2021 World Series of Poker

Event #73: 10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day: 1
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Event Info

2021 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
9♠2♠6♥4♠3♠10♠10♥
Prize
$352,958
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,342,800
Entries
144
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
137
Players Left
80

Gary Benson Leads Event #73: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship

DougChase
DougChase
Level 10
Gary Benson
Gary Benson

Day 1 of Event #73: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship has concluded.

This first day of this championship event drew 136 entries with 80 returning for the penultimate day on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. local time (PST). Expect that number to rise slightly as late registration is open until the start of Day 2.

The first day of this championship event played as expected, with many notables bagging and tagging up for Day 2.

Leading this star-laced field is Gary Benson who bagged up 331,000 chips and will look to use that ammunition to position himself at the finale of this championship event.

End of Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts

PlacePlayerCountryChips
1Gary BensonAustralia331,000
2Adam OwenUnited Kingdom289,500
3Denis StrebkovRussia274,000
4Eli ElezraIsrael263,000
5Shaun DeebUnited States256,000
6Scott SeiverUnited States256,000
7Alex LivingstonCanada215,000
8Mike WatsonCanada207,000
9Brett RicheyUnited States187,500
10Yuval BronshteinIsrael183,500

Still in the hunt and always a factor is bracelet owners Shaun Deeb, Erik Seidel, Brandon Shack-Harris, and Yuval Bronshtein. These players will each be looking to secure a spot at this WSOP championship final table in search of that coveted gold bracelet along with the first-place cash.

Those that were not as fortunate include Daniel Negreanu, Allen Kessler, Phil Hellmuth, Felipe Ramos, and John Esposito who all hit the rail before the day’s end.

The players will return for Day 2 on Sunday afternoon to play seven 90-minute levels with a ten-minute break at the end of each level, and a 60-minute dinner break at the end of Level 14 (~8:30 p.m.).

Please stay tuned to PokerNews for all the latest updates of this event, or live here at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino where the cards will be back in the air at 2:00 p.m. local time (PST).

Tags: Allen KesslerBrandon Shack-HarrisErik SeidelFelipe RamosGary BensonPhil HellmuthShaun DeebYuval Bronshtein

Zhu Survives All-in with Four-way Action; Chops it Up with Taylor

DougChase
DougChase
Level 8
Yueqi Zhu
Yueqi Zhu

Yueqi Zhu: {8-Spades}{8-Diamonds}/{8-Clubs}{5-Spades}{k-Spades}{4-Spades}/{10-Spades}
Esther Taylor: {5-Clubs}{3-Spades}/{2-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}/{4-Hearts}
Robert Campbell: {x-}{x-}/{8-Hearts}{4-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{q-Hearts}/{x-}
Michael Trivett: {x-}{x-}/{a-Hearts}{9-Spades}{j-Spades}{a-Spades}/{x-}

Yueqi "Rich" Zhu moved all-in on seventh street and was called by Taylor, Campbell, and Trivett.

Despite the all-in, only Zhu and Taylor tabled their hands, and it was the king-high spade flush held by Zhu that took down the high, while the seven-five-four-trey-deuce held by Taylor was the winner for the low.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Trivett us
Michael Trivett 		70,000 12,000
Esther Taylor us
Esther Taylor 		65,000 20,000
Yueqi Zhu cn
Yueqi Zhu
WSOP 1X Winner
60,000 -10,100
Robert Campbell au
Robert Campbell
WSOP 2X Winner
16,000 -36,000

Tags: Esther TaylorMichael TrivettRobert CampbellYueqi Zhu

Arieh Wins One Against Negreanu

DougChase
DougChase
Level 7
Josh Arieh
Josh Arieh

Josh Arieh: {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}/{7-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{3-Clubs}{q-Diamonds}/{k-Clubs}
Daniel Negreanu: {a-Clubs}{6-Clubs}/{8-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{k-Hearts}{j-Spades}/{8-Spades}

The action was discovered on fourth street when Arieh fired out a bet and Negreanu called.

"Let's get this one on the (PokerNews) blog," exclaimed Arieh as he had bet.

Fifth street slowed down and both players checked.

Sixth street saw Arieh fire once again and Negreanu called.

Seventh street went the same way and it was the pair of tens held by Arieh that pipped the eights of Negreanu. With that, the former was awarded the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Josh Arieh us
Josh Arieh
WSOP 6X Winner
80,000 80,000
Daniel negreanu ca
Daniel negreanu
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
GGPoker
18,200 -38,800

Tags: Daniel NegreanuJosh Arieh

Kelsall and Taylor Chop Up Five-way Action

DougChase
DougChase
Level 6
AJ Kelsall
AJ Kelsall

Christina Hill: {x-}{x-}/{7-Spades}{5-Spades}{8-Clubs}{q-Clubs}/{x-}
Felipe Ramos: {x-}{x-}/{8-Spades}{9-Clubs}{9-Spades}{6-Hearts}/{x-}
Thomas Taylor: {a-Spades}{q-Clubs}/{8-Diamonds}{q-Spades}{q-Hearts}{7-Hearts}/{10-Hearts}
Andrew Kelsall: {2-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}/{6-Diamonds}{j-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{j-Spades}/{4-Spades}
Victor Crisostomo: {x-}{x-}/{k-Hearts}{4-Hearts}{a-Clubs}{a-Spades}/{x-}

Sixth street Taylor led out and was raised by Kelsall. All four opponents called the raise and the five players headed to seventh street.

Seventh street Taylor fired out again and Kelsall raised once again. This time, however, Ramos ducked out of the way while Hill, Crisostomo, and Taylor made the call.

After all the fireworks had subsided, it was the trip queens held by Taylor that was awarded the high, and the six-four-trey-deuce held by Kelsall took down the low.

Player Chips Progress
Victor Crisostomo us
Victor Crisostomo 		110,000
Thomas Taylor ca
Thomas Taylor 		65,000
Andrew Kelsall us
Andrew Kelsall
WSOP 1X Winner
60,000 15,000
Felipe Ramos br
Felipe Ramos
GGPoker
40,000 -17,000
Christina Hill us
Christina Hill 		35,000

Tags: Andrew KelsallFelipe Ramos

Vieira Wins One Against Sinn and Zack

DougChase
DougChase
Level 5
Joao Vieira
Joao Vieira

Joao Vieira: {3-Clubs}{5-Clubs}/{3-Clubs}{7-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{k-Clubs}/{3-Spades}
Charles Sinn: {x-}{x-}/{q-Hearts}{10-Spades}{2-Spades}{k-Diamonds}/{x-}
Daniel Zack: {x-}{x-}/{7-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}{6-Spades}/{x-}

On sixth street, Vieira led out with a big bet and was raised by Sinn. Both Zack and Vieira made the call.

Seventh street saw each of the players check. Next, Vieira tabled the winner with his trip treys, which prompted both of his opponents to muck.

Player Chips Progress
Joao Vieira pt
Joao Vieira
WSOP 3X Winner
Winamax
95,500 15,500
Charles Sinn us
Charles Sinn 		85,000
Daniel Zack us
Daniel Zack
WSOP 3X Winner
33,000 -27,000

Tags: Daniel ZackJoao Vieira

Day 1 of event #73: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship

DougChase
DougChase
WSOP Bracelet
WSOP Bracelet

Welcome to the premier day of Event #73: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship.

Day 1 will begin at 3:00 p.m. local time (PST) and consist of ten 60-minute levels with a 15-minute break every two levels. Each player will begin the tournament with a starting stack of 60,000 chips. Late registration for this event will be open until the start of Day 2.

This very same event attracted 151 runners at the 2019 WSOP, with Aussie pro-Robert Campbell taking home the coveted WSOP championship bracelet along with $385,763 in first-place cash.

PREVIOUS WSOP $10,000 SEVEN CARD STUD HI-LO 8 or BETTER CHAMPIONS

YEARPLAYERCountryPrize
2019Robert CampbellAustralia$385,763
2018Dan MatsuzukiUnited States$384,387
2017Chris VitchUnited States$320,193
2016George Danzer Austria $338,646  
2015Max PescatoriItaly$292,158

With the main event nearing conclusion, look for this championship stud hi-lo contest to attract a star-studded field all in search of that championship WSOP gold and cash.

Please stay tuned to PokerNews for the latest updates of this championship event, or live here at the Rio All-suite Hotel and Casino where the cards will be in the air at 3:00 p.m. local time (PST).

Tags: Chris VitchDan MatsuzukiGeorge DanzerMax PescatoriRobert Campbell