Event #40: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Day 2 | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-21-2017 16:38 UTC-7

Ted Forrest Avoids Fifth Diamond, Doubles Through Levy

Jan_Kores

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Ted Forrest faced a tough decision on sixth street. Looking at Barry Levy's board, Forrest contemplated whether his rival had made a flush or not. Levy placed in a bet and Forrest had only 5,400 behind. The six-time bracelet winner eventually took his chances against four diamond cards lying in front of Levy, who called the remaining 1,400.

Ted Forrest: /
Barry Levy: /

Forrest's instinct was correct, Levy didn't have fifth diamond in his hole. Forrest was ahead but the seventh card could still pull Levy out front. But Forrest avoided his elimination as Levy received only the for a pair of nines. Forrest was already the winner with his tens, and his was just a sparring partner for his winning hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ted Forrest	34,900	-200

Tags: Ted Forrest Barry Levy

06-21-2017 16:36 UTC-7

More Counts

mnuwwarah

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	96,000	62,000
Owais Ahmed	60,000	14,500
Nacho Barbero	44,000	-5,000
Chip Jett	36,000	1,400
Chris Vitch	30,000	30,000
Dzmitry Urbanovich	Busted

06-21-2017 16:30 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

mnuwwarah

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Brayden Gazlay	115,000	74,800
Jeffrey Mitseff	100,000	21,900
Randy Ohel	94,500	-17,000
John Racener	63,000	30,200
Phil Hui	62,000	62,000
John Holley	60,000	5,100
Ryan Hughes	55,000	-14,100
Tommy Hang	54,000	38,500
Chris Bjorin	53,000	-5,000
Scott Bohlman	44,500	26,600
Jeff Madsen	43,400	-36,500
Kevin Iacofano	35,000	-15,500
Tony Ma	33,400	3,700
Mike Watson	30,800	7,800
Cole Jackson	27,500	-3,500
Justin Bonomo	17,100	-2,900
Gennady Shimelfarb	15,300	-16,800
Barbara Enright	13,500	-20,100
Brandon Cantu	4,000	-13,600

06-21-2017 16:30 UTC-7

Assorted Chip Counts after the Break

Jan_Kores

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Carol Fuchs	80,000	33,300
Dan Smith	55,000	13,800
Roland Israelashvili	50,000	6,300
Joe Hachem	48,500	-21,500
Frank Kassela	48,000	14,800
Allen Kessler	44,500	4,500
Max Pescatori	42,500	7,300
Jerry Wong	40,000	-5,000
Mikhail Semin	22,000	-11,300
Viacheslav Zhukov	19,000	1,900
Don Zewin	11,000	-9,200

Level: 13

Limits: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 500

06-21-2017 16:02 UTC-7

First Break

mnuwwarah

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Players are on break for 15 minutes.

06-21-2017 16:01 UTC-7

More Eliminations Before the Money

mnuwwarah

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
William Sanfilippo	Busted
Nikolay Fal	Busted
Kevin Song	Busted
Danny Chapman	Busted
Eoghan O'Dea	Busted
Jesse Hampton	Busted
Phillip Penn	Busted
Robert Harmelin	Busted
Alan Myerson	Busted
Thao Thiem	Busted
Andy Black	Busted
Per Hildebrand	Busted
Larry Colt	Busted

06-21-2017 15:59 UTC-7

Allen Kessler Knocks Out Brandon Shack-Harris "In a Crazy Hand"

Jan_Kores

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

"I knocked out Brandon in a crazy hand," Allen Kessler told us. The seat to his left was indeed empty and the guy disguised in a polar bear costume was gone.

"We both had aces in the hole," Kessler started revealing the details of their clash. "I check-raised him on fifth."

Shack-Harris apparently hit fives, but Kessler got there to win. "All my cards were live and I hit a king for aces and kings," Kessler wrapped the story.

Shack-Harris, who had previously finished second (2016) and third (2012) in this tournament, walked away empty-handed this time.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allen Kessler	40,000	8,300
Brandon Shack-Harris	Busted

Tags: Allen Kessler Brandon Shack-Harris

06-21-2017 15:52 UTC-7

Bjorin Scoops Against Two

mnuwwarah

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Cole Jackson was the aggressor against two players on fourth street when he picked up a nice , but it was Chris Bjorin who took the lead after Jackson caught bad on fifth.

Jackson: /
JJ Volpe: /
Bjorin: /

Bjorin bet fifth and sixth and got two calls each time, and he bet on the end as well. Jackson called and Volpe flipped the into the middle face up before mucking. Bjorin turned over for aces and a six-low and Jackson couldn't beat either.

Jackson, who started the day as one of the chip leaders, looks to have had a rough go of it early on.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Bjorin	58,000	9,300
Cole Jackson	31,000	-45,800
Jj Volpe	17,000	7,000

Tags: Chris Bjorin Cole Jackson JJ Volpe

06-21-2017 15:49 UTC-7

Ohel Keeps Dominating

Jan_Kores

Level 12 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

Table 718 boasts a talented group of players. While one would expect Justin Bonomo and Mike Watson make for the storyline, it's yet another star pacing the table. Showing his flair is WSOP bracelet winner Randy Ohel, who just took down another pot to boost his stack up to 111,500.

Ohel was seen on fourth street, calling a bet from Mojgan Stringham. Both players checked on fifth before Ohel led out on sixth and seventh. Stringham called on both occasions.

Stringham: / /
Ohel: / /