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

07-02-2024 15:04 UTC-8

Wasserson and Schindler Chop Up Talarico

Ryan Lashmar

Level 19

Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Arash Ghaneian: XxXx/K♥Q♠ - folded on fourth street
Jared Talarico: XxXxXx/3♥2♦Q♥9♦
Eric Wasserson: 4♥6♣3♠/2♣8♣2♥9♥
Maximilian Schindler: A♣7♣5♠/9♣A♥6♦10♥

Arash Ghaneian completed with a king and received calls from Jared Talarico, Maximilian Schindler and Eric Wasserson in the bring in.

Schindler bet fourth street and received calls from Talaerico and Wasserson while Ghaneian got out of the way. Schindler then bet fifth and sixth street and was called by both remaining opponents. All three players checked on seventh.

"Low" Wasserson announced, tabling an eight-six low to go along with his pair of twos. Schindler was good for the high with his pair of aces and he chopped the pot with Wasserson after Talarico mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Wasserson	965,000 185,000	185,000

Arash Ghaneian	690,000 -55,000	-55,000

Maximilian Schindler	600,000 105,000	105,000
Jared Talarico	420,000 -200,000	-200,000

Tags: Eric Wasserson Arash Ghaneian Jared Talarico Maximilian Schindler

07-02-2024 15:04 UTC-8

Ghaneian Takes From Sklar

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Jeff McMillan

Level 19

Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Arash Ghaneian: K♠J♥/J♠4♣5♠K♣/3♠
Richard Sklar: XxXx/2♥Q♥10♥2♣/Xx

Arash Ghaneian bet on fifth street and was called by Richard Sklar. Sklar bet on sixth and Ghaneian called. The pattern changed again on seventh when Ghaneian bet and Sklar called.

Ghaneian tabled kings up to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arash Ghaneian	915,000 225,000	225,000

Richard Sklar	220,000 -325,000	-325,000

Tags: Arash Ghaneian Richard Sklar

07-02-2024 15:08 UTC-8

Ghaneian Shows Schindler the Wheel

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Jeff McMillan

Level 19

Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Arash Ghaneian: A♦2♦/2♣3♦5♠8♠/4♠
Maximilian Schindler: XxXx/7♣2♠10♥8♥/Xx

Action was on sixth street where Arash Ghaneian bet and Maximilian Schindler called it. Ghaneian bet again on seventh and Schindler tossed in the call.

Ghaneian announced a wheel. "No ****ing way" said Schindler in disgust as he dropped a significant portion of his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Arash Ghaneian	1,310,000 395,000	395,000

Maximilian Schindler	210,000 -390,000	-390,000

Tags: Maximilian Schindler Arash Ghaneian

07-02-2024 15:10 UTC-8

Brunson Scoops a Three-Way Pot

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David Salituro

Level 19

Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Todd Brunson: XxXx/3♦5♣K♠10♥/Xx
Hisashi Yamanouchi: XxXx/A♥7♦A♦J♦/Xx
Brad Ruben: XxXx/3♠8♣2♦6♥/Xx

Hisashi Yamanouchi completed and was called by Todd Brunson and Brad Ruben.

Yamanouchi bet on fourth street, Brunson called, and Ruben raised. Both opponents called.

Yamanouchi bet again on fifth and Brunson and Ruben called. Yamanouchi bet on sixth and both opponents called.

Brunson then bet on seventh and picked up two calls. He then showed 6♣4♣2♥ for a straight and a low as he scooped the big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Todd Brunson	950,000 470,000	470,000

Hisashi Yamanouchi	550,000 -125,000	-125,000
Brad Ruben	380,000 -520,000	-520,000

Tags: Brad Ruben Hisashi Yamanouchi Todd Brunson

07-02-2024 15:17 UTC-8

Todd Ivens Eliminated in 14th Place ($21,000)

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 19

Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Michael Rocco: XxXx/4♥ - folded on third street
Todd Ivens: J♣J♦/9♣10♠7♠8♣/Q♥
Richard Sklar: A♦2♦/3♦2♠10♦A♥/5♦

Todd Ivens called the bring in with a nine, Michael Rocco completed with a four, Richard Sklar raised from the bring in with a three, Ivens three-bet, Rocco folded and Sklar called.

Ivens bet fourth and fifth streets and was called by Sklar both times. On sixth and seventh Sklar check-called bets from Ivens, who got the last of his chips in on seventh street after starting the hand with a bit more than 200,000.

Ivens had no low and a jack-high straight. Sklar also had no low but had made the nut-flush on seventh street to send the start-of-day chip leader to the rail and take down a sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Rocco	675,000 110,000	110,000

Richard Sklar	545,000 325,000	325,000

Todd Ivens	Busted

Tags: Michael Rocco Richard Sklar Todd Ivens

07-02-2024 15:18 UTC-8

Jake Schwartz Eliminated in 13th Place ($21,000)

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David Salituro

Level 19

Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Jake Schwartz: XxXx/3♣7♦5♥9♦/Xx
Todd Brunson: XxXx/2♦J♦8♥K♣/Xx
Thomas Taylor: XxXx/6♣8♣10♦Q♦/Xx
Andrey Zhigalov: XxXx/4♥3♥Q♠10♣/Xx

In a four-way pot on fourth street, Andrey Zhigalov bet before Jake Schwartz raised. Todd Brunson and Thomas Taylor called, while Zhigalov reraised. Schwartz moved all in and all three opponents called.

Brunson then bet on fifth and sixth as both Zhigalov and Taylor called. All three players checked on seventh.

Brunson showed K♣K♥Q♠ for trip kings, while Taylor had A♣5♠2♥ for a low. Schwartz was drawing to a low with A♥5♦, but he missed the 8♦ as Brunson and Taylor chopped up the pot to send Schwartz to the rail in 13th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Taylor	2,400,000 250,000	250,000
Todd Brunson	1,200,000 250,000	250,000

Andrey Zhigalov	860,000 -240,000	-240,000

Jake Schwartz	Busted

Tags: Andrey Zhigalov Jake Schwartz Thomas Taylor Todd Brunson

07-02-2024 15:20 UTC-8

Schindler Hits River to Double

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Jeff McMillan

Level 19

Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Maximilian Schindler: 6♣4♣/6♠2♥7♦7♥/6♥
Eric Wasserson: 10♣10♥/5♥9♠3♥3♠/4♦

Maximilian Schindler completed with a six and Eric Wasserson came along. Schindler bet on fourth and was called. Both players checked on fifth street.

On sixth, Schindler bet, Wasserman raised and Schindler re-raised to put in the rest of his chips.

Wasserman had the lead with tens up while Schindler had a low draw to survive. But the river was better than that for him as he hit a six to give him a boat and the entire pot for a full double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Wasserson	675,000 -290,000	-290,000

Maximilian Schindler	285,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Eric Wasserson Maximilian Schindler

07-02-2024 15:21 UTC-8

Break Time

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David Salituro

Level 19

Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

The remaining 12 players are now on another 10-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Taylor	2,550,000 150,000	150,000
Todd Brunson	1,280,000 80,000	80,000

Arash Ghaneian	1,220,000 -90,000	-90,000

Andrey Zhigalov	820,000 -40,000	-40,000

Michael Rocco	705,000 30,000	30,000

Dario Alioto	700,000 -155,000	-155,000

Eric Wasserson	675,000 -290,000	-290,000

Richard Sklar	560,000 15,000	15,000

Hisashi Yamanouchi	460,000 -90,000	-90,000
Brad Ruben	355,000 -25,000	-25,000

Maximilian Schindler	285,000 75,000	75,000
Jared Talarico	245,000 -175,000	-175,000

Level: 20

Ante: 7,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

07-02-2024 15:35 UTC-8

Brad Ruben Eliminated in 12th Place ($21,000)

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David Salituro

Level 20

Ante: 7,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

Brad Ruben: XxXx/7♠K♦Q♦J♦/Xx
Todd Brunson: XxXx/K♣2♥5♣4♦/Xx

Heads-up on fourth street, Todd Brunson bet and Brad Ruben called.

Brunson bet on fifth, but this time Ruben came back with a raise. Brunson called, then called again on sixth.

Ruben bet on seventh and Brunson raised. Ruben shot out of his seat before calling off his last chips, showing A♦A♥. Brunson turned over K♠6♠3♥ for a straight and a low to scoop the pot and send Ruben to the rail in 12th place.

"I had buried aces and a royal draw," a stunned Ruben said as he headed for the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Todd Brunson	1,580,000 300,000	300,000

Brad Ruben	Busted

Tags: Brad Ruben Todd Brunson