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

07-01-2024 18:01 UTC-8

Fal Stays Alive, Chops With Brunson

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Jeff McMillan

Level 14

Ante: 2,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Todd Brunson: J♣8♠/J♥7♥8♣6♣/9♥
Nikolay Fal: A♠6♠/7♠5♣J♦8♥/K♥
Adam Friedman: 3♠3♥/5♥4♠4♦J♠/6♦

Nikolay Fal bet on sixth street and got two instant calls from Adam Friedman and Todd Brunson.

On seventh, Fal bet again. Friedman raised. Brunson called swiftly. Fal would need to put in his remaining 3,000 to make the call as he agonized over it for a few moments before he called.

Friedman announced two pair, but it was beaten by Brunson's jacks up two pair for the high. And Fal stayed alive by taking the low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Todd Brunson	320,000 60,000	60,000

Adam Friedman	315,000 35,000	35,000

Nikolay Fal	110,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Adam Friedman Nikolay Fal Todd Brunson

07-01-2024 18:02 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Zhigalov	760,000 -20,000	-20,000

Richard Sklar	470,000 -10,000	-10,000

Hisashi Yamanouchi	460,000 90,000	90,000
Arash Ghaneian	450,000 -20,000	-20,000

Jordan Siegel	270,000 50,000	50,000
Chris Vitch	250,000 70,000	70,000

Michael Rocco	230,000 -90,000	-90,000

Suketu Patel	180,000 60,000	60,000
Jake Schwartz	180,000 60,000	60,000
Christian Roberts	160,000 25,000	25,000

James Demartini	160,000 30,000	30,000
Bryan Pimlott	150,000 -130,000	-130,000
Brandon Shack-Harris	125,000 5,000	5,000

Michael Noori	120,000 -20,000	-20,000

Xixiang Luo	110,000 50,000	50,000

Corey Hochman	100,000 -70,000	-70,000
Owais Ahmed	90,000 -70,000	-70,000

Ismael Bojang	90,000 -17,000	-17,000

Dan Shak	80,000 -140,000	-140,000
Clayton Mozdzen	70,000 -190,000	-190,000
Robert Campbell	70,000 -50,000	-50,000

Jerry Wong	60,000 -50,000	-50,000

Jean Said	60,000 -80,000	-80,000

Dinner Break

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David Salituro

Level 14

Ante: 2,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

The remaining 41 players are going on a 60-minute dinner break.

Action should resume around 8 p.m. local time.

07-01-2024 18:32 UTC-8

Summer of Madness: Too Soon to Call it the Greatest World Series of Poker of All Time?

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Lyle Bateman

Level 14

Ante: 2,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Are we witnessing the greatest World Series of Poker (WSOP) ever?

No hyperbole, that's a genuine question. On Sunday, Scott Seiver won his third bracelet of the summer making him a lock to win the 2024 WSOP Player of the Year award. Or, so you'd think. But the latter part of that sentence couldn't be further from the truth.

Read the Full Story Here

Level: 15

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

07-01-2024 19:11 UTC-8

Shack-Harris Commits All His Chips Against Ruben

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David Salituro

Level 15

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

Brandon Shack-Harris: XxXx/4♦8♣6♠
Brad Ruben: XxXx/7♥7♦10♠
Suketu Patel: XxXx/10♣2♥A♥ - folded on fifth street

Brad Ruben bet on fourth street and was called by Brandon Shack-Harris and Suketu Patel.

Shack-Harris then bet on fifth and Patel called. Ruben raised, Shack-Harris reraised all in, Patel folded, and Ruben called.

Ruben finished with 7♣4♣5♦3♦ for trip sevens, while Shack-Harris made A♣7♠Q♥9♠. "Flush," tablemate Owais Ahmed said as pointed at Shack-Harris' board, but only as a joke.

"Come on, man. I thought we were being friendly," Ruben joked with Ahmed as he and Shack-Harris chopped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Ruben	370,000 20,000	20,000

Suketu Patel	120,000 -60,000	-60,000
Brandon Shack-Harris	110,000 -15,000	-15,000

Tags: Brad Ruben Brandon Shack-Harris Suketu Patel

07-01-2024 19:13 UTC-8

Sammartino Leaves Cha Short

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Jeff McMillan

Level 15

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

Dario Sammartino: 7♥2♦/6♦3♠K♣2♥/3♥
PJ Cha: XxXx/2♠9♣6♠Q♠/Xx

PJ Cha bet on fifth street which Dario Sammartino called. On sixth street. Sammartino bet and Ch called.

Both players checked on the river. Sammartino tabled two pair to take the pot down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	365,000 100,000	100,000

PJ Cha	36,000 -74,000	-74,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino PJ Cha

07-01-2024 19:20 UTC-8

Jacks Are Good For Said

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David Salituro

Level 15

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

Jean Said: XxXx/J♠2♣A♥3♣/Xx
Dario Alioto: XxXx/5♠7♦K♠4♣/Xx

Heads-up on fifth street, Jean Said bet and Dario Alioto called.

Said bet again on sixth and Alioto called once more. Both players then checked on seventh.

Said showed K♦J♣10♥ for a pair of jacks and Alioto sent his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Alioto	230,000 -130,000	-130,000

Jean Said	150,000 90,000	90,000

Tags: Dario Alioto Jean Said

07-01-2024 19:26 UTC-8

Fujimoto Wins a Three-Way All In

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David Salituro

Level 15

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

Koji Fujimoto and Nikolay Fal both got all their chips in the middle, while Adam Friedman had them both covered and at risk.

Fujimoto finished with Q♦J♥A♦Q♣6♣6♦J♣ for queens and jacks. Fal had Q♥2♣5♥K♠4♣9♣K♣ for a pair of kings, while Friedman was showing 8♣Q♠6♠6♥9♥3♣7♦ for a pair of sixes. Fujimoto took the pot to double up off Friedman, while Fal was sent to the rail.

After the hand, tablemate Jake Schwartz thought Fal was attempting to give him a fist bump and accidentally punched him. "I'm sorry, that was very weird," Schwartz said.

"You almost gave him a black eye. He gets punched by Jake Schwartz after being eliminated," Todd Brunson added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	270,000 -45,000	-45,000

Koji Fujimoto	120,000 -60,000	-60,000
Nikolay Fal	Busted

Tags: Adam Friedman Koji Fujimoto Nikolay Fal

07-01-2024 19:30 UTC-8

Alioto and Taylor Chop Noori's Chips

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Jeff McMillan

Level 15

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

Dario Alioto: K♠5♣/2♦K♣7♥Q♠/8♦
Thomas Taylor: 7♦8♠/6♥4♠A♦J♦/3♣
Michael Noori: K♦4♣/A♠7♠7♣9♦/5♠

Action was on fifth street. Thomas Taylor bet and Dario Alioto called along with Michael Noori.

Taylor bet again on sixth street and was called twice again. On seventh street, all three players checked it.

Taylor tabled the best low while Alioto had a pair of kings to take the high and shut out Noori.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Alioto	295,000 65,000	65,000

Thomas Taylor	255,000 80,000	80,000
Michael Noori	172,000 52,000	52,000

Tags: Dario Alioto Michael Noori Thomas Taylor