$1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better (Event #27)

Michael Mizrachi:    /      /  
Michael Sopko:    /      /  

After two bets went in on third street, Michael Sopko bet every street with Michael Mizrachi calling him down, only to fold on seventh street with Sopko having just 60,000 chips behind.

Robert Gray	1,900,000	0
Michael Mizrachi	1,800,000	-300,000
Michael Sopko	900,000	370,000

Hand 1

Michael Mizrachi:    /      /  
Michael Sopko:    /      /  
Robert Gray:    /    - folded on fourth street

Michael Sopko brought it in, and Robert Gray completed. Michael Mizrachi and Sopko called, then Mizrachi bet fourth street after Gray checked. Sopko called and Gray folded, then Sopko proceeded to call bets on the next two streets. Mizrachi fired a final shell on seventh street, and Sopko folded.

Hand 2

Michael Mizrachi:    /      /  
Michael Sopko:    /      - folded on sixth street

Michael Sopko completed and Mizrachi called. Sopko check-called on fourth and fifth street, but check-folded on sixth street. He now has less than a million in chips.

Robert Gray	2,000,000	0
Michael Mizrachi	1,700,000	795,000
Michael Sopko	920,000	-780,000

Elias Hourani:    /      /  
Robert Gray:    /      /  

Robert Gray completed and Elias Hourani called. Gray check-called on fourth street and bet on fifth street. Hourani raised and was all in. Gray called with    and Hourani showed   

Hourani made a pair on sixth street with Gray making his low. Gray then drew the   on seventh street for a bigger pair, and Hourani would need to make a his low or improve from a single pair. He drew the   which wasn't enough and he was eliminated.

Robert Gray	2,300,000	400,000
Elias Hourani	0	-325,000

Elias Hourani:    /      /  
Robert Gray:    /      /  

Robert Gray brought in and Elias Hourani called. Gray bet every street and Hourani called down.

Gray showed down     for a full house and turned to his rail, throwing his hands into the air as his opponent mucked.

Michael Sopko	1,600,000	-100,000
Michael Mizrachi	565,000	-20,000
Elias Hourani	370,000	-340,000

Elias Hourani:    /      /  
Michael Sopko:    /      /  

On fourth street Elias Hourani check-called a bet from Michael Sopko. Sopko bet on fifth street and called a raise from Hourani. On sixth street Sopko check-called a bet from Hourani and the pair checked seventh street.

Hourani showed     for a pair of sevens and Sopko showed     for aces up and took down the pot.

Michael Sopko	1,700,000	400,000
Elias Hourani	620,000	-330,000

Michael Sopko:    /      /  
Robert Gray:    /      /  

On fourth and fifth street Robert Gray bet and Michael Sopko called. Despite taking the lead with open sevens on sixth street, Sopko checked and Gray checked behind.

Sopko bet on seventh street and Gray called. Sopko showed     for a full house and took down the pot.

Robert Gray	1,700,000	-300,000
Michael Sopko	1,500,000	300,000

Elias Hourani:    /      /  
Michael Sopko:    /      /  
Robert Gray:    /      /  

Michael Sopko brought in and got two callers. Fourth street checked to Sopko who bet and got two callers.

The trio checked fifth and sixth street before Robert Gray checked seventh street to Elias Hourani who bet. Both opponents folded and he chipped up.

Robert Gray	2,000,000	-100,000
Michael Sopko	1,200,000	-100,000
Michael Mizrachi	825,000	50,000
Elias Hourani	550,000	100,000

Elias Hourani:    /      /  
Michael Mizrachi:    /      /  

Elias Hourani completed and called all in after Michael Mizrachi raised.Hourani showed    for three to a low with Mizrachi holding    for buried sixes.

Hourani picked up a fourth low card on fourth street, and a bigger pair on fifth street. By seventh street Mizrachi needed to make two pair but bricked as the   completed Hourani's low and he scooped the pot to double up.

Michael Mizrachi	945,000	-155,000
Elias Hourani	250,000	75,000