Event #5: $1,500 Dealers Choice 6-Handed

Stud 8 or Better

Nick Kost:    /    
Andrew Kelsall:    /    

After Nick Kost defended his bring-in to an Andrew Kelsall completion, Kost bet every street the rest of the way.

He got calls the whole way from the start of day chip leader with Kelsall frustratedly mucking his hand at the end after seeing Kost's pair of eights for high and eight-seven low good on both ends to scoop the pot.

Nick Kost	1,500,000	750,000
Andrew Kelsall	1,200,000	-250,000

Badeucey

Nick Kost raised the button and got a call from David Levi in the big blind.

Levi drew three, while Kost only took two. Levi then check-raised a bet from Kost, which Kost called.

Levi now only drew one, while Kost still needed two. Levi led out but now got raised by Kost. Levi called

One card was still needed by Levi but Kost stood pat. Levi then check-called a bet by Kost and the very similar hands were revealed.

Kost held       while Levi showed      .

Levi had Kost barely pipped for each half of the pot with his eight-six-four low and eight-six-three-two Badugi.

David Levi	1,450,000	650,000
Nick Kost	675,000	-625,000

Andrew Brown arrived at his new seat and limp-jammed out of the small blind in a NLHE hand. Clayton Mozdzen had raised to 105,000 in the big blind and folded to the shove, mentioning he had the   .

Mozdzen then folded after the final draw in a Badacey hand to John Racener, who chipped up further without showdown.

Over on the other table, David Levi recovered from a severe short stack and Andrew Kelsall also chipped up as well.

Stud Hi-Lo Regular

David Levi:    /    
James Johnson:    /     folded on fifth

Levi completed and then complained when James Johnson raised again.

"Don't worry, I gonna f*** you up," Levi promised with a grin. Several further f***s were given in the table chat as Levi predicted high cards for Johnson. His board improved and Johnson folded on fifth street.

Kelsall summed up the hand as follows: "Nine f***s and one pretzel."

Chad Eveslage	2,600,000	0
Andrew Brown	2,100,000	275,000
James Johnson	1,530,000	-570,000
Clayton Mozdzen	1,400,000	-200,000
Nick Kost	1,300,000	-405,000
Andrew Kelsall	1,100,000	435,000
David Levi	800,000	425,000
John Racener	800,000	265,000

Omaha 8 or Better

After Clayton Mozdzen raised in the small blind, John Racener put his remaining 200,000 or so into the pot before realizing his raise would be too much, so he pulled 90,000 chips back. Mozdzen called and then told Racener that he'd check dark.

"You don't know, I might not make anything," said Racener before the dealer spread a flop of    . Racener bet and Mozdzen obliged as racener was now all-in and at risk.

John Racener:     
Clayton Mozdzen:     

Racener's aces and nut-low draw were well ahead of Mozdzen's nines and worse low draw. The board completed    and Racener held to double up.

Clayton Mozdzen	1,600,000	-450,000
John Racener	535,000	325,000

No-Limit 5 Card Draw

David Levi was involved in three-way action with James Johnson and Andrew Brown, in which all drew one new card. It checked to Johnson and he bet 100,000 to force out his opponents. It was the second consecutive pot for Johnson, who moved back above two million in chips.

James Johnson	2,100,000	585,000
Andrew Brown	1,825,000	-35,000
David Levi	375,000	-465,000

Stud 8 or Better

Nick Kost:     /     
Andrew Kelsall:     /     

Nick Kost scooped two Stud 8 hands in a row to drag pots off Andrew Kelsall and James Johnson. The first hand saw him with a superior pair and low to leave Kelsall somewhat frustrated after the showdown.

Johnson showed even more emotions when he stormed away from the table for a few seconds. "Of course you gotta hit a straight," he sighed while Kost dragged in the next pot shortly after with a smile on the face.

James Johnson	1,800,000	-200,000
Nick Kost	1,800,000	1,075,000
Andrew Brown	1,400,000	-225,000
David Levi	1,000,000	-225,000
Andrew Kelsall	775,000	-225,000

Badeucey

Within three Badeucey hands, John Racener first doubled and then tripled a short stack while Ryan Roder dropped into the danger zone, all the while Clayton Mozdzen continued to add chips.

Racener survived despite discarding three on each draw against Chad Eveslage, who discarded four, one and patted in that order. Eveslage showed the   /      for a "black jack" and Racener somehow improved having started with the    to catch     for a ten.

He then got it in with   /      against the      of Mozdzen, who peeled the   as final card for Racener to triple up for 80,000.

Roeder had folded after the first draw in that hand and then battled with Mozdzen right after in a battle of the blinds. Roeder check-called on the first two draws discarding one each all the way while Mozdzen discarded two, one and then patted.

With fewer than three bets behind, Roeder checked after the final draw and tank-folded to another bet.

Clayton Mozdzen	2,650,000	150,000
Gregory Kelley	980,000	-120,000
Chad Eveslage	750,000	200,000
Ryan Roeder	280,000	-370,000
John Racener	265,000	185,000

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Stud 8 or Better

John Racener:   /    / 
Ryan Roeder:   /    / 

After Clayton Mozdzen folded to a bet from Ryan Roeder on fifth street, John Racener, who was down to just over one big bet commented "Just the card I didn't want to f***ing see" before heading into the tank for almost two minutes.

Ultimately he decided to soldier on in the hand and put in a call.

Roeder bet sixth street and Racener called all-in. His kings did indeed trail Roeder's aces with a low, but by picking up an nine on seventh street, Racener was able to survive with a chop by making two pair for the high.

John Racener:   /   
Gregory Kelley:   /    - folded fifth street

Shortly after, Racener was able to complete on third street and then bet fourth and fifth streets against Gregory Kelley before Kelley folded on the first big bet round to send the pot to Racener, whose stack continues to grow in health.

Clayton Mozdzen	2,060,000	120,000
Gregory Kelley	1,120,000	-30,000
John Racener	605,000	145,000
Ryan Roeder	500,000	-300,000