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

06-17-2024 12:33 UTC-8

Kalas Pays Akkari's Trips

Jeff McMillan

Level 18

Andre Akkari: 6♣9♦J♦/6♦6♠Q♦9♣
Kane Kalas: XxXx/8♣4♣J♠9♥/Xx
Robert Mizrachi: XxXx/10♠3♠9♠Q♣ folded on sixth street

Three players were on fifth street as Andre Akkari bet. Robert Mizrachi and Kane Kalas both called.

Akkari bet on sixth as well, only Kalas called this time. Akkari fired once more on seventh. Kalas took his time to consider it, looking at the cards and the stacks. Eventually he called.

Akkari tabled trip sixes. Kalas nodded his head and tossed his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andre Akkari	555,000 149,000	149,000

Robert Mizrachi	460,000 -150,000	-150,000

Kane Kalas	130,000 -284,000	-284,000

Tags: Andre Akkari Kane Kalas Robert Mizrachi

06-17-2024 12:32 UTC-8

Nines Are Good For Volpe

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David Salituro

Level 18

Paul Volpe: XxXx/9♦3♦J♠Q♠/Xx
Jason Daly: XxXx/5♦2♣7♥8♦/Xx
Yuri Dzivielevski: XxXx/A♥4♠6♣ - folded on fifth street

Yuri Dzivielevski completed, Jason Daly raised, and Paul Volpe reraised. Both opponents called.

Volpe bet again on fourth street and Daly and Dzivielevski called. Volpe fired out on fifth and Dzivielevski folded, while Daly called.

Both players then checked sixth and seventh as Volpe showed 9♠4♣2♠ for a pair of nines. Daly mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Volpe	1,100,000 177,000	177,000

Jason Daly	1,020,000 -20,000	-20,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	340,000 -40,000	-40,000

Tags: Yuri Dzivielevski Paul Volpe Jason Daly

06-17-2024 12:24 UTC-8

Daly Unbothered by Dzivielevski's Kings

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David Salituro

Level 18

Jason Daly: XxXx/J♥A♥5♥Q♠/Xx
Yuri Dzivielevski: XxXx/K♠K♥J♦2♣/Xx

Yuri Dzivielevski started off with a pair of kings and bet on fourth street. Daly called before he opened the betting on fifth.

Dzivielevski called that bet and another on sixth. Daly then bet again on seventh and Dzivielevski called.

Daly showed 9♥8♦7♥ for a flush and Dzivielevski mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Daly	1,040,000 140,000	140,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	380,000 -70,000	-70,000

Tags: Jason Daly Yuri Dzivielevski

06-17-2024 12:23 UTC-8

Strong Start Continues for Mizrachi

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Jeff McMillan

Level 18

Robert Mizrachi: XxXx/10♠10♥8♦A♥/Xx
Juha Helppi: XxXx/5♠4♠Q♥8♥/Xx folded on seventh street

Robert Mizrachi had the lead with a pair of tens showing, He fired on fifth and sixth street and each time he was called by Juha Helppi. On seventh he fired again. Helppi thought for a solid minute before he folded.

Mizrachi has been the big beneficiary of the first 20 minutes of play as his stack has increased significantly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Mizrachi	610,000 249,000	249,000

Juha Helppi	335,000 -251,000	-251,000

Tags: Juha Helppi Robert Mizrachi

06-17-2024 12:16 UTC-8

Livingston Doubles on the End

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David Salituro

Level 18

Alex Livingston and Yuri Dzivielevski exchanged raises until Livingston had all his chips in the middle.

Dzivielevski ended up with 8♠10♦7♥7♠6♥4♠10♥ for tens and sevens, while Livingston had 6♣4♦A♦7♦4♣6♣ going to seventh.

"I need an ace or a diamond," Livingston said, and he caught the K♦ to make a flush and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuri Dzivielevski	450,000 -100,000	-100,000

Alex Livingston	200,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Alex Livingston Yuri Dzivielevski

06-17-2024 12:11 UTC-8

Daly Starts Off With Quads

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David Salituro

Level 18

Jason Daly: XxXx/J♣J♦7♥10♦/Xx
Yuri Dzivielevski: XxXx/4♣3♦7♦8♠/Xx

Yuri Dzivielevski completed, Jason Daly raised, and Dzivielevski called.

Daly bet again on fourth street and Dzivielevski called. Daly then bet on fifth, Dzivielevski raised, and Daly called.

Dzivielevski bet on sixth, Daly raised, and Dzivielevski called. Daly then bet on seventh and Dzivielevski called.

Daly showed A♥J♠J♥ for quad jacks as he took down the first massive pot of the day.

"What a start," tablemate Mike Lang said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Daly	900,000 298,000	298,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	550,000 -251,000	-251,000

Tags: Jason Daly Yuri Dzivielevski

06-17-2024 12:09 UTC-8

It's Now Scott Seiver vs. the World for WSOP Player of the Year

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Jon Sofen

Level 18

Move over Shaun Deeb, Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Negreanu, and anyone else chasing the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Player of the Year award. There's now a clear-cut frontrunner in the race almost midway through the series, and his name is Scott Seiver.

The newly minted six-time bracelet winner took down Event #40: $1,500 Razz on Sunday for $141,374, beating out 547 players. In doing so, he won his second bracelet of the summer, and is now atop the WSOP Player of the Year standings.

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Tags: Scott Seiver

06-17-2024 12:06 UTC-8

Mizrachi Takes an Early One

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Jeff McMillan

Level 18

Robert Mizrachi: XxXx/K♥Q♣K♣A♣/Xx
James Obst: XxXx/7♦8♠5♥8♥/Xx folded on seventh street

Action was on fourth street as Robert Mizrachi bet with the lead. He kept that lead through fifth, sixth and seventh and fired each time. James Obst called on all streets except seventh where he decided to give it up and sed Mizrachi the first pot of the day.