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

Michael Mizrachi: Three-Time Poker Players Champion

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Michael Mizrachi captures his fourth World Series of Poker bracelet by winning the $50,000 Poker Players Championship for the third time! We talk to him about this record-setting accomplishment.

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Obst Doubles Through Cappello

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Joseph Cappello completed and James Obst raised. Cappello made it three bets and Obst called.

Cappello bet on fourth street and Obst called. Cappello bet again on fifth street and Obst raised. Cappello called.

Obst put his remaining 1,500 or so chips in the middle on seventh street and Cappello called.

Joseph Cappello: {q-Clubs}{9-Hearts} / {q-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} / {x-}
James Obst: {6-Spades}{7-Spades} / {5-Spades}{6-Hearts}{2-Spades}{8-Spades} / {x-}

Obst had made his flush, and could improve to a straight flush but drew a {9-Clubs}. Cappello could still send Obst to the rail with a full house, but he turned over a {2-Hearts} and Obst doubled up.

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Birman Wins Big Off Grapenthien

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante
Yaniv Birman
Yaniv Birman

Matt Grapenthien completed and Yaniv Birman made it two bets. Grapenthien called, and then called bets on fourth, fifth, and sixth streets.

Grapenthien: {X-}{X-} / {3-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{2-Diamonds} / {x-}
Birman: {X-}{X-} / {3-Clubs}{A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{9-Diamonds} / {x-}

On seventh, Grapenthien checked, Birman bet, and Grapenthien folded.

Following the hand, Birman motored his stack to nearly 1.4 million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Yaniv Birman us
Yaniv Birman
1,390,000
165,000
165,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Matt Grapenthien us
Matt Grapenthien
800,000
-210,000
-210,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Jacks-Up for Grapenthien

Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Matt Grapenthien had the bring-in, and Jesse Martin completed. Grapenthien called, and then called bets on fourth and fifth street before sixth street was checked by both players.

Grapenthien: {X-}{X-} / {3-Spades}{4-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{J-Hearts} / {x-}
Martin: {X-}{X-} / {10-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{2-Spades} / {x-}

On seventh, Martin bet, and Grapenthien called.

Martin announced a queen, and showed his {Q-Diamonds}. Grapenthien revealed his {J-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{5-Spades} for jacks-up to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Grapenthien us
Matt Grapenthien
770,000
145,000
145,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jesse Martin us
Jesse Martin
440,000
-150,000
-150,000
WSOP 2X Winner

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