Event #40: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 1 | 2022 World Series of Poker

06-18-2022 21:17 UTC-7

Kessler Gets Zhu Cursing

Mike Patrick

Level 6

Allen Kessler: /
Yueqi Zhu: /

Picking action up on fourth street, Allen Kessler bet and was called by Yueqi Zhu.

Once the big bets started on fifth street, Zhu raised a bet from Kessler, who then called.

Kessler then check-called a bet on sixth, then check-raised Zhu on seventh.

"You've gotta be fucking kidding me", exclaimed Zhu, who thought briefly, then flicked in a call.

Kessler showed an eight-six low, and Zhu breathed a sigh of relief as his ace-high flush was still good for the high.

"I've never heard you curse like that", commented Kessler as the duo gathered back their chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allen Kessler	90,300 -800	-800
Yueqi Zhu	45,500 -16,600	-16,600

Tags: Allen Kessler Yueqi Zhu

06-18-2022 21:16 UTC-7

Albini Gets it Done on Seventh

TerranceReid

Level 6

Steven Albini: //
Glenn Cozen: //

Action picked up on fourth street with Steven Albini betting and Glenn Cozen making the call.

Both players hit a four on fifth street and action repeated, Albini bet and Cozen called.

Cozen checked when he hit a pair of fives on sixth street, Albini checked behind.

On seventh, Cozen checked again, but Albini made a bet on the final street. Cozen thought for a bit and folded to ship the pot to Albini.

Player	Chips	Progress
Glenn Cozen	105,500 11,500	11,500
Daniel Negreanu	76,000 20,000	20,000

Norman Chad	34,000 1,200	1,200
Steven Albini	30,300 -13,100	-13,100

Tags: Glenn Cozen Steven Albini

06-18-2022 21:02 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Matusow	60,000 60,000	60,000

Ohel Battling Back

Mike Patrick

Level 6

Randy Ohel: /
David Funkhouser: / - folded sixth street

Randy Ohel has been battling through a short stack most of the day, but recently got some chips back from tablemate David Funkhouser.

After Funkhouser defended his bring-in to Ohel's completion, the players checked fourth street.

On fifth, with a pair of threes now on board versus Ohel's three low clubs, Funkhouser check-called a bet from Ohel.

However on sixth street, as Ohel picked up a fourth baby club, Funkhouser opted to check-fold his hand, awarding the chips to Ohel.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Funkhouser	101,000 -7,300	-7,300
Randy Ohel	49,600 11,300	11,300

Tags: David Funkhouser Randy Ohel

06-18-2022 20:54 UTC-7

Pescatori Wins His All In and a Side Bet to Go With It

TerranceReid

Level 6

Max Pescatori: /

Four players arrived at seventh street as Max Pescatori went all in for 1,600, just over half a big bet for the level.

The player immediately on his left announced "bet," and tossed in a single over-sized chip. Players began to discuss if that chip meant a call of the 1,600 or a full bet of 3,000, and just what the player's options would be hypothetically in that situation.

"He should be able to make it 1,600, 3,000, or 4,600," chimed in Yuval Bronshtein.

"He can never make it 3,000 there, you want to bet?" offered Pescatori.

Pescatori and Bronshtein settled on a wager as they called the floor over to clarify.

The floor made clear that, "because the all in is over half the big bet, you can not make it 3,000. A raise would be 4,600." The floor enforced a call in this particular instance.

"If you were running bad this World Series I wouldn't take it," said Pescatori. "But....," he drifted with a smile. "And I have a full house," which was good enough for the high portion of the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuval Bronshtein	114,000 -7,000	-7,000

Max Pescatori	24,000 -15,500	-15,500

Tags: Max Pescatori Yuval Bronshtein

06-18-2022 20:42 UTC-7

Hellmuth Controversy: Poker Brat's Chips Swiped on Break

Chad Holloway

Level 6

Controversy struck the 2022 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Event #38: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Championship when Phil Hellmuth went on break only to discover his chips had been swiped by defending champion Farzad Bonyadi, who wasn't at-fault in the incident.

On break, as the tournament dwindled down to 21 players, the staff broke the fourth table, leaving just three remaining tables. When the "Poker Brat" returned, he noticed his chips were gone and that they had somehow ended up in Bonyadi's possession.

Immediately after the situation arose, the WSOP staff approached the table to investigate. There was no doubt that Hellmuth had a stack in play before leaving the table, but it wasn't clear the exact size of his stack. The surveillance camera was reviewed to determine the size of Hellmuth's stack, which the 16-time bracelet winner estimated was more than 130,000.

While the investigation occurred, PokerNews spoke with Hellmuth to hear his side of the story.

Click here to read the entire story!

06-18-2022 20:37 UTC-7

More Assorted Chip Counts

Mike Patrick

Level 6

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	126,000 66,000	66,000

David Funkhouser	108,300 74,300	74,300
Peter Gelencser	102,000 3,000	3,000

Brandon Shack-Harris	93,500 33,500	33,500

Andrew Brown	78,000 23,000	23,000
Eric Rodawig	64,000 11,500	11,500

Yueqi Zhu	62,100 -1,900	-1,900

Frankie O'Dell	58,200 -3,800	-3,800

Thomas Taylor	53,000
Benny Glaser	52,000 -8,000	-8,000

Roland Israelashvili	47,200 -20,800	-20,800
Steven Albini	43,400 -23,600	-23,600

Ziya Rahim	42,300 -700	-700
Daniel Idema	40,300 -3,700	-3,700

Randy Ohel	38,300 3,200	3,200

Phillip Hui	35,000 -25,000	-25,000

Level: 6

Ante - 300
Bring In - 500
Limits - 1,500-3,000

06-18-2022 20:37 UTC-7

Assorted Chip Counts

TerranceReid

Level 5

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Tryba	154,000 74,500	74,500

Yuval Bronshtein	121,000 24,000	24,000

Eric Kurtzman	98,000 -17,500	-17,500
Glenn Cozen	94,000 28,000	28,000
Allen Kessler	91,100 5,100	5,100
Jose Paz-Gutierrez	80,500 2,800	2,800
Marco Johnson	74,500 15,500	15,500

Michael Rocco	65,200 16,200	16,200
Chad Eveslage	62,800 1,400	1,400

Chip Jett	47,200 -39,800	-39,800
Robert Campbell	45,500 -10,000	-10,000

Donny Rubinstein	45,000 7,500	7,500
Qinghai Pan	43,800 -2,200	-2,200
Norman Chad	32,800 -34,700	-34,700
Vasu Amarapu	23,500 -59,500	-59,500
Salah Levy	Busted
Jason Papastavrou	Busted

06-18-2022 20:24 UTC-7

Monnette and Baker Divide the Pot

TerranceReid

Level 5

David "ODB" Baker : /
Christina Hill: / - folded seventh street
John Monnette: /

Action picked up on seventh with three players looking at their final card. David "ODB" Baker bet the street. Christina Hill made the fold but John Monnette tossed in the call.

Baker showed his three low diamonds for the sixty-five low and pair of threes, but Monnette's pair of queens took the high.