Break
Level 14
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
The players are on their final 15-minute break of the night.
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #48: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day: 2
Kelsall Over Wallace
Level 14
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Kelsall: 
/ 
/
Luneau: / 
- fold
Wallace: / 
/
Alex Luneau was the bring-in, Chris Wallace completed, Andrew Kelsall called, and Luneau folded.
Wallace bet on fourth street, Kelsall called, and Wallace check-called bets from Kelsall on all remaining streets.
Kelsall tabled 
for a pair of fours with a seven-perfect low, Wallace mucked, and Kelsall scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
360,000 | 100,000 |
|
150,000 | -100,000 |
"What'd You Get In This Tournament Last Year Anyways?"
Level 14
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Ohel: / 
/
Shak: / 
/
Brunson: / 
- fold
Randy Ohel completed. Dan Shak called. Todd Brunson made it three bets, and both Ohel and Shak called.
Ohel and Shak checked to Brunson on fourth, and he bet it. Both players called. On fifth, Ohel picked up the lead. He bet. Shak called.
"There was no doubt in my mind that that is what was going to happen," Brunson said, then folded.
On sixth street, Ohel bet again. Shak raised. Ohel made it three bets, and Shak called. Ohel bet again on seventh, and Shak called once more.
"Full house," Ohel said. He showed 
.
"Damn it," Shak said. "I made the flush." He showed 
, so Ohel took down the pot.
"What did you get in the tournament last year anyways?" Chris Vitch asked Randy Ohel after the hand.
"Second," he said. He wasn't lying either. Last year, Ohel finished runner-up to George Danzer in this very same event. Danzer did not return this year to defend his title, though. He tweeted that he was going to take the Series off this year after becoming a new father.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
555,000 | 105,000 |
|
294,000 | -141,000 |
Another for Shak
Level 14
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Shak: / 
/
Painter: / 
/
Brunson: / 
- fold
Jameson Painter completed and was called by Dan Shak and Todd Brunson. Painter bet on fourth street, and Shak and Brunson both called. Painter bet again on fifth, and Shak called again, but Brunson folded. On sixth, both players checked. On seventh street, Shak bet. Painter thought for a while, then decided to let his hand go, so Shak scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
707,000 | 37,000 |
|
|
435,000 | 75,000 |
|
243,000 | -37,000 |
Richard Ashby Eliminated in 15th Place ($16,800)
Level 14
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Ferguson: /
Ashby: /
Richard Ashby was all in on fourth street against Chris Ferguson.
Here were their hands before seventh street:
Ferguson: 
/ 
Ashby: 
/ 
Ferguson trailed with sevens and sixes to Ashby's better two pair, but Ferguson caught the 
on seventh street to take the lead. Ashby peeled his final card, but it was the 
to end his tournament in 15th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
155,000 | 35,000 |
|
Busted |
Mosseri and Hellmuth Chop Up Ashby
Level 14
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Mosseri: / 
/
Hellmuth: / 
/
Ashby: / 
/
Phil Hellmuth was the bring-in, RIchard Ashby completed, Abe Mosseri raised, Hellmuth called, and Ashby called.
Ashby checked his open pair on fourth street, Mosseri bet, Hellmuth called, and Ashby called. The action remained the same on fifth street, and both Ashby and Mosseri checked on sixth street. Hellmuth bet, both opponents called, and all three players checked on seventh street.
Mosseri showed for queens and fours, Hellmuth showed for a seven-six low, and Ashby couldn't beat either.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
835,000 | 145,000 |
|
465,000 | 85,000 |
|
|
168,000 | -132,000 |
Big One For Shak
Level 14
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Shak: / 
/
Painter: / 
/
Brunson: / /
Jameson Painter completed and was called by both Dan Shak and Todd Brunson. Painter and Shak checked fourth street to Brunson, who bet. Both players called. Painter checked on fifth, only to see Shak bet. Brunson and Painter called this time. Painter checked again on sixth. Shak bet again. This time, Brunson folded, but Painter still called. On seventh both players checked.
Painter showed for a pair of tens, but Shak had him beat with for three pair, with fives and fours being his qualifying two. He scooped the big pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
670,000 | -60,000 |
|
|
360,000 | 110,000 |
|
|
280,000 | -40,000 |
Feature Table Chip Counts
Level 14
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
720,000 | 90,000 |
|
|
690,000 | -15,000 |
|
|
380,000 | -120,000 |
|
|
300,000 | 78,000 |
|
|
230,000 | -93,000 |
|
220,000 | |
|
|
215,000 | -5,000 |
Secondary Table Chip Counts
Level 14
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
730,000 | 5,000 |
|
540,000 | -10,000 |
|
|
450,000 | -50,000 |
|
435,000 | 35,000 |
|
375,000 | -10,000 |
|
|
320,000 | -25,000 |
|
|
300,000 | -51,000 |
|
|
250,000 | -28,000 |
"Most People Aren't As Lucky as I Am"
Level 14
: 10,000/20,000, 3,000 ante
Ohel: / 
/
Duhamel: / 
/
Vitch: / 
- fold
Kelsall: / 
- fold
Andrew Kelsall completed. He was called by Jonathan Duhamel, Chris Vitch, and Randy Ohel.
Action checked to Duhamel on fourth street, and he bet. Ohel and Vitch called, but Kelsall folded. On fifth, Vitch and Duhamel checked to Ohel. Ohel bet, and only Duhamel called. Duhamel check-called a second bet on sixth, then both players checked on seventh.
"Ace-king high," Duhamel said.
Ohel showed , and his pair of deuces earned him the pot.
"Wow," Kelsall said after the hand. "You don't see that every day. Four-way pot with deuces?"
"That's because most people aren't as lucky as I am," Ohel responded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
500,000 | -60,000 |
|
|
385,000 | -35,000 |