Event #75: $777 Lucky 7's Day 2 | 2022 World Series of Poker

07-13-2022 19:17 UTC-8

Chen Lucks Out When Lower Pair Beats Opponent's Higher Pair

Anne Larson

Level 32 : Blinds 150,000/300,000, 300,000 ante

Yeh Han Chen was under the gun and announced he was all in. Kentaro Hori, who was next to act, called the 3,700,000 raise. The big blind asked for a count but then folded, and the two were off to determine their fates.

Yeh Han Chen:
Kentaro Hori:

The flop came out , and people cheered for Chen making a set. The turn was a and the river was a , offering no help to the now beat pocket tens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yeh Han Chen	8,150,000 8,150,000	8,150,000
Kentaro Hori	7,500,000 4,600,000	4,600,000

Tags: Kentaro Hori Yeh Han Chen

Level: 33

Blinds: 200,000/400,000

Ante: 400,000

07-13-2022 19:22 UTC-8

Taylor Pocket Fives Hold

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Tyler Foran

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Everton Taylor was all in before the flop for 2,225,000 and it was Kentaro Hori putting him at risk.

Everton Taylor:
Kentaro Hori:

Taylor was looking to dodge the one overcard of Hori and that he did as the board ran out .

Player	Chips	Progress
Everton Taylor	4,800,000 2,200,000	2,200,000
Kentaro Hori	3,000,000 4,500,000	4,500,000

Tags: Everton Taylor Kentaro Hori

07-13-2022 19:30 UTC-8

Chen Puts the Nail in the Coffin for Hori

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Tyler Foran

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

The action folded around to Yen Han Chen in the small blind and he pushed all in. Kentaro Hori was in the big blind and snap-called his stack of 2,900,000.

Kentaro Hori:
Yen Han Chen:

The flop of gave Chen a flush draw and the turn paired his five to take the lead. The river improved him to a flush as Hori exited the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yen Han Chen	10,050,000 5,600,000	5,600,000
Kentaro Hori	Busted

Tags: Kentaro Hori Yen Han Chen

07-13-2022 19:49 UTC-8

Runner Runner Helps Improve Tay's Hand

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Anne Larson

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Zachary Bassett, who was under the gun, raised, and everyone folded but the big blind, Binchiat Tay, who called and joined him in the action.

The flop was . Tay checked and Bassett bet 650,000. Tay then called.

The turn was . Both players checked.

The river brought a to the board. Tay now bet 1,500,000. Bassett called, and Tay turned over his pocket pair, saying, "I got a straight." "How did you get that?" Bassett repeated in disbelief.

Player	Chips	Progress
Binchiat Tay	21,000,000
Zachary Bassett	6,500,000

Tags: Binchiat Tay Zachary Bassett

07-13-2022 19:51 UTC-8

Final 3 Table Redraw (full)

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Tyler Foran

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count
522	1	Binchiat Tay	20,000,000
522	2	Mike Takayama	520,000
522	3	EMPTY	x
522	4	Allen Cunningham	26,800,000
522	5	Paul De La Soujeole	25,300,000
522	6	Jed Stewart	5,900,000
522	7	Rodney Turvin	13,700,000



512	1	Gregory [Removed:372]	7,500,000
512	2	Christopher Farmer	27,000,000
512	3	Everton Taylor	12,500,000
512	4	Yen Han Chen	8,200,000
512	5	Xinli Ye	1,725,000
512	6	Robert Kuehl	2,400,000
512	7	James Hughes	37,750,000



502	1	Kyle Miholich	8,200,000
502	2	Farhad Davoudzadeh	8,000,000
502	3	Zachary Bassett	7,150,000
502	4	Jacques Kochan	1,575,000
502	5	Kevin Theodore	11,200,000
502	6	Alexander Tafesh	17,000,000
502	7	Braxton Moore	22,000,000

Player	Chips	Progress
James Hughes	37,750,000 27,050,000	27,050,000
Christopher Farmer	27,000,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Allen Cunningham	26,800,000 5,300,000	5,300,000

Paul De La Soujeole	25,300,000 10,400,000	10,400,000
Braxton Moore	22,000,000 6,000,000	6,000,000
Binchiat Tay	20,000,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Alexander Tafesh	17,000,000 1,900,000	1,900,000
Rodney Turvin	13,700,000 4,100,000	4,100,000
Everton Taylor	12,500,000 7,700,000	7,700,000
Kevin Theodore	11,200,000 400,000	400,000

Yen Han Chen	8,200,000 1,850,000	1,850,000
Kyle Miholich	8,200,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Farhad Davoudzadeh	8,000,000 100,000	100,000
[Removed:371]	7,500,000 9,900,000	9,900,000
Zachary Bassett	7,150,000 650,000	650,000
Jed Stewart	5,900,000 1,775,000	1,775,000
Robert Kuehl	2,400,000 600,000	600,000
Xinli Ye	1,725,000 4,475,000	4,475,000
Jacques Kochan	1,575,000 19,225,000	19,225,000
Mike Takayama	520,000 7,030,000	7,030,000

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07-13-2022 19:59 UTC-8

Xinli Ye Eliminated in 20th Place ($24,620)

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Blaise Bourgeois

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Everton Taylor opened to 800,000 from under the gun and Xinli Ye shoved from the hijack for 2,650,000. Taylor called.

Xinli Ye:
Everton Taylor:

Ye was way ahead but Taylor spiked the flop.

The gave Ye a straight draw but the gave Taylor trip tens and eliminated Ye from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Everton Taylor	14,100,000 1,600,000	1,600,000
Xinli Ye	Busted

07-13-2022 20:02 UTC-8

Farhad Davoudzadeh Eliminated in 19th Place ($24,620)

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Chris Bean

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Farhad Davoudzadeh had a short stack and was forced all in on the big blind for 375,000. Alexander Tafesh in the cutoff and Braxton Moore on the button were competing for the side-pot.

Both Tafesh and Moore checked the board until the river when Tafesh bet 500,000. Moore quickly folded.

Farhad Davoudzadeh:
Alexander Tafesh:

Tafesh hit a straight on the river which was enough to eliminate Davoudzadeh.

Player	Chips	Progress
Braxton Moore	19,600,000 2,400,000	2,400,000
Alexander Tafesh	17,300,000 300,000	300,000
Farhad Davoudzadeh	Busted

Tags: Alexander Tafesh Braxton Moore Farhad Davoudzadeh

07-13-2022 20:03 UTC-8

Robert Kuehl Eliminated in 18th Place ($24,620)

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Chris Bean

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Robert Kuehl moved all in for his final 1,200,000 from the hijack and Christopher Farmer called from the small blind.

Robert Kuehl:
Christopher Farmer:

Farmer would hit a straight on the flop, leaving Kuehl with only chop possibilities.

The board would run out and Kuehl was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Farmer	36,000,000 9,000,000	9,000,000

Robert Kuehl	Busted

Tags: Christopher Farmer Robert Kuehl

07-13-2022 20:10 UTC-8

Queens Hold for Taylor

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Tyler Foran

Level 33 : Blinds 200,000/400,000, 400,000 ante

Yen Han Chen raised under the gun to 1,000,000 and Christopher Farmer ripped all of the chips in the middle from the small blind. Everton Taylor was in the big blind and yelled, "I'm all in, too!"

Chen quickly got rid of his cards and both hands were tabled.

Everton Taylor:
Christopher Farmer: