Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better | 2024 World Series of Poker

Jun 29, 2024

Roberts Evens Out With Fal

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Liam Gannon

Level 34

Ante: 75,000
Bring-In: 100,000
Completion: 300,000
Limits: 300,000-600,000

Nikolay Fal completed with an A♠ and Christian Roberts called with a 5♠.

Nikolay Fal: XxXx/A♠4♣6♦9♦
Christian Roberts: XxXx/5♠8♦7♦5♦

Fal bet on fourth street and Roberts called.

On fifth street both players checked over to sixth street where Roberts bet his open fives. Fal thought for a bit before deciding to toss his hand into the muck.

Tags: Christian Roberts Nikolay Fal

Level: 34

Ante: 75,000
Bring-In: 100,000
Completion: 300,000
Limits: 300,000-600,000

Jun 29, 2024

Break

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Liam Gannon

Level 33

Ante: 50,000
Bring-In: 75,000
Completion: 250,000
Limits: 250,000-500,000

The players have gone on a 15-minute break.

Jun 29, 2024

Fal Fills Up

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 33

Ante: 50,000
Bring-In: 75,000
Completion: 250,000
Limits: 250,000-500,000

Nikolay Fal: 9♥9♣/2♣5♠K♦2♥/2♦
Joseph Hertzog: XxXx/8♠2♠10♠10♥/Xx

Joseph Hertzog completed, then called a raise from Nikolay Fal.

Hertzog called another bet from Fal on fourth street.

Neither player bet on fifth street but Herzog led out on sixth street. Fal made the call.

Fal declined to go to a cheap showdown on the river, instead firing off a bet. Hertzog promptly called, though mucked just as quickly after Fal announced he had a full house.

Tags: Joseph Hertzog Nikolay Fal

Jun 29, 2024

Hertzog With A Commanding Lead

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Liam Gannon

Level 33

Ante: 50,000
Bring-In: 75,000
Completion: 250,000
Limits: 250,000-500,000

Nikolay Fal completed with a 7♥ and Christian Roberts called with a 7♣ and Joseph Hertzog called with a 3♣.

Joseph Hertzog: XxXx/3♣5♣9♠J♦/Xx
Nikolay Fal: XxXx/7♥7♦10♦9♦/Xx
Christian Roberts: XxXx/7♣A♦8♦8♠/Xx

Action checked around to Hertzog who bet on fourth street and both players called.

On fifth street, Fal bet and both players called.

Everyone checked down on sixth and seventh street and Hertzog turned over A♣A♥J♣ for aces and jack which was good for the pot.

Tags: Christian Roberts Joseph Hertzog Nikolay Fal

Jun 29, 2024

Roberts, Fal Chop One Up

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 33

Ante: 50,000
Bring-In: 75,000
Completion: 250,000
Limits: 250,000-500,000

Christian Roberts: A♥4♠/5♠3♥4♦K♣/3♠
Nikolay Fal: XxXx/4♣7♣2♦8♣/Xx

Christian Roberts completed and Nikolay Fal called.

Roberts bet on fourth and fifth streets. Both times Fal just called.

Neither player bet on sixth street or the river with Roberts taking the high half of the pot at showdown holding two pair while Fal netted the low half.

Tags: Christian Roberts Nikolay Fal

Jun 29, 2024

Roberts Straightens Out

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Liam Gannon

Level 33

Ante: 50,000
Bring-In: 75,000
Completion: 250,000
Limits: 250,000-500,000

Nikolay Fal completed with a Q♠ and Christian Roberts called with an A♠

Christian Roberts: XxXx/A♠4♣5♦8♦/Xx
Nikolay Fal: XxXx/Q♣Q♠6♣3♣/Xx

Fal check called a bet from Roberts on every street.

Roberts tabled 7♥6♥2♣ for an eight-high straight and a six-low which was good for the pot.

Tags: Christian Roberts Nikolay Fal

Jun 29, 2024

Flush for Hertzog

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 33

Ante: 50,000
Bring-In: 75,000
Completion: 250,000
Limits: 250,000-500,000

Joseph Hertzog: A♥6♥/5♥7♣7♥8♣/3♥
Nikolay Fal: XxKx/K♥4♠K♣2♠/Xx

Joseph Hertzog completed before Nikolay Fal raised. Herzog flatted.

Neither player bet on fourth street but on fifth street Fal led out. As before, Hertzog made the call.

Fal bet again on sixth with Hertzog once more choosing to stick around.

It was Hertzog's turn to bet on the river and, with some visible reluctance, Fal called.

"Let's look at the last one together" joked Herzog as he slowly peeled his seventh card. Revealing the heart for the flush, Herzog hit his opponent with a simple "goodbye", though Fal did still have plenty of chips behind.

Tags: Nikolay Fal Joseph Hertzog

Jun 29, 2024

Matt Glantz Eliminated on Bubble $10,000 No-Limit 2-7

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Milko van Winden

Level 33

Ante: 50,000
Bring-In: 75,000
Completion: 250,000
Limits: 250,000-500,000

Live Updates

Tags: Matt Glantz

Jun 29, 2024

Roberts Fighting Back

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Liam Gannon

Level 33

Ante: 50,000
Bring-In: 75,000
Completion: 250,000
Limits: 250,000-500,000

Christian Roberts had lost a few big pots in quick succession which saw him fall down the bottom of the counts.

Nikolay Fal completed with a 5♦ up and Christian Roberts called with a 4♠ up.

Christian Roberts: XxXx/4♠J♠3♠
Nikolay Fal: XxXx/5♦Q♦K♦

Fal bet on fourth street and Roberts called.

On fifth street, Fal checked over to Roberts who bet and Fal went into the tank. After a decent amount of thought he tossed his hand into the muck, prompting cheers from Roberts' rail.

Tags: Christian Roberts Nikolay Fal