Event #69: Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

After the controversial hand with John Monnette, Esther Taylor was all-in for her ante against John Hoang and Monnette.

Hoang later bet into a side pot on fifth and seventh streets, with Monnette calling each.

Esther Taylor:   /    
John Hoang:   /    
John Monnette:   /    

Taylor actually showed great hole cards in the    , but she was still left with only a losing pair of dueces.

Hoang showed     for trip eights, and Monnette showed     for a losing two pair, which awarded the side pot to Hoang, who now has the chip lead.

John Hoang	3,500,000	700,000
John Monnette	1,500,000	-300,000
Esther Taylor	0	-10,000

After opting to put in a full bet with her bring-in, Carol Fuchs was all-in on fourth street for her last 5,000 chips versus John Hoang and Peder Berge, who checked the pot down to seventh, when Berge put out a bet that Hoang folded to.

Their boards read:

Carol Fuchs:   /    / 
Peder Berge:   /    / 
John Hoang:   /     - folded

Fuchs could only show     for a pair of sixes and an eight-seven low, while Berge showed     for a pair of queens and a seven-four low to scoop the pot and eliminate Fuchs.

John Hoang	2,800,000	400,000
Peder Berge	2,500,000	300,000
Carol Fuchs	0	-250,000

On third street, Jermain Reid brought in with the  , Espen Sandvik completed with the   from his very short stack, then from another short stack, Carol Fuchs raised with the  , and John Hoang cold-called behind Fuchs with the  .

Sandvik put the rest of his chips in the middle and the others called as well to build a large pot before fourth street, with Sandvik all-in.

On fourth, Hoang caught the   and led out with a bet. Reid caught the   and folded, as did Fuchs who caught the  .

Cards were turned over at that point as follows,

Espen Sandvik:   /  
john Hoang:   /  

Hoang's runout was perfect as he caught     to make a full house, while Sandvik couldn't improve or make a low to chop, and he was eliminated in 7th place.

John Hoang	2,600,000	1,100,000
Jermaine Reid	1,075,000	-1,425,000
Carol Fuchs	80,000	-145,000
Espen Sandvik	0	-550,000

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Day 1 chip leader Jermaine Reid has taken the chip lead just before the break, crossing the two million chip mark.

Meanwhile, Carol Fuchs lost a pair of pots just before the break that has shrunk her stack under 500,000.

Jermaine Reid	2,095,000	495,000
John Hoang	1,780,000	480,000
Peder Berge	1,715,000	-85,000
John Monnette	1,670,000	-230,000
Espen Sandvik	950,000	150,000
Esther Taylor	480,000	-20,000
Carol Fuchs	455,000	-645,000

Esther Taylor:   /    / 
Carol Fuchs:   /    / 

Carol Fuchs completed and was called by Esther Taylor. Fuchs continued betting through to seventh, when Taylor led out with a bet.

Fuchs called and turned over     for two pair, aces and threes, and a low. Taylor mucked her hand as she dropped down to 200,000.

A few hands later, Taylor would get those chips back against John Hoang

Esther Taylor:   /   
John Hoang:   /   

"That was such a good card for me," Taylor said after getting the ace on fifth street. Hoang hesitated before calling Taylor's all-in bet.

Taylor showed     for trip aces. Hoang had a flush draw with     but picked up the   on seventh to send over a double up.

John Hoang	1,300,000	-190,000
Carol Fuchs	1,100,000	500,000
Esther Taylor	500,000	-60,000

John Racener was down to his last 130,000 and got them all in against Espen Sandvik.

Racener was ahead with        for a pair of sixes going to seventh street as Sandvik was showing        for a pair of fours. But Sandvik made two pair with the  , and Racener could only flip over the   before wishing the table good luck.

Racener, who began the day as the chip leader, became the first player eliminated from the official final table.

Espen Sandvik	900,000	160,000
John Racener	0	-310,000

On third street, Esther Taylor brought in, Espen Sandvik completed, and John Monnette raised. Taylor defended her bring-in, and Sandvik also called, building a sizeable pot before fourth street, which was checked through, along with fifth street.

On sixth street, after action was checked to him, Monnette fired out a 100,000 chip big bet, which was called by both his opponents. As they reached the river, their boards read,

John Monnette:   /    / 
Espen Sandvik:   /    / 
Esther Taylor:   /    / 

Action again checked through on the end with Taylor showing    , and her pair of threes somehow holding up to take the high half of the pot, while Monnette showed     for a seven-low to take that side of the pot, as Sandvik mucked his hand.

John Monnette	1,900,000	100,000
Espen Sandvik	740,000	-60,000
Esther Taylor	560,000	-40,000

John Racener completed on third street with the   and was called by John Hoang and Esther Taylor. On fourth street, Hoang called a bet from Racener, while Taylor folded, and the remaining duo was off to the big bet rounds.

From fifth street onward, Hoang took the betting lead, with Racener calling fifth, then taking a bit of time before continuing on sixth street, then ultimately calling again on seventh with just over 300,000 behind.

Their boards read:

John Hoang:   /    / 
John Racener:   /    / 

Hoang showed     in the hole for a wheel, and Racener quickly tossed his cards into the muck.

John Hoang	1,490,000	490,000
Esther Taylor	600,000	-120,000
John Racener	310,000	-540,000

Joe Ranciato:   /    / 
John Monnette:   /    / 

John Monnette bet through to seventh street and was called by Joe Ranciato. Both players checked on seventh and Monnette showed     for two pair, nines and threes. Ranciato flashed    and could only shake his head as the pot headed to Monnette.

Left with 180,000, Joe Ranciato completed the next hand and was up against Espen Sandvik and Carol Fuchs.

Joe Ranciato:   /   
Carol Fuchs:   /   
Espen Sandvik:   /    - folded

Sandvik raised and Fuchs called. Ranciato then re-raised and both opponents called. Ranciato was all in on fourth street and called by Sandvik and Fuchs. Fuchs bet out fifth and Sandvik went into the tank for about a minute before folding.

Fuchs showed      for a pair and a low. Ranciato turned over      and got up to leave before the table pointed out he chopped the pot. He sat back down in his seat, still short but alive in the tournament.

John Monnette	1,800,000	495,000
Carol Fuchs	1,300,000	-100,000
Espen Sandvik	800,000	-140,000
Joseph Ranciato	300,000	-240,000