We arrived at the table in time to see Alex Livingston all in and at risk against Ted Forrest on fourth street. By the hand's end, Forrest was able to make a seven low and a pair of aces for the high. Livingston was unable to improve to beat Forrest's hand and he was eliminated from play in 13th place.
After a long day of intense poker action, Day 2 of Event #30: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low came to a conclusion with Eric Kurtzman leading the final 12 players.
Beginning the day with 109 players, action was fast paced with eliminations flying out the door. Ann Bloom folded down to just over an ante before being eliminated by Anthony Zinno in 65th place, bursting the money bubble and leaving 64 players guaranteed a $2,603 payday.
Mike Watson (63rd), Hoyt Corkins (57th), Maria Ho (50th), Chris Viox (48th), Zinno (43rd), Roland Israelashvili (40th), Matt Glantz (34th), Owais Ahmed (31st), Dylan Linde (23rd), Jesse Martin (19th), and Chris Wallace (16th) all found themselves in the money, but on the rail as the day ended with just 12 players.
Kurtzmann's impressive 490,000-chip stack finished ahead of Calvin Anderson (356,000), Sanjay Pandya (307,000), and Joe Tehan (285,000) for the chip lead. Six-time WSOP bracelet winner Ted Forrest, cash-game specialist Melissa Burr, and 2007 Aussie Millions runner-up Jimmy Fricke still remain in contention for the $190,538 first prize and coveted gold bracelet.
Table
Seat
Player
Chips
447
1
Levon Torosyan
92,000
447
2
Robert Goldfarb
170,000
447
3
--empty--
--
447
4
Melissa Burr
222,000
447
5
Calvin Anderson
356,000
447
6
--empty--
--
447
7
Ted Forrest
183,000
447
8
Joe Tehan
285,000
448
1
Jimmy Fricke
216,000
448
2
John Myung
76,000
448
3
Eric Kurtzman
490,000
448
4
--empty--
--
448
5
Sanjay Pandya
307,000
448
6
--empty--
--
448
7
David Brooker
176,000
448
8
Matthew Kelly
73,000
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