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

07-01-2024 21:29 UTC-8

Life Outside Poker: Life Coach Tyler Todt Used to "Bum Hunt" Tom Dwan

Connor Richards

Level 16

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

Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the tenth episode, Connor speaks with health and life coach Tyler Todt, a longtime poker player who made seven figures in early online poker days before taking a job in the banking industry and eventually leaving that to become his own boss and a health influencer.

Todt talked about online poker pre-Black Friday, bum hunting Tom Dwan, the benefits of a balanced life, avoiding the pitfalls of Las Vegas, being bullish on humanity and his favorite non-fiction books.

This interview was filmed at the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) inside Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Tyler Todt by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

Learn More About Life Outside Poker!

Tags: Tom Dwan Tyler Todt Connor Richards

07-01-2024 21:41 UTC-8

Yamanouchi Adding

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Jeff McMillan

Level 16

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

Hisashi Yamanouchi: 10♣10♠/6♠7♥2♣7♦/6♦
Eric Wasserson: XxXx/8♣4♥Q♥9♥/Xx

Action was picked up on seventh at the end of a hand where Hisashi Yamanouchi bet. Eric Wasserson took a few moments before he decided to call.

Yamanouchi tabled two pair which was good as Wasserson mucked.

Yamanouchi continued his recent rise in chips, following a hand not long ago where he had quad queens to take the high.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hisashi Yamanouchi	710,000 160,000	160,000
Eric Wasserson	405,000 -35,000	-35,000

Tags: Eric Wasserson Hisashi Yamanouchi

07-01-2024 21:49 UTC-8

Luo Finds a Chop on the End

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David Salituro

Level 16

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

Xixiang Luo: XxXx/Q♣5♣
Thomas Taylor: XxXx/7♥8♥

Thomas Taylor completed, Xixiang Luo raised, and Taylor called.

Luo had just two 1,000 chips remaining and put them in on fourth street as Taylor called.

Taylor finished with K♥9♣5♠7♣A♥ for a pair of sevens, while Luo had 10♠3♦A♦4♣ showing by seventh. He caught the 7♠ on seventh to make a low and chop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Taylor	320,000 -50,000	-50,000
Xixiang Luo	40,000 -70,000	-70,000

Tags: Thomas Taylor Xixiang Luo

07-01-2024 22:02 UTC-8

Ruben Wins Huge Four-Way Pot

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Jeff McMillan

Level 16

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

Brad Ruben: A♦A♠/4♣2♣2♠9♦/K♣
Hisashi Yamanouchi: Q♠5x/Q♥5♠3♦6♦/Xx
Maximilian Schindler: XxXx/8♣2♥J♠10♠/Xx
Eric Wasserson: XxXx/7♠8♠K♦J♦/Xx

There was a large pot brewing between four players on fifth street. Maximilian Schindler bet, Eric Wasserson called. Hisashi Yamanouchi raised, Brad Ruben called as did Schindler and Wasserson.

Yamanouchi bet on sixth after all three other players checked to him and then they all called his bet.

Action checked all the way around on seventh.

Yamanouchi tabled queens up but Ruben had that beat with aces in the hole for aces up. He clapped his hands and pumped his fist in celebration after he took down what ended up being a significant pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hisashi Yamanouchi	685,000 -25,000	-25,000
Brad Ruben	550,000 170,000	170,000

Maximilian Schindler	505,000 -115,000	-115,000
Eric Wasserson	370,000 -35,000	-35,000

Tags: Brad Ruben Eric Wasserson Hisashi Yamanouchi Maximilian Schindler

07-01-2024 22:11 UTC-8

Luo Doubles Twice

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David Salituro

Level 16

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

Xixiang Luo: XxXx/Q♣
Dario Sammartino: XxXx/A♠

Dario Sammartino completed, Xixiang Luo raised all in, and Sammartino called.

Sammartino finished with 6♠6♦5♣9♥10♠7♣ for a pair of sixes, while Luo found Q♠2♠4♠K♣3♠9♣ to make a pair of queens and double up.

A few hands later, Luo was involved in another pot against Richard Sklar.

Xixiang Luo: XxXx/2♦3♠7♣K♥
Richard Sklar: XxXx/J♣J♦A♥10♠

Luo bet on fourth and fifth streets as Sklar called. Luo then moved all in on sixth and Sklar called.

Luo had 4♣5♦ for a low, while Sklar had Q♣7♥6♣ for a pair of jacks. "Ace or a six. Ace or a six," Luo pleaded. "Yes, ace," he yelled out, peeling the A♣ on seventh to make a straight.

"Lucky game. I love this game," Luo said as he celebrated another double up on the bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Sklar	180,000 -127,000	-127,000

Xixiang Luo	140,000 100,000	100,000

Dario Sammartino	125,000 -25,000	-25,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino Richard Sklar Xixiang Luo

07-01-2024 22:19 UTC-8

Brunson Has Two Aces Showing

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David Salituro

Level 16

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

Todd Brunson: XxXx/7♣3♥A♥A♦
Jared Talarico: XxXx/9♦2♦K♥7♠

Three-handed on fourth street, Todd Brunson bet and Jared Talarico called while James Demartini got out of the way.

Brunson bet again on fifth and Talarico called. Brunson made a pair of aces on sixth and bet again.

"Alright, I give up," Talarico said as he folded. Brunson showed Q♥Q♠ in the hole for two pair as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jared Talarico	780,000 300,000	300,000
Andrey Zhigalov	770,000 -150,000	-150,000

Jake Schwartz	350,000 170,000	170,000
Todd Brunson	320,000

James Demartini	150,000 -130,000	-130,000
Adam Friedman	140,000 -90,000	-90,000

Tags: James Demartini Jared Talarico Todd Brunson

07-01-2024 22:25 UTC-8

Bubble Continues After Roberts Doubles

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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: 2♥5♠/4♣2♣3♦K♣/5♦
Arash Ghaneian: 6♦7♥/7♠Q♣2♦J♠/A♠

Christian Roberts was all in from fourth street on the bubble against Arash Ghaneian. They waited for all other hands to finish nefore revealing their cards.

Roberts was behind but fifth street gave him a lot of outs. Sixth street was a blank but seventh street saved him as he made two pair to give him the full double and continue the hand for hand marathon.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arash Ghaneian	800,000 5,000	5,000

Christian Roberts	87,000 -3,000	-3,000

Tags: Arash Ghaneian Christian Roberts

07-01-2024 22:30 UTC-8

Friedman Cracks Rolled Up Aces With Quads

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David Salituro

Level 16

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

Adam Friedman: XxXx/6♣J♣6♠5♣/Xx
James Demartini: XxXx/A♦4♥7♦Q♣/Xx

Both Adam Friedman and James Demartini checked on fifth street before Friedman bet on sixth. Demartini called.

Friedman bet again on seventh and Demartini called once more. "Quads," Friedman said, turning over A♣6♦6♥. Demartini flashed A♠A♥ for rolled up aces before mucking.

"Adam, you should go to prison," Jake Schwartz said.

"He caught the ace on the end. It could've been quads over quads," Todd Brunson added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	220,000 80,000	80,000

James Demartini	60,000 -90,000	-90,000

Tags: Adam Friedman James Demartini

07-01-2024 22:41 UTC-8

Sklar Calls For 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

"Let 27th and 26th place just split the money. This is getting boring," Richard Sklar yelled out as hand-for-hand play reached it's second hour.

"Try to bust somebody," a tablemate said.

"He is trying. He's trying to bust himself," Eric Wasserson said from another table.

"We're playing for glory. This late in the World Series, you're either too up or too down and you don't care anymore," Chris Vitch added.

07-01-2024 22:57 UTC-8

Patel Becomes Bubble Boy

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Jeff McMillan

Level 16

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

Eric Wasserson: A♥9♦/5♣J♣5♦Q♦/4♦
Suketu Patel: 10♦8♥/A♦9♥K♦2♦/7♣

Suketu Patel was all in from third street as all attention shifted to the at risk player against Eric Wasserson.

Wasserson paired his five on fifth street, while Patel got a flush draw on sixth street. Patel needed to hit a flush or pair any of his cards other than the deuce to survive but his river was a blank to finally burst the bubble after over 90 minutes of real time of hand for hand play.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Wasserson	590,000 220,000	220,000

Suketu Patel	Busted

Tags: Eric Wasserson Suketu Patel