Event #23: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship Day 2 | 2026 World Series of Poker

20 hours 50 minutes ago

Cheung Sends Glantz Out

Dan O'Hair

Level 12 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Ante: 1,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000

Matt Glantz: A♠9♥/9♣4♦10♠Q♦/7♦ All in
James Cheung: 10♣9♦/10♦8♠3♣J♥/8♦
Matthew Beinner: XxXx/8♣ - folded on third street

Matthew Beinner completed and was raised by James Cheung. Matt Glantz made it three bets to go and action folded back around to Cheung, who called.

Glantz called a bet from Cheung on fourth street and then led out for a bet on fifth. Cheung raised to put Glantz all in and Glantz called t put himself at risk.

Glantz would need some help with his split nines against Cheung's split tens, but his board bricked out to be eliminated early in Day 2.

Tags: James Cheung Matt Glantz Matthew Beinner

20 hours 56 minutes ago

Prize Pool Confirmed

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David Salituro

Level 12 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Ante: 1,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000

Tournament officials have announced the prize pool for this event.

The 130 entries generated a prize pool of $1,209,000. The top 20 players will finish in the money and secure a min-cash of $20,472, while the champion will earn $301,970.

Payouts

Place	Prize
1	$301,970
2	$201,308
3	$139,036
4	$98,782
5	$72,254
6	$54,458
7	$42,333
8	$33,974
9	$28,179
10-11	$24,181

20 hours 58 minutes ago

Cheung Keeps Climbing; Abronson Takes From Vieira

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David Salituro

Level 12 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Ante: 1,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000

James Cheung: XxXx/4♥Q♦2♣Q♥/Xx
Matt Glantz: XxXx/J♥5♦10♥7♥/Xx

James Cheung completed, Matt Glantz raised, and Cheung called.

Glantz bet on fourth street and Cheung raised. Glantz called that bet, and Cheung continued betting on fifth and sixth. Glantz called down to seventh, where both players checked.

Cheung showed A♣A♥8♠ for two pair, and Glantz mucked.

At the same time at another table, Louis Abronson and Joao Vieira were tangling in a pot.

Louis Abronson: XxXx/5♠Q♣5♦7♠/Xx
Joao Vieira: XxXx/10♥8♠Q♦7♥/Xx

Abronson bet on fifth street and Vieira called. Abronson then bet on sixth and seventh. Vieira called on sixth, but he tanked for more than a minute on seventh before folding.

Tags: James Cheung Joao Vieira Louis Abronson Matt Glantz

21 hours 1 minute ago

Mizrachi Puts the Pedal to the Metal

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Dan O'Hair

Level 12 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Ante: 1,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000

Michael Mizrachi: XxXx/6♥7♠8♦
John Racener: XxXx/K♠7♣2♠ - folded on fifth street
Maximilian Schindler: XxXx/J♣10♥ - folded on fourth street

John Racener completed with his king and was called by Michael Mizrachi and Maximilian Schindler for a three-way pot.

Racener continued for a bet on fourth street and was raised by Mizrachi. Schindler got out of the way and Racener three-bet. Mizrachi immediately made it four bets to go and Racener called.

Racener check-folded facing a bet from Mizrachi on fifth street and Mizrachi showed Racener what he claimed to be two pair before collecting the pot.

Tags: John Racener Maximilian Schindler Michael Mizrachi

21 hours 8 minutes ago

Kabrhel Tangles With Elezra

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David Salituro

Level 12 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Ante: 1,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000

Eli Elezra: XxXx/Q♦10♣6♠
Martin Kabrhel: XxXx/A♥7♣3♥ - folded on fifth street

Martin Kabrhel completed and Eli Elezra raisd. "Heads-up against a superstar," Kabrhel said as he called.

"I'm worried the hippo has a camera," Elezra said about Kabrhel's ever-present card protector.

"Two cameras. One in each eye," Kabrhel responded. Elezra then bet on fourth street, and Kabrhel called.

Elezra bet on fifth, and Kabrhel took a few minutes to make a decision. "I've got a guy back home. He's going to talk to you soon," tablemate Joseph Villella said.

Kabrhel eventually folded. "I'll show just you," Elezra told Kabrhel as he tossed his cards over.

"Good play. If you do that again, I'll probably fold again," Kabrhel said.

Tags: Eli Elezra Martin Kabrhel

21 hours 12 minutes ago

Zolotow Doubles Through Brandt

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Dan O'Hair

Level 12 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Ante: 1,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000

Steve Zolotow: 5♠3♥/5♦5♣3♣A♥/6♦ All in
Lawrence Brandt: A♦7♣/Q♦A♣4♥Xx/K♦

Steve Zolotow already had a thee-bet in front of him on fourth street against Lawrence Brandt, who called.

Brandt called a bet from Zolotow on fifth street and then called after Zolotow bet his remaining chips on seventh.

Zolotow turned over his hole cards for a full house, which held up against Brandt to award him the double up.

Tags: Lawrence Brandt Steve Zolotow

21 hours 18 minutes ago

Beinner Surrenders to Cheung

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David Salituro

Level 12 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Ante: 1,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000

James Cheung: XxXx/2♦8♣10♥4♠/Xx
Matthew Beinner: XxXx/7♥6♠K♥2♠/Xx

James Cheung completed, Matthew Beinner raised, and Cheung reraised. Beinner called.

Cheung bet on fourth street and Beinner called. Cheung bet again on fifth, but this time Beinner raised. Cheung called, and Beinner bet on sixth.

Cheung then raised, and Beinner called. Cheung then put out another bet on seventh. "Sorry guys," Beinner told his tablemates as he tanked for several minutes before giving up his hand.

Tags: James Cheung Matthew Beinner

21 hours 19 minutes ago

Early Day 2 Eliminations

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Dan O'Hair

Level 12 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Ante: 1,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000

21 hours 23 minutes ago

Trojand Gets an Early Exit

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Dan O'Hair

Level 12 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Ante: 1,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000

Jeremy Trojand: 8♣2♣/2♦3♣8♠4♠/Q♣ All in
Ryan Miller: 6♥6♠/A♣4♥9♥10♥/A♦
Louis Abronson: XxXx/5♠K♥10♦ - folded on fifth street

Louis Abronson completed and Ryan Miller raised. Jeremy Trojand called all in and Abronson called as well.

Abronson called a bet from Miller on fourth street, but let his hand go facing another bet from Miller on fifth to set up a showdown between Miller and Trojand.

Trojand had caught two pair against Miller's sixes, but Miller peeled an ace on seventh for a higher two pair to eliminate Trojand.

Tags: Jeremy Trojand Louis Abronson Ryan Miller

21 hours 29 minutes ago