Event #52: $2,500 Nine Game Mix 6-Handed

Seven Card Stud

Taylor Paur:    /    
Michael Chow:    /    

Picking action up on fourth street, showing ace-high on board, Taylor Paur check-called a bet from Michael Chow.

On fifth street, Paur paired his ace, but checked, with his opponent now showing a three-flush on board. Chow then bet and Paur called.

Paur picked up a third ace on sixth street and this time led into Chow, who made the call.

On seventh, Paur slowed down with a check, which brought a quick bet from Chow.

Paur then check-raised, leaving himself with a single T-5,000 chip behind.

Chow frustratedly mucked his hand, sending the huge pot across the table.

Michael Chow	1,515,000	-512,000
Taylor Paur	1,300,000	670,000

No-Limit Hold'em

Michael Chow raised to 60,000 on the button and Mike Gorodinsky moved all in blind for his last 76,000. Chow called.

Mike Gorodinsky:   
Michael Chow:   

On the flop of    , Gorodinsky squeezed his cards and said he had paint. By the turn   however, it wouldn't matter, as Chow made a straight, while Gorodinsky then showed    and was drawing dead before the dealer dropped the   on the river.

Michael Chow	2,300,000	-200,000
Mike Gorodinsky	0	-860,000

Seven Card Stud 8 or Better

Warwick Mirzikinian:    /    
Phil Long:    /    

Picking action up on fourth street, Warwick Mirzikinian check-called bets from Phil Long on fourth and fifth streets, then after action was checked through on sixth with Mirzikinian pairing his door card, the players checked once more on seventh.

Mirzikinian showed two pair, eights and sevens along with an eight-seven low, which was good on both sides of the pot to scoop and put Long back on a short stack.

Warwick Mirzikinian	1,480,000	680,000
Phil Long	325,000	-25,000

Limit Hold'em

Andre Akkari raised in first position and was three-bet by Nick Guagenti in the small blind.

Akkari called to see a flop of    , then faced an immediate bet from Guagenti. Akkari called.

On the turn  , Guagenti bet again and was once more called by Akkari.

The river pairing   saw one more bet from Guagenti, but this time he was met by a raise by Akkari.

Guagenti gave his decision over a minute's time before tossing in a call to see    from Akkari for rivered trips.

Guagenti frustratedly tossed his cards into the muck as the large pot was pushed to the Brazilian star.

Andre Akkari	1,960,000	460,000
Nick Guagenti	490,000	-610,000

Omaha 8 or better

David Bach opened and two players called, including Phil Long in the big blind.

On a     flop, Bach bet and was called by the two players. On a   turn, Bach bet again and Long was the only caller.
The river was a   and Long checked for the third time. Bach bet a last time and Long called.

Bach showed      and scooped the pot with A-2 for the low and flush for the Hi.

David Bach	2,350,000	-100,000
Phil Long	350,000	-300,000

Limit Hold'em

Picking action up on the flop with approximately 140,000 in the pot on a flop of    , David Bach checked his big blind to Daniel Negreanu who bet from the cutoff. Warwick Mirzikinian folded on the button and Bach came back with a raise, which Negreanu called.

The turn brought the   and Negreanu called a bet from Bach.

On the   river, Negreanu just called another bet, leaving himself just 20,000 behind.

Bach showed    for a flopped straight, and Negreanu mucked his hand.

On the next hand, Negreanu was all-in in the big blind for that last 20,000.

Kijoon Park raised the button and was heads-up with Negreanu.

Daniel Negreanu:   
Kijoon Park:   

Negreanu was well ahead, but as much of his summer has been, his luck failed him as on the       runout, as Park drilled a king on the end to three-out Negreanu and send him to the payout cage.

With just 12 players now remaining, another redraw has taken place with the remaining two tables moved to "The Horseshoe" in the shadow of the mothership.

Kijoon Park	3,000,000	3,000,000
David Bach	2,450,000	870,000
Warwick Mirzikinian	750,000	-480,000
Daniel Negreanu	0	-685,000

Seven Card Stud

Daniel Negreanu:   /   
Warwick MIrzikinian:   /    - folded fifth street
Kijoon Park:   /    - folded fifth street
David Bach:   /  - folded bring-in

Daniel Negreanu completed David Bach's bring-in and was called by both Warwick Mirzikinian and KT Park. Bach folded.

On fourth street Park checked to Negreanu who bet, and was called by both remaining opponents.

Negreanu continued betting on fifth street and received a pair of folds to earn a healthy pot and chip up to nearly 700,000.

Kijoon Park	2,350,000	2,350,000
David Bach	1,580,000	-49,000
Warwick Mirzikinian	1,230,000	195,000
Daniel Negreanu	685,000	220,000

2-7 Triple Draw

Zak Lawson was down to 47,000 when he decided to play this hand. Only Phil Long was against him.

On the first draw, Lawson changed two cards, Long changed one. Same scenario on the second draw, before they both picked one card each on the last draw.

With      , Lawson made a pair and could not beat       for Long who had a queen.

Two hand before that, Lawson confessed to his opponents that he never plays mix games usually. Akkari and Salazar looked surprised and speechless to that.

Phil Long	505,000	-195,000
Zak Lawson	0	-390,000

No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw

Christian Pereira moved all in for 93,000 from the cutoff and was called by Michael Chow on the button.

Pereira drew one, while Chow patted.

Chow showed       and Pereira simply mucked his hand, knowing he was drawing dead.

Michael Chow	1,800,000	700,000
Christian Pereira	0	-180,000