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Event #23: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
Day 1 Completed
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #23: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
Day: 1
Players Left 47 / 97
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Level 10
: Limits 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
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
Naoya Kihara stayed red hot on Day 1 of Event #23: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship.
Just 24 hours removed from winning his second World Series of Poker bracelet in the $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Championship, Kihara jumped into the field today to try to carry forward that momentum. While in the 2-7 he had to come back from one chip on Day 1, he won’t have to worry about that this time as Kihara finished atop the leaderboard with 319,500.
A total of 47 contenders out of 97 entries survived the event’s opening day after ten levels of play. Leonard Carrillo (291,500), David Benyamine (252,000), Ryan Miller (243,000), and Patrick Leonard (241,000) follow Kihara on the leaderboard. Benyamine’s day included hitting quads in a big pot.
Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naoya Kihara | Japan | 319,500 | 40 |
| 2 | Leonard Carrillo | United States | 291,000 | 36 |
| 3 | David Benyamine | France | 252,000 | 32 |
| 4 | Ryan Miller | United States | 243,000 | 30 |
| 5 | Patrick Leonard | United Kingdom | 241,000 | 30 |
| 6 | Eli Elezra | Israel | 228,000 | 29 |
| 7 | Maksim Pisarenko | Russian Federation | 223,000 | 28 |
| 8 | Joe Cassidy | United States | 217,000 | 27 |
| 9 | Marco Johnson | United States | 198,500 | 25 |
| 10 | Matthew Beinner | United States | 184,500 | 23 |
Other big stacks include Eli Elezra (228,000), Maksim Pisarenko (223,000), and Marco Johnson (198,500). Esther Taylor finished with 169,000, just one chip ahead of Allen Kessler (168,500). “That’s why you can never be me, Allen,” Taylor teased Kessler as they were bagging up their chips.
Further down the leaderboard are Brandon Shack-Harris (164,500), Gus Hansen (153,000), $1,500 Seven Card Stud champion James Cheung (140,500), Joao Vieira (124,000), and Paul Volpe (104,000). The shorter stacks include Brad Ruben (97,500), Robert Mizrachi (85,000), Dylan Weisman (78,000), Bryce Yockey (65,000), and David “ODB” Baker (55,000).
Reigning WSOP Main Event champion Michael Mizrachi jumped into the field during the last level and instantly lost most of his stack on his first hand, but he managed to rebound and end the day with 55,000. Chino Rheem and Nick Guagenti waged an epic heads-up duel last year, with Guagenti prevailing for his third bracelet, but they’ll each have their work cut out for them to make a repeat run as they ended up at the bottom of the counts, Rheem with 42,000 and Guagenti with 38,000.
Justin Liberto, two days after winning his second bracelet in the $1,500 Mixed Omaha, was the first player sent to the rail today. Others to fail to make it through the day included Daniel Negreanu, Scott Seiver, 2024 champion James Obst, Shaun Deeb, Chance Kornuth, and Yuri Dzivielevski.
The remaining 47 players return to the Paris Las Vegas ballroom tomorrow at 1 p.m. local time. The action picks up on Level 11 with limits of 4,000/8,000. Late registration remains open for the first level of the day, so there is a chance for the field to approach last year’s total of 127 entries.
PokerNews will be back tomorrow following all the action and providing live updates.
Level 10
: Limits 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
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
Level 10
: Limits 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
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
Level 10
: Limits 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
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
The remaining 47 players are now bagging and tagging for the evening.
Stay tuned for a recap of Day 1.
Level 10
: Limits 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
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
James Tilton: XxXx/2♣A♦2♥
Gus Hansen: XxXx/10♦J♥8♠ - folded on fifth street
Action folded around until it was just Gus Hansen and James Tilton. Hansen completed and Tilton defended his bring-in.
Tilton led out for a bet after catching an ace on fourth street and Hansen called.
Tilton paired his deuce on fifth and bet again, which got a prompt fold from Hansen. Tilton showed the A♠ and collected the pot just as play ended for the day.
Level 10
: Limits 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
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 two more hands before bagging up their chips for the night.
Level 10
: Limits 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
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
Tom McCormick: XxXx/10♠3♦10♥3♣
Robert Mizrachi: XxXx/9♠K♦J♠5♦ - folded on sixth street
Hal Rotholz: XxXx/2♠9♦ - folded on fourth street
Tom McCormick completed and was called by Robet Mizrachi and Hal Rotholz.
Mizrachi led out for a bet on fourth street and Rotholz called. McCormick then raised and Mizrachi made it three bets to go, which got a fold from Rotholz and a call from McCormick.
McCormick paired his ten on fifth street, bet, and Mizrachi called.
On sixth street, McCormick bet again after the three double paired his board and Mizrachi let his hand go after a lengthy tank.
"Full house?" Mizrachi asked.
"What did you have?" McCormick replied.
"Kings," Mizrachi said.
"Yeah I had a full house," McCormick confirmed.
Level 10
: Limits 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
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
James Cheung: XxXx/J♦8♠10♦8♣/Xx
Michael Mizrachi: XxXx/9♥7♠Q♥J♥/Xx
Naoya Kihara: XxXx/A♥6♥10♣4♦ - folded on sixth street
Michael Mizrachi just took his seat at Naoya Kihara's table and, on the first hand he played, called after Kihara completed. James Cheung also called.
Kihara bet on fourth street and both opponents called. Kihara bet again on fifth and Mizrachi called, while Cheung then raised. Kihara and Mizrachi both called.
Cheung bet again on sixth and Kihara folded, while Mizrachi stuck around to seventh. Cheung then bet, and Mizrachi called once more.
Cheung showed Q♣Q♥9♣ for a straight and Mizrachi mucked, leaving himself with less than a big blind behind after just one hand.
Level 10
: Limits 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
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
Patrick Leonard: XxXx/A♠2♦Q♠3♦/Xx
David "ODB" Baker: XxXx/7♠K♦7♥4♠/Xx
Patrick Leonard completed and called after David "ODB" Baker raised for a bloated heads-up pot.
Both players checked on fourth street and then Leonard called bets from Baker on fifth and sixth street.
Baker tossed in a bet before receiving his final card on seventh street and Leonard responded with a raise.
Baker thought it over and then showed a 7x before sending his hand into the muck.
Leonard showed he held the K♣ before collecting the pot.
