Event #57: $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better/Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Mix

Omaha Hi-Lo

Alex Luneau raised to 40,000 from under the gun and Larry Tull called in the small blind and checked the     flop.

Luneau bet 20,000 and Tull called before he checked the   on the turn.

Luneau bet 40,000 and Tull check-raised to 80,000. Luneau released and dropped to 155,000 as Tull moved up to 1.3 million.

Larry Tull	1,335,000	266,000
Alex Luneau	155,000	-100,000

Omaha Hi-Lo

Jared Bleznick leaned over to his left, checking Smith Sirisakorn's and Jameson Painter's stacks. Then he raised from the button and both blinds called.

Bleznick continued on the     flop and both Sirisakorn and Painter called again.

The   turn and the   river were both checked through.

"Full house," Sirisakorn announced with a voice of a convinced winner. He rolled over his      and both of his opponents mucked.

Smith Sirisakorn	1,150,000	100,000
Jared Bleznick	650,000	-70,000
Jameson Painter	560,000	-60,000

Stud Hi-Lo

Naoya Kihara lost a big pot to Jameson Painter on the previous hand where he folded fifth street to a Painter bet and would be left with just one big bet.

After Painter brought it in, Larry Tull completed to 20,000 before Naoya Kihara raised all in for his last 36,000. Painter called, as did Tull. Tull bet fourth and fifth streets with Painter calling once, and then folding fifth.

Painter:    /     (folded on fifth)
Tull:    /    
Kihara:    /    

On sixth, Tull caught the   and Kihara the   to be left drawing dead.

On seventh, Tull found the   and Kihara the  , and he would be eliminated in 10th place for a $13,662 payday.

Larry Tull	1,069,000	0
Naoya Kihara	0	0

Stud Hi-Lo

Bonnie Rossi opted to complete with the   and Smith Sirisakorn called with the  .

Rossi received a king on fourth and bet again. Smith stuck around.

Fifth street saw Sirisakorn hit a king as well, and he led out. Rossi shook her head and laid down.

Rossi:    /     (folded on fifth)
Sirisakorn:    /    

Smith Sirisakorn	1,200,000	100,000
Bonnie Rossi	80,000	-65,000

Omaha Hi-Lo

Naoya Kihara raised to 40,000 from under the gun and both Samoeun Mon and Alex Luneau called from the button and small blind, respectively.

The flop fell     and Mon bet out 20,000 with both Luneau and Kihara check-calling.

The turn of the   was checked through as the   landed on the river.

Luneau and Kihara checked to Mon who bet 40,000 as both Luneau and Kihara called.

Mon tabled his      for queens up and the nut low as Luneau tabled his      for the same nut low. Kihara tabled his      for the same nut low also, and it would be Mon winning the lion's share of this pot — two-thirds, to be exact.

Samoeun Mon	440,000	110,000
Alex Luneau	250,000	-45,000
Naoya Kihara	200,000	-60,000

Omaha Hi-Lo

Mikhail Semin raised from the button and his neighbour Smith Sirisakorn reraised. Semin called and paid another bet on the     flop.

The turn was the   and Sirisakorn fired again. Semin put in all his chips, making it just 2,000 more. Sirisakorn threw in the extra pennies.

"You got it?" Semin asked.

"Yes," replied Sirisakorn, turning up his      for the nut-flush.

Semin showed     , hoping for another low card to chop the pot. The river  , however, brought him zero help, and Semin departed in 11th place.

Smith Sirisakorn	1,240,000	140,000
Mikhail Semin	0	-120,000

Stud Hi-Lo

Alex Luneau had the bring-in and Chad Eveslage completed to 15,000. Larry Tull raised and Naoya Kihara called before Eveslage called all in for 21,000. Tull proceded to bet every street thereafter with Kihara calling him down.

Eveslage:    /      /  
Tull:    /      /  
Kihara:    /      /  

On seventh after his bet was called, Tull revealed his     and Kihara tabled his     to see the side pot chopped.

Once Eveslage revealed his    , he would be eliminated in 12th place for a $10,748 payday as Kihara and Tull chopped the main pot also.

Chad Eveslage

0

-24,000

Stud Hi-Lo

Catching the action on fifth street, Chad Eveslage checked to Larry Tull and he bet. Evesalge called, and that same betting action was repeated on sixth street.

Eveslage:    /      /  
Tull:    /      /  

Both players checked seventh and Tull tabled his     to scoop Eveslage when he mucked.

Larry Tull	920,000	130,000
Chad Eveslage	160,000	-168,000

Omaha Hi-Lo

From the button, Chad Eveslage raised and Naoya Kihara called.

The flop fell     and Kihara checked to Eveslage who bet 15,000. Kihara check-raised to 30,000 and Eveslage called as the turn landed the  .

Kihara bet and Eveslage called as the   completed the board on the river.

Kihara checked, Eveslage bet, and Kihara called, tabling his      for the low as Eveslage tabled his      for the high.

Stud Hi-Lo

Naoya Kihara had the bring-in and Jameson Painter completed next to act. Chad Eveslage called, as did Larry Tull. On fourth, Kihara bet and all three players called.

On fifth, Kihara bet, Painter called, Eveslage folded, and Tull called before sixth street was checked through.

Kihara:    /      /  
Painter:    /      /  
Eveslage:    /     (folded on fifth)
Tull:    /      /  

On seventh, Kihara bet and only Painter called.

Kihara announced two pairs and Painter immediately revealed his     for kings-up and Kihara mucked.

Larry Tull	790,000	-30,000
Jameson Painter	555,000	150,000
Chad Eveslage	328,000	-37,000
Naoya Kihara	235,000	65,000