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$5,000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud 8/b - Day 2 - Level 14 Recap

Jun 18, '08

Note: The players are now on a 20-minute break

Limit: 2,500-5,000, 500 ante, 700 bring in

Players Left:  42 of 261

Chip Leaders:
Steve Sung - 295,000
Sebastian Ruthenberg - 195,000
Chau Giang - 130,000
Alessio Isaia - 120,000
Aleaksandr Dzianisau - 99,000
Robert Lauria - 95,000
Chris Ferguson - 93,000
Marcel Luske - 92,000
Howard Lederer - 91,000
Vegard Nygaard - 77,000

Average Stack: 62,150

Big Hands and Storylines:

That’s Why They Call Him “The Mouth”

Mike Matusow can consider himself doubly unlucky – well, as unlucky as someone who just won a bracelet can be – not only was he moved from his earlier table, but his new seat has Shawn Sheikhan to its right and Patrick Bueno to its left. Add to that Marcel Luske and Steve Sung and Matusow’s new table is quite the minefield.  

Of course, it didn’t take very long for Matusow to get involved in a hand and it was against the chip leader Steve Sung:

Matusow: 78KQ
Sung: AJ93

Sung raised on 3^rd street and Matusow called. On 4^th street, Sung checked, Matusow bet, and Sung called. Matusow drew a face card on 5^th street and Sung bet into him, Matusow called. Action went bet-call again on 6^th street, then both players checked it on the end. Sung showed (A)(4)(K) for a pair of aces and that was enough to scoop the pot. Sung has now amassed a massive stack of 300,000.

A bit of playful verbal sparring took place between Matusow and Sung a bit later, with Matusow showing where his allegiance lies. Spouted Matusow, “If I’m not in a pot I’m rooting for you [Sung]. If you’re not in a pot I’m rooting for Marcel. If he’s not in a pot I’m rooting for Sheiky.” Then, after taking a bit of guff from the other players at the table Matusow quipped, “I’m not biased. I hate you all.”

May All Your Pots Be Scooped

Mike Sexton just tripled up against Alessio Isaia and another opponent. Sexton was all-in on 3^rd street for 9,000 against Isaia and another player. By 7^th street the third player had dropped out and it was only Sexton and Isaia. The two showed their hands:

Sexton: (2)(3)(7)47J6
Isaia: (A)(3)(3)Q756

Remarkably, Sexton was able to take down the entire pot with only a pair of 7s and a 7-6-4-3-2 low. The pot takes him up to 30,000, nothing to write home about, but much preferable to hitting the rail.

Ruthenberg Wins a Massive, Massive Pot

A massive pot just took place between Sebastian Ruthenberg, Chris Ferguson, Farzad Rouhani, and Alex Jacob. The action was raised on 3^rd street, but the real meat of the hand came on 4^th street, where all four players remained in the hand (Jacob all-in) while the betting was capped. Heavy action continued on the rest of the hand with Rouhani bowing out on 6^th street. At the conclusion of the hand Rutherberg showed 34A7(5)(6)(Q), good enough to scoop the pot. Ferguson mucked his 437A, and was still left with 115,000 despite taking a big hit. Ruthenberg, with 195,000, now sits 2^nd in chips. Alex Jacob's night is through.

Player Tags: Farzad Rouhani,   Chris Ferguson,   Howard Lederer,   Mike Matusow,   Chau Giang,   Mike Sexton,   Marcel Luske,   Vergard Nygaard,   Steve Sung,   Alex Jacob,   Sebastian Ruthenberg,   Aliaksandr Dzianisau,   Alessio Isaia,   European Report