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

06-30-2024 19:03 UTC-8

Shack-Harris and Mozdzen Chop Up Pisarenko's Chips

Jeff McMillan

Level 7

Ante: 500
Low Card: 500
Completion: 2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

Brandon Shack-Harris: J♣5♣/A♣A♥K♠5♠/2♣
Clayton Mozdzen: A♠3♣/3♥2♦2♥8♣/7♦
Maksim Pisarenko: XxXx/10♠7♥9♦4♦/Xx folded on seventh street

Action was on fifth street when Clayton Mozdzen bet his pair of deuces. Brandon Shack-Harris and Maksim Pisarenko both called.

Mozdzen bet on sixth where got two calls again and on seventh he fired once more and only Shack-Harris called this time as Pisarenko folded.

Shack-Harris was good for the high with aces up and Mozdzen took half the pot with the best low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Shack-Harris	161,000 -4,000	-4,000

Clayton Mozdzen	39,000 4,000	4,000
Maksim Pisarenko	14,000 -4,500	-4,500

06-30-2024 19:06 UTC-8

Ahmed Takes From Luo

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Jeff McMillan

Level 7

Ante: 500
Low Card: 500
Completion: 2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

Owais Ahmed: A♦K♦/6♥6♠Q♦A♣/8♠
Xixiang Luo: XxXx/J♣4♦Q♠2♠/Xx

Action was on seventh street where Owais Ahmed bet and was called by Xixiang Luo.

Ahmed tabled the winner with aces up to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xixiang Luo	83,000 53,000	53,000

Owais Ahmed	82,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Owais Ahmed Xixiang Luo

06-30-2024 19:11 UTC-8

Bronshtein Scoops to Knock Out Two

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David Salituro

Level 7

Ante: 500
Low Card: 500
Completion: 2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

Yuval Bronshtein: XxXx/6♥5♠Q♠4♣/Xx
Robert Campbell: XxXx/K♥4♦7♠3♦/Xx
David Funkhouser: XxXx/3♣A♥5♥J♠/Xx
Yingui Li: XxXx/Q♦3♥A♠9♦/Xx

Yingui Li got his last chips in the middle on third street as Yuval Bronshtein, Robert Campbell, and David Funkhouser went to fourth.

Funkhouser then moved all in, and Campbell and Bronshtein both called. Campbell bet on fifth, and Bronshtein called to create a side pot.

Both players checked on sixth, and Bronshtein bet on seventh. Campbell called.

Bronshtein showed 9♥8♥7♣ for a straight and a low, and Campbell mucked. Li also mucked as he prepared to head for the exit, while Funkhousser had A♣8♦ showing the possibility of chopping the pot with a low. He instead peeled the Q♥ for his last card and tossed it into the middle before joining Li on the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Campbell	100,000 -30,000	-30,000

Yuval Bronshtein	70,000 55,000	55,000

David Funkhouser	Busted

Yingui Li	Busted

Tags: David Funkhouser Robert Campbell Yingui Li Yuval Bronshtein

06-30-2024 19:26 UTC-8

Moulder Makes Quads, Can Only Chop With Idema

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David Salituro

Level 7

Ante: 500
Low Card: 500
Completion: 2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

Patrick Moulder: XxXx/5♠2♦2♠2♥/Xx
Dan Idema: XxXx/7♦K♥5♦2♣/Xx
Jake Schwartz: XxXx/Q♦J♥8♠ - folded on fifth street
Jen Harman: XxXx/9♦3♠8♣ - folded on fifth street

Jake Schwartz bet on fourth street and was called by Patrick Moulder, Jen Harman, and Dan Idema.

Idema bet on fifth and Moulder raised. Harman and Schwartz folded, while Idema called down to sixth. Moulder then bet again and Idema called.

Moulder bet on seventh and Idema called again. Moulder showed 5♦3♣2♣ for quad deuces and Idema showed K♠8♦Xx for a low as they chopped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Schwartz	100,000 -21,000	-21,000
Daniel Idema	90,000

Patrick Moulder	65,000 35,000	35,000

Jen Harman	50,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Dan Idema Jake Schwartz Jen Harman Patrick Moulder

06-30-2024 19:29 UTC-8

Flush For Ghaneian

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Jeff McMillan

Level 7

Ante: 500
Low Card: 500
Completion: 2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

Arash Ghaneian: 8♣2♣/10♣Q♥5♣6♣/J♥
Xixiang Luo: XxXx/2♠K♣3♣6♥/Xx

Arash Ghaneian bet on seventh street. Xixiang Luo called. Ghaneian tabled a flush to take the pot away from Luo.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arash Ghaneian	98,000 -6,000	-6,000

Xixiang Luo	65,000 -18,000	-18,000

Tags: Arash Ghaneian Xixiang Luo

06-30-2024 19:30 UTC-8

Final Break

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David Salituro

Level 7

Ante: 500
Low Card: 500
Completion: 2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

Players are on the last 15-minute break of the day.

There are two more 60-minute levels left to play before bagging up for the night.

Level: 8

Ante: 500
Low Card: 1,000
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

06-30-2024 19:51 UTC-8

Seiver Going For No. 4

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David Salituro

Level 8

Ante: 500
Low Card: 1,000
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Scott Seiver, fresh off winning the $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Championship for his third bracelet of the summer, just took his seat in this tournament as he chases a fourth.

"Why don't you take the day off? Let somebody else win," Ahmed Mohamed said.

"I can't do that," Seiver replied.

Eli Elezra and John Hennigan also joined the field during the break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	60,000 60,000	60,000

Eli Elezra	60,000 60,000	60,000

John Hennigan	60,000

Tags: Eli Elezra Scott Seiver

06-30-2024 19:57 UTC-8

Sammartino Forces Fold

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Jeff McMillan

Level 8

Ante: 500
Low Card: 1,000
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Dario Sammartino: A♠5♠Xx/8♠J♣Q♠K♠
Brian Hastings: XxXx/Q♦9♦7♥K♥/Xx

Action was on sixth street. Dario Sammartino raised the bet from Brian Hastings who thought for a while before he called.

After seventh street, Sammartino bet and Hastings folded after close to a minute of thinking. Sammartino flashed just two of his hole cards as he took in the pot.