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2024 55th Annual World Series of Poker The Official WSOP Live Updates

Thursday, June 27, 2024 to Saturday, June 29, 2024

Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

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  • Buy-in: $1,500
  • Prizepool: $815,685
  • Entries: 611
  • Remaining: 0

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Saturday, June 29, 2024 1:44 AM Local Time
Roberts Leads the Final 17; Elezra Hunts For Sixth Bracelet in the $1,500 Stud Eight or Better

Christian Roberts

A total of 157 players returned to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas today in hopes of winning Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better at the 2024 World Series of Poker. Among them were bracelet winners, first time hopefuls, and players from all over looking to play one of the most popular split-pot variants. Only 92 players were able to get a piece of the $815,685 prize pool, with only 17 still in the hunt for the gold bracelet and the $153,730 to first place.

Leading the way is Christian Roberts, who bagged 2,380,000. The bracelet winner came into the day as the third biggest stack, but eventually dropped to one of the shorter stacks with four tables left. A key double up kept him alive and he won a couple of sizable pots off of Gregory Yohn (190,000) late in the night to put him up towards the top. Roberts' other bracelet is in no-limit hold'em, but he has cashes in mixed-game tournaments dating back many years. He looks to put some variety into his bracelet collection with his run here.

Sitting behind him is Jon Turner, who ended the day with 1,730,000. Like Roberts, Turner's day was not all smooth sailing, as throughout most of the day he hovered around the shorter stacks, despite coming in with the chip lead. Fortune smiled on the talented player as he looks to take home his first bracelet and add to his impressive $3,889,575 in lifetime earnings.

End of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

PlacePlayerChip CountCountry
1Christian Roberts2,380,000Venezuela
2Jon Turner1,730,000United States
3Dekel Balas1,620,000United States
4Thomas Taylor1,400,000Canada
5Yuval Bronshtein1,135,000Israel
6Joey Couden970,000United States
7Nikolay Ponomarev915,000United Kingdom
8Kenneth Kemple880,000United States
9James Cheung800,000Scotland
10Daniel Blum735,000United States
Eli Elezra
Eli Elezra

Bracelet winners Yuval Bronshtein (1,135,000) and Joey Couden (970,000) shot their way up the leaderboard towards the end of the night in their hunt to get more jewelry. Some interesting implications are in play as both are on teams in the $25k Fantasy Draft.

Five-time bracelet winner and Poker Hall of Famer Eli Elezra (450,000) also remains in the hunt to take home his sixth bracelet and add more to his already deeply decorated career. Others that found bags included Dekel Balas (1,620,000), Thomas Taylor (1,400,000), last year's fourth place finisher James Cheung (800,000), and mixed game phenom and bracelet winner Ryutaro Suzuki (375,000).

Day 2 Action

The first two levels saw a quick flurry of eliminations as many names fell short of cashing. Among them were Brian Hastings, Matt Grapenthien, Mark Gregorich, and Patrick Leonard. Eventually the players reached the hand-for-hand portion of play, and only one hand was played. That saw the elimination of Russell Hudson after his queens up could not hold up against James Hoeppner's three tens. The bubble burst and the final 92 players all secured a minimum of $3,020.

After that, eliminations came fast. Players like David "Bakes" Baker (88th), Phil Hellmuth (87th), Max Pescatori (86th), Adam Friedman (84th), and Phil Hui (83rd) all collected the minimum of $3,020. Others that fell throughout the day include bracelet winners Tom Koral (48th-$3,407) and Barry Greenstein (34th-$4,240). Jon Kyte (25th-$4,904) fell short of another split-pot final table as he finished just outside of the three table redraw.

Once down to the final three tables, eliminations sped up. Michael Candeloro (24th-$4,904), Barry Grime (23rd-$5,807), William Kakon (22nd-$5,807), Martin Engels (21st-$5,807) and last woman in the field Mojgan Stringham (20th-$5,807), all busted within the same level.

The final elimination of the night was Vincent Calicchia, who got all of his chips in with three ace-high spades, only for Jon Turner's set to take down a sizable pot as the night came to a close. Calicchia collected $5,807 for his run and the remaining 17 players bagged up for the evening.

Players will return tomorrow at 1 p.m. to the Horseshoe. They will come back to Level 26 with a 10,000 ante, 15,000 bring in, with limits at 50,000-100,000. Play will continue until a winner is crowned so stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates on the 2024 WSOP.

Saturday, June 29, 2024 1:42 AM Local Time
Seat Draw For Day 3
CasinoTableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Bets
Horseshoe11Nikolay PonomarevUnited Kingdom915,0009
Horseshoe12Daniel BlumUnited States735,0007
Horseshoe15Joseph HertzogUnited States265,0003
Horseshoe16Yuval BronshteinIsrael1,135,00011
Horseshoe17Thomas TaylorCanada1,400,00014
Horseshoe18James HoeppnerUnited States370,0004
       
Horseshoe21Robert StevanovskiUnited States665,0007
Horseshoe23Qibang CheungUnited Kingdom800,0008
Horseshoe25Jon TurnerUnited States1,730,00017
Horseshoe27Dekel BalasUnited States1,620,00016
Horseshoe28Eli ElezraIsrael450,0005
       
Horseshoe31Christian RobertsVenezuala2,380,00024
Horseshoe32Joseph CoudenUnited States970,00010
Horseshoe34Gregory YohnUnited States190,0002
Horseshoe35Kenneth KempleUnited States880,0009
Horseshoe36Ryutaro SuzukiJapan375,0004
Horseshoe38Nikolay FalRussia405,0004
Saturday, June 29, 2024 1:11 AM Local Time
End of Day Chip Counts
Christian Roberts2,380,0001,080,000
Jon Turner1,730,000-25,000
Dekel Balas1,620,000195,000
Thomas Taylor1,400,000190,000
Yuval Bronshtein1,135,000550,000
Joey Couden970,00070,000
Nikolay Ponomarev915,000260,000
Kenneth Kemple880,000500,000
James Cheung800,00025,000
Daniel Blum735,000330,000
Robert Stevanovski655,000155,000
Eli Elezra450,000-100,000
Nikolay Fal405,000175,000
Ryutaro Suzuki375,000-825,000
James Hoeppner370,000-390,000
Joseph Hertzog265,000-615,000
Gregory Yohn190,000-810,000
Saturday, June 29, 2024 1:06 AM Local Time
End of Day

The final 17 players are bagging for the night.

Chip counts and a full recap are to follow.

Saturday, June 29, 2024 1:04 AM Local Time
Turner Gets There Against Cheung

Action was picked up on fourth street in a hand between Jon Turner and James Cheung.

Jon Turner:    /      /  
James Cheung:    /      /  

Cheung check-called on fourth. On fifth, Cheung led after he paired his king and Turner raised.

Cheung check-called on sixth and he quickly did the same on seventh.

"What do you have?" asked Cheung.

"I don't know yet," replied Turner as he revealed the  . "Straight."

Turner got there on seventh to scoop a massive one at the end of the night.

Jon Turner1,755,000635,000
James Cheung775,00025,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Saturday, June 29, 2024 12:50 AM Local Time
Vincent Calicchia Eliminated in 18th Place ($5,807)

Vincent Callichia

Vincent Calicchia completed with the  , Jon Turner called with the  , Eli Elezra called with the   and James Cheung defended his   bring in.

Vincent Calicchia:     /     
Jon Turner:     /     
Eli Elezra:     /     
James Cheung:    /    - folded on fourth street.

Calicchia bet on fourth and only Turner and Elezra called. On fifth, Calicchia led again and both players called.

On sixth, Calicchia bet all-in, Turner raised, and Elezra called.

On seventh, Turner bet all-in for 70,000 and Elezra called.

Turner held trip sevens which were good enough for the scoop against the trip fives of Elezra. Calicchia failed to improve and was eliminated in 18th place.

Jon Turner1,120,000445,000
Eli Elezra550,000-270,000
Vincent Calicchia0-1,150,000
Saturday, June 29, 2024 12:11 AM Local Time
Paul Sokoloff Eliminated in 19th Place ($5,807)

Paul Sokoloff

Paul Sokoloff completed with the   and Ryutaro Suzuki called with the  .

Paul Sokoloff:    /      /  
Ryutaro Suzuki:    /      /  

Suzuki check-called on fourth and check-called all-in on fifth street.

Sokoloff ended up making sixes and fives which were no good against the jacks and tens of Suzuki as Sokoloff his the rail in 19th place.

Ryutaro Suzuki1,200,000370,000
Paul Sokoloff0-300,000
Saturday, June 29, 2024 12:02 AM Local Time
Level 25 started
Level: 25
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
Saturday, June 29, 2024 12:01 AM Local Time
Mojgan Stringham Eliminated in 20th Place ($5,807)

Mojgan Stringham

Mojgan Stringham completed with a  , prompting Yuval Bronshtein to three-bet with an   and Stringham called to put herself at risk.

Mojgan Stringham:       / 
Yuval Bronshtein:   /    / 

Bronshtein made an ace-high flush as well as a seven low to scoop the pot and the final woman in the field was eliminated from the tournament.

Yuval Bronshtein585,000200,000
Mojgan Stringham0-395,000
Friday, June 28, 2024 11:59 PM Local Time
Martin Engels Eliminated in 21st Place ($5,807)

Martin Engels

Martin Engels called with a   up last to act against Christian Roberts'   bringing.

Martin Engels:   /    / 
Christian Roberts:   /    / 

Engels bet on forth street, prompting Roberts to raise. Two more bets went in to have Engels all in and at risk with his pair of sevens against Robert's jacks.

The board ran out as no help and Engels was eliminated from the tournament.

Christian Roberts1,300,000350,000
Martin Engels0-440,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
Friday, June 28, 2024 11:52 PM Local Time
William Kakon Eliminated in 22nd Place ($5,807)

William Kakon

The action of the hand was briefly recounted to PokerNews by the table.

William Kakon completed and was called by Joseph Hertzog who held    . Kakon started the hand with 160,000 and the rest of the chips found their way into the middle.

Kakon bricked out while Hertzog made a jack-high straight to eliminate Kakon in 22nd place.

Joseph Hertzog880,00075,000
William Kakon0-200,000
Friday, June 28, 2024 11:46 PM Local Time
Barry Grime Eliminated in 23rd Place ($5,807)

Barry Grime got his last 115,000 total in the middle against Jon Turner.

Barry Grime:    /      /  
Jon Turner:    /      /  

Turner's pair of threes were good for the high and his six-five low was better than Grime's eight-six as he hit the rail in 23rd place.

Jon Turner675,000425,000
Barry Grime0-125,000
Friday, June 28, 2024 11:40 PM Local Time
Michael Candeloro Eliminated in 24th Place ($4,904)

Ryutaro Suzuki completed with the  , Michael Candeloro raised all in with the  , Christian Roberts called with the  , and Suzuki called.

Michael Candeloro:    /      /  
Ryutaro Suzuki:    /      /  
Christian Roberts:    /     - folded on fifth street

Suzuki's jacks held against Candeloro who made a pair of fives on the end to be eliminated in 24th place.

Christian Roberts950,000-310,000
Ryutaro Suzuki830,000100,000
Michael Candeloro0-70,000
Friday, June 28, 2024 11:32 PM Local Time
Final Three Table Redraw
TableSeatPlayerChip Count
6581Nikolay Ponomarev655,000
6582Daniel Blum405,000
6583Mojgan Stringham395,000
6584William Kakon200,000
6585Joseph Hertzog805,000
6586Yuval Bronshtein385,000
6587Thomas Taylor1,210,000
6588James Hoepnner760,000
    
6621James Cheung750,000
6622Nikolay Fal230,000
6623Robert Stevanovski500,000
6624Vincent Callichia1,150,000
6625Jon Turner250,000
6626Barry Grime125,000
6627Dekel Balas1,425,000
6628Eli Elezra820,000
    
6661Christian Roberts1,260,000
6662Joey Couden900,000
6663Paul Sokoloff300,000
6664Gregory Yohn1,000,000
6665Kenneth Kemple380,000
6666Ryutaro Suzuki730,000
6667Michael Candeloro70,000
6668Martin Engels440,000
Dekel Balas1,425,000125,000
Christian Roberts1,260,00060,000
Thomas Taylor1,210,000-340,000
Vincent Calicchia1,150,000150,000
Gregory Yohn1,000,00020,000
Joey Couden900,000100,000
Eli Elezra820,000-105,000
Joseph Hertzog805,000805,000
James Hoeppner760,000384,000
James Cheung750,000360,000
Ryutaro Suzuki730,000500,000
Nikolay Ponomarev655,000-5,000
Robert Stevanovski500,000-10,000
Martin Engels440,00025,000
Daniel Blum405,000-25,000
Mojgan Stringham395,000110,000
Yuval Bronshtein385,0005,000
Kenneth Kemple380,000120,000
Paul Sokoloff300,000-15,000
Jon Turner250,000-65,000
Nikolay Fal230,000-60,000
William Kakon200,000-310,000
Barry Grime125,000-435,000
Michael Candeloro70,00070,000
Friday, June 28, 2024 11:28 PM Local Time
Nacho Barbero Chipping Up in $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em

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Friday, June 28, 2024 11:13 PM Local Time
Roberts Takes Out DiPasquale

Christian Roberts completed with the  , Daniel DiPasquale raised with the  , and Roberts called.

Daniel DiPasquale:    /      /  
Christian Roberts:    /      /  

Roberts made queens and sevens while DiPasquale did not improve his aces as he hit the rail in 26th.

Christian Roberts1,200,000671,000
Daniel DiPasquale0-165,000
Friday, June 28, 2024 11:08 PM Local Time
Elezra With A Flush

Eli Elezra

Action was picked up on fourth street in a pot between Eli Elezra and Daniel Blum.

Eli Elezra:   /    / 
Daniel Blum:   /    / 

Blum checked to Elezra on fourth street and Elezra bet which saw Blum call.

The same action repeated on every subsequent street.

"Aces up," declared Blum on seventh as he called the final bet from Elezra and showed    . Elezra turned over     for a king-high flush and he took down the pot.

Eli Elezra925,000515,000
Daniel Blum430,000-250,000
Friday, June 28, 2024 10:57 PM Local Time
Level 24 started
Level: 24
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
Friday, June 28, 2024 10:42 PM Local Time
Break

The players have gone on their final 15-minute break of the night.

Friday, June 28, 2024 10:41 PM Local Time
Balas Takes the Remains of Nguyen

It has been a day full of fun with Men Nguyen at the table. Unfortunately, Dekel Balas has sent him to the rail. Nguyen completed with the   and Balas called with the  

Men Nguyen:    /      /  
Dekel Balas:    /      /  

Nguyen led on fourth and fifth. On sixth, he moved all-in and Balas called.

Balas made a full house on seventh and Nguyen bricked his low draw to be eliminated.

Dekel Balas1,300,000200,000
Men Nguyen0-200,000
Playtika - Jason Alexander
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