Event #27: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Day 3 | 2019 World Series of Poker

06-12-2019 18:41 UTC-7

Paz-Gutierrez Scoops Before the Break

Will Shillibier

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Elias Hourani: / /
Michael Mizrachi: / /
Matthew Schultz: / - folded on fourth street
Jose Paz-Gutierrez: / /
Martin Sawtell: / - folded on fourth street

Five players saw fourth street with only Elias Hourani and Jose Paz-Gutierrez calling a bet from Michael MIzrachi. The trio then checked fifth street. Sixth street was checked to Paz-Gutierrez who bet and got two calls.

On seventh street Hourani checked and this time Mizrachi bet. Both opponents called.

Mizrachi announced jacks up with but Paz-Gutierrez showed for a straight seven, six low and scooped two ways.

Here are the full chip counts as the players head on a 15-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	825,000 -75,000	-75,000

Elias Hourani	780,000 165,000	165,000
Robert Gray	775,000 -215,000	-215,000
Jose Paz-Gutierrez	750,000 260,000	260,000
Michael Sopko	640,000 -145,000	-145,000
Martin Sawtell	490,000 20,000	20,000
Matthew Schultz	195,000 -45,000	-45,000
Jan Stein	130,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Elias Hourani Jose Paz-Gutierrez Martin Sawtell Matthew Schultz Michael Mizrachi

Level: 25

Limits: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

06-12-2019 19:00 UTC-7

Sopko Takes the Chip Lead

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BrandonTemple

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

Elias Hourani: / /
Michael Sopko: / /

Elias Hourani brought it in, and Michael Sopko completed. Hourani called, then called bets from Sopko all the way to seventh street, where Sopko bet again. Hourani looked at his hand, then told Sopko, "You are so lucky!"

Sopko responded, "I am?"

Hourani turned over and said, "I started with ace-six-five-two, and got the two-two-nine."

Sopko rolled over for sixes full of queens and said, "Crazy game."

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Sopko	900,000 260,000	260,000
Elias Hourani	580,000 -200,000	-200,000

Tags: Elias Hourani Michael Sopko

06-12-2019 19:12 UTC-7

Matthew Schultz Eliminated in 8th Place ($11,986)

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Will Shillibier

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

Michael Mizrachi: / /
Matthew Schultz: / /

On fifth street Matthew Schultz bet and Michael Mizrachi was in the tank. Eventually he raised and the two got it in for the rest of Schultz's stack.

"It's not much," said Mizrachi showing his pair of deuces as Schultz showed his pair of eights. By sixth street Schultz had improved to two pair and with no low possible for either player, Mizrachi would have to catch to eliminate his opponent.

"You want it fast or slow," asked Mizrachi.

"Fast," replied Schultz, and Mizrachi swiftly turned over the for trips and took down the pot as Schultz showed and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	875,000 50,000	50,000

Matthew Schultz	Busted

Tags: Matthew Schultz Michael Mizrachi

06-12-2019 19:21 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts; Stein On Fumes

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BrandonTemple

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

Jan Stein was able to chop up a pot when he had his last 35,000 in on third street, but still sits with just over one big bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	985,000 110,000	110,000

Michael Sopko	880,000 -20,000	-20,000
Robert Gray	840,000 65,000	65,000
Elias Hourani	710,000 130,000	130,000
Jose Paz-Gutierrez	617,000 -133,000	-133,000
Martin Sawtell	520,000 30,000	30,000
Jan Stein	60,000 -70,000	-70,000

Tags: Jan Stein

06-12-2019 19:32 UTC-7

Gray Gets a Wheel and a Flush Both

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BrandonTemple

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

Jan Stein: / - folded on third street
Robert Gray: / /
Martin Sawtell: / /

Jan Stein brought it in, Robert Gray completed, Martin Sawtell called and Stein folded. Gray bet every street, including seventh street in the dark, and Sawtell called him down.

"Wheel and an ace-high flush," Gray said, tabling to the amazement of the table..

"I had the wheel, that was the river." Gray added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Gray	1,020,000 180,000	180,000
Martin Sawtell	250,000 -270,000	-270,000
Jan Stein	55,000 -5,000	-5,000

Tags: Jan Stein Martin Sawtell Robert Gray

06-12-2019 19:36 UTC-7

Stein Scoops to Triple Up

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Will Shillibier

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

Jan Stein: / /
Elias Hourani: / /
Robert Gray: / /

Robert Gray brought in and Jan Stein called. Elias Hourani completed and got two calls.

Gray and Stein both checked and Hourani bet. Gray called and Stein was all in.

The pair checked down the rest of the way. Gray announced two pair with for eights and deuces.

Hourani showed for fives and threes and Stein scooped with for tens up and tripled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Gray	950,000 -70,000	-70,000
Elias Hourani	750,000 40,000	40,000
Jan Stein	140,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Elias Hourani Jan Stein Robert Gray

06-12-2019 19:45 UTC-7

Elias Fires at Sopko

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BrandonTemple

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

Elias Hourani: / /
Michael Sopko: / /

Sopko brought it in, then called when Hourani completed. Sopko called bets all the way down to seventh street, where Hourani bet, and Sopko looked at his hand, then said, "Good hand," and mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Sopko	880,000
Elias Hourani	860,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Elias Hourani Michael Sopko

Level: 26

Limits: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 7,000

06-12-2019 20:00 UTC-7

Stein Chips Up Again

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Will Shillibier

Level 26 : 30,000/60,000, 7,000 ante

Jan Stein: / /
Michael Mizrachi: / /
Michael Sopko: / - folded on sixth street
Robert Gray: / - folded on sixth street

After three limps, Jan Stein completed and Michael Mizrachi, Michael Sopko and Robert Gray all called. Stein bet and was all in on fourth street. The three others called and checked fifth street. Mizrachi bet on sixth street and the other two players both folded.

Mizrachi showed for a low and a flush draw. Stein showed for a pair of nines. Mizrachi drew the and Stein the to chop the pot. After the hand, Sopko said that he had aces and Gray a better low draw as Stein survived.