2017 World Series of Poker

Event #72: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kq874k8
Prize
$245,451
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$827,200
Entries
88
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
30,000

Chris Ferguson Keeping Pace

Level 21 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Chris Ferguson
Chris Ferguson

The heads-up match has mostly consisted of completes and folds. Chris Ferguson has managed to gain a little ground in the last few minutes without any board reaching fifth street.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike Wattel
2,700,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Chris Ferguson
1,700,000
-100,000
-100,000
WSOP 6X Winner

Chris Ferguson Closes Gap on Mike Wattel

Level 21 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante

Chris Ferguson: {x-}{x-} / {9-Spades}{3-Spades}{10-Clubs}{5-Spades} / {x-}
Mike Wattel: {x-}{x-} / {k-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}{9-Hearts} / {x-}

On fourth street, Mike Wattel bet, and Chris Ferguson called. On fifth street, Wattel bet again, and Ferguson called. Both players checked on sixth street. Wattel checked seventh street, and Ferguson bet. Wattel called.

"Nines up," said Ferguson, tabling {9-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{7-Spades} and taking down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike Wattel
2,600,000
-430,000
-430,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Chris Ferguson
1,800,000
430,000
430,000
WSOP 6X Winner

Tags: Chris FergusonMike Wattel

Perry Friedman Eliminated in 3rd Place ($104,416)

Level 21 : 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
Perry Friedman
Perry Friedman

Chris Ferguson: {a-Spades}{9-Spades} / {k-Hearts}{5-Spades}{10-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} / {9-Diamonds}
Perry Friedman: {a-}{8-} / {5-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{3-Spades} / {7-Hearts}

Chris Ferguson bet on fourth street, and Perry Friedman called. On fifth street, Ferguson bet again, and Friedman took a moment before raising all in for his last 30,000. Ferguson called.

Ferguson was ahead with a better ace-high, but Friedman moved ahead after pairing his three on sixth.

Ferguson elected to peel and give Friedman a sweat.

"Four-sider. That's not good for you," Ferguson said. He turned over the {9-Diamonds}, giving him the lead with a pair of nines.

Friedman turned over the {7-Hearts} and was eliminated in third place.

Ferguson and Mike Wattel are now heads-up, with Wattel holding a sizable lead.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike Wattel
3,030,000
-50,000
-50,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Chris Ferguson
1,370,000
220,000
220,000
WSOP 6X Winner
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Perry Friedman
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Chris FergusonMike WattelPerry Friedman

Level: 21

Limits: 50,000/100,000

Ante: 10,000

Perry Friedman Short Once More

Level 20 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Chris Ferguson: {x-}{x-} / {8-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{k-Clubs} / {x-}
Perry Friedman: {x-}{x-} / {4-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} / {x-}

On fourth street, both players checked. Ferguson bet fifth and sixth streets, with Friedman calling. Ferguson bet on seventh street, and Friedman folded, saying something about a pair and a flush draw.

Player Chips Progress
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Chris Ferguson
1,150,000
300,000
300,000
WSOP 6X Winner
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Perry Friedman
250,000
-220,000
-220,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Chris FergusonPerry Friedman

Mike Wattel Over 3 Million

Level 20 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante
Mike Wattel
Mike Wattel

Mike Wattel: {x-}{x-} / {4-Diamonds}{a-Diamonds}{6-Hearts}{3-Spades} / {x-}
Chris Ferguson: {x-}{x-} / {q-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{8-Hearts}{2-Diamonds} / {x-}
Perry Friedman: {x-}{x-} / {7-Hearts}{k-Spades} - fold

Mike Wattel was the bring-in, and Chris Ferguson completed with the {q-Diamonds} showing. Perry Friedman called before Wattel three-bet. Ferguson and Friedman both called.

Fourth street gave Wattel the lead with the {a-Diamonds}, and he bet. Ferguson called, and Friedman folded. Wattel held the lead and continued betting all the way through seventh. Ferguson called on seventh, and Wattel tossed out three jacks, showing {j-Spades}{j-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}.

Ferguson showed a queen in the hole and then mucked.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike Wattel
3,080,000
480,000
480,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Chris Ferguson
850,000
-450,000
-450,000
WSOP 6X Winner
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Perry Friedman
470,000
-55,000
-55,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Chris FergusonMike WattelPerry Friedman

Perry Friedman Doubles Again, Not Quite So Short

Level 20 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Chris Ferguson: {x-}{x-} / {5-Clubs}{a-Clubs} - fold
Perry Friedman: {10-Spades}{7-Spades} / {8-Spades}{2-Spades}{6-Clubs}{9-Clubs} / {7-Clubs}
Mike Wattel: {9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} / {3-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{5-Spades}{4-Spades} / {a-Hearts}

Mike Wattel brought-in, Chris Ferguson completed, and Perry Friedman called. Wattel also called.

Wattel bet when his up-card paired on fourth street, and Ferguson folded. Friedman called. On fifth street, Wattel bet, Friedman raised all in, and Wattel called.

Friedman held straight and flush draws and hit his straight on sixth street.

Wattel still had full-house outs but bricked on seventh street, and Friedman doubled to around a half million chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike Wattel
2,600,000
-200,000
-200,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Chris Ferguson
1,300,000
-50,000
-50,000
WSOP 6X Winner
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Perry Friedman
525,000
275,000
275,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Chris FergusonMike WattelPerry Friedman

Perry Friedman Doubles, Still Short

Level 20 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Perry Friedman: {6-}{5-} / {6-Diamonds}{k-}{a-}{x-} / {a-}
Mike Wattel: {k-}{j-} / {8-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds}{j-}{x-} / {k-}

Perry Friedman doubled through Mike Wattel after pulling an ace on seventh street to make aces up. Wattel had a pair of jacks which improved to kings up, but was still behind Friedman.

Player Chips Progress
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Mike Wattel
2,800,000
WSOP 2X Winner
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Chris Ferguson
1,350,000
-125,000
-125,000
WSOP 6X Winner
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Perry Friedman
250,000
65,000
65,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Mike WattelPerry Friedman

Perry Friedman Gets Shorter

Level 20 : 40,000/80,000, 10,000 ante

Chris Ferguson: {x-}{x-} / {10-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} / {x-}
Perry Friedman: {x-}{x-} / {8-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{q-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} / {x-}

Chris Ferguson completed, and Perry Friedman raised. Ferguson called, then check-called a bet on fourth street. On fifth street, Ferguson checked, and Friedman bet. Ferguson double-checked his down-cards before raising. Then Friedman double-checked his down-cards before calling.

Friedman check-called on sixth street before he check-folded on seventh street.

Player Chips Progress
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Chris Ferguson
1,475,000
375,000
375,000
WSOP 6X Winner
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Perry Friedman
185,000
-280,000
-280,000
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Chris FergusonPerry Friedman