2018 World Series of Poker

Event #38: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
Day: 3
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
52q7a99
Prize
$236,238
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$780,200
Entries
83
Level Info
Level
27
Limits
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Level: 21

Limits: 12,000/24,000

Ante: 3,000

Yaniv Berman Leads $10,000 Stud Championship; Martin, Yu, and Obst in the Hunt

Yaniv Birman
Yaniv Birman

Welcome back to the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino and the 2018 World Series of Poker for Day 3 of Event #38: $10,000 Seven Card Championship!

Two days ago, 83 players took a seat in the first stud championship event of the schedule, and now just a final table of eight is left standing. Yaniv Birman is leading those final eight players onto the ESPN Main Stage today after bagging the chip lead with 958,000. Right on his heels is two-time WSOP bracelet winner Jesse Martin (916,000) who held the chip lead for the majority of Day 2.

Although there is a big gap between Birman, Martin, and the remainder of the final table, the other six players are all extremely talented. Another two-time WSOP bracelet winner and Day 1 chip leader in Ben Yu sits third overall with 559,000 in chips, while Matt Grapenthien (507,000), Lee Salem (473,000), and Joseph Capello (360,000) round out the next few stops.

On the short stacks are Lars Gronning (168,000), and James Obst (216,000). Obst is regarded as one of the best mixed game players in the world, and even with a short stack is still a major threat to every player at the final table.

SeatPlayerCountryChipsBig Bets
1Jesse MartinUnited States916,00031
2Lee SalemUnited States473,00016
3Matt GrapenthienUnited States507,00017
4Joseph CappelloUnited States360,00012
5Ben YuUnited States559,00019
6James ObstAustralia216,0007
7Lars GronningUnited States168,0006
8Yaniv BirmanUnited States958,00032

The final eight players will all be seeking the coveted WSOP bracelet and $236,238 first prize awaiting whoever can be the last man standing, while players are already guaranteed a $23,443 payday after Michael McKenna (14th), Nicholas Seiken (13th), Perry Friedman (11th), Todd Brunson (10th), and Al Barbieri (9th) have all registered in-the-money results.

Play is set to resume at 2:00 p.m. (PDT) with the PokerNews Live Reporting Team providing continuous live updates until an Event #38 Champion is crowned. As players will be on the ESPN Main Stage, PokerGO will be streaming the entire final table from 3:00 p.m. (PDT), so make sure to watch the action on PokerGO, and follow it live on PokerNews.com so as to catch all the Event #38 action.

Tags: Yaniv Birman

Event #38: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship

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