Event #48: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud
Day 1 Completed
2015 World Series of Poker
Event #48: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
2015 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$441,450
Entries
327
Brendan Taylor Leads Event #48: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
Event #48: $1,500 Seven Card Stud attracted 327 players and created a prize pool of $441,450. By the end of the night just 77 remained with Brendan Taylor and his stack of 95,700 leading the way.
Others still in contention include Eli Elezra (72,100), Mike Watson (65,700), Huck Seed (47,500), Barry Greenstein (34,100), Allen Kessler (33,400), and Daniel Negreanu (18,600).
Among those to bust on Day 1 were Phil Hellmuth, Jennifer Tilly, Men Nguyen, Shaun Deeb, Greg Raymer, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, Max Pescatori, and Gavin Smith.
Top 10 Day 1 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brendan Taylor | 95,700 |
| 2 | Jean Gaspard | 86,700 |
| 3 | Bruce Paquette | 86,100 |
| 4 | Eli Elezra | 72,100 |
| 5 | Michael Huguenot | 67,800 |
| 6 | Barry Bindelglass | 65,800 |
| 7 | Mike Watson | 65,700 |
| 8 | Jie Li | 63,500 |
| 9 | Michael Sopko | 62,100 |
| 10 | Allen Cunningham | 58,800 |
Day 2 will kick off at 1:00 p.m. local time on Wednesday.
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The afternoon event is Event #48: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud. Last year, Eric Buchman topped a field of 345 players to win $118,785 and the WSOP gold bracelet.
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Event #48: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud
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