Event #63: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 3 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-29-2023 14:50 UTC-7

Matusow Holds the Superior Pair

Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Mike Matusow: K♠K♦/2♠10♥A♠8♦/3♥
Craig Chait: 5♥2♥/9♥Q♥7♣Q♠/10♣

Mike Matusow brought it in and Craig Chait completed. Matusow then put in a two-bet and Chait made the call. Chait hit a second open heart on fourth street and led out with a bet, which Matusow called.

Matusow then hit an ace on fifth street and put in a bet, which Chait called. Chait then put Matusow all-in on sixth street when his board paired and Matusow made the at-risk call.

Chait had a pair of queens and a flush draw against Matusow's pair of kings. Chait showed his seventh card first and none of his outs came in, leaving Matusow celebrating as he turned over his unnecessary final card.

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Chait	350,000 -260,000	-260,000

Mike Matusow	290,000 170,000	170,000

Tags: Craig Chait Mike Matusow

06-29-2023 14:59 UTC-7

Schindler Dives Under a Million

Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Eddie Blumenthal: A♦3♥2♥/3♠9♣8♥8♠
Maximilian Schindler: A♥4♠3♣/7♠10♠A♠Q♣

Eddie Blumenthal was the bring-in and start-of-day chip leader Maximilian Schindler completed. Blumenthal made the call and called a bet on fourth and fifth street as well.

Blumenthal then paired his eight on sixth street and the action went check-check. Seventh street was subsequently also checked through. Schindler showed a pair of aces but Blumenthal had two pair to rake in the entire pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maximilian Schindler	930,000 -320,000	-320,000

Eddie Blumenthal	660,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Eddie Blumenthal Maximilian Schindler

06-29-2023 15:03 UTC-7

Rheem Nearly Doubles Through Colpoys

Connor Richards

Level 18 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

David Rheem: J♣5♦4♣ / 5♥2♠2♣10♦
Dan Colpoys: XxXx / 4♠K♠10♥6♦ / Xx
Dzmitry Urbanovich: XxXx / 3♣K♣2♥ - folded on fifth street

David Rheem completed and was called by Dan Colpoys and Dzmitry Urbanovich. Rheem bet on fourth street and both opponents called. He bet again on fifth street and only Colpoys called.

Rheem bet again on sixth and seventh streets and was called both times by Colpoys, who mucked as Rheem showed two pair to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Colpoys	470,000 -230,000	-230,000
David Rheem	350,000 90,000	90,000
Dzmitry Urbanovich	300,000 140,000	140,000

Tags: Dan Colpoys David Rheem Dzmitry Urbanovich

06-29-2023 15:18 UTC-7

Matusow Chips Up Again

Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Mike Matusow: XxXx/8♣8♠K♥10♣/Xx
Ryan Miller: XxXx/6♣A♦5♥6♠/Xx
Joao Vieira: XxXx/3♦A♥K♦ - folded fifth street

The action was caught on fifth street, where Matusow bet out with a pair of eights showing. Ryan Miller called and Joao Vieira folded.

Miller then paired his six on sixth street and it checked through and seventh street was checked by both players as well.

"Kings up," announced Matusow, as he showed A♣K♣J♥. Miller could not beat that hand and piled his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	850,000

Ryan Miller	840,000 -10,000	-10,000

Mike Matusow	385,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Joao Vieira Mike Matusow Ryan Miller

06-29-2023 15:30 UTC-7

Fitoussi Scoops Three-Way, Climbs to Seven Figures

Frank Visser

Level 18 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Eddie Blumenthal: XxXx/9♦K♥K♣10♥/Xx
Yong Wang: XxXx/7♣5♣J♦7♦/Xx
Bruno Fitoussi: XxXx/2♠7♠J♥A♠/Xx

The action was caught when Eddie Blumenthal bet out with a pair of kings on his board on sixth street. Yong Wang made the call with open sevens before Bruno Fitoussi made a raise. Both opponents called and each player received their final card.

Blumenthal and Wang now checked to Fitoussi, who put in another bet. Blumenthal called but Wang laid his hand down. Fitoussi showed K♠6♦4♠ for a flush and a seven-low.

"So sick", muttered Blumenthal, who flashed the K♦ before passing his cards to the dealer. This pot elevated Fitoussi's stack to over one million chips as he is now leading the final 15 players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Fitoussi	1,020,000 695,000	695,000

Yong Wang	750,000 -50,000	-50,000
Eddie Blumenthal	550,000 -110,000	-110,000

Tags: Bruno Fitoussi Eddie Blumenthal Yong Wang

06-29-2023 15:31 UTC-7

Updated Counts After Another Small Thorpe Double

Connor Richards

Level 18 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Joao Vieira	750,000 -100,000	-100,000

Ryan Miller	730,000 -110,000	-110,000

Dan Colpoys	470,000
Mike Matusow	330,000 -55,000	-55,000

Craig Chait	300,000 -50,000	-50,000

Dzmitry Urbanovich	300,000

David Rheem	240,000 -110,000	-110,000
Mike Thorpe	150,000 10,000	10,000

06-29-2023 15:36 UTC-7

First Break

Connor Richards

Level 18 : Blinds 20,000/40,000, 5,000 ante

The remaining 15 players have been sent on their first ten-minute break of the day.

Level: 19

Limits: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 5,000

06-29-2023 15:50 UTC-7

Rheem Gets Full Value, Leaves Urbanovich Short

Frank Visser

Level 19 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Dzmitry Urbanovich: XxXx/A♥8♣Q♦2♦/Xx
David Rheem: XxXx/9♣4♥2♠3♠/Xx

Dzmitry Urbanovich completed and David Rheem raised. Urbanovich weighed his options for a minute or so before putting in the call.

Urbanovich then check-called Rheem's bets on every street, including seventh.

Rheem showed 9♥9♦3♦ for a full house and Urbanovich took a final look at his cards before frustratedly throwing them into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Rheem	495,000 255,000	255,000
Dzmitry Urbanovich	155,000 -145,000	-145,000

Tags: David Rheem Dzmitry Urbanovich

06-29-2023 15:53 UTC-7

Urbanovich Doubles Through Colpoys

Connor Richards

Level 19 : Blinds 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Dzmitry Urbanovich: K♠8♥ / K♦9♠J♥6♥ / 3♠
Dan Colpoys: J♦J♣/ 10♣7♦5♣Q♠ / Xx

In a heads-up pot, Dzmitry Urbanovich bet on fourth street and Dan Colpoys called, and the same action took place on fifth street. Urbanovich got the last of his chips in on sixth street as Colpoys called with a bigger stack.

Urbanovich was ahead with kings and Colpoys couldn't improve his buried jacks to earn the Polish pro a double.