Event #74: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-01-2024 21:54 UTC-7

Roberts Takes an Important One

Jeff McMillan

Level 16

Ante: 3,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Christian Roberts: XxXx/J♥J♦2♠7♥/Xx
Richard Sklar: XxXx/J♠2♦4♠3♦/Xx folded on seventh street
Thomas Taylor: XxXx/3♣9♦8♠ folded on fifth street

Action was on fifth street with three players going at it. Christian Roberts bet with a pair of jacks showing, Richard Sklar called and Thomas Taylor got out of the way.

Both players checked on sixth street. On seventh, Roberts bet which got Sklar to fold which sent an important pot to Roberts to avoid getting shorter with the bubble approaching.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Sklar	645,000 145,000	145,000

Thomas Taylor	225,000 45,000	45,000
Christian Roberts	185,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Christian Roberts Richard Sklar Thomas Taylor

Level: 16

Ante: 3,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

07-01-2024 21:32 UTC-7

Break Time

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David Salituro

Level 15

Ante: 2,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

The remaining 29 players are heading on a 15-minute break.

There are three more eliminations to go before the money bubble bursts.

07-01-2024 21:29 UTC-7

Taylor Stuns Luo With River Bet

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David Salituro

Level 15

Ante: 2,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

Thomas Taylor: XxXx/7♦7♠Q♠Q♥/Xx
Xixiang Luo: XxXx/5♥A♣2♠7♥/Xx

Thomas Taylor and Xixiang Luo went heads-up to sixth street where Luo bet. Taylor called down to seventh, where he then led out with a bet.

Luo quickly called and Taylor showed 7♣3♣3♥ for a full house. Luo put his head in his hands before mucking as Taylor took down the pot.

"Aces up?" tablemate Dario Sammartino asked after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Taylor	180,000 30,000	30,000
Xixiang Luo	110,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Thomas Taylor Xixiang Luo

07-01-2024 21:23 UTC-7

Chip Counts Approaching the Bubble

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David Salituro

Level 15

Ante: 2,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Zhigalov	920,000 95,000	95,000

Todd Ivens	650,000 250,000	250,000

Dario Alioto	580,000 80,000	80,000

Richard Sklar	500,000 30,000	30,000

Jared Talarico	480,000 130,000	130,000
Arash Ghaneian	330,000 30,000	30,000

Chris Vitch	320,000 70,000	70,000

Norman Chad	290,000 70,000	70,000
James Demartini	280,000 16,000	16,000
Michael Noori	260,000 40,000	40,000

Xixiang Luo	240,000 105,000	105,000

Naoya Kihara	230,000 70,000	70,000

Adam Friedman	230,000 60,000	60,000

Todd Brunson	220,000

Jake Schwartz	180,000 80,000	80,000
Thomas Taylor	150,000 105,000	105,000
Dario Sammartino	150,000 70,000	70,000

Clayton Mozdzen	120,000 50,000	50,000
Koji Fujimoto	110,000 10,000	10,000
Michael Rocco	100,000 130,000	130,000

Christian Roberts	90,000 70,000	70,000

Chad Eveslage	70,000 15,000	15,000

07-01-2024 21:16 UTC-7

Patel Fills Up to Bust Shack-Harris

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David Salituro

Level 15

Ante: 2,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

Brandon Shack-Harris: XxXx/A♥J♣7♠A♠/Xx
Suketu Patel: XxXx/6♥9♣9♠9♥/Xx
Hisashi Yamanouchi: XxXx/5♠J♠10♣Q♠/Xx

Brandon Shack-Harris was already all in as Suketu Patel and Hisashi Yamanouchi went to sixth streeet. Patel then bet and Yamanouchi called.

Patel bet again on seventh and Yamanouchi called. Patel showed K♣10♥6♣ for a full house and both Yamanouchi and Shack-Harris mucked, surrendering the pot to Patel as Shack-Harris hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hisashi Yamanouchi	550,000 30,000	30,000
Suketu Patel	210,000 100,000	100,000
Brandon Shack-Harris	Busted

Tags: Brandon Shack-Harris Hisashi Yamanouchi Suketu Patel

07-01-2024 21:14 UTC-7

Schwartz and Friedman Avoid Elimination

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Jeff McMillan

Level 15

Ante: 2,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

Jake Schwartz: 4♦2♦/7♦3♦9♥J♦/2♥
Adam Friedman: 6♦4♥/8♣5♠2♣8♠/6♣
Todd Brunson: A♥A♣/Q♣6♥7♥4♠/7♠
Andrey Zhigalov: XxXx/10♠6♠5♣5♥ folded on sixth street

Action was four-way on fifth street. Adam Friedman bet, Todd Brunson called. Jake Schwartz raised, Andrey Zhigalov called. Friedman raised to put himself all in and everyone called to build a large pot.

On sixth street, Brunson bet, Schwartz raised, Zhigalov folded. Brunson raised again to force Schwartz all in who called.

The cards were revealed with one more card to come. Brunson's aces up was beaten by Schwartz's flush while Friedman took the low as both at risk players avoided elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Zhigalov	825,000 55,000	55,000

Jake Schwartz	260,000 80,000	80,000
Todd Brunson	220,000 165,000	165,000

Adam Friedman	170,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Adam Friedman Andrey Zhigalov Jake Schwartz

07-01-2024 21:09 UTC-7

Schindler Bets Out Patel

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David Salituro

Level 15

Ante: 2,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

Maximilian Schindler: XxXx/Q♥8♥10♦6♠/Xx
Suketu Patel: XxXx/A♠9♠7♥4♠/Xx
Brandon Shack-Harris: XxXx/5♦J♠9♣ - folded on fifth street

Three-handed on fifth street, Suketu Patel bet before Maximilian Schindler raised. Brandon Shack-Harris folded and Patel called.

"Got the riff-raff out," Schindler said as he bet again on sixth. Patel called and Schindler fired out another bet on seventh. Patel folded this time and Schindler took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maximilian Schindler	620,000 140,000	140,000
Hisashi Yamanouchi	520,000 60,000	60,000
Eric Wasserson	440,000 20,000	20,000

Brad Ruben	380,000 10,000	10,000

Jordan Siegel	180,000 90,000	90,000
Owais Ahmed	160,000 70,000	70,000

Suketu Patel	110,000 10,000	10,000
Brandon Shack-Harris	105,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Brandon Shack-Harris Maximilian Schindler Suketu Patel

07-01-2024 21:01 UTC-7

Noori Sends Out Zinno

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David Salituro

Level 15

Ante: 2,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

Anthony Zinno moved all in with the 3♣ showing, Michael Noori raised with the 6♥, and the rest of the table folded.

Zinno finished with 7♠8♠Q♠2♣10♣5♠, while Noori had A♠4♠J♣5♣2♠3x for a straight to win the pot and send Zinno to the rail.

"I would like to make a six-high straight a bigger pot," Noori said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Noori	220,000

Anthony Zinno	Busted

Tags: Anthony Zinno Michael Noori

07-01-2024 20:59 UTC-7

Luo Eliminates Pimlott

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Jeff McMillan

Level 15

Ante: 2,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

Xixiang Luo: 5♦6♣8♣3♥3♣Q♠9♣
Bryan Pimlott: 4♥6♥9♥A♦J♥K♦3♠

Bryan Pimlott was already all in on fourth street with the cards turned up.

By the end of the runout Pimlott had no pair to beat Xixiang Luo's threes as his heart draw missed and he had no low either to see the end of his run.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xixiang Luo	135,000 25,000	25,000

Bryan Pimlott	Busted

Tags: Bryan Pimlott Xixiang Luo