2019 World Series of Poker

Event #27: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
398923
Prize
$142,801
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$621,000
Entries
460
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000

Klimczak Eliminated with Trips

Level 5 : 250/500, 50 ante
Faith Klimczak
Faith Klimczak

Faith Klimczak completed and was met with one call. Klimczak continued on fourth and was called, and on fifth she was all in for her last bet.

Klimczak: {5-}{2-} / {5-}{4-}{5-}
Opponent: {7-}{x-} / {7-}{8-}{7-}

Klimczak had improved to trips on fifth street, but her opponent had also improved to better trips.

Both players didn't improve on sixth or seventh street, and Klimczak was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Faith Klimczak us
Faith Klimczak
Busted

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Woods Makes a Straight Against Puchkov

Level 5 : 250/500, 50 ante

James Woods: {x-}{x-} / {7-Spades}{5-Clubs}{6-Spades}{3-Diamonds} / {x-}
Konstantin Puchkov: {x-}{x-} / {a-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{5-Spades} / {x-}

Picking up the action on sixth street, Konstantin Puchkov check-called bets from James Woods on sixth and seventh.

Woods tables {9-Spades}{8-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} for a nine-high straight with an eight-seven low, Puchkov mucked and Woods won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
James Woods us
James Woods
21,000 2,700
Konstantin Puchkov ru
Konstantin Puchkov
WSOP 1X Winner
8,500 -1,000

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Phamolivo Goes Uncalled on Seventh

Level 5 : 250/500, 50 ante

Jason Phamolivo completed and the bring-in defended. Phamolivo bet fourth, and his opponent called.

On fifth, Phamolivo checked, his opponent bet, and Phamolivo made it two bets to go. Phamolivo's opponent called, and then Phamolivo bet sixth and his opponent called.

Phamolivo: {x-}{x-} / {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{8-Spades} / {x-}
Opponent: {x-}{x-} / {2-Hearts}{q-Spades}{4-Hearts}{j-Diamonds} / {x-}

On seventh, Phamolivo bet, and his opponent elected to fold.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Phamolivo us
Jason Phamolivo
6,150 -3,850

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Savage Eliminated

Level 5 : 250/500, 50 ante
Matt Savage
Matt Savage

Matt Savage was recently eliminated. Speaking to his tablemate Jason Phamolivo, he explained that Savage started with three low cards and had two small pairs by sixth street.

His opponent had a pair of aces and caught a third ace on seventh to eliminate Savage.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Savage us
Matt Savage
Busted

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Level: 5

Limits: 250/500

Ante: 50

Aces-Up and a Chop for Savage

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

Catching the action on fourth street, Matt Savage and a second player called bets on fourth, fifth, and sixth streets, before seventh street checked through.

Savage: {x-}{x-} / {a-Spades}{q-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{q-Diamonds} / {x-}
Opponent: {x-}{x-} / {8-Clubs}{10-Spades}{2-Spades}{9-Clubs} / {x-}
Opponent: {x-}{x-} / {a-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{8-Diamonds} / {x-}

Savage sat with just 725 in chips behind, and he tabled his {a-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{8-Hearts} for aces-up.

The player leading the betting revealed his {10-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} for an eight-low, and the player in the middle folded.

Player Chips Progress
Matt Savage us
Matt Savage
2,825 775

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