Event #63: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-27-2023 22:13 UTC-7

Updated Counts as Day 1 Winds Down

Connor Richards

Level 10 : Limits 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Yarron Bendor	280,000
Daniel Negreanu	210,000 15,000	15,000

Jeff Madsen	175,000 65,000	65,000

Scott Seiver	170,000

Dylan Linde	160,000 160,000	160,000

Connor Drinan	145,000 80,000	80,000

Brian Hastings	140,000

Matt Glantz	140,000 45,000	45,000
Craig Chait	140,000 85,000	85,000
Jen Harman	115,000 15,000	15,000

Mike Matusow	100,000 5,000	5,000

Dan Shak	90,000 20,000	20,000
Chino Rheem	70,000 -34,000	-34,000
Todd Brunson	70,000 25,000	25,000

Alex Livingston	50,000 -75,000	-75,000

John Racener	35,000 -30,000	-30,000

David "Bakes" Baker	31,000 -89,000	-89,000

Andrew Kelsall	20,000 -30,000	-30,000

Nick Pupillo	13,000 13,000	13,000

Daniel Strelitz	Busted

06-27-2023 22:07 UTC-7

Two More Eliminations in the Final Stretch

Frank Visser

Level 10 : Limits 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Eli Elezra	Busted

Cary Katz	Busted

06-27-2023 21:59 UTC-7

Thorpe Bets Dark

Connor Richards

Level 10 : Limits 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Mike Thorpe: A♦9♥2♥ / 3♣6♠6♥4♠
Joao Vieira: 8♣6♣6♦ / A♥5♥K♣5♣

In a heads-up pot, Joao Vieira, who took Ted Forrest's seat as the six-time bracelet winner was eliminated, checked on sixth street and called a bet from Mike Thorpe, who then bet dark headed to seventh street. Vieira called.

Thorpe spread his hand to reveal a low and a pair of sixes as Vieira took the high with two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Thorpe	100,000 10,000	10,000
Joao Vieira	70,000 5,000	5,000

Ted Forrest	Busted

Tags: Joao Vieira Mike Thorpe

06-27-2023 21:59 UTC-7

Urbanovich Takes Some from Bendor

Frank Visser

Level 10 : Limits 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Yarron Bendor: XxXx/A♠8♦9♥2♣/Xx
Dzmitry Urbanovich: XxXx/7♥5♥3♦8♣/Xx

When the action was caught on sixth street, Yarron Bendor checked to Dzmitry Urbanovich, who put out a bet. Bendor called and the same action followed on seventh street.

Urbanovich showed K♠7♠7♦ for trip sevens. "That's a good one," Bendor commented before mucking his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yarron Bendor	280,000 95,000	95,000
Dzmitry Urbanovich	115,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Dzmitry Urbanovich Yarron Bendor

06-27-2023 21:48 UTC-7

The Final Level of Day 1

Frank Visser

Level 10 : Limits 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Level 10 has arrived, which means that the players will bag however many chips they have in front of them in roughly 60 minutes.

Level: 10

Ante - 1,000
Bring In - 1,000
Limits - 3,000-6,000

06-27-2023 21:33 UTC-7

Eliminations, New Arrivals & Updated Counts

Connor Richards

Level 9 : Limits 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Fitoussi	287,000 160,000	160,000

Scott Seiver	170,000 100,000	100,000

David "Bakes" Baker	120,000 45,000	45,000

Shawn Sheikhan	105,000 105,000	105,000
Jen Harman	100,000 20,000	20,000

Mike Matusow	95,000 77,000	77,000

Andres Korn	75,000 25,000	25,000

Dan Shak	70,000 -5,000	-5,000
Jeremy Ausmus	70,000 70,000	70,000

Jake Schwartz	70,000 70,000	70,000
John Racener	65,000 -10,000	-10,000

Joao Vieira	65,000 65,000	65,000

Nicholas Blumenthal	60,000 -23,000	-23,000
Ben Yu	60,000 60,000	60,000

Todd Brunson	45,000 -15,000	-15,000

Daniel Strelitz	40,000 13,000	13,000

Eli Elezra	25,000 -20,000	-20,000

Jean Gaspard	Busted

Chris Tryba	Busted

Jose Paz-Gutierrez	Busted
Yuval Bronshtein	Busted

06-27-2023 21:32 UTC-7

Rheem Can't Beat A Pair

Frank Visser

Level 9 : Limits 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Chino Rheem: XxXx/A♣3♠J♥8♠/Xx
Brian Hastings: XxXx/5♣6♦Q♥2♣/Xx
Opponent: XxXx/3♥5♦10♠8♥/Xx

The action was caught on sixth street where David Rheem checked to Brian Hastings, who put out a bet. A third player called, as did Rheem.

On seventh street, Rheem checked to Hastings again and once more he put in a bet. This time, both players folded, with Rheem exclaiming: "I can't beat a pair!"

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Hastings	140,000 140,000	140,000

Chino Rheem	104,000 104,000	104,000

Tags: Brian Hastings David Rheem

06-27-2023 21:20 UTC-7

Chopped Pot for Negreanu & Katz

Connor Richards

Level 9 : Limits 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

Daniel Negreanu: A♦8♣4♥ / 5♦3♥4♠7♦
Cary Katz: 8♦A♠Xx / A♣Q♥6♣2♥
Opponent: XxXx / A♥4♦9♥ - folded on fifth street

In a three-way pot, action checked through on fourth street and Daniel Negreanu bet on fifth street. Only Cary Katz called. Katz again check-called on sixth street and both players checked on seventh street.

Katz' aces were good for the high and Negreanu took to low with a seven-five.