Event #42: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-17-2024 13:25 UTC-8

Obst Raises Volpe on Seventh

David Salituro

Level 18

James Obst: XxXx/Q♠4♥10♣8♠/Xx
Paul Volpe: XxXx/7♦2♦7♠9♣/Xx
Robert Mizrachi: XxXx/A♣5♥7♣ - folded on fifth street
Yuri Dzivielevski: XxXx/5c6dAs] - folded on fifth street

Robert Mizrachi completed and was called by Paul Volpe, James Obst and Yuri Dzivielevski.

All four players checked on fourth street before Volpe bet on fifth. Obst called.

Volpe bet again on sixth and Obst again called. Volpe fired out another bet on seventh and this time Obst raised.

Volpe leaned over the table to get a better look at Obst's board before he called. Obst then showed Q♦7♠4♣ for queens and fours and Volpe mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Volpe	1,360,000 -270,000	-270,000

James Obst	1,100,000 220,000	220,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	225,000 -75,000	-75,000

Robert Mizrachi	220,000 -130,000	-130,000

Tags: James Obst Paul Volpe Robert Mizrachi Yuri Dzivielevski

06-17-2024 13:20 UTC-8

Volpe Enveloping

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Jeff McMillan

Level 18

Paul Volpe: Q♦7♠/Q♥9♠6♦6♥/9♦
Mike Lang: XxXx/4♦K♣A♦8♣/Xx

Mike Lang completed, Paul Volpe raised and Lang called. Volpe bet on fourth and was called. Lang took the lead on fifth with an ace and bet it, Volpe called.

On sixth, Volpe paired his six and bet, Lang called. On seventh the action went check-check. Volpe tabled two pair, queens up and gathered the pot to move him even further into the lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Volpe	1,630,000 280,000	280,000

Mike Lang	745,000 -105,000	-105,000

Tags: Mike Lang Paul Volpe

06-17-2024 13:11 UTC-8

Final Table

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David Salituro

Level 18

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Bets
1	Juha Helppi	Finland	550,000	14
2	James Obst	Australia	880,000	22
3	Yuri Dzivielevski	Brazil	300,000	8
4	Jason Daly	United States	1,040,000	26
5	Kane Kalas	United States	250,000	6
6	Robert Mizrachi	United States	350,000	9
7	Mike Lang	United States	850,000	21
8	Paul Volpe	United States	1,350,000	34
9	Andre Akkari	Brazil	680,000	17

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Volpe	1,350,000 100,000	100,000

Jason Daly	1,040,000 -60,000	-60,000

James Obst	880,000 205,000	205,000

Mike Lang	850,000 50,000	50,000

Andre Akkari	680,000 125,000	125,000

Juha Helppi	550,000 70,000	70,000

Robert Mizrachi	350,000 -110,000	-110,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	300,000 -40,000	-40,000

Kane Kalas	250,000 -135,000	-135,000

06-17-2024 13:02 UTC-8

Yuval Bronshtein Eliminated in 10th Place ($21,000)

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Jeff McMillan

Level 18

James Obst: 9x6x6x4x4x9xXx
Yuval Bronshtein: K♥Q♥J♥XxXxXxXx

Payout was called as Yuval Bronshtein was standing up and shaking hands with his opponents after he was unable to get anything going on the final day.

James Obst was the one who eliminated him with two pair while Bronshtein was unable to connect on what looked like a promising drawing hand at the start with three to a royal.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	675,000 125,000	125,000

Yuval Bronshtein	Busted

Tags: James Obst Yuval Bronshtein

06-17-2024 13:02 UTC-8

Lang Has a Better Two Pair

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David Salituro

Level 18

Mike Lang: XxXx/A♦3♦10♥2♦/Xx
Jason Daly: XxXx/6♥4♥5♠7♠/Xx
Paul Volpe: XxXx/Q♥7♦8♥ - folded on fifth street

Mike Lang bet on fourth street and was called by Jason Daly and Paul Volpe.

Lang bet again on fifth, Daly called, while Volpe got out of the way. Daly then bet on sixth and seventh as Lang called him down.

Daly showed 5♥4♠ for fives and fours, but Lang had A♠3♥ for aces and threes to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Volpe	1,250,000 -150,000	-150,000

Jason Daly	1,100,000 -200,000	-200,000

Mike Lang	800,000 320,000	320,000

Tags: Jason Daly Mike Lang Paul Volpe

06-17-2024 12:57 UTC-8

Kings Up For Helppi

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Jeff McMillan

Level 18

Juha Helppi: K♥3♣/K♣A♣5♠3♥/J♣
James Obst: XxXx/Q♦Q♥8♠7♣/Xx

James Obst had the lead and bet on fourth, fifth and sixth street and each time Juha Helppi called it. On seventh, Obst slowed down and checked. Helppi bet and Obst called after a few moments.

Helppi tabled kings up which was the winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	550,000 -40,000	-40,000

Juha Helppi	480,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: James Obst Juha Helppi

06-17-2024 12:49 UTC-8

Alex Livingston Eliminated in 11th Place ($21,000)

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David Salituro

Level 18

Alex Livingston got the rest of his chips in the middle against Paul Volpe, who was showing a pair of kings.

Livingston had a pair of eights showing by seventh street but failed to improve as he became the first casualty of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Volpe	1,400,000 50,000	50,000

Alex Livingston	Busted

Tags: Alex Livingston Paul Volpe

06-17-2024 12:45 UTC-8

Daly Gets Paid by Lang

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David Salituro

Level 18

Jason Daly: XxXx/7♠2♠J♦A♥/Xx
Mike Lang: XxXx/7♦3♥3♦6♣/Xx

Mike Lang bet on fourth street and Jason Daly called.

Lang continued betting on fifth and sixth as Daly called down to seventh. Daly then bet on seventh and Lang called.

Daly showed J♥8♠8♣ for jacks and eights and Lang mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Daly	1,300,000 280,000	280,000

Mike Lang	480,000 -200,000	-200,000

Tags: Jason Daly Mike Lang

06-17-2024 12:43 UTC-8

Kalas Gets Some Back

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Jeff McMillan

Level 18

Kane Kalas: XxXx/3♦10♦K♥10♣
Juha Helppi: XxXx/8♠3♥7♥2♦ folded on sixth street

Juha Helppi bet on fourth and fifth street. On fifth, Kane Kalas raised it up which Helppi called.

On sixth street, Kalas caught another ten and bet which got an instant fold from Helppi.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kane Kalas	385,000 255,000	255,000
Juha Helppi	370,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Juha Helppi Kane Kalas

06-17-2024 12:40 UTC-8

Volpe Hiding Aces to Take a Big One Off Lang

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David Salituro

Level 18

Paul Volpe: XxXx/A♠Q♠3♥8♥/Xx
Mike Lang: XxXx/9♣9♦10♣Q♥/Xx

Mike Lang completed and Paul Volpe called.

Lang continued betting down to sixth street as Volpe called. Lang bet again on sixth, but this time Volpe raised.

Lang called, then called another bet on seventh. Volpe showed A♥A♣K♠ for trip aces and Lang mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Volpe	1,350,000 250,000	250,000

Mike Lang	680,000 -509,000	-509,000

Tags: Mike Lang Paul Volpe