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Event #75: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day 2 Completed
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #75: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day: 2
Players Left 13 / 190
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Level 20
Ante: 10,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
The 2026 edition of the Stud Hi-Lo Championship drew out a bigger crowd than last year’s identical tournament. Event #75: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better drew out a total of 190 entrants to generate a prize pool of $1,767,000 that the final 29 players all saw a piece of. After 10 levels of play, just 13 remained in contention for the WSOP bracelet and the $415,648 yet to be awarded to first place.
With nearly two times the next closest stack, two-time WSOP bracelet winner Maxx Coleman (2,430,000) took a commanding lead of the final 13 players. This is Coleman’s ninth cash of the 2026 WSOP, having final tabled two bracelet events this summer, including Event #60: $50,000 Poker Players Championship. Coleman’s best finish in a $10k championship event came in 2023, when he finished in third place in the $10k Stud. With his massive stack today, he looks poised for another run for bracelet number three.
Day 2 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxx Coleman | United States | 2,430,000 | 30 |
| 2 | Jack Germaine | United Kingdom | 1,490,000 | 18 |
| 3 | Walter Chambers | United States | 1,050,000 | 13 |
| 4 | Nicolas Milgrom | France | 1,030,000 | 12 |
| 5 | Mark Rubbathan | United Kingdom | 955,000 | 11 |
| 6 | Matt Grapenthien | United States | 890,000 | 11 |
| 7 | Paul Volpe | United States | 715,000 | 8 |
| 8 | Chris Brewer | United States | 680,000 | 8 |
| 9 | Koji Fujimoto | Japan | 640,000 | 8 |
| 10 | Caitlin Comeskey | United States | 505,000 | 6 |
| 11 | Jose Paz-Gutierrez | Bolivia | 375,000 | 4 |
| 12 | Matt Vengrin | United States | 305,000 | 3 |
| 13 | Bradley Jansen | United States | 90,000 | 1 |
Rounding out the podium are Jack Germaine (1,490,000) and Walter Chambers (1,050,000), each one of them looking to add a first WSOP bracelet to their resume. Others that found their way to the bags at day’s end included Matt Grapenthien (890,000), Paul Volpe (715,000), Chris Brewer (680,000), and Caitlin Comeskey (505,000).
Day 2 Action
As the day began, a flurry of late entrants joined the field. Many were unsuccessful, with players falling like Martin Kabrhel, Christopher Vitch, Dario Sammartino, and Nick Pupillo. They joined the rail along with those who bagged up from the day prior like Eric Rodawig, Robert Mizrachi, Michael Estes, and Jerry Wong.
After the dinner break, the defending champion Qinghai Pan fell to ensure that a new champion would claim the title in this event. Shortly after, Ray Fishman and Brandon Shack Harris busted and brought the field to the stone bubble. It was Benjamin Miner who become the bubble boy of the tournament, falling to Nicolas Milgrom and ensuring that the other 29 players would all make some money in this tournament.
The eliminations came quickly once the bubble burst, as Noah Bronstein (29th-$20,320), Michael Moncek (25th-$20,320), and 11-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Ivey (22nd-$20,320) all became early casualties in the money. Start of day chip leader Bryce Yockey (20th-$21,336) would be the first to receive a pay jump, with Jake Schwartz (19th-$21,336), and Calvin Anderson (17th-$21,336) among those to follow him out the door.
On the second-to-last hand, Ryutaro Suzuki (14th-$24,377) was the final elimination of the night, as a four-way hand saw Coleman ascend high up the counts while Suzuki exited the tournament area.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $415,648 | 8 | $43,226 |
| 2 | $277,087 | 9 | $34,725 |
| 3 | $191,165 | 10 | $28,681 |
| 4 | $135,065 | 11 | $28,681 |
| 5 | $97,785 | 12 | $24,377 |
| 6 | $72,587 | 13 | $24,377 |
| 7 | $55,282 |
At 1:00 pm tomorrow, the 13 remaining players will return and compete for the WSOP bracelet. Level 21 will be the first level of play with antes at 10,000. It will be 10,000 to bring in and 40,000 to complete, with limits at 40,000/80,000. Levels will last 90 minutes each, with a 10-minute break occurring at the conclusion of every level. Play is scheduled to continue until a winner is crowned at Paris Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all of the exciting updates on the ground at the 2026 WSOP.
Level 20
Ante: 10,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Level 20
Ante: 10,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Play has finished for the day after ten levels with 13 players remaining.
The restart is Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the Cluster section of Paris Gold.
Stay tuned for a recap of the day.
Level 20
Ante: 10,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Maxx Coleman completed to see Brad Jansen call, and Ryutaro Suzuki raised. Nicolas Milgrom raised after bringing it in to see Coleman raise again, and Jansen called. Suzuki capped it to see Milgrom, Coleman, and Jansen all call.
Ryutaro Suzuki: XxXx/7♠Q♠A♣J♣/Xx 
Maxx Coleman: XxXx/A♥5♠9♦K♣/Xx
Nicolas Milgrom: XxXx/2♦Q♣8♣10♠/Xx - Folded on seventh street
Bradley Jansen: XxXx/2♣Q♥J♥ - Folded on fifth street
Coleman bet on fourth street to see all of his opponents call.
Suzuki moved all in on fifth street for 5,000, Milgrom called and Coleman completed the bet to 60,000. Jansen thought for a bit before he sighed and tossed his hand away, while Milgrom called.
Sixth street saw Coleman bet and Milgrom called.
On seventh street, Coleman bet and Milgrom tossed his hand away.
At showdown, Coleman turned over A♠K♠J♦ for aces and kings. Suzuki shook his head as he tabled A♦8♠7♣ for aces and sevens, and the WSOP bracelet winner was eliminated from the tournament.
Level 20
Ante: 10,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
The floor staff have paused the clock and announced that two more hands will be played at each table before bagging for the night.
Level 20
Ante: 10,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Action picked up on fourth street in a three-way pot between Chris Brewer, Ali Eslami, and Jose Paz-Gutierrez.
Ali Eslami: 9♣4♣ / 7♣10♠9♦6♠ / Xx
Chris Brewer: XxXx / A♥6♦Xx - folded on fifth street
Jose Paz-Gutierrez: A♦7♠ / 2♣3♠8♣4♦ / Xx
Fourth street checked through before it checked to Paz-Gutierrez on fifth, who bet. Brewer folded, Eslami raised, Paz-Gutierrez made it three bets, and Eslami called. The last of Eslami's chips were in the middle on sixth, and he was slightly covered by Paz-Gutierrez.
Paz-Gutierrez had a main seven low against the nines of Eslami, who caught the 3♦ on seventh for no improvement. Then, Paz-Gutierrez peeled the A♠ on seventh to make a pair of aces, enough to scoop Eslami to the rail.
Level 20
Ante: 10,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Koji Fujimoto completed, Mark Rubbathan raised, Caitlin Comeskey cold-called from the bring-in, and Fujimoto came along.
Mark Rubbathan: XxXx / J♦8♦7♠6♥ / Xx
Caitlin Comeskey: XxXx / 4♦7♣J♠7♥ / Xx
Koji Fujimoto: XxXx / 8♠6♣K♥Q♥ / Xx - folded on seventh street
Comeskey bet on fourth after Rubbathan checked, and both opponents called.
Rubbathan then bet on fifth once Fujimoto checked, and both opponents called. Sixth street checked through after Comeskey made open sevens.
On seventh, Comeskey led, Fujimoto folded, and Rubbathan tank-called without much behind. Comeskey tabled A♣3♥2♠ in the hole for the lone pair of sevens, and Rubbathan revealed A♦Q♦Q♣, and his pair of queens were enough for the scoop.
At the other table, Bradley Jansen doubled through Chris Brewer and Jose Paz-Gutierrez doubled through Ryutaro Suzuki.
Level 20
Ante: 10,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Action was picked up in a pot between Andrey Zhigalov and Matt Vengrin on fifth street.
Andrey Zhigalov: K♣4♦/A♦9♦10♣3♣/7♥
Matt Vengrin: A♠4♠/3♥4♣K♠5♥/3♦
Zhigalov had called the bet from Vengrin on fourth street, and on fifth street Vengrin had put him all in for his last bet. Zhigalov called to put his stack at risk.
Vengrin ended up making fours and threes on the final card, leaving Zhigalov drawing dead to get any part of the pot, and he exited the tournament.
Level 20
Ante: 10,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
| Table | Seat | Player | Chip Count | Country | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | 1 | Paul Volpe | 515,000 | United States | 8 |
| 88 | 2 | Mark Rubbathan | 560,000 | United Kingdom | 9 |
| 88 | 3 | Walter Chambers | 1,080,000 | United States | 18 |
| 88 | 4 | Caitlin Comeskey | 675,000 | United States | 11 |
| 88 | 5 | Jack Germaine | 1,680,000 | United Kingdom | 28 |
| 88 | 6 | Koji Fujimoto | 630,000 | Japan | 10 |
| 88 | 7 | Matt Vengrin | 660,000 | United States | 11 |
| 88 | 8 | Andrey Zhigalov | 150,000 | Russia | 2 |
| 99 | 1 | Nicolas Milgrom | 960,000 | France | 16 |
| 99 | 2 | Maxx Coleman | 1,120,000 | United States | 18 |
| 99 | 3 | Bradley Jansen | 480,000 | United States | 8 |
| 99 | 4 | Chris Brewer | 590,000 | United States | 9 |
| 99 | 5 | Ali Eslami | 380,000 | United States | 6 |
| 99 | 6 | Matt Grapenthien | 1,130,000 | United States | 18 |
| 99 | 7 | Jose Paz-Gutierrez | 205,000 | Bolivia | 3 |
| 99 | 8 | Ryutaro Suzuki | 590,000 | Japan | 9 |
