Event #74: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-30-2024 21:09 UTC-7

Seiver Up Quickly

Jeff McMillan

Level 8

Ante: 500
Low Card: 1,000
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Maximiliam Schindler: Q♦J♠/Q♥J♣A♠K♦/5♣
Scott Seiver: A♥3♣/6♥2♥4♦7♦/4♣
Jane Hitchcock: 7x5x/6♦A♣9♠3♠5x

Action was three-way on sixth street where Scott Seiver bet and was called quickly by Maximilian Schindler and Jane Hitchcock.

Seiver bet again on seventh and was called again in both spots. Seiver tabled a 6 low and pair of fours. Schindler had queens-up for the high and Hitchcock could only table a no good 7 low as Seiver and Schindler divided her chips up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maximilian Schindler	215,000 95,000	95,000
Jane Hitchcock	130,000 20,000	20,000
Scott Seiver	93,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Jane Hitchcock Maximilian Schindler Scott Seiver

06-30-2024 21:08 UTC-7

Zinno Wins With a Jack

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David Salituro

Level 8

Ante: 500
Low Card: 1,000
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Anthony Zinno: XxXx/3♠5♦A♣J♣/Xx
Jacob Snider: XxXx/5♣9♣A♥K♣/Xx

Anthony Zinno completed, Jacob Snider raised, and Zinno called.

Zinno then bet on fourth street and Snider called. Zinno proceeded to bet on every street down to seventh as Snider called.

Both players then checked on seventh and Snider showed Q♦3♦2♦. Zinno turned over J♣9♠4♠ for a pair of jacks as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	70,000 5,000	5,000

Jacob Snider	35,000

Tags: Anthony Zinno Jacob Snider

06-30-2024 20:59 UTC-7

Couden Serves Up a Scoop to Friedman

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David Salituro

Level 8

Ante: 500
Low Card: 1,000
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Joey Couden: XxXx/3♥5♣A♣6♣/Xx
Adam Friedman: XxXx/A♠2♥6♥7♠/Xx
Robert Mizrachi: XxXx/10♠3♠9♣ - folded on fifth street

Robert Mizrachi completed and was called by Joey Couden and Adam Friedman.

Friedman then bet on fourth street and both opponents called. Friedman bet again on fifth and Couden called, while Mizrachi got out of the way.

Couden then bet on sixth and Friedman called. Friedman also called when Couden bet on seventh.

"Six-low flush," Couden said as he showed K♣3♣2♠. Friedman muttered to himself and shook his head as he mucked while Couden scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joey Couden	140,000 45,000	45,000

Adam Friedman	70,000 15,000	15,000

Robert Mizrachi	70,000

Tags: Adam Friedman Joey Couden Robert Mizrachi

06-30-2024 20:57 UTC-7

Sammartino Forces Fold

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Jeff McMillan

Level 8

Ante: 500
Low Card: 1,000
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Dario Sammartino: A♠5♠Xx/8♠J♣Q♠K♠
Brian Hastings: XxXx/Q♦9♦7♥K♥/Xx

Action was on sixth street. Dario Sammartino raised the bet from Brian Hastings who thought for a while before he called.

After seventh street, Sammartino bet and Hastings folded after close to a minute of thinking. Sammartino flashed just two of his hole cards as he took in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	125,000 45,000	45,000

Brian Hastings	21,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino Brian Hastings

06-30-2024 20:51 UTC-7

Seiver Going For No. 4

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David Salituro

Level 8

Ante: 500
Low Card: 1,000
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Scott Seiver, fresh off winning the $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Championship for his third bracelet of the summer, just took his seat in this tournament as he chases a fourth.

"Why don't you take the day off? Let somebody else win," Ahmed Mohamed said.

"I can't do that," Seiver replied.

Eli Elezra and John Hennigan also joined the field during the break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	60,000 60,000	60,000

Eli Elezra	60,000 60,000	60,000

John Hennigan	60,000

Tags: Eli Elezra Scott Seiver

Level: 8

Ante: 500
Low Card: 1,000
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

06-30-2024 20:30 UTC-7

Final Break

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David Salituro

Level 7

Ante: 500
Low Card: 500
Completion: 2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

Players are on the last 15-minute break of the day.

There are two more 60-minute levels left to play before bagging up for the night.

06-30-2024 20:29 UTC-7

Flush For Ghaneian

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Jeff McMillan

Level 7

Ante: 500
Low Card: 500
Completion: 2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

Arash Ghaneian: 8♣2♣/10♣Q♥5♣6♣/J♥
Xixiang Luo: XxXx/2♠K♣3♣6♥/Xx

Arash Ghaneian bet on seventh street. Xixiang Luo called. Ghaneian tabled a flush to take the pot away from Luo.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arash Ghaneian	98,000 6,000	6,000

Xixiang Luo	65,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Arash Ghaneian Xixiang Luo

06-30-2024 20:26 UTC-7

Moulder Makes Quads, Can Only Chop With Idema

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David Salituro

Level 7

Ante: 500
Low Card: 500
Completion: 2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

Patrick Moulder: XxXx/5♠2♦2♠2♥/Xx
Dan Idema: XxXx/7♦K♥5♦2♣/Xx
Jake Schwartz: XxXx/Q♦J♥8♠ - folded on fifth street
Jen Harman: XxXx/9♦3♠8♣ - folded on fifth street

Jake Schwartz bet on fourth street and was called by Patrick Moulder, Jen Harman, and Dan Idema.

Idema bet on fifth and Moulder raised. Harman and Schwartz folded, while Idema called down to sixth. Moulder then bet again and Idema called.

Moulder bet on seventh and Idema called again. Moulder showed 5♦3♣2♣ for quad deuces and Idema showed K♠8♦Xx for a low as they chopped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Schwartz	100,000 21,000	21,000
Daniel Idema	90,000

Patrick Moulder	65,000 35,000	35,000

Jen Harman	50,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Dan Idema Jake Schwartz Jen Harman Patrick Moulder

06-30-2024 20:11 UTC-7

Bronshtein Scoops to Knock Out Two

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David Salituro

Level 7

Ante: 500
Low Card: 500
Completion: 2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

Yuval Bronshtein: XxXx/6♥5♠Q♠4♣/Xx
Robert Campbell: XxXx/K♥4♦7♠3♦/Xx
David Funkhouser: XxXx/3♣A♥5♥J♠/Xx
Yingui Li: XxXx/Q♦3♥A♠9♦/Xx

Yingui Li got his last chips in the middle on third street as Yuval Bronshtein, Robert Campbell, and David Funkhouser went to fourth.

Funkhouser then moved all in, and Campbell and Bronshtein both called. Campbell bet on fifth, and Bronshtein called to create a side pot.

Both players checked on sixth, and Bronshtein bet on seventh. Campbell called.

Bronshtein showed 9♥8♥7♣ for a straight and a low, and Campbell mucked. Li also mucked as he prepared to head for the exit, while Funkhousser had A♣8♦ showing the possibility of chopping the pot with a low. He instead peeled the Q♥ for his last card and tossed it into the middle before joining Li on the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Campbell	100,000 30,000	30,000

Yuval Bronshtein	70,000 55,000	55,000

David Funkhouser	Busted

Yingui Li	Busted

Tags: David Funkhouser Robert Campbell Yingui Li Yuval Bronshtein