2014 World Series of Poker

Event #61: $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
89jk
Prize
$268,473
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
102
Level Info
Level
27
Limits
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Yu Leads As An Array of Top Pros Head to Day 2

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
Ben Yu, not impressed, but still chip leader
Ben Yu, not impressed, but still chip leader

After the first 10 levels of the $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Championship, just 56 players remain with Ben Yu on top. This tournament drew a crowd of 102 players and the eventual winner will walk away $268,473 richer.

Just 16 places will get paid in this tournament and tons of top pros are in the hunt for a deep run. Australian World Series of Poker debutant James Obst sits in second place while 2011 runner-up Steve Landfish, $50,000 Players' Championship runner-up Jesse Martin, and "Miami" John Cernuto all have big stacks, too.

Henry Orenstein, inventor of the hole-card camera, did the "shuffle up and deal" at the start of the day and the 90-year-old survived the day with a very nice stack of 82,300.

The eventual winner of this tournament will not only win a gold bracelet and a ton of money, but they also get to see their name among the following list of champions.. Orenstein won this tournament in 1996, while Freddie Ellis, the 2009 champion, also remains alive.

YearBuy-inEntrantsWinnerFirst PrizeRunner-UpSecond Prize
2013$2,500246David Chiu$145,520Scott Seiver$89,980
2012$5,000145John Monnette$190,826Huu Vinh$117,913
2011$10,000126Betrand Grospellier$331,639Steve Landfish$204,924
2010$10,000150Men Nguyen$394,807Brandon Adams$243,958
2009$10,000142Freddie Ellis$373,751Eric Drache$231,013
2008$10,000158Eric Brooks$415,856Fu Wong$259,910
2007$5,000180Chris Reslock$258,453Phil Ivey$143,820
2006$5,000183Benjamin Lin$256,620Shawn Sheikhan$171,080
2005$5,000192Jan Sorensen$293,275Keith Sexton$162,430
2004$5,000144Joe Awada$221,000Marcel Luske120,800
2003$5,00096Men Nguyen$178,560Mel Judah$102,680
2002$5,00092Qushqar Morad$172,960Steven Banks$99,460
2001$5,000104Allen Cunningham$201,760Michael Danino$100,880
2000$5,000101David Chiu$202,000Ken Flaton$101,000
1999$2,500199David Grey$199,000Eli Balas$99,500
1998$5,000104Jan Chen$208,000Don Barton$104,000
1997$5,00088Mel Judah$176,000Vasilis Lazarou$101,200
1996$5,00065Henry Orenstein$130,000Humberto Brenes$74,750
1995$5,00077Anthony DeAngelo$154,000TJ Cloutier$88,550
1994$5,00072Roger Moore$144,000Adam Roberts$82,800

Make sure to tune back in tomorrow at 2 p.m. local time for the continuation of this tournament. The goal is to play down to a final table of eight, but with this great structure anything can happen.

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