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

Lin Loses One to Freund

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante

Freund: {X-}{X-}/{A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}{7-Spades}{9-Clubs}/{X-}
Lin: {X-}{X-}/{4-Spades}{5-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{Q-Spades}/{X-}

Alexander Freund completed and Tsong Lin called. Freund bet fourth street and Lin called. Again, on fifth street, Freund bet and Lin called. On sixth street, Freund bet, Lin raised, and Freund called.

Both players checked on seventh street and Freund showed {J-Spades}{J-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} for aces up. That was good for the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Tsong Lin
1,120,000
-185,000
-185,000
Profile photo of Alexander Freund at
Alexander Freund
570,000
100,000
100,000

Tags: Alexander FreundTsong Lin

Lin Takes from Koral

Level 22 : 15,000/30,000, 3,000 ante

Koral: {X-}{X-}/{9-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} - fold
Lin: {X-}{X-}/{7-Spades}{A-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}
Zhu: {X-}{X-}/{6-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{8-Diamonds} - fold

Tom Koral completed and was called by Tsong Lin and Yueqi Zhu. On fourth street, Koral bet and Lin and Zhu called. On fifth street, Koral bet again, and, this time, Lin raised. Zhu and Koral both folded and the pot went to Lin.

Player Chips Progress
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Tsong Lin
1,305,000
180,000
180,000
Profile photo of Tom Koral us
Tom Koral
248,000
-97,000
-97,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Tom KoralTsong LinYueqi Zhu

Level: 22

Ante 3,000 - Bring-In 5,000 - Completion 15,000
Limits 15,000 - 30,000

Todd Bui Eliminated in 5th Place ($20,888)

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Todd Bui - 5th Place
Todd Bui - 5th Place

Freund: {X-}{X-} / {10-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds}{4-Clubs}{8-Spades} / {X-}
Bui: {X-}{X-} / {10-Clubs}{7-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} / {X-}

Alexander Freund completed on third street and Todd Bui called. Freund bet on both fourth and fifth street and Bui called both. Bui took the on-board lead on sixth street and he bet. Freund called and Bui bet his remaining 24,000 in the dark.

"If I check and you bet, I'm not folding," said Bui of his dark all-in.

Freund called quickly.

"Tens up," said Bui, showing {10-Spades}{J-Clubs}{Q-Hearts} for tens and sevens.

Freund, however, showed {A-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} for aces and fours to eliminate Bui in fifth place for $20,888.

Player Chips Progress
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Alexander Freund
470,000
175,000
175,000
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Todd Bui
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

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Koral's Full House Good Against Zhu

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Tom Koral
Tom Koral

Zhu: {X-}{X-} / {J-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds} / {X-}
Koral: {X-}{X-} / {4-Hearts}{9-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{3-Hearts} / {X-}

Yueqi Zhu posted the bring-in and he and Tom Koral were heads up. On fourth street, Zhu bet, Koral raised, and Zhu called. On fifth street, Koral bet and Zhu tank-called. On sixth street, Koral bet again and Zhu called.

On seventh street, Koral bet and Zhu thought briefly before putting forward calling chips. Koral immediately announced "Full house," and showed {9-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{8-Clubs} for nines full of fours to take the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Tom Koral
345,000
130,000
130,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Yueqi Zhu cn
Yueqi Zhu
256,000
-99,000
-99,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Tom KoralYueqi Zhu

Cheryl Denzik Eliminated in 6th Place ($15,297)

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Cheryl Denzik - 6th Place
Cheryl Denzik - 6th Place

Lin: {X-}{X-} / {9-Spades}{J-Hearts}{8-Hearts}
Denzik: {X-}{X-} / {A-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{3-Hearts}

Cheryl Denzik completed on third street and Tsong Lin called. Denzik bet on fourth, Lin called, Denzik bet on fifth, Lin raised, Denzik reraised all in, and Lin called.

Lin: {10-Spades}{9-Hearts} / {9-Spades}{J-Hearts}{8-Hearts}
Denzik: {A-Spades}{7-Spades} / {A-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{3-Hearts}

Denzik led with aces up, but had outs to fade. She received the {2-Hearts} on sixth, while Lin caught the {K-Clubs} to keep Denzik ahead. Denzik quickly turned over the {5-Diamonds} on seventh to remain at aces and sevens, but Lin revealed the {7-Diamonds} to make a jack-high straight to eliminate Denzik in sixth place for $15,297.

Player Chips Progress
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Tsong Lin
1,125,000
60,000
60,000
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Cheryl Denzik
Busted

Tags: Cheryl DenzikTsong Lin

Koral Takes From Zhu

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Koral: {X-}{X-} / {9-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{9-Hearts} / {X-}
Mogavero: {X-}{X-} / {Q-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{J-Spades} / {X-}

Tom Koral completed, Yueqi Zhu raised, and Koral called.

Koral check-called bets from Zhu on fourth and fifth before taking the on-board lead on sixth. Koral bet and Zhu called.

"I feel like you're on a flush draw," said Koral, as he checked seventh street in the dark. Zhu checked behind.

Koral tabled {Q-Clubs}{Q-Spades}{A-Hearts} for queens and nines, Zhu mucked, and Koral won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Yueqi Zhu
355,000
-157,000
-157,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Tom Koral
215,000
68,000
68,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Tom KoralYueqi Zhu

Lin Keeps Building

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Freund: {X-}{X-} / {6-Clubs}{J-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{4-Spades} / {X-}
Lin: {X-}{X-} / {A-Spades}{7-Clubs}{K-Spades}{10-Spades} / {X-}

Alexander Freund completed and Lin called. On fourth street, Lin checked, Freund bet, and Lin called. On fifth street, Freund had the betting lead and he bet. Lin called. On sixth street, Freund checked, Lin bet, and after a few seconds, Freund folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Tsong Lin
1,065,000
15,000
15,000
Profile photo of Alexander Freund at
Alexander Freund
295,000
-70,000
-70,000

Tags: Alexander FreundTsong Lin

Alexander Freund Takes a from Cheryl Denzik

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante

Freund: {X-}{X-} / {7-Spades}{4-Hearts}{10-Spades}{2-Spades} / {X-}
Denzik: {X-}{X-} / {5-Spades}{3-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{K-Spades} / {X-}

Alexander Freund completed and Cheryl Denzik called. On fourth street, Freund bet and Denzik called. Again on fifth street, Freund bet and Denzik called. On sixth street, the betting lead switched to Denzik and she checked. Freund bet and Denzik called.

On seventh street, Denzik checked again, Freund bet again, and Denzik let it go. Freund took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Alexander Freund
365,000
159,000
159,000
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Cheryl Denzik
95,000
-209,000
-209,000

Tags: Alexander FreundCheryl Denzik

Daniel Mogavero Eliminated in 7th Place ($11,433)

Level 21 : 12,000/24,000, 3,000 ante
Daniel Mogavero - 7th Place
Daniel Mogavero - 7th Place

Lin: {X-}{X-} / {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{8-Spades}{10-Clubs} / {X-}
Mogavero: {X-}{X-} / {A-Diamonds}{2-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{4-Diamonds} / {X-}

Tsong Lin completed on third street, Daniel Mogavero raised, and Lin called.

Lin checked with the better board on fourth street, Mogavero bet, Lin raised, Mogavero reraised, Lin reraised, and Mogavero called. Lin bet on fifth and sixth street, Mogavero called both, and Mogavero called all in for his remaining 1,000 on seventh street.

Lin tabled {A-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{K-Hearts} for aces and queens, besting Mogavero's {A-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds} for aces and deuces and sending the latter to the exit in seventh place.

Player Chips Progress
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Tsong Lin
1,050,000
259,000
259,000
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Daniel Mogavero
Busted

Tags: Daniel MogaveroTsong Lin