Level: 24
Limits: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 5,000
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #9: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$439,215
Entries
329
Level
30
Limits
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000
Entries
97
Players Left
8
Matt Grapenthien Eliminated in 14th Place ($4,014)
Level 24
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Matt Grapenthien: 
Mitchell Putterman: 
Matt Grapenthein was all in for his short stack against Mitchell Putterman. The cards were dealt and Grapenthien could only muster up a pair of sixes which was not good enough to stay alive as Putterman had a pair of eights.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
175,000
-25,000
|
-25,000 |
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Busted | |
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Aronowitz Building Up
Level 24
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Matthew Aronowitz: 
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Hojeong Lee: 
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On sixth street, Matthew Aronowitz bet and Hojeong Lee called. Lee bet on seventh street and Aronowitz check-called to leave himself with just a few chips behind.
Lee announced "aces-up" and tabled it, but Aronowitz had that beat with trip sevens as he gathered the critical pot to move himself to a more comfortable stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
610,000
-250,000
|
-250,000 |
|
400,000
295,000
|
295,000 |
Mitchell Putterman Eliminated in 13th place
Level 24
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
John Racener /
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Mitchell Putterman /
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John Racener had the last chips of Mitchel Putterman, while Putterman was trying to make a flush with four spades in his hands, thanks to 
and . But he hit and finally blanked on seventh street. Racener had just 
but it was enough to scoop the pot.
John Racener is now close to the million chips with 12 players remaining.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
965,000
490,000
|
490,000 |
|
|
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Busted | |
Daniel Scroggins Eliminated in 12th Place ($4,797)
Level 24
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Daniel Scroggins: 
/
Kevin MacPhee: 
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John Racener: 
/
Daniel Scroggins was all in for his short stack on third street. John Racener and Kevin MacPhee played out a pot as both players made a pair on fourth street. Racener bet his smaller pair, MacPhee called.
Both players checked fifth street. On sixth street MacPhee bet when he made two pair up and Racener called.
MacPhee checked seventh street and Racener bet. MacPhee went deep into the tank as the bet was for almost all of his stack. After over a minute MacPhee called. Racener tabled a full house with the , while MacPhee was unimproved on his showing two pair.
Meanwhile, Scroggins had a sweat as he revealed for two pair but his river was a blank and he was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,100,000
625,000
|
625,000 |
|
|
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|
50,000
-445,000
|
-445,000 |
|
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Busted | |
Kevin MacPhee Eliminated in 11th Place ($5,868)
Level 24
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Kevin MacPhee was eliminated by Hojeong Kim in the next hand following the big lost pot to John Racener.
He was drawing dead before the river as he walked away before it was turned over and just like that the field was down to just ten players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
925,000
315,000
|
315,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
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Level: 25
Limits: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 10,000
"Why Can't I Be a Better Player?"
Level 25
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Brad Ruben: /
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Alex Livingston: 
/
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Action was picked up on sixth street as Brad Ruben bet and Alex Livingston raised, Ruben called. Livingston continued his aggression with a bet on seventh street.
"I have aces up" said Ruben as he looked at Livingston, continuing the banter the two players had been having for the last level. "I know you have trip jacks, I guess I'll just pay you" and he called.
Sure enough, Livingston tabled the for trip jacks.
"Why can't I bet a better player and fold there?" asked Ruben, the winner of his fourth WSOP bracelet just two days ago.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,250,000
700,000
|
700,000 |
|
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|
825,000
-440,000
|
-440,000 |
|
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Oxana Cummings Eliminated in 10th Place ($5,868)
Level 25
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Oxana Cummings: 
Kenny Hsiung:
Oxana Cummings raised on third street, Kenny Hsiung re-raised enough to put her all in and Cummings called.
Cummings had three to a royal flush to start off well. The cards were dealt and Hsiung hit a pair of kings, Cummings looked at her river card which paired her queen but was not enough and she was eliminated in tenth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,950,000
950,000
|
950,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
Final Table Redraw
Level 25
: 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Taylor | Canada | 625,000 |
| 2 | Daniel Weinman | United States | 700,000 |
| 3 | Brad Ruben | United States | 350,000 |
| 4 | John Evans | United States | 370,000 |
| 5 | Hojeong Lee | United States | 700,000 |
| 6 | Alex Livingston | Canada | 2,500,000 |
| 7 | John Racener | United States | 1,050,000 |
| 8 | Matthew Aronowitz | United States | 300,000 |
| 9 | Kenny Hsiung | United States | 1,300,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
2,500,000
250,000
|
250,000 |
|
|
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|
|
1,300,000
-650,000
|
-650,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,050,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
|
||
|
700,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
||
|
|
700,000
-225,000
|
-225,000 |
|
625,000
-385,000
|
-385,000 |
|
370,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
|
350,000
-475,000
|
-475,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
300,000
-100,000
|
-100,000 |