Event #42: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-15-2024 14:58 UTC-8

Vitch Fills Up on Rutter, With Some Help From Lazarou's Water

David Salituro

Level 3

Chris Vitch: XxXx/2♦2♠8♠4♣/Xx
Stuart Rutter: XxXx/A♥6♥10♥3♥/Xx

Vasili Lazarou spilled some water on the table right in front where Chris Vitch was sitting and a server had to be called over to wipe it up. "If it's no problem, let's switch seats," Vitch joked with tablemate Brian Yoon.

Vitch then bet on fourth street and Stuart Rutter called. Rutter bet on fifth and sixth, with Vitch calling down to seventh.

Rutter bet again on seventh, but this time Vitch came back with a raise. Rutter called and Vitch showed 8♣7♠2♥ for a full house to win the big pot.

"You watered my chips for me. It made them grow," Vitch said to Lazarou after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Vitch	68,000 8,000	8,000

Stuart Rutter	42,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Chris Vitch Stuart Rutter

06-15-2024 15:01 UTC-8

Break Time

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David Salituro

Level 3

Players are now on the first 15-minute break of the day.

Levels will be 60 minutes long starting on Level 4.

Level: 4

Ante: 200
Low Card: 300
Completion: 1,000
Limits: 1,000-2,000

06-15-2024 15:23 UTC-8

Bronstein Holds On With His Two Pair

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David Salituro

Level 4

Noah Bronstein: XxXx/Q♥A♠Q♦A♥/Xx
Thomas Butler: XxXx/4♦6♦J♣6♠/Xx

Noah Bronstein had a pair of queens showing by fifth street and put out a bet. Thomas Butler called.

Bronstein improved to two pair and sixth and bet again. Butler stuck around to see seventh, where Bronstein bet again.

Butler turned over 3♦2♦ and tossed them into the muck after missing his straight and flush draws as Bronstein took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Noah Bronstein	65,000 5,000	5,000

Thomas Butler	41,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Noah Bronstein Thomas Butler

06-15-2024 15:25 UTC-8

Life Outside Poker: Norman Chad – From Newsrooms to WSOP Fame

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Connor Richards

Level 4

Life Outside Poker is a new podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the seventh episode, Connor speaks with World Series of Poker (WSOP) commentator Norman Chad, one of the most recognizable voices in poker who has provided color commentary on poker's biggest stage for over 20 years.

Chad talks about getting his start as a sports writer in college, his decades-long syndicated sports humor column for the Washington Post and being asked to commentate on the 2003 WSOP Main Event that sparked the Poker Boom.

Chad also discusses the state of poker broadcasting today, the need for more color commentary in the booth, and the need for more interesting characters on the felt.

The Life Outside Poker podcast is available on major streaming platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio. You can also watch the interview with Norman Chad by heading to the PokerNews YouTube channel.

Be sure to follow Norman Chad and Connor Richards on X.

Learn More About Life Outside Poker!

Tags: Connor Richards Norman Chad

06-15-2024 15:26 UTC-8

McCormick Forces Yoon to Fold

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Jeff McMillan

Level 4

Tom McCormick: XxXx/6♥5♦6♠10♠/Xx
Brian Yoon: XxXx/4♥A♣9♥8♠/Xx folded on seventh street

Tom McCormick fired on sixth street with a pair of sixes showing and was called by Brian Yoon.

Yoon then folded to McCormick's seventh street bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom McCormick	86,000 86,000	86,000
Brian Yoon	73,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Brian Yoon Tom McCormick

06-15-2024 15:29 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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David Salituro

Level 4

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Eveslage	110,000 38,000	38,000

Mori Eskandani	77,000 17,000	17,000

Cheryl Denzik	75,000 7,000	7,000
Christopher Claassen	75,000 15,000	15,000

Brian Lieberman	75,000 10,000	10,000
Adam Friedman	70,000 70,000	70,000

Leonard Carrillo	65,000 11,000	11,000
Hal Rotholz	60,000 60,000	60,000

Renan Bruschi	60,000 60,000	60,000

Michael Sigel	55,000 8,000	8,000
Adam Owen	50,000 11,000	11,000
Allen Kessler	45,000 17,000	17,000
Chris Tryba	36,000 31,000	31,000

Jose Paz-Gutierrez	35,000 25,000	25,000
David Lieberman	23,000 30,000	30,000

06-15-2024 15:35 UTC-8

Denzik Hiding Aces in Big Pot Against Bruschi

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David Salituro

Level 4

Cheryl Denzik: XxXx/2♠5♥K♠3♥/Xx
Renan Bruschi: XxXx/K♥6♥7♠J♠/Xx

Richard Ashby completed before Renan Bruschi raised. Cheryl Denzik reraised, Ashby folded, while Bruschi called.

Denzik proceeded to bet on every street down to seventh as Bruschi stuck around and called each bet.

Both players checked on seventh. "I had buried aces," Denzik said as she revealed A♦A♣. Bruschi flashed a king before mucking as Denzik took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cheryl Denzik	85,000 10,000	10,000
Renan Bruschi	50,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Cheryl Denzik Renan Bruschi

06-15-2024 15:42 UTC-8

Carrillo Shows Bronshtein, Paz-Gutierrez a Flush

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David Salituro

Level 4

Leonard Carrillo: XxXx/8♦A♦Q♦2♦/Xx
Yuval Bronshtein: XxXx/7♥4♦3♦A♠/Xx
Jose Paz-Gutierrez: XxXx/3♠9♣6♣J♠/Xx

Yuval Bronshtein completed and was called by Jose Paz-Gutierrez and Leonard Carrillo.

Bronshtein bet again on fourth and fifth streets as both opponents called down to sixth. Carrillo then opened the betting and Bronshtein and Paz-Gutierrez called.

Carrillo bet again on seventh and both opponents called. Carrillo showed K♥K♦6♦ for a flush and both players mucked.