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

07-02-2024 19:08 UTC-7

Sklar Shows Rolled Up Jacks

Jeff McMillan

Level 21

Ante: 10,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Richard Sklar: J♣J♠/J♥2♦K♣
Eric Wasserson: XxXx/7♦7♠10♦ folded on fifth street
Dario Alioto: XxXx/8♠Q♥ folded on fourth street

Action was on fourth street where Eric Wasserson bet his pair of sevens, Richard Sklar called and Dario Alioto folded.

On fifth street, Sklar bet. Wasserson took a lot of time before eventually deciding to fold. Sklar tabled rolled-up jacks to assure Wasserson he had made a solid fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Sklar	2,020,000 620,000	620,000

Eric Wasserson	780,000 20,000	20,000

Dario Alioto	430,000 130,000	130,000

Tags: Dario Alioto Eric Wasserson Richard Sklar

07-02-2024 19:00 UTC-7

Sklar Collects, Much to His Surprise

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David Salituro

Level 21

Ante: 10,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Richard Sklar: XxXx/6♦4♥2♥2♣/Xx
Dario Alioto: XxXx/K♦5♥A♦10♥/Xx
Arash Ghaneian: XxXx/2♦Q♦7♦3♦/Xx
Thomas Taylor: XxXx/5♦J♠Q♠ - folded on fifth street

Richard Sklar completed, Dario Alioto raised, and Thomas Taylor, Arash Ghaneian, and Sklar called.

Action was checked through on fourth street before Sklar bet on fifth. Alioto and Ghaneian called, while Taylor folded.

The three players checked on sixth. "I need one more diamond. If I get a baby diamond I'm going to scoop it," Ghaneian said as action checked to him on seventh.

He instead slammed down the 10♣. Sklar showed 4♠3♠3♥ for two pair and Alioto and Ghaneian both mucked.

"Wow. I missed and still scooped," Sklar said as he collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Taylor	4,100,000 200,000	200,000
Richard Sklar	1,900,000 500,000	500,000

Arash Ghaneian	1,700,000 300,000	300,000

Dario Alioto	450,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Arash Ghaneian Dario Alioto Richard Sklar Thomas Taylor

07-02-2024 18:57 UTC-7

Sklar Shows Brunson a Straight

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David Salituro

Level 21

Ante: 10,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Richard Sklar: XxXx/7♣8♠9♦5♥/Xx
Todd Brunson: XxXx/10♦3♠3♥4♦/Xx
Arash Ghaneian: XxXx/J♥ - folded on third street

Arash Ghaneian completed and Todd Brunson called. Richard Sklar then raised, Ghaneian folded, while Brunson called.

Sklar bet on fourth street and Brunson called. Both players checked on fifth.

Sklar bet again on sixth and Brunson called down to seventh, where they checked again. Sklar then flashed the 6♦ to make a straight and Brunson mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arash Ghaneian	2,000,000 100,000	100,000

Richard Sklar	1,400,000 400,000	400,000

Todd Brunson	1,100,000 240,000	240,000

Tags: Arash Ghaneian Richard Sklar Todd Brunson

07-02-2024 18:50 UTC-7

Ghaneian Shows Boat

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Jeff McMillan

Level 21

Ante: 10,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Arash Ghaneian:9♥9♠A♦/3♣9♣7♠7♣
Dario Alioto: XxXx/7♦J♦3♠10♥/Xx

Dario Alioto bet on fourth street and was called by Arash Ghaneian.

Ghaneian then bet on fifth street and was called by Alioto. On sixth, he paired his seven and bet which was called. He fired once more on seventh and this time Alioto gave it up, guessing that Ghaneian had a flush but was shown a boat instead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arash Ghaneian	2,100,000 550,000	550,000

Dario Alioto	560,000 440,000	440,000

Tags: Arash Ghaneian Dario Alioto

07-02-2024 18:42 UTC-7

Andrey Zhigalov Eliminated in 7th Place ($49,715)

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David Salituro

Level 21

Ante: 10,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Andrey Zhigalov: XxXx/K♣10♥9♦8♦/Xx
Thomas Taylor: XxXx/4♥4♦3♦10♣/Xx
Arash Ghaneian: XxXx/4♣J♣A♥4♠/Xx
Eric Wasserson: XxXx/7♦Q♦K♦ - folded on fifth street

Andrey Zhigalov moved all in on third street as Thomas Taylor, Arash Ghaneian, and Eric Wasserson put him at risk.

All three players checked on fourth street before Ghaneian bet on fifth. Only Taylor called.

Ghaneian bet again on sixth and Taylor called once more. Both players checked seventh.

Ghaneian showed A♦K♥3♣ for aces and fours, while Taylor had 7♠5♠2♠ for a low. Zhigalov mucked as he headed to the rail in seventh place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Taylor	4,300,000 100,000	100,000
Arash Ghaneian	1,550,000 30,000	30,000

Eric Wasserson	800,000 70,000	70,000

Andrey Zhigalov	Busted

Tags: Arash Ghaneian Eric Wasserson Thomas Taylor

07-02-2024 18:39 UTC-7

Sklar, Alioto Chop Against Taylor

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David Salituro

Level 21

Ante: 10,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Richard Sklar: XxXx/6♦10♠8♦4♥/Xx
Dario Alioto: XxXx/9♣7♦4♦3♥/Xx
Thomas Taylor: XxXx/6♣10♣A♦9♠ - folded on sixth street

Richard Sklar completed and was called by Dario Alioto and Thomas Taylor.

Alioto bet on fourth street and both opponents called. Taylor then bet on fifth and Sklar and Alioto stuck around and called.

Sklar bet again on sixth and Alioto called, while Taylor folded. Alioto bet on seventh and Sklar called.

Alioto showed A♠A♥ for a pair of aces, while Sklar had A♣5♣ for a low to chop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Taylor	4,200,000 100,000	100,000
Richard Sklar	1,000,000 180,000	180,000

Dario Alioto	1,000,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Dario Alioto Richard Sklar Thomas Taylor

07-02-2024 18:36 UTC-7

Life Outside Poker: Life Coach Tyler Todt Used to "Bum Hunt" Tom Dwan

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Connor Richards

Level 21

Ante: 10,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the tenth episode, Connor speaks with health and life coach Tyler Todt, a longtime poker player who made seven figures in early online poker days before taking a job in the banking industry and eventually leaving that to become his own boss and a health influencer.

Todt talked about online poker pre-Black Friday, bum hunting Tom Dwan, the benefits of a balanced life, avoiding the pitfalls of Las Vegas, being bullish on humanity and his favorite non-fiction books.

This interview was filmed at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

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Tags: Connor Richards Tom Dwan Tyler Todt

07-02-2024 18:31 UTC-7

Taylor Distances From Brunson

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Jeff McMillan

Level 21

Ante: 10,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Thomas Taylor: 6♣3♠K♠/8♠5♥A♠9♠
Todd Brunson: XxXx/5♦4♦Q♠J♥/Xx
Richard Sklar: XxXx/2♥9♦10♠ folded on fifth street

Action was on fourth street where Richard Sklar bet, Thomas Taylor and Todd Brunson both called.

On fifth street, Taylor bet, Brunson called and Sklar folded with some frustration. Taylor fired on sixth and seventh and Brunson called both times.

Taylor tabled a flush, Brunson shook his head and tossed his cards in the muck as he dropped a significant pot to the big stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Taylor	4,300,000 400,000	400,000
Todd Brunson	1,340,000 510,000	510,000

Richard Sklar	820,000 280,000	280,000

Tags: Richard Sklar Thomas Taylor Todd Brunson

07-02-2024 18:25 UTC-7

Sklar Chokes on a Cupcake, Then Makes a Flush

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David Salituro

Level 21

Ante: 10,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Richard Sklar: XxXx/4♦10♣K♣9♣/Xx
Andrey Zhigalov: XxXx/3♥2♥J♦Q♦/Xx

Richard Sklar began coughing as the cards were being dealt. "I put too much cupcake in my mouth. I raise," he managed to get out as he completed. Only Andrey Zhigalov called.

Zhigalov bet on fourth and fifth streets as Sklar called. Sklar then bet on sixth and Zhigalov called.

Sklar bet again on seventh and Zhigalov called once more. Sklar showed A♣8♣8♦ for a flush and Zhigalov mucked.

"Must have been that Hostess cupcake," Sklar said as he collected the pot.

"It looked like he might be dead, but now," Dario Alioto added.