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Monday, June 20, 2011 3:32 PM Local Time
Ted Forrest: / /
Christopher George: / /
Ted Forrest had fired out on the river and Christopher George tanked before making the call, Forrest turned over for a boat to scoop a sizeable pot.
Ted Forrest | 375,000 | 145,000 |
Christopher George | 200,000 | -150,000 |
Monday, June 20, 2011 3:20 PM Local Time
Forrest: /
Chen:
After Ted Forrest completed on third street, Bill Chen raised. Forrest called and both checked fourth street. Forrest bet fifth street, getting a call from Chen. A pair of deuces gave Chen the on-board lead on sixth street and the rest of his stack got into the middle.
Chen tabled for queens up, but Forrest had him beat with for a straight. Seventh street was dealt and the Forrest flipped over the , taking away an out from Chen.
The did nothing for Chen and he's headed to the payout desk in 14th place.
Ted Forrest | 230,000 | 70,000 |
Bill Chen | 0 | -80,000 |
Monday, June 20, 2011 3:11 PM Local Time
Bill Chen: / /
John Racener: / /
Racener completed and Bill Chen raised, virtually committing himself while Racener quickly set him in for the rest. Chen looked to be in trouble on fourth but then made fives with a bigger kicker as Racener's board bricked off - fives with an ace queen kicker were good for the entire pot.
John Racener | 400,000 | -40,000 |
Bill Chen | 80,000 | -20,000 |
Monday, June 20, 2011 3:07 PM Local Time
Cyndy Violette was short after she paid off David Benyamine's seventh street bet when his board was , the Frenchman turned over to scoop as Violette only had to go with her board of .
The remaining chips were in as follows:
Violette: / /
Benyamine: / /
Erik Seidel: / /
Beyamine fired on fourth, fifth and sixth before check-calling seventh. Seidel turned over for a 7-6-3-2-A and a baby flush. Benyamine was about to muck his hand but then realised, "Oh, I've not checked my last card!" he turned over and then the to house up for the high.
Violette couldn't beat either of these hands and simply mucked her cards, she goes out in 15th place.
Cyndy Violette | 0 | -110,000 |
Monday, June 20, 2011 3:07 PM Local Time
However, Ted Forrest has finally arrived to do battle after his chair did all the hard work of steering their stack into the money.
Monday, June 20, 2011 2:53 PM Local Time
Ted Forrest is still missing in action.
Monday, June 20, 2011 2:51 PM Local Time
Laak: /
Hellmuth: /
Savinov: /
Violette: /
Well, this one had some serious action to start. After Phil Laak brought it in, Phil Hellmuth completed. Mikhail Savinov called, but Cyndy Violette decided to make a stand with her short stack and raised. Laak, though, re-raised. Hellmuth ducked out, Savinov came along, and Violette called all in for another 5,000.
Violette had the lead on fourth street on board, but Laak was first to act and he bet. Savinov called again, but then check-folded on fifth street.
Laak's wheel draw was up against Violette's aces. Sixth street for Cyndy was the to give her aces up. Laak hit the on sixth to pair up as well, but his seventh was the , clinching the hand for Cyndy.
Phil Laak | 152,000 | -41,000 |
Cyndy Violette | 110,000 | 57,000 |
Monday, June 20, 2011 2:41 PM Local Time
Chris Tryba: / /
John Racener: / /
Felipe Ramos: / /
Chris Tryba was all in for his final chips on fifth street with John Racener and Felipe Ramos calling. They checked it down, Ramos showed for aces up, Racener had for an 8-6-5-3-2 low. Tryba turned over , needing a five to scoop, another unpaired low card to take the low or the case king for the high. He bricked them all though and caught a and became the first player out in the money.
Chris Tryba | 0 | -75,000 |
Monday, June 20, 2011 2:30 PM Local Time
Chen: / /
George: /
Chen was the aggressor until sixth street once George paired sixes. Both checked seventh street and Chen shook his head while saying, "Missed."
Chen showed for just deuces and a missed low draw while George tabled for sevens up.
Christopher George | 470,000 | 90,000 |
Bill Chen | 24,000 | -89,000 |
Monday, June 20, 2011 2:15 PM Local Time
*Table | Seat | Player |
285 | 1 | Phil Hellmuth |
285 | 2 | Mikhail Savinov |
285 | 3 | Joe Tehan |
285 | 4 | Erik Seidel |
285 | 5 | David Benyamine |
285 | 6 | Cyndy Violette |
285 | 7 | Ali Eslami |
285 | 8 | Phil Laak |
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291 | 1 | Ted Forrest (yet to arrive) |
291 | 2 | Bill Chen |
291 | 3 | Chris Tryba |
291 | 4 | Antony Lellouche |
291 | 5 | Christopher George |
291 | 6 | John Racener |
291 | 7 | Felipe Ramos |
291 | 8 | Eric Rodawig |
Monday, June 20, 2011 2:13 PM Local Time
Justin Smith: / /
Christopher George: / /
Justin Smith raised and Chris George made it two bets, Smith called then check-called fourth. On fifth Smith led out before putting in his last 17,000 on sixth. George called and turned over two pair before bricking the river, Smith squeezed and declared, "It's 50/50..." before disappointedly showing the instead of a five.
All remaining players are in the money.
Monday, June 20, 2011 2:09 PM Local Time
Jon Turner was the bring in with the and he completed. Next to act was Phil Hellmuth and he raised with the showing. Action folded around to Turner and the rest of his chips got into the middle.
Turner: /
Hellmuth: /
Turner's next three up cards came to give him kings up. Hellmuth's came , giving him outs to a flush, straight, low, pretty much the world. He peaked at his seventh street card, determining it was either the or . He flashed it to Turner first who was dejected to see the , giving Hellmuth trips. Turner was not saved by his on seventh street and is out in 18th place.
Phil Hellmuth | 394,000 | 62,000 |
Jon Turner | 0 | -44,000 |
Monday, June 20, 2011 2:04 PM Local Time
Currently we are missing Ted Forrest, Ali Eslami and Joe Tehan - one player from each table.
With the traffic on Flamingo, was it a bad day to carpool?
Monday, June 20, 2011 1:42 PM Local Time
Welcome to Day 3 of PokerNews' coverage of Event #33. the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship. A starting field of 168 is left with just 18 players, but only 16 will make the money and only one will emerge with the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
Leading the way into Day 3 is Eric Rodawig with 695,000, but a skilled bunch is hot on his heels. David Benyamine, Ali Eslami, Antony Lellouche, Joe Tehan, John Racener, Ted Forrest, Phil Laak...you getting the picture? An elite field of poker's finest are still in the hunt. Phil Hellmuth currently sits seventh is chips. Will this be the first non hold'em WSOP event that Hellmuth conquers? Then there is Erik Seidel. His 2011 has been one for the record books. Will he add another bracelet to his collection?
Here are the table and seat assignments:
Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
279 | 1 | Ali Eslami | 415,000 |
279 | 2 | Eric Rodawig | 695,000 |
279 | 3 | Erik Seidel | 126,000 |
279 | 4 | Antony Lellouche | 373,000 |
279 | 5 | --empty-- | -- |
279 | 6 | Christopher George | 350,000 |
279 | 7 | --empty-- | -- |
279 | 8 | Justin Smith | 86,000 |
| | | |
285 | 1 | --empty-- | -- |
285 | 2 | Bill Chen | 113,000 |
285 | 3 | Joe Tehan | 372,000 |
285 | 4 | --empty-- | -- |
285 | 5 | Felipe Ramos | 331,000 |
285 | 6 | Mikhail Savinov | 101,000 |
285 | 7 | Chris Tryba | 75,000 |
285 | 8 | Phil Laak | 193,000 |
| | | |
291 | 1 | Ted Forrest | 280,000 |
291 | 2 | --empty-- | -- |
291 | 3 | Cyndy Violette | 53,000 |
291 | 4 | John Racener | 321,000 |
291 | 5 | Jon Turner | 44,000 |
291 | 6 | Phil Hellmuth | 332,000 |
291 | 7 | David Benyamine | 448,000 |
291 | 8 | --empty-- | -- |
Play begins at 3pm local time, about 20 minutes from now, so be sure to keep it here at PokerNews throughout the day for all of the action as it unfolds!