2021 World Series of Poker

Event #73: 10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day: 1
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Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
9♠2♠6♥4♠3♠10♠10♥
Prize
$352,958
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,342,800
Entries
144
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
137
Players Left
80
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Event #73: 10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship

Day 1 Completed

Gary Benson Leads Event #73: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship

DougChase
DougChase
Level 10
Gary Benson
Gary Benson

Day 1 of Event #73: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship has concluded.

This first day of this championship event drew 136 entries with 80 returning for the penultimate day on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. local time (PST). Expect that number to rise slightly as late registration is open until the start of Day 2.

The first day of this championship event played as expected, with many notables bagging and tagging up for Day 2.

Leading this star-laced field is Gary Benson who bagged up 331,000 chips and will look to use that ammunition to position himself at the finale of this championship event.

End of Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts

PlacePlayerCountryChips
1Gary BensonAustralia331,000
2Adam OwenUnited Kingdom289,500
3Denis StrebkovRussia274,000
4Eli ElezraIsrael263,000
5Shaun DeebUnited States256,000
6Scott SeiverUnited States256,000
7Alex LivingstonCanada215,000
8Mike WatsonCanada207,000
9Brett RicheyUnited States187,500
10Yuval BronshteinIsrael183,500

Still in the hunt and always a factor is bracelet owners Shaun Deeb, Erik Seidel, Brandon Shack-Harris, and Yuval Bronshtein. These players will each be looking to secure a spot at this WSOP championship final table in search of that coveted gold bracelet along with the first-place cash.

Those that were not as fortunate include Daniel Negreanu, Allen Kessler, Phil Hellmuth, Felipe Ramos, and John Esposito who all hit the rail before the day’s end.

The players will return for Day 2 on Sunday afternoon to play seven 90-minute levels with a ten-minute break at the end of each level, and a 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 14 (~8:30 p.m.).

Please stay tuned to PokerNews for all the latest updates of this event, or live here at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino where the cards will be back in the air at 2:00 p.m. local time (PST).

Tags: Allen KesslerBrandon Shack-HarrisErik SeidelFelipe RamosGary BensonPhil HellmuthShaun DeebYuval Bronshtein

Seat Draw For Day 2

Matthew Pitt
Matthew Pitt
Level 10
RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChips
Amazon4271Ian O'HaraUnited States78,000
Amazon4272Yuval BronshteinIsrael183,500
Amazon4273Eddie BlumenthalUnited States158,000
Amazon4274Jerry WongUnited States69,000
Amazon4275Brian HastingsUnited States67,500
Amazon4277Ashly ButlerUnited States164,500
Amazon4278Edouard MignotFrance160,000
      
Amazon4281Kane KalasUnited States63,000
Amazon4283Jake SchwartzUnited States149,000
Amazon4284Benny GlaserUnited Kingdom70,000
Amazon4285Sean YuUnited States113,500
Amazon4286Daham WangUnited States71,000
Amazon4287Matt GrapenthienUnited States57,000
Amazon4288Josh AriehUnited States133,000
      
Amazon4292Patricia CrivelloUnited States136,500
Amazon4293Esther Taylor-BradyUnited States80,000
Amazon4294Pj ChaUnited States110,000
Amazon4295Matt VengrinUnited States107,000
Amazon4296Ahmed MohamedUnited States170,000
Amazon4297Frankie O'DellUnited States168,500
Amazon4298Randy OhelUnited States132,000
      
Amazon4301Brandon Shack-HarrisUnited States104,500
Amazon4302Mark GregorichUnited States75,000
Amazon4303Adam OwenUnited Kingdom289,500
Amazon4304Christina HillUnited States171,500
Amazon4305Qinghai PanUnited States113,500
Amazon4307Daniel WeinmanUnited States29,000
Amazon4308Sherry HammersUnited States31,500
      
Amazon4361Michael MoncekUnited States122,500
Amazon4362Gary BensonAustralia331,000
Amazon4363Mike MatusowUnited States44,000
Amazon4364Alex LivingstonCanada215,000
Amazon4365Scott SeiverUnited States256,000
Amazon4366Michael RodriguesPortugal96,000
      
Amazon4371Max PescatoriItaly143,000
Amazon4372Paul VolpeUnited States51,000
Amazon4373Michael TrivettUnited States94,000
Amazon4374Jerri ThomasUnited States102,000
Amazon4377Brian SchanielUnited States95,000
Amazon4378Erik SeidelUnited States92,000
      
Amazon4381Denis StrebkovRussia274,000
Amazon4382Charles SinnUnited States175,500
Amazon4383John MonnetteUnited States67,500
Amazon4384Ivan SchertzerUnited States26,500
Amazon4385Marco JohnsonUnited States101,000
Amazon4387Michael KuneyUnited States106,000
      
Amazon4392Michael LaakeUnited States137,500
Amazon4394Andrew YehUnited States38,500
Amazon4395Roland IsraelashviliUnited States53,000
Amazon4396Shaun DeebUnited States256,000
Amazon4397Jeremy KottlerUnited States51,500
Amazon4398Joao VieiraPortugal109,000
      
Amazon4453Daniel TafurSpain124,000
Amazon4455John PappasUnited States27,500
Amazon4456Brett RicheyUnited States187,500
Amazon4457Eli ElezraIsrael263,000
Amazon4458Per HildebrandSweden183,000
      
Amazon4463Roy ThungUnited States33,000
Amazon4465David FunkhouserUnited States93,500
Amazon4466William CorenUnited States173,500
Amazon4467Pamela RomitoUnited States64,000
      
Amazon4471James WoodsUnited States99,500
Amazon4474Anthony ZinnoUnited States152,000
Amazon4475Andres KornUnited States128,000
Amazon4476Maria HoUnited States75,000
Amazon4477Mike WatsonCanada207,000
Amazon4478Ismael BojangAustria70,000

Official End of Day 1 Chip Counts (full)

Matthew Pitt
Matthew Pitt
Level 10
Player Chips Progress
Gary Benson au
Gary Benson 		331,000
31,000
 31,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Adam Owen gb
Adam Owen 		289,500
14,500
 14,500
Denis Strebkov ru
Denis Strebkov 		274,000
217,000
 217,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Eli Elezra il
Eli Elezra 		263,000
143,000
 143,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb 		256,000
91,000
 91,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver 		256,000
144,000
 144,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Alex Livingston ca
Alex Livingston 		215,000
215,000
 215,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Mike Watson ca
Mike Watson 		207,000
207,000
 207,000
Brett Richey us
Brett Richey 		187,500
42,500
 42,500
Yuval Bronshtein il
Yuval Bronshtein 		183,500
11,000
 11,000
Day 3 Chip Leader
WSOP 2X Winner
Per Hildebrand se
Per Hildebrand 		183,000
183,000
 183,000
Charles Sinn us
Charles Sinn 		175,500
27,500
 27,500
William Coren us
William Coren 		173,500
173,500
 173,500
Christina Hill us
Christina Hill 		171,500
51,500
 51,500
Ahmed Mohamed us
Ahmed Mohamed 		170,000
102,000
 102,000
Frankie O'Dell us
Frankie O'Dell 		168,500
48,500
 48,500
WSOP 3X Winner
Ashly Butler us
Ashly Butler 		164,500
44,500
 44,500
Edouard Mignot fr
Edouard Mignot 		160,000
85,000
 85,000
Eddie Blumenthal us
Eddie Blumenthal 		158,000
158,000
 158,000
Anthony Zinno us
Anthony Zinno 		152,000
7,000
 7,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Jake Schwartz us
Jake Schwartz 		149,000
-46,000
 -46,000
Max Pescatori it
Max Pescatori 		143,000
78,000
 78,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Michael Laake us
Michael Laake 		137,500
-25,500
 -25,500
Patricia Crivello us
Patricia Crivello
136,500
46,500
 46,500
Josh Arieh us
Josh Arieh 		133,000
13,000
 13,000
WSOP 6X Winner

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Bag and Tag Time

DougChase
DougChase
Level 10

The tournament director has instructed the dealers to complete the hand that they were on and to deal three more hands.

At that time the remaining players will bag and tag for the night and will return to play Day 2 Sunday afternoon.

Please stay tuned to PokerNews for a recap of the day's events coming your way soon.

Benson Eliminates Esposito

DougChase
DougChase
Level 10
John Esposito
John Esposito

John Esposito: {k-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}/{k-Spades}{3-Clubs}{9-Diamonds}{2-Spades}/{3-Spades}
Brandon Shack-Harris: {x-}{x-}/{4-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}/{x-}
Benny Glaser: {x-}{x-}/{5-Spades}{2-Clubs}{q-Spades}{j-Diamonds}/{x-}
Gary Benson: {a-Hearts}{a-Clubs}/{10-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{j-Spades}/{10-Hearts}

With Esposito already all-in on fourth street and at-risk it was Shack-Harris that fired out a big bet on sixth street and was called by Glaser and Benson.

Seventh street Shack-Harris slowed down and Glaser checked. This prompted Benson to fire out a bet and both Shack-Harris and Glaser folded.

The hands were tabled and it was the two pairs of aces and tens held by Benson that pipped the two pairs of kings and treys held by Esposito, and the latter was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Gary Benson au
Gary Benson 		300,000
95,000
 95,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Brandon Shack-Harris us
Brandon Shack-Harris 		85,000
29,000
 29,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Benny Glaser gb
Benny Glaser 		65,000
-118,000
 -118,000
WSOP 5X Winner
John Esposito us
John Esposito 		Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Level: 10

Ante: 1000
Bring-in: 1000
Completion: 3000
Limits: 3000-6000

Arieh and Hammers Chop Up Wang

DougChase
DougChase
Level 9
Sherry Hammers
Sherry Hammers

Josh Arieh: {6-Hearts}{7-Spades}/{3-Spades}{j-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}/{3-Spades}
Sherry Hammers: {a-Spades}{4-Diamonds}/{8-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}/{q-Hearts}
Daham Wang: {x-}{x-}/{7-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{k-Spades}/{x-}

Sixth street saw Wang lead out and he was called by Arieh and Hammers.

Seventh street Wang slowed down and Arieh fired away and both Hammers and Wang called.

After all the debris had subsided, it was the trip treys held by Arieh that took down the high half, while Hammers won the low half with her eight-perfect.

Player Chips Progress
Josh Arieh us
Josh Arieh 		120,000
40,000
 40,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Sherry Hammers us
Sherry Hammers 		105,000
Daham Wang us
Daham Wang 		75,000

Tags: Josh Arieh

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