Tom Schneider was already down to 10,000 and one big bet earlier today before making a comeback. After a recent hand he was back to the short stack grind again and just now min raised from middle position. The action folded to Erik Seidel in the big blind and he asked how much Schneider had behind before just making the call.
On the flop, Schneider got his remaining 22,000 in and Seidel called.
Seidel:
Schneider:
The short stack was merely ahead with bottom pair but needed to dodge a lot of cards to stay alive. On the turn, Seidel made his straight and Schneider now needed a low card to chop the pot. It wasn't meant to be with the and Schneider has been eliminated in eighth place.
Mike Leah opened with a raise to 50,000 from under the gun and cleared the field all the way around t John Kabbaj, who opted to defend from the big blind. The flop saw Kabbaj check-call a bet of 25,000 and then check the turn. Leah bet 50,000, Kabbaj check-raised to 100,000, and Leah thought for a long time before three-betting to 150,000, leaving himself just 15,000 back. Kabbaj four-bet and it went in.
Leah:
Kabbaj:
Kabbaj had a full house, which meant Leah would need either an ace or qualifying low on the river to stay alive. The peeled off, and Leah initially thought the low card did it. Unfortunately for him it didn't as it double paired the board.
Leah will take home $31,115 for his seventh-place finish.
Erik Seidel began the day as chip leader, but his quest for his ninth World Series of Poker gold bracelet just came to an end in sixth place.
It happened when Thomas "Thunder" Keller completed with the and Seidel raised to 50,000 with the . Keller three-bet to 75,000, Seidel called, and it was off to fourth street. Keller bet, Seidel called, and then Keller bet 50,000 on fifth. Seidel only had 28,000 back, and he seemed extremely hesitant to put it in. That said, he still did.
Seidel: / /
Keller: / /
It was a bad spot for Seidel as his sevens were dominated by the aces and tens of Keller. Seidel had running straight and low options, but the on sixth left him looking for either a five or seven on seventh street. That didn't happen though and he'll have to settled for sixth place and $41,230.
Joe Tehan raised from the button and found a customer in Thomas Keller in the big blind. The flop turned into a disaster for Tehan as he got the remainder of his stack in with just under four bets and was snap called.
Tehan:
Keller:
Keller had top pair, the nut low and the nut flush draw. The turn saw Tehan drawing slim as he needed to improve to a full house in order to avoid elimination. However, the river was a blank for him and he has been eliminated in fourth place.
Most people from the United States will likely not recall the name John Kabbaj from somewhere but the Brit boasts more than 2.5 million in live cashes according to his Hendon Mob profile.
In 2004, Kabbaj finished 2nd in a $ 3,000 No-Limit Hold'em and he does have another three final tables at the WSOP with the oldest one dating back to the year 1999. Especially Pot Limit Omaha seems to be his specialty with many scores listing that specific poker type and Kabbaj finished runner-up in a $ 2,500 Pot Limit Omaha/Hold'em. Adding to his diversity, he also cashed in the $ 50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. in 2009 as well.
Two out of his four cashes in Las Vegas five years ago were final table appearances. This does include a golden bracelet in the $ 10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Hold'em for a payday of $ 633,335. Furthermore, he cashed in the £ 10,000 + 350 No Limit Hold'em - World Championship Event of the WSOPE the very same year, too.
After dwindling down to 215,000, Christopher McHugh played a hand of O8 against John Kabbaj.
It began when Kabbaj opened for 80,000 from the small blind and McHugh defended from the big. The flop saw McHugh call a bet from Kabbaj, and then the appeared on the turn. Kabbaj bet 80,000 and McHugh called, leaving himself just 15,000 behind.
Kabbaj then bet the river and McHugh was hesitant but knew he really had no choice. He tossed in his last three pink T5,000 chips with for sevens and fours with a missed low. Kabbaj then rolled over the for a full house and the win.
John Kabbaj completed to 50,000 and called the three bet to 100,000 with the showing. Him and Thomas Keller got all single bets until fifth in and Keller only had 35,000 left, Kabbaj put him all in and Keller called off.
The 2014 World Series of Poker Event #25: $2,500 Omaha/Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low began with 470 players, but after 28 levels of play it was England’s John Kabbaj that emerged as the last man standing. Kabbaj, who won the 2009 WSOP Event #45 $10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Hold’em for $633,335, captured his second gold bracelet and a $267,327 first-place prize.
The third and final day saw 18 players return to action, and it didn’t take long for the field to be cut in half. Within the first four hours nine players hit the rail including Matt Glantz (18th - $7,784), who was the short stack at the start of play; Michael Roeseler (17th - $7,784); WSOP bracelet winners Konstantin Puchkov (16th - $9,462), Owais Ahmed (15th - $9,462), Allyn Jaffrey Shulman (14th - $11,676), and Robert Mizrachi (13th - $11,676); seven-time WSOP Circuit ring winner Chris Reslock (12th - $14,605); online pro Andrey “gigaloff” Zhigalov (11th - $14,605); and the Day 1 chip leader Fu Wong (10th - $18,519).
The final nine players combined to the unofficial final table, and then that bubble burst in Level 24. It happened in stud hi-lo when Joe Tehan completed for 20,000 and Marks called. Erik Seidel raised to 40,000 and both opponents called. On fourth, Seidel bet 40,000 and Tehan called. Marks moved all in for another 24,000 and both opponents called. Sixth and seventh were completed and the players turned over their cards.
Tehan: / /
Marks: / /
Seidel: / /
Seidel had a six-high straight and low draw but could not get there. Marks was hoping for the low as well, but ultimately failed. Tehan scooped the pot with two pair and entered the official final table as the chip leader.
From there, Tom Schneider and Mike Leah bowed out in eighth and seventh place respectively after an active round of Omaha hi-low, and then Seidel followed them out the door in fifth after getting it in against Thomas “Thunder” Keller in a hand of stud hi-low.
Kabbaj began heads-up play with a more than 2-1 chip lead over Keller, and it didn’t take long for him to seal the deal. Kabbaj won two big stud hi-low hands to cripple Keller and then finished him off in a hand of O8.
Congratulations to John Kabbaj on winning Event #25: $2,500 Omaha/Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low for his second gold bracelet and $267,327 in prize money.