2023 World Series of Poker

Event #14: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
akqj1065
Prize
$311,433
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,209,000
Entries
131
Level Info
Level
25
Limits
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 3
Entries
13
Players Left
1

Yoon Extends Lead

Level 24

Brian Yoon: XxXxXx/6?4?5?K?
Dan Shak: XxXxXx/J?Q?8?5?

Dan Shak completed with a Jack and Brian Yoon called from the bring in with a six.

Shak bet again on fourth and Yoon called.

Yoon seized the initiative with a bet on fifth after Shak checked. Shak made the call.

Shak called another bet from Yoon on sixth before folding after Yoon led out with another bet on seventh.

After taking that pot down Yoon is back to where he was earlier at just under five million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Brian Yoon
4,900,000
1,000,000
1,000,000
WSOP 5X Winner
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Dan Shak
2,700,000
-1,000,000
-1,000,000

Shak Close to Taking Chip Lead

Level 24
Dan Shak
Dan Shak

Dan Shak: A?8?5?/2?5?J?2?
Brian Yoon: XxXxXx/Q?7?8?6?

Dan Shak defended his bring-in after Brian Yoon completed and then called bets on fourth and fifth streets before pairing his door card deuce on sixth street.

Shak now led out and got called by Yoon. On seventh street, the duo played cautiously as they both checked.

Shak declared two pair and showed his fives and deuces which were enough to win the latest in a series of pots that have him close to overtaking Yoon for the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
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Brian Yoon
3,900,000
-750,000
-750,000
WSOP 5X Winner
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Dan Shak
3,700,000
750,000
750,000

Tags: Brian YoonDan Shak

Shak Fights Back to Three Million

Level 24

Dan Shak: XxXxXx/Q?6?6?3?
Brian Yoon: XxXxXx/A?2?7?A?

Dan Shak brought in and called when Yoon completed with an Ace.

Yoon bet fourth through sixth street with Shak making the call each time.

Yoon bet again on seventh street and this time Shak raised to two big bets. Yoon briefly thought about his decision before sliding his cards into the muck.

After Yoon folded Shak showed two queens from his down cards for queens full of sixes.

Player Chips Progress
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Brian Yoon
4,650,000
-450,000
-450,000
WSOP 5X Winner
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Dan Shak
2,950,000
450,000
450,000

Tags: Brian YoonDan Shak

Yoon Back Over Five Million

Level 24
Brian Yoon
Brian Yoon

Brian Yoon: 8?4?3?/7?5?10?K?
Dan Shak: XxXxXx/A?3?Q?7?

Brian Yoon defended his bring-in, and then called bets from Dan Shak on fourth and fifth streets.

On sixth, Shak slowed down and checked, and now Yoon began betting. Shak called to see seventh street and checked again.

Yoon bet a final time, getting one more call from Shak and then rolling over his flush to take the pot as the heads-up match goes back and forth with Yoon holding a roughly 2-to-1 chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
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Brian Yoon
5,100,000
400,000
400,000
WSOP 5X Winner
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Dan Shak
2,500,000
-400,000
-400,000

Tags: Brian YoonDan Shak

Shak Makes Trips to Shorten the Gap

Level 24

Dan Shak: K?J?10?/7?8?10?10?
Brian Yoon: XxXxXx/9?Q?5?J?

Dan Shak brought in and then called when Brian Yoon completed with a nine.

Yoon bet again on fourth and Shak made the call.

Both players checked fifth street. On sixth, Shak bet and Yoon called.

Shak checked seventh. Yoon said "you win" to his opponent and checked behind.

Yoon was correct as Shak tabled three tens for the winner, bringing him close to three million in chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Brian Yoon
4,700,000
-1,150,000
-1,150,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
2,900,000
1,150,000
1,150,000

Tags: Brian YoonDan Shak

Shak Gets Some Back

Level 24

Dan Shak: A?6?4?/10?A?3?5?
Brian Yoon: XxXxXx/7?5?10?3?

After taking the betting lead on fourth street, Dan Shak bet every street getting calls the whole way from Brian Yoon.

Yoon took a bit more time to think on seventh street, but he did make the call to see Shak show a flush that he hit on the end, saying that he still had a pair of aces from fourth street onward.

Player Chips Progress
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Brian Yoon
5,850,000
-350,000
-350,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
1,750,000
350,000
350,000

Tags: Brian YoonDan Shak

Yoon Extends Lead Versus Shak

Level 24

Brian Yoon:XxXxXx/8?10?A?8?
Dan Shak: XxXxXx/K?4?6?Q?

Dan Shak completed with a king after Yoon brought in. Yoon elected to call.

Shak checked and called a bet from Yoon on fourth through sixth street.

On seventh street Yoon bet and this time got Shak to fold, extending his lead in the process.

Player Chips Progress
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Brian Yoon
6,200,000
600,000
600,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
1,400,000
-600,000
-600,000

Tags: Brian YoonDan Shak

Level: 24

Ante: 20,000, Bring-in, 20,000, Complete, 80,000.
Limits 80,000/160,000

Shak Takes an Early Pot Heads-Up

Level 23

Dan Shak: 10x2?2?/5?10?Q?10?
Brian Yoon:XxXxXx/6?J?Q?J? - folded seventh street

Dan Shak defended his bring-in versus Brian Yoon's completion and then called bets all the way until seventh street where Yoon now checked.

Shak bet his hand and after some thought, Yoon folded. Shak showed his hole cards, saying he thought he had the best hand before catching a third ten on seventh street to make a full house.

Following this hand, the players have gone on a ten-minute break.

Player Chips Progress
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Brian Yoon
5,600,000
-300,000
-300,000
WSOP 5X Winner
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Dan Shak
2,000,000
300,000
300,000

Maxx Coleman Eliminated in 3rd Place ($140,081)

Level 23
Maxx Coleman
Maxx Coleman

Brian Yoon: XxXx/2?A?A?8?
Maxx Coleman: QxQx/Q?5?3?4?/10?

Maxx Coleman completed with a queen and Brian Yoon defended his bring-in.

Both players checked fourth leading to Yoon making a bet on fifth which Coleman called. Yoon bet again on sixth and was called.

When Yoon bet again on 7th, an exasperated Coleman said that he started the hand rolled up and folded, revealing two queens and a ten as his down cards. Coleman was left very short-stacked about 150,000 after this hand.

Brian Yoon: A?4?Xx/A?3?J?A?/Xx
Maxx Coleman: 4?4?/6?K?Q?8?/Xx
Dan Shak: XxXx/6? - Folded on third street

Coleman was all in against Yoon the next hand after an exchange of bets and raises between all three players. Dan Shak had made it two bets but got out of the way as the raising war escalated.

Coleman was in bad shape with a pair of fours against Yoon's pair of Aces. Yoon hit a third ace on sixth street to leave Coleman drawing dead.

Player Chips Progress
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Brian Yoon
5,900,000
950,000
950,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
1,700,000
-275,000
-275,000
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Maxx Coleman
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Brian YoonDan ShakMaxx Coleman