2018 World Series of Poker

Event #25: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day: 3
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

Martin Over a Milly

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 7,000 ante
Jesse Martin
Jesse Martin

Jesse Martin: {8-Hearts}{5-Spades}{2-Diamonds} / {8-Clubs}{2-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{A-Spades}
Georgios Sotiropoulos: {X-}{X-} / {7-Spades}{6-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs} - fold on sixth
Richard Monroe: {X-}{X-} / {4-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{K-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} / {X-}

Jesse Martin completed, Georgios Sotiropoulos called and Richard Monroe raised, earning calls from both Martin and Sotiropoulos. Martin hit a second low card on fourth and bet but so did Sotiropoulos who raised. Monroe stuck around and Martin called as well.

All players checked fifth street and Martin spiked an ace on sixth, leading out. Sotiropoulos gave up but Monroe called. He called again on the river but sighed when Martin announced that he had two pair, revealing an eight and a deuce among his hole cards.

Monroe mucked and dropped to two big bets or so.

Player Chips Progress
Jesse Martin us
Jesse Martin
1,070,000
360,000
360,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Georgios Sotiropoulos gr
Georgios Sotiropoulos
378,000
-22,000
-22,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Richard Monroe us
Richard Monroe
130,000
-300,000
-300,000

Tags: Georgios SotiropoulosJesse MartinRichard Monroe

Nelson Doubles Through Monroe

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 7,000 ante

James Nelson got it all in on fourth street against Richard Monroe.

Nelson: {j-Hearts}{8-Hearts}/{8-Spades}{6-Spades}
Monroe: {a-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}/{6-Diamonds}{q-Clubs}

Nelson caught {3-Clubs}{7-Clubs} which were no immediate help but gave him a draw to a low. Monroe got {3-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}, also no help, but turned over the {a-Hearts} on the river. Needing to improve, Nelson peeked down at the {j-Spades} for jacks up and a double.

Player Chips Progress
Richard Monroe us
Richard Monroe
430,000
-120,000
-120,000
James Nelson us
James Nelson
220,000
125,000
125,000

Tags: James NelsonRichard Monroe

Level: 26

Bring In 10,000 - Completion 30,000

Monroe Doesn't Have to Show to Scoop

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

With action caught on fifth street, Richard Monroe was betting to the pot. He was up against James Nelson and Tom McCormick who both called. Monroe had nines out and fired on the river again. Both of his rivals expressed disappointment after peeling their respective river cards and then mucked. Monroe raked in a decent pot without having to show his hole cards.

Richard Monroe: {X-}{X-} / {6-Spades}{9-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{10-Spades} / {X-}
Tom McCormick: {X-} / {3-Spades}{7-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} / {X-} - fold on seventh
James Nelson: {X-} / {7-Clubs}{K-Spades}{2-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds} / {X-} - fold on seventh

Player Chips Progress
Richard Monroe us
Richard Monroe
550,000
270,000
270,000
Tom McCormick us
Tom McCormick
550,000
-130,000
-130,000
James Nelson us
James Nelson
95,000
-100,000
-100,000

Tags: Tom McCormickJames NelsonRichard Monroe

Another Profitable Chop for Nelson

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

James Nelson completed with a {q-Hearts} and got action in two spots, continuing on fourth before everyone checked fifth. On sixth, he put his last 28,000 in over a Tom McCormick bet and a Richard Monroe call, with both players calling.

McCormick: {x-}{x-}/{5-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}
Monroe: {x-}{x-}/{7-Spades}{4-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{9-Hearts}
Nelson: {x-}{x-}/{q-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}

Monroe folded to a final bet and McCormick and Nelson showed down: {a-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} for aces and a low for McCormick, {q-}{3-}{6-} for queens up for Nelson. Chop it up again but Nelson made some profit once more.

Player Chips Progress
Tom McCormick us
Tom McCormick
680,000
120,000
120,000
Richard Monroe us
Richard Monroe
280,000
-170,000
-170,000
James Nelson us
James Nelson
195,000
55,000
55,000

Tags: Tom McCormickJames NelsonRichard Monroe

Nelson and Monroe Split McCormick's Chips

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

James Nelson: {A-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{4-Hearts} / {5-Diamonds}{Q-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{6-Spades}
Richard Monroe: {9-}{7-}{4-} / {6-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{4-Spades}{9-Diamonds}
Tom McCormick: {3-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{2-Spades} / {6-Hearts}{J-Spades}{4-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}

James Nelson raised after Richard Monroe completed and the two were joined by Tom McCormick. Nelson then bet on fourth street and finally slid in his last 3,000 on fifth. McCormick and Monroe called on each occasion and then checked it down.

McCormick made only a pair of deuces while Nelson completed a six-low. Monroe claimed the other half of the pot with a pair of nines.

Player Chips Progress
Tom McCormick us
Tom McCormick
560,000
-130,000
-130,000
Richard Monroe us
Richard Monroe
450,000
-20,000
-20,000
James Nelson us
James Nelson
140,000
52,000
52,000

Tags: James NelsonRichard MonroeTom McCormick

Peter Brownstein Eliminated in 8th Place ($15,271)

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Peter Brownstein
Peter Brownstein

Richard Monroe bet fourth street into two opponents with {2-Spades}{k-Hearts} and both called. Monroe bet again on fifth and James Nelson tanked and mucked but Peter Brownstein raised his last 24,000 and Monroe called.

Monroe: {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}/{2-Spades}{k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}
Nelson: {x-}{x-}/{2-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{10-Clubs} (folded on fifth street)
Brownstein: {6-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}/{6-Spades}{2-Clubs}{4-Clubs}

Brownstein was up against a set of kings but had a nice draw with a gutter and four to a low. The {4-Hearts} gave him outs for high if Monroe didn't fill up on the river after getting the {q-Clubs} on sixth. Brownstein squeezed out his last card.

"You win," he said, leaving what would turn out to be the {j-Clubs} face down.

Monroe filled up with the {q-Hearts} for good measure.

Player Chips Progress
Richard Monroe us
Richard Monroe
470,000
160,000
160,000
James Nelson us
James Nelson
88,000
-187,000
-187,000
Peter Brownstein us
Peter Brownstein
Busted

Tags: Peter BrownsteinRichard MonroeJames Nelson

Aces Up for McCormick

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Tom McCormick: {A-Diamonds}{Q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} / {A-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{4-Spades}
Peter Brownstein: {X-}{X-}{X-} / {6-Hearts}{9-Spades}{4-Clubs}{6-Spades}

Peter Brownstein called and Tom McCormick completed. Bring-in James Nelson joined the contest and Brownstein called as well. McCormick bet on fourth to get rid of Nelson but Brownstein stuck around.

McCormick barreled on fifth and Brownstein called again before catching a pair of sixes on sixth, which was checked. McCormick placed in one more shell on the river and Brownstein paid him off and mucked after he heard: "Aces up."

Player Chips Progress
Tom McCormick us
Tom McCormick
690,000
190,000
190,000
Peter Brownstein us
Peter Brownstein
170,000
-95,000
-95,000

Tags: Peter BrownsteinTom McCormick

PJ Cha Eliminated in 9th Place ($11,724)

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
PJ Cha
PJ Cha

PJ Cha completed with the {5-Spades} and got a ton of action. James Nelson called with the {j-Spades}, Benjamin Dobson raised with the {a-Spades}, Tim Finne called with the {k-Clubs} and Cha called. He got the last 20,000 or so in on fourth, and Dobson bet fifth but ceded the betting lead to Finne when the latter made open kings on sixth.

Dobson: {x-}{x-}/{a-Spades}{7-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}
Finne: {x-}{x-}/{k-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{9-Spades}{k-Hearts}
Cha: {x-}{x-}/{5-Spades}{2-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{5-Hearts}
Nelson: {x-}{x-}/{j-Spades}{q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}

Nelson finally gave up his hand but Dobson stuck around. Finne bet again on the end and Dobson called with {q-Spades}{4-Spades}{2-Diamonds} for a seven-low. Dobson had {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} for quads and we didn't see Cha's hand but he couldn't beat anyone so he headed out in ninth.

Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Dobson gb
Benjamin Dobson
1,325,000
465,000
465,000
Tim Finne us
Tim Finne
550,000
50,000
50,000
James Nelson us
James Nelson
275,000
-115,000
-115,000
PJ Cha us
PJ Cha
Busted

Tags: PJ ChaTim Finne-Benjamin Dobson

Sotiropoulos Doubles with Rolled Up Jacks

Level 25 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Georgios Sotiropoulos
Georgios Sotiropoulos

In a three-bet pot pre, Georgios Sotiropoulos tangled with Peter Brownstein. Sotiropoulos then raised and four-bet shoved on fourth and Brownstein called.

Sotiropoulos showed that he started with a rolled up set of jacks and Brownstein was unable to make more than two pair with no low.

Georgios Sotiropoulos: {J-Diamonds}{J-Hearts} / {J-Clubs}{7-Spades}{8-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} / {A-Spades}
Peter Brownstein: {A-Clubs}{4-Hearts} / {3-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{10-Spades} / {A-Hearts}

Sotiropoulos stack was counted at 174,000 so he vaulted to roughly 400,000 with his double.

Player Chips Progress
Georgios Sotiropoulos gr
Georgios Sotiropoulos
400,000
160,000
160,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Peter Brownstein us
Peter Brownstein
265,000
-235,000
-235,000

Tags: Georgios SotiropoulosPeter Brownstein