Event #74: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 3 | 2024 World Series of Poker

Jul 02, 2024

Rocco Gets Short

Jeff McMillan

Level 18

Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Jared Talarico: XxXx/2♦A♥6♠3♦/Xx
Michael Rocco: XxXx/8♥A♣Q♦9♣/Xx folded on seventh street
Eric Wasserson: XxXx/7♠10♥ folded on fourth street

Michael Rocco two-bet on third street, Jared Talarico and Eric Wasserson both called. Rocco bet on fourth, Talarico called and Wasserson folded after thinking for several moments.

Talarico bet on fifth and sixth street and each time Rocco called. On seventh, Talarico fired again but this time Rocco folded after assessing his stack and the situation as he is now one of the short stacks.

Tags: Eric Wasserson Jared Talarico Michael Rocco

Jul 02, 2024

Noori Sweats a Triple Up

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David Salituro

Level 18

Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Michael Noori: XxXx/A♦6♣7♣
Dario Alioto: XxXx/2♠7♣5♦
Hisashi Yamanouchi: XxXx/2♦9♣2♣ - folded on fifth street

Michael Noori completed, Dario Alioto raised, and Hisashi Yamanouchi called. Noori then reraised all in and both Alioto and Yamanouchi called.

Alioto bet on fourth street and Yamanouchi called to create a side pot. Alioto bet again on fifth, and this time Yamanouchi folded.

Noori had gone over to the rail and had to be called back to the table to turn over his cards. Alioto finished with A♠Q♦K♠Q♣ for a pair of queens, while Noori had 9♠10♥ showing by seventh.

He peeled the 8♠ to make a straight as he earned a triple up.

"I wasn't even paying attention to the runout," Noori admitted.

"Pay attention, you goof. It's only the final two tables of a 10K. There's a lot of skill in sweating cards," Jake Schwartz told him.

Tags: Dario Alioto Hisashi Yamanouchi Michael Noori

Jul 02, 2024

Wasserson Scoops Sklar

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 18

Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Richard Sklar: A♦6♥K♠/6♣4♦Q♦2♣
Eric Wasserson: 5♣6♠7♠/8♠K♦7♥3♠

Eric Wasserson completed with an eight and Richard Sklar called from the bring in.

On fourth street Wasserson check-called a bet from Sklar. Wasserson then bet fifth street, and check-called a bet from Sklar on sixth street.

Both players checked seventh street. Wasserson was good at showdown with a pair of sevens and eight-low to scoop the pot.

Tags: Eric Wasserson Richard Sklar

Jul 02, 2024

Schindler Straightens Out Talarico

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 18

Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Jared Talarico: A♦K♥Xx/A♠5♠5♦10♦
Maximilian Schindler: 4♠8♠10♣/6♣7♥9♥4♠

Jared Talarico completed with an ace and was called by Maximilian Schindler in the bring in.

Schindler called bets from Talarico on fourth and fifth streets. On sixth street Talarico bet and Schindler raised. Talarico called, and then check-called a final bet from Schindler on seventh street.

Neither player had a low. Talarico had two pair with aces and fives but Schindler had made a ten-high straight to take down a sizable pot from his opponent.

Tags: Jared Talarico Maximilian Schindler

Jul 02, 2024

Zhigalov Gets Some Back With a Straight

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David Salituro

Level 18

Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Andrey Zhigalov: XxXx/4♠4♣A♣3♦/Xx
Dario Alioto: XxXx/8♦5♣10♣A♦/Xx

Andrey Zhigalov and Dario Alioto went heads-up again to fifth street where Zhigalov put out a bet. Alioto called, then called another bet on sixth.

Zhigalov bet again on seventh and Alioto called. Zhigalov showed 8♣5♦2♦ for a straight and Alioto mucked.

Tags: Andrey Zhigalov Dario Alioto

Jul 02, 2024

Taylor Has Straight Again

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Jeff McMillan

Level 18

Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Thomas Taylor: 5♠6♣/4♥A♣7♠K♦/3♦
Eric Wasserson: XxXx/8♣A♥K♥5♥/Xx

Eric Wasserson bet on fourth street, Thomas Taylor called. On fifth street, Taylor bet it and Wasserson called. The pattern flipped again on sixth as Wasserson had the beating lead and bet to get a call from Taylor.

On seventh, Taylor bet and Wasserson called. Taylor tabled a straight to take the pot as he continued the pattern he started late last night by finding several straights for large pots.

Tags: Eric Wasserson Thomas Taylor

Jul 02, 2024

Alioto Shows Zhigalov Aces Up

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David Salituro

Level 18

Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Dario Alioto: XxXx/A♣Q♣8♣A♦/Xx
Andrey Zhigalov: XxXx/3♣2♣9♦9♠/Xx

Heads-up on fifth street, Dario Alioto bet and Andrey Zhigalov called.

Alioto bet again on sixth and Zhigalov called. Alioto then bet on seventh and Zhigalov called once more.

Alioto showed K♠K♣4♠ for aces and kings and Zhigalov mucked.

Tags: Dario Alioto Andrey Zhigalov

Jul 02, 2024

Final Two Tables

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David Salituro

Level 18

Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Bets
1	1	Norman Chad	200,000	5
1	2	Dario Alioto	210,000	5
1	3	Hisashi Yamanouchi	685,000	17
1	4	Andrey Zhigalov	970,000	24
1	5	Jake Schwartz	670,000	17
1	6	Todd Brunson	760,000	19
1	7	Michael Noori	105,000	3
1	8	Brad Ruben	750,000	19

2	1	Thomas Taylor	620,000	16
2	2	Eric Wasserson	490,000	12
2	3	Michael Rocco	230,000	6
2	4	Richard Sklar	600,000	15
2	5	Arash Ghaneian	840,000	21
2	6	Jared Talarico	890,000	22
2	7	Maximilian Schindler	320,000	8
2	8	Todd Ivens	1,280,000	32

Jul 02, 2024

Owais Ahmed Eliminated in 17th Place ($21,000)

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Jeff McMillan

Level 18

Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Owais Ahmed: 6♦K♠/A♠5♣7♦A♣/J♥ All in
Todd Brunson: 7♥2♥/2♣3♣Q♥4♥/9♥

Owais Ahmed was all in from third street with his short stack against Todd Brunson.

The runout was not favorable to Ahmed as Brunson made a flush and Ahmed was eliminated in 17th place.

Tags: Owais Ahmed Todd Brunson

Jul 02, 2024

Naoya Kihara Eliminated in 18th Place ($20,000)

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David Salituro

Level 18

Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Naoya Kihara: XxXx/5♠2♣9♣4♠/Xx All in
Todd Ivens: XxXx/6♦7♦4♥6♣/Xx

"There's no pay jump. Don't you think Norman Chad would be stalling for that extra $1K," Todd Brunson joked at the start of the day.

"Todd, if your best cash was $800, wouldn't you be stalling too?" Brad Ruben added.

"There has to be some tournament floor against that," Chad said, jokingly calling the floor over.

While this teasing of Chad was going on, Todd Ivens bet on fourth street and Naoya Kihara raised. Chad called, as did Ivens.

Ivens bet on fifth street and only Kihara called. Ivens then bet on sixth and Kihara called, then Kihara committed his last chips on seventh.

Ivens showed A♦K♦8♦ for a flush and a low and Kihara mucked Q♣8♥8♣ as he became the first casualty of the day.

Tags: Naoya Kihara Norman Chad Todd Ivens