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

06-17-2024 19:13 UTC-8

Obst Hits River to Send Lang Short

Jeff McMillan

Level 20

James Obst: A♣5♠/8♠7♠K♠4♦/3♠
Mike Lang: 9♥7♥/8♥10♣9♦A♦/7♣

Mike Lang bet on fourth street and James Obst called. On fifth street, Obst bet and Lang called. Both players checked it on sixth street.

Obst hit his flush draw on seventh street and bet. Lang called with two pair to lose a large portion of his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	3,300,000 400,000	400,000

Mike Lang	109,000 -313,000	-313,000

Tags: James Obst Mike Lang

06-17-2024 18:59 UTC-8

Daly Spikes a Straight on Obst

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David Salituro

Level 20

Jason Daly: XxXx/A♠10♣4♠K♦/Xx
James Obst: XxXx/J♠5♥9♠10♥/Xx

James Obst completed, Jason Daly raised, and Obst called.

Daly bet on fourth and fifth streets as Obst called down to sixth. Obst then opened the betting and Daly called.

Obst bet again on seventh, but this time Daly raised. Obst called and Daly showed Q♥8♣J♣ for the Broadway straight as Obst mucked A♣5♦10♦.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	2,900,000 -300,000	-300,000

Jason Daly	824,000 277,000	277,000

Tags: James Obst Jason Daly

06-17-2024 18:49 UTC-8

Obst Folds Trips

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Jeff McMillan

Level 20

James Obst: Q♠8♠/3♠Q♦Q♣K♠/Xx
Paul Volpe: Q♥4♥/A♥6♣K♥3♥/A♦

On fourth street, Paul Volpe was raised by James Obst who had a pair of queens and Volpe called. On fifth street, Obst made trips once again as another queen slid in while Volpe picked up a flush draw. Obst bet and Volpe called.

Sixth street gave Volpe a flush and he raised Obst's bet which was called. On seventh street, Volpe bet and Obst folded as his seventh street card was not picked up by the reader.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	3,200,000 -300,000	-300,000

Paul Volpe	2,300,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Paul Volpe James Obst

06-17-2024 18:43 UTC-8

Obst Binks an Ace on Lang

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David Salituro

Level 20

James Obst: XxXx/5♦2♣A♥A♣
Mike Lang: XxXx/K♥9♥5♥4♠ - folded on sixth street

Mike Lang completed, James Obst raised, and Lang called.

Both players checked fourth street before Lang bet on fifth. Obst called and improved to a pair of aces on sixth.

Obst then bet and Lang folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	3,500,000 100,000	100,000

Mike Lang	422,000 -121,000	-121,000

Tags: James Obst Mike Lang

06-17-2024 18:41 UTC-8

Obst Misses

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Jeff McMillan

Level 20

Paul Volpe: J♠8♣/8♦6♥A♥2♥/8♠
James Obst: 9♦6♦/5♦J♦3♣4♣/5♣
Jason Daly: Q♠4♠/10♥2♣ folded on fourth street

James Obst had four to a flush on fourth street and led with a bet. He was called by Paul Volpe while Jason Daly folded.

On fifth street, Volpe took the lead and bet. He did the same on sixth where he was called again. On seventh Volpe bet again and Obst folded eventually after he missed the flush and open-ender and pitched his pair of fives.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	3,400,000 -200,000	-200,000

Paul Volpe	2,000,000 300,000	300,000

Jason Daly	547,000 -49,000	-49,000

Tags: James Obst Jason Daly Paul Volpe

Level: 20

Ante: 7,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

06-17-2024 18:37 UTC-8

Robert Mizrachi Eliminated in 5th Place ($61,190)

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David Salituro

Level 19

Robert Mizrachi: XxXx/4♣9♣A♣6♥/Xx
James Obst: XxXx/9♦9♠K♣Q♦/Xx
Paul Volpe: XxXx/Q♥5♠8♦ - folded on fifth street

Paul Volpe completed before James Obst raised. Robert Mizachi reraised, Paul Volpe made it four bets, and Obst called. Mizrachi then moved all in and both opponents called.

Obst bet on fourth street and Volpe called. Obst bet again on fifth and Volpe got out of the way this time.

Obst finished with J♠J♥2♥ for jacks and nines while Mizrachi had 10♠10♣ for a pair and flush draw going to seventh, but he missed the 7♦ and was sent to the rail short of his second bracelet of the summer.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	3,600,000 300,000	300,000

Paul Volpe	1,700,000 -250,000	-250,000

Robert Mizrachi	Busted

Tags: James Obst Paul Volpe Robert Mizachi

06-17-2024 18:26 UTC-8

Hot Streak Continues for Obst

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Jeff McMillan

Level 19

James Obst: 9♥9♦/10♦K♥9♣4♣/2♥
Jason Daly: A♥7♥/K♣7♠6♠3♥/2♠

James Obst called Jason Daly's bet on fourth street. Obst then bet on fifth, sixth and seventh as his hand became trips. Daly called down and saw the bad news after calling on the river.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	3,300,000 300,000	300,000

Jason Daly	596,000 -240,000	-240,000

Tags: James Obst Jason Daly

06-17-2024 18:22 UTC-8

Mizrachi Getting Short

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David Salituro

Level 19

Paul Volpe: XxXx/A♠9♠A♥
Robert Mizrachi: XxXx/J♥2♥3♥ - folded on fifth street

Robert Mizrachi completed, Paul Volpe raised, and Mizrachi called.

Volpe bet on fourth street and Mizrachi called once more. Volpe then made a pair of aces on fifth and bet again.

Mizrachi tanked for nearly a minute before folding, leaving himself just less than three big bets behind.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Volpe	1,950,000 150,000	150,000

Robert Mizrachi	137,000

Tags: Paul Volpe Robert Mizrachi

06-17-2024 18:21 UTC-8

Obst Finds Broadway

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Jeff McMillan

Level 19

James Obst: K♣J♦/10♣Q♥2♠5♥/A♠
Jason Daly: A♦Q♣/J♥9♠9♣2♦/5♦
Paul Volpe: 6♥4♥/10♥2♣8♦ folded on fifth street

Three players went to fourth street where Jason Daly bet, James Obst raised and Daly called and so did Paul Volpe.

On fifth street Daly bet again when his nine paired, Obst called and Volpe folded.

Sixth street was a blank for both players as they both checked. On seventh street, Obst hit broadway as he looked down at the A♠. He bet and was called to win a decent pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	3,000,000 400,000	400,000

Paul Volpe	1,800,000 -150,000	-150,000

Jason Daly	836,000 -264,000	-264,000

Tags: James Obst Jason Daly Paul Volpe