Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
James Obst: XxXx/K♥Q♣2♥K♠/Xx
Randy Ohel: XxXx/6♦J♣4♠K♣/Xx
James Obst bet on fifth street and was called by Randy Ohel.
Both players received a king on sixth and Obst, with a pair, fired out another bet, leaving himself just a few chips behind. Ohel snap-mucked.
Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Avinash Kataria: XxXx/2♠5♣3♣4♣/Xx
Jay Hong: XxXx/A♠8♣J♠Q♦/Xx
Adam Friedman: XxXx/A♦7♣4♠8♠/Xx
Avinash Kataria bet on sixth street into a three-way pot and Jay Hong called. Adam Friedman then went into the tank as he had only a few chips behind.
Friedman continued to tank for several minutes as tablemates John Kabbaj and Barbara Enright reminisced about playing each other in a tournament back in 1996. "Sorry guys," Friedman said before he called for most of his stack.
Kataria moved all in on seventh and Hong quickly called. Friedman also called and Kataria showed 8♥6♠2♥ for a straight and a low.
"What the f**k," Friedman said as he shot out of his seat to look at Kataria's board before mucking, leaving himself just around 10,000 behind as the money bubble draws near.
Razz
Jen Harman completed and Brandon Shack-Harris raised. Harman responded with a three-bet and Shack-Harris came back with a four-bet that was enough to put Harman all-in, with Harman making the call.
Jen Harman: 3♥2♦J♦/6♦9♦J♥5♦
Brandon Shack-Harris: 7♥6♣3♠/3♦7♠10♠Q♦
Shack-Harris finished with a queen-ten low and Harman received a clean runout to end up with a ninety-six and the double.
Stud
Chad Eveslage completed while Leonard August and Shirley Rosario called.
Leonard August: XxXx/3♥2♠3♠K♠/Xx
Chad Eveslage: XxXx/10♣7♣5♥6♦/Xx
Shirley Rosario: XxXx/2♣K♥ (Folded on fourth)
On fourth street, Rosario checked to Eveslage who bet which only August called.
Fifth street saw August bet and Eveslage called and the same action repeated on sixth street.
Seventh street saw August check call a bet from Eveslage.
"Tens up," declared Eveslage as he turned over 10♦8♣8♦ for tens and eights.
It was rendered second best as August turned over A♥Q♥3♣ for a set of threes and he took a rather large pot from Eveslage to put him in chip lead contention.
Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Maury Barrett: XxXx/4♠J♠Q♠8♣/Xx
Chad Eveslage: XxXx/10♣Q♦A♦2♠/Xx
Leonard August: XxXx/5♦K♠9♦ - folded
Chad Eveslage bet on fourth street and was called by both Maury Barrett and Leonard August.
Barrett opened the betting on fifth and August got out of the way, while Eveslage stuck around and called. Eveslage also called a bet on sixth.
Barrett bet again on seventh and Eveslage instantly tossed his cards away.
Seven Card Stud
Jay Hong: XxXx/9♠9♦3♠5♣/Xx
Adam Friedman: XxXx/J♣9♥8♣6♥/Xx
Jay Hong bet on fourth street after pairing his nine and Adam Friedman called. Both players checked on fifth.
Hong resumed betting on sixth and Friedman stuck around to seventh, where he called another bet. Hong turned over A♣9♣2♠ for trips and Friedman mucked.
"Very nice," Friedman told Hong following the hand.
Seven Card Stud
Calvin Anderson: XxXx/5♠9♦6♦K♥/Xx
Joseph Kupresanin: XxXx/A♥8♠2♦A♣/Xx
Heads-up on sixth street, Joseph Kupresanin bet and Calvin Anderson came back with a raise.
Kupresanin called and checked his aces on seventh. Anderson tossed out another bet and Kupresanin called.
Anderson separated his nine from his board and turned over 9♣9♠ for trips as Kupresanin mucked.
"I know when Cal v-spreads his cards it's dusty for the other player," tablemate Craig Chait said following the hand.
Ray Fishman, Nate Silver, Adam Kipnis, and John Clancy are also at this table.
Niveau: 17
Limit Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Stud Bring In/Complete: 3,000/10,000 Ante: 2,000
Limits: 10,000/20,000
Players are headed on a 60-minute dinner break and will return around 9 p.m. local time to Level 17, with a total of four levels remaining for the day.
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