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Level 2
: 600/1,200, 100 ante
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2017 World Series of Poker
Event #48: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day: 1
Level: 3
Bring-in: 200
New Additions After the Break
Level 3
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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50,000 | |
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Grapenthien Nearly Doubles With Quads
Level 3
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Grapenthien: 
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Fal: / 
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Ahmed: / 
— Folded
With a short stack, Matt Grapenthien completed, then called a raise by Nikolay Fal. Owais Ahmed called, as did Grapenthien.
On fourth street, Ahmed checked to Grapenthien, who bet, and both players called. On fifth, Grapenthien took the betting lead, and he bet. Only Fal called. Fal called another bet on sixth street.
Grapenthien bet once more on seventh street, putting him all in. Fal picked his cards up, looked at them a bit, turned up the 
, then folded. Grapenthien showed the 
for quads.
"Not a bad hand to be all in with," he said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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65,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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16,000
8,000
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8,000 |
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Robert Mizrachi Loses to Mike Sexton and David Benyamine
Level 3
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Sexton: / 
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Player: / 
— Folded on fourth street
Shack-Harris: / 
— Folded on fourth street
Mizrachi: / 
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Benyamine: / 
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Mike Sexton brought-in, and there were four limpers to fourth street. Robert Mizrachi checked, and David Benyamine bet. Sexton raised, forcing out two players, including Brandon Shack-Harris, and Mizrachi and Benyamine both called.
On fifth street, it checked to Benyamine, who bet and got two callers. On sixth street, it checked to Benyamine again. He bet, and the Frenchman got two callers.
Benyamine bet again on seventh street and got two callers. He showed 
for the low, and Sexton won the high half with 
for two pair.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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51,000
1,000
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1,000 |
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44,000
4,000
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4,000 |
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40,000
-10,000
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-10,000 |
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Benyamine Pokes the Bear
Level 3
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Shack-Harris: / 
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Benyamine: / 
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On seventh street, Brandon Shack-Harris was in the tank, and he was thinking about calling a bet that Benyamine had put out. There was already roughly 12,000 in the middle of the table, as well as over 6,000 worth of bets between Benyamine and Shack-Harris.
Shack-Harris thought pretty intently about the decision, then finally he decided to call.
Benyamine turned up for a wheel.
"Nice hand," Shack-Harris said very quietly. He tapped the table, and the chips were sent Benyamine's way.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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63,000
12,000
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12,000 |
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34,000
-29,000
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-29,000 |
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Jason Mercier Gets Scooped First Hand
Level 3
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Friedman: / 
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Mercier: / 
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"The kitchen table just keeps on getting bigger," remarked Frank Kassela as Jason Mercier joined the table.
Adam Friedman completed, and Mercier, on his very first hand, raised. Friedman called. Friedman bet fourth street, and Mercier called. Mercier bet fifth street, and Friedman called. Both players checked sixth street, and Mercier check-called seventh street.
"Full house," announced Friedman, turning over to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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59,000
59,000
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59,000 |
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44,400
44,400
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44,400 |
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Norman Chad Scooped by Jack Duong
Level 3
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Duong: / /
Chad: / 
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With the action already on fifth street, Norman Chad checked over to Jack Duong. Duong bet. A third player in the hand folded, but Chad called. Duong bet again on sixth, and Chad called once more. On seventh street, Duong bet again. Chad checked his cards, then eventually decided to call.
Duong showed 
for two pair and a seven-low. Chad could only produce 
for a pair of fives and slightly worse low, and that allowed Duong to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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55,000
55,000
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55,000 |
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11,300
-38,700
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-38,700 |
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James Obst into Six-Figure Territory
Level 3
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Obst: / /
Urbanovich: / 
— Folded on fifth street
Friedman: / 
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Jelinek: / /
Perry Friedman had raised on fourth street and gotten three callers. On fifth street, James Obst bet, Dzmitry Urbanovich folded, and Perry Friedman and Steve Jelinek called.
Obst bet on sixth street, again getting two callers. Obst bet again on seventh street. Friedman called quickly, and Jelinek folded.
Obst showed 
for a straight and an eight-seven low, and that was good enough to scoop.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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100,000
40,000
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40,000 |
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41,000
41,000
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41,000 |
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40,000
-400
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-400 |
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28,000
-18,800
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-18,800 |
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Level: 4
Bring-in: 300