Level: 22
Limits: 12,000/24,000
Ante: 3,000
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #39: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$753,300
Entries
558
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
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Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Leah | Canada | 106,000 |
| 2 | Tony Gill | UK | 359,000 |
| 3 | Fei Chu | USA | 533,000 |
| 4 | Joseph Hertzog | USA | 375,000 |
| 5 | Daniel Idema | Canada | 355,000 |
| 6 | Raul Paez | Spain | 292,000 |
| 7 | Matt Vengrin | USA | 436,000 |
| 8 | Artie Cobb | USA | 76,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
533,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
436,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
375,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
359,000
49,000
|
49,000 |
|
355,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
||
|
292,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
|
106,000
16,000
|
16,000 |
|
|
||
|
76,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
||
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Daniel Idema completed with 
from early position, and Tony Gill raised with 
. Linda Johnson called off her remaining chips from the bring-in, showing 
. Idema called, but he later folded to a bet on fifth street, leaving Johnson heads up with Gill for her tournament life.
Gill: 
/
Johnson: 
/
Gill didn't improve his aces on the last two streets, but he didn't need to, as Johnson got no improvement either. The bracelet winner and Poker Hall of Famer busted in ninth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
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Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
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Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Mike Leah: 
/ 
/
Daniel Idema: / 
/
Artie Cobb: / 
/
There was a bring in, Cobb completed, Leah raised, and Idema called. The player who brought it in folded, Cobb was all in for 12,000, and both Leah and Idema called.
Idema bet out on fourth, fifth and sixth, Leah called on fourth and fifth, and then he raised on sixth. Idema called. Idema slowed down, check-calling a bet on seventh, and all of the hands were opened.
Leah: 
Idema: 
Cobb: 
Cobb squeezed out a third jack on seventh, filling up, and received a much-needed double up. Idema took the low half of the main and side pots, while Leah took the high half of the side pot.
Raul Paez: / 
/
Cobb: / 
/
Cobb was all in on third, turning over , and made a full house on sixth against Paez's 
for a pair of fours. He then made a low on seventh with the 
, and Paez showed a meaningless 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
370,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
260,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
90,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
55,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
|
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Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Artie Cobb completed with from middle position, and Tony Gill called with . Fei Chu came over the top with a raise while showing , and only Cobb came along. Cobb checked and called every street thereafter.
Cobb: /
Chu: 
/
Chu's aces up took the pot, and Cobb is nearly down to the felt.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
550,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
|
16,000
119,000
|
119,000 |
|
|
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Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Leah | Canada | 148,000 |
| 2 | Tony Gill | UK | 310,000 |
| 3 | Linda Johnson** | USA | 125,000 |
| 4 | Fei Chu | USA | 385,000 |
| 5 | Joseph Hertzog | USA | 355,000 |
| 6 | Daniel Idema* | Canada | 345,000 |
| 7 | Raul Paez | Spain | 290,000 |
| 8 | Matt Vengrin | USA | 440,000 |
| 9 | Artie Cobb* | USA | 135,000 |
*Denotes that the player is a bracelet winner.
**Denotes that the player is a bracelet winner and a member of the Poker Hall of Fame.
As the cards were about to go in the air, Cobb donned one of his classic, silly hats, and told his opponents that this is his first final table this century. This isn't true of course, as Cobb made two final tables at the 2003 World Series of Poker.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
440,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
385,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
|
355,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
345,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
310,000
2,000
|
2,000 |
|
|
290,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
148,000
142,000
|
142,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
135,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
125,000
97,000
|
97,000 |
|
|
||
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Young Phan got the rest of his chips in against Daniel Idema and Mike Leah on fourth street.
Phan:
Idema: 
Leah: 
Idema had the lead against Leah in the side pot, and he continued betting. Here were the boards on sixth:
Phan:
Idema: 
Leah:
Leah showed 
for a pair of fours and a missed open-ended straight draw and low draw, as he said his first four were 
. Idema had 
for trip threes, and Phan turned over 
for aces up. Nobody had a low, so Idema took the whole pot, eliminating Phan.
Players have redrawn to an unofficial final table of nine.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Young Phan: / 
/
Raul Paez: / 
/
Mike Leah: / 
/
Leah checked on fourth street, Phan tossed out a bet, and both Paez and Leah called. On fifth, all of the money went in. Paez bet, Leah called, Phan raised, Paez moved all in for exactly three bets, Leah called, and Phan moved all in for 8,000. Leah called.
Phan:
Paez: 
Leah:
Paez ripped of a straight on sixth when he was dealt the , and held when Phan () and Leah () bricked on seventh.
Phan was crippled down to 13,000 chips, and yelled at himself after the hand.
"Bad play, Chinamen!" he yelled at himself. "But I'm not Chinese, though."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
290,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
280,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
|
|
13,000
99,000
|
99,000 |
Level 21
: 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Mike Leah and Raul Paez got all of Paez's chips in the middle on third.
Leah: 
Paez:
By sixth, here's how their boards looked:
Leah: 
Paez:
Paez already had the low locked up, and improvement would give him a chance at the high if Leah didn't improve. Leah turned over , and Paez's last card was , giving him two pair and the scoop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
345,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
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|
|
90,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
