Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Day 1 | 2021 World Series of Poker

11-10-2021 20:13 UTC-7

Rotholz Off to Good Start in Latest Round of Counts

Mike Patrick

Level 4

Player	Chips	Progress
Hal Rotholz	39,000 15,000	15,000
Scott Abrams	32,500 5,500	5,500

Paul Sokoloff	32,000 32,000	32,000
Hernan Salazar	31,400 7,700	7,700
John Cernuto	28,000 -4,700	-4,700

Jon Turner	28,000 1,000	1,000
Taylor Paur	25,600 100	100

David Tuthill	25,500 -1,500	-1,500
Ron Ware	25,000 -1,500	-1,500
Ashly Butler	22,300 -3,700	-3,700
Gina Hecht	22,000
John Hoang	21,500 -4,500	-4,500
Michael Trivett	20,000 20,000	20,000
Eric Rodawig	20,000 20,000	20,000

Gershon Distenfeld	17,000 -3,500	-3,500

Michael Dreese	16,600 -9,900	-9,900
Gabriel Ramos	11,000 -3,500	-3,500

Level: 5

Ante: 100
Low Card: 100
Completion: 400
Limits: 400-800

11-10-2021 20:17 UTC-7

One Level Less Tonight; New Day 2 Start Time

Mike Patrick

Level 5

Tournament officials have just announced that because of the late start time today, only 14 levels will be played tonight, with a 3 pm local time restart on Thursday for Day 2.

11-10-2021 20:40 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

Mike Patrick

Level 5

Player	Chips	Progress
John Racener	35,700 8,200	8,200

John Esposito	35,000 9,900	9,900

Mike Watson	33,000 5,000	5,000
Calen McNeil	29,000 12,800	12,800

James Woods	26,000 1,400	1,400
Ryan Leng	25,000

Perry Friedman	24,000 -3,500	-3,500

Brian Hastings	24,000 24,000	24,000

Shaun Deeb	22,800 -3,700	-3,700

Shirley Rosario	22,000 -9,000	-9,000
David Williams	21,000 -5,500	-5,500

Christina Hill	4,100 4,100	4,100
Andres Korn	Busted

Level: 6

Ante: 100
Low Card: 100
Completion: 400
Limits: 400-800

11-10-2021 21:05 UTC-7

Deeb's River Raise Goes For Not

Mike Patrick

Level 6

Shaun Deeb called bets from Farzad Rouhani, who has the biggest stack at his table, on fourth through sixth streets, with a third player in the hand folding on sixth.

On seventh street, Deeb raised another bet from Rouhani, who called.

Shaun Deeb: /
Farzad Rouhani: /
Opponent: / - folded

Deeb had a six-perfect for low and a pair of aces, which he hoped would scoop the pot, but Rouhani held two pair, eights and fives to take the high half of the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Farzad Rouhani	49,000 49,000	49,000

Shaun Deeb	25,000 2,200	2,200

Tags: Farzad Rouhani Shaun Deeb

11-10-2021 21:27 UTC-7

A Few New Faces and Updated Counts

Mike Patrick

Level 6

Player	Chips	Progress
Bruno Fitoussi	42,000 5,500	5,500
Ryan Leng	36,000 11,000	11,000

Andrew Kelsall	35,000 35,000	35,000

Chip Jett	35,000 10,000	10,000
Calen McNeil	31,000 2,000	2,000

Derek McMaster	25,000 25,000	25,000

Adam Friedman	24,000 24,000	24,000

Matt Savage	22,400 22,400	22,400
Brian Hastings	20,200 -3,800	-3,800

Joao Vieira	17,500 -700	-700

Norman Chad	16,500 -13,500	-13,500
Gershon Distenfeld	8,800 -8,200	-8,200

11-10-2021 21:34 UTC-7

Second Break of the Day

Mike Patrick

Level 6

The players have been sent on their second 15-minute break of the day

Level: 7

Ante: 100
Low Card: 200
Completion: 500
Limits: 500-1000

11-10-2021 21:51 UTC-7

Bad News Bears

Mike Patrick

Level 7

Bad news for anyone at the table with mixed game stars Brandon Shack-Harris, Eric Rodawig, and Benny Glaser that is.

The trio is decked out in bear costumes for the event, with Shack-Harris and Rodawig donned in the polar variety, while Glaser is rocking a black bear suit.

For now, Rodawig is the top bear with a stack of 35,000, with Glaser at a starting stack and Shack-Harris a bit behind, but there's plenty of time for him to claw back up the standings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eric Rodawig	35,000 15,000	15,000

Benny Glaser	25,000 25,000	25,000

Brandon Shack-Harris	15,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Benny Glaser Brandon Shack-Harris Eric Rodawig