Event #14: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship Day 1 | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-05-2023 16:34 UTC-7

Defending Champion Friedman Joins the Field

Mike Patrick

Level 4

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Noori	60,000 60,000	60,000

Dzmitry Urbanovich	60,000

Hal Rotholz	60,000 60,000	60,000

Adam Friedman	60,000 60,000	60,000

Leonard August	60,000 60,000	60,000
Yingui Li	60,000 60,000	60,000

Anthony Zinno	60,000 60,000	60,000

Humberto Brenes	60,000 60,000	60,000

06-05-2023 16:45 UTC-7

White Becomes the Day's First Elimination

Mike Patrick

Level 4

Patrick White: A♣K♦10♠8♣6♥4♦2♠
Vasilis Lazarou: A♥Q♣J♣10♥10♦8♦3♥

Anm already short-stacked Patrick White was all in by the turn showing nothing but ace-high. By the time the cards were run out, Vasilis Lazarou held a winning pair of tens to make White the day's first elimination.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vasilis Lazarou	95,000 35,000	35,000

Patrick White	Busted

Tags: Patrick White Vasilis Lazarou

06-05-2023 16:46 UTC-7

Friedman and Kessler Deepen Their Friendship

Ryan Gray

Level 4

Shortly after what seemed like a friendly confrontation, Alan Kessler was moved from the table he had shared with Adam Friedman.

"Go charm your next table," Friedman jibed.

Kessler replied as he racked up his chips, "You're going to get a good late reg player here now. That's a bad beat."

After Kessler was gone Friedman assured his tablemates, "I'm the only one he doesn't get mad at."

Player	Chips	Progress
Allen Kessler	103,000 51,500	51,500

Adam Friedman	46,000 -14,000	-14,000

Tags: Adam Friedman Alan Kessler

06-05-2023 16:53 UTC-7

Updated Counts and a Couple New Faces

Mike Patrick

Level 4

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Claassen	90,000 30,000	30,000
Joshua Faris	81,000 21,000	21,000
Robert Mizrachi	75,000 75,000	75,000

Joseph Villella	65,000 5,000	5,000
Oxana Cummings	64,000 4,000	4,000
Andre Akkari	62,000 2,000	2,000

Frank Kassela	55,000 55,000	55,000

Bill Klein	38,500 -18,500	-18,500
Daniel Strelitz	32,000 -28,000	-28,000

Level: 5

Ante: 300
Bring-In: 300
Completion: 1,200
Limits: 1,200-2,400

06-05-2023 17:09 UTC-7

Another Round of Counts

Mike Patrick

Level 5

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Sigel	85,000 25,000	25,000
Robert Campbell	71,000 14,000	14,000

David Williams	65,000

Phil Hui	60,000

Matt Vengrin	60,000
David Moskowitz	52,000 -8,000	-8,000
Yaniv Birman	50,000 -10,000	-10,000

Elior Sion	47,000 -13,000	-13,000

Thomas Taylor	41,000 -19,000	-19,000
Jack McClelland	38,000 -22,000	-22,000

Carlos Villamarin	38,000 -22,000	-22,000

06-05-2023 17:20 UTC-7

Strelitz Eliminated

Mike Patrick

Level 5

Daniel Strelitz: XxXxXx/Q♥4♦J♣7♣
Robert Mizrachi: J♦J♠4♠/2♠5♣A♠5♠
Matt Vengrin: XxXxXx/8♣5♦6♦2♦

Picking action up on sixth street with multiple bets already in the pot and Daniel Strelitz all in, Robert Mizrachi bet with his pair of fives and three spades showing. Matt Vengrin made the call to see seventh street.

Mizrachi bet again and after some deliberation, Vengrin called to see that Mizrachi had a flush. Strelitz and Vengrin both mucked their hands and a sizeable pot was pushed to Mizrachi.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Mizrachi	134,000 59,000	59,000

Matt Vengrin	61,000 1,000	1,000
Amir Mirrasouli	50,000 50,000	50,000
Adam Friedman	44,000 -2,000	-2,000

Matthew McGinnis	43,000 -17,000	-17,000
Jose Paz-Gutierrez	30,000 -28,000	-28,000
Daniel Strelitz	Busted

Tags: Daniel Strelitz Matt Vengrin Robert Mizrachi

06-05-2023 17:32 UTC-7

Meriverta's Two Pair Dodges Paluszek's Pair and Flush Draw

Ryan Gray

Level 5

James Paluszek: K♥5♥J♦/5♦4♥A♥7♦
Chris Vitch: XxXx/9♣6♦ folded on fourth street
Jyri Meriverta: 2♣6♥Q♦/Q♠8♣4♦4♠

James Paluszek completed from the bring in, but Meriverta raised behind him. Christopher Vitch and Paluszek called and it was off to fourth street.

Meriverta put in the continue, Vitch folded and it was down to Meriverta and Paluszek. It was a check from Paluszek and a bet from Meriverta on fifth and six, and when both players checked the river, Paluszek revealed his flush had come up short, and he had not caught another pair to beat Meriverta's queens and fours.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Vitch	72,500 14,000	14,000

Jyri Meriverta	50,200 7,500	7,500
James Paluszek	36,000 -24,000	-24,000

Tags: James Paluszek Jyri Meriverta Chris Vitch

06-05-2023 17:33 UTC-7

More Updated Chip Counts

Mike Patrick

Level 5

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Yoon	100,000 16,000	16,000

David "ODB" Baker	90,000

Michael McKenna	70,000 -7,000	-7,000
Robert Vest	63,000 3,000	3,000
David Funkhouser	60,000
James Obst	60,000

Jyri Merivirta	52,000 -8,000	-8,000
Thomas Hannon	46,500 -13,500	-13,500
Katherine Fleck	39,000 -21,000	-21,000
Masashi Oya	20,500 -39,500	-39,500

Jason Gola	Busted

Philip Long	Busted

Level: 6

Ante: 300
Bring-In: 500
Completion: 1,500
Limits: 1,500-3,000