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

Jul 01, 2024

Schindler Has Linde Drawing Thin

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David Salituro

Level 14

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

Dylan Linde: XxXx/2♠K♦Q♣
Maximilian Schindler: XxXx/A♣5♦8♦

Heads-up on fifth street, Maximilian Schindler bet, Dylan Linde raised all in, and Schindler called.

Linde turned over 8♥8♠ for a pair, but Schindler had A♥8♣ for aces and eights leaving Linde drawing only to running cards. Linde's board ran out 2♣9♣, while Schindler finished with 2♥4♠ to earn the pot and send Linde to the rail.

Tags: Dylan Linde Maximilian Schindler

Jul 01, 2024

Taylor Takes From Leonard With Boat

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Jeff McMillan

Level 14

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

Thomas Taylor: 3♣8♦/8♥3♦Q♠K♠/8♣
Patrick Leonard: XxXx/5♦10♦10♠J♦/Xx

Action was on seventh street as Thomas Taylor made a bet. Patrick Leonard called it.

Taylor tabled the full house to collect the whole pot to take a good chunk from Leonard.

Tags: Patrick Leonard Thomas Taylor

Jul 01, 2024

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 14

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

Jul 01, 2024

Zhigalov, Schindler Chop a Big One

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David Salituro

Level 14

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

Andrey Zhigalov: XxXx/J♦K♠J♣6♠/Xx
Maximilian Schindler: XxXx/8♦6♥A♣7♦/Xx
Richard Sklar: XxXx/5♦9♣7♠9♥/Xx

Maximilian Schindler bet on fourth street, Andrey Zhigalov raised, and Richard Sklar reraised. Both Schindler and Zhigalov called.

"He caught gin and he caught gin," Sklar said on fifth as Zhigalov bet. Both opponents called and Zhigalov bet again on sixth.

Sklar and Schindler called again as Zhigalov continued betting on seventh. Sklar folded, while Schindler raised. Zhigalov quickly called.

Schindler showed A♥5♠4♦ for a straight and a low, while Zhigalov had K♣K♦6♣ for a full house. "I figured it wasn't good," Schindler said as he and Zhigalov chopped the massive pot.

Tags: Andrey Zhigalov Maximilian Schindler Richard Sklar

Jul 01, 2024

Kessler's Day Ends

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Jeff McMillan

Level 14

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

Noaya Kihara: 3♥7♦/A♥9♠8♠/2♦
Allen Kessler: 4♠5♣/8♥K♣J♣7♠/9♣
Maximilian Schindler: XxXx/5♠J♥10♦ folded on fifth street

After Maximilian Schindler folded on fifth street, Allen Kessler was all in against Noaya Kihara.

Kihara made a pair of deuces on seventh but Kessler had a plethora of outs to stay alive. But he revealed the 9♣ which missed everything and his day, which began with so much promise, ended disappointingly before dinner break.

Tags: Maximilian Schindler Allen Kessler

Jul 01, 2024

Leonard Scoops to Bust Yu

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David Salituro

Level 14

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

Patrick Leonard: XxXx/5♠2♥4♠
Ben Yu: XxXx/A♣Q♣9♥
Xixiang Luo: XxXx/8♥9♦7♠ - folded on fifth street

Patrick Leonard bet on fifth street before Ben Yu raised all in. Xixiang Luo folded, while Leonard called to put Yu at risk.

Leonard ended up with 6♦8♣7♥A♦ for a straight and a low, while Yu had his own straight draw with A♥10♠J♠ heading to seventh but caught the 10♦ as he tossed his cards into the muck on his way to the exit.

"I just want to run like you," tablemate Nacho Barbero told Leonard after the hand.

Tags: Ben Yu Patrick Leonard Xixiang Luo

Jul 01, 2024

Fours Are Good For Fujimoto to Bust Ponomarev

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David Salituro

Level 14

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

Nikolay Ponomarev: XxXx/5♦2♥J♦2♠/Xx
Dan Shak: XxXx/4♥3♣10♦J♣/Xx
Koji Fujimoto: XxXx/4♦4♣9♠8♥/Xx

Nikolay Ponomarev bet on fourth street and was called by Dan Shak and Koji Fujimoto.

Ponomarev bet again on fifth and both opponents called. Ponomarev was left with just one 1,000 chip and put in it on sixth as Shak called. Fujimoto then raised and Shak called.

Fujimoto and Shak checked down seventh and Shak showed A♦7♣6♥ for a low. Fujimoto's pair of fours was good enough to take the high as Ponomarev mucked 8♣4♠3♥ before heading for the exit.