Event 19: Phil Hui and Lazaro Rodriguez Battle Back-and-Forth in Razz

$600 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 22:  20,000/40,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  4 of 86

During a round of Razz with the limits at 15,000-30,000, Lazaro Rodriguez and Phil Hui played a hand against each other.

Lazaro Rodriguez:  (XxXx)  Ax7x9xQx  (Xx)
Phil Hui:  (XxXx)  Jx9x2x7x  (Xx)

3rd Street:  Both players limped for 15,000.

4th Street:  Rodriguez bet 15,000, and Hui called.

5th Street: Both players checked.

6th Street: Hui bet 30,000, and Rodriguez called.

7th Street: Hui bet 30,000, and Rodriguez called.

Lazaro Rodriguez:  (Kx5x3x)  Ax7x9xQx
Phil Hui:  (Qx5x4x)  Jx9x2x7x

Hui finished with a 9-7-5-4-2, but Rodriguez beat him with a slightly better 9-7-5-3-A to win the pot.

Lazaro Rodriguez  –  640,000  (21 BB)
Phil Hui  –  240,000  (8 BB)


A while later, after the blinds increased to 20,000-40,000, the same two players battled in a hand of Stud Hi-Lo.

Lazaro Rodriguez:  (XxXx)  6d9c8d10c  (Xx)
Phil Hui:  (XxXx)  JcKdAs4s  (Xx)

3rd Street:  Rodriguez bet 20,000, and Hui called.

4th Street:  Hui bet 20,000, and Rodriguez called.

5th Street:  Hui bet 40,000, and Rodriguez called.

6th Street:  Hui checked, Rodriguez bet 40,000, and Hui called.

7th Street:  Hui bet 40,000, and Rodriguez called.

Lazaro Rodriguez:  (7s6s5d)  6d9c8d10c
Phil Hui:  (AcQc10h)  JcKdAs4s

Neither player made a qualifying low. Rodriguez showed a ten-high straight, but Hui turned over an ace-high straight to win the pot.

Phil Hui  –  485,000  (12 BB)
Lazaro Rodriguez  –  440,000  (11 BB)

With four players remaining from a field of 86 entries, the average chip stack is about 323,000 (8 Big Bets). The remaining players are guaranteed at least $3,700 each.