2023 World Series of Poker

Event #55: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day: 1
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Event Info

2023 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♣6♣4♣8♦j♠j♥2♥
Prize
$155,275
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$755,610
Entries
566
Level Info
Level
35
Limits
300,000 / 600,000
Ante
75,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
566
Players Left
183
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Event #55: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Day 1 Completed

Rodawig Bags Big in Event #55: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better

Dan O'Hair
Dan O'Hair
Level 15
Eric Rodawig
Eric Rodawig

Day 1 of Event #55: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better has reached its conclusion here at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas with Eric Rodawig leading the remaining 183 players after accumulating 234,500 in chips.

Rodawig, a finance director, has World Series of Poker cashes dating back to 2009, including a bracelet that he won back in 2011 after defeating Phil Hellmuth in a $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship event.

Other notables who will continue their run into Day 2 include Kao Saechao (155,000), Jon Turner (136,000), Brian Rast (118,000), Frankie O'Dell (100,000), Adam Friedman (98,500), Norman Chad (70,000), and Jermaine Reid (71,500), who won this event back in 2021.

End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChip Count
1Eric RodawigUnited States234,500
2Kevin CoteUnited States187,000
3Constantine ZdanowichUnited States186,500
4Qibang CheungUnited Kingdom175,000
5Michael EstesUnited States173,000
6William BuckleyUnited States164,500
7John EspositoUnited States163,500
8Ivan SchertzerUnited States161,000
9Rafael ConcepcionUnited States155,500
10Kao SaechaoUnited States155,000

Day 1 Action

Day 1 drew a total of 566 players, which generated a prize pool of $755,610. A total of 85 players will make the money and take home at least $2,421. The eventual winner will take home $155,275 in addition to the gold bracelet.

Among the less fortunate today were Daniel Negreanu, Barry Greenstein, Jeff Madsen, Patrick Leonard, James Woods, Allen Kessler, Ted Forrest, Jeff Lisandro, and Scotty Nguyen, who made his exit late in Day 1 after running into the two pair of Nitesh Rawtani.

Play is set to resume Sunday, June 25, at 1:00 p.m. local time and continue for an additional 10 levels. Day 2 levels will be extended to 60 minutes each and players will get a 15-minute break after every two levels. A 60-minute dinner break will be held after Level 21.

Be sure to stick with PokerNews as we continue our coverage of Event #55: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better, leading to the money bubble and eventually the next WSOP bracelet winner!

Tags: Adam FriedmanAllen KesslerBarry GreensteinBrian RastDaniel NegreanuEric RodawigFrankie O'DellJeff LisandroJeff MadsenJermaine ReidKao SaechaoNorman ChadPatrick LeonardPhil HellmuthScotty NguyenTed Forrest

Seat Draw For Day 2

Jon Pill
Jon Pill
Level 15
CasinoTableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
Horseshoe6461DID NOT REPORT 1 1 
Horseshoe6462Gregory GiannokostasUnited States76,500 
Horseshoe6463James JuvancicUnited States33,000 
Horseshoe6464Gregory KelleyUnited States91,000 
Horseshoe6465Martin StillingUnited States30,500 
Horseshoe6466Steven ShkolnikUnited States149,500 
Horseshoe6467Sergio BragaUnited States132,000 
Horseshoe6468Ivan SchertzerUnited States161,000 
       
Horseshoe6471David MartinUnited States121,000 
Horseshoe6472Adam FriedmanUnited States98,500 
Horseshoe6473Timothy FrazinUnited States101,500 
Horseshoe6474Tyler WillseUnited States85,000 
Horseshoe6475Michael EstesUnited States173,000 
Horseshoe6476John EspositoUnited States163,500 
Horseshoe6477Jon TurnerUnited States136,000 
Horseshoe6478Jesse LonisUnited States6,500 
       
Horseshoe6481Benjamin HebertUnited States75,500 
Horseshoe6482Kenneth PoUnited States7,000 
Horseshoe6483Domnick SarleUnited States50,500 
Horseshoe6484Daniel PlonskerUnited States43,000 
Horseshoe6486Michael SopkoUnited States19,500 
Horseshoe6487Christina TaylorUnited States40,000 
Horseshoe6488Aaron SpringerUnited States55,500 
       
Horseshoe6492Kurt MaierUnited States122,000 
Horseshoe6493John FahmyUnited States56,500 
Horseshoe6494Richard Rinker-46,000 
Horseshoe6495Ahmed MohamedUnited States121,000 
Horseshoe6496Chris BellUnited States32,000 
Horseshoe6497Kenneth GilmanUnited States84,000 
Horseshoe6498Daniel PopkaveUnited States59,500 
       
Horseshoe6501Mike MatusowUnited States36,500 
Horseshoe6502Alexander KellAustria50,000 
Horseshoe6503Mike PuskarichUnited States75,500 
Horseshoe6504Kenneth KeatingUnited States12,000 
Horseshoe6505Joe BrindleUnited Kingdom104,500 
Horseshoe6506David AgarwalUnited States122,500 
Horseshoe6507Joseph SantagataUnited States98,000 
Horseshoe6508Ayelet KotonasUnited States60,000 
       
Horseshoe6541Shaun DeebUnited States116,500 
Horseshoe6542Paul SokoloffUnited Kingdom58,000 
Horseshoe6543Rebecca GennettUnited States128,500 
Horseshoe6544Gregory MastersonUnited States43,000 
Horseshoe6545Paul EdwardsUnited States45,500 
Horseshoe6546Ann EmbryUnited States61,500 
Horseshoe6547Chris George (NY)United States140,500 
Horseshoe6548Charles WeyUnited States100,500 
       
Horseshoe6551Yarron BendorUnited States131,000 
Horseshoe6552DID NOT REPORT 4United States13,000 
Horseshoe6553Jonathan NgUnited States117,000 
Horseshoe6554Scott NumotoUnited States101,500 
Horseshoe6555Brian RastUnited States118,000 
Horseshoe6556Ben RossUnited States65,000 
Horseshoe6557Hiroaki MurayamaJapan154,500 
Horseshoe6558Justin MarshUnited States21,000 
       
Horseshoe6561Seseung OhCanada115,000 
Horseshoe6562Simon YeeUnited States77,500 
Horseshoe6563Maxwell TroyUnited States67,000 
Horseshoe6564Matthew HarderUnited States73,500 
Horseshoe6565Erik BlazynskiUnited States58,500 
Horseshoe6566Lawrence WayneUnited States30,500 
Horseshoe6567Patricia YannuzziUnited States119,000 
Horseshoe6568Robert TurnerUnited States32,500 
       
Horseshoe6571Karl TretterUnited States89,500 
Horseshoe6572DID NOT REPORT 3United States19,500 
Horseshoe6573William TobiaUnited States58,000 
Horseshoe6574Michael AlforqueUnited States73,500 
Horseshoe6575Gregory BitterlyUnited States62,000 
Horseshoe6576Brett RicheyUnited States61,000 
Horseshoe6577Daniel ZackUnited States41,500 
Horseshoe6578Joseph WeinbergerUnited States110,000 
       
Horseshoe6581Gary BoldenUnited States30,000 
Horseshoe6582Steven MetzgerUnited States55,000 
Horseshoe6583Amnon FilippiUnited States45,000 
Horseshoe6584Kai HicksUnited States84,500 
Horseshoe6585Vaughan MachadoUnited States89,000 
Horseshoe6586Andrew ThompsonUnited States24,000 
Horseshoe6587Susan GenardUnited States19,500 
Horseshoe6588Todd IckowUnited States77,500 
       
Horseshoe6591Frank MenendezUnited States33,000 
Horseshoe6592Marcin HoreckiPoland89,000 
Horseshoe6593Shannon WestbrookUnited States66,500 
Horseshoe6594Jeffrey KaatzUnited States32,000 
Horseshoe6595Kevin ChanceUnited States111,000 
Horseshoe6596Kathy ChangUnited States1 
Horseshoe6597Mike KrescankoUnited States52,000 
Horseshoe6598Walter TreccarichiItaly119,500 
       
Horseshoe6601Darryl RonconiUnited States133,500 
Horseshoe6602Steven HermanUnited States28,000 
Horseshoe6603Qibang CheungUnited Kingdom175,000 
Horseshoe6605Qinghai PanUnited States75,000 
Horseshoe6606Marcel VonkUnited States101,500 
Horseshoe6607Andres KornUnited States69,000 
Horseshoe6608Robert StanableUnited States28,500 
       
Horseshoe6611James KennedyUnited States93,000 
Horseshoe6612DID NOT REPORT 2United States16,500 
Horseshoe6613Jose LatorracaBrasil57,000 
Horseshoe6614Sang ShinUnited States72,500 
Horseshoe6615Jennifer OarUnited States91,000 
Horseshoe6616Cy DixonUnited States50,500 
Horseshoe6617John RuggieriUnited States141,000 
       
Horseshoe6621David KluchmanUnited States54,500 
Horseshoe6622Kao SaechaoUnited States155,000 
Horseshoe6623David GeeUnited States86,500 
Horseshoe6624Max PescatoriItaly73,500 
Horseshoe6625Bentley RobertsUnited States138,500 
Horseshoe6626Sergei TolkachovUnited States32,500 
Horseshoe6628Jonathan HartUnited States23,500 
       
Horseshoe6631Fuyuki InageJapan44,500 
Horseshoe6632Denny AxelUnited States85,000 
Horseshoe6633Gabriel Jansen Falcao BalUnited States53,000 
Horseshoe6634Gabe RamosUnited States65,000 
Horseshoe6635Jose Paz-GutierrezBolivia106,000 
Horseshoe6636Vincent KollySwitzerland31,000 
Horseshoe6637John JenkinsUnited States104,500 
Horseshoe6638Gregory JamisonUnited States59,000 
       
Horseshoe6641John BellUnited States106,500 
Horseshoe6642Alex LivingstonCanada7,000 
Horseshoe6643Chad CampbellUnited States54,000 
Horseshoe6644Paul HochUnited States69,000 
Horseshoe6645Jeffrey CalkinsUnited States120,000 
Horseshoe6647William PalmUnited States33,000 
Horseshoe6648Lonnie HeimowitzUnited States74,000 
       
Horseshoe6651Ben TangUnited States118,000 
Horseshoe6652Hal RotholzUnited States92,500 
Horseshoe6653Brian EichhornUnited States26,500 
Horseshoe6655Frankie O'DellUnited States100,000 
Horseshoe6656Svetlana GromenkovaUnited States12,500 
Horseshoe6658Stephen CalhounUnited States60,000 
       
Horseshoe6661Frederic MossCanada152,000 
Horseshoe6662Neil SmithUnited States62,000 
Horseshoe6663David GreenbergUnited States39,500 
Horseshoe6664Brian GraysonUnited States121,500 
Horseshoe6665Sergio RamirezUnited States116,500 
Horseshoe6666David EbrightUnited States28,000 
Horseshoe6667Constantine ZdanowichUnited States186,500 
Horseshoe6668Eric ThorenUnited States21,000 
       
Horseshoe6681Rafael ConcepcionUnited States155,500 
Horseshoe6682Martin FitzmauriceUnited States37,100 
Horseshoe6683Charles BarkerUnited States113,500 
Horseshoe6684Russell ClaytonUnited States104,500 
Horseshoe6685Jack RosenfeldtUnited States18,500 
Horseshoe6686Kevin CoteUnited States187,000 
Horseshoe6687Steve AllenUnited States86,000 
Horseshoe6688Ann BloomUnited States22,500 
       
Horseshoe6691Eric RodawigUnited States234,500 
Horseshoe6692Kyle HinnerichsUnited States66,000 
Horseshoe6693Bruce HoytUnited States92,500 
Horseshoe6694John HoangUnited States59,500 
Horseshoe6695Alan LedfordUnited States111,500 
Horseshoe6696Jared RubinUnited States32,000 
Horseshoe6697Nitesh RawtaniUnited States129,000 
Horseshoe6698Daniel HoferUnited States31,500 
       
Horseshoe6701Joseph BowersUnited States114,000 
Horseshoe6702Mark DicksteinUnited States117,000 
Horseshoe6703Scott ClementsUnited States129,000 
Horseshoe6704James JohnsonUnited States70,500 
Horseshoe6705Paul ParksUnited States71,000 
Horseshoe6706Andrew KelsallUnited States34,000 
Horseshoe6707Thomas SavitskyUnited States19,000 
Horseshoe6708Corey BradfordUnited States87,000 
       
Horseshoe6711Joshua ChudnovskyUnited States44,500 
Horseshoe6712Hoyt VernerUnited States42,500 
Horseshoe6713Dustin DirksenUnited States73,000 
Horseshoe6714Lorri BrodaUnited States44,000 
Horseshoe6715Jacob IrvinUnited States115,500 
Horseshoe6716Sandra TingUnited States104,500 
Horseshoe6717Roland IsraelashviliUnited States77,000 
Horseshoe6718Mihails MorozovsLatvia45,000 
       
Horseshoe6721David PragerUnited States120,000 
Horseshoe6722Artur SaakyantsRussia65,000 
Horseshoe6723Michael McKennaUnited States63,000 
Horseshoe6724Andrew YehUnited States18,000 
Horseshoe6725William BuckleyUnited States164,500 
Horseshoe6726Marshall RagirUnited States20,000 
Horseshoe6727Salah LevyUnited States35,000 
Horseshoe6728Jermaine ReidUnited States71,500 
       
Horseshoe6741Rich NguyenUnited States1 
Horseshoe6742Derek McMasterUnited States129,000 
Horseshoe6743Jonathan WilliamsUnited States46,000 
Horseshoe6744James KaramanisUnited States115,500 
Horseshoe6745William CorenUnited States36,500 
Horseshoe6746Norman ChadUnited States70,000 
Horseshoe6748Brian SchollUnited States137,500 

Official End of Day 1 Chip Counts (full)

Jon Pill
Jon Pill
Level 15
Player Chips Progress
Eric Rodawig us
Eric Rodawig 		234,500
143,500
 143,500
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Kevin Cote us
Kevin Cote 		187,000
187,000
 187,000
Constantine Zdanowich us
Constantine Zdanowich 		186,500
186,500
 186,500
James Cheung gb
James Cheung 		175,000
175,000
 175,000
Day 2 Chip Leader
Michael Estes us
Michael Estes 		173,000
173,000
 173,000
William Buckley us
William Buckley 		164,500
164,500
 164,500
John Esposito us
John Esposito 		163,500
78,500
 78,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Ivan Schertzer us
Ivan Schertzer 		161,000
161,000
 161,000
Rafael Concepcion us
Rafael Concepcion 		155,500
155,500
 155,500
Kao Saechao us
Kao Saechao 		155,000
15,000
 15,000
Hiroaki Murayama jp
Hiroaki Murayama 		154,500
154,500
 154,500
Frederic Moss ca
Frederic Moss 		152,000
152,000
 152,000
Steven Shkolnik us
Steven Shkolnik 		149,500
149,500
 149,500
John Ruggieri us
John Ruggieri 		141,000
141,000
 141,000
Chris George (NY) us
Chris George (NY) 		140,500
140,500
 140,500
Bentley Roberts us
Bentley Roberts 		138,500
138,500
 138,500
Brian Scholl us
Brian Scholl 		137,500
137,500
 137,500
Jon Turner us
Jon Turner 		136,000
6,000
 6,000
Darryl Ronconi us
Darryl Ronconi 		133,500
133,500
 133,500
Sergio Braga br
Sergio Braga 		132,000
132,000
 132,000
Yarron Bendor us
Yarron Bendor 		131,000
131,000
 131,000
Nitesh Rawtani us
Nitesh Rawtani 		129,000
4,000
 4,000
Scott Clements us
Scott Clements 		129,000
59,000
 59,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Derek McMaster us
Derek McMaster 		129,000
34,000
 34,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Rebecca Gennett us
Rebecca Gennett 		128,500
128,500
 128,500

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Saechao and Rinker Cooler Rosario

Ryan Lashmar
Ryan Lashmar
Level 15

Kao Saechao: 3♣2♦5♣/8♦7♥3♠8♠
Richard Rinker: JxJxXx/10♦5♠5♦5♥
Shirley Rosario: QxQxXx/Q♠K♠A♦7♦

Action was picked up on sixth street with Richard Rinker already all in. The other two players, Kao Saechao, and Shirley Rosario, checked on sixth street.

On seventh street Saechao bet and Rosario called off with the last of her chips.

Rosario had started with rolled-up queens, but Rinker hit three consecutive fives on fourth through sixth street to make a full house and take the high. Saechao had made the low with the eight to take the other half and Rosario was sent to the rail just before the end of Day 1.

Player Chips Progress
Kao Saechao us
Kao Saechao 		140,000
64,000
 64,000
Richard Rinker
Richard Rinker 		26,000
26,000
 26,000
Shirley Rosario us
Shirley Rosario 		Busted

Tags: Kao SaechaoRichard RinkerShirley Rosario

Ting Takes Matusow to Value Town

Ryan Lashmar
Ryan Lashmar
Level 15

Sandra Ting: A♠A♣7♠/6♠7♥4♣4♥
Mike Matusow: XxXx/K♦A♥J♠2♣
Opponent: XxXx/A♦8♠10♦ - folded on fifth street

A player with an ace completed and received a call from Mike Matusow before Sandra Ting raised it to two bets. Both the initial raiser and Matusow made the call.

Ting bet again on fourth street, receiving a call from both opponents.

On fifth street Ting fired another bet and got a fold from the initial raiser, while Matusow still called.

Action repeated itself on sixth and seventh streets, with Ting betting and Matusow calling each time.

Ting tabled two pair, aces and sevens and Matusow mucked his cards, sending Ting a sizable pot.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow 		66,000
-22,000
 -22,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Sandra Ting us
Sandra Ting 		58,500
58,500
 58,500

Tags: Mike MatusowSandra Ting

Level: 15

Ante - 1,000
Bring In - 1,000
Limits - 3,000-6,000

Late Night Stack Updates

Dan O'Hair
Dan O'Hair
Level 14
Player Chips Progress
Jon Turner us
Jon Turner 		130,000
-10,000
 -10,000
Brett Richey us
Brett Richey 		95,000
Adam Friedman us
Adam Friedman 		90,000
50,000
 50,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow 		88,000
34,500
 34,500
WSOP 4X Winner
John Esposito us
John Esposito 		85,000
-10,000
 -10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb 		80,000
-27,100
 -27,100
WSOP 6X Winner
David Bach us
David Bach 		65,000
30,000
 30,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Jermaine Reid us
Jermaine Reid 		57,000
-14,500
 -14,500
WSOP 1X Winner
Norman Chad us
Norman Chad 		55,000
6,500
 6,500
John Cernuto us
John Cernuto 		50,000
-8,000
 -8,000
WSOP 3X Winner
Benny Glaser gb
Benny Glaser 		38,500
5,000
 5,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Jesse Lonis us
Jesse Lonis 		30,000
-10,000
 -10,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Jeff Lisandro au
Jeff Lisandro 		Busted
WSOP 6X Winner
Ted Forrest us
Ted Forrest 		Busted
WSOP 6X Winner
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