Event #38: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship Day 2 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-19-2018 16:47 UTC-7

"Did You See That He Made It on the River?"

Jan_Kores

Level 13 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Ben Yu completed with the and Jordan Siegel was the only player who called with in the door.

Both players spiked another Broadway card and Yu continued on fourth. Siegel called. Then both boards received an eight on fifth, giving Siegel three-to-a-straight. He raised Yu's bet and Yu called.

Siegel hit a pair of jacks on sixth and led out. Yu took some time before throwing in calling chips.

Siegel finally fired on the river and Yu called. Siegel, however, had a full house and Yu couldn't beat that.

Jordan Siegel: /
Ben Yu: /

Siegel had a boat already on sixth and peeled yet another card good for the house on seventh.

"Did you see that he made it on the river?" Todd Brunson, sitting to Siegel's left, joked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Yu	257,000 -73,000	-73,000

Jordan Siegel	230,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Todd Brunson Jordan Siegel Ben Yu

06-19-2018 16:49 UTC-7

Snaps From Day 2

[user270022]

Courtesy of Danny Maxwell.

06-19-2018 16:54 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts from Table #5

Jan_Kores

Level 13 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Grapenthien	275,000 13,500	13,500

Michael McKenna	270,000 170,000	170,000
James Obst	165,000 20,000	20,000

Nicholas Seiken	155,000 40,000	40,000

Yordan Petrov	115,000 -7,000	-7,000
Mike Wattel	75,000 -70,000	-70,000

Eric Kurtzman	71,000 -139,000	-139,000
Mark Gregorich	41,000 -29,000	-29,000

06-19-2018 17:01 UTC-7

Gronning Takes Down Three-Way Pot

Jan_Kores

Level 13 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

With well over 100,000 already in the middle, Lars Gronning bet on sixth street, earning calls from Jordan Siegel and Yaniv Birman. All players checked the river and Gronning announced, "Kings up," revealing pairs of kings and fours. Siegel and Birman mucked and Gronning scooped a hefty pot.

Lars Gronning: /
Jordan Siegel: /
Yaniv Birman: /

Player	Chips	Progress
Yaniv Birman	280,000 100,000	100,000

Jordan Siegel	190,000 -40,000	-40,000
Lars Gronning	180,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Jordan Siegel Lars Gronning Yaniv Birman

06-19-2018 17:03 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts from Table #10

Jan_Kores

Level 13 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Andrew Kelsall has been eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yaniv Birman	280,000

Ben Yu	240,000 -17,000	-17,000

Jordan Siegel	190,000
Paul Mangine	180,000 60,000	60,000
Lars Gronning	180,000
Todd Brunson	160,000 -65,000	-65,000

Joseph Cappello	120,000 5,000	5,000
Andrew Kelsall	Busted

06-19-2018 17:09 UTC-7

Cappello Runs Out Better

[user270022]

Level 13 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Joseph Cappello: /
Ben Yu: /

Joseph Cappello completed and called a raise from Ben Yu. Both players checked fourth street and Cappello bet on fifth. Yu made the call but folded when Cappello fired again on sixth street.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Yu	211,000 -29,000	-29,000

Joseph Cappello	158,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Ben Yu Joseph Cappello

06-19-2018 17:13 UTC-7

Seiken Bricks His Big Draw

Jan_Kores

Level 13 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Eric Kurtzman completed with the and three players joined him to fourth street: James Obst, Nicholas Seiken, and Mike Wattel.

Obst and Wattel folded to Kurtzman's bet when he had ace-king out, but Seiken called with two spade cards.

Fifth street was checked but Kurtzman's board paired a six on sixth and he fired again. Seiken called and Kurtzman bet the river.

"Open-ended, flush draw," Seiken whispered with a sad tone. However, he still made the call.

"I have a set," Kurtzman said, showing / for the winner.

Seiken flashed two of his cards which looked to be and then repeated that he missed a big draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Seiken	123,000 -32,000	-32,000

Eric Kurtzman	105,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Eric Kurtzman Nicholas Seiken

06-19-2018 17:22 UTC-7

Gronning Magnetizes Hearts, Runs into a Boat

Jan_Kores

Level 13 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

A few moments ago, Lars Gronning rolled out an all-heart board in a hand against Andrew Kelsall. His board looked almost identical when he went to a battle against Jordan Siegel.

Siegel completed with a nine of spades and Gronning had the bring-in with . He called and caught a suited queen while Siegel spiked a suited ace. Siegel led out and Gronning called.

His board hit another heart on fifth and Siegel slowed down, check-calling. Siegel then paired an eight on sixth and check-called one more bet as Gronning hit yet another heart card.

Siegel checked the river, allowing Gronning to fire one final barrel. Then he check-raised and Gronning called.

"Aces full," Siegel said, opening his / . Gronning tapped the felt and mucked his hand, shaking his head.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan Siegel	225,000 35,000	35,000
Lars Gronning	130,000 -50,000	-50,000

Tags: Lars Gronning Jordan Siegel

06-19-2018 17:23 UTC-7

Kurtzman & Obst Tangle

[user270022]

Level 13 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

James Obst: //
Eric Kurtzman: //

A sizeable pot had gathered in the middle of the table in a hand between James Obst and Eric Kurtzman. The two players had made it to seventh street and Obst led with a bet. Kurtzman quickly called and Obst tabled the for two pair and Kurtzman mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	245,000 80,000	80,000

Eric Kurtzman	95,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tags: Eric Kurtzman James Obst

Level: 14

Bring In 2,000 - Completion 5,000