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

Volpe Pushes Gonzales Out of the Hand

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

Paul Volpe started to bet on fourth and Matthew Gonzales called down until sixth where he let his hand go.

Paul Volpe: {x-}{x-} / {2-Spades}{2-Clubs}{q-Spades}{3-Clubs} / {x-}
Matthew Gonzales: {x-}{x-} / {10-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{k-Spades}{8-Clubs} / {x-}

Volpe scooped in another pot here on Day 2 and now has one of the larger stacks in the room.

Player Chips Progress
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
450,000
10,000
10,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
Matthew Gonzales us
Matthew Gonzales
122,000
2,000
2,000

Tags: Matthew GonzalesPaul Volpe

O'Dell Tables Higher Two Pair Than Grapenthien

Level 14 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Frankie O'Dell
Frankie O'Dell

Matt Grapenthien completed and was raised by his neighbor Frankie O'Dell, Grapenthien called. O'Dell blasted on every street and Grapenthien called down the whole way.

Frankie O'Dell: {x-}{x-} / {q-Clubs}{4-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{3-Spades} / {x-}
Matt Grapenthien: {x-}{x-} / {6-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} / {x-}

Grapenthien tabled {k-Hearts}{k-Clubs}{6-Clubs} for cowboys and sixes and O'Dell turned over {k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{q-Diamonds}, giving him a higher two pair and the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Frankie O'Dell us
Frankie O'Dell
340,000
60,000
60,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Matt Grapenthien us
Matt Grapenthien
180,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Frankie O'DellMatt Grapenthien

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
430,000
170,000
170,000
WSOP 3X Winner
David "ODB" Baker us
David "ODB" Baker
255,000
-53,000
-53,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
StakeKings

Tags: David "ODB" BakerFrank Kassela

Updated Chip Counts (full)

Level 14 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
Chris Tryba us
Chris Tryba
592,000
377,000
377,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
515,000
-97,000
-97,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
468,000
38,000
38,000
Scott Clements us
Scott Clements
450,000
-220,000
-220,000
WSOP 3X Winner
David "ODB" Baker us
David "ODB" Baker
420,000
165,000
165,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
StakeKings
John Hennigan us
John Hennigan
390,000
76,000
76,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Frankie O'Dell us
Frankie O'Dell
370,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela
360,000
-70,000
-70,000
WSOP 3X Winner
David Singer us
David Singer
294,000
124,000
124,000
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
275,000
-175,000
-175,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
Matt Grapenthien us
Matt Grapenthien
182,000
54,000
54,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
170,000
-160,000
-160,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Alan Boston us
Alan Boston
170,000
45,000
45,000
Andrew Kelsall us
Andrew Kelsall
160,000
-40,000
-40,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Mikhail Semin ru
Mikhail Semin
155,000
-65,000
-65,000
Matthew Gonzales us
Matthew Gonzales
128,000
6,000
6,000

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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
485,000
35,000
35,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Matt Grapenthien us
Matt Grapenthien
100,000
-4,000
-4,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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 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
488,000
38,000
38,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Matt Grapenthien us
Matt Grapenthien
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Matt GrapenthienScott Clements

Level: 15

Limits: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 2,000

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
65,000
Chris Tryba us
Chris Tryba
530,000
-62,000
-62,000
WSOP 1X Winner
David "ODB" Baker us
David "ODB" Baker
520,000
100,000
100,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
StakeKings
Frankie O'Dell us
Frankie O'Dell
520,000
150,000
150,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Michael Mizrachi us
Michael Mizrachi
495,000
-20,000
-20,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 5X Winner
Scott Clements us
Scott Clements
475,000
-13,000
-13,000
WSOP 3X Winner
David Singer us
David Singer
385,000
91,000
91,000
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
310,000
140,000
140,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela
310,000
-50,000
-50,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Matthew Gonzales us
Matthew Gonzales
280,000
152,000
152,000
John Hennigan us
John Hennigan
250,000
-140,000
-140,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Alan Boston us
Alan Boston
177,000
7,000
7,000
Paul Volpe us
Paul Volpe
145,000
-130,000
-130,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
Andrew Kelsall us
Andrew Kelsall
115,000
-45,000
-45,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 1X Winner
Mikhail Semin ru
Mikhail Semin
110,000
-45,000
-45,000