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Sunday, June 24, 2012 1:55 PM Local Time
Stud-8
After splitting an all in with Joe Weinberger with ace-king-high, Wing Wong found himself all in again - this time against Tom Schneider.
| Wong | / / |
| Schneider | / / |
| George Danzer | / (FOLDED) |
We reached the table on fourth street, where Wong checked, Schneider bet, and Danzer released. Wong called. On fifth, Wong check-raised all in, and Schneider called.
Wong paired his jack on sixth, Schneider his eight, and both players bricked on seventh. Wong doubled with just a pair of jacks, and is now over 100,000 chips.
| Tom Schneider | 185,000 | -20,000  |
| Wing Wong | 105,000 | 94,000  |
Sunday, June 24, 2012 1:40 PM Local Time
Omaha-8
"How about a scoop this time?" asked a standing Anthony Bellino as he found himself all in before the flop from the big blind versus a couple of opponents.
The flop came , at which Bellino's demeanor immediately became less bright. Yuval Bronshtein bet and had a caller in Tim Burt from the button. The turn then brought the , at the sight of which Bellino turned from the table, saying "Good playing with you, fellas." Bronshtein bet again, Burt raised, and Bronshtein called.
Both remaining players checked the river. Burt tabled for the ace-high straight, Bronshtein mucked, and Bellino came back to show his hand — — four low cards that didn't find community cards to match.
"Somebody pay me!" said the NY Mets-cap wearing Bellino as he walked away with his 21st-place ticket.
| Tim Burt | 185,000 | 95,500 |
| Yuval Bronshtein | 115,000 | -97,500 |
| Anthony Bellino | 0 | -21,500 |
Sunday, June 24, 2012 1:31 PM Local Time
Stud-8
| Wing Wong | / / |
| George Danzer | / / |
We caught the action on fourth street, where Wong bet out, and Danzer called. Wong led out on fifth and sixth as well, Danzer called both bets, and on seventh, Wong checked. Danzer bet, and Wong reluctantly called.
Danzer tabled for the wheel, and Wong mucked his hand.
The next, Mike Krescanko made broadway against Danzer, and took some of his newfound chips away.
| George Danzer | 210,000 | 30,000 |
| Wing Wong | 11,000 | -65,000 |
Sunday, June 24, 2012 1:24 PM Local Time
Stud-8
"When are we playing Badugi?" So asked Timothy Frazin as the Stud-8 round began.
On the first hand of the round Michael Moed brought it in, Frazin completed, and it folded back to Moed who called. Both checked fourth, then Moed led with bets on fifth and sixth which Frazin called. Moed then checked seventh and called when Frazin bet.
Frazin's up cards had come , and he turned over to show he'd made a straight. Meanwhile Moed's third through sixth streets were , and he turned over for two pair and no low, meaning Frazin scooped.
| Timothy Frazin | 78,000 | 11,000 |
| Michael Moed | 58,000 | -15,000 |
Sunday, June 24, 2012 1:16 PM Local Time
Stud-8
| Joe Weinberger | / / |
| George Danzer | / / |
We reached the action on fifth street, where Danzer led out. Weinberger raised, and Danzer tank-called. On sixth, Danzer slowed down, checking to Weinberger, who bet. And Danzer raised, putting Weinberger all in. He called.
The didn't improve Danzer's hand on seventh, and Weinberger doubled to around 150,000 chips.
| George Danzer | 180,000 | -39,500 |
| Joe Weinberger | 130,000 | 52,000 |
Sunday, June 24, 2012 1:07 PM Local Time
Omaha-8
Charles Kassin only had 18,000 chips coming into play today, and on the first hand, he was the big blind. The action folded to Perry Friedman, who called from the small blind, and Kassin raised. Friedman called.
The flop came down and Friedman bet enough to put Kassin all in. He called.
"I have a low, and a backdoor diamond draw," Friedman joked.
"Backdoor diamond draw?" Kassin echoed. "Now I'm scared."
Ironically, the on the turn was a diamond, but it wasn't backdoor diamonds that did Kassin in. A second king - the - spiked on the river, giving Friedman three kings, and the win.
Kassin was eliminated in 22nd place, and will take home $6,884.
| Perry Friedman | 281,000 | 18,000 |
| Charles Kassin | 0 | -18,000 |
Sunday, June 24, 2012 1:00 PM Local Time
Table 445
| Seat | Name | Chips |
|---|
| 1 | Allen Bari | 64,000 |
| 2 | Michael Moed | 73,000 |
| 3 | Daniel Ratigan | 109,500 |
| 4 | Daniel Harmetz | 129,000 |
| 5 | Timothy Frazin | 67,000 |
| 6 | --Empty-- | |
| 7 | Brandon Guss | 66,000 |
| 8 | Jeff Lisandro | 355,000 |
Table 451
| Seat | Name | Chips |
|---|
| 1 | Perry Friedman | 263,000 |
| 2 | Charles Kassin | 18,000 |
| 3 | Oleksii Kovalchuk | 143,000 |
| 4 | --Empty-- | |
| 5 | Bryan Devonshire | 180,500 |
| 6 | Yuval Bronshtein | 212,500 |
| 7 | Dale Phillips | 101,000 |
| 8 | Tim Burt | 89,500 |
Table 457
| Seat | Name | Chips |
|---|
| 1 | Mark Gregorich | 105,000 |
| 2 | Wing Wong | 76,000 |
| 3 | Norman Chad | 224,500 |
| 4 | Mike Krescanko | 172,000 |
| 5 | Tom Schneider | 182,000 |
| 6 | Joe Weinberger | 78,000 |
| 7 | Anthony Bellino | 21,500 |
| 8 | George Danzer | 219,500 |
Sunday, June 24, 2012 11:56 AM Local Time
Welcome back to Day 3 of Event 42: $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better where Jeff Lisandro sits atop the counts with 22 players remaining.
Lisandro is seeking a sixth WSOP bracelet, something only 11 other players have accomplished in the 43-year-history of the Series. But the 2009 WSOP Player of the Year will have to negotiate his way through an especially tough field of remaining competitors to reach that goal.
In second position sits Perry Friedman, looking to add a second bracelet to the won he earned in 2002 in a $1,500 Omaha Hi-Low Eight-or-Better event. And in third sits a certain poker TV announcer looking to improve on a 12th-place finish in last summer's $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better event, Norman "Beyond Fairly Tale It's Inconceivable" Chad.
Rounding out the top five are two more talented competitors, George Danzer and Yuval Bronshtein, and it doesn't get any easier from there, with Tom Schneider in sixth. Schneider won this same event in 2007, the first of two bracelets he won on his way to winning that year's WSOP Player of the Year.
There's still a long way to go, with lots of small bets, big bets, split pots, quarters, and scoops to go before a winner is found. Join us for all of the coverage about an hour from now when play resumes at 2 PM local time.