Frankie O'Dell completed with an , and Randy Ohel went into the tank with a behind him. Sebastian Pauli was lurking behind him with a six up, but Ohel finally decided to raise for most of his chips. Pauli reraised, and O'Dell got it all in along with Ohel. Pauli called.
Pauli:
Ohel:
O'Dell:
Pauli was ahead early with three to a six-low, and dealer shipped him a seven right off the bat, while Ohel and O'Dell got tens, leaving them in bad shape. By sixth street, Pauli had completed his seven-low, and Ohel was the only one with an out, as he had and on his board. Only a six or an ace would save him, but he had been dealt a nine, and Pauli notched two knockouts in one hand.
Brent Keller opened the pot by completing with his up. Next to act Adam Szalay made it two bets with his up.
On fourth, Szalay bet and Keller called. The same action was repeated on fifth. On sixth street Keller picked up the betting lead when Szalay pair and he bet. Szalay reraised, leaving himself only 6,500 chips behind. Keller called.
On seventh, Keller put Szalay all in and eventually Szalay called.
"Smooth eight," Keller said. That smooth eight was good enough to best Szalay's nine-eight low and he was sent home in 11th place.
After losing the majority of his chips with a board when an opponent made a seven-six with a board, Joel Alpert got his last few thousand in a few hands later with up. Frankie O'Dell and Rick Fuller played a side pot in which O'Dell had the lead with until pairing sixth.
O'Dell:
Fuller:
Alpert:
Fuller took the lead with a bet, and O'Dell called. Both players checked seventh street. Alpert, meanwhile had already gotten out of his seat after getting dealt a hideous board. Fuller showed for a nine-eight, and O'Dell couldn't beat it.
Sergey Altbregin found himself all in against Ivan Schertzer on fifth street. Altbregin looked good when he turned over for an eight-four low, but Schertzer was stronger, turning over for a seven-six low.
Fortunately Altbregin was still live with a draw to the nuts, but his last two cards were a and a , not improving his hand and eliminating him from the tournament in 13th place.
Jim Wheatley, showing , got a short-stacked Tommy Chen, showing all in on fifth street.
"Six draw versus a seven draw," Brent Keller remarked. Indeed, Chen turned over , and Wheatley had . Chen double paired, leaving his original five cards to stand as his hand, a jack-low. Wheatley was a bit more fortunate, catching an eight and a nine, more than enough to send Chen to the rail.
With an showing, Bryan Campanello completed the bet. In the next seat over David Bach raised with his showing. Action folded back around and Campanello called.
On fourth street Campanello bet and Bach called. The same action occurred on fifth street. Sixth street came and Bach bet, which Campanello called. On seventh street Bach bet again and Campanello called.
"Eighty-five," Campanello said showing his from the hole.
Bach flashed his for an eighty-six, just one card worse than Campanello.
Randy Ohel is finding the rough to a second bracelet a bit rough.
Frankie O'Dell bet every street against Rick Fuller before checking seventh.
Fuller:
O'Dell:
Fuller bet the end, and O'Dell called. "Eight-six," Fuller said, showing .
"Dirty," O'Dell said, flashing what we believe was an eight-seven before mucking.
A few hands later, Randy Ohel was betting it down after starting with a six-five against Bryan Campanello, who was calling down despite catching a rather nasty board.
Ohel:
Campanello:
Ohel bet again on the end, and Campanello raised him. A frustrated Ohel began working through the hand aloud, wondering if Campanello would raise him with an eight-perfect, among other questions. Finally, he made the call.
"Wheel," Campanello said, turning over in the hole. Ohel and O'Dell are now very low on chips.
On third street Joel Alpert completed with his showing. One other player called with a before Rick Fuller made it two bets with his . Action folded back to Alpert who made it three bets and only Fuller called.
On fourth street Fuller bet and Alpert called. On fifth street action was the same. On sixth street it was Alpert who bet and Fuller who called.
It was on seventh street that the dealer made an extreme error. He dealt both players their card face up instead of face down. Alpert received his while Fuller was dealt a .
"What are you doing?" Frankie O'Dell said angrily, standing up from his chair. "This is supposed to be the World Series of Poker."
The floor was called over and the ruling was made that since both players had the same disadvantage, they would continue the hand as normal. Both players checked on the river.
Alpert announced that he had a queen low, while Fuller announced that he had a jack low, showing his and under. Alpert stared at his hand for a while and snapped at the dealer when he went to grab it.
"I'll muck my own hand," he said, clearly a little frustrated at the situation.
Either way, Fuller was awarded the pot and he collected it quietly.
"It's better to be careful than fast," Randy Ohel said to the dealer after the hand, which most of the table agreed with.
David Bach has been chipleader after each of the first two days.
Welcome to Day 3 of Event #33: $2,500 Seven-Card Razz. Fourteen players remain out of a starting field of 301, and the biggest name by far left among them also has the most chips: David "Gunslinger" Bach bagged up just north of 300,000, putting him 41,000 clear of his nearest competitor, Ivan Schertzer. Bach, a native of Athens, Ga., is attempting to pull off the rarely seen feat of leading a tournament at every major checkpoint; he closed each of the first two days as the chip leader.
Bach appears well-positioned to add a second bracelet to his collection. His first came in the prestigious $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. event in 2009, at which he collected over $1.2 million.
First prize in this tournament isn't quite that big, checking in at $178,052, but all the players will surely be hungry to get their hands on it, as well as the World Series of Poker gold bracelet. Fellow top-five stacks Schertzer (262,000 chips), Rick Fuller (205,000), Joel Alpert (197,500) and Brent Keller (188,500) won't be letting Bach simply waltz away with the prizes and glory. Bracelet winners Randy Ohel (175,000) Frankie O'Dell (155,000) also loom as threats.
We'll be bringing you all the relevant updates right here at PokerNews, so be sure to tune in for exciting conclusion to this event and the crowning of a champion. Play begins at 2 p.m.
, and Randy Ohel went into the tank with a 
behind him. Sebastian Pauli was lurking behind him with a six up, but Ohel finally decided to raise for most of his chips. Pauli reraised, and O'Dell got it all in along with Ohel. Pauli called.
on his board. Only a six or an ace would save him, but he had been dealt a nine, and Pauli notched two knockouts in one hand.
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