2019 World Series of Poker

Event #41: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a79j7a2
Prize
$245,451
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
88
Level Info
Level
23
Limits
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Tryba Pulls in a Chip Lead Pot

Level 15 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Chris Tryba
Chris Tryba

Frank Kassela: {x-}{x-} / {6-Hearts}{7-Spades}{6-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} / {x-}
Scott Seiver: {x-}{x-} / {4-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} (folded on sixth)
Chris Tryba: {x-}{x-} / {j-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{j-Clubs} / {x-}

Chris Tryba bet on every street, Scott Seiver called until sixth where he let go and Frank Kassela stuck around until showdown. Tryba tabled {q-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} for a flush and Kassela chucked his cards into the muck, shipping the pot to the red-hot Tryba.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Tryba us
Chris Tryba
WSOP 1X Winner
745,000 215,000
Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela
WSOP 3X Winner
235,000 -75,000
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
WSOP 4X Winner
210,000 -100,000

Tags: Chris TrybaFrank KasselaScott Seiver

Negreanu Chips Up

Level 15 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante

Daniel Negreanu: {x-}{x-}/{j-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{6-Hearts}/{x-}
Paul Volpe: {x-}{x-}/{k-Spades}{10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}/{x-}

Both players arrived on seventh street after a back and forth with multiple bets fired into the pot. Volpe bet once more on seventh street, and Negreanu called. Negreanu got the better of a battle between two pair hands, as his {k-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{10-Spades} was good for kings and jacks, against Volpe's {j-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{x-} for jacks and tens.

The four shortest stacks are all at the same table as hand-for-hand play continues.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
624,000 29,000
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
WSOP 3X Winner
125,000 -20,000

Tags: Paul VolpeDaniel Negreanu

On the Bubble Chip Counts

Level 15 : 10,000/20,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
595,000 65,000
Chris Tryba us
Chris Tryba
WSOP 1X Winner
530,000 -62,000
David "ODB" Baker us
David "ODB" Baker
WSOP 3X Winner
520,000 100,000
Frankie O'Dell us
Frankie O'Dell
WSOP 3X Winner
520,000 150,000
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
WSOP 5X Winner
495,000 -20,000
Scott Clements us
Scott Clements
WSOP 3X Winner
475,000 -13,000
David Singer us
David Singer
385,000 91,000
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
WSOP 4X Winner
310,000 140,000
Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela
WSOP 3X Winner
310,000 -50,000
Matthew Gonzales us
Matthew Gonzales
280,000 152,000
John Hennigan us
John Hennigan
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
250,000 -140,000
Alan Boston us
Alan Boston
177,000 7,000
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
WSOP 3X Winner
145,000 -130,000
Andrew Kelsall us
Andrew Kelsall
WSOP 1X Winner
115,000 -45,000
Mikhail Semin ru
Mikhail Semin
110,000 -45,000

Level: 15

Limits: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 2,000

Clements Knocks Grapenthien Out

Level 14 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Scott Clements
Scott Clements

Scott Clements opened and Matt Grapenthien moved his remaining stack all in. Clements called and the two turned over their hands.

Matt Grapenthien: {a-Hearts}{9-Spades} / {9-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{5-Hearts} / {x-}
Scott Clements: {a-Clubs}{5-Clubs} / {a-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} / {x-}

Each player received their cards and Grapenthien said "Good game," as he mucked his seventh. Sending the pot to Clements and his aces without even having to see the final down cards.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Clements us
Scott Clements
WSOP 3X Winner
488,000 38,000
Matt Grapenthien us
Matt Grapenthien
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Matt GrapenthienScott Clements

Tough Field

Level 14 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

The remaining 16 players have a combined 35 WSOP bracelets among them. Only four players in the field are without a bracelet.

Clements Continues to Climb

Level 14 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Matt Grapenthien: {x-}{x-}/{2-Spades}{6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{10-Spades}/{x-}
Scott Clements: {x-}{x-}/{q-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{8-Clubs}{10-Spades}/{x-}

With an open pair of eights showing, Scott Clements fired a river bet into Matt Grapenthien, who had a pair of sixes on the board. Grapenthien took the opportunity to preserve the rest of his dwindling stack with a fold, and Clements is closing in on the 500,000 chip mark.

Player Chips Progress
Scott Clements us
Scott Clements
WSOP 3X Winner
485,000 35,000
Matt Grapenthien us
Matt Grapenthien
WSOP 1X Winner
100,000 -4,000

Tags: Matt GrapenthienScott Clements

Updated Chip Counts (full)

Level 14 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Chris Tryba us
Chris Tryba
WSOP 1X Winner
592,000 377,000
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
WSOP 5X Winner
515,000 -97,000
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
468,000 38,000
Scott Clements us
Scott Clements
WSOP 3X Winner
450,000 -220,000
David "ODB" Baker us
David "ODB" Baker
WSOP 3X Winner
420,000 165,000
John Hennigan us
John Hennigan
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
390,000 76,000
Frankie O'Dell us
Frankie O'Dell
WSOP 3X Winner
370,000 30,000
Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela
WSOP 3X Winner
360,000 -70,000
David Singer us
David Singer
294,000 124,000
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
WSOP 3X Winner
275,000 -175,000
Matt Grapenthien us
Matt Grapenthien
WSOP 1X Winner
182,000 54,000
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
WSOP 4X Winner
170,000 -160,000
Alan Boston us
Alan Boston
170,000 45,000
Andrew Kelsall us
Andrew Kelsall
WSOP 1X Winner
160,000 -40,000
Mikhail Semin ru
Mikhail Semin
155,000 -65,000
Matthew Gonzales us
Matthew Gonzales
128,000 6,000

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Kassela Three-Bets for Value

Level 14 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Frank Kassela
Frank Kassela

David "ODB" Baker: {x-}{x-}/{6-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{j-Spades}{3-Hearts}/{x-}
Frank Kassela: {x-}{x-}/{q-Spades}{5-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}/{x-}

Frank Kassela fired bets on fifth and sixth streets and got calls from David "ODB" Baker on both.

Kassela bet again on seventh, Baker raised and Kassela three-bet. Baker called and showed signs of exasperation as Kassela tabled {5-}{10-}{10-} for a full house.

Player Chips Progress
Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela
WSOP 3X Winner
430,000 170,000
David "ODB" Baker us
David "ODB" Baker
WSOP 3X Winner
255,000 -53,000

Tags: David "ODB" BakerFrank Kassela