| Buy-In: | $10,000 |
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| Prize Pool: | $1,410,000 |
| Entrants: | 150 |
Day 2 has finally come to an end. It was a day that saw the money bubble last almost two hours before Dario Alioto was eliminated as the bubble boy. Edouard Mignot was the first player to cash and three other players joined him on the rail before the final level was complete.
Vladimir Schmelev continues his impressive debut at the WSOP entering the final day with the chip lead. Winner of the Players’ Championship Michael Mizrachi sits in third chip position. Here are the official chip counts going into the final day:
1. Vladimir Schmelev – 921,000
2. Sirious Jamshidi – 638,000
3. Michael Mizrachi – 544,000
4. Nikolay Evdakov – 543,000
5. Steve Billirakis – 448,000
6. Joe Cassidy – 410,000
7. Men Nguyen – 302,000
8. Dan Heimiller – 222,000
9. Eric Buchman – 142,000
10. Ray Dehkharghani – 132,000
11. Brandon Adams – 115,000
12. Todd Barlow – 85,000
The remaining 12 players will return Saturday at 3 p.m. to play down to a champion. Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com as we bring you hourly live updates from the action on the final day of the $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Championship.
Blinds: Ante 2,000, Bring-in 3,000, Limits 10,000-20,000
Players Remaining: 12 out of 150
Average Chip Count: 346,153
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Vladimir Schmelev – 921,000
2. Sirious Jamshidi – 638,000
3. Michael Mizrachi – 544,000
4. Nikolay Evdakov – 543,000
5. Steve Billirakis – 448,000
6. Joe Cassidy – 410,000
7. Men Nguyen – 302,000
8. Dan Heimiller – 222,000
9. Eric Buchman – 142,000
10. Ray Dehkharghani – 132,000
Notable Eliminations:
16. Edouard Mignot Bonnefous — $24,901
15. Yuval Bronshtein — $24,901
14. Pat Pezzin — $28,623
13. Shane Douglas — $28,623
Big Hands:
Edouard Mignot Eliminated In 16th Place
Bonnefous was crippled a few hands prior by Vladimir Schmelev and had his last 20,000 in the middle against Eric Buchman.
Bonnefous started with split aces while Buchman had Q
10
J. Buchman’s next two cards were the 9 and 8 to make the straight. Bonnefous could not improve and he was the first player to cash out.
Yuval Bronshtein Eliminated In 15th Place
Bronshtein found himself all in against Vladimir Schmelev. That was already a bad sign which got worse when Schmelev showed A
AQ. Bronshtein had split sixes and took one of Schmelev’s aces on fifth street.
But Schmelev caught the case A
for trips and Bronshtein was drawing dead. He made a worthless two pair on the river and he was eliminated.
Pat Pezzin Eliminated In 14th Place
Pezzin was all in against Men “The Master” Nguyen on fifth street. Pezzin had four diamonds and a pair of deuces. He was trailing Nguyen’s pair of jacks.
Pezzin caught a red card on sixth street, but the 5 was the wrong suit. To make things worse, Nguyen caught the J on sixth to make trips. Pezzin could not catch any help on the river and he was eliminated.
Blinds: Ante 2,000, Bring-in 2,000, Limits 8,000-16,000
Players Remaining: 16 out of 150
Average Chip Count: 281,250
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Michael Mizrachi – 475,000
2. Men Nguyen – 462,000
3. Brandon Adams – 415,000
4. Nikolay Evdakov – 415,000
5. Vladimir Schmelev – 350,000
6. Sirious Jamshidi – 335,000
7. Eric Buchman – 330,000
8. Dario Alioto – 295,000
9. Ray Dehkharghani – 277,000
10. Todd Barlow – 195,000
Notable Eliminations:
Freddie Ellis
Alexander Kostritsyn
Dario Alioto
Big Hands:
Alexander Kostritsyn Doubles Through Brandon Adams, But Is Then Eliminated
Kostritsyn was all in on third street against Brandon Adams. Here is how their boards ran out.
Kostritsyn: (886)9A8-X
Adams: AQ10Q107J
Adams made two pair but Kostritsyn managed to get trip-eights and doubled up to 70,000. Adams, once the massive chip leader at almost 500,000, is down to 240,000.
Unfortunately for Kostritsyn, he would not make it past the level as he was eliminated in 18th place, setting up hand-for-hand play.
Evdakov Slams Heimiller
Nikolay Evdakov took a huge pot off Dan Heimiller to move over 400,000 in chips. Evdakov had the 6 showing and turned over 66 for trips to take a chunk out of Heimiller’s stack.
Heimiller was at 75,000 while Evdakov was at 415,000.
Freddie Ellis Eliminated
The defending champion hung in for a long time, but Brandon Adams delivered the knockout blow and abolished any idea of a repeat champion.
Ellis: (JJ)101073
Adams: (99)492A
Ellis started off with the best of it but Adams hit trip-nines on fourth street and the 2 on the river gave him a full house to knock out the defending champion.
Adams build his stack back up to 415,000 with the pot.
Dario Alioto Bubbles The Money, Eliminated By Men The Master
Dario Alioto nursed a short stack for almost two hours during hand-for-hand play. Finally, he played a pot for all of his chips.
Alioto was responsible for the bring-in of 2,000 and Men Nguyen called. Alioto was showing a 2 while Nguyen showed 7.
Nguyen received a 3 on fourth street whihle Alioto received the K.
“You’ve got two options,” Nguyen said. “You check, I bet; or you bet I raise.”
Alioto decided to bet and Nguyen was true to his word, raising enough to put Alioto all in.
Nguyen turned over (A7) for split sevens while Alioto had nothing. Nguyen held the lead until the river when Alioto flipped over the K to pair his king. Nguyen then sweated his river card and finally turned over the 3 to make two pair and finally burst the money bubble.
Blinds: Ante 1,500, Bring-in 2,000, Limits 6,000-12,000
Players Remaining: 22 out of 150
Average Chip Count: 204,595
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Michael Mizrachi – 415,000
2. Brandon Adams – 380,000
3. Vladimir Schmelev – 350,000
4. Sirious Jamshidi – 335,000
5. Eric Buchman – 330,000
6. Dario Alioto – 295,000
7. Dan Heimiller – 280,000
8. Ray Dehkharghani – 277,000
9. Men Nguyen – 275,000
10. Nikolay Evdakov – 196,000
Notable Eliminations:
Andy Black
Doyle Brunson
Big Hands:
Mizrachi Trips Up Adams
Brandon Adams led out for 6,000 on fourth street. Michael Mizrachi raised to 12,000 and Adams three-bet to 18,000. Mizrachi made the call and then Adams led out again on fifth street with 12,000.
Mizrachi raised to 24,000 and Adams made the call. Adams slowed down on the next two streets, check-calling bets of 12,000 by Mizrachi.
Mizrachi then turned over 66 to go with his 6 for trip sixes. Adams held aces up, but they went into the muck as Mizrachi took a big pot off the chip leader. Mizrachi took the chip lead, chipping up to 415,000 while Adams was at 380,000 in chips.
Schmelev Not Afraid Of Defending Champion
Vladimir Schmelev bet 12,000 on fifth street and Freddie Ellis came along for the ride. Alexander Kostritsyn was also in the hand but mucked his cards after the Ellis call.
Schmelev led out again with 12,000 on sixth street, his board showing AK64. Ellis called with A1043.
Schmelev bet 12,000 one more time on seventh street and Ellis finally gave up his hand. Schmelev was at just under 300,000 while Ellis was at 120,000.
Doyle Fights Off Elimination Momentarily, But Not For Long
Doyle Brunson bet 6,000 on fourth street and Dan Heimiller made the call. Brunson then moved in for 12,000 on fifth street, his board showing 989.
Heimiller thought for a bit, his board showing A64. He eventually mucked his hand and Brunson survived his brief all-in experience.
“I had a great draw,” Brunson said as he turned his hole cards, J7.
Unfortunately for Brunson, he would be eliminated a few hands later when Yuval Bronshtein rivered a full house against Brunson’s rivered straight.
Blinds: Ante 1,000, Bring-in 2,000, Limits 5,000-10,000
Players Remaining: 26 out of 150
Average Chip Count: 173,076
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Men Nguyen – 290,000
2. Ray Dehkharghani – 280,000
3. Vladimir Schmelev – 230,000
4. Eric Buchman – 220,000
5. Andy Black – 200,000
6. Yuval Bronshtein – 175,000
7. Dario Alioto – 175,000
8. John D’Agostino – 171,000
9. Michael Mizrachi – 165,000
10. Brandon Adams – 160,000
Notable Eliminations:
Scott Seiver
Daniel Negreanu
Greg Mueller
Matt Glantz
Max Pescatori
Keith Sexton
Big Hands:
Schmelev Knocks Out Seiver
Vladimir Schmelev completed to 5,000 before Scott Seiver raised it to 10,000. Schmelev made the call and led out for 5,000 again on fourth street.
Seiver made the call and then led out on 5th street with 10,000 showing KQ4. Schmelev made the call with his K76.
It was then Schmelev’s turn to lead out for 10,000 when he caught the A on sixth street. Seiver got the 3 and called, putting himself all in.
Schmelev turned over (75) for just a pair of sevens. The 3 did not improve his hand so Seiver needed to only beat the pair. He had turned over (85) for four spades. But the A on the river offered no help and he was out.
Mizrachi’s Kings Best Alioto
Picking up the action on seventh street, Michael Mizrachi was showing AK32 and bet 10,000.
Dario Alioto took a session in the tank, showing J1072. He finally made the call and Mizrachi turned over K75 for just a pair of kings.
It was enough, however, as Alioto threw his hand in the muck and dropped to 130,000. Mizrachi was up to 235,000.
Daniel Negreanu Busts
Daniel Negreanu was all in by fifth street with a board of (KK)3910.
Brandon Adams called him down with a board of (J3)J4K.
Negreanu was ahead with his kings and sixth street was harmless as he caught the 2 and Adams received the 10. But Adams caught the 10 on the river for two pair and Negreanu’s Q did not help him and he made his exit from the tournament.
Blinds: Ante 1,000, Bring-in 1,000, Limits 4,000-8,000
Players Remaining: 39 out of 150
Average Chip Count: 115,325
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Ray Dehkharghani – 275,000
2. Vladimir Schmelev – 267,000
3. Max Pescatori – 220,000
4. Eric Buchman – 220,000
5. Yuval Bronshtein – 175,000
6. John D’Agostino – 171,000
7. Michael Mizrachi – 165,000
8. Edouard Mignot Bonnefous – 160,000
9. Men Nguyen – 155,000
10. Steve Billirakis – 150,000
Notable Eliminations:
Phil Ivey
Big Hands:
Doyle Cripples Ivey, Then Busts Him
Eric Buchman, Doyle Brunson and Phil Ivey were in a pot. Each player had three bets in the pot on third street. Ivey led out on fourth street, forcing Buchman to fold. Brunson made the call and Ivey bet again of fifth street. Brunson called again.
Brunson then bet on sixth street after Ivey checked. Ivey called and Brunson fired one more bet on seventh. Ivey took a session in the tank to weigh his options. He only had 4,500 behind and a call would put him all in.
Ivey eventually mucked, saving those chips for the next hand.
“You did right,” Brunson told Ivey as he scooped in the pot. Brunson would knock Ivey out on the next hand and he was up to 90,000.
Freddie Ellis Doubles Up
We caught up with this hand as Freddie Ellis was all in against his opponent in seat 2. Ellis’ board ran out 887Q33(3).
The river gave Ellis a full house to secure the pot and the double up to 60,000.
Andy Black Has Some Fun Taking Chips From Brandon Adams
Andy Black checked to Brandon Adams on fifth street and then beat him into the pot when Adams place his bet of 8,000 into the middle.
Black then checked again with the 8,000 chips already in his hand when he tapped the table on sixth street. Adams bet 8,000 and Black’s chips were already in the pot awaiting the arrival of Adams’ bet.
The table had a good laugh, including Adams. Both players checked on seventh street and Black showed down (AA9)K487 for a pair of aces in the hole and Adams mucked.
Black took the pot and was at 130,000 while Adams was down to 65,000.
Schmelev Cripples Richey
Brett Richey led out with bets on fourth and fifth street. Vladimir Schmelev called him down on both streets and then led out on sixth street when Richey checked.
Richey called that bet and the next one on seventh street only to see Schmelev show 1010 in the hole to go with his 10 showing on the board. Richey mucked and was down to his last 5,000 in chips.
Schmelev was at 267,000 after the win.
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Blinds: Ante 700, Bring-in 1,000, Limits 3,000-6,000
Players Remaining: 43 out of 150
Average Chip Count: 104,651
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Eric Buchman – 270,000
2. Vladimir Schmelev – 215,000
3. John D’Agostino – 190,000
4. Yuval Bronshtein – 175,000
5. Ray Dehkharghani – 170,000
6. Michael Mizrachi – 165,000
7. Edouard Mignot Bonnefous – 160,000
8. Max Pescatori – 124,000
9. Brandon Adams – 120,000
10. Men Nguyen – 120,000
Notable Eliminations:
Todd Brunson
Eric Drache
Scotty Nguyen
Dan Shak
Jennifer Harman
David Bach
Note: Players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at approximately 8:30 p.m.
Big Hands:
Nick Schulman Doesn’t Have Enough Heart, Eliminated By Buchman
We caught up with this hand after Schulman was all in against Eric Buchman. Schulman’s hand started off well enough as he was showing 6543.
He had straight flush possibilities but bricked on every street after that and he was eliminated. Buchman took the pot and was up to 270,000, making him the new chip leader of the tournament.
Alioto Bests Negreanu
We caught up with the action on fifth street. Dario Alioto bet 6,000 and Daniel Negreanu made the call.
Both players checked sixth street and then Negreanu took a stab with 6,000 on seventh street. Alioto made the call and Negreanu turned over the Q to go with the Q he was showing.
Alioto turned over his hole cards, revealing KK for the best hand and he took down the pot. Alioto was up to 74,500 while Negreanu slipped to 44,000.
Dolly Takes A Ride On Heimiller’s Boat
Eric Buchman, Doyle Brunson and Dan Heimiller were involved in a three-way pot. After a bet of 6,000 on fifth street, Brunson raised it up to 12,000.
Both opponents made the call and Brunson led out with 6,000 on sixth street. Both players called again and were dealt their river cards. Heimiller then led out with 6,000 and Buchman mucked. Brunson looked up Heimiller and saw the bad news.
Heimiller turned over (A42)22410 for a full house and Brunson mucked. Heimiller was at 77,000 while Brunson was at 84,000.
Jennifer Harman Eliminated
Jennifer Harman was all in on sixth street against Sirious Jamshidi. This is how their boards ran out:
Harman: (KJK)J932
Jamshidi: (KQQ)AQ43
Harman improved to kings-up on the river but Jamshidi also improved with three queens and Harman was ousted from the tournament.
Blinds: Bring-in 700, ante 500, Limits 2,500-5,000
Players Remaining: 60 out of 150
Average Chip Count: 75,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Vladimir Schmelev – 185,000
2. Doyle Brunson – 183,000
3. Michael Mizrachi – 165,000
4. Eric Buchman – 165,000
5. Men Nguyen – 160,000
6. Edouard Mignot Bonnefous – 160,000
7. Greg Mueller – 157,000
8. Brett Richey – 133,000
9. Yuval Bronshtein – 125,000
10. Max Pescatori – 124,000
Notable Eliminations:
David Singer
John Cernuto
Eli Elezra
Tony G
Allen Kessler
Alexander Kravchenko
Chris Ferguson
Big Hands:
Max Pescatori Shows Singer The Exit
David Singer completed to 2,500 and Max Pescatori raised to 5,000. Singer made the call and led out for 2,500 on fourth street. Pescatori made the call again and Singer checked on fifth street.
Pescatori threw in 5,000 and Singer made the call, putting himself all in.
Pescatori’s board ran out 10997(AKQ) for just a pair of nines.
But Singer fared no better as his board ran out K1062(852) for a pair of deuces and he was eliminated. Pescatori was up to 101,000.
Andy Black Takes A Pot
We caught the action on fifth street as Dario Alioto bet 5,000 into the pot. Andy Black made the call showing A107. Sixth street brought the A for Black and he led out with 5,000.
Alioto’s board was K832 when he threw it into the muck. Black took the pot and was at 70,000. Alioto slipped down to 65,000.
Doyle Doesn’t Care For Clubs
Doyle Brunson was in action against an opponent in seat 7. Seat 7 bet 5,000 after seventh street was dealt showing AKJ6. Brunson would not be intimidated, raising to 10,000.
Seat 7 thought for a while and threw in the call. Brunson’s board was (633)6543. Brunson had roled up threes and improved to a full house, taking down a nice pot. He was at 132,000 after the hand.
Habib Throws Bach Overboard
David Bach bet 5,000 on sixth street and Hasan Habib made the call. Seventh street came around and Bach led out with 5,000.
Habib popped it to 10,000 and Bach made a hesitant call. Habib showed (776)7643 for a full house. Bach mucked his hand and was down to 48,500.
Habib improved to 70,000 after winning that hand.
Blinds: Bring-in 500, ante 500, Limits 2,000-4,000
Players Remaining: 74 out of 150
Average Chip Count: 60,810
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Michael Mizrachi – 185,000
2. Doyle Brunson – 183,000
3. Men Nguyen – 160,000
4. Edouard Mignot Bonnefous – 160,000
5. Vladimir Schmelev – 150,000
6. Eric Buchman – 135,000
7. Brett Richey – 133,000
8. John D’Agostino – 130,000
9. Yuval Bronshtein – 125,000
10. Max Pescatori – 124,000
Notable Eliminations:
Big Hands:
Mueller Takes One Off Gaspard And Ellis
We caught up with this hand on fifth street. Greg Mueller led out with 4,000 after he was dealth the K to pair up with the K he got on fourth street.
Freddie Eliis mucked his hand and the action was on Jean Gaspard. He paired jacks on fifth but thought better of going up against Mueller’s kings and also mucked.
Mueller improved to 112,000 after the pot while Gaspard was down to 73,000. Ellis, the defending champion of this event, was at 26,000.
Ferguson’s Ladies Scare Off Habib
We caught up with the action on fifth street. Chris Ferguson paired his Q with the Q and led out with 4,000. Hasan Habib was unconvinced and made the call.
Sixth street gave Ferguson the Q and he led out with 4,000 again. The three ladies were too much for Habib as he mucked his hand. Ferguson was at 22,800 while Habib was at 41,400.
Jennifer Harman Takes A Pot
Jean Gaspard and Jennifer Harman tangled in a pot. Gaspard bet 2,000 on fourth street and 4,000 on fifth street. Harman tagged along both times and then she led out for 4,000 when she paired queens on sixth street.
Gaspard made the call and then Harman bet 4,000 on seventh street. Gaspard thought about it for a few moments before releasing his hand.
Harman took the pot and was at 43,500 after the hand. Gaspard was down to 60,000.
Blinds: Bring-in 300, ante 500, Limits 1,500-3,000
Players Remaining: 85 out of 150
Average Chip Count: 52,941
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Michael Mizrachi – 191,900
2. Vladimir Schmelev – 147,000
3. Eric Buchman – 135,000
4. Ray Dehkharghani – 108,300
5. Doyle Brunson – 105,100
6. David Ulliott – 105,000
7. Alexander Kostritsyn – 99,400
8. Men Nguyen – 97,700
9. Edouard Mignot Bonnefous – 97,500
10. Todd Barlow – 96,100
Notable Eliminations:
Nick Frangos
Big Hands:
The Devil Takes Gerasimov For A Ride
David Ulliott completed to 1,500 and Kirill Gerasimov raised to 3,000. Ulliott made the call and then he led out again with 1,500 on fourth street.
Gerasimov raised to 3,000 again and Ulliott called. Gerasimov led out on fifth street with 3,000 and Ulliott raised to 6,000. Gerasimov made the call and called another bet of 3,000 on sixth street. Ulliott bet 3,000 on seventh street and Gerasimov made a reluctant call.
Ulliott tabled (A6J)AJ96 for two pair. Gerasimov had no pair showing and mucked his hole cards after Ulliott showed down.
Gerasimov was down to just 3,500 while Ulliott was up to 84,000.
Schmelev Can’t Win Three-Way Pot, Chris Amaral Eliminated
Chris Amaral was all in by fourth street, leaving Craig Neilan and Vladimir Schmelev to contest a side pot.
Neilan eventually found himself all in on sixth street and showed (KKJ)K337 for a full house.
“I’m drawing dead,” Amaral said as he showed rolled up sixes. Schmelev had rolled up nines and the river was not the case nine as he mucked his hand and Neilan nearly tripled up to 60,000.
Schmelev was still relatively healthy after the pot at 147,000.
Bach Masters Nguyen
We caught up with this hand on seventh street. David Bach bet 3,000 and Men Nguyen made the call.
Bach was showing A584 and turned over (JJA) for two pair. Nguyen was showing A4KQ but mucked his hole cards when Bach showed his hand.
Bach was up to 53,000 while Nguyen was at 67,000.
Kravchenko Doubles Up, Still Ailing
We caught up with this hand on seventh street. Alexander Kravchenko was all in against Cory Zeidman. Kravchenko was dealt JJKK33-X for kings up. Zeidman could not beat it and mucked his hand.
Kravchenko doubled up but he was still very low on chips with just 7,000.
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