Event #67: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 1 | 2019 World Series of Poker

06-30-2019 23:31 UTC-7

Sexton Eliminated, Stein Survives

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

Both Mike Sexton and Jan Stein were all in as Robert Campbell and Mike Wattel battled over a side pot.

On sixth, Campbell bet and Wattel folded.

Sexton: /
Wattel: / (folded on sixth)
Stein: /
Campbell: /

Campbell found the on seventh to remain with rolled up eights. Sexton only found a to be eliminated with two pair, while Stein found the and survived with his seven-low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Wattel	89,900 6,900	6,900

Robert Campbell	67,000 -3,400	-3,400

Jan Stein	15,600 9,100	9,100
Mike Sexton	Busted

Tags: Jan Stein Mike Sexton Mike Wattel Robert Campbell

06-30-2019 23:18 UTC-7

Deeb and Schwartz Eliminated by Racener

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

Catching the action on sixth street with Shaun Deeb already all in on a previous street, Luke Schwartz called all in against John Racener.

Racener: /
Deeb: /
Schwartz: /

Racener had aces and a seven-low and found the on seventh.

Deeb needed to improve to two pair but could only find the and was sent to the rail.

Schwartz didn't reveal his hand, but after squeezing his final card, he mucked his down cards and was also eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Racener	187,000 19,000	19,000

Shaun Deeb	Busted

Luke Schwartz	Busted

Tags: Luke Schwartz Shaun Deeb John Racener

06-30-2019 23:12 UTC-7

Brown Triples with Aces Up

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

Andrew Brown has found a triple up courtesy of Frank Kassela and Chris Amaral as each player's board ran out as follows:

Brown: / /
Kassela: / /
Amaral: / /

Both Kassela and Amaral checked through on sixth and seventh, and when Brown tabled his for aces up, he scooped the pot after Amaral mucked and Kassela showed his for a lesser two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Kassela	85,000 25,000	25,000

Andrew Brown	63,500 3,500	3,500
Chris Amaral	51,000 -16,000	-16,000

Tags: Andrew Brown Chris Amaral Frank Kassela

06-30-2019 22:56 UTC-7

Hui Eliminated

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

Vasu Amarapu had the bring-in and Phillip Hui completed all in for 1,400. One player called, as did Amarapu.

Amarapu bet out on fourth, fifth, and sixth streets with his opponent calling him down.

Amarapu: / /
Hui: / /
Opponent: / /

On seventh, both players checked, and Amarapu could only manage to table his to be up against his opponent's and would be scooped by two pair.

When Hui revealed his for a lesser two pair, he was eliminated from the Stud Hi-Lo Championship.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vasu Amarapu	30,000 -5,600	-5,600
Phillip Hui	Busted

Tags: Phillip Hui Vasu Amarapu

06-30-2019 22:52 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Turner	150,000 25,000	25,000
Steve Jelinek	130,000 70,000	70,000

Dan Shak	110,000 50,000	50,000
Ali Eslami	95,000 10,000	10,000

Jeff Lisandro	95,000 -18,000	-18,000

Brock Parker	88,000 28,000	28,000
Mike Watson	45,000 -15,000	-15,000
Andrey Zaichenko	36,000 -10,000	-10,000

Jerri Thomas	33,000 -27,000	-27,000

Dahum Wang	28,800 -24,800	-24,800
Stuart Rutter	25,100 -17,900	-17,900
Jan Stein	22,000 -27,900	-27,900
Andrew Yeh	20,000 -19,000	-19,000

Owais Ahmed	18,300 -26,700	-26,700

Phillip Hui	1,900 -14,500	-14,500

Level: 8

Limits: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 500

06-30-2019 22:43 UTC-7

More Arrivals

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Kassela	60,000

Craig Chait	60,000

06-30-2019 22:42 UTC-7

Straight for Chad, Low for Bloom

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

Tony Bloom had the bring-in and Norman Chad completed. Yueqi Zhu called, as did Bloom.

Fourth street checked through, and on sixth, Bloom bet and Chad called as Zhu folded.

On sixth and seventh, Chad bet and Bloom called.

Bloom: / /
Chad: / /
Zhu: / (folded on fifth)

Chad tabled his for a nine-high straight and a rough-eight for the low.

Bloom revealed his for a better eight-low, and the pot was chopped up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Kelsall	160,000 5,000	5,000

Norman Chad	105,000 2,000	2,000
Richard Sklar	79,000 19,000	19,000
Yueqi Zhu	61,000 -9,000	-9,000

Jason Mercier	58,500 -11,500	-11,500

Tony Bloom	35,000
Damjan Radanov	23,100 -56,900	-56,900