Event #74: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 2 | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-01-2024 20:29 UTC-8

Taylor Stuns Luo With River Bet

David Salituro

Level 15

Ante: 2,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

Thomas Taylor: XxXx/7♦7♠Q♠Q♥/Xx
Xixiang Luo: XxXx/5♥A♣2♠7♥/Xx

Thomas Taylor and Xixiang Luo went heads-up to sixth street where Luo bet. Taylor called down to seventh, where he then led out with a bet.

Luo quickly called and Taylor showed 7♣3♣3♥ for a full house. Luo put his head in his hands before mucking as Taylor took down the pot.

"Aces up?" tablemate Dario Sammartino asked after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Taylor	180,000 30,000	30,000
Xixiang Luo	110,000 -130,000	-130,000

Tags: Thomas Taylor Xixiang Luo

07-01-2024 20:32 UTC-8

Break Time

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David Salituro

Level 15

Ante: 2,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

The remaining 29 players are heading on a 15-minute break.

There are three more eliminations to go before the money bubble bursts.

Level: 16

Ante: 3,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

07-01-2024 20:54 UTC-8

Roberts Takes an Important One

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Jeff McMillan

Level 16

Ante: 3,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Christian Roberts: XxXx/J♥J♦2♠7♥/Xx
Richard Sklar: XxXx/J♠2♦4♠3♦/Xx folded on seventh street
Thomas Taylor: XxXx/3♣9♦8♠ folded on fifth street

Action was on fifth street with three players going at it. Christian Roberts bet with a pair of jacks showing, Richard Sklar called and Thomas Taylor got out of the way.

Both players checked on sixth street. On seventh, Roberts bet which got Sklar to fold which sent an important pot to Roberts to avoid getting shorter with the bubble approaching.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Sklar	645,000 145,000	145,000

Thomas Taylor	225,000 45,000	45,000
Christian Roberts	185,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Christian Roberts Richard Sklar Thomas Taylor

07-01-2024 20:54 UTC-8

Eveslage Survives With a Chop

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David Salituro

Level 16

Ante: 3,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Chad Eveslage: XxXx/A♠2♦9♦6♥/Xx
Chris Vitch: XxXx/2♥8♦J♦3♦/Xx
Michael Noori: XxXx/4♦5♣J♠9♠ - folded on sixth street

Chad Eveslage completed and was called by Chris Vitch and Michael Noori.

Eveslage bet on fourth street and both opponents called. All three players checked on fifth.

Eveslage bet again on sixth and Noori tanked for a minute before folding. Vitch then raised and Eveslage called all in.

"I have twos," Vitch said as he showed K♣2♣. Eveslage had 7♥5♥ for a low and picked up the K♦ on seventh to chop the pot.

"You said that with such confidence. 'I have twos," Noori told Vitch.

"I didn't figure you for anything. I knew my twos were good," Vitch replied.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Vitch	360,000 40,000	40,000

Michael Noori	250,000 -10,000	-10,000

Chad Eveslage	70,000

Tags: Chad Eveslage Chris Vitch Michael Noori

07-01-2024 21:00 UTC-8

Chad Has Two Aces in the Hole

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David Salituro

Level 16

Ante: 3,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Norman Chad: XxXx/3♥2♥A♠7♦/Xx
Richard Sklar: XxXx/J♠10♦10♣4♥/Xx
Naoya Kihara: XxXx/7♠A♣2♠K♣ - folded on sixth street

Richard Sklar raised on third street and both Norman Chad and Naoya Kihara called.

All three players checked on fourth before Sklar bet on fifth. Chad and Kihara both called.

Sklar bet again on sixth and Chad raised. Kihara folded, while Sklar called. Chad bet again on seventh and Sklar called.

Chad showed A♦A♥5♣ for trip aces and Sklar mucked. Chad rang the golden bell sitting in front of him as he raked in the big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Norman Chad	470,000 180,000	180,000
Richard Sklar	420,000 -225,000	-225,000

Naoya Kihara	210,000 -20,000	-20,000

Tags: Naoya Kihara Norman Chad Richard Sklar

07-01-2024 21:07 UTC-8

Hand-For-Hand Play Begins

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David Salituro

Level 16

Ante: 3,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Chad Eveslage was eliminated to bring the field down to 28 players.

Play is now going hand-for-hand until there are two more eliminations.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Eveslage	Busted

07-01-2024 21:15 UTC-8

Taylor Steams Sklar

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Jeff McMillan

Level 16

Ante: 3,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Thomas Taylor: 6♣4♦/7♠Q♥Q♠5♠/3♣
Richard Sklar: 2♠8♥/5♣K♣3♦K♠/4♠

Action came in on sixth street where Richard Sklar bet, Thomas Taylor called. On seventh, Sklar fired again and Taylor raised it up. Sklar called.

Taylor tabled a straight and a 7 low to scoop the pot from Sklar who reacted in disgust unable to believe that he would come away from the hand with nothing with a superior pair showing and an 8 low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Taylor	370,000 145,000	145,000
Richard Sklar	307,000 -113,000	-113,000

Tags: Richard Sklar Thomas Taylor

07-01-2024 21:21 UTC-8

Ghaneian Scoops to Leave Roberts on Fumes

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David Salituro

Level 16

Ante: 3,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Arash Ghaneian: XxXx/6♣5♦A♣10♥/Xx
Christian Roberts: XxXx/A♠J♥2♥K♥/Xx
Clayton Mozdzen: XxXx/4♥10♣J♣ - folded on fifth street

Arash Ghaneian completed, Christian Roberts raised, and both Clayton Mozdzen and Ghaneian called.

"See you on the river, boys," Ghaneian said as he bet on fourth street. Roberts and Mozdzen called.

Ghaneian bet again on fifth and Roberts called, while Mozdzen got out of the way. Ghaneian continued betting on sixth and seventh as Roberts called him down.

"Six-low and a pair of tens," Ghaneian said as he showed 10♦4♦2♠. Roberts mucked and Ghaneian scooped the pot to leave Roberts on an extreme short stack.

Koji Fujimoto was eliminated at the same time on another table to bring the field down to the official money bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arash Ghaneian	580,000 52,000	52,000

Clayton Mozdzen	175,000 55,000	55,000
Christian Roberts	45,000 -140,000	-140,000

Koji Fujimoto	Busted

Tags: Arash Ghaneian Christian Roberts Clayton Mozdzen Koji Fujimoto

07-01-2024 21:28 UTC-8

Roberts Doubles on the Bubble

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David Salituro

Level 16

Ante: 3,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Christian Roberts: XxXx/6♣7♦Q♥/Xx
Chris Vitch: XxXx/8♥K♣2♦

Christian Roberts bet on fifth street, Chris Vitch raised, and Roberts called all in.

Roberts finished with 7♠A♦9♠5♥ for a pair of sevens, while Vitch had 4♣2♠3♠ for a pair of deuces showing by seventh but missed the 9♦ river as Roberts stayed alive.

"I tried, everyone," Vitch told the rest of the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Vitch	320,000 -40,000	-40,000

Christian Roberts	90,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Chris Vitch Christian Roberts