Event #25: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Day 3 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-13-2018 15:10 UTC-8

Paul Sexton Eliminated in 16th Place ($5,923)

Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Paul Sexton was on the bring-in with but put in a complete bet for his last 12,000. Benjamin Dobson raised with but Jesse Martin stuck around with . Martin took over the lead on fifth and bet out with nines, folding out Dobson.

Dobson: / (folded on fifth street)
Martin: /
Sexton: /

Martin got and to finish with just the nines. But Sexton couldn't beat them after rolling over and .

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Martin	420,000 75,000	75,000

Paul Sexton	Busted

Tags: Jesse Martin Paul Sexton

06-13-2018 15:11 UTC-8

First Break

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Players are on break for 15 minutes.

Level: 23

Bring In 5,000 - Completion 15,000

06-13-2018 15:32 UTC-8

Sotiropoulos Scoops Finne

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Jan Kores

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante

Georgios Sotiropoulos: /
Tim Finne: /

Georgios Sotiropoulos was barrelling every street until the river where he checked back. While Tim Finne's board included three wheel cards, he couldn't make a low and announced just ace-high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Sotiropoulos	407,000 107,000	107,000

Tim Finne	150,000

Tags: Tim Finne Georgios Sotiropoulos

06-13-2018 15:33 UTC-8

Sievers Scoops a Big One

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante

Matt Savage completed with the and continued betting as his board rolled out strong against Richard Monroe and James Sievers.

Savage: /
Monroe: / (folded on sixth street)
Sievers: /

Monroe was finally convinced to muck on sixth but Sievers stuck around. They both checked seventh and Sievers said he had aces up after going in with two pair and a low draw, tabling . Savage shook his head and mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Sievers	410,000 115,000	115,000
Richard Monroe	305,000 161,000	161,000
Matt Savage	265,000 131,000	131,000

Tags: Matt Savage James Sievers Richard Monroe

06-13-2018 15:45 UTC-8

Nicholas Kiley Eliminated in 15th Place ($5,923)

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Jan Kores

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante

Eli Elezra was the bring-in. He raised after Nicholas Kiley completed and the rest of Elezra's chips went in on fourth street when he made a pair of nines. Elezra also made a seven-low and scooped Kiley who couldn't improve his ace-high.

Kiley would soon go out in 15th place as he ran into Tim Finne's pair of sixes and a seven-low.

Kiley could peel a plenty of cards on the river to earn at least a half of the pot, but he peeled a jack and his final hand looked to be .

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Finne	160,000 10,000	10,000
Eli Elezra	110,000 40,000	40,000

Nicholas Kiley	Busted

Tags: Eli Elezra Nicholas Kiley Tim Finne

06-13-2018 15:59 UTC-8

Savage Sinking

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante

Tom McCormick paired tens on fourth and bet into two opponents on fifth, with only Matt Savage, who had open twos himself, continuing. McCormick bet sixth and then checked seventh.

McCormick: //
Savage: //

Savage took the opportunity to bet and McCormick called.

"Three twos," Savage said, flicking in.

"Three tens," McCormick responded, showing .

"Wow," Savage muttered. "Nice hand."

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom McCormick	265,000 20,000	20,000
Matt Savage	106,000 159,000	159,000

Tags: Tom McCormick Matt Savage

06-13-2018 16:06 UTC-8

Elezra Spikes Two Pair to Survive

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Jan Kores

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante

Eli Elezra: / /
Georgios Sotiropoulos: / /

Georgios Sotiropoulos and Eli Elezra both started with high pair. Joel Tushnet completed, Sotiropoulos raised and Elezra re-raised to get rid of the remaining players. Sotiropoulos and Elezra then stuffed it in and Elezra was in bad shape. However, he made a pair of deuces on the board to improve into two pair. Sotiropoulos bricked the river and Elezra doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgios Sotiropoulos	340,000 67,000	67,000

Eli Elezra	185,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Eli Elezra Georgios Sotiropoulos

06-13-2018 16:17 UTC-8

Matt Savage Eliminated in 14th Place ($5,923)

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante

Matt Savage got it all in the first round and was up against three opponents. That field was reduced to two and then one as Richard Monroe bet out Jesse Martin on fourth and Benjamin Dobson on fifth.

Dobson: / (folded on fifth street)
Martin: / (folded on fourth street)
Savage: /
Monroe: /

Savage was rightly pleased with his spot holding four to a flush and a low draw. However, he paired with the and then bricked with the , leaving him busto as Monroe improved to aces up on sixth and held.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Savage	Busted

Tags: Matt Savage Richard Monroe

06-13-2018 16:18 UTC-8

Tushnet Gives Up on Fifth

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Jan Kores

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante

Joel Tushnet: / - fold
Peter Brownstein: /

Joel Tushnet completed and called when Peter Brownstein raised. Brownstein then continued on fourth and fifth. Tushnet called the first bet, and while he hit a pair on fifth street, he wasn't willing to commit more chips in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Brownstein	150,000 10,000	10,000
Joel Tushnet	108,000 77,000	77,000

Tags: Peter Brownstein Joel Tushnet