2017 World Series of Poker

Event #72: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
Day: 3
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Event Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq874k8
Prize
$245,451
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$827,200
Total Entries
88
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
30,000
Players Left 1 / 88
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Chris Ferguson Looks to Press Home His Newly Found Advantage

Level 24 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

Chris Ferguson Into the Lead

Level 24 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

Chris Ferguson: {x-}{x-} / {10-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{5-Clubs}
Mike Wattel: {x-}{x-} / {q-}{2-Spades}{8-Clubs}

Chris Ferguson brought-in, and Mike Wattel completed. Ferguson raised, and Wattel called. Wattel check-called on fourth street, then check-folded on fifth street.

With that pot, Ferguson moved into the lead for the first time in this heads-up match.

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Chris Ferguson Wins a Huge Pot Almost Level With Mike Wattel

Level 24 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante
Chris Ferguson
Chris Ferguson

Chris Ferguson: {x-}{x-} / {7-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds} / {x-}
Mike Wattel: {x-}{x-} / {j-Spades}{10-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{a-Spades} / {x-}

Chris Ferguson was the bring-in, and Mike Wattel completed. Ferguson raised, and Wattel re-raised. Ferguson called.

On fourth street, Wattel was in the lead and bet. Ferguson called. On fifth, Wattel bet again, and Ferguson called. On sixth and seventh, Wattel check-called bets from Ferguson.

Ferguson showed {6-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} for a flush and won the pot. He is now over two million chips for only the second time during heads-up play.

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Mike Wattel Wins A Pot

Level 24 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante
Mike Wattel
Mike Wattel

Chris Ferguson: {x-}{x-} / {5-Spades}{3-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}
Mike Wattel: {x-}{x-} / {j-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}

Chris Ferguson brought-in, and Mike Wattel completed. Ferguson raised, and Wattel re-raised. Ferguson called.

Wattel bet on fourth street, and Ferguson called. Wattel bet again on fifth street, forcing his opponent out of the pot.

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Updated Chip Counts

Level 24 : 100,000/200,000, 25,000 ante

The players haven't seen much past third street, with Chris Ferguson raising Mike Wattel's bring-in relentlessly in the hunt of a way back into this heads-up match.

Level: 24

Blinds: 100,000/200,000

Ante: 25,000

Break Time

Level 23 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Chris Ferguson
Chris Ferguson

Mike Wattel and Chris Ferguson are heading to a 15-minute break. Wattel has held the lead for the entirety of heads up play. During the last level, Ferguson doubled up and is sitting with 1,360,000 to Wattel's 3,040,000.

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Big Pot for Ferguson; Wattel Still Unable to Close it Out

Level 23 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

Ferguson: {x-}{x-} / {k-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{j-Clubs}
Wattel: {x-}{x-} / {2-Spades}{5-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{4-Spades}

Mike Wattel brought-in, Chris Ferguson completed, Wattel raised, and Ferguson called.

Ferguson bet on fourth street, and Wattel called. Ferguson bet again on fifth street, and Wattel raised. Ferguson called. Ferguson bet on sixth street, too.

"I'm trying to find a hand I can beat," said Wattel before folding.

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Mike Wattel Leaning On Chris Ferguson

Level 23 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante

Mike Wattel: {x-}{x-} / {a-Clubs}{k-Spades}{5-Diamonds}
Chris Ferguson: {x-}{x-} / {7-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}

Mike Wattel and Chris Ferguson put in three bets apiece on third street. Wattel bet on fourth and fifth, and Ferguson called fourth but folded fifth, leaving himself with 650,000.

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Chris Ferguson Doubles Through Mike Wattel

Level 23 : 80,000/160,000, 20,000 ante
Chris Ferguson
Chris Ferguson

Chris Ferguson: {j-Diamonds}{7-Spades} / {9-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{j-Hearts}{j-Spades} / {8-Diamonds}
Mike Wattel: {5-Hearts}{5-Spades} / {j-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{a-Hearts} / {10-Spades}

Chris Ferguson brought-in, Mike Wattel completed, Ferguson raised, and Wattel called. Both players checked fourth street.

Wattel bet on fifth street, and Ferguson raised, leaving himself 20,000 behind. Wattel re-raised, and Ferguson called all in.

Ferguson had a pair of jacks against the buried fives of Wattel. Ferguson picked up another jack on sixth street and secured the double-up.

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