Brazil's Felipe Ramos: World Series & World Cup Dreams
Brazilian poker professional Felipe Ramos chats with [Removed:139] about the World Series of Poker...and the World Cup.
Brazilian poker professional Felipe Ramos chats with [Removed:139] about the World Series of Poker...and the World Cup.
Stud Hi-Lo
Michael Mizrachi completed with the and called a raise from John Hennigan with the . Hennigan continued betting after catching the on fourth and then a on fifth but Mizrachi fired out on sixth after pairing aces.
Mizrachi: /
Hennigan: /
Hennigan had paired as well and called. Both players checked the river and Mizrachi opened for aces up, which was a winner.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Michael Mizrachi |
7,800,000
645,000
|
645,000 |
|
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John Hennigan |
2,800,000
-660,000
|
-660,000 |
|
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi has won the World Series of Poker $50K Poker Players Championship Event two times. The only other player to do so is Brian Rast. Yesterday, we caught up with Mizrachi to ask him how he was playing and how he plans on taking down this tournament for a THIRD time.
Seat | Player | Country | Chips | Big Blinds | Big Bets |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dan Smith | United States | 3,855,000 | 96 | 24 |
2 | Aaron Katz | United States | 3,200,000 | 80 | 20 |
3 | Michael Mizrachi | United States | 7,155,000 | 179 | 45 |
4 | Greg Mueller | Canada | 840,000 | 21 | 5 |
5 | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | 2,470,000 | 62 | 15 |
6 | Mike Leah | Canada | 770,000 | 19 | 5 |
7 | John Hennigan | United States | 3,460,000 | 87 | 22 |
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Michael Mizrachi |
7,155,000
455,000
|
455,000 |
|
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Dan Smith |
3,855,000
-945,000
|
-945,000 |
|
||
John Hennigan |
3,460,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
|
||
Aaron Katz |
3,200,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
||
Benny Glaser |
2,470,000
500,000
|
500,000 |
|
||
Greg Mueller |
840,000
-135,000
|
-135,000 |
|
||
Mike Leah |
770,000
-230,000
|
-230,000 |
|
2-7 Triple Draw
Brian Rast lost a sizeable stud hi-lo pot to Benny Glaser putting him on a very short stack heading into this hand.
Michael Mizrachi opened from the cutoff with a raise and Rast made it three bets on the button. Action folded back to Mizrachi who called.
Both players took two on the first draw and Mizrachi continued with a bet. Rast moved in for 145,000 and Mizrachi quickly called.
Mizrachi patted while Rast took two. On the last draw, Mizrachi patted again.
"Well the good news is, I improved," Rast said sweating his hand. He pitched away the and Mizrachi revealed his . Rast showed .
"So I need a two spotter, a three spotter, or a no spotter," Rast said. "And none of them is a good sweat."
He peeled the card and revealed the and that was it for Rast. The two-time winner of this event was eliminated by the only other two-time winner of this event. For his eighth-place finish, Rast will collect $144,049.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Michael Mizrachi |
6,700,000
350,000
|
350,000 |
|
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Brian Rast | Eliminé | |
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Razz
Aaron Katz completed and Dan Smith raised. Katz called, and fired out bets on fourth and fifth streets, with Smith calling each time.
On sixth, Katz bet, and Smith folded.
Katz: /
Smith: /
"OK. I paired the deuce!" announced Smith as he folded.
Katz showed his in the hole for an eight low.
Omaha Hi-Lo
Dan Smith opened to 160,000 from under the gun, and Aaron Katz called in the big blind.
The flop landed and Katz led for 80,000. Smith called, and when the turn fell the , Katz bet 160,000.
Smith called, and when the river landed the and Katz led out for 160,000, Smith called again.
Katz tabled his for trip sevens, but it would be Smith's for a straight that would see him scoop the pot from Katz.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Dan Smith |
4,800,000
1,490,000
|
1,490,000 |
|
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Aaron Katz |
2,800,000
-550,000
|
-550,000 |
|
Omaha Hi-Lo
Aaron Katz raised under the gun and called a three-bet from Greg Mueller. The flop came and Katz practically beat Mueller into the pot with his call. They both checked the and the completed the board. Mueller check-called on the end.
Katz showed for a low and aces and fives for high. Mueller grimaced and nodded, then mucked.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Aaron Katz |
3,350,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
|
||
Greg Mueller |
975,000
-925,000
|
-925,000 |
|
Limit Hold'em
Michael Mizrachi opened on the button with a raise and Brian Rast made it three bets from the small blind. Benny Glaser called in the big blind while Mizrachi called as well.
The flop was and Rast bet. Glaser let out a deep exhale before making it two bets. Mizrachi then made it three bets and Rast and Glaser called.
The turn was the and action checked to Mizrachi who bet. Rast made it two bets and Glaser quickly folded. Mizrachi then made it three bets and Rast tanked for a bit before calling.
On the river, Rast checked. Mizrachi put out a bet and Rast dropped into the tank.
"Well, I got some of what I wanted," Rast said looking at his hand again. After a bit more in the tank, Rast called. Mizrachi turned over for the nuts and Rast mucked quickly.
"Jesus," Glaser said quietly upon coming back to the table and see the pot pushed to Mizrachi. Mizrachi is up over six million after taking the pot.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
Michael Mizrachi |
6,350,000
1,650,000
|
1,650,000 |
|
||
Benny Glaser |
1,970,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
||
Brian Rast |
900,000
-1,445,000
|
-1,445,000 |
|
Stud
Greg Mueller defended the bring-in from a John Hennigan raise first to act but Mueller came out betting on fourth, with Hennigan calling and then raising on fifth against an ace-high board. Mueller paired sevens on sixth and Hennigan called, then both players checked seventh.
Mueller: /
Hennigan: //
Aces up were a winner for Mueller.
Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
---|---|---|
John Hennigan |
3,600,000
-615,000
|
-615,000 |
|
||
Greg Mueller |
1,900,000
595,000
|
595,000 |
|