Isaac Baron Bluffs Off Some Chips

Level 7: 500-1,000, 100 ante

Ryan Fair opens the pot for a raise and Isaac Baron reraises 5,200 more.  Action folds back around to Fair who makes the call.  The flop comes Q62 and both players check.  The turn is the 3 and Fair leads out for 12,400.  Baron calls.

The river is the J.  Fair checks and Baron fires out 31,000.  Fair makes the call and shows AQ for top pair, top kicker.  Barron mucks his hand and Fair takes it down.

Isaac Baron - 40,000
Ryan Fair - 140,000

Liv Boeree's Lapdance

Level 7: 500-1,000, 100 ante

Joe Sebok vs. Sorel Mizzi

Level 7: 500-1,000, 100 ante

With the board showing 864J on the turn and about 38,000 in the pot, Joe Sebok bets 12,600, and Sorel Mizzi tanks long enough for someone to call the clock on him. Mizzi eventually calls. 

The river card is the Q, and Sebok moves all in for 42,000. Mizzi folds, and Sebok takes the pot. 

Joe Sebok  -  105,000
Sorel Mizzi  -  93,000

Isaac Haxton Eliminated by Tennis Pro Boris Becker

Level 7: 500-1,000, 100 ante

Isaac Haxton was recently eliminated by retired tennis pro (and Olympic Gold Medalist) Boris Becker. 

Boris Becker  -  145,000
Isaac Haxton  -  Eliminated

Which Table is Tougher?

Level 7: 500-1,000, 100 ante

In a field filled with stacked tables, there are two that stand out as tougher than the rest: 

TABLE 57
Seat 1  -  Hoyt Corkins
Seat 2  -  "Crazy Marco" Johnson
Seat 3  -  Jennifer Harman
Seat 4  -  Erik Seidel
Seat 5  -  Brian Powell 
Seat 6  -  Mike "SirWatts" Watson
Seat 7  -  Lee Markholt
Seat 8  -  Gisele Heredia (woman w/an unlucky table draw)
Seat 9  -  Phil Ivey 

Table 57 has 19 WPT final tables between them, with five WPT titles. They also have 17 WSOP bracelets (13 of them between Seidel and Ivey). 

TABLE 60
Seat 1  -  Francois Safieddine
Seat 2  -  Casper Hansen
Seat 3  -  Jeff Madsen
Seat 4  -  Mike Matusow 
Seat 5  -  Howard Lederer
Seat 6  -  Peter "Nordberg" Feldman
Seat 7  -  Javed Abrahams
Seat 8  -  Nick Binger
Seat 9  -  Barry Greenstein

Table 60 has 12 WPT final tables between them, with five WPT titles and a WPT Player of the Year (Howard Lederer). They also have 11 WSOP bracelets. 

So looking at those two lineups, which do you think is tougher?

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Level 7: 500-1,000, 100 ante

Justin Young Busts Amnon Filippi; Leads With 505,000

Level 7: 500-1,000, 100 ante

Amnon Filippi was just eliminated by Justin Young in a straight-over-straight situation on a board of K-5-4-6-2. Filippi held 3-2 for bottom straight on the turn, while Young had 8-7 for top straight on the turn. 

Both players started the hand with a ton of chips, but they all ended up in Young's stack as Amnon Filippi was eliminated from the tournament. Justin Young is the new chipleader by a large margin. 

Justin Young  -  505,000
Amnon Filippi  -  Eliminated

Season VII WPT Player of the Year Race: WIDE Open

Level 7: 500-1,000, 100 ante

We haven't given any updates on the WPT Player of the Year race yet, and there is good reason for it -- there are dozens of players who still have a shot at catching John Phan for the title, including reigning Player of the Year Jonathan Little. 

If you're curious about the current standings, you can check them out by clicking here. 

As you look at that list, keep the scoring system in mind, and yes, you get POY points for finishing on the televised final table bubble. 

1st place:  1,000 points
2nd place:  700 points
3rd place:  600 points
4th place:  500 points
5th place:  400 points
6th place:  300 points
7th place:  200 points

John Phan leads with 1,400 points, closely followed by Kathy Liebert (1,300) and Amnon Filippi (1,100). Every other WPT winner this season has 1,000 points, and will tie Phan with a 4th place finish. Conversely, anyone with a 4th place finish (400 points) will tie Phan with a victory in this event. 

There are too many players in the running to list them here, but in the next day or two the POY race should really start to take shape into something exciting. 

David Peat Hasn't Showed Up Yet

Level 7: 500-1,000, 100 ante

David Peat started the day with 80,000 in chips, but is currently playing a big cash game in Bobby's Room. His stack is slowly (very slowly) blinding down, and he currently has about 75,000. 

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 average chip stack is about 121,000.