Event #31: $1,500 Seven Card Stud | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-16-2018 17:56 UTC-8

Lisandro Takes From Fleck

Christian Zetzsche

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

Chris Ferguson completed with the and Steven Albini raised. Ferguson joked, "I didn't like how the hand played out the last time," and folded.

Steven Albini: / - fold
Chris Ferguson: /

Albini completed and Ferguson called. Both checked fourth and Ferguson bet fifth. Albini called. Ferguson bet sixth and Albini folded.

Katherine Fleck: / /
Jeff Lisandro: / /

Katherine Fleck completed with the five and Jess Lisandro called with a nine. Lisandro check-called a bet and then bet fifth and sixth. Fleck called both times. On seventh, Lisandro bet with four spades showing. Fleck double-checked her cards and folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Albini	800,000 39,000	39,000

Chris Ferguson	710,000 62,000	62,000

Jeff Lisandro	430,000 135,000	135,000

Katherine Fleck	365,000 178,000	178,000

Tags: Chris Ferguson Jeff Lisandro Katherine Fleck Steven Albini

Level: 25

Limits: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

06-16-2018 17:38 UTC-8

Second Break of the Day with Four Players Left

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Jan Kores

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

The fourth level of the day has come to an end, and as many players remain. They have been sent into a 15-minute break with music producer Steven Albini in the lead after the big clash with Chris Ferguson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Albini	839,000

Chris Ferguson	648,000

Katherine Fleck	543,000 62,000	62,000
Jeff Lisandro	295,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Chris Ferguson Katherine Fleck Chris Ferguson

06-16-2018 17:37 UTC-8

Albini Coolers Ferguson in a Massive Pot

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Jan Kores

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Just before the players hit their second break, a huge hand emerged between Chris Ferguson and Steven Albini. Ferguson completed with a ten and Albini defended his bring-in with a seven.

Ferguson immediately paired his ten and fired but Albini wasn't scared and called with two spades out.

Fifth street brought Albini a great blocker, the , and he bet when Ferguson checked. Ferguson called and caught the on sixth. Both players checked and Ferguson led out on the river. Albini raised but Ferguson wasn't done yet. He cut out a three-bet and Albini didn't like to see that. However, he immediately knew that there was no way out for him.

"I can't fold, I call. I have queens full," Albini said, smelling that he might've ended up second. But Ferguson immediately informed him that his hand was good.

Chris Ferguson: /
Steven Albini: /

"I would've bet my last nickel that you were going to show me aces full," said Albini, who took over the pole position.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Albini	839,000 319,000	319,000

Chris Ferguson	648,000 342,000	342,000

Tags: Chris Ferguson Steven Albini

06-16-2018 17:22 UTC-8

Albini Takes From Lisandro

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Katherine Fleck: / fold
Jeff Lisandro: / /
Steven Albini: / /

Katherine Fleck completed with a jack and was called by Jeff Lisandro and bring-in Steven Albini. Lisandro checked fourth and Albini bet, Fleck folded and Lisandro called. On fifth, Albini bet once more to pick up a call and also bet sixth. Lisandro came along with the words, "I have to get a bit lucky here."

Albini checked seventh and Lisandro checked, then mucked when Albini turned over for eights and deuces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Albini	520,000 44,000	44,000

Jeff Lisandro	260,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Jeff Lisandro Steven Albini

06-16-2018 17:18 UTC-8

Frankie O'Dell Eliminated in 5th Place ($21,035)

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Jan Kores

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Frankie O'Dell was sporting a short stack various times on the final table, but his miraculous streak of doubles has been finally shut down by Chris Ferguson.

O'Dell's last hand in the tournament started with his completion. Chris Ferguson called and the rest went in on fourth street where O'Dell bet and Ferguson raised.

"I've got queens," Ferguson said, showing buried queens. Ferguson made two pair right away and O'Dell couldn't pick up a pair on fifth nor on sixth street. He knew he was drawing dead before the river card was dealt.

Frankie O'Dell: / /
Chris Ferguson: / /

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Ferguson	990,000 81,000	81,000

Frankie O'Dell	Busted

Tags: Chris Ferguson Frankie O'Dell

06-16-2018 17:14 UTC-8

Fleck Bests Lisandro With a Boat

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Jeff Lisandro: / /
Katherine Fleck: / /
Frankie O'Dell: / fold

Jeff Lisandro called with a nine and Katherine Fleck did as well with a seven. Bring-in Frankie O'Dell checked. Lisandro paired his nine on fourth and bet, Fleck called, and O'Dell folded. Lisandro bet fifth and Fleck called before she paired her ten and had tens and sevens showing. Fleck bet sixth. Lisandro called.

On seventh, Fleck bet and Lisandro was sent into the think tank.

"Looks like clubs to me," Lisandro said and called shortly after.

"I have a full house," Fleck announced and showed the . Her final card was also revealed, and it was the . Lisandro mucked for trips nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Katherine Fleck	605,000 157,000	157,000
Jeff Lisandro	360,000 106,000	106,000

Frankie O'Dell	75,000 102,000	102,000

Tags: Frankie O'Dell Jeff Lisandro Katherine Fleck

06-16-2018 17:05 UTC-8

O'Dell Won't Go Anywhere

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Jan Kores

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Frankie O'Dell has been the master of doubles on this final table. Even more remarkably, he's been constantly doing it by filling up his flush draws. O'Dell just scored back-to-back doubles through Chris Ferguson, using his trademark weapon on both occasions.

The first dub came with O'Dell having the bring-in. He placed in all his 17,000 and Steven Albini raised. Chris Ferguson came along and bet on fourth, forcing a fold from Albini.

Chris Ferguson: / /
Frankie O'Dell: / /

On the next hand, O'Dell completed and called when Ferguson raised. Ferguson fired on fourth and called off when O'Dell pushed in his remaining chips. Ferguson was ahead with a pair of sixes but O'Dell was able to finish with a flush again, hitting his fifth spade on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frankie O'Dell	177,000 135,000	135,000

Tags: Chris Ferguson Frankie O'Dell

06-16-2018 16:55 UTC-8

Paul Sexton Eliminated in 6th Place ($15,096)

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Steven Albini: / /
Paul Sexton: / /

Steven Albini completed with an ace and Paul Sexton moved all in for 17,000, having paid his ante of 4,000 already. Both ended up with an ace and Sexton improved to a pair of fours on fourth. Albini regained the lead on sixth with a pair of eights and Sexton squeezed his last card, mucked it, and left with the words, "I hate this game."

Sexton has been eliminated in sixth place and takes home $15,096 for his efforts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Albini	476,000 37,000	37,000

Paul Sexton	Busted

Tags: Paul Sexton Steven Albini

06-16-2018 16:51 UTC-8

Two Doubles and Two Folds

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Paul Sexton: / /
Frankie O'Dell: / /

Paul Sexton got his last chips in blind with a queen, having not looked at his down cards yet, and bring-in Frankie O'Dell called. Sexton ended up with trip queens to double.

Steven Albini: / /
Frankie O'Dell: / /

O'Dell was all in shortly after and Steven Albini looked him up. O'Dell doubled with aces up, eventually.

Paul Sexton: / fold
Katherine Fleck: /
Frankie O'Dell: /

Sexton completed and was called by Katherine Fleck and O'Dell. Fleck bet fourth with her ace-queen and forced two folds. Sexton gave it a lot of thought before releasing his cards.