Event #48: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 1 | 2017 World Series of Poker

Jun 24, 2017

Adam Friedman's After a Beer

Will Shillibier

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

Friedman: / /
Harman: / /

There's been a jovial mood surrounding the table where Jennifer Harman and Frank Kassela were sat, aided perhaps by a few beverages as players approached the third break of the day.

Adam Friedman was not drinking and brought-in, and Harman completed. Friedman called. Both players checked fourth street. Harman check-called fifth street, saying, "I'm just gonna call you one more time." Both players checked sixth and seventh streets.

Harman showed for a single pair of sixes, and that was good enough to take down the pot.

"Can I get that beer?" asked Friedman, causing the whole table to laugh.

Tags: Adam Friedman Jen Harman

Jun 24, 2017

Frank Kassela vs. Abe Mosseri

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Will Shillibier

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

Mosseri: / /
Kassela: / /

Abe Mosseri brought-in and called after Frank Kassela completed. Kassela check-called on fourth street before betting on fifth street. Mosseri raised, and Kassela called. On sixth and seventh streets, both players checked.

"I have trip nines," said Mosseri. He showed .

"Of course you do. What else would you be raising with on fifth street?" asked Kassela rhetorically. "I have the low." He showed for an eight-six low.

Tags: Abe Mosseri Frank Kassela

Jun 24, 2017

Scotty Nguyen Gets Scooped

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Will Shillibier

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

Nguyen: / /
Ohel: / /
Suchanek: / /

With around 90,000 in the middle the cards were turned over.

"Me and you chop it up," said Scotty Nguyen to Randy Ohel, showing for a seven-six low. Ohel did indeed have the high, explaining how he was rolled up with for trip nines, but Jan Suchanek showed for a seven-five low.

"I never dreamed I was up against a low," said Suchanek, referring to Nguyen's board.

Tags: Jan Suchanek Randy Ohel Scotty Nguyen

Level: 6

Bring-in: 500

Jun 24, 2017

Kelly and Bohlman Split Up Vitch's Chips

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Sam Cosby

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Bohlman: / /
Vitch: / /
Kelly: / /

There was a huge pot brewing between Chris Vitch, Matthew Kelly, and the recently joined Scott Bohlman. There was close to 80,000 already in the middle of the table, and action was on seventh street. After a bet, it looked like Kelly raised. Bohlman called, and Vitch was in the tank. He eventually decided to call, and the hands were turned up.

Kelly showed for a full house. Bohlman showed for a sixty-four low. Vitch turned his hand face-down and sent it over to the dealer as the other two split up his chips.

Tags: Chris Vitch Matthew Kelly Roland Israelashvili Scott Bohlman

Jun 24, 2017

Dzmitry Urbanovich Chops to Stay Alive

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Will Shillibier

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Urbanovich: / /
Sammartino: / /

Dario Sammartino brought-in, Dzmitry Urbanovich raised, and Sammartino called. Sammartino bet on fourth street, and Urbanovich raised. Sammartino called. Sammartino bet on fifth street, and Urbanovich was all in.

Urbanovich showed buried sevens and a low draw, while Sammartino had open twos and a flush draw. Sammartino made his flush on sixth street, leaving Urbanovich needing to make his low. Sammartino showed the , and Urbanovich showed the to make his seven-six low and stay alive.

"Lucky," said Urbanovich as he stacked his chips.

Tags: Dario Sammartino Dzmitry Urbanovich

Jun 24, 2017

Talal Shakerchi's Scary Board Fools No One

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Will Shillibier

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Shakerchi: / /
Opponent: / /

Talal Shakerchi check-called bets on both fourth and fifth streets. Both players checked on sixth and seventh streets.

"Trip fives," said the player. Shakerchi shook his head as his opponent turned over .

Tags: Talal Shakerchi

Jun 24, 2017

Deuce to Seven Stories With Harman and Lisandro

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Sam Cosby

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

At Table 721 in the Brasilia Room, there are several multiple bracelet winners sharing a table, with over 16 bracelets on the table between the players with some big mixed-game titles between Jenifer Harman, Jason Mercier, Jeff Lisandro, and Frank Kassela.

"There's at least three no-limit deuce bracelets here," Mercier said. "Jeff, don't you have one, too?"

"No," Lisandro said. "I lost heads-up to Matusow. I should've won that one."

"Jen, what's your second bracelet in?" Mercier asked. "I know one is limit hold'em."

"It's in no-limit deuce," Harman said. "I almost lost, too. Lyle (Berman) pitched in one of the wrong cards, and I let him take it back."

"Wait, what?" Mercier asked.

"Yeah, he threw in the wrong card," Harman said. "The floor came over and didn't know what to do, so he said, 'Well, whatever Jennifer thinks.'"

Everyone at the table had a laugh. "I let him take it back," Harman said.

"Something like that happened to me," Lisandro said. "I had Matusow down to one bet and he caught me bluffing. Then there was a point where I knew he was bluffing, and I called him with a pair of nines after he stood pat. He got so steamed up he just walked off, and the tournament director called a break."

Everyone at the table was shocked.

"Yeah, then he came back and won the next five hands and beat me," Lisandro continued. Everyone laughed and continued telling stories about their bracelet wins and cash game fiascos.

Tags: Frank Kassela Jason Mercier Jeff Lisandro Jen Harman Mike Matusow

Jun 24, 2017