2018 World Series of Poker

Event #38: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
52q7a99
Prize
$236,238
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$780,200
Entries
83
Level Info
Level
27
Limits
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Joseph Cappello Eliminated in 7th Place ($29,306)

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Joseph Cappello
Joseph Cappello

Jesse Martin completed and Joseph Cappello raised. Martin called. Cappello bet on fourth street and Martin took his time before calling.

Martin bet on fifth street and Cappello was all in for his last 33,000.

Jesse Martin: {a-Spades}{10-Spades} / {6-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} / {x-}
Joseph Cappello: {q-Hearts}{5-Clubs} / {5-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{7-Clubs} / {x-}

The Ace meant Martin had taken the lead. And after no help on sixth street, apart from Martin taking away another of Cappello's fives, it was down to seventh street.

Martin drew the {9-Diamonds} and Cappello the {6-Spades} and he was eliminated in seventh place.

Player Chips Progress
Jesse Martin us
Jesse Martin
962,000
115,000
115,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Joseph Cappello us
Joseph Cappello
Busted

Tags: Joseph CappelloJesse Martin

James Obst Eliminated in 6th Place ($37,904)

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
James Obst
James Obst

Ben Yu had the bring-in and James Obst completed to 25,000. Yu called, and then called a bet on fourth street.

On fifth, Obst bet his last 25,000, and Yu called. Each player's board ran out as follows until seventh street:

Yu: {J-Clubs}{2-Spades} / {2-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{6-Clubs} / {x-}
Obst: {8-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} / {A-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{A-Hearts} / [x]

Yu was in the lead with his split deuces, but Obst took the advantage on sixth when he paired his ace.

On seventh, Yu immediately revealed his final card to be the {6-Hearts} to give him two pair, and as Obst needed to find any ace, king, nine, eight, or deuce to stay alive, he could only squeeze out the {7-Clubs} and was eliminated in 6th place for a $37,904 payday.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
585,000
101,000
101,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
James Obst au
James Obst
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Run It Once

Tags: Ben YuJames Obst

Birman Wins Big Pot Versus Grapenthien

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Matt Grapenthien completed and Yaniv Birman called. Birman bet on fourth street and Grapenthien called.

Grapenthien bet when he made open jacks on fifth street and Birman called. Grapenthien bet again on sixth street and this time Birman raised. Grapenthien called.

Matt Grapenthien: {x-}{x-} / {j-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{j-Spades}{6-Hearts} / {x-}
Yaniv Birman: {x-}{x-} / {10-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{4-Clubs} / {x-}

Grapenthien check-called a bet on seventh street, and was shown {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{j-Clubs} for kings and jacks, and Grapenthien mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Yaniv Birman us
Yaniv Birman
1,700,000
310,000
310,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Matt Grapenthien us
Matt Grapenthien
678,000
-267,000
-267,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Matt GrapenthienYaniv Birman

Jacks-Up for Birman

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Ben Yu completed and Yaniv Birman made it two bets. Yu called, and then called down bets on fourth, fifth, and sixth streets.

Yu: {X-}{X-} / {9-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{A-Diamonds} / {x-}
Birman: {X-}{X-} / {J-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{K-Diamonds} / {x-}

On seventh, both players checked, and Birman tabled his {J-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{10-Spades} for two pair, and Yu mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Yaniv Birman us
Yaniv Birman
1,880,000
180,000
180,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
390,000
-195,000
-195,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Yaniv BirmanBen Yu

Birman Raises Martin on Seventh

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

On fourth street Yaniv Birman bet and Jesse Martin called. Birman check-called on fifth and sixth street.

Yaniv Birman: {x-}{x-} / {k-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{q-Clubs} / {x-}
Jesse Martin: {x-}{x-} / {9-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{4-Spades} / {x-}

Birman checked on seventh street and Martin bet. Birman made it two bets and Martin called.

Birman showed {k-Hearts}{j-Hearts}{9-Spades} for a king-high straight and took down the pot, extending his chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Yaniv Birman us
Yaniv Birman
2,300,000
420,000
420,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jesse Martin us
Jesse Martin
615,000
-300,000
-300,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Jesse MartinYaniv Birman

Yu Takes from Martin

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Ben Yu completed and Yaniv Birman called. Jesse Martin made it two bets to go and Yu responded with a three-bet to 75,000. Birman folded, but Martin called.

Both players checked fourth street, and on fifth and sixth, Yu bet and Martin called.

Yu: {X-}{X-} / {K-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{7-Diamonds} / {x-}
Martin: {X-}{X-} / {Q-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{9-Clubs} / {x-}

On seventh, Yu checked, and then Martin went deep into the tank for over a minute before checking behind.

Yu tabled his {K-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{6-Clubs} for kings-up, and Martin folded.

Player Chips Progress
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
632,000
222,000
222,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Jesse Martin us
Jesse Martin
410,000
-205,000
-205,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Jesse MartinBen Yu

Yu Makes a Straight on Seventh

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Ben Yu completed and Yaniv Birman raised. Yu called and check-called another bet on fourth street.

Birman bet on fifth street and Yu called. Yu bet on sixth street and Birman called.

Ben Yu: {x-}{x-} / {10-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{8-Spades}{10-Clubs} / {x-}
Yaniv Berman: {x-}{x-} / {8-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{7-Hearts} / {x-}

The two players both checked seventh street. Birman flashed {q-Hearts}{q-Diamonds} for queens up, but lost out to the straight of Yu with {q-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}

Player Chips Progress
Yaniv Birman us
Yaniv Birman
2,050,000
-150,000
-150,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
760,000
128,000
128,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Yaniv BirmanBen Yu

Trips for Martin

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Both Yaniv Birman and Jesse Martin committed three bets a piece on third street before Birman bet out on fourth and fifth as Martin called each time. On sixth both players checked.

Birman: {X-}{X-} / {Q-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{10-Spades} / {x-}
Martin: {X-}{X-} / {7-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{7-Spades} / {x-}

On seventh, Birman checked and Martin bet. Birman called, and was shown {A-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} by Martin for trips. Birman folded, and Martin scooped the pot as players headed to break.

Tags: Jesse MartinYaniv Birman