Event #38: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship Day 1 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-18-2018 20:00 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxwell Troy	125,000 50,500	50,500
Andrew Kelsall	90,000 40,000	40,000

Chris Tryba	72,000

Mark Gregorich	65,000
Mike Wattel	62,000 11,000	11,000

Matt Grapenthien	60,000 -5,000	-5,000

Ray Dehkharghani	60,000 10,000	10,000

Brian Hastings	52,000 29,000	29,000

Owais Ahmed	42,000 -4,000	-4,000

Shirley Rosario	37,000 1,000	1,000
Nick Schulman	35,000 -28,000	-28,000

Rep Porter	35,000 -24,000	-24,000

Perry Friedman	33,000 -15,500	-15,500

Stuart Rutter	16,000 -6,000	-6,000
Adam Friedman	3,200 -18,800	-18,800

Kassela Busts Violette; Others Hit the Rail

[user270022]

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Cyndy Violette was all in on fourth street against Frank Kassela with buried kings but was drawing dead by sixth street when Kassela made a full house.

Violette joined the likes of Jeff Lisandro, Adam Friedman, and Eli Elezra to hit the rail during the current level.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Kassela	92,000 17,000	17,000

Cyndy Violette	Busted

Eli Elezra	Busted

Jeff Lisandro	Busted

Adam Friedman	Busted

Tags: Adam Friedman Cyndy Violette Frank Kassela Eli Elezra Jeffrey Lisandro

06-18-2018 20:31 UTC-7

Johnson Hits the Felt

[user270022]

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Two-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Marco Johnson is the latest player to take a seat on Day 1. Of all the $10,000 Championship events at the series, this is one of the only events Johnson has never cashed in.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Johnson	50,000

Tags: Marco Johnson

06-18-2018 20:34 UTC-7

Mizrachi Chips Up With Trips

Will Shillibier

Level 5 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

David Benyamine brought in, Robert Mizrachi completed and a third player raised. Benyamine and Mizrachi both called.

Player 1: //
David Benyamine: //
Robert Mizrachi: //

Both the player and Benyamine checked to Mizrachi on every street, with Mizrachi betting. He got two calls on fourth, fifth and sixth street. On seventh street Benyamine folded but the other player called.

Mizrachi tabled for trip nines, beating the announced "Queens up" of his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Mizrachi	85,000 5,000	5,000

David Benyamine	45,000 -8,000	-8,000

Tags: David Benyamine Robert Mizrachi

Level: 6

Bring In 500 - Completion 1,500

06-18-2018 20:44 UTC-7

Zinno Back to Starting

[user270022]

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

Anthony Zinno: /
Opponent: /

On fourth street, Anthony Zinno called a bet from his heads-up opponent. Both players checked fifth street and Zinno led on sixth street getting a fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	47,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: Anthony Zinno

06-18-2018 20:51 UTC-7

Suchanek Over 100k

Will Shillibier

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

Mike Gorodinsky: //
Player 2: //
Player 3: //
Jan Suchanek: //

The brought in and another player, Jan Suchanek and Mike Gorodinsky called.

It checked to Suchanek on fourth street, he bet, and got three callers. He bet on fifth and sixth street, and again got two callers. On seventh street he bet, Gorodinsky called, and the other two players folded.

Suchanek showed for a flush, and Gorodinsky mucked for a pair of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jan Suchanek	108,000 56,000	56,000
Mike Gorodinsky	25,000 -25,000	-25,000

Tags: Jan Suchanek Mike Gorodinsky

06-18-2018 20:52 UTC-7

Ohel Bets Off Kurtzman

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Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

Randy Ohel: //
Eric Kurtzman: //

Randy Ohel and Eric Kurtzman had piled around 30,000 into the middle before Ohel bet on sixth street. Kurtzman made the call but folded when Ohel fired another bet on seventh.

Player	Chips	Progress
Randy Ohel	59,000 14,000	14,000

Eric Kurtzman	45,000 -15,000	-15,000

Tags: Eric Kurtzman Randy Ohel

06-18-2018 20:55 UTC-7

Some Early Evening Snaps

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Courtesy of Jamie Thompson and Melissa Haereiti.

06-18-2018 21:12 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts; Brunson Joins the Field

Will Shillibier

Level 6 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Marcel Luske	143,000 44,000	44,000
John Racener	135,000 35,000	35,000

Frank Kassela	103,000 11,000	11,000

Robert Mizrachi	85,000

Jan Suchanek	84,000 -24,000	-24,000
John Monnette	82,000 57,000	57,000

Anthony Zinno	72,000 25,000	25,000

Randy Ohel	69,000 10,000	10,000

Mike Gorodinsky	66,000 41,000	41,000

Jesse Martin	62,000 17,000	17,000

Daniel Negreanu	57,000 -20,000	-20,000

Todd Brunson	50,000

Brandon Shack-Harris	46,000 -19,000	-19,000

David Benyamine	45,000

Adam Owen	20,000 -46,000	-46,000
Shaun Deeb	8,000 -42,000	-42,000