Event #73: 10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 1 | 2021 World Series of Poker

11-14-2021 00:30 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

DougChase

Level 8

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	183,000 183,000	183,000

Joao Vieira	160,000 51,000	51,000

John Cernuto	95,000 15,000	15,000

John Esposito	67,000 -3,000	-3,000

Robert Mizrachi	65,000 65,000	65,000

Maria Ho	60,000 60,000	60,000
Scott Seiver	35,000 35,000	35,000

11-14-2021 00:39 UTC-7

Quad Aces for Cernuto

DougChase

Level 8

The hand was discovered with the dealer who was splitting up a large pot between John Cernuto and another player.

A smiling Cernuto received the high half of the pot with the Stud rarity of quad .

Player	Chips	Progress
John Cernuto	95,000

Tags: John Cernuto

11-14-2021 00:39 UTC-7

Grind is Over For Kessler

Matthew Pitt

Level 8

Allen Kessler has bowed out of the tournament and took to Twitter to inform his followers of his demise.

Busted the 10k stud 8 after 8 hours of grinding.
— Allen Kessler (@AllenKessler)

Player	Chips	Progress
Allen kessler	Busted

11-14-2021 00:47 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

DougChase

Level 8

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Owen	191,000 36,000	36,000
Jake Schwartz	188,000 149,000	149,000
Yuval Bronshtein	172,500 93,500	93,500

Michael Laake	165,000
Craig Chait	140,000 -5,000	-5,000

11-14-2021 00:49 UTC-7

Break Time

DougChase

Level 8

The remaining players have been sent on their last 15-minute break of the day.

During this break, the tournament staff will be coloring up the brown 100 denomination chips and removing them from play.

Level: 9

Ante: 1000
Bring-in: 1000
Completion: 3000
Limits: 3000-6000

11-14-2021 01:19 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

DougChase

Level 9

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Benson	205,000

Joao Vieira	183,000 23,000	23,000

Jake Schwartz	170,000 -18,000	-18,000
Shaun Deeb	136,000 24,000	24,000

John Cernuto	128,000 33,000	33,000

Frankie O'Dell	125,000 21,000	21,000

Christina Hill	120,000 85,000	85,000
Brett Richey	120,000 37,000	37,000
Scott Seiver	78,000 43,000	43,000

11-14-2021 01:42 UTC-7

Arieh and Hammers Chop Up Wang

DougChase

Level 9

Josh Arieh: //
Sherry Hammers: //
Daham Wang: //

Sixth street saw Wang lead out and he was called by Arieh and Hammers.

Seventh street Wang slowed down and Arieh fired away and both Hammers and Wang called.

After all the debris had subsided, it was the trip treys held by Arieh that took down the high half, while Hammers won the low half with her eight-perfect.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Arieh	120,000 40,000	40,000

Sherry Hammers	105,000
Daham Wang	75,000

Tags: Josh Arieh

11-14-2021 02:00 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

DougChase

Level 9

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Owen	275,000 84,000	84,000
Michael Rodrigues	225,000

Jake Schwartz	195,000 25,000	25,000
Shaun Deeb	165,000 29,000	29,000

Michael Laake	163,000 -2,000	-2,000
Brian Hastings	65,000

Level: 10

Ante: 1000
Bring-in: 1000
Completion: 3000
Limits: 3000-6000