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

06-13-2018 22:01 UTC-8

Tom McCormick Eliminated in 5th Place ($37,504)

Jan Kores

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Tom McCormick had only 40,000 left and he was dealt the . McCormick placed all his chips in front of him and Richard Monroe isolated with a raise. Nobody else joined and McCormick raced for his tournament life.

Tom McCormick: / /
Richard Monroe: / /

Monroe started with buried kings and improved to aces up on the way. McCormick couldn't make anything but queen-high and bowed out in fifth place.

"I'm now 0 for 15 on final tables for bracelets," he said before shaking hands with each of the remaining players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Monroe	1,350,000 100,000	100,000
Tom McCormick	Busted

Tags: Tom McCormick Richard Monroe

06-13-2018 22:05 UTC-8

Monroe into the Lead

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Three players saw fifth after checking fourth and Richard Monroe bet into them with open queens. Benjamin Dobson mucked but Jesse Martin tanked about a minute and then continued. He called again on sixth and they went to seventh.

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

Martin folded to the final bet and Monroe moved into the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Monroe	1,500,000 150,000	150,000
Jesse Martin	1,200,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: -Benjamin Dobson Jesse Martin

06-13-2018 22:08 UTC-8

Dobson Has a Hidden Boat

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Jan Kores

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Benjamin Dobson: /
Jesse Martin: /

Jesse Martin was betting on fourth and fifth streets, earning calls from Benjamin Dobson. Martin's board hit fourth card to a straight on sixth but he checked.

Dobson then fired on the river and Martin called. Dobson showed for a full house and Martin failed to make a low, conceding the full pot to his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Dobson	1,200,000 145,000	145,000
Jesse Martin	830,000 370,000	370,000

Tags: Jesse Martin Benjamin Dobson

06-13-2018 22:21 UTC-8

Finne Scoops Martin

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Jesse Martin put pressure on Tim Finne in last position, raising his bring-in. However, Finne had picked up two low cards and then a pair of fours and held the betting lead through fifth. Both checked sixth.

Martin: //
Finne: //

Martin thought a bit and bet seventh, with Finne following him in with a quick call.

"Pair of eights," Martin announced.

Finne rolled over to scoop it with nines up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Finne	980,000 370,000	370,000
Jesse Martin	540,000 290,000	290,000

Tags: Jesse Martin Tim Finne

06-13-2018 22:32 UTC-8

Martin Makes a Flush

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Jan Kores

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Jesse Martin: /
Richard Monroe: / /
Benjamin Dobson: / - folded on sixth

Benjamin Dobson completed, Jesse Martin called and they both called when Richard Monroe raised.

Monroe barreled the next three streets and Martin called on all of them. Dobson called on fourth and fifth but he saw Monroe pair his jack on sixth while Martin's board showed four low cards, so he thought it was the right time to give up.

Martin then fired on the river, having made a flush. He got one more bet from Monroe as he called.

"Dammit, I folded a low," Dobson said when he saw the showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Martin	1,250,000 710,000	710,000

Richard Monroe	1,150,000 350,000	350,000
Benjamin Dobson	1,055,000 145,000	145,000

Tags: Benjamin Dobson Jesse Martin Richard Monroe

06-13-2018 22:45 UTC-8

Dobson Scoops Monroe

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Benjamin Dobson started with low cards and bet the last three streets against Richard Monroe, who went nowhere with a board that started with high cards.

Dobson: /
Monroe: //

Jacks up were a winner for Dobson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Dobson	1,720,000 665,000	665,000
Richard Monroe	1,000,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: -Benjamin Dobson Richard Monroe

06-13-2018 22:52 UTC-8

Monroe Has Everything

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Jan Kores

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Richard Monroe: /
Benjamin Dobson: / - fold
Jesse Martin: / - fold

Richard Monroe raised it up after Benjamin Dobson completed and Jesse Martin called. Both of them called the raise and Dobson led out on fourth where all players hit high cards. Martin called but Monroe raised, earning two calls.

Fifth street saw Monroe pair his five and he bet again. Dobson mucked his hand and Martin eventually released his cards as well.

Dobson was trying to find out what Monroe had and Monroe replies: "I had everything!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Dobson	1,600,000 120,000	120,000
Richard Monroe	1,300,000 300,000	300,000
Jesse Martin	670,000 580,000	580,000

Tags: Jesse Martin Benjamin Dobson Richard Monroe

06-13-2018 22:54 UTC-8

Break Time

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Jan Kores

Level 28 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Players went on a 15-minute break

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Dobson	1,760,000 160,000	160,000
Richard Monroe	1,040,000 260,000	260,000
Jesse Martin	955,000 285,000	285,000

Tim Finne	710,000 270,000	270,000

Level: 29

Bring In 20,000 - Completion 60,000

06-13-2018 23:20 UTC-8

Finne Under Four Bets

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Jan Kores

Level 29 : 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante

Tim Finne has entered the majority of the pots since the players came back from the break. But he's been getting dealt bad cards on fourth street, resulting in lots of Finne's folds.

Finne is now down to just 410,000 and will soon have to make a move to keep his stack afloat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tim Finne	410,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Tim Finne