Sousa Leads After Day One, Giang and Grizzle in Contention
Today the second Seven Card Stud event of this year's WSOP started. The event drew a total of 367 players fighting for a spot on Day 2. Amongst those we didn't see was last year's champion Eugene Katchalov who was busy playing in the $5,000 Mixed Max tournament. Katchalov won $122,909 last year in this tournament and this year our winner will go home with $126,363.
As always, a Seven Card Stud tournament started out pretty slow and it was the unfortunate Matt Hawrilenko who was the first to bust, just two hours into the event. There were plenty of interesting tables and a ton of WSOP bracelet winners among the ones competing. Big names like EPT winner Kevin MacPhee, Richard Ashby and $25,000 6-Max WSOP Champion Dan Kelly left early, but there was still plenty to look out for.
Sam Grizzle, one of the most talkative players in every poker room, made a splash today. Grizzle was seated next to last year's $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Champion Fabrice Soulier and both players did really well. Soulier seemed to be back in championship form as he racked up 28,500 chips, Grizzle ended with a bit more and will come back tomorrow with 31,600.
The chip leader going into day two is Rogerio Sousa. He managed to gather 41,000 chips and will be looking secure a spot at the final table tomorrow. Just over 100 players remain for Day 2. We will restart tomorrow at 2:00 PM local time and play 10 levels. This will hopefully be enough to reach the final table. On Saturday, we will play down to a winner.
Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all of the coverage. Until tomorrow, goodnight from the Rio!
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showing and raised after Adinolfi bet. Adinolfi tanked for a little and then called before the two players received their last card. Adinolfi checked seventh, his opponent bet and Adinolfi called.
from his down cards for trip queens. Adinolfi couldn't beat it and mucked his hand, dropping back to 18,000.
up. One player called with the 
up and then Adinolfi called with the 
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from his hand for two pair and his opponent mucked.
showing and after a raise and some callers he put in four green 25 chips. Idema wanted to make the call but the floor ruled he had to put in a raise to 100. The player who brought it in for 25 called, another player folded and the next player, who had the 
showing, put in another raise. In between Idema and the re-raiser someone called with the 
. He was first to act since he had a pair showing and checked. The agressor hit the 
and and his neighbor raised with the 
. It was back onto Idema who, once again, threw in four green 25 chips only this time the bet was already 200. The floor was called over again and Idema wanted to know if he could pull his chips back or if he had to make the call.
. He checked as did the player who hit the 
and after the 
bet the hand was over after both players folded. Idema lost some chips but gained some knowledge about the betting in Seven Card Stud. To wrap things up here's a look at the hands of the players involved.