Event #31: $1,500 Seven Card Stud | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-16-2018 15:34 UTC-8

Lisandro Takes From Sexton

Christian Zetzsche

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante

Paul Sexton: / /
Jeff Lisandro: / /

Paul Sexton completed with a four and Jeff Lisandro called with a jack. Sexton bet fourth and Lisandro called before Sexton checked and called a bet by Lisandro on fifth. Both checked sixth and Sexton check-called a bet on seventh once more.

"Two pair," Lisandro announced and Sexton asked "how big?" Lisandro rolled over the for queens and tens, and Sexton sighed, mucked for queens and nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Lisandro	435,000 86,000	86,000

Paul Sexton	366,000 -63,000	-63,000

Tags: Paul Sexton Jeff Lisandro

Level: 23

Limits: 15,000/30,000

Ante: 3,000

06-16-2018 15:12 UTC-8

Chip Counts at the First Break

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Jan_Kores

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

The remaining eight players have been sent into a 15-minute break and the Twitch stream will kick off when they return to the tables. Below are the updated counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Sexton	429,000 29,000	29,000
Chris Ferguson	427,000

Michael Moore	395,000 -75,000	-75,000
Jeff Lisandro	349,000 -1,000	-1,000

Steven Albini	322,000 -28,000	-28,000

Katherine Fleck	256,000 -44,000	-44,000
Frankie O'Dell	83,000 -7,000	-7,000

Esther Rossi	61,000 -69,000	-69,000

06-16-2018 15:11 UTC-8

Stephen Rivers Eliminated in 9th Place ($6,451)

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Jan_Kores

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Stephen Rivers was in possession of a micro stack, playing fewer than one big bet. His peanuts went in pre in a hand against Chris Ferguson. Both players turned their cards face up and Rivers showed a pair of sixes.

Stephen Rivers:
Chris Ferguson:

Ferguson had a gutshot straight draw on fifth as he hit the and then paired his seven on sixth street. Rivers had a flush draw on sixth but he couldn't find any of his numerous outs on the river, peeling a blank .

Chris Ferguson:
Stephen Rivers:

Rivers was eliminated in 9th place just before the end of the second level of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Ferguson	427,000 52,000	52,000

Stephen Rivers	Busted

Tags: Chris Ferguson Stephen Rivers

06-16-2018 15:05 UTC-8

O'Dell Gets There on the River

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Jan_Kores

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Frankie O'Dell completed and Chris Ferguson called. O'Dell bet on fourth, earning another call and Ferguson put O'Dell all in on fifth where he spiked a pair of fours. O'Dell called with four-to-a-flush.

Chris Ferguson: /
Frankie O'Dell: /

Ferguson made two pair on sixth with the while O'Dell hit a pair of sevens with the .

"Want me to go first?" Ferguson asked and O'Dell let him peel the river card. Ferguson bricked with a five and O'Dell turned up the to make higher two pair and stay in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Ferguson	375,000 -25,000	-25,000

Frankie O'Dell	90,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Frankie O'Dell Chris Ferguson

06-16-2018 14:59 UTC-8

Rivers Left With Fumes

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Steven Albini: / /
Paul Sexton: / /

Steven Albini limped in and Stephen Rivers completed, Paul Sexton raised and just Albini called. Albini paired his deuce on fourth and bet, Sexton called. They checked it down from there on out and Albini showed for tens up, Sexton mucked the for nines and sevens.

Stephen Rivers: / /
Paul Sexton: / /
Katherine Fleck: / fold

Rivers completed and was called by Sexton and Katherine Fleck. Fleck checked fourth, Rivers bet and both opponents called. On fifth, Fleck checked again and Rivers bet, this time only Sexton called. Rivers bet sixth and Sexton called, Rivers then check-called a bet of Sexton.

"Flush," Sexton announced and flashed the for a made flush on sixth already, while Rivers mucked in the hole and the .

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Sexton	400,000 80,000	80,000
Steven Albini	350,000 50,000	50,000

Stephen Rivers	25,000 -100,000	-100,000

Tags: Paul Sexton Stephen Rivers Steven Albini

06-16-2018 14:55 UTC-8

Sexton Gets Value from Ferguson

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Jan_Kores

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Paul Sexton completed and Chris Ferguson matched his bid. So did Steven Albini but he folded on fourth where Sexton continued and Ferguson called again. Both remaining players checked on fifth street.

Sexton fired again on sixth and Ferguson called. He called another bet on the river to see Sexton turn up two pair, kings and aces. Sexton's hand was the winner and he climbed over 300,000 in chips.

Paul Sexton: /
Chris Ferguson: /

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Ferguson	400,000 -90,000	-90,000

Paul Sexton	320,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Paul Sexton Chris Ferguson

06-16-2018 14:51 UTC-8

Rivers Peels Second Pair to Double

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Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Katherine Fleck completed and faced off against Stephen Rivers who called and called further bets on fourth, fifth and finally sixth street where he ended up all in.

Katherine Fleck: /
Stephen Rivers: /

Fleck was ahead with aces but Rivers had plenty of outs with a big draw and a pair. He peeled a nine to make two pair and push his hand ahead of Fleck's but then it was her turn to show the river card. Fleck couldn't spike anything better than the and Rivers doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Katherine Fleck	300,000 -130,000	-130,000
Stephen Rivers	125,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Stephen Rivers Katherine Fleck

06-16-2018 14:46 UTC-8

Sexton Doubles Through O'Dell

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Frankie O'Dell:
Paul Sexton: / /

Frankie O'Dell completed with a six and Paul Sexton raised, O'Dell called. Sexton bet and was called before betting again on fifth, O'Dell announced a raise and Sexton moved all in.

"What's the total?" O'Dell said while counting out the calling chips. Sexton's all in was for 62,000 and O'Dell called.

"You got anything?" O'Dell then asked and Sexton immediately turned over his set kings in the hole.

"I am dead," O'Dell sighed and Sexton locked up the double with kings full on sixth already, sending O'Dell into the role of shortest stack once more.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Sexton	200,000 105,000	105,000
Frankie O'Dell	70,000 -110,000	-110,000

Tags: Frankie O'Dell Paul Sexton

06-16-2018 14:41 UTC-8

Ferguson Scoops with a Rivered Flush

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Jan_Kores

Level 22 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

In a completed four-way pot, Chris Ferguson made it two bets on fourth street and all three other players stuck around. Ferguson fired again on fifth with his board showing three consecutive cards. He earned a call from Michael Moore while Stephen Rivers and Katherine Fleck both gave up.

Moore led out on sixth and Ferguson called. Moore then grabbed another chunk of chips on the river but eventually tapped. Ferguson fired one last shell and showed the goods when Moore called.

Chris Ferguson: /
Michael Moore: /
Katherine Fleck: / - fold
Stephen Rivers: /