2022 World Series of Poker

Event #40: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day: 1
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2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a♣k♣2♥7♦2♣a♠3♦
Prize
$324,174
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,277,525
Entries
137
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
127
Players Left
64
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Event #40: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship

Day 1 Completed

Todd Brunson Near Top of Event #40: $10,000 Stud 8 or Better Championship Day 1 Leaderboard

Mike Patrick
Mike Patrick
Level 10
Todd Brunson
Todd Brunson

The latest Championship event at the 53rd World Series of Poker, Event #40: $10,000 Seven Card Stud 8 or Better saw another elite field of poker pros and mixed game gurus take to the felt with WSOP bracelet winner Peter Gelencser of Hungary topping the day’s final chip count with 371,500. Eric Kurtzman (359,000) was the only other player to finish over 300,000 chips.

However, not far behind him is Poker Hall of Famer Todd Brunson who built a top ten stack of 209,500 chips to take into play Sunday.

Bracelet winners Jason Gola (288,000), John Monnette (196,000), and Perry Friedman (186,000) were also among the larger stacks to end the day.

Event #40: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Championship Top 10 Chip Counts

PlacePlayerCountryChips
1Peter GelencserHungary371,500
2Eric KurtzmanUnited States359,500
3Jason GolaUnited States288,000
4Per HildebrandSweden218,500
5Ziya RahimUnited States213,000
6Todd BrunsonUnited States209,500
7John MonnetteUnited States196,000
8Perry FriedmanUnited States186,500
9Chris TrybaUnited States184,000
10Daniel ZackUnited States180,000

Action Recap

A total of 127 entries filled the room throughout the day, with play finishing with nine remaining eight-handed tables. With registration open until the start of Day 2, a few more last-minute entries are likely, but the record field of 151 entries from 2019 may not be surpassed.

Some other notables to bag on Saturday were GGPoker Ambassadors Daniel Negreanu (159,500) and Felipe Ramos (153,500), with Negreanu getting a boost late in the day with the elimination of Jeff Madsen. Defending champion Brian Hastings (125,000) and 2019 champion Robert Campbell (73,500) also advanced to Day 2.

Among those not fortunate enough to find a bag included 2005 Main Event champion Joe Hachem, four-time bracelet winners Benny Glaser and Mike Matusow, and recent $1,500 HORSE champion Steven Albini.

A couple more players to watch on Day 2 are Ziya Rahim (213,000) and Daniel Zack (180,000), who were each down to less than a single big bet before staging incredible comebacks to build not just healthy, but imposing stacks going forward.

Play will resume in the purple section of the Paris Ballroom at 2 p.m. local time Sunday, with play now switching to seven 90-minute levels, with a dinner break after Level 14.

PokerNews will have all the action as the players reach the money and then move closer to a champion being crowned on Monday. Keep it right here for all the excitement from the 53rd World Series of Poker at its new home at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.

Tags: Benny GlaserBrian HastingsDaniel NegreanuDaniel ZackEric KurtzmanFelipe RamosJason GolaJeff MadsenJoe HachemJohn MonnetteMike MatusowPerry FriedmanPeter GelencserRobert CampbellSteven AlbiniTodd BrunsonZiya Rahim

Seat Draw For Day 2

Matthew Pitt
Matthew Pitt
Level 10
CasinoTableSeatPlayerCountryChips
Paris1341Todd BrunsonUnited States209,500
Paris1342Perry FriedmanUnited States186,500
Paris1343Shaun DeebUnited States136,500
Paris1344Todd BarlowUnited States88,500
Paris1345Steven LoubeUnited States142,500
      
Paris1351Andres KornUnited States43,000
Paris1352Norman ChadUnited States108,000
Paris1353Larry Scott BernsteinUnited States86,000
Paris1354Brandon Shack-HarrisUnited States147,500
Paris1355Chino RheemUnited States162,500
Paris1358Ziya RahimUnited States213,000
      
Paris1361Christopher ChungUnited States108,000
Paris1363Chad EveslageUnited States148,500
Paris1364Richard AshbyUnited Kingdom165,000
Paris1367Au HoUnited States151,500
Paris1368Allen KesslerUnited States14,000
      
Paris1371Marco JohnsonUnited States161,000
Paris1372Shawn SheikhanUnited States55,500
Paris1373Matthew GonzalesUnited States57,500
Paris1374Robert Campbell (AU)Australia73,500
Paris1375Michael RoccoUnited States131,000
Paris1376Max PescatoriItaly124,000
      
Paris1382Brian HastingsUnited States125,000
Paris1383Michael MoncekUnited States76,000
Paris1384Daniel NegreanuCanada159,500
Paris1386Randy OhelUnited States65,000
Paris1387Eric WassersonUnited States140,000
Paris1388Phillip HuiUnited States55,000
      
Paris1391John RacenerUnited States116,000
Paris1392Ben YuUnited States17,000
Paris1393Patrick LeonardUnited Kingdom50,000
Paris1394Ahmed MohamedUnited States37,000
Paris1395Jared RubinUnited States57,500
Paris1398John MonnetteUnited States196,000
      
Paris1402Mike WatsonCanada90,500
Paris1404Michael Rodrigues Pires SantosPortugal64,000
Paris1405Kevin GerhartUnited States33,000
Paris1406Michael NooriUnited States137,500
Paris1407Daniel IdemaCanada70,000
Paris1408David FunkhouserUnited States86,500
      
Paris1411Glenn CozenUnited States134,000
Paris1412Yehuda BuchalterUnited States53,000
Paris1414Renan BruschiBrazil5,000
Paris1415Peter GelencserHungary371,500
Paris1416Felipe RamosBrazil153,500
Paris1418Justin MarshUnited States28,000
      
Paris1423Jason GolaUnited States288,000
Paris1424Donny RubinsteinUnited States92,000
Paris1425Daniel ZackUnited States180,000
Paris1426Roy ThungUnited States51,000
Paris1427Ryan MillerUnited States177,500
Paris1428Long TranUnited States175,500
      
Paris1431Per HildebrandSweden218,500
Paris1434Yuval BronshteinIsrael158,500
Paris1435Andrew BrownUnited States179,500
Paris1436Ali EslamiUnited States116,500
Paris1437Hasan KuralUnited States166,000
Paris1438Dominik BaudSwitzerland131,000
      
Paris1441Eric KurtzmanUnited States359,500
Paris1443Jason DalyUnited States53,000
Paris1445Brian RastUnited States77,000
Paris1446Christina HillUnited States108,500
Paris1447Mark DicksteinUnited States51,000
Paris1448Chris TrybaUnited States184,000

Official End of Day Chip Counts (full)

Matthew Pitt
Matthew Pitt
Level 10
Player Chips Progress
Peter Gelencser hu
Peter Gelencser 		371,500
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Eric Kurtzman us
Eric Kurtzman 		359,500
Jason Gola us
Jason Gola 		288,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Per Hildebrand se
Per Hildebrand 		218,500
Ziya Rahim us
Ziya Rahim 		213,000
Todd Brunson us
Todd Brunson 		209,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
John Monnette us
John Monnette 		196,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Perry Friedman us
Perry Friedman 		186,500
500
 500
WSOP 1X Winner
Chris Tryba us
Chris Tryba 		184,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Daniel Zack us
Daniel Zack 		180,000
120,000
 120,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Andrew Brown us
Andrew Brown 		179,500
Ryan Miller us
Ryan Miller 		177,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Long Tran us
Long Tran 		175,500
Hasan Kural us
Hasan Kural 		166,000
Richard Ashby gb
Richard Ashby 		165,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem 		162,500
Marco Johnson us
Marco Johnson 		161,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu 		159,500
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
GGPoker
Yuval Bronshtein il
Yuval Bronshtein 		158,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Felipe Ramos br
Felipe Ramos 		153,500
GGPoker
Au Ho us
Au Ho 		151,500
Chad Eveslage us
Chad Eveslage 		148,500
WSOP 3X Winner
Brandon Shack-Harris us
Brandon Shack-Harris 		147,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Steven Loube us
Steven Loube 		142,500
142,500
 142,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Eric Wasserson us
Eric Wasserson 		140,000

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Unofficial End-of-Day Chip Counts

Mike Patrick
Mike Patrick
Level 10
Player Chips Progress
Peter Gelencser hu
Peter Gelencser 		371,500
131,500
 131,500
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Eric Kurtzman us
Eric Kurtzman 		359,500
19,500
 19,500
Jason Gola us
Jason Gola 		288,000
78,000
 78,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Per Hildebrand se
Per Hildebrand 		218,500
6,500
 6,500
Ziya Rahim us
Ziya Rahim 		213,000
-37,000
 -37,000
Todd Brunson us
Todd Brunson 		209,500
-55,500
 -55,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
John Monnette us
John Monnette 		196,000
132,000
 132,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Perry Friedman us
Perry Friedman 		186,000
-25,500
 -25,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Chris Tryba us
Chris Tryba 		184,000
-76,000
 -76,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Dan Zack us
Dan Zack 		180,000
11,000
 11,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Andrew Brown us
Andrew Brown 		179,500
-12,500
 -12,500
Ryan Miller us
Ryan Miller 		177,500
-22,500
 -22,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Long Tran us
Long Tran 		175,500
58,500
 58,500
Hasan Kural us
Hasan Kural 		166,000
6,000
 6,000
Richard Ashby gb
Richard Ashby 		165,000
8,000
 8,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem 		162,500
-19,500
 -19,500
Marco Johnson us
Marco Johnson 		161,000
-8,000
 -8,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu 		159,500
35,500
 35,500
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
GGPoker
Yuval Bronshtein il
Yuval Bronshtein 		158,500
-41,500
 -41,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Felipe Ramos br
Felipe Ramos 		153,500
-16,500
 -16,500
GGPoker
Au Ho us
Au Ho 		151,500
151,500
 151,500
Chad Eveslage us
Chad Eveslage 		148,500
-48,500
 -48,500
WSOP 3X Winner
Brandon Shack-Harris us
Brandon Shack-Harris 		147,500
42,500
 42,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Eric Wasserson us
Eric Wasserson 		140,000
80,000
 80,000
Michael Noori us
Michael Noori 		137,500
-4,000
 -4,000
WSOP 1X Winner

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Negreanu Eliminates Madsen

Mike Patrick
Mike Patrick
Level 10
Daniel Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu

Jeff Madsen: {a-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}/{7-Diamonds}{j-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{8-Spades}/{8-Diamonds}
Daniel Negreanu: {q-Spades}{q-Hearts}/{a-Spades}{10-Clubs}{a-Hearts}{k-Spades}/{6-Spades}

On fifth street, Daniel Negreanu bet into a short-stacked Jeff Madsen with a pair of aces showing. Madsen opted to raise, leaving himself just a bet behind. Negreanu then re-raised and Madsen committed the rest of his stack.

Negreanu had a pair of queens in the hole to go with his aces, while Madsen had a pair of aces of his own in the hole, but no second pair to go with it.

Madsen picked up a low draw on sixth, but after pairing his eight on seventh to make an inferior two pair, he was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu 		124,000
21,000
 21,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
GGPoker
Jeff Madsen
Jeff Madsen
Busted

Tags: Daniel NegreanuJeff Madsen

Three More Hands

TerranceReid
TerranceReid
Level 10

With ten minutes showing on the clock, the tournament director has announced there will be three more hands before bagging up for Day 2.

Rheem Makes a Wheel, Idema Stays Alive

TerranceReid
TerranceReid
Level 10
Daniel Idema
Daniel Idema

Chino Rheem: {a-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{9-Spades}{2-Spades}/{3-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}
Daniel Idema: {7-Spades}{9-Clubs}{a-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}/{5-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{8-Clubs}
Opponent: {x-}{x-}/{2-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{4-Spades}{10-Hearts}/{x-}

Action picked up on seventh with three players in the hand and Daniel Idema all in with action on the side.

Chino Rheem bet on the final street and his opponent called.

"Wheel," said Rheem, which was good for the low.

Daniel Idema showed the bigger straight of his own for the high. "I hit the straight on seventh, I was playing the eights," said Idema as he scooped his half of the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem 		182,000
122,000
 122,000
Daniel Idema ca
Daniel Idema 		41,000
16,500
 16,500
WSOP 3X Winner
Joe Hachem au
Joe Hachem 		Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Chino RheemDaniel Idema

A Round of Counts From the Final Level

Mike Patrick
Mike Patrick
Level 10
Player Chips Progress
Ziya Rahim us
Ziya Rahim 		250,000
124,000
 124,000
Perry Friedman us
Perry Friedman 		211,500
24,000
 24,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Yuval Bronshtein il
Yuval Bronshtein 		200,000
20,000
 20,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Michael Noori us
Michael Noori 		141,500
81,500
 81,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Glenn Cozen us
Glenn Cozen 		120,000
-18,000
 -18,000
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb 		110,000
50,000
 50,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Shawn Sheikhan us
Shawn Sheikhan 		73,500
33,000
 33,000
Brian Rast us
Brian Rast 		58,000
-2,000
 -2,000
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Phillip Hui us
Phillip Hui
40,000
-1,200
 -1,200
Michael Moncek us
Michael Moncek 		34,000
34,000
 34,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Joe Hachem au
Joe Hachem 		24,500
-5,500
 -5,500
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Daniel Idema ca
Daniel Idema 		24,500
-44,300
 -44,300
WSOP 3X Winner
Bryce Yockey us
Bryce Yockey 		22,000
-38,000
 -38,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Ben Yu us
Ben Yu 		12,500
-47,500
 -47,500
WSOP 4X Winner

Brunson In Action

TerranceReid
TerranceReid
Level 10
Todd Brunson
Todd Brunson

Todd Brunson: {5-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{k-Hearts}/{4-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{x-}
Kevin Gerhart: {x-}{x-}/{2-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{10-Clubs}{2-}/{x-}
Hasan Kural: {x-}{x-}/{5-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}{7-Spades}/{x-}

Action picked up on seventh street as all three players were being dealt their face-down and final card.

Gerhart and Kural both checked. Todd Brunson thought for a bit and put in the bet. Gerhart folded, but Kural made the call.

Brunson showed the four-six hiding in the hole that made his straight and low to scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Todd Brunson us
Todd Brunson 		209,000
-8,500
 -8,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Hasan Kural us
Hasan Kural 		160,000
-10,000
 -10,000
Kevin Gerhart us
Kevin Gerhart 		60,500
-47,500
 -47,500
WSOP 4X Winner

Tags: Hasan KuralKevin GerhartTodd Brunson

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