Event #64: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 2 | 2018 World Series of Poker

07-02-2018 22:37 UTC-7

Wong Denting Negreanu

Mickey Doft

Level 17 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Daniel Negreanu: / /
Jerry Wong: / /

Picking up the action on fourth street, Daniel Negreanu check-called a bet from Jerry Wong.

Negreanu led on fifth street, Wong called and both checked on sixth street. Negreanu checked in the dark on seventh, Wong bet, and Negreanu called after a few moments.

Wong showed for trip sevens, besting Negreanu's for jacks up to win the pot.

The following hand, Wong took more chips from Negreanu when he made a wheel against Negreanu's aces and sevens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerry Wong	370,000	75,000
Daniel Negreanu	20,000	-121,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Jerry Wong

07-02-2018 22:17 UTC-7

"Ace High is Good"

Chad Holloway

Level 17 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Jack Duong: / - fold
Richard Sklar: / /
Jerry Wong: / /

Jack Duong brought it in and Jerry Wong completed. Richard Sklar called and then both he and Wong called when Duong made it two bets.

Wong led out for 8,000 on fourth and both his opponents called. On fifth, Won bet 16,000, Sklar called, and Duong got out of the way.

Both players then checked both sixth and seventh streets.

"Ace high is good," Sklar said and flashed the for king high. Wong then tabled the to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerry Wong	295,000	91,000
Richard Sklar	95,000	-35,000

Tags: Jerry Wong Richard Sklar

07-02-2018 22:14 UTC-7

Benyamine Eliminated by Yeh; Hand-For-Hand Play Begins

Mickey Doft

Level 17 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Tom Koral: / - fold
Chris Vitch: / - fold
David Benyamine; /
Andrew Yeh: /
Tim Finne: / - fold

Tom Koral was the bring-in, Chris Vitch completed, David Benyamine raised, Andrew Yeh called, Tim Finne called, and Koral called.

Yeah made open aces on fourth street and bet, with only Koral sticking around to see fifth street. Yeh bet again and Koral folded.

David Benyamine; /
Andrew Yeh: /

Here were the rest of their runouts:

David Benyamine; / /
Andrew Yeh: / /

Yeah had aces up and Benyamine couldn't catch up.

There are now 23 players remaining and hand-for-hand play has started.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Vitch	695,000	-7,000
Tom Koral	425,000	-17,000
Andrew Yeh	180,000	114,000
Tim Finne	125,000	-53,000
David Benyamine	Busted

Tags: Andrew Yeh Chris Vitch David Benyamine Tim Finne Tom Koral

07-02-2018 22:03 UTC-7

Three-Table Redraw

Chad Holloway

Level 17 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Seat	Table 440	Table 432	Table424
1	Yuval Bronshtein	Roland Israelashvili	Andrew Rennhack
2	David Benyamine	Joseph Michael	Richard Sklar
3	Andrew Yeh	Scott Bohlman	Mike Watson
4	Timothy Finne	Jose Paz-Gutierrez	Chris Klodnicki
5	Tom Koral	Tim Marsters	Jack Duong
6	Jesse Martin	Bryce Yockey	Dan Matsuzuki
7	Andrew Kelsall	Daham Wang	Daniel Negreanu
8	Chris Vitch	Ken Aldridge	Jerry Wong

07-02-2018 21:59 UTC-7

Osman Eliminated by Wang; Jamison Busts

Mickey Doft

Level 17 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Soner Osman was all in for 14,000 on third street against Daham Wang.

Osman: /
Wang: /

Here were the rest of their runouts:

Osman: /
Wang: /

Wang made eights full of queens on sixth street, while Omsan had two outs with aces and fives. Wang turned over a , while Osman tabled a to bust in 26th place.

Gregory Jamison busted at one of the other tables, and the remaining 24 players are now redrawing for seats.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daham Wang	355,000	54,000
Soner Osman	Busted
Gregory Jamison	Busted

Tags: Daham Wang Gregory Jamison Soner Osman

07-02-2018 21:57 UTC-7

Bryce Yockey Wins Nice Pot with Pair of Eights

Chad Holloway

Level 17 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Soner Osman: / - fold
Richard Sklar: / /
Bryce Yockey: / /

A trio of players got three bets in on third and Richard Sklar checked on fourth. Bryce Yockey bet 8,000, Soner Osman called, and so did Sklar.

Two checks on fifth saw Yockey bet 16,000 and once again both his opponents called.

Osman, who had 16,000 remaining, then checked sixth and Sklar bet 16,000. Yockey called and Osman folded.

Both Sklar and Yockey then checked seventh. The former showed for a pair of sevens and Yockey barely had it beat with his for a pair of eights.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryce Yockey	425,000	103,000
Richard Sklar	130,000	-59,000
Soner Osman	16,000	-60,000

Tags: Bryce Yockey Richard Sklar Soner Osman

07-02-2018 21:50 UTC-7

David Benyamine Left with Crumbs

Chad Holloway

Level 17 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Dan Matsuzuki: / /
David Benyamine: / /

Dan Matsuzuki had the bring-in and called when David Benyamine completed. The latter then check-called a bet on fourth before leading out for 16,000 when he paired his king on fifth.

Matsuzuki called and then called a bet of 16,000 on sixth. Benyamine, who only had 19,000 remaining, checked seventh and called when Matsuzuki bet.

Matsuzuki tabled for a six-straight and low. A frustrated Benyamine showed the for a losing trip kings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Matsuzuki	290,000	22,000
David Benyamine	3,000	-83,000

Tags: Dan Matsuzuki David Benyamine

Level: 17

Bring In 2,000 - Completion 8,000

07-02-2018 20:37 UTC-7

Let's Have a Dinner Break; Approximate Chip Counts

Chad Holloway

Level 16 : 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante

The final 26 players are now on a one-hour dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Vitch	702,000	192,000
Scott Bohlman	643,000	18,000
Tom Koral	442,000	37,000
Andrew Kelsall	417,000	12,000
Mike Watson	371,000	111,000
Jesse Martin	337,000	27,000
Tim Marsters	335,000	45,000
Bryce Yockey	322,000	-18,000
Roland Israelashvili	320,000
Jack Duong	315,000	-60,000
Daham Wang	301,000	11,000
Ken Aldridge	297,000	-88,000
Dan Matsuzuki	268,000	38,000
Jerry Wong	204,000	-211,000
Jose Paz-Gutierrez	199,000	34,000
Richard Sklar	189,000	-41,000
Yuval Bronshtein	180,000	15,000
Tim Finne	178,000	-17,000
Daniel Negreanu	141,000	-64,000
Chris Klodnicki	130,000	-40,000
Joseph Michael	95,000
David Benyamine	86,000	-84,000
Gregory Jamison	86,000	61,000
Soner Osman	76,000	-109,000
Andrew Yeh	66,000	-39,000