Jan Suchanek bet 5th street and James Obst called, both players checked 6th and Suchanek's bet on 7th street for 12,000 was called. Suchanek showed a pair of tens and that won the pot to almost even out the stacks.
Only 10 minutes after Jan Suchanek almost evened out the stacks, he found himself back to the short stack in two Stud Hi/Lo hands. Suchanek check-called 7th street to show inferior two pair.
Obst: /
Suchanek: / muck
Suchanek and then bet 5th street the next hand. Obst called and Suchanek fired 6th for 12,000. James Obst raised to 24,000 and was called before checking 7th street. Obst min-bet for 12,000 and was called to let Suchanek announce kings up for two pair. Obst rolled over a flush and claimed the big pot.
Jan Suchanek won a smaller pot with on a paired board before losing the next two bigger hands in a row to James Obst. Obst raised to 12,000 and Suchanek called to bet the flop for 6,000. Obst called and Suchanek then check-called 12,000 on the turn. The same story repeated itself for the river and Obst showed for a full house, threes over kings.
Two hands later, Suchanek limped in and called the raise to 12,000. On the flop , Suchanek bet 6,000 and was called before betting again the for 12,000. Obst didn't go anywhere and made the call before checking through the river. Suchanek only had for a pair of jacks, Obst showed [Aa,Kc,Kh,5c] for a pair of kings.
Jan Suchanek had the bring in and James Obst completed. Suchanek raised it up and Obst called. Obst fired on fourth, fifth and sixth, with Suchanek calling down all three streets. Obst then called off and mucked when Suhcanek bet seventh and showed an 87.
Jan Suchanek completed and called a raise to 12,000 by James Obst before the latter fired on all streets. Suchanek called on 4th, 5th and 6th street before min-raising to 24,000 on 7th street. Obst gave it some thought and called to win the pot with two pair against a busted flush draw.
Two costly hands in Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo reduced the stack of Jan Suchanek to dust. In the first hand, Suchanek bet 8,000 on 4th street and called a raise to 16,000 before folding to James Obst's bet of 16,000 on 5th.
Suchanek: / fold
Obst: /
Then, Obst completed and called the raise to 16,000 before firing all streets. Suchanek called until 6th street and then folded on 17th when he was pushed all in with the last bet.
Left with barely any chips, Jan Suchanek even had to pay the big blind and called all in for another 2,500 behind when James Obst raised from the small blind. The tournament director announced "Jan is all in with seven of diamonds and three of hearts" and Suchanek joked "You don't have to say that loud" to create laughter from the entire rail.
Suchanek:
Obst:
The flop paired the 10 of Obst and Suchanek was left needing running sevens or threes. The turn gave some chop outs, yet the river blanked to send Suchanek to the rail in 2nd place and crown Obst as champion just like two years ago when the duo clashed in the 8-Game Event.