$1,100 H.O.R.S.E. Championship (Freeze-Out)
Structure | Payouts
Level 20: 12,000/24,000 Limits
Players Remaining: 5 of 78
During a round of Stud Hi/Lo, Barak Zaken got it all in on fourth street for his last 12,000 against Jean Gaspard and Sam Panzica.
Jean Gaspard: ()
Sam Panzica: ()
Barak Zaken: ()
And these were their boards for betting later streets:
Jean Gaspard: () ()
Sam Panzica: () ()
Barak Zaken: () ()
On fifth street, Gaspard and Panzica put in 24,000 each.
On sixth street, Gaspard and Panzica put in another 24,000 each.
On seventh street, Gaspard and Panzica both checked, and everyone turned over their hole cards.
Jean Gaspard: () ()
Sam Panzica: () ()
Barak Zaken: () ()
For the side pot, Gaspard had two pair, nines and eights, with no qualifying low, while Panzica had trip threes with no qualifying low. So Panzica won the side pot.
For the main pot, Zaken had a pair of tens with no qualifying low, and he was eliminated in sixth place as Panzica scooped the entire pot.
Sam Panzica – 545,000 (23 BB)
Jean Gaspard – 650,000 (27 BB)
Barak Zaken – Eliminated in 6th Place ($3,945)
With five players remaining from a field of 78, the average chip stack is about 312,000 (13 big bets). The remaining players are all guaranteed at least $5,200.