Friday, June 8, 2012 4:27 PM Local Time
Adam Friedman | / / |
Phil Ivey | / (FOLDED) |
Nikolai Yakovenko | / / |
On fourth street, The action checked to Friedman, who bet. Ivey and and Yakovenko called. Yakovenko led out when he paired on fifth, and only Friedman called. Yakovenko led again on sixth and seventh. Friedman called on sixth, but released on seventh.
"Nikolai wins the pot," the tournament director said after the hand.
"Call me Googles please," Yakovenko requested.
The tournament director looked at him quizzically, but nodded.
"Can you call me God Emperor Brunson as well?" Todd Brunson joked.
Friday, June 8, 2012 4:21 PM Local Time
Seat | Player |
1 | Sven Arntzen |
2 | Todd Brunson |
3 | Adam Friedman |
4 | Phil Ivey |
5 | Bryn Kenney |
6 | Zimnan Ziyard |
7 | Brian Twete |
8 | John Monnette |
9 | Nikolai Yakovenko |
Friday, June 8, 2012 4:14 PM Local Time
John Monnette was able to make kings and nines to scoop Jesse Martin in a pot knocking Martin down to about 55,000 in chips.
The next hand Jesse Martin got it all in against Brynn Kenney on fifth street. Martin tabled while Kenney flipped up . Kenney got the on sixth and was able to make a diamond flush. Martin had a low draw but did not make it when he got the on seventh. Kenney was able to scoop Martin and send him packing.
John Monnette | 595,000 | 115,000 |
Bryn Kenney | 260,000 | 50,000 |
Jesse Martin | 0 | -132,000 |
Friday, June 8, 2012 4:08 PM Local Time
Adam Friedman | 660,000 | -180,000 |
John Monnette | 480,000 | 0 |
Sven Arntzen | 420,000 | 45,000 |
Brian Twete | 290,000 | 10,000 |
Phil Ivey | 260,000 | 0 |
Zimnan Ziyard | 255,000 | -15,000 |
Nikolai Yakovenko | 235,000 | -15,000 |
Todd Brunson | 235,000 | -25,000 |
Bryn Kenney | 210,000 | -10,000 |
Jesse Martin | 132,000 | -43,000 |
Friday, June 8, 2012 4:06 PM Local Time
Sven Arntzen | / / |
Todd Brunson | / / |
Nikolai Yakovenko | / (FOLDED) |
When we reached the table on fourth street, Arntzen led out, and only Brunson called. Both players checked on fifth, and Arntzen led out on sixth and seventh. Brunson called both bets.
Friday, June 8, 2012 4:02 PM Local Time
Krapivinsky: / / |
Friedman: / / |
Kenney: / (FOLDED) |
All three players checked fourth street and Alexander Krapivinsky led out on fifth. Bryn Kenney folded and Adam Friedman tagged along. Friedman took over the betting on sixth and both checked seventh. Friedman tabled a pair of sevens with no low and Krapivinsky announced that it was good as he mucked his cards.
The next hand Krapivinsky got the rest of his chips in with against Friedman's . Krapivinsky failed to improve once again and he was sent packing in 11th.
Adam Friedman | 840,000 | 160,000 |
Alexander Krapivinsky | 0 | -170,000 |
Friday, June 8, 2012 4:02 PM Local Time
John Monnette | / / |
Phil Ivey | / / |
Ivey brought it in with the , Monnette completed with the , and Ivey called. Monnette led out on fourth, and Ivey called. Ivey paired on fifth, but he opted to only check-call bets on fifth and sixth. On seventh however, Ivey led out. Monnette tanked for quite some time, and eventually mucked.
John Monnette | 480,000 | -125,000 |
Phil Ivey | 260,000 | 85,000 |
Friday, June 8, 2012 3:57 PM Local Time
Zimnan Ziyard bet the rest of Christopher George's chips all in on fifth street and George called. George held up but failed to make his hand into either a high or a low and was sent to the rail in 12th place, collecting $17,187 in tournament winnings.
Zimnan Ziyard | 270,000 | 65,000 |
Christopher George | 0 | -52,000 |
Friday, June 8, 2012 3:49 PM Local Time
John Monnette | / / |
Adam Friedman | / (FOLDED) |
Phil Ivey | / / |
After winning a pot, Phil Ivey was three-handed with Adam Friedman and John Monnette on fourth street. The action checked to Monnette who bet, and both Friedman and Ivey called. Monnette paired on fifth, and led out. Only Ivey called.
On sixth, Monnette led out again, and Ivey called. Monnette fired one more bet on seventh street, and Ivey was none too happy. He cut out enough pink T5,000 chips to make the call, then slammed them back onto his stack. He did this again, and then finally tossed them forwards.
Monnette turned over for a straight and an eighty-seven low, and Ivey mucked.
John Monnette | 605,000 | 43,000 |
Phil Ivey | 175,000 | 57,000 |
Friday, June 8, 2012 3:38 PM Local Time
Nicholas Verkaik got it all in on fourth street against both Adam Friedman and Phil Ivey. Friedman picked up with aggression, betting on both sixth and seventh and Ivey called both bets. Both Ivey and Friedman chopped the high with a flush while Friedman took the low with a sixty-five.
Verkaik, on the other hand, made a seventy-six low but was it was not enough to stay alive in the tournament. He will collect $14,009 for his efforts.
Nicholas Verkaik | 0 | -24,000 |
Friday, June 8, 2012 3:28 PM Local Time
Adam Friedman | 680,000 | 155,000 |
John Monnette | 562,000 | 52,000 |
Sven Arntzen | 375,000 | -85,000 |
Brian Twete | 280,000 | 10,000 |
Todd Brunson | 260,000 | 121,000 |
Nikolai Yakovenko | 250,000 | 140,000 |
Bryn Kenney | 220,000 | 58,000 |
Zimnan Ziyard | 205,000 | -30,000 |
Jesse Martin | 175,000 | -50,000 |
Alexander Krapivinsky | 170,000 | -85,000 |
Phil Ivey | 118,000 | -116,000 |
Christopher George | 52,000 | -138,000 |
Nicholas Verkaik | 24,000 | -66,000 |
Friday, June 8, 2012 3:15 PM Local Time
The players are now on a 20-minute break. Chip counts are coming.
Friday, June 8, 2012 3:14 PM Local Time
Phil Ivey was the bring in and Adam Friedman completed. Ben Yu raised, leaving himself with only a little bit behind and Friedman re-raised him all in. Friedman made a pair of sevens on fourth and added a pair of ducks to that on sixth.
Yu was able to make an eighty-five low but Friedman also had the low covered with a seventy-five. Yu was sent home and will collect $14,009 for his 14th place finish.
Ben Yu | 0 | -110,000 |
Friday, June 8, 2012 3:13 PM Local Time
Phil Hellmuth may win his twelfth WSOP bracelet some day, but it won't be here in Event 15: $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better.
After winning a few small pots, Hellmuth was back above 100,000 chips. After a hand with Adam Friedman however, he was left with only 18,000.
Hellmuth: / /
Friedman: / /
Phil Ivey: / (FOLDED)
We got to the table on fourth street, and the action checked to Friedman who bet. Both Ivey and Hellmuth called. On fifth, Ivey and Hellmuth checked again, and Friedman bet. This time, only Hellmuth called. When Hellmuth paired on sixth, he reached for chips.
"Go ahead and bet," Friedman said.
He did, and Friedman called.
"I don't think you understand the concept of hi-lo games," Friedman told him.
Hellmuth checked on seventh, and Friedman tossed out a bet before he even looked down at his seventh card.
"Nice call," Friedman jabbed again. "If you call you're the next one out."
Hellmuth begrudgingly called, and Friedman turned over before squeezing his last card - the . Friedman gave a little fist pump, while Hellmuth tabled , and began incorrectly pulling his bets back.
"What are you doing?" Friedman shot at him.
Hellmuth eventually realized that Friedman had the best of both, and mucked his hand. Friedman continued jabbing Hellmuth after the hand, until Jack Effel stepped in and stopped it.
A few hands later, Hellmuth was all in on third with a pair of nines, and Friedman had . Friedman picked up a pair of aces on fourth and then two pair on fifth, and Hellmuth never caught up.
Hellmuth is out, while Friedman is among the chip leaders.
Adam Friedman | 525,000 | 310,000 |
Phil Hellmuth | 0 | -51,000 |
Friday, June 8, 2012 2:50 PM Local Time
Arntzen: / / |
Vo: / / |
Ziyard: / / |
We picked up the action on sixth where Ziyard bet and was called by both Arntzen and Vo. All three players checked seventh and Arntzen tabled for absolutely nothing. Ziyard showed for a pair of deuces and a seventy-five low. Vo showed for a seventy-six low and Ziyard was able to scoop the pot.
This hand crippled Vo and he got it all in the next hand against John Monnette. Monnette paired sevens on fourth street and made a seventy-four low on sixth. Vo could be neither and was sent to the rail in 16th place.
John Monnette | 510,000 | 165,000 |
Zimnan Ziyard | 235,000 | 91,500 |
Tuan Vo | 0 | -131,500 |
Friday, June 8, 2012 2:37 PM Local Time
Jesse Martin | / (FOLDED) |
Alexander Krapivinsky | / / |
Phil Hellmuth | / / |
Hellmuth brought it in with the showing, Martin completed with the , and Krapivinsky called. Hellmuth put in another raise, Martin reraised, and Krapivinsky called again. Hellmuth called as well.
The action checked the Hellmuth on fourth, and he tossed out a bet. Both Martin and Krapivinsky called. Hellmuth made a pair on fifth and led out, and this time only Krapivinsky called. Hellmuth led again on sixth, and Krapivinsky again called.
When Hellmuth led out on seventh however, Krapivinsky immediately raised. Hellmuth called.
"Straight," Krapivinsky announced, tabling .
"GOD DAMMIT!" Hellmuth shouted, knocking his chair over. He muttered a few more adult words under his breath while Krapivinsky was scooping the pot, but we couldn't hear exactly what he was saying.
Adam Friedman, who's been needling Hellmuth for the better part of two days, tried to explain that, with a low, Krapivinsky was free rolling in sixth street. Hellmuth would hear none of it.
"Well played," Friedman announced loudly.
Krapivinsky could only smile.
Alexander Krapivinsky | 255,000 | 167,000 |
Phil Hellmuth | 51,000 | -85,000 |
Friday, June 8, 2012 2:29 PM Local Time
Sven Arntzen | / / |
John Monnette | / / |
Monnette brought it in, Arntzen completed, and Monnette called. Arntzen led out on fourth, fifth, and sixth, and Monnette called all three streets. Arntzen checked blind on seventh, Monnette checked behind, and Arntzen tabled .
Monnette looked like he was in pain. "Found an ace there, right?" Monette asked.
"Yeah," Arntzen responded. "I did."
Sven Arntzen | 460,000 | 70,000 |
John Monnette | 345,000 | 30,500 |
Friday, June 8, 2012 2:18 PM Local Time
Verkaik: / / |
Friedman: / / |
Yu: / / |
Ben Yu brought in and Bryn Kenney completed. Nicholas Verkaik called but Adam Friedman decided to throw out a raise. Yu called, Kenney got out of the way and Verkaik tagged along as well.
Friedman continued his aggression by betting on fourth and fifth, but Yu decided to take over with a bet on sixth. This bet put Verkaik all in and Friedman called as well. Yu bet once again on seventh and Friedman called.
"Three pair," announced Yu with a smile, showing .
"...It's good," said Friedman, throwing his hand to the muck.
Verkaik tabled for the low and the two players chopped up the money of the man who started play today as the chip leader.
Adam Friedman | 215,000 | -108,500 |
Friday, June 8, 2012 2:12 PM Local Time
Ben Yu | / / |
Nikolai Yakovenko | / / |
When we reached the table on sixth street, Yu check-called a bet from Yakovenko. On seventh, both players checked.
"Ace-high," Yu said, turning over . Yakovenko mucked, and Yu scooped the whole pot.
Ben Yu | 110,000 | 6,000 |
Friday, June 8, 2012 2:08 PM Local Time
Table 451
Seat | Player |
1 | Jesse Martin |
2 | Alexander Krapivinsky |
3 | Phil Hellmuth |
4 | Bryn Kenney |
5 | Nicholas Verkaik |
6 | Adam Friedman |
7 | Ben Yu |
8 | Phil Ivey |
Table 445
Seat | Player |
1 | Brian Twete |
2 | Sven Arntzen |
3 | Todd Brunson |
4 | Christopher George |
5 | John Monnette |
6 | Tuan Vo |
7 | Nikolai Yakovenko |
8 | Zimnan Ziyard |