Event #63: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day 1 Completed
2023 World Series of Poker
Event #63: $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
2023 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,311,300
Entries
141
Level
28
Limits
200,000 / 400,000
Ante
50,000
Entries
123
Players Left
57
Negreanu Among Chip Leaders After Day 1 of $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Level 10
: Limits 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
An exciting day of high-stakes Stud action has wrapped up at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas with the competition of Day 1 of Event #63: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship, which drew 124 runners across eight hours of play. Leading the 57 remaining players heading into Day 2 is France's Bruno Fitoussi with a stack of 333,500 and American high-stakes pro Dan Colpoys with 285,000, while poker's biggest ambassador Daniel Negreanu isn't far behind with 264,000.
Other players who will return for Day 2 of the Stud Hi-Lo Championship include fellow Poker Hall of Famers Jen Harman and Todd Brunson and recent bracelet winners Nick Pupillo, John Monnette and Chad Eveslage, who is after his third bracelet of the summer after winning both Dealer's Choice events.
Those who weren't fortunate enough to bag include six-time bracelet winner Ted Forrest, $100,000 High Roller runner-up Cary Katz, recent three-time Poker Players Championship winner Brian Rast, and James Obst, who finished fourth in this year's PPC as part of an exciting return to poker for the tennis pro.
End of Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruno Fitoussi | France | 355,000 | 44 |
| 2 | Maximilian Schindler | United States | 310,500 | 39 |
| 3 | Dan Colpoys | United States | 285,000 | 36 |
| 4 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 264,000 | 33 |
| 5 | Connor Drinan | United States | 246,000 | 31 |
| 6 | Ryan Miller | United States | 245,500 | 31 |
| 7 | James Cheung | United Kingdom | 237,000 | 30 |
| 8 | Eric Rodawig | United States | 230,000 | 29 |
| 9 | Scott Seiver | United States | 218,500 | 27 |
| 10 | Dzmitry Urbanovich | Poland | 216,500 | 27 |
Day 1 Action
The day started off slowly, with just a handful of tables, before more players made their way into Paris Purple. One of the early arrivals was Allen Kessler, who managed to get dealt a rolled-up hand three times but couldn't win a single one of them. Kessler was eliminated early in the day, noting that it was "the worst I've run in any event in quite some time."
Someone else who couldn't get going on Day 1 was John Hennigan, who was seated to the left of fellow Hall of Famer Negreanu before being eliminated in the first few hours of play. Meanwhile, Negreanu battled with the likes of four-time bracelet winner Jeff Madsen and mixed game crusher Yuval Bronshtein as he built up his stack throughout the day.
At another table, five-time bracelet winner Eli Elezra battled with Andrew Kelsall, Dzmitry Urbanovich and recent Event #55: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better runner-up Mike Matusow, whose rival from the 2005 Main Event, Shawn Sheikhan, made a short-lived appearance before busting toward the end of the day.
Across the room, Ted Forrest struggled to get above starting stack as "Crazy" Mike Thorpe dwindled down to just a few chips. The two received late-night boosts when they chopped a four-way pot that sent Australia's Gary Benson down under.
"Twelve minutes ago, I had 7,000," Thorpe bragged as he strutted around the room.
Day 2 action will pick up at 1:00 p.m. local time on Level 11 with betting limits of 4,000/8,000 and late registration open until the start of the day. The plan is to play seven 90-minute levels with a 60-minute dinner break after Level 14 around 7:30 p.m. The tournament will then play down to a winner on June 29.
Stay tuned as the PokerNews live reporting team will be back tomorrow for continued coverage of Event #63: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship at the 2023 WSOP.
Seat Draw for Day 2
Level 10
: Limits 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horseshoe | 644 | 1 | Ryan Miller | United States | 245,500 | 31 |
| Horseshoe | 644 | 2 | Dan Shak | United States | 81,000 | 10 |
| Horseshoe | 644 | 4 | Makoto Koiso | Japan | 77,000 | 10 |
| Horseshoe | 644 | 6 | Calvin Anderson | United States | 119,500 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 644 | 8 | Renan Bruschi | Brazil | 54,000 | 7 |
| Horseshoe | 645 | 2 | Jake Schwartz | United States | 36,000 | 5 |
| Horseshoe | 645 | 3 | Todd Brunson | United States | 46,500 | 6 |
| Horseshoe | 645 | 6 | Wil Wilkinson | United States | 66,000 | 8 |
| Horseshoe | 645 | 7 | Yong Wang | China | 171,000 | 21 |
| Horseshoe | 645 | 8 | Matt Grapenthien | United States | 124,500 | 16 |
| Horseshoe | 650 | 2 | Chad Eveslage | United States | 194,000 | 24 |
| Horseshoe | 650 | 3 | Mark Gregorich | United States | 122,500 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 650 | 4 | Dan Colpoys | United States | 285,000 | 36 |
| Horseshoe | 650 | 5 | Joseph Lamkin | United States | 208,500 | 26 |
| Horseshoe | 650 | 7 | Elior Sion | United Kingdom | 106,500 | 13 |
| Horseshoe | 650 | 8 | Dylan Linde | United States | 167,500 | 21 |
| Horseshoe | 651 | 1 | Craig Chait | United States | 136,000 | 17 |
| Horseshoe | 651 | 2 | Matt Glantz | United States | 136,500 | 17 |
| Horseshoe | 651 | 4 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 11,500 | 1 |
| Horseshoe | 651 | 5 | Au Ho | United States | 61,000 | 8 |
| Horseshoe | 651 | 7 | Dylan Farley | United States | 37,500 | 5 |
| Horseshoe | 651 | 8 | Liam Murphy | United States | 157,000 | 20 |
| Horseshoe | 652 | 1 | Brian Hastings | United States | 148,500 | 19 |
| Horseshoe | 652 | 2 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 264,000 | 33 |
| Horseshoe | 652 | 3 | John Monnette | United States | 41,500 | 5 |
| Horseshoe | 652 | 6 | Larry Scott Bernstein | United States | 47,000 | 6 |
| Horseshoe | 652 | 7 | Alex Livingston | Canada | 55,500 | 7 |
| Horseshoe | 652 | 8 | Per Hildebrand | Sweden | 114,000 | 14 |
| Horseshoe | 653 | 1 | Maximilian Schindler | United States | 310,500 | 39 |
| Horseshoe | 653 | 2 | Mike Matusow | United States | 54,000 | 7 |
| Horseshoe | 653 | 4 | Eric Rodawig | United States | 230,000 | 29 |
| Horseshoe | 653 | 6 | Bruno Fitoussi | France | 355,000 | 44 |
| Horseshoe | 653 | 7 | Qibang Cheung | United Kingdom | 237,000 | 30 |
| Horseshoe | 653 | 8 | Jeff Williams | United States | 59,500 | 7 |
| Horseshoe | 658 | 1 | John Esposito | United States | 38,000 | 5 |
| Horseshoe | 658 | 2 | Nick Pupillo | United States | 115,000 | 14 |
| Horseshoe | 658 | 3 | Mark Dickstein | United States | 33,000 | 4 |
| Horseshoe | 658 | 6 | Mike Thorpe | United States | 148,500 | 19 |
| Horseshoe | 658 | 7 | Andres Korn | United States | 47,000 | 6 |
| Horseshoe | 659 | 1 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 112,000 | 14 |
| Horseshoe | 659 | 3 | Jennifer Harman | United States | 95,500 | 12 |
| Horseshoe | 659 | 5 | Connor Drinan | United States | 246,000 | 31 |
| Horseshoe | 659 | 6 | David Lin | United States | 110,500 | 14 |
| Horseshoe | 659 | 7 | Eddie Blumenthal | United States | 159,500 | 20 |
| Horseshoe | 659 | 8 | Scott Lake | United States | 78,000 | 10 |
| Horseshoe | 660 | 1 | Clayton Mozdzen | Canada | 117,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 660 | 4 | Jeff Madsen | United States | 124,000 | 16 |
| Horseshoe | 660 | 5 | Walter Chambers | United States | 57,000 | 7 |
| Horseshoe | 660 | 6 | Scott Seiver | United States | 218,500 | 27 |
| Horseshoe | 660 | 7 | Yarron Bendor | United States | 215,500 | 27 |
| Horseshoe | 660 | 8 | Ben Yu | United States | 4,000 | 1 |
| Horseshoe | 661 | 1 | Irvin Garcia Ramirez | Mexico | 122,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 661 | 2 | Ziya Rahim | United States | 139,500 | 17 |
| Horseshoe | 661 | 4 | Jason Papastavrou | United States | 116,000 | 15 |
| Horseshoe | 661 | 5 | Dzmitry Urbanovich | Poland | 216,500 | 27 |
| Horseshoe | 661 | 6 | Chino Rheem | United States | 74,500 | 9 |
| Horseshoe | 661 | 8 | David "ODB" Baker | United States | 52,500 | 7 |
Day 1 Has Ended
Level 10
: Limits 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Day 1 has ended after ten levels of play. Stay tuned for a full recap of the day's action.
Official End of Day 1 Chip Counts (full)
Level 10
: Limits 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
355,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
|
310,500
310,500
|
310,500 |
|
||
|
285,000
285,000
|
285,000 |
|
264,000
-11,000
|
-11,000 |
|
||
|
246,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
||
|
245,500
245,500
|
245,500 |
|
||
|
237,000
237,000
|
237,000 |
|
230,000
230,000
|
230,000 |
|
|
||
|
218,500
48,500
|
48,500 |
|
||
|
216,500
101,500
|
101,500 |
|
215,500
-64,500
|
-64,500 |
|
208,500
208,500
|
208,500 |
|
194,000
194,000
|
194,000 |
|
||
|
171,000
171,000
|
171,000 |
|
167,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
|
||
|
159,500
159,500
|
159,500 |
|
157,000
157,000
|
157,000 |
|
148,500
48,500
|
48,500 |
|
148,500
8,500
|
8,500 |
|
|
||
|
139,500
139,500
|
139,500 |
|
136,500
-3,500
|
-3,500 |
|
136,000
-4,000
|
-4,000 |
|
124,500
-35,500
|
-35,500 |
|
|
||
|
124,000
14,000
|
14,000 |
|
|
||
|
122,500
56,000
|
56,000 |
Drinan Takes it on Fifth
Level 10
: Limits 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Bruno Fitoussi: XxXx/9♣3♥K♦ - folded on fifth street
David "Bakes" Baker: XxXx/Q♣2♥9♦ - folded on fifth street
Connor Drinan: XxXx/A♦6♥8♣
Bruno Fitoussi called preflop and David "Bakes" Baker followed suit. Drinan, however, completed and the two players came along.
Drinan bet fourth street and no one left the pot, but with another bet on fifth he got both of his opponents to fold, winning an uncontested pot during the final hands of Day 1.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
345,000
58,000
|
58,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
220,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
||
|
17,500
-13,500
|
-13,500 |
|
|
||
Four More Hands
Level 10
: Limits 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
The floor has instructed dealers to deal four more hands before players bag for the evening.
Rheem Chops With Madsen
Level 10
: Limits 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Chino Rheem: 6♠5♠2♣ / 6♦5♦6♥2♥A♣
Jeff Madsen: 5♣5♥4♦ / 2♦8♦4♣A♠
Chino Rheem and Jeff Madsen played a head-up pot and got to seventh street. Rheem bet and Madsen called. Rheem tabled his full house but only got half the pot as Madsen revealed an eight-five low.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000
-65,000
|
-65,000 |
|
|
||
|
60,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
Racener and Richey Out
Level 10
: Limits 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Brett Richey: 5♠4♥Xx / A♦3♣A♠Q♣
Opponent: 7♦6♣2♦ / 2♣A♣2♥K♥
Brett Richey bet on sixth street and called a raise from his opponent to be left with just a few chips. Richey called a final bet on seventh street and saw the bad news as his aces were up against trips.
Elsewhere, John Racener was also eliminated as Day 1 inches to a close.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
Negreanu Rolled Up, Knocks Two Out in the Final Level
Level 10
: Limits 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante
Daniel Negreanu: 5♠5♥/5♣A♠A♦J♣/9♣
Opponent 1: 6♦5♦3♦/4♦K♠3♠Q♠
Opponent 2: XxXx/3♣7♦8♦Qx/Xx
One player was all-in on third street when another opponent capped the pot with Daniel Negreanu. On subsequent streets all their money went in as well.
Negreanu started with rolled up fives and made a full house on fifth street. Meanwhile, both players bricked their low draws and Negreanu caused a rare double knockout, which gave him a reason to ecstatically start filming a section for his vlog.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
275,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
||