Event #72: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship Day 1 | 2017 World Series of Poker

07-07-2017 17:03 UTC-7

Douglas Flushes Gregorich

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Level 2 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

Mark Gregorich picked up three diamonds on fifth but was up against a strong board held by Shane Douglas, who had open queens. Nonetheless, Gregorich raised Douglas' bet, and Douglas called. Both players checked sixth.

Gregorich: //
Douglas: //

Douglas bet out on sixth and Gregorich called, but he couldn't beat for a flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Gregorich	61,300 -9,700	-9,700
Shane Douglas	59,000

Tags: Mark Gregorich Shane Douglas

07-07-2017 16:55 UTC-7

How Table 20 is Shaping Up

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Level 2 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

Every table in this event is filled with specialists. Table 20 is shaping up to be quite a feature itself.

Sitting second in the 2017 WSOP Player of the Year race, John Racener has just taken a seat.

Racener is seated to the right of Alex Luneau, arguably one of the best players in the field.

The rest of the table is filled with bracelet winner Tom Koral, Scott Bohlman, Juha Helppi, and Vassilios Lazarou

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Luneau	62,500 12,500	12,500
Vassilios Lazarou	58,000 8,000	8,000
John Racener	49,000 -1,000	-1,000

Tom Koral	43,000 -7,000	-7,000

Scott Bohlman	43,000 -7,000	-7,000

Juha Helppi	39,000 -3,000	-3,000

Tags: Alex Luneau John Racener Juha Helppi Thomas Koral Vassilios Lazarou

07-07-2017 16:40 UTC-7

Friedman Over Radanov

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Level 2 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

Damjan Radanov picked up open eights with an ace on sixth and bet into Adam Friedman, getting raised.

Radanov: /
Friedman: /

"Not missing any more bets," Friedman announced.

Radanov called, then called a river bet. Friedman showed for a king-high straight and took it down.

At a neighboring table, Anthony Zinno grabbed a seat with iPad in hand, firing away in the online event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	64,000 14,000	14,000

Anthony Zinno	50,000 50,000	50,000

Damjan Radanov	39,300 -10,700	-10,700

Tags: Adam Friedman Anthony Zinno Prahlad Friedman

07-07-2017 16:28 UTC-7

Kurtzman Makes Another Flush

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Level 2 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

Kurtzman: //
Opponent: //

Facing a raise and a call on sixth street, Eric Kurtzman raised and was called by the original aggressor. Kurtzman bet again on seventh and his opponent check-called.

Kurtzman turned over and won the pot with a flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Kurtzman	38,000 10,500	10,500

Tags: Eric Kurtzman

07-07-2017 16:25 UTC-7

They Didn't Sleep in Too Late

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Level 2 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Georgii Belianin	50,000 50,000	50,000
Damjan Radanov	50,000 50,000	50,000
Tom McCormick	50,000 50,000	50,000
Cyndy Violette	50,000

07-07-2017 16:23 UTC-7

Gregorich Only Needs Kings

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Level 2 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

After a player completed with and got called by Chris Vitch with the , Mark Gregorich made it two bets with . The completer mucked, but Vitch continued, calling down on fourth through sixth.

Vitch: //
Gregorich: //

Gregorich had the scarier board, but he checked on the end and Vitch checked back. Gregorich tabled for kings, and Vitch couldn't beat them.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Gregorich	71,000 21,000	21,000
Chris Vitch	43,200 -6,800	-6,800

Tags: Mark Gregorich Chris Vitch

Level: 2

Bring In 200 - Completion 600

07-07-2017 16:06 UTC-7

Merivirta Fills Up

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Level 1 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Jyri Merivirta bet into two opponents on fourth and fifth with a queen-high board, getting one fold on the latter street. However, Eric Kurtzman raised him after catching a king, and Merivirta called.

Merivirta: /
Kurtzman: /

Kurtzman bet again on sixth, but Merivirta raised him. Kurtzman called and then called a river bet. Merivirta showed for a disguised full house and took the pot.