Event #73: 10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day 1 Started
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #73: 10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2021 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,342,800
Entries
144
Level
26
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Entries
137
Players Left
80
Day 1 of event #73: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
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
| YEAR | PLAYER | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Robert Campbell | Australia | $385,763 |
| 2018 | Dan Matsuzuki | United States | $384,387 |
| 2017 | Chris Vitch | United States | $320,193 |
| 2016 | George Danzer Austria $338,646 | ||
| 2015 | Max Pescatori | Italy | $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).
Level: 1
Ante: 100
Bring-in: 200
Completion: 500
Limits: 500-1000
Cards are in the Air
Level 1
This event currently has 28 entrants. Look for that number to continually rise all of the ways up until the start of Day 2 when late registration is closes.
Esposito Hot Out the Gate
Level 1
The action was discovered as John Esposito tabled 
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for the scoop right as he took his tournament seat against his lone opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 1
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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70,000 | |
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64,000 | |
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63,000 | |
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60,000 | |
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58,000 | |
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54,000 | |
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54,000 | |
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52,500 | |
|
48,000 |
Updated Chip Counts from Amazon Tan
Level 1
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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72,000 | |
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66,000 | |
|
64,000 | |
|
57,500 | |
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55,500 | |
|
54,000 |
Pan Scoops a Big One
Level 1
Qinghai Pan: 
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Randy Ohel: 
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Opponent: /
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Qinghai Pan fired out a bet on sixth street and Ohel and an opponent called.
The dealer pitched seventh street face down and Pan fired once again. This time, Ohel got out of the way.
Next, Pan was called by one opponent who mucked after he was shown the scoop by Pan with his six high straight to take down both the high and low.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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80,000 | 26,000 |
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52,000 |
Level: 2
Ante: 100
Bring-in: 200
Completion: 600
Limits: 600-1200
Esposito Takes One Down Against Friedman and Woods
Level 2
John Esposito: 
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James Woods: /
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Perry Friedman: /[mucked]/
The hand was discovered as Esposito had tabled his winning trip sixes and was being pushed the pot from a hand against Friedman and Woods.
With that hand, Esposito has climbed back up to near starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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77,000 | 5,000 |
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57,000 | -6,000 |
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50,000 | -4,000 |