Event #74: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 3 | 2024 World Series of Poker

07-02-2024 22:47 UTC-8

Sklar Scoops Taylor

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David Salituro

Level 23

Ante: 15,000
Low Card: 20,000
Completion: 60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000

Richard Sklar: XxXx/2♠5♠J♠3♥/Xx
Thomas Taylor: XxXx/A♥2♥10♠J♦/Xx

Thomas Taylor completed and Richard Sklar called.

Taylor bet on fourth street and Sklar called. Both players then checked on fifth before Sklar bet on sixth. Taylor called.

Sklar bet again on seventh and Taylor called. "Straight six," Sklar said, showing 10♥6♦4♦ for a straight and a low.

"Oh, wow, that's a good hand," Arash Ghaneian added as Sklar scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Sklar	5,300,000 150,000	150,000

Arash Ghaneian	2,900,000 250,000	250,000

Thomas Taylor	1,700,000 -650,000	-650,000

Tags: Richard Sklar Thomas Taylor

07-02-2024 22:56 UTC-8

Ghaneian Takes a Modest One

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Jeff McMillan

Level 23

Ante: 15,000
Low Card: 20,000
Completion: 60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000

Arash Ghaneian: XxXx/4♦5♦Q♦
Richard Sklar: XxXx/K♠7♠9♣ folded on fifth street

Arash Ghaneian took a small one from Richard Sklar when he bet on fourth and fifth to get a fold and the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Sklar	5,100,000 -200,000	-200,000

Arash Ghaneian	3,050,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Arash Ghaneian Richard Sklar

07-02-2024 22:56 UTC-8

Ghaneian Takes a Modest One

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Jeff McMillan

Level 23

Ante: 15,000
Low Card: 20,000
Completion: 60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000

Arash Ghaneian: XxXx/4♦5♦Q♦
Richard Sklar: XxXx/K♠7♠9♣ folded on fifth street

Arash Ghaneian took a small one from Richard Sklar when he bet on fourth and fifth to get a fold and the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Sklar	5,100,000 -200,000	-200,000

Arash Ghaneian	3,050,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Arash Ghaneian Richard Sklar

07-02-2024 23:02 UTC-8

Ghaneian Serves Up a Scoop to Taylor

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David Salituro

Level 23

Ante: 15,000
Low Card: 20,000
Completion: 60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000

Arash Ghaneian: XxXx/7♥2♥3♥K♣/Xx
Thomas Taylor: XxXx/8♣8♦6♥7♣/Xx

Thomas Taylor completed and Arash Ghaneian called.

Taylor bet on fourth street and Ghaneian called. Ghaneian then bet on fifth and Taylor called.

Taylor resumed betting on sixth, Ghaneian raised, and Taylor called. Ghaneian bet again on seventh and Taylor called.

"Low and a flush," Ghaneian said, showing K♥6♠4♥. Taylor mucked and Ghaneian scooped the pot to chants of "AG the OG" from his rail.

"You said that aloud like that's a good hand or something," Richard Sklar said to Ghaneian.

"It sure as hell is," Ghaneian replied.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arash Ghaneian	3,700,000 650,000	650,000

Thomas Taylor	1,300,000 -400,000	-400,000

Tags: Arash Ghaneian Thomas Taylor

07-02-2024 23:09 UTC-8

Ghaneian Scoops Taylor Again

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Jeff McMillan

Level 23

Ante: 15,000
Low Card: 20,000
Completion: 60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000

Arash Ghaneian: 7♣4♥A♥/2♠8♥9♣7♦
Thomas Taylor: 6♣9♦A♠/6♦2♣K♥4♠
Richard Sklar: XxXx/A♣10♥ folded on fourth street

Thomas Taylor two-bet on third street and both opponents called. Taylor continued with a bet of fourth street, which Arash Ghaneian called and Richard Sklar folded.

On fifth and sixth street Taylor fired and Ghaneian called both times. Action went check-check on the river.

Ghaneian tabled a pair of sevens and an 8 low to scoop a pot from Taylor again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arash Ghaneian	4,150,000 450,000	450,000

Thomas Taylor	1,050,000 -250,000	-250,000

Tags: Arash Ghaneian Richard Sklar Thomas Taylor

07-02-2024 23:12 UTC-8

Taylor Running on Fumes as Ghaneian Scoops Again

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David Salituro

Level 23

Ante: 15,000
Low Card: 20,000
Completion: 60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000

Arash Ghaneian: XxXx/A♦6♣A♠2♥/Xx
Thomas Taylor: XxXx/10♣9♣Q♦6♠/Xx

Arash Ghaneian completed and Thomas Taylor called.

Ghaneian continued betting through to seventh street as Taylor called. Ghaneian then bet again on seventh and Taylor called once more.

Ghaneian turned over 5♦4♥4♠ for two pair and a low as he immediately pumped his fist towards his rail to celebrate yet another scoop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arash Ghaneian	4,500,000 350,000	350,000

Thomas Taylor	520,000 -530,000	-530,000

Tags: Arash Ghaneian Thomas Taylor

07-02-2024 23:13 UTC-8

Break

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David Salituro

Level 23

Ante: 15,000
Low Card: 20,000
Completion: 60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000

Players are going on another 10-minute break.

Level: 24

Ante: 20,000
Low Card: 20,000
Completion: 80,000
Limits: 80,000-160,000

07-02-2024 23:29 UTC-8

Taylor Gets It In

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David Salituro

Level 24

Ante: 20,000
Low Card: 20,000
Completion: 80,000
Limits: 80,000-160,000

Thomas Taylor: XxXx/A♥Q♣4♥J♣/Xx
Richard Sklar: XxXx/7♣9♥2♦3♣/Xx

Thomas Taylor completed, and Richard Sklar called.

Taylor bet on fourth and fifth streets as Sklar called down to sixth. Sklar then bet, and Taylor called.

Taylor bet his last chips on seventh, and Sklar called. Taylor showed 5♠3♥3♦ for a pair of threes, while Sklar had 8♥6♥4♣ for a low to chop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Sklar	4,700,000 -400,000	-400,000

Thomas Taylor	620,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Richard Sklar Thomas Taylor

07-02-2024 23:37 UTC-8

Taylor Chops to Stay Alive

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Jeff McMillan

Level 24

Ante: 20,000
Low Card: 20,000
Completion: 80,000
Limits: 80,000-160,000

Richard Sklar: 4♥3♥/A♥4♠6♠5♦/J♥
Thomas Taylor: 3♣10x/10♣8♣3♦5♥/9♣

Richard Sklar bet on fourth street and Thomas Taylor called. On fifth street, Sklar bet again, Taylor raised and Sklar raised once more to make Taylor put in the rest of his chips.

They ended up chopping the pot with Taylor taking the low and Sklar taking the high.