Event #74: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-30-2024 16:34 UTC-8

Hochman Gets Paid by Madsen

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David Salituro

Level 5

Ante: 300
Low Card: 300
Completion: 1,200
Limits: 1,200-2,400

Corey Hochman: XxXx/4♦7♦2♠J♥/Xx
Jeff Madsen: XxXx/2♥7♣Q♥5♥/Xx

Heads-up going to fifth street, Corey Hochman bet and Jeff Madsen called.

Both players checked on sixth before Hochman resumed betting on seventh. Madsen again called.

"Flush," Hochman said as he showed K♦3♦2♦. Madsen slowly mucked his cards and surrendered the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Corey Hochman	80,000 80,000	80,000
Jeff Madsen	45,000 -30,000	-30,000

Tags: Corey Hochman Jeff Madsen

06-30-2024 16:39 UTC-8

Koral and Zhu Split it

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Jeff McMillan

Level 5

Ante: 300
Low Card: 300
Completion: 1,200
Limits: 1,200-2,400

Tom Koral: A♦4♠/A♣K♣2♥9♠/4♥
Yueqi Zhu: A♠2♦/6♠5♦9♥7♦/Kx
Christina Hill: XxXx/8♦5♣K♦10♥ folded on sixth street

Tom Koral bet on fifth street, Yueqi Zhu and Christina Hill came along.

Koral fired again on sixth street, Hill folded and Zhu raised, Koral called. Both players checked seventh street and the pot was chopped up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Koral	55,000 25,000	25,000

Christina Hill	44,000 -16,000	-16,000
Yueqi Zhu	33,000 -27,000	-27,000

Tags: Christina Hill Tom Koral Yueqi Zhu

06-30-2024 16:45 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Ali Eslami	120,000 54,000	54,000

Maximilian Schindler	95,000 20,000	20,000
Roman Verenko	90,000 20,000	20,000

Jake Schindler	90,000

Christian Roberts	85,000 15,000	15,000

Robert Campbell	70,000 5,000	5,000

Brian Yoon	65,000 30,000	30,000

Ziya Rahim	65,000 5,000	5,000
Jordan Siegel	55,000
Nicolas Milgrom	55,000 2,800	2,800
William Coren	50,000 -15,000	-15,000
Brian Hastings	50,000 -5,000	-5,000

Karl Tretter	40,000 -13,000	-13,000
Mike Matusow	40,000 -20,000	-20,000

Jon Kyte	40,000 -15,000	-15,000
Adam Friedman	35,000

Andres Korn	35,000 -25,000	-25,000

Chris Tryba	30,000 -30,000	-30,000

Xixiang Luo	30,000 -35,000	-35,000

Felipe Ramos	30,000 -20,000	-20,000

Nacho Barbero	25,000

Patel Fills Up in Three-Way Pot

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David Salituro

Level 5

Ante: 300
Low Card: 300
Completion: 1,200
Limits: 1,200-2,400

Suketu Patel: XxXx/7♦5♥10♠10♦/Xx
Calvin Anderson: XxXx/8♥3♦6♣K♠/Xx
Brian Yoon: XxXx/A♣5♦J♠6♦/Xx

Three-handed going to fourth street, Brian Yoon bet and was called by Suketu Patel and Calvin Anderson.

All three players checked on fifth before Patel bet on sixth. Yoon and Anderson both called.

Patel bet again on seventh and Anderson called, while Yoon got out of the way. Patel then showed Q♣5♣5♠ for a full house and Anderson mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Suketu Patel	80,000 80,000	80,000
Brian Yoon	55,000 -10,000	-10,000

Calvin Anderson	50,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Brian Yoon Calvin Anderson Suketu Patel

06-30-2024 16:54 UTC-8

Taylor and Ghaneian Happy to Chop Big Pot

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Jeff McMillan

Level 5

Ante: 300
Low Card: 300
Completion: 1,200
Limits: 1,200-2,400

Arash Ghaneian: 10♦6♦/2♠A♥10♠8♠/7♣
Esther Taylor: 6♣4♦/6♥A♦J♠9♥/9♦
Hal Rotholz: KxKx/8♣Q♠7♥J♥/3x
Xixiang Luo: folded on seventh street

Four players were in the midst of a big pot as Hal Rotholz bet on seventh street. Xixiang Luo folded his cards quickly. Arash Ghaneian and Esther Taylor both called.

Rotholz tabled kings but he was beaten for the high by Taylor who had nines up and Ghaneian had the only qualifying low to chop with Taylor to leave Rotholz empty handed.

Ghaneian gave Taylor a fist bump after the hand as he said he was more than happy to get half of that pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Esther Taylor	77,000 37,000	37,000
Arash Ghaneian	73,000 5,000	5,000

Xixiang Luo	58,000 28,000	28,000

Hal Rotholz	54,000 -6,000	-6,000

Tags: Arash Ghaneian Hal Rotholz Xixiang Luo

06-30-2024 17:03 UTC-8

Zhigalov Calls Down Milgrom

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David Salituro

Level 5

Ante: 300
Low Card: 300
Completion: 1,200
Limits: 1,200-2,400

Andrey Zhigalov: XxXx/8♠10♦4♠K♣/Xx
Nicolas Milgrom: XxXx/9♦10♠A♠3♦/Xx

Nicolas Milgrom bet on fifth street and Andrey Zhigalov called.

Milgrom bet again on sixth and Zhigalov stuck around to see seventh. Milgrom then fired out another bet and Zhigalov again called.

Milgrom showed Q♦8♥4♦, while Zhigalov had A♦Q♣Q♥ and took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Milgrom	40,000 -15,000	-15,000
Andrey Zhigalov	40,000 -20,000	-20,000

Tags: Andrey Zhigalov Nicolas Milgrom

06-30-2024 17:10 UTC-8

Schwartz Keeps Climbing

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David Salituro

Level 5

Ante: 300
Low Card: 300
Completion: 1,200
Limits: 1,200-2,400

Jake Schwartz: XxXx/5♣6♠2♦5♦
Calen McNeil: XxXx/9♠6♣Q♠J♥ - folded on sixth street
Nacho Barbero: XxXx/8♣3♥10♥ - folded on fifth street

Jake Schwartz completed and was called by Calen McNeil and Nacho Barbero.

Schwartz bet on fourth street and both opponents called. Another bet on fifth was called by McNeil, while Barbero gave up his cards.

Schwartz continued betting on sixth and McNeil also mucked as Schwartz took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Schwartz	100,000 25,000	25,000
Calen McNeil	35,000 -15,000	-15,000

Nacho Barbero	30,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Calen McNeil Jake Schwartz Nacho Barbero

06-30-2024 17:14 UTC-8

Koral Three-Bets River

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Jeff McMillan

Level 5

Ante: 300
Low Card: 300
Completion: 1,200
Limits: 1,200-2,400

Tom Koral: 4♠2♥/3♦K♠J♦6♠/A♣
Andres Korn: 9♥4♥/J♥6♣5♠7♥/8♥

Action was joined on seventh street where Tom Koral bet. Andres Korn raised, Koral waited a moment and then three-bet which Korn called.

Koral tabled a low and Korn tabled a flush and the two chopped it up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andres Korn	41,000 6,000	6,000

Tom Koral	35,000 -20,000	-20,000

Tags: Andres Korn Tom Koral

06-30-2024 17:15 UTC-8

Break Time

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David Salituro

Level 5

Ante: 300
Low Card: 300
Completion: 1,200
Limits: 1,200-2,400

Players are going on another 15-minute break.

The tournament clock currently shows 109 entries so far today.

06-30-2024 17:27 UTC-8

Props, Family & Fortnite: For the Four Members of Team Lucky It's About Much More Than Poker

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Sandra Barbour

Level 5

Ante: 300
Low Card: 300
Completion: 1,200
Limits: 1,200-2,400

With 14 bracelets and nearly $50 million in tournament earnings between the four of them, there's no denying that Shaun Deeb, Josh Arieh, Daniel Weinman and Matt Glantz are poker crushers. But with resumes that include a $1 million bounty pull, a body fat prop bet victory worth nearly the same amount and a win in the biggest World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event in history, it's clear the group of close friends also have luck on their sides.

The four American poker players have branded themselves as "Team Lucky" — a name that Deeb may have come up with, though they aren't certain — as a way of consciously embracing and owning their good fortunes while fighting back against the jaded cynicism all to common in the poker world.

But Team Lucky is about more than once-in-a-lifetime bounty binks and turned two-outers leading to $12 million scores. As PokerNews learned during brunch with its four members, is more about friendship, camaraderie, and shared values than a good run of cards.

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