Friday, July 3, 2015 7:44 PM Local Time
Limit Hold'em
Jared Bleznick raises in the cutoff and Andrew Barber calls from the big blind.
The flop falls and Bleznick continues with a bet of 30,000. Barber calls before the and is checked down.
Bleznick tables his and Barber mucks.
Andrew Barber - 1,660,000
Jared Bleznick - 695,000
Friday, July 3, 2015 7:38 PM Local Time
Limit Hold'em
Andrew Barber raises in the cutoff and Joe Hachem three-bets the button. Barber calls as the dealer fans a flop.
Barber checks, Hachem bets and Barber calls before the and are checked down.
Hachem tables his and Barber mucks.
Andrew Barber - 1,690,000
Joe Hachem - 1,150,000
Friday, July 3, 2015 7:36 PM Local Time
Limit Hold'em
From under the gun, Jared Bleznick makes it 60,000 to go and Andrew Barber calls from the button as the dealer spreads a flop.
Bleznick leads out for 30,000 and Barber calls before Bleznick continues again when the turn lands the . Barber raises to 120,000 and Bleznick calls before checking the on the river.
Barber bets out 60,000 and Bleznick calls.
Barber tables his for trips and Bleznick mucks.
Andrew Barber - 1,850,000
Jared Bleznick - 640,000
Friday, July 3, 2015 7:32 PM Local Time
Limit Hold'em
From the cutoff, Jared Bleznick raises to 60,000 and Andrew Barber calls in the big blind.
The flop falls and Barber checks to Bleznick who bets out 30,000. Barber responds with a check-raise and Bleznick calls as the lands on the turn.
Barber leads out for 60,000 and Bleznick folds.
Andrew Barber - 1,500,000
Jared Bleznick - 905,000
Friday, July 3, 2015 7:29 PM Local Time
Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo
Andrew Barber completes and Joe Hachem calls. Don Zewin raises and both Barber and Hachem call.
On fourth, Zewin bets out and only Hachem calls as Zewin bets fifth. Hachem raises to 120,000 and Zewin calls all-in for his last 35,000.
Barber: (X)(X) / (folded on fourth)
Hachem: /
Zewin: /
On sixth Hachem catches a as Zewin finds a .
On seventh, Zewin finds the to improve to two-pair, and needing to find one of the two case fives to scoop, Hachem can only find the as the pot is chopped up.
Friday, July 3, 2015 7:25 PM Local Time
Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo
Andrew Barber completes and Scotty Nguyen calls. Barber keeps the lead on fourth and bets. Nguyen calls and they both check fifth street. Sixth street completes their board.
Barber: (x-x)/
Nguyen: (x-x)/
On sixth, Barber checks and Nguyen bets 60,000. Barber check-calls and the river is dealt face down.
"Let's see who catches a pair first baby," said Nguyen.
On the river, Barber checks and Nguyen bets again. Barber quickly check-calls and Nguyen shows , giving him a pair of fives and Barber shows , giving him a pair of aces and the pot.
"Wow, what a call," said another player at the table.
Andrew Barber - 1,300,000
Scotty Nguyen - 315,000
Friday, July 3, 2015 7:21 PM Local Time
Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo
Frank Kassela completes and is called by Joe Hachem and Viatcheslav Zhukov. All three players check fourth street and Kassela bets 60,000 on fifth street. Hachem calls and Zhukov raises to 120,000. Kassela calls and Hachem folds. On sixth street, their boards look like this:
Kassela: (x-x)/
Zhukov: (x-x)/
Hachem: (x-x)/ /fold
On sixth, Zhukov bets and Kassela raises. Zhukov calls and checks the river. Kassela bets and Zhukov calls.
"Six low and a pair of aces," said Kassela as he shows in the hole.
Zhukov tables in the hole, giving him a full house and they chop the pot.
Frank Kassela - 1,000,000
Viatcheslav Zhukov - 1,250,000
Friday, July 3, 2015 7:20 PM Local Time
Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo
Jared Bleznick has the bring-in and Scotty Nguyen completes. Joe Hachem calls and then leads on fourth with Nguyen calling.
Nguyen takes back the betting lead on fifth and sixth with Hachem calling fifth before raising sixth. Nguyen calls and then check-calls a bet on seventh.
Nguyen: (X)(X) / / (X)
Hachem: (X)(X) / / (X)
Nguyen tables his / for a low as Hachem tables his / for a flush.
Joe Hachem - 950,000
Scotty Nguyen - 510,000
Friday, July 3, 2015 7:11 PM Local Time
Seven Card Stud
Viacheslav Zhukov completes and Scotty Nguyen raises to 60,000. Zhukov calls and proceeds to call a bet on fourth before folding to 60,000 from Nguyen on fifth.
Zhukov: (X)(X) /
Nguyen: (X)(X) /
Viacheslav Zhukov - 1,200,000
Scotty Nguyen - 500,000
Friday, July 3, 2015 7:04 PM Local Time
The cards are back in the air!
Friday, July 3, 2015 7:04 PM Local Time
Level: 20
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 7,000
Friday, July 3, 2015 6:39 PM Local Time
The remaining seven players are heading on a 20-minute break.
Friday, July 3, 2015 6:38 PM Local Time
Seven Card Stud
Viatcheslav Zhukov completes to 25,000 and Jared Bleznick makes it 50,000. Arash Ghaneian calls and Zhukov calls as well. On fourth street, Bleznick bets and Ghaneian raises to 50,000. Zhukov folds and Bleznick asks how much he has behind. Ghaneian informs him that he has 88,000 left and Bleznick calls. On fifth, Bleznick bets and Ghaneian calls.On sixth street, their boards are completed.
Bleznick: (x-x)/
Ghaneian: (x-x)/
Bleznick bets and Ghaneian slams his last 38,000 into the middle.
"There's not a single club out," said Ghaneian as he stands up from the table and turns to his rail.
Ghaneian shows in the hole, giving him a straight flush draw and Bleznick shows in the hole, giving him a pair of kings.
"I got to sit back down for this," said Ghaneian. "I got to get this right."
Ghaneian peels his river card before saying "You got it" and tabling the . Bleznick flips up the as a formality to give him two pair, the pot and leave the final table with seven players.
Friday, July 3, 2015 6:37 PM Local Time
Seven Card Stud
Arash Ghaneian completes and both Andrew Barber and Eli Elezra call. Barber bets out on fourth street and only Elezra calls before Barber bets fifth following an Elezra check. Elezra makes the call, and on sixth, he leads out for his last 49,000 with Barber calling.
Ghaneian: (X)(X) / (folded on fourth)
Barber: /
Elezra: /
With Elezra in the lead, he would need to fade Barber spiking a club or improving on his one pair.
Barber squeezed first and revealed the to take the lead with trips.
Now needing a ten or a seven, Elezra would unfortunately only reveal the and consequently was headed to the rail in 9th place - one short of making another WSOP final table.
Friday, July 3, 2015 6:33 PM Local Time
Razz
Andrew Barber completes and Eli Elezra calls. Elezra bets out on fourth and Barber calls before he leads on fifth and Elezra folds.
Barber: (X)(X) /
Elezra: (X)(X) /
As Barber is scooping the pot, Elezra tables his in the hole for a pair.
Eli Elezra - 150,000
Friday, July 3, 2015 6:28 PM Local Time
Razz
Jared Bleznick completes and Scotty Nguyen calls. Bleznick bets every street and Scotty Nguyen calls down with the boards running out like this:
Bleznick: (x-x)/ /(x)
Nguyen: (x-x)/ /(x)
Bleznick shows in the hole and Nguyen mucks his hand.
Jared Bleznick - 870,000
Scotty Nguyen - 420,000
Friday, July 3, 2015 6:24 PM Local Time
Razz
Jared Bleznick completes to 25,000 and Arash Ghaneian calls. On fourth, Bleznick bets 25,000 and Ghaneian raises to 50,000. Bleznick calls and they get Ghaneian's last 54,000 into the middle on fifth.
Bleznick: ( )/
Ghaneian: ( )/
Ghaneian has a made 7-6 low on fifth and Bleznick is drawing to an 8-6 low. Bleznick hits on sixth to make an 8-6 and Ghaneian pairs his deuce. Bleznick sweats his river card, needing to improve to a six low, but tables to give the pot to Ghaneian. Ghaneian shows on the river as a formality and doubles up.
Arash Ghaneian - 310,000
Jared Bleznick - 610,000
Friday, July 3, 2015 6:21 PM Local Time
Following the elimination of Daniel Ospina, here is how the unofficial final table line-up and approximate chip counts.
Seat 1: Arash Ghaneian (72,000)
Seat 2: Frank Kassela (800,000)
Seat 3: Andrew Barber (794,000)
Seat 4: Eli Elezra (230,000)
Seat 5: Joe Hachem (1,170,000)
Seat 6: Don Zewin (383,000)
Seat 7: Viacheslav Zhukov (1,160,000)
Seat 8: Jared Bleznick (785,000)
Seat 9: Scotty Nguyen (700,000)
Friday, July 3, 2015 6:21 PM Local Time
After a short break, the cards are back in the air with the table playing Razz.
Friday, July 3, 2015 6:10 PM Local Time
The players are taking a short break to move over to the secondary feature table.