2017 World Series of Poker

Event #72: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
Day: 2
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
Entries
88
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
30,000

Level: 12

Bring In 2,000 - Completion 6,000

Two Pair for Bleznick

Level 11 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Bryce Yockey completed and Jared Bleznick called. Yockey bet fourth and Bleznick called.

On fifth, Yockey checked, Bleznick bet 10,000, and Yockey called as both sixth and seventh streets were checked through.

Yockey: {X-}{X-} / {Q-Spades}{2-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{4-Spades} / {X-}
Bleznick: {X-}{X-} / {5-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{J-Hearts}{5-Spades} / {X-}

Bleznick tabled his {6-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{X-} for two pair and Yockey showed just a {Q-Clubs} and mucked. With that pot, Bleznick moved to 255,000 in chips as Yockey dropped back to 210,000.

Player Chips Progress
Jared Bleznick us
Jared Bleznick
255,000
40,000
40,000
Bryce Yockey us
Bryce Yockey
210,000
-20,000
-20,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Bryce YockeyJared Bleznick

Straight for Mirrasouli

Level 11 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Sean Mirrasouli had the bring-in and David Bach raised. Perry Friedman called, as did Mirrasouli.

On fourth, Friedman bet and only Mirrasouli called as that betting sequence was repeated on fifth street.

On sixth, Friedman checked and Mirrasouli checked.

Mirrasouli: {X-}{X-} / {6-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{5-Spades}{3-Hearts} / {X-}
Bach: {X-}{X-} / {A-Spades}{3-Diamonds} (folded on fourth)
Friedman: {X-}{X-} / {K-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{Q-Spades} / {X-}

On seventh, both players checked and Mirrasouli tabled his {10-Clubs}{2-Clubs} / {8-Hearts} for a straight as Friedman mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Perry Friedman us
Perry Friedman
385,000
-45,000
-45,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Sean Mirrasouli us
Sean Mirrasouli
235,000
25,000
25,000

Tags: Perry FriedmanSean MirrasouliDavid Bach

Trips for Vitch

Level 11 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Catching the action on sixth street, Chris Vitch checked to David Benyamine who bet 10,000. Vitch called as both players' boards read as follows:

Vitch: {X-}{X-} / {6-Spades}{J-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{2-Clubs} / {X-}
Benyamine: {X-}{X-} / {Q-Hearts}{A-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} / {X-}

On seventh, both players checked and Vitch tabled his {A-Spades}{J-Spades}{5-Spades} for trip jacks.

Benyamine tabled his {A-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{X-} for two pair and mucked.

Player Chips Progress
David Benyamine fr
David Benyamine
190,000
-15,000
-15,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Chris Vitch us
Chris Vitch
105,000
5,000
5,000

Tags: Chris VitchDavid Benyamine

Ferguson Increasing

Level 11 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Jason Mercier completed and Chris Ferguson raised to 10,000. Mercier called, but then folded to a Ferguson 5,000-chip bet on fourth.

Mercier: {X-}{X-} / {7-Clubs}{4-Spades}
Ferguson: {X-}{X-} / {K-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}

Ferguson is now up to 375,000 after starting the day with 189,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Ferguson us
Chris Ferguson
375,000
105,000
105,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
150,000
-12,000
-12,000
WSOP 6X Winner

Tags: Chris FergusonJason Mercier

Trip Queens for Akkari

Level 11 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Randy Ohel had the bring-in and Shaun Deeb completed. Andre Akkari raised and both Ohel and Deeb called.

Akkari bet fourth and Ohel called as Deeb mucked. On fifth, Ohel took the lead and bet out 10,000 before Akkari raised to 20,000. Ohel called, and then called a bet on sixth.

Ohel: {X-}{X-} / {3-Spades}{5-Spades}{3-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} / {X-}
Deeb: {X-}{X-} / {9-Spades}{2-Clubs} (folded on fourth)
Akkari: {X-}{X-} / {Q-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{10-Spades}{5-Clubs} / {X-}

On seventh, Ohel checked, Akkari bet 10,000, and Ohel called.

Akkari tabled his {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} and Ohel mucked and dropped to 160,000 as Akkari climbed to 290,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
290,000
80,000
80,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Randy Ohel us
Randy Ohel
160,000
25,000
25,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Andre AkkariShaun DeebRandy Ohel

Yockey Takes Out Yu

Level 11 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante

Down to 2,000, Ben Yu was all in on third street against Bryce Yockey. Here were their runouts:

Yockey: {K-Hearts}{4-Spades} / {4-Hearts}{3-Diamonds}{9-Spades}{3-Hearts} / {5-Hearts}
Yu: {9-Clubs}{8-Diamonds} / {10-Hearts}{A-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{6-Hearts} / {5-Diamonds}

Yockey made fours and treys on sixth street, while Yu was drawing to two straights on seventh, but the {5-Diamonds} was no help and he was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Bryce Yockey us
Bryce Yockey
135,000
25,000
25,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu
Busted
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Ben YuBryce Yockey

Mercier Eliminates Shack-Harris and Helppi

Level 11 : 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Jason Mercier
Jason Mercier

Brandon Shack-Harris completed to 5,000 and Jason Mercier raised. Juha Helppi three-bet to 15,000 and Shack-Harris called all in for 11,000, and Mercier called also.

On fourth, Helppi saw the rest of his chips enter the pot as each player's boards ran out as follows:

Shack-Harris: {A-Clubs}{10-Clubs} / {7-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{5-Clubs} / {9-Hearts}
Mercier: {A-Spades}{10-Spades} / {J-Spades}{9-Spades}{6-Spades}{5-Diamonds} / {10-Diamonds}
Helppi: {A-Hearts}{10-Hearts} / {Q-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{8-Clubs} / {K-Spades}

With Mercier having both Shack-Harris and Helppi dead on fifth street, they both were eliminated in 25th and 24th places as Mercier moved to 162,000 in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
162,000
38,000
38,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Brandon Shack-Harris us
Brandon Shack-Harris
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
Juha Helppi fi
Juha Helppi
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jason MercierJuha HelppiBrandon Shack-Harris