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Event #74: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day 1 Completed
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #74: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
2024 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,533,100
Total Entries
167
Level
29
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Entries
142
Players Left
74
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Level 9
Ante: 1,000
Low Card: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
Low Card: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
Some of the biggest names in poker finished Day 1 of Event #74: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship near the top of the leaderboard, but they are all looking up at the player who dominated the day. Ali Eslami, who won his lone World Series of Poker bracelet in the $1,500 version of this event in 2022, bagged up a massive stack of 395,000 as he ended up as the overwhelming chip leader.
Seventy-four players survived the day, among them Andrey Zhigalov (276,500), Allen Kessler (273,000), Brandon Shack-Harris (244,500), and Nacho Barbero (215,500).
Four-time bracelet winner Brad Ruben scooped a pot to bust John Racener on his way to bagging up 205,500, while Todd Brunson (187,500), Chris Vitch (181,000), and Robert Campbell (142,500) also ended up as big stacks.
End of Day Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ali Eslami | United States | 395,000 | 66 |
| 2 | Andrey Zhigalov | Russia | 276,500 | 46 |
| 3 | Allen Kessler | United States | 273,000 | 46 |
| 4 | Brandon Shack-Harris | United States | 244,500 | 41 |
| 5 | Hisashi Yamanouchi | Japan | 236,000 | 39 |
| 6 | Nacho Barbero | Argentina | 215,500 | 36 |
| 7 | Brad Ruben | United States | 205,500 | 34 |
| 8 | Maximilian Schindler | United States | 203,500 | 34 |
| 9 | Xixiang Luo | China | 203,500 | 34 |
| 10 | Rob Hollink | Netherlands | 190,000 | 32 |
Poker commentator Norman Chad chopped two pots near the end of the night, one of which led to the elimination of Poker Hall of Famer John Hennigan, as he finished with 138,500. The rest of the leaderboard includes the likes of Dario Sammartino (134,000), Mike Matusow (99,000), Jeremy Ausmus (81,500), and Robert Mizrachi (35,500).
Scott Seiver etched his name in the WSOP record books with his third bracelet of the summer earlier in the day, then wasted little time jumping into this tournament. However, he’ll have his work cut out for him tomorrow as he bagged up only 17,500.
Some of the notables who failed to survive the day included $50,000 Poker Players Champion Daniel Negreanu, Shaun Deeb, defending champion Ryan Miller, Maria Ho, and Jen Harman.
With 143 entries on Day 1, the field has already eclipsed last year’s total. Late registration remains open for the first hour of Day 2. The action kicks off at 1:00 p.m. local time inside the Horseshoe Las Vegas Event Center on Level 10 with limits of 3,000-6,000.
PokerNews will be back tomorrow, providing all the live updates as the packed field continues toward the money bubble.
Level 9
Ante: 1,000
Low Card: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
Low Card: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
Please note: Table 675 has been duplicated. WSOP will confirm the correct table at the start of play
Level 9
Ante: 1,000
Low Card: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
Low Card: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
395,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
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|
276,500
46,500
|
46,500 |
|
||
|
273,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
244,500
5,500
|
5,500 |
|
|
||
|
236,000
236,000
|
236,000 |
|
215,500
145,500
|
145,500 |
|
|
||
|
205,500
15,500
|
15,500 |
|
||
|
203,500
16,500
|
16,500 |
|
203,500
63,500
|
63,500 |
|
||
|
190,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
187,500
187,500
|
187,500 |
|
||
|
181,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
|
||
|
176,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
|
169,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
|
166,500
56,500
|
56,500 |
|
160,000
160,000
|
160,000 |
|
|
||
|
159,500
19,500
|
19,500 |
|
150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
||
|
148,000
148,000
|
148,000 |
|
142,500
142,500
|
142,500 |
|
138,500
11,500
|
11,500 |
|
137,000
3,000
|
3,000 |
|
135,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
135,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
||
|
134,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
|
||
Level 9
Ante: 1,000
Low Card: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
Low Card: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
"Biggest bag of the summer in the 10Ks," Mike Matusow said as players began bagging up their chips for Day 2 tomorrow at 1 p.m. local time.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Level 9
Ante: 1,000
Low Card: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
Low Card: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
Jacob Snider: XxXx/2♣5♠Q♦J♠/Xx
Michael Rocco: XxXx/5♥9♥9♦2♦/Xx
Jeff Madsen: XxXx/J♥Q♠4♠6♦/Xx
Jacob Snider bet on fourth street before Jeff Madsen raised. Michael Rocco called and Snider put in his last chips.
Rocco then bet on fifth and sixth as Madsen called down to seventh. Rocco then bet again and Madsen folded.
Rocco showed 9♠3♥2♥ for a full house and Snider went A♠A♣ into the muck as he hit the rail in the closing moments of the day.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
|
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|
3,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
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|
Busted | |
Level 9
Ante: 1,000
Low Card: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
Low Card: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
Ali Eslami: 5♦3♣/5♠9♣5♣J♦/8♠
Vasili Lazarou: XxXx/10♣J♠9♠2♦/Xx
Robert Campbell: XxXx/K♣4♠2♠9♦ folded on sixth street
Ali Eslami bet on sixth street and got a call from Vasili Lazarou while Robrt Campbell folded.
Eslami bet seventh and was called by Lazarou, Eslami tabled the winner as Lazarou mucked in frustration and Eslami added another pot to his late night haul.
Elsewhere, Shaun Deeb was eliminated by Chris Vitch not long after sitting down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
345,000
65,000
|
65,000 |
|
|
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|
|
145,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
|
||
|
141,000
41,000
|
41,000 |
|
|
||
|
26,000
84,000
|
84,000 |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
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Level 9
Ante: 1,000
Low Card: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
Low Card: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
Tournament officials announced that players will see four more hands before bagging up for the night.
Level 9
Ante: 1,000
Low Card: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
Low Card: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
280,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
250,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
230,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
220,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
|
|
190,000
83,000
|
83,000 |
|
|
150,000
12,000
|
12,000 |
|
|
150,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
140,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
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|
|
140,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
Level 9
Ante: 1,000
Low Card: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
Low Card: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
Jared Talarico: XxXx/3♣5♥5♦2♦/Xx
Brad Ruben: XxXx/8♠3♦6♣8♥/Xx
The table featuring Mike Matusow and Scott Seiver just broke, and they happened to be moved side-by-side to another table with Brad Ruben and Dario Sammartino.
"I'm running so bad right now. Mike just put a bad beat on me," Scott Seiver said with only the slightest touch of irony.
"I was so happy to be above starting stack for like two hands," Matusow added.
"Mike, have you ever heard of Primed Mind?" Seiver replied, pointing out the patch Ruben was wearing on his shirt.
"I'm in a great mind," Matusow said.
Ruben then went heads-up in a pot with Jared Talarico. Talarico bet on fourth and fifth streets before Ruben bet on sixth.
Talarico called, then opened the betting again on seventh. Ruben called.
Talarico then showed J♥8♦5♣ for trip fives and Ruben mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
170,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
100,000 | |
|
35,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
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|
20,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
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