Event #40: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Jour 1 | 2017 World Series of Poker

2017-06-21 01:11 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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Mo Nuwwarah

Niveau 10 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Allen Kessler	45,000 4,500	4,500
Joe Hachem	40,000

Mike Leah	40,000 9,000	9,000

Tony Ma	35,500 21,000	21,000

Mike Ross	35,000 5,000	5,000
Brandon Cantu	32,000

Chris Vitch	28,700 12,200	12,200
Jyri Merivirta	23,000 23,000	23,000
Ted Forrest	22,000 14,500	14,500

John Racener	13,000 400	400

David "ODB" Baker	11,000 3,500	3,500

Matt Grapenthien	8,000 2,800	2,800

Mike Matusow	5,000 2,200	2,200

Niveau: 10

Limites: 1,000/2,000

Ante: 200

2017-06-21 01:05 UTC-7

Black Hits Eight-Ball on the River

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Jan Kores

Niveau 9 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Andy Black completed with the and found one challenger, a player with the . Black's opponent paired on fourth street and led out. Black called and spiked third low card on fifth street. That slowed down the action from his opponent who checked, and so did Black.

Black, however, bet on sixth street after receiving fourth low card. He earned a call and seventh street went check-check.

Andy Black: /
Opponent: /

Black opened . "Eights. On the river," he declared, informing his opponent about pairing up on the last card. That was a crucial moment as his rival didn't have anything in addition to his open threes.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Andy Black	19,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Andy Black

2017-06-21 00:54 UTC-7

Duhamel Desperate After Clash With Urbanovich

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Mo Nuwwarah

Niveau 9 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Dzmitry Urbanovich bet into two players on fifth street and got called by only Jonathan Duhamel, who had an almost identical board to Urbanovich's.

Urbanovich: [xx/
Duhamel: /

Urbanovich bet again on sixth, and Duhamel mucked, preserving his last 2,200. Urbanovich showed for a pair, flush draw, and an eight-low draw.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Dzmitry Urbanovich	33,000 7,000	7,000
Jonathan Duhamel	2,400 3,600	3,600

Tags: Dzmitry Urbanovich Jonathan Duhamel

2017-06-21 00:52 UTC-7

Bonomo Wins the Clash of the Titans

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Jan Kores

Niveau 9 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

With the action on fifth street, Dzmitry Urbanovich, Justin Bonomo and Jonathan Duhamel contested a pot. Bonomo is sitting between Urbanovich and Duhamel.

All superstars checked but Bonomo led on sixth street, earning a call from Duhamel while Urbanovich stepped aside.

Bonomo fired again on the last betting round, and Duhamel convinced himself to a final call.

Dzmitry Urbanovich: / (folded on sixth street)
Jonathan Duhamel: /
Justin Bonomo: /

"Jacks up," Bonomo announced, revealing his hole cards. Duhamel couldn't beat that and mucked his hand. The 2010 Main Event Champion was left with just 6,000.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Justin Bonomo	41,000 3,000	3,000

Dzmitry Urbanovich	26,000 4,000	4,000
Jonathan Duhamel	6,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Dzmitry Urbanovich Jonathan Duhamel Justin Bonomo

2017-06-21 00:42 UTC-7

Kessler Loses to Trip Sevens in A Huge Pot

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Jan Kores

Niveau 9 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Four players boosted the pot that featured Allen Kessler. With piles of chips already in the middle on sixth street, a player with open eights bet out to the pot, evoking a raise from a player behind him. Third player called all-in for his 1,900 and Allen Kessler also called. The player who led had less than two bets behind, but he still opted for fold.

Seventh street continued with action on the side. Kessler acted first with a pair of jacks on his board while the other active player had sevens face up. Both players check to see each other's cards in the contest for about a 50,000 pot.

Allen Kessler: /
All-in player: /
Third player: /
Fourth player: / (bet-folded on sixth street)

Kessler turned over for jacks up, beating the all-in player who had for lower two pairs. The third player, however, had a seven in the hole and scooped the giant pot with his .

Kessler missed out on crossing 100,000 in chips but is still maneuvering a promising 49,500.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Allen Kessler	49,500 6,500	6,500

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2017-06-21 00:34 UTC-7

Trips for SirWatts

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Mo Nuwwarah

Niveau 9 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Mike Watson had open aces and bet sixth street against a lone opponent.

Watson: /
Opponent: /

Watson's opponent called, and Watson checked on the end. His opponent checked back, causing Watson to roll over for trip aces.

The Canadian tournament legend is still seeking his first bracelet and already has one big final table on the ledger this WSOP, finishing fourth in the $10,000 2-7 Triple Draw Championship.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Mike Watson	28,500 8,800	8,800

Tags: Mike Watson

2017-06-21 00:24 UTC-7

Various Chip Counts Midway Through Level 9

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Jan Kores

Niveau 9 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Allen Kessler	56,000 1,000	1,000
Mike Ross	40,000
Frank Kassela	38,000 5,000	5,000

Justin Bonomo	38,000 12,000	12,000

Adam Friedman	34,000 7,000	7,000

Mike Leah	31,000 9,000	9,000

Dzmitry Urbanovich	30,000 17,900	17,900
Brandon Shack-Harris	27,000 6,000	6,000

Andy Black	18,000 4,000	4,000
Jonathan Duhamel	14,000 5,600	5,600

Dan Smith	11,400 800	800

Matt Grapenthien	10,800 13,200	13,200

Eric Wasserson	6,500 3,700	3,700

Wendy Freedman	4,300 3,200	3,200
Mike Matusow	2,800 6,700	6,700

Tags: Allen Kessler Dan Smith Mike Matusow

2017-06-21 00:17 UTC-7

Belianin Scoops Against Two

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Mo Nuwwarah

Niveau 9 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Everyone had all seven cards at Table 112, and Valentin Vornicu bet into Georgii Belianin and one other opponent.

Vornicu: //
Belianin: //
Third player: //

Belianin raised with four to a straight showing, and the third player thought about a minute before splashing in a call for most of his remaining chips. Vornicu called as well.

"Showdown?" Belianin asked the dealer. "I've got a straight."

He rolled over for a nine-high straight and a seven-low, scooping the pot when his opponents mucked.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Georgii Belianin	39,000 19,500	19,500
Valentin Vornicu	20,200 4,800	4,800

Tags: Georgii Belianin Valentin Vornicu

Niveau: 9

Limites: 800/1,600

Ante: 200