Event #32: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Day 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-12-2024 20:50 UTC-7

Shanmukha Meruga Eliminated in 23rd Place ($4,281)

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 22

Shanmukha Meruga: A♣10♣8♥/3♣Q♥5♥6♠
Scott Epstein: Q♣9♠6♥/6♦4♠4♥3♦
John Bunch: XxXx/7♣2♦ folded fourth street

John Bunch opened and received calls from Scott Epstein as well as Shanmukha Meruga.

Epstein bet on fourth street. Meruga called all in, prompting Bunch to muck his holding.

The rest of the cards were dealt out and it was Meruga who came in second, falling to Epstein's two pair to make his exit in 23rd place.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Bunch	575,000 55,000	55,000
Scott Epstein	515,000 105,000	105,000
Shanmukha Meruga	Busted

Tags: John Bunch Scott Epstein Shanmukha Meruga

Level: 22

Ante: 5,000
Bring-In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

06-12-2024 19:48 UTC-7

Dinner Break

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Jeff McMillan

Level 21

The players are now on a 60-minute dinner break. Play will return at 8:40 p.m.

06-12-2024 19:47 UTC-7

Kazuhiko Yotsushika Eliminated in 24th Place ($3,648)

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Jeff McMillan

Level 21

Kazuhiko Yotsushika: A♦10x2x6x9x5x
Hal Rotholz: 7xQ♠QxJx7x9x

Kazuhiko Yotsushika was all in right before dinner break and the cards were dealt out swiftly to confirm his elimination just after the three table redraw and bring the field to dinner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hal Rotholz	710,000 60,000	60,000
Kazuhiko Yotsushika	Busted

Tags: Hal Rotholz Kazuhiko Yotsushika

06-12-2024 19:47 UTC-7

Three Table Redraw

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 21

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Bets
638	1	Kazuhiko Yotsushika	60,000	2
639	2	Burke DeLange	135,000	4
638	3	Mengqi Chen	310,000	10
638	4	Hal Rotholz	650,000	22
638	5	Volodymyr Kondratenko	85,000	3
638	6	Michael Noori	650,000	22
638	7	Chris Wallace	340,000	11
638	8	Will Berry	610,000	20

636	1	Richard Tatalovich	675,000	23
636	2	David Singer	315,000	11
636	3	Brandon Shack-Harris	380,000	13
636	4	David Prociak	355,000	12
636	5	Jaycin Cross	510,000	17
636	6	John Bunch	630,000	21
636	7	Scott Epstein	410,000	14
636	8	Shanmukha Meruga	115,000	4

637	1	Chris Tryba	1,010,000	34
637	2	Ivan Schertzer	150,000	5
637	3	Owais Ahmed	135,000	5
637	4	Adam Owen	830,000	28
637	5	Rishi Karan	625,000	21
637	6	Josh Palmer	310,000	10
637	7	Richard Ashby	270,000	9
637	8	Aaron Kupin	1,360,000	45

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Kupin	1,360,000 185,000	185,000

Chris Tryba	1,010,000 405,000	405,000

Adam Owen	830,000 515,000	515,000
Richard Tatalovich	675,000 225,000	225,000
Michael Noori	650,000 210,000	210,000

Hal Rotholz	650,000 90,000	90,000
John Bunch	630,000 340,000	340,000
Rishi Karan	625,000 125,000	125,000
Will Berry	610,000 70,000	70,000
Jaycin Cross	510,000 443,500	443,500
Scott Epstein	410,000 115,000	115,000
Brandon Shack-Harris	380,000 170,000	170,000

David Prociak	355,000 145,000	145,000

Chris Wallace	340,000 340,000	340,000

David Singer	315,000 195,000	195,000
Josh Palmer	310,000 340,000	340,000
MengQi Chen	310,000 310,000	310,000
Richard Ashby	270,000 15,000	15,000

Ivan Schertzer	150,000 15,000	15,000
Owais Ahmed	135,000 5,000	5,000

Burke DeLange	135,000 100,000	100,000

Shanmukha Meruga	115,000 9,500	9,500
Volodymyr Kondratenko	85,000 365,000	365,000
Kazuhiko Yotsushika	60,000 140,000	140,000

06-12-2024 19:18 UTC-7

Prociak Cruises Along Smoothly

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 21

https://https://twitter.com/DavidProciakPok/status/1801073236740120906

Player	Chips	Progress
David Prociak	500,000 40,000	40,000

06-12-2024 19:10 UTC-7

Kupin Crushing With Straight Flush

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Jeff McMillan

Level 21

Aaron Kupin: 7♠9♠5♠/7♦J♠10♠8♠
Richard Ashby: XxXxXx/9♥K♠7♣5♥

Richard Ashby was on the river and had to think about the seventh street bet from Aaron Kupin. Eventually, he landed on call.

Kupin announced straight flush and tabled the monster as this hand was just the latest to his recent hot surge which now has him above a million in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Kupin	1,175,000 510,000	510,000

Richard Ashby	255,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Aaron Kupin Richard Ashby

06-12-2024 19:05 UTC-7

Bunch Applies Pressure

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 21

John Bunch: XxXx/K♠Q♣10♠K♥
Maksim Pisarenko: XxXx/9♥10♣3♥2♥ folded sixth street

John Bunch opened and found a caller in Maksim Pisarenko.

Bunch led out on fourth street, then called after Pisarenko raised.

The earlier raise did not seem to deter Bunch, who fired again on fifth street. This time Pisarenko opted for a flat call.

Sixth street paired up Bunch and he took the opportunity to heap more pressure on his opponent. After some thought, Pisarenko decided to get out of the way and conceded the pot to Bunch.

Pisarenko was eliminated a few hands later.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Bunch	290,000 105,000	105,000
Maksim Pisarenko	Busted

Tags: John Bunch Maksim Pisarenko

06-12-2024 18:57 UTC-7

Berry Takes With Trips

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Jeff McMillan

Level 21

Will Berry: 9♥9♦2♥/8♦9♠K♠7♥
Kazuhiko Yotsushika: 10♠3♣K♥/3♥J♦7♣J♥

Action was picked up on fifth street as Will Berry checked with the betting lead and Kazuhiko Yotsushika called.

On sixth, Yotsushika took the lead as his jack paired. He checked-called Berry's bet.

On seventh, Yotsushika bet and was called. Berry tabled trips to best Jacks up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Will Berry	680,000 340,000	340,000
Kazuhiko Yotsushika	200,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Kazuhiko Tosushika Will Berry

06-12-2024 18:42 UTC-7

Yotsushika Triples Up

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 21

Kazuhiko Yotsushika: A♠A♥/4♣3♦4♦4♠5♥
Will Berry: XxXx/K♣3♠K♥7♠/Xx

Picking up the action on sixth street, Kazuhiko Yotsushika was all in and at risk against Will Berry and Hal Rotholz. Berry bet into Rotholz who, after lengthy consideration, laid down his hand.

After the hands were turned up and the river dealt, Yotsushika came out on top with his full house to secure a crucial triple up.