Event #25: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Day 1 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-11-2018 23:49 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Owen	38,000 20,500	20,500
Eli Elezra	26,000 5,500	5,500

Yueqi Zhu	25,500 17,000	17,000

Steven Loube	24,800 17,800	17,800

Joey Couden	23,000 20,200	20,200

Zachary Gruneberg	19,500 6,500	6,500

Allen Kessler	13,000 4,900	4,900
David Sklansky	12,600 12,600	12,600

Robert Mizrachi	10,500 10,500	10,500

Owais Ahmed	9,700 850	850

Bart Hanson	9,400 1,300	1,300
Kyle Miaso	6,000 6,000	6,000
George Alexander	3,000 4,000	4,000

Deeb Makes a Strong Board

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

Shaun Deeb was firing against Ben Yu when we got to their table with Deeb catching good twice and making a scary board.

Deeb: /
Yu: /

Yu picked up a pair but it wasn't enough to convince him to continue as Deeb had three to a low straight flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	22,000 4,000	4,000

Ben Yu	4,200

Tags: Ben Yu Shaun Deeb

06-12-2018 00:05 UTC-8

Friedman and Kessler Both Take a Small Hit from Hila Elezra

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Sam Cosby

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

Perry Friedman: //
Hila Elezra: //
Allen Kessler: / — Folded on fifth
Opponent: / — 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 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
Perry Friedman	15,100 2,500	2,500

Hila Elezra	15,000 15,000	15,000
Allen Kessler	8,800 4,200	4,200

Tags: Allen Kessler Perry Friedman

Level: 10

Limits: 800/1,600

Ante: 200

06-12-2018 00:14 UTC-8

Deeb and Yu Chop Up Couden

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

A raising war ensued between Ben Yu and Joey Couden with Shaun Deeb caught in the middle. Four players had seen fifth street after Deeb bet fourth and got three callers. Couden led into the field with and got called by Deeb before Yu raised with two low cards. Couden raised back, Deeb called and Yu reraised to get his 4,700 in. The others called.

Deeb: /
Yu: /
Couden: /

Couden bet after pairing his queen and Deeb called. Deeb was the one betting the end though, and Couden called. That's because Deeb made a flush with , and Yu had the low with , while Couden mucked and watched his money get chopped up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	30,200 8,200	8,200

Joey Couden	15,000 8,000	8,000

Ben Yu	12,000 7,800	7,800

Tags: Ben Yu Shaun Deeb Joey Couden

06-12-2018 00:25 UTC-8

Eli Elezra Takes Some From Owen

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Sam Cosby

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Eli Elezra: //
Adam Owen: //

Picking up the action on sixth and Eli Elezra held the betting lead. He led out with a bet and Adam Owen gave him a call.

On seventh, Elezra checked. Owen checked it behind and Elezra showed him for two pair. Owen nodded upon seeing the hand and mucked, and that allowed Elezra to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eli Elezra	34,000 8,000	8,000

Adam Owen	31,200 6,800	6,800

Tags: Eli Elezra Adam Owen

06-12-2018 00:34 UTC-8

Madsen Scoops Prociak

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Jeff Madsen was showing two open pair and betting into David Prociak when we arrived on sixth. Madsen fired seventh as well and received a call.

Madsen: /
Prociak: //

Madsen had the goods and Prociak sent his hand into the muck. Both players appears to be among the top stacks as the day draws to a close.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Prociak	45,000 4,000	4,000

Jeff Madsen	42,000 18,700	18,700

Tags: Jeff Madsen David Prociak

06-12-2018 00:39 UTC-8

Derke and Hirvonen Get Scooped

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Sam Cosby

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Nicholas Derke: //
Mikko Hirvonen: //
Opponent: //
Ron Ware: / (folded on fourth street)

Mikko Hirvonen completed and he was called by a player who refused to be named, Ron Ware and Nicholas Derke.

On fourth street, Derke led out after taking the betting lead. Hirvonen called as did the other player, but Ware folded. On fifth, Derke checked, only to meet a bet from Hirvonen. The other player called as did Derke. Hirvonen continued betting on sixth and both players called.

On seventh, all three players checked. Hirvonen showed and Derke mucked his hand. The other player in the pot showed for a full house though, and that allowed him to scoop up the pot.

When asked for his name, the player said he was supposed to be at work and didn't wish to share it.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Derke	54,000 54,000	54,000
Mikko Hirvonen	26,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Mikko Hirvonen Nicholas Derke

06-12-2018 00:43 UTC-8

Prize Pool Revealed, $173,528 Up Top

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Event #25 has closed registration with 596 entries, creating a prize pool of $804,600. The WSOP has determined the payouts, which will see the winner take home $173,528 while a min-cash in 90th will be worth $2,246. Check the corresponding tab above for full payout information.

06-12-2018 01:02 UTC-8

Gundrum Assumes the Chip Lead with Six Hands to Go

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Sam Cosby

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Trent Gundrum: //
Joao Vieira: //
Opponent: //

Picking up the action fifth street, action had checked over to Trent Gundrum who put out a bet. He was called by Joao Vieira and one other player. Gundrum bet again on sixth and this time was only called by Vieira.

On seventh, Gundrum bet once more and Vieira thought for a bit before calling. Gundrum showed his for a straight and a low and he would collect the entire pot. That allowed him to take down another pot and move to right around 75,000 chips which makes him one of the largest stacks in the room, if not the largest.