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

06-17-2024 21:06 UTC-8

Obst Leaves Daly Short With Aces Up

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David Salituro

Level 21

James Obst: XxXx/A♦4♥2♥10♠/Xx
Jason Daly: XxXx/3♥2♠8♠4♣/Xx

James Obst completed and Jason Daly called.

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

Obst bet on sixth and Daly raised. Obst called and both players checked down seventh.

Obst showed A♣10♦J♠ for aces and tens, while Daly mucked Q♣3♣7♠ to drop down to under 1,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	4,000,000 400,000	400,000

Jason Daly	810,000 -490,000	-490,000

Tags: James Obst Jason Daly

06-17-2024 21:01 UTC-8

Obst Picks Off a Bluff From Daly

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David Salituro

Level 21

James Obst: XxXx/4♣2♦3♠5♣/Xx
Jason Daly: XxXx/8♥6♥2♣5♥/Xx

Jason Daly completed and James Obst called.

Daly bet on fourth street and Obst called. Obst then opened the betting on fifth.

Daly called that bet and another on sixth. Daly then bet on seventh, sending Obst deep into the tank before he eventually called.

Daly showed Q♥J♣4♦ for a bluff while Obst took the pot with Q♣4♥8♣ for a pair of fours.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	3,600,000

Jason Daly	1,300,000

Tags: James Obst Jason Daly

06-17-2024 20:57 UTC-8

Aces Up Distances Obst Again

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Jeff McMillan

Level 21

James Obst: A♠9♠/J♥A♦2♥9♣/4♣
Paul Volpe: K♦J♠/9♥9♦A♥K♣/5♦

After pairing his nine on fourth street, Paul Volpe bet and James Obst called. Volpe bet on fifth and was called again.

On sixth, Volpe bet and this time Obst raised after catching two pair which Volpe called.

On seventh street, Obst bet and Volpe called. Obst showed aces up to take the significant pot and distance his stack ahead of the pack again.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	3,200,000 800,000	800,000

Paul Volpe	1,600,000 -440,000	-440,000

Tags: James Obst Paul Volpe

06-17-2024 20:49 UTC-8

Obst Has the Better Two Pair

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David Salituro

Level 21

James Obst: XxXx/9♦Q♥7♦7♠/Xx
Jason Daly: XxXx/8♠8♥2♦9♣/Xx

Paul Volpe completed before James Obst raised. Jason Daly reraised, Volpe folded, while Obst called.

Obst then called bets from Daly on fourth and fifth streets. Both players checked on sixth.

The action on seventh was again checked down and Obst showed 10♠10♦5♦ for tens and sevens to win the pot against Daly's 6♦6♣2♥ for eights and sixes.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	2,400,000 250,000	250,000

Jason Daly	2,000,000 -290,000	-290,000

Tags: James Obst Jason Daly

06-17-2024 20:45 UTC-8

Daly Takes Chip Lead

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Jeff McMillan

Level 21

Jason Daly: A♠3♣/K♣6♠5♥
Paul Volpe: 10♦8♣/Q♥A♣7♠ folded on fifth street

On fifth street. Paul Volpe led with a bet. Jason Daly sprung with a raise which Volpe gave up quickly and just like that Daly took the chip lead for the first time at the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Daly	2,290,000 180,000	180,000

James Obst	2,150,000 45,000	45,000

Paul Volpe	2,040,000 -170,000	-170,000

Tags: Jason Daly Paul Volpe

06-17-2024 20:44 UTC-8

Daly Fills Up to Crack Volpe's Aces

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David Salituro

Level 21

Jason Daly: XxXx/6♥3♥Q♦3♠/Xx
Paul Volpe: XxXx/Q♣3♦J♥5♣/Xx

Jason Daly completed, Paul Volpe raised, and Daly called.

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

Daly bet again on sixth and Volpe called. Daly fired out another bet on seventh before Volpe raised. Daly then reraised and Volpe gave it some thought before calling.

Daly showed K♥K♣3♣ for threes full of kings and Volpe mucked A♥A♦Q♠ for aces and queens.

The three players are virtually even in chips after that pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Volpe	2,210,000 -490,000	-490,000

Jason Daly	2,110,000 710,000	710,000

James Obst	2,105,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Jason Daly Paul Volpe

06-17-2024 20:37 UTC-8

Daly Calls Obst

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Jeff McMillan

Level 21

James Obst: Q♠8♠/4♠3♣3♠5♦/9♦
Jason Daly: 3♥3♦/6♠K♠Q♣10♦/9♠

Jason Daly bet on fourth street and was called by James Obst. On fifth street, Obst made a pair of threes to match the threes from Daly in the hole. Obst bet and Daly called.

Obst fired on sixth and was called again and the same pattern followed on seventh when Daly snap-called Obst to take the pot with the better kicker to go with the pair of threes.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	2,100,000 -400,000	-400,000

Jason Daly	1,400,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: James Obst Jason Daly

06-17-2024 20:30 UTC-8

Volpe Gives One Up to Obst

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David Salituro

Level 21

James Obst: XxXx/A♥8♦4♦5♠/Xx
Paul Volpe: XxXx/2♥4♣3♣7♠/Xx

James Obst completed and Paul Volpe called.

Obst bet on fourth street and Volpe called until Volpe bet on fifth. Obst called.

Both players checked on sixth before Obst bet again on seventh. Volpe took his time but ultimately folded his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Volpe	2,700,000 -100,000	-100,000

James Obst	2,500,000 144,000	144,000

Tags: James Obst Paul Volpe

06-17-2024 20:25 UTC-8

Daly Gets Paid by Volpe

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David Salituro

Level 21

Jason Daly: XxXx/2♥K♦4♣4♥/Xx
Paul Volpe: XxXx/10♥K♣6♠2♠/Xx

Paul Volpe completed and Jason Daly called.

Volpe then bet on fourth and fifth streets as Daly called. Daly opened the betting on sixth and Volpe called.

Daly bet again on seventh and Volpe called once more. Daly turned over J♥2♦A♠ for fours and deuces and Volpe mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Volpe	2,800,000 -400,000	-400,000

Jason Daly	1,300,000 370,000	370,000

Tags: Jason Daly Paul Volpe

06-17-2024 20:24 UTC-8

Volpe Hits River to Steal From Daly

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Jeff McMillan

Level 21

Paul Volpe: 9♦9♣3♦10♣2♥7♥/7♦
Jason Daly: A♣5♣/10♠A♠K♠7♣/8♣

From fourth street action, Jason daly had the betting lead with the and fired each street through seventh, holding a lead with the air of aces. But on seventh street Paul Volpe hit a seven for two pair and the best hand as he called seventh to take a big pot away from Daly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Volpe	3,200,000 300,000	300,000

Jason Daly	930,000 -270,000	-270,000

Tags: Paul Volpe Jason Daly