The final numbers are in. Event No. 15 drew 170 players to the felt and 16 of them will be getting paid. Squeaking into the money will earn you $28,221 and making he final table will get you $52,366. The winner will take home $447,442, the title and the WSOP gold bracelet. Here's a look at the entire payout scale.
This $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split-8 or Better Championship drew a larger field than the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship that Men "The Master" Nguyen won less than 24 hours ago. It also drew six more players than it did last year.
Phil Hellmuth just made his trademark late entrance and took a seat in this event. Surprisingly, right behind him was Tom Dwan, who decided to spend his dinner break in Event #11 accumulating a stack here instead of grabbing a bite to eat.
"You've got 'em all scared, Tom," Hellmuth said as Dwan punched into his PDA and turned down another buyout offer.
Picking up the action on fourth street, Lisandro called a be from Shak. The same action occurred on fifth street and then both players checked sixth street. On seventh, Lisandro bet and Shak called.
Lisandro rolled over the for an ace-high flush. Shak mucked his hand and lost the pot to drop back to 17,500 in chips. Lisandro improved to 28,000.
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Steve Zolotow (X)(X) /
Josh Arieh (X)(X) / / (X)
Chris Ferguson (X)(X) / / (X)
Zolotow completed on third street and both Arieh and Ferguson called. Zolotow checked on fourth, Arieh bet, Ferguson called and Zolotow called. Arieh made an open pair of fours on fifth street and led out. Ferguson called and Zolotow folded. Arieh bet sixth and seventh streets and Ferguson called.
Arieh showed for a seven-high straight and a 6-5-4-3-A low to scoop. He's up to 38,000 while Ferguson slipped to 31,500.
Bellande checked behind after his opponent checked on fourth. Bellande then called bets on fifth, sixth and seventh. His opponent only held a high, turning up the [Ts}. Bellande held a low and was able to retrieve half the pot showing the from his holecards. Despite his nice start early on, Bellande has dropped back a bit and is sitting with 27,400 chips.
Allen Kessler: (X)(X) / / (X)
Steve Wong: (X)(X) / / (X)
Greg Raymer: (X)(X) / / (X)
Kessler completed with Wong and Raymer calling on third. On fourth street, Wong led the betting with Raymer and Kessler making the call. On fifth street, Kessler bet after Raymer checked and his opponents both called. On seventh, Kessler bet again after it was checked to him and got called in both spots once more.
Kessler turned up three hearts underneath with the , giving him a heart flush. Wong held the to make a low and Raymer then mucked his hand, allowing the other two to chop up his money.
Raymer dropped to 24,000 while Kessler increased to 28,000 and Wong to 14,500.
Yuval Bronshtein: (X)(X) / / (X)
Tom Chambers: (X)(X) / / (X)
Nick Schulman: (X)(X) / / (X)
When we got to the action, there was about 16,000 chips in the pot and everyone was being dealt their seventh-street cards. After the last card was dealt to each player, Schulman and Chambers checked.
Bronshtein fired a bet and was called in both spots. He held just a low with the underneath. Schulman had the high after turning up the to make queens and eights. Chambers mucked his hand and couldn't beat either of them for any part of the pot. He's down to 20,000 while Schulman moved up to 58,000 and Bronshtein up to 40,000.
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for an ace-high flush. Shak mucked his hand and lost the pot to drop back to 17,500 in chips. Lisandro improved to 28,000.
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for a seven-high straight and a 6-5-4-3-A low to scoop. He's up to 38,000 while Ferguson slipped to 31,500.
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. Bellande held a low and was able to retrieve half the pot showing the 
from his holecards. Despite his nice start early on, Bellande has dropped back a bit and is sitting with 27,400 chips.
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to make a low and Raymer then mucked his hand, allowing the other two to chop up his money.
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underneath. Schulman had the high after turning up the