Mercier added.

"I hit the case eight. I had eight-three in the hole and still managed to pair it," responded Brown.

Jason Mercier	690,000	60,000
Andrew Brown	680,000	25,000

Omaha Hi-Lo

The action folded around to Brian Rast in the small blind who raised. Don Zewin called from the big blind.

The flop came     and Rast bet. Zewin called.

The turn brought the   and Rast bet. Zewin raised. Rast called.

The   completed the board and Rast bet again. Zewin raised sending Rast into the tank.

Rast thought for a few minutes before reluctantly mucking his hand.

Don Zewin	850,000	146,000
Brian Rast	320,000	-233,000

Omaha Hi-Lo

During the deal, an   was exposed. Jerry Wong raised and Anthony Zinno defended his big blind.

The flop as     and Zinno bet. Wong called. The turn was the   and again Zinno bet and Wong called. Zinno check-called a bet on the   river and Wong showed      for a straight. There was no low and Zinno was scooped.

Then, in another hand, Brian Rast called from early position. Zinno called from the small blind and Eric Rodawig checked the big blind.

The flop was    . Zinno bet and got two callers. The turn was the   and Zinno bet and again got two callers. The river was the  and all players checked.

"Two pair and a seven-six low," said Zinno, showing     .

"I have a set of kings," said Rodawig showing     .

Rast studied both opponents' boards intensely before mucking.

Eric Rodawig	800,000	440,000
Jerry Wong	725,000	40,000
Anthony Zinno	220,000	-105,000

Omaha Hi-Lo

Richard Chase opened to 40,000 from under the gun and Yuebin Guo three-bet the button to 60,000. Chase called and both players checked the     flop.

The turn landed the   and Chase bet 40,000 and Guo folded.

Chase tabled his      and collected the pot.

Yuebin Guo	780,000	-100,000
Richard Chase	740,000	60,000

Hold'em

The action folded to Richard Chase in the small blind and he raised to 40,000. Mack Lee clicked it back to 60,000 and Chase called before checking the     flop.

Lee bet 20,000 and Chase check-raised to 40,000. Lee called and, after the turn landed the   and Chase bet 40,000, Lee called again.

The river landed the   and Chase dropped in another bet of 40,000. Lee called, but then mucked once Chase tabled his    for top set.

Richard Chase	680,000	245,000
Mack Lee	140,000	-185,000

Stud Hi-Lo

Bohlman:    /    - folded on fourth street
Negreanu:    /      /  
Zinno:    /      /  

Scott Bohlman completed and Daniel Negreanu called before Anthony Zinno raised. Both players called. Zinno and Bohlman checked to Negreanu on fourth street who bet. Zinno raised and Bohlman folded. Negreanu called.

Zinno check-called bets from Negreanu on all remaining streets. Negreanu showed     for two pairs and an eight-six low. Zinno showed     having started with ace-ace-deuce and mucked.

"You could have scooped that hand," said Brian Rast as Zinno counted out his remaining 35,000 chips.

Zinno nodded. "Let's see what I can do with this," he said, gesturing to his stack.

Daniel Negreanu	1,160,000	272,000
Anthony Zinno	35,000	-248,000

Stud Hi-Lo

Andrew Brown completed and was called by Yuebin Guo and Mack Lee.

On fourth, Lee bet. Brown folded. Guo called.

On fifth, Guo bet. Lee called.

A final bet on sixth by Guo was enough to take down the pot after Lee released his hand.

Brown:    /    (folded on fourth)
Guo:    /     
Lee:    /      (folded on sixth)

Yuebin Guo	770,000	95,000
Mack Lee	278,000	-213,000

Stud Hi-Lo

Catching the action on fourth street, Jerry Wong bet out 15,000 and Daniel Negreanu called. This betting sequence was repeated on fifth, sixth, and seventh streets.

Wong:    /      /  
Negreanu:    /      /  

After Negreanu called on seventh, Wong tabled his     for trip threes and Negreanu shook his head from left-to-right and then mucked his hand to relinquish the pot to Wong.

Daniel Negreanu	888,000	-122,000
Jerry Wong	685,000	85,000

Stud

Mark Gregorich completed and Jason Mercier raised to 30,000, Gregorich pushed the remainder of his chips in, totalling 51,000, and Mercier called as each player's boards ran out as follows:

Gregorich:    /     
Mercier:    /     

With Mercier catching up and taking the lead in the hand headed into seventh street, he announced he was fifty-fifty before revealing the   to see his hand remain at kings-up.

Gregorich would need to make two pairs or find a five or ace to stay alive, and when he squeezed his seventh card, he revealed the   to stay alive with trips and double to 126,000.

Mark Gregorich

126,000

51,000