2019 World Series of Poker

Event #67: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj1098
Prize
$385,763
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,419,400
Entries
151
Level Info
Level
24
Limits
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000

Level: 10

Limits: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 700

Suchanek Stays Alive

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 700 ante

Cory Zeidman had the bring-in and Mike Wattel completed. Jan Suchanek called, as did Zeidman.

On fourth, Suchanek bet his final 1,100, and after Zeidman folded, Wattel called. Each player's board ran out as follows:

Zeidman: {x-}{x-} / {2-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} (folded on fourth)
Wattel: {a-Clubs}{4-Clubs} / {5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} / {9-Spades}
Suchanek: {q-Spades}{j-Clubs} / {6-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{j-Spades}{8-Spades} / {2-Spades}

Although Wattel made two pair on seventh, Suchanek had jacks up on sixth and scooped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Wattel us
Mike Wattel
WSOP 2X Winner
68,100 22,500
Jan Suchanek nz
Jan Suchanek
16,100 -60,400

Tags: Cory ZeidmanJan SuchanekMike Wattel

McCormick Scoops Gregorich

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 700 ante

Each player committed 3,000 on third street, and on fourth, Tom McCormick bet and both Eli Elezra and Mark Gregorich called.

On fifth, Gregorich checked, McCormick bet, and Elezra folded. Gregorich called, and then led on sixth with McCormick calling.

Gregorich: {x-}{x-} / {a-Hearts}{10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} / {x-}
McCormick: {x-}{x-} / {7-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds} / {x-}
Elezra: {x-}{x-} / {4-Spades}{k-Spades}{8-Hearts} (folded on fifth)

On seventh, both players checked, and McCormick tabled his {6-Spades}{5-Spades}{3-Spades} for fives up and Gregorich folded.

Player Chips Progress
Eli Elezra il
Eli Elezra
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
167,000 15,000
Mark Gregorich us
Mark Gregorich
73,000 -64,000
Tom McCormick us
Tom McCormick
63,500 3,500

Tags: Eli ElezraMark GregorichTom McCormick

Some of the Big Stacks in the Room

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 700 ante
Player Chips Progress
Per Hildebrand se
Per Hildebrand
232,000 232,000
Perry Friedman us
Perry Friedman
WSOP 1X Winner
197,000 21,700
Cory Zeidman us
Cory Zeidman
WSOP 1X Winner
179,000 44,000
Andrew Kelsall us
Andrew Kelsall
WSOP 1X Winner
176,000 16,000
Andres Korn ar
Andres Korn
WSOP 1X Winner
175,000 45,000
Ali Eslami us
Ali Eslami
WSOP 1X Winner
175,000 80,000
Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno
WSOP 4X Winner
173,000 113,000
John Racener us
John Racener
WSOP 1X Winner
172,000 -15,000
Daniel Ospina co
Daniel Ospina
WSOP 1X Winner
168,000 89,000
Jake Schwartz us
Jake Schwartz
162,000 113,000
Joe Tehan us
Joe Tehan
160,000 115,000
Eli Elezra il
Eli Elezra
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
152,000 -8,000
Jon Turner us
Jon Turner
150,000
Yueqi Zhu cn
Yueqi Zhu
WSOP 1X Winner
142,000 81,000
Tim Marsters au
Tim Marsters
140,000 70,000
Randy Ohel us
Randy Ohel
WSOP 1X Winner
133,000 56,000
Erik Seidel us
Erik Seidel
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
126,000 9,000
Ryan Hughes us
Ryan Hughes
WSOP 3X Winner
125,000 30,000

Low for Mercier, Flush for Thung

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 700 ante

Jason Mercier had the bring-in and Brandon Shack-Harris completed. Roy Thung called, as did Mercier.

Shack-Harris bet fourth and fifth and both players called. On sixth, Mercier took the lead and bet out. Shack-Harris called, but Thung two-bet to 12,000. Mercier made it three bets to go, and Shack-Harris folded while Thung called.

Mercier: {x-}{x-} / {5-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} / {x-}
Shack-Harris: {x-}{x-} / {5-Spades}{3-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{j-Spades} / {x-}
Thung: {x-}{x-} / {8-Spades}{4-Clubs}{10-Spades}{q-Spades} / {x-}

On seventh, Mercier bet in the dark and Thung called.

Mercier tabled his {a-Spades}{a-Clubs}{2-Hearts} for a six-low and a pair of aces, while Thung revealed his {k-Clubs}{3-Spades}{2-Spades} for a flush to take the high.

Player Chips Progress
Frankie O'Dell us
Frankie O'Dell
WSOP 3X Winner
165,000 80,000
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
WSOP 6X Winner
145,000 86,500
Brandon Shack-Harris us
Brandon Shack-Harris
WSOP 2X Winner
100,300 -29,700
Roy Thung us
Roy Thung
90,000 28,000
Sherry Hammers us
Sherry Hammers
73,400 13,400
Chris Tryba us
Chris Tryba
WSOP 1X Winner
21,300 -76,700

Tags: Jason MercierRoy ThungBrandon Shack-Harris

Suchanek Scoops with Trips

Level 9 : 3,000/6,000, 700 ante

Mike Wattel had the bring-in and Jan Suchanek completed. Cory Zeidman called, as did Wattel.

Wattel bet fourth and both players called. On fifth, Suchanek bet and both his opponent called.

On sixth, Wattel took the betting lead and both Suchanek and Zeidman called.

Wattel: {x-}{x-} / {3-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{9-Spades} / {x-}
Suchanek: {x-}{x-} / {6-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{q-Spades} / {x-}
Zeidman: {x-}{x-} / {7-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{2-Hearts} / {x-}

On seventh, Wattel checked and Suchanek bet. Zeidman and Wattel called, and Suchanek tabled his {a-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} for trips and both Wattel and Zeidman mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Cory Zeidman us
Cory Zeidman
WSOP 1X Winner
135,000 50,000
Jan Suchanek nz
Jan Suchanek
76,500 5,500
Mike Wattel us
Mike Wattel
WSOP 2X Winner
45,600 -44,300

Tags: Jan SuchanekCory ZeidmanMike Wattel

Level: 9

Limits: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 700

Semin and Bloom Chop

Level 8 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Mikhail Semin completed and Tony Bloom called. Semin bet fourth and Bloom called before both players checked fifth.

On sixth, Bloom bet and Semin called.

Semin: {x-}{x-} / {6-Spades}{8-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} / {x-}
Bloom: {x-}{x-} / {q-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} / {x-}

On seventh, Bloom bet and Semin called all in for 3,800.

Bloom tabled his {q-Spades}{5-Hearts}{2-Clubs} for queens up, and Semin revealed his {9-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{3-Hearts} for an eight-low to chop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Yuebin Guo us
Yuebin Guo
140,000 22,000
Andres Korn ar
Andres Korn
WSOP 1X Winner
130,000 75,000
Ryan Hughes us
Ryan Hughes
WSOP 3X Winner
95,000 35,000
Dylan Linde us
Dylan Linde
WSOP 1X Winner
64,000 18,700
Tony Bloom gb
Tony Bloom
40,400 5,400
Nick Guagenti us
Nick Guagenti
WSOP 1X Winner
29,000 -70,000
Mikhail Semin ru
Mikhail Semin
15,500 -43,500
John Monnette us
John Monnette
WSOP 5X Winner
11,200 -59,800

Tags: Tony BloomMikhail Semin