2018 World Series of Poker

Event #25: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day: 1
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Event Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
4365235
Prize
$173,528
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$804,600
Entries
596
Level Info
Level
32
Limits
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000
Players Left 1 / 596
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Friedman and Kessler Both Take a Small Hit from Hila Elezra

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

Perry Friedman: {x-}{x-}/{3-Clubs}{9-Spades}{7-Clubs}{6-Spades}/{x-}
Hila Elezra: {x-}{x-}/{4-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{8-Hearts}/{x-}
Allen Kessler: {x-}{x-}/{A-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} — Folded on fifth
Opponent: {x-}{x-}/{A-Hearts}{Q-Spades}{2-Diamonds} — Folded of fifth

Allen Kessler completed and he was called by three players including Perry Friedman and Hila Elezra, who is the wife of Eli Elezra, also in the tournament.

On fourth, action checked to Elezra and she bet. All three of her opponents called. On fifth, Elezra bet again but this time only Friedman called.

On sixth street, Elezra one more time and Friedman called one more time. Friedman called one final bet on seventh street, but he was shown {A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{6-Hearts} for a pair and a low. It was good enough to take down the pot so Friedman sent over the chips, leaving himself with right around 15,000. Elezra took down the pot and chipped up to 15,000.

Her husband, Eli, mentioned that Hila only plays one tournament every year, and she's been chugging along so far, making through the first nine levels of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Perry Friedman us
Perry Friedman
15,100
2,500
2,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Hila Elezra us
Hila Elezra
15,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
8,800
4,200
4,200

Tags: Allen KesslerPerry Friedman

Updated Chip Counts

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 100 ante
Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Adam Owen gb
Adam Owen
38,000
20,500
20,500
Profile photo of Eli Elezra il
Eli Elezra
26,000
5,500
5,500
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Yueqi Zhu cn
Yueqi Zhu
25,500
17,000
17,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Steven Loube us
Steven Loube
24,800
17,800
17,800
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Joey Couden us
Joey Couden
23,000
20,200
20,200
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Zachary Gruneberg us
Zachary Gruneberg
19,500
6,500
6,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
13,000
4,900
4,900
Profile photo of David Sklansky us
David Sklansky
12,600
12,600
12,600
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Robert Mizrachi us
Robert Mizrachi
10,500
10,500
10,500
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Owais Ahmed us
Owais Ahmed
9,700
850
850
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Bart Hanson us
Bart Hanson
9,400
1,300
1,300
Profile photo of Kyle Miaso us
Kyle Miaso
6,000
6,000
6,000
Profile photo of George Alexander us
George Alexander
3,000
4,000
4,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Savage Scoops

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

Matt Savage: {x-}{x-}/{2-Spades}{3-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{3-Clubs}/{x-}
Opponent: {x-}{x-}/{2-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}/{x-}

Picking up the action on seventh street, Matt Savage and his lone opponent had multiple bets out in front of them. Savage decided to lead on the river with one more bet and his opponent sighed, then called.

Savage shook his head then turned over {9-Clubs}{8-Spades}{A-Clubs} possibly thinking he was beat or chopping, but to his surprise, his opponent mucked and that allowed Savage to take down the whole pot, chipping up over 15,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Matt Savage
16,000
8,600
8,600

Tags: Matt Savage

Clements Loses a Bunch

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 100 ante
David Bach
David Bach

Scott Clements and David Bach were two parties in one of the biggest pots of the day. It went three ways down to the river and the amount of raising and reraising built a mountain in the middle.

It started early as fourth street saw Clements bet into a field of three opponents with {a-Clubs}{4-Hearts}. Bradley Sullivan called, a player in Seat 7 raised, David Bach cold-called and Clements made it three bets. Sullivan got out of the way and the other two stuck around.

It got even crazier on fifth street as Clements caught low and bet again, with the next player calling, Bach raising, Clements making it three bets and Bach making it four. Everyone went to sixth.

Clements: {x-}{x-}/{a-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{k-Clubs}
Sullivan: {x-}{x-}/{8-Spades}{6-Diamonds} (folded on fourth street)
Seat 7: {x-}{x-}/{6-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{8-Hearts}
Bach: {x-}{x-}/{7-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{9-Spades}

This time, things slowed down as Bach bet and the others called. On the end, though, it got wild again as Clements bet out, the next player called and Bach raised. Clements made it three bets and the others called.

Clements had {a-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{8-Clubs} for an ace-high flush. However, Bach had a better ace-high flush with {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} in the hole for ace-king high. The third player had made a low and he took half of the pot, so Clements came out as the player taking a big hit.

Player Chips Progress
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David Bach
24,000
21,200
21,200
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Scott Clements us
Scott Clements
20,400
4,600
4,600
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: David BachScott Clements

One Rises While Many Fall

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

Phil Ivey has recently joined the field while the likes of Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth are nowhere to be seen among others who have fallen over the course of the day.

Player Chips Progress
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Phil Ivey
7,300
WSOP 11X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings
Profile photo of Mike Ross us
Mike Ross
Busted
Profile photo of Benny Glaser gb
Benny Glaser
Busted
WSOP 8X Winner
Profile photo of Randy Ohel us
Randy Ohel
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Craig Chait us
Craig Chait
Busted
Profile photo of Jennifer Tilly us
Jennifer Tilly
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Shannon Petluck us
Shannon Petluck
Busted
Profile photo of Andrey Zaichenko ru
Andrey Zaichenko
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Viacheslav Zhukov ru
Viacheslav Zhukov
Busted
Profile photo of Valentin Vornicu us
Valentin Vornicu
Busted
Profile photo of Jameson Painter us
Jameson Painter
Busted
Profile photo of Ronnie Bardah us
Ronnie Bardah
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Ramdin Survives With Chop

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

Victor Ramdin got his remaining chips in there in a three-way pot against Calvin Anderson and one other player. Anderson bet the final two streets heads up to create a side pot.

Ramdin: {3-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}/{2-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}
Anderson: {6-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}/{6-Spades}{k-Hearts}{5-Spades}{7-Spades}
Third player: {6-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{3-Spades}/{8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{k-Clubs}

Ramdin's seven-perfect was good for the low and Anderson took the high with just sixes, chopping the side pot with the eight-low.

Player Chips Progress
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Calvin Anderson
37,800
17,600
17,600
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Victor Ramdin us
Victor Ramdin
3,800

Tags: Calvin AndersonVictor Ramdin

Ross Squeaks Out a Double With a Wheel

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

A player completed showing a {6-Hearts} after Mike Ross brought in with the {4-Clubs}. Ross raised over the top to get it all in and the other player called. There boards ran out as follows.

Mike Ross: {2-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}/{4-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{5-Spades}{A-Spades}
Opponent: {3-Spades}{6-Clubs}/{6-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{K-Diamonds}

Ross' opponent showed seventh first, showing the {K-Spades} meaning that Ross would somehow have to beat two pair in order to survive. And Ross peeled his final card.

"How about a wheel!" Ross said, showing his {3-Clubs}. That gave him a straight and a low and allowed him to take down the pot to fully double.

"I'm glad I didn't complete," Ron Ware said after the hand, laughing.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Mike Ross us
Mike Ross
3,500
1,700
1,700

Tags: Mike Ross

Level: 9

Limits: 600/1,200

Ante: 100