Event #15: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship

John Juanda: (X)(X) /      / (X)

Allen Kessler: (X)(X) /      / (X)

After Jennifer Harman brought in with the  , Juanda completed and Kessler called. Harman got out of the way. Kessler bet fourth and was called, both players checked fifth and then Juanda bet sixth and was called. Both players then checked seventh.

Juanda turned up the     for an eight-six low and a pair of sixes. He won the low, but Kessler took the high by turning up the     and had a pair of tens.

John Juanda (X)(X) /      / (X)

Allen Kessler (X)(X) /      / (X)

Juanda brought it in, Kessler completed and Juanda called. Kessler bet and Juanda called. Kessler check-raised all-in for 230,000 on fifth street and Juanda called.

Kessler turned over   . He filled up on sixth street and Juanda needed a low card on the river to chop. He missed and Kessler scooped. He's up to 820,000.

Jennifer Harman (X)(X) /      /(X)

Frank Kassela (X)(X) /   

John Juanda (X)(X) /      / (X)

Harman had the bring-in, Kassela completed, and both Juanda and Harman called. The action was checked to Harman on fourth street. She bet, Kassela folded and Juanda called. Both Harman and Juanda checked on fifth street. Juanda bet sixth street and Harman called, but Harman folded to Juanda's river bet.

The players have agreed to take a five-minute break.

Steve Zolotow: (X)(X) /      / (X)

John Juanda: (X)(X) /      / (X)

Zolotow brought in and Juanda completed. Zolotow called. Zolotow check-called on fourth and fifth before both players checked sixth. On seventh, Zolotow bet and Juanda mucked, claiming that he couldn't beat the queens Zolotow was showing.

Jennifer Harman Traniello 1,580,000

Frank Kassela 1,435,000

John Juanda 780,000

Steve Zolotow 600,000

Allen Kessler 540,000

Frank Kassela (X)(X) /      / (X)

Jennifer Harman (X)(X) /      / (X)

Kassela brought it in on third, Harman completed, Kassela raised and Harman called. Harman check-called on fourth street, then called Kassela's bet on fifth. Both players checked on sixth and seventh streets.

Harman showed two pair, nines and eights and scooped the pot. She's back in the chip lead with 1,475,000.

Frank Kassela (X)(X) /      / (X)

John Juanda (X)(X) /      / (X)

Steve Zolotow had the bring-in with the  , Kassela completed, Juanda raised, Zolotow folded and Kassela called. Kassela check-called on fourth and fifth streets, then led out on sixth. Juanda raised and Kassela called. Kassela check-called one more bet on the river.

Kassela showed    for a flush, Juanda had a 7-5 low and they split the pot.

Grab some coffee and hit the head, we'll be back in 20.

Allen Kessler (X)(X) /      / (X)

Steve Zolotow (X)(X) /      / (X)

Kessler completed on third street, Jennifer Harman called with the   up, Zolotow raised, and both Kessler and Harman called. Kessler led out on fourth street, Harman folded and Zolotow called. Kessler led again on fifth street and Zolotow called all-in.

Zolotow made trip jacks on sixth street and Kessler needed to make his low on the river to get half the pot. He missed, and Zolotow scooped. That hand took Steve Z up to 625,00 while Kessler was left with 800,000,

The next hand:

Zolotow (X)(X) /    

Harman (X)(X) /    

Zolotow brought it in, Harman completed, Zolotow raised and Harman called. Zolotow bet fourth street and Harman came along, but she folded to Zolotow's fifth street bet.

With that hand, Zolotow was up to 850,000.

On the hand after that, Zolotow made a wheel against Kessler's kings and jacks and scooped his third pot in a row, and is now on over 1.2 million in chips.