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

06-29-2024 14:10 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Roberts	3,400,000 500,000	500,000

Dekel Balas	3,300,000 340,000	340,000
Jon Turner	2,000,000 950,000	950,000

Nikolay Fal	2,000,000 650,000	650,000

Kenneth Kemple	1,900,000 250,000	250,000
Nikolay Ponomarev	1,600,000 125,000	125,000
Joseph Hertzog	900,000 200,000	200,000

Yuval Bronshtein	400,000 200,000	200,000

Joey Couden Eliminated in 9th Place ($11,038)

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Liam Gannon

Level 27

Ante: 15,000
Bring-In: 20,000
Completion: 60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000

Joey Couden completed with an A♥ and Dekel Balas raised with a 6♣ up and Couden moved all in which Balas called.

Joey Couden: A♠6♠A♥K♥4♥7♠10♠ All in
Dekel Balas: 6♦7♦6♣2♦3♣2♠K♠

Couden started the hand with split aces, but it was Balas who's hand ran him down as he made sixes and twos on sixth street, leaving the WSOP bracelet winner to exit the tournament in ninth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dekel Balas	3,640,000 640,000	640,000
Joey Couden	Busted

Tags: Dekel Balas Joey Couden

06-29-2024 13:59 UTC-8

Seat	Player	Chip Count
1	Christian Roberts	2,900,000
2	Nikolay Ponomarev	1,475,000
3	Dekel Balas	3,000,000
4	Kenneth Kemple	2,150,000
5	Joseph Hertzog	1,100,000
6	Jon Turner	2,950,000
7	Nikolay Fal	1,350,000
8	Joey Couden	250,000
9	Yuval Bronshtein	200,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Dekel Balas	3,000,000 100,000	100,000
Jon Turner	2,950,000 250,000	250,000

Christian Roberts	2,900,000 850,000	850,000

Kenneth Kemple	2,150,000
Nikolay Ponomarev	1,475,000 125,000	125,000
Nikolay Fal	1,350,000

Joseph Hertzog	1,100,000 860,000	860,000

Joey Couden	250,000

Yuval Bronshtein	200,000 500,000	500,000

Ryutaro Suzuki Eliminated in 10th Place ($8,716)

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 27

Ante: 15,000
Bring-In: 20,000
Completion: 60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000

Ryutaro Suzuki: A♥7♠/5♠9♠3♣6♠/10♥ All in
Nikolay Ponomarev: A♣K♥/7♥6♣8♥2♠/4♦

Picking up the action on fifth street, Ryutaro Suzuki was involved in a pot with Nikolay Ponomarev. Ponomarev bet and Suzuki called all in.

Once the remaining cards had been dealt, Suzuki was left second best in both the low and high hands to send him out of the tournament on the unofficial final table bubble in 10th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolay Ponomarev	1,600,000 250,000	250,000
Ryutaro Suzuki	Busted

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06-29-2024 13:52 UTC-8

Eli Elezra Eliminated in 11th Place ($8,716)

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Liam Gannon

Level 27

Ante: 15,000
Bring-In: 20,000
Completion: 60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000

Nikolay Fal completed with an 8♠ up and both Eli Elezra with an 8♣ and Kenneth Kemple with a 2♥ called.

Eli Elezra: XxXx/8♣10♦3♠2♠/Xx All in
Nikolay Fal: XxXx/8♠7♦Q♥K♥/Xx
Kenneth Kemple: XxXx/2♥4♣4♠3♣/Xx

Elezra moved all in on fourth street and both players called.

On fifth street action checked around and on sixth street, Kemple bet and Fal called.

Everyone checked on seventh street and Kemple turned over K♠7♠2♥ for fours and deuces. Fal could not beat that holding A♠8♦5♠ for just a pair of eights and Elezra sweated his final card, only to reveal 9♣9♥7♣ for just a pair of nines, not good for the pot.

Kemple raked in the pot as the five-time WSOP bracelet winner was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kenneth Kemple	2,150,000 1,000,000	1,000,000
Nikolay Fal	1,350,000 650,000	650,000

Eli Elezra	Busted

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06-29-2024 13:37 UTC-8

Thomas Taylor Eliminated in 12th Place ($7,035)

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Liam Gannon

Level 27

Ante: 15,000
Bring-In: 20,000
Completion: 60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000

Action was picked up on fourth street in a pot between Thomas Taylor, Dekel Balas and Nikolay Fal.

Thomas Taylor: XxXx/2♥8♥5♣K♠/Xx All in
Dekel Balas: XxXx/A♥4♠8♦J♥/Xx
Nikolay Fal: XxXx/A♣2♠K♦ (Folded on fifth)

Everyone checked on fourth street.

On fifth street, aciton checked to Taylor who bet and only Balas called.

Balas bet on sixth and seventh street and Taylor called on both to put himself at risk on the final street.

Balas turned over 7♣7♠3♥ for a pair of sevens and an eight-seven low, which was good enough to beat the A♠7♦Q♠ of Taylor, who held an inferior eight-seven. Balas added to his growing stack while Taylor was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dekel Balas	2,900,000 350,000	350,000
Thomas Taylor	Busted

Tags: Dekel Balas Nikolay Fal Thomas Taylor

06-29-2024 13:25 UTC-8

James Hoeppner Eliminated in 13th Place ($7,035)

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 27

Ante: 15,000
Bring-In: 20,000
Completion: 60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000

James Hoeppner: XxXx/3♥7♦9♣9♠/Xx All in
Dekel Balas: 2♠2♣/7♥3♠4♠6♦/3♣

Picking up the action on fourth street, James Hoeppner was involved in a hand with Dekel Balas.

Balas bet at every opportunity with Hoeppner making the call each time. On sixth street, Hoeppner got his remaining chips in the middle to put himself at risk.

After the river had been dealt, Balas announced a seven-six low with two pair, sufficient to scoop the pot and felting Hoeppner in 13th place in the process.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dekel Balas	2,550,000 350,000	350,000
James Hoeppner	Busted

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06-29-2024 13:19 UTC-8

James Cheung Eliminated in 14th Place ($7,035)

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Cottrell van Wingerden

Level 27

Ante: 15,000
Bring-In: 20,000
Completion: 60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000

James Cheung: AxXx/A♥9♦2♣9♠/Xx All in
Nikolay Fal: A♣10♣/7♣8♣K♦9♣/Xx
Dekel Balas: 6♥4♥/7♥10♠6♣2♠/Xx

Dekel Balas completed before James Cheung raised. Nikolay Fal then three-bet with both Balas and Cheung making the call.

Cheung bet out on fourth street before moving all in after Fal raised. Balas also came along to put Cheung at risk.

Action checked through fifth street to sixth street at which point Fal bet. Balas again called.

Fal fired one more barrel on the river with Balas quickly calling with a low hand to take half the pot. The other half went to Fal holding a flush while Cheung was unable to fill up with his aces up to send him to the rail in 14th place.