2017 World Series of Poker

Event #55: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
Day: 3
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kk1010742
Prize
$96,907
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$402,300
Entries
298
Level Info
Level
27
Limits
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Koral's Sevens Are Good

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 7,000 ante

Lin: {X-}{X-}/{Q-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}/{X-}
Koral: {X-}{X-}/{7-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{10-Hearts}{A-Hearts}/{X-}

Tsong Lin completed, Tom Koral raised, Lin made it three bets, and Koral called. On fourth street, Lin bet and Koral called. Again on fifth street, Lin bet and Koral called. On sixth street, Koral took the betting lead with ace high showing and checked. Lin bet and Koral called.

On seventh street, Koral checked and Lin bet. Koral thought for a little while and called.

"Your sevens are good," Lin said, and he tabled {6-Spades}{8-Clubs}{3-Hearts} for a pair of sixes. Koral tabled {7-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{5-Spades} for a pair of sevens, just as Lin said, and it was good.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tom Koral us
Tom Koral
1,175,000
333,000
333,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Tsong Lin us
Tsong Lin
1,061,000
-333,000
-333,000

Tags: Tom KoralTsong Lin

Lin With the Better Two Pairs

Level 25 : 30,000/60,000, 7,000 ante

Lin: {X-}{X-} / {10-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts}{6-Spades} / {X-}
Koral: {X-}{X-} / {4-Clubs}{Q-Clubs}{K-Clubs}{J-Clubs} / {X-}

Tom Koral was the bring-in, Tsong Lin completed, Koral raised, and Lin called.

Koral bet the rest of the way and Lin called him down.

Koral showed {4-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{J-Hearts} for jacks and fours, but Lin tabled {Q-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{2-Spades} for queens and sixes to win the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tsong Lin us
Tsong Lin
1,394,000
270,000
270,000
Profile photo of Tom Koral us
Tom Koral
842,000
-270,000
-270,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Tom KoralTsong Lin

Level: 25

Ante 7,000 - Bring-In 10,000 - Completion 30,000
Limits 30,000 - 60,000

Lin Back in the Lead

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Koral: {X-}{X-}/{3-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{2-Clubs}/{X-}
Lin: {X-}{X-}/{10-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{A-Spades}/{X-}

Tsong Lin posted the bring-in and both players checked fourth street. On fifth street, Koral check-called a bet from Lin. On sixth street, Lin bet took the betting lead with ace-high and he bet. Koral called. On seventh street, Lin checked, Koral bet, and Lin called.

Koral showed {J-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}{4-Spades} for a pair of jacks, but it was no good against Lin's {Q-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{2-Spades} for a pair of queens. Lin regained the chip lead with that pot, but the two are still very close in chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tsong Lin us
Tsong Lin
1,176,000
150,000
150,000
Profile photo of Tom Koral us
Tom Koral
1,060,000
-150,000
-150,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Tsong LinTom Koral

Koral's Pair is Better

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Koral: {X-}{X-} / {9-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} / {X-}
Lin: {X-}{X-} / {2-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{7-Hearts} / {X-}

Tsong Lin was the bring-in, Tom Koral completed, and Lin called.

Lin check-called bets from Koral up until seventh street where both players checked.

Lin showed {2-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{J-Spades} for a pair of deuces, but Koral had it beat with {9-Spades}{3-Spades}{J-Clubs} for a pair of nines.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tom Koral us
Tom Koral
1,210,000
94,000
94,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Tsong Lin us
Tsong Lin
1,026,000
-94,000
-94,000

Tags: Tom KoralTsong Lin

Lin Gets Some Back

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Tsong Lin just took a few pots when Tom Koral folded on fifth street.

Hand #1:

Koral: {X-}{X-}/{Q-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{J-Clubs} - fold
Lin: {X-}{X-}/{7-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{7-Spades}

Koral completed and Lin called. Koral bet fourth street and Lin called. On fifth street, Lin bet out of turn and Koral announced a check. Koral thought briefly and folded.

Hand #2:

Koral: {X-}{X-}/{9-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{2-Spades} - fold
Lin: {X-}{X-}/{4-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}

Koral completed and Lin called. They both checked fourth street and on fifth street, Lin bet, and Koral folded.

Hand #3:

Koral: {X-}{X-}/{10-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{4-Clubs} - fold
Lin: {X-}{X-}/{3-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{9-Hearts}

Koral completed and Lin raised. Koral called. On fourth street, Koral check-called a bet from Lin. On fifth street, Koral checked again, Lin bet again, and Koral folded.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tsong Lin us
Tsong Lin
1,120,000
34,000
34,000
Profile photo of Tom Koral us
Tom Koral
1,116,000
-34,000
-34,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Tom KoralTsong Lin

Koral Pulls Ahead

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Koral: {X-}{X-} / {9-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{3-Diamonds} / {X-}
Lin: {X-}{X-} / {K-Hearts}{3-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{4-Hearts} / - fold

Tom Koral was the bring-in and Tsong Lin called.

Lin bet on fourth street, Koral raised, and Lin called.

Lin check-called a bet on fifth street before he check-folded to bet from Koral on sixth street.

With that pot, Koral has taken the chip lead.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tom Koral us
Tom Koral
1,150,000
160,000
160,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Tsong Lin us
Tsong Lin
1,086,000
-160,000
-160,000

Tags: Tom KoralTsong Lin

Koral Makes a Flush, Gets Paid

Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante

Koral: {X-}{X-}/{6-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{3-Spades}/{X-}
Lin: {X-}{X-}/{2-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{9-Spades}/{X-}

Tom Koral completed and Tsong Lin called. On fourth street, Lin bet and Koral called. On fifth street, Lin bet again and Koral called. On sixth street, Lin checked, Koral bet, and Lin called.

On seventh street, Lin checked and Koral bet. Lin then check-raised and Koral made it three bets. Lin shrugged and tossed in two green chips to call.

"King-high flush," Koral announced and tabled {K-Hearts}{7-Hearts}{5-Hearts}. Koral took the pot which put him around 1,000,000 chips.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Tsong Lin us
Tsong Lin
1,246,000
-280,000
-280,000
Profile photo of Tom Koral us
Tom Koral
990,000
280,000
280,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Tom KoralTsong Lin