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Event #40: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day 1 Completed
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #40: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
2022 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,277,525
Total Entries
137
Level
30
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Entries
127
Players Left
64
Players Left 1 / 137
Filter
Level 10
The latest Championship event at the 53rd World Series of Poker, Event #40: $10,000 Seven Card Stud 8 or Better saw another elite field of poker pros and mixed game gurus take to the felt with WSOP bracelet winner Peter Gelencser of Hungary topping the day’s final chip count with 371,500. Eric Kurtzman (359,000) was the only other player to finish over 300,000 chips.
However, not far behind him is Poker Hall of Famer Todd Brunson who built a top ten stack of 209,500 chips to take into play Sunday.
Bracelet winners Jason Gola (288,000), John Monnette (196,000), and Perry Friedman (186,000) were also among the larger stacks to end the day.
Event #40: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Championship Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Gelencser | Hungary | 371,500 |
| 2 | Eric Kurtzman | United States | 359,500 |
| 3 | Jason Gola | United States | 288,000 |
| 4 | Per Hildebrand | Sweden | 218,500 |
| 5 | Ziya Rahim | United States | 213,000 |
| 6 | Todd Brunson | United States | 209,500 |
| 7 | John Monnette | United States | 196,000 |
| 8 | Perry Friedman | United States | 186,500 |
| 9 | Chris Tryba | United States | 184,000 |
| 10 | Daniel Zack | United States | 180,000 |
Action Recap
A total of 127 entries filled the room throughout the day, with play finishing with nine remaining eight-handed tables. With registration open until the start of Day 2, a few more last-minute entries are likely, but the record field of 151 entries from 2019 may not be surpassed.
Some other notables to bag on Saturday were GGPoker Ambassadors Daniel Negreanu (159,500) and Felipe Ramos (153,500), with Negreanu getting a boost late in the day with the elimination of Jeff Madsen. Defending champion Brian Hastings (125,000) and 2019 champion Robert Campbell (73,500) also advanced to Day 2.
Among those not fortunate enough to find a bag included 2005 Main Event champion Joe Hachem, four-time bracelet winners Benny Glaser and Mike Matusow, and recent $1,500 HORSE champion Steven Albini.
A couple more players to watch on Day 2 are Ziya Rahim (213,000) and Daniel Zack (180,000), who were each down to less than a single big bet before staging incredible comebacks to build not just healthy, but imposing stacks going forward.
Play will resume in the purple section of the Paris Ballroom at 2 p.m. local time Sunday, with play now switching to seven 90-minute levels, with a dinner break after Level 14.
PokerNews will have all the action as the players reach the money and then move closer to a champion being crowned on Monday. Keep it right here for all the excitement from the 53rd World Series of Poker at its new home at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.
Level 10
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paris | 134 | 1 | Todd Brunson | United States | 209,500 |
| Paris | 134 | 2 | Perry Friedman | United States | 186,500 |
| Paris | 134 | 3 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 136,500 |
| Paris | 134 | 4 | Todd Barlow | United States | 88,500 |
| Paris | 134 | 5 | Steven Loube | United States | 142,500 |
| Paris | 135 | 1 | Andres Korn | United States | 43,000 |
| Paris | 135 | 2 | Norman Chad | United States | 108,000 |
| Paris | 135 | 3 | Larry Scott Bernstein | United States | 86,000 |
| Paris | 135 | 4 | Brandon Shack-Harris | United States | 147,500 |
| Paris | 135 | 5 | Chino Rheem | United States | 162,500 |
| Paris | 135 | 8 | Ziya Rahim | United States | 213,000 |
| Paris | 136 | 1 | Christopher Chung | United States | 108,000 |
| Paris | 136 | 3 | Chad Eveslage | United States | 148,500 |
| Paris | 136 | 4 | Richard Ashby | United Kingdom | 165,000 |
| Paris | 136 | 7 | Au Ho | United States | 151,500 |
| Paris | 136 | 8 | Allen Kessler | United States | 14,000 |
| Paris | 137 | 1 | Marco Johnson | United States | 161,000 |
| Paris | 137 | 2 | Shawn Sheikhan | United States | 55,500 |
| Paris | 137 | 3 | Matthew Gonzales | United States | 57,500 |
| Paris | 137 | 4 | Robert Campbell (AU) | Australia | 73,500 |
| Paris | 137 | 5 | Michael Rocco | United States | 131,000 |
| Paris | 137 | 6 | Max Pescatori | Italy | 124,000 |
| Paris | 138 | 2 | Brian Hastings | United States | 125,000 |
| Paris | 138 | 3 | Michael Moncek | United States | 76,000 |
| Paris | 138 | 4 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 159,500 |
| Paris | 138 | 6 | Randy Ohel | United States | 65,000 |
| Paris | 138 | 7 | Eric Wasserson | United States | 140,000 |
| Paris | 138 | 8 | Phillip Hui | United States | 55,000 |
| Paris | 139 | 1 | John Racener | United States | 116,000 |
| Paris | 139 | 2 | Ben Yu | United States | 17,000 |
| Paris | 139 | 3 | Patrick Leonard | United Kingdom | 50,000 |
| Paris | 139 | 4 | Ahmed Mohamed | United States | 37,000 |
| Paris | 139 | 5 | Jared Rubin | United States | 57,500 |
| Paris | 139 | 8 | John Monnette | United States | 196,000 |
| Paris | 140 | 2 | Mike Watson | Canada | 90,500 |
| Paris | 140 | 4 | Michael Rodrigues Pires Santos | Portugal | 64,000 |
| Paris | 140 | 5 | Kevin Gerhart | United States | 33,000 |
| Paris | 140 | 6 | Michael Noori | United States | 137,500 |
| Paris | 140 | 7 | Daniel Idema | Canada | 70,000 |
| Paris | 140 | 8 | David Funkhouser | United States | 86,500 |
| Paris | 141 | 1 | Glenn Cozen | United States | 134,000 |
| Paris | 141 | 2 | Yehuda Buchalter | United States | 53,000 |
| Paris | 141 | 4 | Renan Bruschi | Brazil | 5,000 |
| Paris | 141 | 5 | Peter Gelencser | Hungary | 371,500 |
| Paris | 141 | 6 | Felipe Ramos | Brazil | 153,500 |
| Paris | 141 | 8 | Justin Marsh | United States | 28,000 |
| Paris | 142 | 3 | Jason Gola | United States | 288,000 |
| Paris | 142 | 4 | Donny Rubinstein | United States | 92,000 |
| Paris | 142 | 5 | Daniel Zack | United States | 180,000 |
| Paris | 142 | 6 | Roy Thung | United States | 51,000 |
| Paris | 142 | 7 | Ryan Miller | United States | 177,500 |
| Paris | 142 | 8 | Long Tran | United States | 175,500 |
| Paris | 143 | 1 | Per Hildebrand | Sweden | 218,500 |
| Paris | 143 | 4 | Yuval Bronshtein | Israel | 158,500 |
| Paris | 143 | 5 | Andrew Brown | United States | 179,500 |
| Paris | 143 | 6 | Ali Eslami | United States | 116,500 |
| Paris | 143 | 7 | Hasan Kural | United States | 166,000 |
| Paris | 143 | 8 | Dominik Baud | Switzerland | 131,000 |
| Paris | 144 | 1 | Eric Kurtzman | United States | 359,500 |
| Paris | 144 | 3 | Jason Daly | United States | 53,000 |
| Paris | 144 | 5 | Brian Rast | United States | 77,000 |
| Paris | 144 | 6 | Christina Hill | United States | 108,500 |
| Paris | 144 | 7 | Mark Dickstein | United States | 51,000 |
| Paris | 144 | 8 | Chris Tryba | United States | 184,000 |
Level 10
Level 10
Level 10
Jeff Madsen: 
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Daniel Negreanu: 
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On fifth street, Daniel Negreanu bet into a short-stacked Jeff Madsen with a pair of aces showing. Madsen opted to raise, leaving himself just a bet behind. Negreanu then re-raised and Madsen committed the rest of his stack.
Negreanu had a pair of queens in the hole to go with his aces, while Madsen had a pair of aces of his own in the hole, but no second pair to go with it.
Madsen picked up a low draw on sixth, but after pairing his eight on seventh to make an inferior two pair, he was eliminated from the tournament.
Level 10
With ten minutes showing on the clock, the tournament director has announced there will be three more hands before bagging up for Day 2.
Level 10
Chino Rheem: 
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Daniel Idema: 
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Opponent: 
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Action picked up on seventh with three players in the hand and Daniel Idema all in with action on the side.
Chino Rheem bet on the final street and his opponent called.
"Wheel," said Rheem, which was good for the low.
Daniel Idema showed the bigger straight of his own for the high. "I hit the straight on seventh, I was playing the eights," said Idema as he scooped his half of the pot.
Level 10
Level 10
Todd Brunson: 
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Kevin Gerhart: /
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Hasan Kural: /
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Action picked up on seventh street as all three players were being dealt their face-down and final card.
Gerhart and Kural both checked. Todd Brunson thought for a bit and put in the bet. Gerhart folded, but Kural made the call.
Brunson showed the four-six hiding in the hole that made his straight and low to scoop the pot.
