2010 World Series of Poker

Event #15: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qqj77
Prize
$447,446
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,598,000
Entries
170
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Juanda Takes One from Kassela

@LuckboxJuanda
@LuckboxJuanda

John Juanda (X)(X) / {3-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{5-Hearts} / (X)
Jennifer Harman (X)(X) / {8-Clubs}(?)
Steve Zolotow (X)(X) / {J-Clubs}{8-Spades}(?)
Frank Kassela (X)(X) / {J-Spades}{Q-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{K-Diamonds} / (X)

Juanda completed on third street and got three callers. Kassela made the high board on fourth and checked, Juanda bet, Harman folded and Zolotow called. Kassela checked again on fifth, Juanda bet, Zolotow folded and Kassela called. Both players checked on sixth and seventh streets.

Juanda showed {K-}{K-} for kings up and took down the pot.

Tags: Frank KasselaJohn Juanda

Rabstov Crushed as Kessler Soars

Allen Kessler: (X)(X) / {3-Hearts}{4-Spades}{2-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} / (X)
Jennifer Harman: (X)(X) / {A-Spades}{9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{7-Spades} / (X)
Frank Kassela: (X)(X) / {K-Clubs} - fold
Kirill Rabtsov: (X)(X) / {A-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{8-Spades}{5-Hearts} / (X)

Kessler brought in before Harman completed. Kassela called and then Rabtsov raised. Kessler called, Harman reraised, Kassela folded, Rabtsov re-reraised and then both Kessler and Harman called.

On the next street, Harman checked, Rabtsov bet, then both Kessler and Harman called. On fifth street, Harman bet, Rabtsov raised, Kessler called and was all in for 95,000 and then Harman called. On sixth street, Harman checked, Rabtsov fired a bet and Harman called. For seventh street, Harman checked, Rabtsov bet and Harman called.

Harman turned up the {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{7-Clubs} for two pair, aces and nines. She bested Rabtsov's aces and eights when he turned up the {A-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{3-Clubs}. Kessler held the {6-Clubs}{4-Hearts} and then sweated his last card. He peeled off the {2-Clubs} and made a full house in order to scoop the main pot as no player held a low.

Kessler catapulted his stack to one million, Harman moved to 1.3 million and Rabtsov dropped all the way down to 145,000.

Tags: Allen KesslerJennifer HarmanKirill Rabtsov

Kirill Rabtsov Eliminated in 6th Place ($78,142)

Kirill Rabtsov, 6th place
Kirill Rabtsov, 6th place

Kirill Rabtsov committed the last of his chips on fourth street against Frank Kassela, who was showing an open pair of kings. Kassela turned over a pair of eights in the hole to go with it, while Rabtsov had four to a flush. Rabtsov rivered the flush, but Kassela caught a third king on seventh street to eliminate Rabtsov in sixth place.

Kassela Passes Harman

Frank Kassela
Frank Kassela

Frank Kassela: (X)(X) / {3-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{Q-Hearts} / (X)
Jennifer Harman: (X)(X) / {7-Spades}{6-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds} / (X)
Steve Zolotow: (X)(X) / {8-Spades}{10-Hearts} - fold

Kassela brought in and Harman completed. Zolotow raised and then Kassela called. Harman also called. On fourth street, Kassela bet after action was checked to him. Harman raised and then Zolotow folded. Kassela called.

On fifth street, Harman led with a bet and Kassela called. On sixth, Harman led with a bet again and Harman called. Both players checked on seventh.

Harman mucked her hand after Kassela tabled the {A-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{2-Spades} for two pair, fives and deuces. She dropped to 1.24 million while Kassela moved up to 1.275 million.

Tags: Frank KasselaJennifer HarmanSteve Zolotow

Zolotow Surges from 195K to Over 1.2 Million

Steve Z
Steve Z

Allen Kessler (X)(X) / {5-Spades}{A-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{10-Hearts} / (X)
Steve Zolotow (X)(X) / {J-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{3-Spades}{J-Clubs} / (X)

Kessler completed on third street, Jennifer Harman called with the {8-Clubs} up, Zolotow raised, and both Kessler and Harman called. Kessler led out on fourth street, Harman folded and Zolotow called. Kessler led again on fifth street and Zolotow called all-in.

Zolotow made trip jacks on sixth street and Kessler needed to make his low on the river to get half the pot. He missed, and Zolotow scooped. That hand took Steve Z up to 625,00 while Kessler was left with 800,000,

The next hand:

Zolotow (X)(X) / {3-Spades}{10-Hearts}{3-Clubs}
Harman (X)(X) / {9-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{6-Spades}

Zolotow brought it in, Harman completed, Zolotow raised and Harman called. Zolotow bet fourth street and Harman came along, but she folded to Zolotow's fifth street bet.

With that hand, Zolotow was up to 850,000.

On the hand after that, Zolotow made a wheel against Kessler's kings and jacks and scooped his third pot in a row, and is now on over 1.2 million in chips.

Tags: Allen KesslerJennifer HarmanSteve Zolotow