Level: 26
Limits: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 10,000
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #38: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$780,200
Entries
83
Level
27
Limits
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Updated Chip Counts
Level 25
: 30,000/60,000, 7,000 ante
The tournament was paused while the PokerGO staff confirmed everyone's chip count.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,710,000 | -15,000 |
|
1,270,000 | -16,000 |
|
1,005,000 | -15,000 |
|
165,000 | 91,000 |
Back-to-Back Doubles for Salem
Level 25
: 30,000/60,000, 7,000 ante
Yaniv Birman had the bring-in and Lee Salem completed. Ben Yu raised to 60,000, and after Birman folded, Salem committed his last 69,000 with Yu calling.
Salem: 
/ 
/ 
Yu: 
/ 
/ 
Salem's buried queens improved to rolled down trips, and he doubled again.
Salem Doubles
Level 25
: 30,000/60,000, 7,000 ante
Lee Salem open-completed for his last 23,000 and Ben Yu raised to 53,000.
Salem: 
/ 
/ 
Yu: 
/ 
/ 
Salem's buried nines held, and he double to 74,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,725,000 | -275,000 |
|
|
1,286,000 | 86,000 |
|
|
1,020,000 | 120,000 |
|
|
74,000 | 23,000 |
Matt Grapenthien Eliminated in 5th Place ($50,669)
Level 25
: 30,000/60,000, 7,000 ante
Matt Grapenthien completed and Ben Yu raised. Grapenthien was all in.
Matt Grapenthien: 
/ / 
Ben Yu: 
/ 
/
Yu's buried fours were holding, and Grapenthien had a bunch of outs by seventh street including a flush draw. Yu drew a 
and Grapenthien could only manage a 
and he was eliminated in fifth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
900,000 | 90,000 |
|
Busted |
Aces-Up for Martin
Level 25
: 30,000/60,000, 7,000 ante
Jesse Martin had the bring-in and Yaniv Birman completed. Martin called, and then called a bet on fourth street.
On fifth, Martin bet out and Birman called. On sixth, Birman now led out and Martin called.
Martin: / 
/
Birman: / 
/
On seventh, Birman checked, and Martin bet. Birman called, and was then shown the 
of Martin.
Birman mucked, and dropped to 1.7 million, while Martin climbed to nearly 1.4 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,745,000 | -215,000 |
|
|
1,350,000 | 325,000 |
Grapenthien Doubles Up
Level 25
: 30,000/60,000, 7,000 ante
Jesse Martin: /
Matt Grapenthien: / - folded on fourth street
Matt Grapenthien completed and called a raise from Jesse Martin. Grapenthien folded to a bet from Martin on fourth street.
The very next hand Yaniv Birman completed and Matt Grapenthien raised all in for 43,000. Birman called.
Yaniv Birman: 
/ 
/
Matt Grapenthien: / 
/
Grapenthien was ahead all the way. "That's a scary card," he said, when Birman caught an ace on sixth street. Birman drew a 
on seventh street, with Grapenthien's inconsequential.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,960,000 | -90,000 |
|
|
100,000 | 50,000 |
Trip Again for Martin
Level 25
: 30,000/60,000, 7,000 ante
Jesse Martin had the bring-in and Ben Yu completed. Martin called, and then led out on fourth street with Yu calling.
Yu took the betting lead on fifth and Martin called, as both players then checked sixth.
Martin: / 
/
Yu: / /
On seventh, Yu bet out and Martin raised. Yu called, and when Martin tabled his for trips, he mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,025,000 | 295,000 |
|
|
810,000 | -140,000 |
Martin Takes From Chip Leader Birman
Level 25
: 30,000/60,000, 7,000 ante
Matt Grapenthien completed, Yaniv Birman raised and Jesse Martin made it three bets. Grapenthien folded and Birman called.
Both players checked fourth street. Martin check-called on fifth street and bet on sixth street. Birman called.
Yaniv Birman: / /
Jesse Martin: / /
Martin bet on seventh street and Birman called.
"Three eights," said Martin, showing 
and took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,050,000 | -275,000 |
|
|
730,000 | 310,000 |
Birman Surges Up with Jacks-Full
Level 25
: 30,000/60,000, 7,000 ante
Catching the action on fifth street, Yaniv Birman bet out 60,000 and Matt Grapenthien raised to 120,000.
Birman made it three bets to go, and Grapenthien called. On sixth, Birman bet, and Grapenthien called.
Birman: / /
Grapenthien: / /
On seventh, Birman bet and Grapenthien called.
Birman tabled his / 
, and Grapenthien tapped the table and then flicked his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,325,000 | 465,000 |
|
|
135,000 | -465,000 |