2021 World Series of Poker

Event #14: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
Day: 2
Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
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Prize
$82,262
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$348,435
Entries
260
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
76
Players Left
6

Shaun Deeb and David Williams Among Final Six in Event #14: $1,500 Seven Card Stud

Level 25
Shaun Deeb
Shaun Deeb

The penultimate day of Event #14: $1,500 Seven Card Stud at the 2021 World Series of Poker began with 76 remaining players, all vying for a seat at the final table and a shot at a coveted WSOP Gold Bracelet and the $82,262 in cash that comes along with it. After ten 60-minute levels of play, six players are still in contention with four-time bracelet winner Shaun Deeb headlining the final table.

A total of three previous bracelet winners will take a seat on Friday with David Williams (1,050,000), Nicholas Seiken (970,000) joining the aforementioned Deeb, who will return with 1,195,000 in chips. Standing in the way of these previous champions are Christina Hill (435,000), seasoned professional David Moskowitz (1,150,000), and last, but certainly not least, automotive group mogul and current chip leader Rafael Lebron(1,690,000).

Event #14: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Final Table Seating & Chip Counts

SeatPlayerCountryChip Count
1David MoskowitzUnited States1,150,000
2Christina HillUnited States435,000
3Nicholas SeikenUnited States970,000
4David WilliamsUnited States1,050,000
5Shaun DeebUnited States1,195,000
6Rafael LebronUnited States1,690,000

While three previous bracelet winners are still left in contention, quite a few got knocked out along the way, with Dan Heimiller, Brandon Shack-Harris, Tom McEvoy, Adam Friedman, and Johannes Becker just to name a few falling short of a final table spot.

Action will resume on Friday at 2:00 p.m. local time in the Amazon Room at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. Make sure to stay glued to your screen for all the PokerNews live updates as we'll deliver blow-by-blow action until a winner has been crowned.

Tags: Christina HillDavid WilliamsNicholas SeikenRafael LebronShaun Deeb

Hal Rotholz Eliminated in 8th Place ($8,179)

Level 25
Hal Rotholz
Hal Rotholz

Hal Rotholz: {j-Clubs}{9-Clubs}/{q-Spades}{10-Clubs}{x-}{x-}/{x-}
Rafael Lebron: {4-Spades}{4-Diamonds}/{4-Hearts}{k-Spades}{k-Diamonds}{j-Hearts}/{9-Diamonds}

Hal Rotholz was all in on fourth street and the cards were turned up and he would see the bad news as Rafael Lebron was rolled up with trip fours.

Rotholz was chasing a straight but fifth street effectively ended things as the king paired to give Lebron a full boat to make the last couple of cards meaningless and Rotholz was gone in 8th place.

Player Chips Progress
Rafael Lebron us
Rafael Lebron
WSOP 2X Winner
1,650,000 400,000
Hal Rotholz us
Hal Rotholz
Busted

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Level 25
Seven Card Stud
Seven Card Stud

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Full House Winner for Williams Versus Melara

Level 24
David Williams
David Williams

Maurizio Melara: {x-}{x-}/{2-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{2-Clubs}/{x-}
David Williams: {5-Clubs}{7-Spades}/{7-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{a-Spades}{7-Diamonds}/{8-Clubs}

David Williams bet all streets and Melara came along for the ride. Williams filled up sevens full of fives on sixth street, and that locked up the hand. Melara called the last bet from WIlliams on seventh street, then mucked after he saw the tabled full house.

With that pot, Williams chipped up to 850,000 chips, while Melara was left with 550,000.

Player Chips Progress
David Williams us
David Williams
WSOP 1X Winner
850,000 590,000
Maurizio Melara it
Maurizio Melara
550,000 -140,000

Tags: David WilliamsMaurizio Melara

Terence Clee Eliminated in 10th Place ($5,338)

Level 24
Terence Clee
Terence Clee

Terence Clee: {10-}{9-}/{9-}{j-}{a-}{8-}/{2-}
Christina Hill: {a-}{a-}/{2-}{4-}{7-}{q-}/{3-}

With all of his money pushed into the pot on third street, Terence Clee tabled his cards after Christina Hill called his all-in bet. The dealer ran out the remaining cards and it was Hill's pair of aces that were best, and Clee was eliminated in 10th Place.

The remaining players have been combined into an unofficial final table of nine.

Player Chips Progress
Christina Hill us
Christina Hill
785,000 185,000
Terence Clee au
Terence Clee
Busted

Jess Price Eliminated in 12th Place ($4,473)

Level 23
Jess Price
Jess Price

Jess Price: {a-}{3-}/{a-}{10-}{q-}{9-}/{8-}
Nicholas Seiken: {2-}{j-}/{j-}{9-}{2-}{8-}/{10-}

Jess Price pushed all of his chips in on third street. The dealer ran out the cards and it was Nicholas Seiken who ended up as the winner with two pair, jacks and deuces. Price was eliminated from the tournament in 12th place.

Player Chips Progress
Nicholas Seiken us
Nicholas Seiken
WSOP 1X Winner
750,000 320,000
Jess Price us
Jess Price
Busted

Brendan Hite Eliminated in 13th Place ($4,473)

Level 23
Brendan Hite
Brendan Hite

Hal Rotholz: {9-Spades}{4-Spades}/{j-Spades}{2-Spades}{6-Hearts}{j-Hearts}/{9-Hearts}
Brendan Hite: {x-}{x-}/{k-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{7-Spades}{10-Spades}/{x-}

Two of the shorter stacks were doing battle in a critical hand for both players' tournaments. Seventh street was dealt and Hal Rotholz bet, Brendan Hite called and saw the bad news as Rotholz reveal a pair in the hole to add to the jacks for the winning two pair.

Hite could not beat that and mucked his hand to leave himself very short and he would be eliminated not long afterwards.

Player Chips Progress
Hal Rotholz us
Hal Rotholz
445,000 270,000
Brendan Hite us
Brendan Hite
Busted

Tags: Bad NewsBrendan HiteHal Rotholz