2024 World Series of Poker

Event #42: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2024 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
qj108544
Prize
$260,658
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$995,100
Entries
107
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
11
Players Left
1

Level: 23

Ante: 15,000
Low Card: 20,000
Completion: 60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000

Flush Swings Obst Back to Wider Lead

Level 22

James Obst: 107/A5A4/5
Paul Volpe: Q3/32Q6/8

James Obst bet on fourth street with a flush draw and Paul Volpe called.

Fifth street gave Obst a pair of aces and gave Volpe queens up. Obst bet it and Volpe called.

Obst bet on sixth street as his flush came in and Volpe called. Obst fired seventh street and Volpe called only to see he was beaten by the flush as Obst re-established the lead he had had.

Player Chips Progress
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James Obst
4,300,000
500,000
500,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
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Paul Volpe
2,200,000
-400,000
-400,000
WSOP 3X Winner

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Split Nines Help Volpe Narrow the Gap

Level 22
Paul Volpe
Paul Volpe

Paul Volpe: XxXx/9374/Xx
James Obst: XxXx/537A/Xx

Paul Volpe completed, James Obst raised, and Volpe called.

Obst fired out bets on each street down to sixth as Volpe called. Volpe then raised on sixth and Obst called.

Volpe bet again on seventh and Obst called. Volpe then showed 948 for a pair of nines and Obst mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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James Obst
3,800,000
-600,000
-600,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
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Paul Volpe
2,600,000
500,000
500,000
WSOP 3X Winner

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Volpe Squeezes Some Value

Level 22

Paul Volpe: AQ/A272/K
James Obst: J5/A3J5/6

Paul Volpe limped on third street, action went check-check on fourth street with Volpe having split aces. On fifth street, James Obst bet, Volpe called. On sixth, Volpe bet, Obst called.

On seventh street, Volpe fired again and Obst took a few moments before calling. Volpe tabled the superior two pair hand.

Player Chips Progress
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James Obst
4,400,000
-300,000
-300,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
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Paul Volpe
2,100,000
400,000
400,000
WSOP 3X Winner

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Volpe Finds a King

Level 22

Paul Volpe: XxXx/935K/Xx
James Obst: XxXx/J243/Xx

James Obst completed, Paul Volpe raised, and Obst called.

Volpe bet on fourth and fifth streets as Obst continued to call. Both players then checked on sixth.

Volpe resumed betting on seventh and Obst tanked for nearly a minute before folding as Volpe took the pot with A6K.

Player Chips Progress
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James Obst
4,700,000
-100,000
-100,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
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Paul Volpe
1,700,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 3X Winner

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Volpe Hits a Pair

Level 22

Paul Volpe: XxXx/5745
James Obst: XxXx/A2107 - folded on sixth street

James Obst completed and Paul Volpe called.

Volpe then bet on fourth and fifth streets as Obst called both bets. Volpe had a pair of fives showing by sixth and bet out again.

Obst folded this time and Volpe took the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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James Obst
4,800,000
-100,000
-100,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
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Paul Volpe
1,600,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 3X Winner

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Obst Widens Gap

Level 22

James Obst: 99/78K5/8
Paul Volpe: 66/59Q2/A

It was a battle of wired pairs as James Obst bet on fourth, fifth , sixth and seventh as he made two pair on the end. Paul Volpe called all the way down, including on seventh street where he took his time to think it out before tossing in the calling chip.

Obst tabled the winner and Volpe slid further behind.

Player Chips Progress
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James Obst
4,900,000
300,000
300,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
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Paul Volpe
1,500,000
-400,000
-400,000
WSOP 3X Winner

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Obst Goes Runner-Runner For a Flush

Level 22

James Obst: XxXx/2925/Xx
Paul Volpe: XxXx/K2107/Xx

Paul Volpe completed and James Obst called.

Volpe bet on fourth street and Obst called. Obst then bet his pair of deuces on fifth and Volpe called.

Obst checked on sixth and Volpe bet. Obst called and both players checked on seventh.

Obst turned over 1068 for a flush and Volpe mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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James Obst
4,600,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Run It Once
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Paul Volpe
1,900,000
WSOP 3X Winner

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