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Vanessa Selbst Eliminated
Level 7: 500-1,000, 100 ante
Vanessa Selbst was just eliminated from the tournament, though she probably wasn't smiling as much as she is in this photo.
04:28 PM, 05/20/12
Vanessa Selbst Doubles Up Thanks to Her Shoulder Bag
Level 7: 500-1,000, 100 ante
Jonathan Little raises to 2,500 from early position and Vanessa Selbst moves all-in for 8,400 from the cutoff. The player in the small blind starts to think and, as he deliberates, Selbst starts to wrap her headphone cord around her iPod.
The player in the small blind reraises to 20,500 and Little clarifies whether or not the player reraised. Once Little learns it is a raise, he folds.
Selbst stands as she turns over her A
J
and she trails the other player's A
K. Before the flop is out, Slebst takes her bag and puts it around her shoulder.
The ADK4 flop isn't a bad one for Selbst. Her opponent has flopped two pair, but she has a diamond draw. The Q on the turn gives her some additional outs, as she picks up a straight draw.
The river 6 completes Selbst's flush and she takes her bag off and drops it on the ground with a loud thud before she starts to count down her stack for the dealer.
Tablemate Scott Seiver muses, "I really need to start carrying a fanny pack with me so I can dramatically put it on and make sure I win in these situations."
The table continues to joke about the power of the bag when Seiver says, "There isn't even anything in that bag. She just brings it for situations like this."
"It's true," Selbst deadpans. "I almost left it at home today because I didn't think I would need it."
Vanessa Selbst -21,000
04:18 PM, 05/20/12
Michael Mizrachi vs. Ubaid Habib
Level 7: 500-1,000, 100 ante
Season X Foxwoods World Poker Finals Champ Daniel Santoro raises to 2,500 from middle position, Allen Kessler calls behind him, and Michael Mizrachi calls as well. Season X Bay 101 Shooting Star runner-up Ubaid Habib is in the big blind and reraises to 12,500. Santoro and Kessler both fold, but Mizrachi calls.
The flop comes J54 and Habib checks. Mizrachi bets 13,000 and Habib thinks a bit before calling. The turn is the 7 and Habib quickly calls.
The river pairs the board with the J and Habib moves all-in for 49,500.
"Its so obvious," Mizrachi tells the table as he folds his hand.
Ubaid Habib - 160,000
Michael Mizrachi - 155,000
04:06 PM, 05/20/12
Steven Silverman Eliminated By Bob Bounahra
Level 7: 500-1,000, 100 ante
Steven Silverman is the latest casualty in the WPT World Championship after getting his short stack all-in with A-K against Bob Bounahra's pocket jacks. The ninehigh board is no help to Silverman and he is eliminated.
Bob Bounahra - 80,000
Steven Silverman - eliminated
04:03 PM, 05/20/12
Level 7 Begins
Level 7: 500-1,000, 100 ante
The players return from break to begin Level 7, with increased blinds of 500-1,000 and a 100 ante. The tournament clock shows 111 players remaining from a field of 131, for an average chip count around 118,000.
Action will continue today until the end of Level 8, which will be around 7:15 pm PT.
03:53 PM, 05/20/12
Photos From Level 6
Level 6: 400-800, 100 ante
Reigning WPT World Champion Scott Seiver (background, left) loans his phone to Season VIII WPT World Champion David Williams (center) and recent chipleader Steve O'Dwyer (right) to check out a video between hands.
Vanessa Selbst finished third in the WPT Bellagio Five Diamond World Poker Classic here at Bellagio in December. Selbst has had a roller-coaster day in terms of her chip stack, but she's still battling.
Season VI WPT Player of the Year Jonathan Little (left) and reigning WPT World Champion Scott Seiver sit side-by-side, across from the most recent WPT winner, Shawn Cunix (foreground left) and Vanessa Selbst (foreground, right).
03:52 PM, 05/20/12
Martin Hanowski Doubles Thru Vanessa Selbst
Level 6: 400-800, 100 ante
With several thousand chips already in the pot and the board reading Q
83, Martin Hanowski checks from middle position, Vanessa Selbst bets from the button, and Hanowski calls.
The turn is the 9 and Hanowski bets out 11,700. Selbst thinks a bit, then raises an additional 30,700. Hanowski movs all-in for 87,500 total and Selbst asks for a count. Once she gets an approximate, she doesn't take too long before calling, just barely having Hanowski covered.
Hanowski turns over J10 for a queen-high straight with a redraw to a flush. Selbst leans across the table to get a better look at Hanowski's holdings.
"I'm drawing dead," she says, then slides her cards into the muck. There is some confusion and Selbst's hand remains face down as the dealer puts out a meaningless K on the river.
Hanowski scoops the giant pot to double up, while Selbst is left with just a handful of chips heading into the break.
Martin Hanowski - 225,000
Vanessa Selbst - 9,000
03:41 PM, 05/20/12
Hasan Habib Eliminated By Robert Mercer
Level 6: 400-800, 100 ante
We missed the action, but according to the table, Robert Mercer raised to 2,500 from middle position, Hasan Habib called from the small blind, and John Hennigan called from the big blind.
The flop cames K-5-2 with two clubs and action checked to Mercer, who bet 7,500. Habib check-raises to 20,000 total, Hennigan folded, and Mercer called.
The turn brought the A and Habib bet 20,000. Mercer raised to 70,000, then Habib moved all-in for around 90,000 total. Mercer called with a turned set of aces and Habib showed a flopped set of deuces.
The river 3 was no help to Habib and he was eliminated.
Robert Mercer - 240,000
Hasan Habib - eliminated
03:18 PM, 05/20/12
Sam Stein vs. Joe Serock
Level 6: 400-800, 100 ante
Sam Stein raises to 1,800 from middle position, Vanessa Rousso calls on the button, and Joe Serock reraises to 7,2000 out of the big blind. Stein calls and Rousso folds.
The flop comes J109 and Serock bets 12,000. Stein thinks about it for a minute, then moves all-in for around 62,500 total. Serock folds and Stein takes the pot.
Sam Stein - 90,000
Joe Serock - 175,000
03:04 PM, 05/20/12
John Juanda Doubles Thru Randy Dorfman
Level 6: 400-800, 100 ante
Season X WPT Ireland Champ Dave Shallow raises to 1,800 from middle position and Randy Dorfman reraises to 4,500 from the hijack. John Juanda is in the small blind and four-bets to 15,000. Shallow folds and Dorfman moves all-in, having Juanda's 51,600-chip stack covered.
Juanda quickly calls all-in and turns over AK. Dorfman trails with AQ. Juanda stays out front as the board runs out A66310 and he takes the pot to double up.
John Juanda - 115,000
Randy Dorfman - 80,000
02:56 PM, 05/20/12
