Event #42: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-17-2024 13:11 UTC-8

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Bets
1	Juha Helppi	Finland	550,000	14
2	James Obst	Australia	880,000	22
3	Yuri Dzivielevski	Brazil	300,000	8
4	Jason Daly	United States	1,040,000	26
5	Kane Kalas	United States	250,000	6
6	Robert Mizrachi	United States	350,000	9
7	Mike Lang	United States	850,000	21
8	Paul Volpe	United States	1,350,000	34
9	Andre Akkari	Brazil	680,000	17

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Volpe	1,350,000 100,000	100,000

Jason Daly	1,040,000 60,000	60,000

James Obst	880,000 205,000	205,000

Mike Lang	850,000 50,000	50,000

Andre Akkari	680,000 125,000	125,000

Juha Helppi	550,000 70,000	70,000

Robert Mizrachi	350,000 110,000	110,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	300,000 40,000	40,000

Kane Kalas	250,000 135,000	135,000

Volpe Enveloping

Jeff McMillan

Level 18

Paul Volpe: Q♦7♠/Q♥9♠6♦6♥/9♦
Mike Lang: XxXx/4♦K♣A♦8♣/Xx

Mike Lang completed, Paul Volpe raised and Lang called. Volpe bet on fourth and was called. Lang took the lead on fifth with an ace and bet it, Volpe called.

On sixth, Volpe paired his six and bet, Lang called. On seventh the action went check-check. Volpe tabled two pair, queens up and gathered the pot to move him even further into the lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Volpe	1,630,000 280,000	280,000

Mike Lang	745,000 105,000	105,000

Tags: Mike Lang Paul Volpe

06-17-2024 13:25 UTC-8

Obst Raises Volpe on Seventh

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David Salituro

Level 18

James Obst: XxXx/Q♠4♥10♣8♠/Xx
Paul Volpe: XxXx/7♦2♦7♠9♣/Xx
Robert Mizrachi: XxXx/A♣5♥7♣ - folded on fifth street
Yuri Dzivielevski: XxXx/5c6dAs] - folded on fifth street

Robert Mizrachi completed and was called by Paul Volpe, James Obst and Yuri Dzivielevski.

All four players checked on fourth street before Volpe bet on fifth. Obst called.

Volpe bet again on sixth and Obst again called. Volpe fired out another bet on seventh and this time Obst raised.

Volpe leaned over the table to get a better look at Obst's board before he called. Obst then showed Q♦7♠4♣ for queens and fours and Volpe mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Volpe	1,360,000 270,000	270,000

James Obst	1,100,000 220,000	220,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	225,000 75,000	75,000

Robert Mizrachi	220,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: James Obst Paul Volpe Robert Mizrachi Yuri Dzivielevski

06-17-2024 13:31 UTC-8

Lang Takes From Daly

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Jeff McMillan

Level 18

Mike Lang: 4♣5♠Q♣/Q♦9♣6♥7♥
Jason Daly: XxXx/7♣5♣10♦3♠/Xx

Action was on fifth street. Mike Lang bet, Jason Daly raised and Lang called. On sixth street, Daly bet and Lang called. Both players checked seventh street and Lang showed the winner with a pair of queens.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Daly	1,190,000 150,000	150,000

Mike Lang	990,000 245,000	245,000

Tags: Jason Daly Mike Lang

06-17-2024 13:34 UTC-8

Break Time

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David Salituro

Level 18

The remaining nine players are headed on a 15-minute break.

Level: 19

Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

06-17-2024 13:56 UTC-8

Kane Kalas Eliminated in 9th Place ($24,198)

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David Salituro

Level 19

Kane Kalas: XxXx/9♦Q♠5♣2♦/Xx
Paul Volpe: XxXx/2♠4♠4♣K♠/Xx
James Obst: XxXx/10♥
Yuri Dzivielevski: XxXx/8♦

James Obst completed before Yuri Dzivielevski raised. Kane Kalas reraised and Paul Volpe made it four bets, chasing away Obst and Dzivielevski.

Kalas called and Volpe continued betting down to sixth street. Kalas called and Volpe bet again on sixth. Kalas then moved all in and Volpe snap-called.

"Kings full," Robert Mizrachi said, and Volpe did indeed show K♣K♥ for a full house to leave Kalas' A♠A♥ already drawing dead. Volpe received the 9♥ while Kalas tossed the 5♥ into the muck on his way to the exit in ninth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Volpe	1,900,000 540,000	540,000

James Obst	1,040,000 60,000	60,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	180,000 45,000	45,000

Kane Kalas	Busted

Tags: James Obst Kane Kalas Yuri Dzivielevski Paul Volpe

06-17-2024 14:04 UTC-8

Yuri Dzivielevski Eliminated in 8th Place ($28,945)

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Jeff McMillan

Level 19

Yuri Dzivielevski: Qx10x/10♥7♦4♠2♠/2♣
Andre Akkari:A♠7♥/7♠3♣K♦4♣/K♣

Yuri Dzivielevski bet on fourth street and was called by Andre Akkari. Dzivielevski bet again on fifth which was enough to get all in as Akkari called.

Dzivielevski led with a pair of tens against sevens, he paired his deuce on sixth street to give him two pair, but Akkari hit a pairing king on the river to give him the superior twp pair and take down his countryman.

The two Brazilians hugged as Dzivielevski left the final table stage as Akkari was left as the lone player representing the Auriverde.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andre Akkari	640,000 40,000	40,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	Busted

Tags: Andre Akkari Yuri Dzivielevski

06-17-2024 14:10 UTC-8

Obst Applies Pressure to Akkari

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David Salituro

Level 19

James Obst: XxXx/6♠7♦4♠9♠/Xx
Andre Akkari: XxXx/10♥10♦4♦J♥/Xx

Andre Akkari completed, James Obst raised, and Akkari called.

Akkari made a pair of tens on fourth street and bet. Obst called, then called another bet on fifth.

Akkari also bet on sixth, but this time Obst raised. Akkari called and Obst bet again on seventh.

Akkari tanked for more than a minute before he tossed in the chips to call. Obst showed 7♠3♠2♠ for a flush and Akkari mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	1,400,000 360,000	360,000

Andre Akkari	340,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Andre Akkari James Obst

06-17-2024 14:16 UTC-8

Trip Queens Sends Akkari Short

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Jeff McMillan

Level 19

Paul Volpe: 8♦Q♠/Q♦2♥K♠7♦/Q♣
Andre Akkari: XxXx/7♣10♦2♦A♣/Xx

Action was picked up on sixth street where Paul Volpe bet and Andre Akkari called. Volpe fired again on seventh street and Akkari called after several moments of thought.

Volpe tabled the trip queens to win the pot as the two players stacks continue to go in opposite directions.