2018 World Series of Poker

Event #64: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
3j47773
Prize
$364,387
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,325,400
Entries
141
Level Info
Level
32
Limits
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
30,000

Ahmed Bullies Wong Off

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Owais Ahmed: {x-}{x-} / {6-Spades}{10-Spades}{j-Spades}{9-Diamonds} / {x-}
Jerry Wong: {x-}{x-} / {2-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{9-Hearts} (folds on sixth)
Opponent: {x-}{x-} / {a-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}{3-Spades} (folds on fifth)

Three players headed to fourth street were the lone ace had the betting lead and threw in a bet. Both Jerry Wong and Owais Ahmed made the call. On fifth, Wong picked up a pair of deuces and led out. Ahmed had an all spade board and raised it up. The third player in the hand folded and Wong called.

Wong checked sixth and Ahmed quickly fired another barrel. Wong thought for a minute and then sent his cards to the muck.

Here is a look at how the rest of the table stacks up.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Rennhack us
Andrew Rennhack
163,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
133,000
3,700
3,700
WSOP 5X Winner
Jerry Wong us
Jerry Wong
121,000
7,000
7,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Phil Hui us
Phil Hui
107,000
40,200
40,200
Owais Ahmed us
Owais Ahmed
96,000
6,000
6,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Tim Frazin us
Tim Frazin
92,000
15,500
15,500

Tags: Jerry WongOwais Ahmed

Matusow Chops With Yeh to Survive

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Andrew Yeh: {x-}{x-}/{Q-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}/{x-}
Mike Matusow: {x-}{x-}/{8-Diamonds}{J-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{7-Clubs}/{x-}
Brian Twete: {x-}{x-}/{4-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}/{x-}
Randy Ohel: {x-}{x-}/{5-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{J-Spades} — folded on fifth

Action was five ways on fourth street and when Randy Ohel bet, he was called by Brian Twete, Mike Matusow, and Andrew Yeh, while the other player in the hand folded.

On fifth street, action checked to Twete who bet. Matusow moved all-in for a bit more and Yeh completed the bet. Ohel thought for a while, then folded while Twete called.

On sixth, Yeh led out and Twete called. On seventh, Yeh checked. Twete looked at his cards, groaned, then checked behind.

"Well that sounds good for me," Matusow said.

Yeh showed his {K-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{4-Clubs} for two pair, while Twete only flashed his {6-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for a missed flush, straight and low draws.

"I have what you call a bad low," Matusow said, showing his {9-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{3-Clubs} for an eight seven low. It was enough to keep him alive though and he collected half the pot along with Yeh.

After the hand, Shaun Deeb joined the table as well.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Yeh us
Andrew Yeh
129,000
129,000
129,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Brian Twete us
Brian Twete
128,000
-27,000
-27,000
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb
50,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Randy Ohel us
Randy Ohel
37,600
-5,700
-5,700
WSOP 1X Winner
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
20,400
-13,900
-13,900
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Andrew YehBrian TweteMike MatusowRandy Ohel

Vitch and Taylor Chop One Up

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
Chris Vitch
Chris Vitch

Chris Vitch: {x-}{x-} / {8-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{a-Spades}{q-Spades} / {x-}
Brendan Taylor: {x-}{x-} / {2-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{a-Diamonds} / {x-}
Yehuda Buchalter: {x-}{x-} / {8-Spades}{2-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds} (folds on fifth)

The action was on Chris Vitch on fourth street who was the first to throw in a bet. Yehuda Buchalter made it two bets and Brendan Taylor called. Vitche three-bet and both Buchalter and Taylor called.

Vitch led out on fifth and Buchalter thought for a minute before laying his hand down. Taylor stuck around and Vitch checked on sixth. Taylor was the one to initiate the betting this time and Vitch called.

On seventh, Vitch led out again and Taylor hummed for a moment before calling. Vitch showed {6-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{3-Hearts} for just a low hand and Taylor tabled {9-Spades}{7-Spades}{6-Clubs} for a pair of sevens to take the high hand.

Vitch is currently the clear chip leader late on Day 1 as he looks to defend his title that he won last year.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Vitch us
Chris Vitch
245,000
110,000
110,000
Defending Champion
Brendan Taylor us
Brendan Taylor
88,600
88,600
88,600
WSOP 1X Winner
Yehuda Buchalter us
Yehuda Buchalter
10,800
-62,700
-62,700

Tags: Brendan TaylorChris VitchYehuda Buchalter

Obst Scoops Ohel

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante
James Obst
James Obst

James Obst completed and Randy Ohel called.

James Obst: {x-}{x-}/{A-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}/{x-}
Randy Ohel: {x-}{x-}/{5-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{7-Spades}/{x-}

Obsts bet on fourth and fifth streets with Ohel calling down both times. Both players checked it on sixth street, then on seventh, Obst led out. Ohel didn't take long to call.

Obst showed down his {A-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{J-Spades} and with his aces up he scooped the pot, moving over 100,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
James Obst au
James Obst
120,000
37,000
37,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Randy Ohel us
Randy Ohel
43,300
-16,700
-16,700
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: James ObstRandy Ohel

Level: 8

Bring In 700 - Completion 2,500

Sexton Fills Up Against Koral

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Tom Koral: {x-}{x-} / {7-Spades}{6-Spades}{q-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} / {x-}
Mike Sexton: {x-}{x-} / {a-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{5-Spades} / {x-}

Tom Koral completed with a seven showing and Mike Sexton just called with an ace. Sexton led out on fourth and fifth and Koral called both times.

On sixth, Koral picked up the betting lead with a pair of queens but opted to check-called a bet from Sexton. On seventh, Koral check-called again and Sexton turned over {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}{4-Spades} for a full house. Koral's eyes widened and he shot his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Tom Koral us
Tom Koral
123,000
8,000
8,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Mike Sexton us
Mike Sexton
72,000
12,000
12,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Mike SextonTom Koral

Seiver Eliminated by Finne

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Scott Seiver was all in on fourth street and he was called by Tim Finne across the table.

Tim Finne: {3-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{A-Clubs}
Scott Seiver: {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{3-Spades}

Finne started with four to a straight while Seiver was ahead with his pair of eights. Their board ran out like so.

Tim Finne: {3-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{A-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{9-Spades}/{5-Spades}
Scott Seiver: {8-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{K-Clubs}{3-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}/{x-}

Finne turned up his seventh street first, making him a low and the wheel, and Seiver, knowing he was drawing dead, walked away with out turning over his last card.

With that, Seiver was eliminated while Finne scooped the pot to move over 120,000.

Player Chips Progress
Tim Finne us
Tim Finne
126,000
126,000
126,000
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
Busted
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Scott SeiverTim Finne

Some Busts and Some Counts

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Among players who busted this level was Mark Gregorich. Gregorich was eliminated by Chris Vitch when Vitch drew a straight and a low with his board showing {2-Spades}{4-Hearts}{8-Clubs}/{Q-Spades}{3-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{6-Clubs}. Gregorich had four diamonds showing face up, but not one of his down cards was a diamond and he was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Twete us
Brian Twete
155,000
-22,000
-22,000
Jerry Wong us
Jerry Wong
114,000
48,000
48,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Timothy Frazin us
Timothy Frazin
91,000
50,900
50,900
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson
76,000
61,500
61,500
Ken Aldridge us
Ken Aldridge
71,900
1,900
1,900
WSOP 1X Winner
Phil Hui us
Phil Hui
66,800
-8,200
-8,200
Randy Ohel us
Randy Ohel
60,000
-14,500
-14,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
50,000
18,000
18,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Brock Parker us
Brock Parker
48,000
22,000
22,000
John Hennigan us
John Hennigan
33,600
-4,400
-4,400
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Yueqi Zhu cn
Yueqi Zhu
29,000
-8,000
-8,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Yuebin Guo us
Yuebin Guo
23,000
-35,900
-35,900
Michael Ross us
Michael Ross
16,000
-46,500
-46,500
Richard Chiovari us
Richard Chiovari
Busted
Katherine Fleck us
Katherine Fleck
Busted
Eric Kurtzman us
Eric Kurtzman
Busted
John Racener us
John Racener
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Jameson Painter us
Jameson Painter
Busted
Mark Gregorich us
Mark Gregorich
Busted
Jeff Lisandro au
Jeff Lisandro
Busted
WSOP 6X Winner
Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Chris VitchMark Gregorich

Roseingrave Welcomes Seiver to the Table

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Scott Seiver: {x-}{x-} / {8-Clubs}{q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{7-Spades} / {x-}
Frankie O'Dell: {x-}{x-} / {5-Spades}{k-Clubs}{k-Spades} - fold on fifth
Michael Roseingrave: {x-}{x-} / {a-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} / {x-}

The action checked to Scott Seiver on fourth who threw in a bet and was called by three players. Frankie O'Dell picked up a pair of kings on fifth but still checked. Michael Roseingrave bet and Scott Seiver put in two bets. O'Dell mucked his hand and Roseingrave called.

Seiver led out on sixth and Roseingrave stuck around for one more street. Seiver checked this time and Roseingrave turned over {a-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{6-Hearts} for a pair of aces and an eight low. Seiver nodded in approval and sent his cards to the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Roseingrave
Michael Roseingrave
94,000
94,000
94,000
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
32,000
32,000
32,000
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Frankie O'DellMichael RoseingraveScott Seiver

Ohel Gets a Scoop

Level 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Randy Ohel: {x-}{x-}/{5-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{8-Spades}{4-Diamonds}/{x-}
Max Pescatori: {x-}{x-}/{J-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}/{x-}

Each player already had nearly 15,000 worth of bets in front of them between Randy Ohel and Max Pescatori on sixth street. On seventh street, Pescatori checked, Ohel bet, and Pescatori called.

Ohel showed down his {A-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} for a straight and a low and that would scoop him the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Max Pescatori it
Max Pescatori
102,000
15,000
15,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Randy Ohel us
Randy Ohel
74,500
26,200
26,200
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Max PescatoriRandy Ohel