2022 World Series of Poker

Event #22: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$248,254
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$885,875
Entries
96
Level Info
Level
21
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 3
Players Left
1

Level: 19

Ante: 5,000
Bring-In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000/50,000

Gaspard Shows Straight vs Johnson

Level 18

Jean Gaspard: {9-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}/{10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}
Marco Johnson: {k-Hearts}{8-Spades}{10-Hearts}{a-Spades}/{x-}{x-}{x-}

On fourth street Jean Gaspard bet and Marco Johnson called. On fifth street, Gaspard bet again and Johnson raised, Gaspard almost beat him into the pot with a call. On sixth street, Johnson bet after a check and Gaspard quickly called.

Gapsard led on seventh street and was called. Gaspard tabled the straight to the jack with the {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} and Johnson mucked in frustration as his stack got shorter.

A couple of hands later Gaspard took another decent pot from Yuval Bronshtein in a hand where Gaspard three-bet fifth street and had the best hand at the end to keep his upward momentum going.

Player Chips Progress
Jean Gaspard us
Jean Gaspard
WSOP 1X Winner
1,150,000 560,000
Yuval Bronshtein il
Yuval Bronshtein
WSOP 2X Winner
820,000 -105,000
Marco Johnson us
Marco Johnson
WSOP 2X Winner
250,000 -256,000

Tags: Jean GaspardJohnson Jean GaspardMarco JohnsonYuval Bronshtein

Ivey Getting the Better of Friedman

Level 18

Phil Ivey: {a-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{j-Spades}/{10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{2-Spades}
Adam Friedman: {j-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{9-Clubs}/{x-}{x-}{x-}

Yesterday, Adam Friedman could not lose a pot late in the day as he was crushing everyone. But he has staggered thus far early in the day as Phil Ivey was able to get the better of him in another pot where Ivey led and bet from fourth street through seventh. Friedman called down the whole way.

Ivey tabled two pair with the {10-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{2-Spades} which Friedman could not beat as he checked his cards and paused for a while before mucking his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
WSOP 5X Winner
1,710,000 -232,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
735,000 155,000

Tags: Adam FriedmanPhil Ivey

Ivey Wins Three-Way to Keep Momentum Going

Level 18

Phil Ivey: {4-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{k-Clubs}/{k-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}
Jean Gaspard: {j-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{q-Spades}/{x-}{x-} folded sixth street
Adam Friedman: {7-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{q-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}/{x-}{x-}{x-}

Action was picked up on fifth street in a three-way hand as Jean Gaspard checked with the lead, Phil Ivey also checked and Adam Friedman bet, Gaspard and Ivey called.

On sixth street there seemed to be a lot of interference between the showing hands, with each player holding cards that the others likely desired. Ivey bet, Friedman raised and Gaspard folded after some thought, Ivey called the raise.

Ivey checked seventh and Friedman checked behind. Ivey tabled the {k-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{6-Hearts} for kings up which was the winner as Friedman mucked and Ivey continued his hot start to the day.

Player Chips Progress
Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
WSOP 5X Winner
1,942,000 -373,000
Jean Gaspard us
Jean Gaspard
WSOP 1X Winner
590,000 -81,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
580,000 315,000

Tags: Adam FriedmanJean GaspardPhil Ivey

Johnson Takes More From Gaspard With Full House

Level 18

Marco Johnson: {10-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} / {10-Spades}{6-Spades}{6-Clubs}
Jean Gaspard: {4-Clubs}{j-Clubs}{k-Spades}{7-Hearts} / muck

Marco Johnson completed with the {10-Diamonds} and Jean Gaspard came along with the {4-Clubs}. Both players checked fourth street before Johnson bet and then called a raise from Gaspard on fifth street. After checks on sixth street, Gaspard called a bet from Johnson before the showdown.

Johnson turned over {10-Spades}{6-Spades}{6-Clubs} for tens full of sixes and Gaspard tossed the losing hand in the muck.

Player Chips Progress
Jean Gaspard us
Jean Gaspard
WSOP 1X Winner
671,000 -64,000
Marco Johnson us
Marco Johnson
WSOP 2X Winner
506,000 100,000

Tags: Jean GaspardMarco Johnson

Yueqi Zhu Eliminated in 8th Place ($28,258)

Level 18
Yueqi Zhu
Yueqi Zhu

Yueqi Zhu: {10-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}/{10-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{j-Spades}/{9-Clubs}
Yuval Bronshtein: {k-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}/{k-Hearts}{9-Spades}{5-Spades}{2-Clubs}/{x-}

Yueqi Zhu was forced all in on fourth street by a bet from Yuval Bronshtein and the cards were flipped over. Bronshtein led with a pair of kings vs a pair of tens from Zhu.

The runout would not improve Zhu and he became the first elimination of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Yuval Bronshtein il
Yuval Bronshtein
WSOP 2X Winner
925,000 88,000
Yueqi Zhu cn
Yueqi Zhu
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Yueqi ZhuYuval Bronshtein

Johnson Takes with Two Pair

Level 18

Marco Johnson: {10-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{k-Hearts} / {10-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{x-}
Jean Gaspard: {10-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{4-Clubs}{j-Diamonds} / {a-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{x-}

Yuval Bronshtein brought it in with the {2-Diamonds} and Marco Johnson completed with the {10-Spades} before Jean Gaspard raised with {10-Diamonds}. Bronshtein got out of the way and Johnson called.

Johnson called a bet from Gaspard on the first two streets before both players checked to a showdown. Gaspard turned over {a-Clubs} for a pair of aces, but Johnson showed {10-Clubs}{2-Clubs} to take the pot with two pair.

Player Chips Progress
Jean Gaspard us
Jean Gaspard
WSOP 1X Winner
735,000 -365,000
Marco Johnson us
Marco Johnson
WSOP 2X Winner
406,000 170,000

Tags: Jean GaspardMarco Johnson

Ivey Wins First Two Hands

Level 18

Phil Ivey: {10-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}/{10-Spades}{j-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}
Jean Gaspard: {2-Hearts}{6-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{9-Spades}/{x-}{x-}{x-}

Action picked up on fifth street with Jean Gaspard in the lead and betting with Phil Ivey calling. On sixth street Ivey paired his seven and bet with the lead, Gaspard called. Both players checked seventh street. Ivey tabled the winning two pair tens and sevens while Gaspard said that he had sixes and deuces from fourth street but was unable to improve and sent the pot to Ivey.

Phil Ivey: {8-Hearts}{q-Spades}{q-Diamonds}/{x-}{x-}
Adam Friedman: {j-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}/{x-}{x-}

The next hand Phil Ivey completed to 20,000, Adam Friedman raised to 40,000 and Ivey called. Ivey check-called on fourth street. He then made a pair of queens on fifth and bet which got Friedman to fold and Ivey was off to a nice start as one fan in the crowd clapped for the ten-time bracelet winner.

Player Chips Progress
Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman
WSOP 5X Winner
2,315,000 -70,000
Jean Gaspard us
Jean Gaspard
WSOP 1X Winner
1,100,000 -131,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
265,000 91,000

Tags: Adam FriedmanJean GaspardPhil Ivey