Event #74: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Giorno 3 | 2024 World Series of Poker

2024-07-02 22:04 UTC-8

Taylor Bets Out Sklar

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Livello 23

Ante: 15,000
Low Card: 20,000
Completion: 60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000

Thomas Taylor: XxXx/7♠7♥K♣9♦/Xx
Richard Sklar: XxXx/8♥9♣J♠4♥/Xx

In a limped pot, Thomas Taylor bet on fourth street and Richard Sklar called.

Taylor continued betting on fifth and sixth as Sklar called down to seventh. Taylor then bet again.

Sklar quickly tossed his cards away as Taylor won the pot to a loud ovation and chants of "TT" from his rail.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Richard Sklar	4,500,000 300,000	300,000

Arash Ghaneian	2,950,000 -100,000	-100,000

Thomas Taylor	2,500,000 -100,000	-100,000

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2024-07-02 21:59 UTC-8

Ghaneian Passes Taylor

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Livello 23

Ante: 15,000
Low Card: 20,000
Completion: 60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000

Arash Ghaneian: XxXx/2♠5♥4♥2♥/Xx
Thomas Taylor: XxXx/7♠8♦9♣J♠/Xx folded on seventh street

Thomas Taylor completed and Arash Ghaneian came along.

Ghaneian bet on ffourth street and Taylor called. The same thing happened on fifth street. Both players checked on sixth street.

Ghaneian fired once more on seventh and Taylor folded as he became the shortest stack for the first time during three-handed play.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Arash Ghaneian	3,050,000 400,000	400,000

Thomas Taylor	2,600,000 -300,000	-300,000

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2024-07-02 21:47 UTC-8

Sklar Takes More From Taylor

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Livello 23

Ante: 15,000
Low Card: 20,000
Completion: 60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000

Richard Sklar: XxXx/K♥6♥J♦9♣/Xx
Thomas Taylor: XxXx/Q♣9♥K♣10♠/Xx

Richard Sklar completed and Thomas Taylor called.

Sklar bet on fourth street and Taylor called. Taylor then opened the betting on fifth and Sklar called.

Taylor bet again on sixth and Sklar stuck around to see seventh. Both players then checked and Taylor flashed a queen for a pair. Sklar, though, had a pair of kings to win the pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Richard Sklar	4,200,000 300,000	300,000

Thomas Taylor	2,900,000 -375,000	-375,000

Tags: Richard Sklar Thomas Taylor

Livello: 23

Ante: 15,000
Low Card: 20,000
Completion: 60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000

2024-07-02 21:35 UTC-8

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Richard Sklar	3,900,000

Thomas Taylor	3,275,000 75,000	75,000
Arash Ghaneian	2,650,000 350,000	350,000

Sklar is Relentless

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Livello 22

Ante: 10,000
Low Card: 15,000
Completion: 50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

Richard Sklar: XxXx/2♠2♥5♣K♠
Thomas Taylor: XxXx/[Ad7sKdQh - [I]folded on sixth street[/I]

"You're relentless," Arash Ghaneian told Richard Sklar after he won the previous pot.

"You should see me on the golf course," Sklar replied.

"You golf?" Ghaneian asked.

"That's how I make a living," Sklar said.

Thomas Taylor then completed and Sklar called. Taylor bet again on fourth street and Sklar called.

Both players checked fifth before Sklar bet on sixth. Taylor gave up his hand as Sklar took in another pot.

"Did I tell you you're relentless," Ghaneian said.

"I play golf against the high stakes poker players. If you want to see relentless. Poker is just fun. We're hanging out," Sklar replied.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Richard Sklar	3,900,000 200,000	200,000

Thomas Taylor	3,200,000 -200,000	-200,000

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2024-07-02 21:31 UTC-8

Sklar Scoops Taylor For Chip Lead

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Livello 22

Ante: 10,000
Low Card: 15,000
Completion: 50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

Richard Sklar: 5♦5♠6♥/J♥A♥4♣8♦
Thomas Taylor: XxXx/K♦A♠9♦6♣/Xx

Starting on fourth street, Thomas Taylor bet and Richard Sklar called. The same thing happened on fifth street.

On sixth street, Taylor fired again and this time Sklar raised it up which caused Taylor to pause for a few moments before calling.

Sklar bet on seventh after Taylor checked. Taylor went into the tank before eventually calling. Sklar tabled a pair of fives and an 8 low to scoop the whole pot. and take over the chip lead.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Richard Sklar	3,700,000 800,000	800,000

Thomas Taylor	3,400,000 -450,000	-450,000

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2024-07-02 21:22 UTC-8

Sklar Bets His Aces

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Livello 22

Ante: 10,000
Low Card: 15,000
Completion: 50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

Richard Sklar: XxXx/K♦A♦A♠
Thomas Taylor: XxXx/7♥4♣3♠ - folded on fifth street
Arash Ghaneian: XxXx/3♥Q♠ - folded on fourth street

"I'll leave right now if you guys buy me a can of coke and a candy bar. I'll blind out," Arash Ghaneian told the rest of the table.

Thomas Taylor then completed and Ghaneian called. Richard Sklar also came along to create a three-way pot to fourth street.

Taylor bet and Ghaneian folded, but Sklar called. Sklar then made a pair of aces and put out a bet. Thomas tanked for a moment but ultimately mucked as Sklar took the pot.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Thomas Taylor	3,850,000 -250,000	-250,000
Richard Sklar	2,900,000 180,000	180,000

Arash Ghaneian	2,300,000 -900,000	-900,000

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2024-07-02 21:15 UTC-8

Aces Up For Sklar

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Livello 22

Ante: 10,000
Low Card: 15,000
Completion: 50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

Richard Sklar: A♣A♥7♦/J♥8♣2♥8♠
Thomas Taylor: XxXx/7♣9♥Q♠8♥

Action was on fifth street where Thomas Taylor bet and Richard Sklar called. Action went check-check on both sixth and seventh street.

Sklar tabled aces in the hole for aces up to take the pot from Taylor.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Thomas Taylor	4,100,000 -300,000	-300,000
Richard Sklar	2,720,000 390,000	390,000

Tags: Richard Sklar Thomas Taylor

2024-07-02 21:09 UTC-8

Todd Brunson Eliminated in 4th Place ($122,663)

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Livello 22

Ante: 10,000
Low Card: 15,000
Completion: 50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

Todd Brunson won the previous pot with a raise as Thomas Taylor gave up his bring-in. Brunson then started a "USA, USA," chant.

"Let's get this rail going like the Brazilians. Get some Canadians in here," Taylor's fellow Canadian Calen McNeil said from the rail.

"The problem is Canadians are too polite. They'll be like, nice hand, eh," Brunson said.

On the next hand, Brunson and Taylor then exchanged a series of raises until Brunson was all in on third street.

Taylor finished with A♠A♣7♥6♦3♠2♠2♣ for two pair and a low, while Brunson had Q♦8♠6♠5♣4♦3♦ showing by seventh street. He caught the 5♥ on his last card and sent his board into the muck before heading to the rail in fourth place.

Giocatore	Chip	Avanzamento
Thomas Taylor	4,400,000 200,000	200,000
Todd Brunson	Eliminato

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