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Day 1 Completed
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #48: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
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Level 10
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Day 1 of Event #48: $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship is in the books. Leading the day after Day 1 is Benny Glaser (325,500) who took over the chip lead in the last hand of the night by eliminating Brian Rast and chopping a pot with Brock Parker. But there are still several noteworthy players still alive in the event as well, such as Todd Brunson (271,000), John Monnette (221,500), Phil Hellmuth (70,000), James Obst (137,500), Jennifer Harman (166,000), and Daniel Negreanu (97,500).
Most of the day was filled with fun, laughter, and drinking. At one point during the day, Frank Kassela noted that this was the drunkest he’s ever been at a poker table. Jennifer Harman laid her chips out in front of her in a pile while the players took turns guessing how much she head. Brandon Shack-Harris wore a bear hoodie that he passed over to Owais Ahmed. But that doesn’t mean there wasn’t any poker played despite all the fun.
That being said there were several notables who didn’t make it through the day, such as Jason Mercier, Greg Raymer, Shaun Deeb, Allen Kessler, Jared Bleznick, Eric Wasserson, Scotty Nguyen, and one of everyone’s favorite poker commentators, Norman Chad. Chad tweeted earlier in the day that he thought he was actually registering for the $1,000 version of this event, and that he needed to find investors.
Embarrassingly, I am registering for WSOP 1k stud8 but find out it’s a 10k. Hold up line for 35 min till I find 9 people to back me 1k each.
— Norman Chad (@NormanChad)
Chad busted about midway through the day after finding himself at a table full of sharks such as Bertrand Grospellier, Anthony Zinno, and David Singer.
Chad was just one of 125 entrants in the event though. Those 125 players created a prizepool of $1,175,000 with a first place prize of $320,193. A final table appearance is worth $33,265 and a mincash will grab $15,182.
The remaining 48 players will make their way back into the Brasilia room at 2 p.m. PDT on Sunday and will play ten more levels. PokerNews will be here to cover all the action so be sure to tune back in to catch it all.
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brasilia | 704 | 1 | Anthony Zinno | United States | 77,500 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 2 | Jameson Painter | United States | 238,500 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 3 | David Bach | United States | 40,500 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 4 | Matt Grapenthien | United States | 92,500 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 5 | Chris Wallace | United States | 176,000 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 6 | Georgii Belianin | Russia | 30,000 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 7 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 108,000 |
| Brasilia | 704 | 8 | Abe Mosseri | United States | 179,500 |
| Brasilia | 705 | 1 | Ismael Bojang | Germany | 88,000 |
| Brasilia | 705 | 2 | Chris Klodnicki | United States | 103,000 |
| Brasilia | 705 | 3 | Yarron Bendor | United States | 150,000 |
| Brasilia | 705 | 4 | Andrew Kelsall | United States | 94,500 |
| Brasilia | 705 | 5 | Todd Brunson | United States | 271,000 |
| Brasilia | 705 | 6 | Randy Ohel | United States | 248,500 |
| Brasilia | 705 | 7 | Christopher Vitch | United States | 56,500 |
| Brasilia | 705 | 8 | James Obst | Australia | 137,500 |
| Brasilia | 706 | 1 | Dylan Linde | United States | 34,500 |
| Brasilia | 706 | 2 | Richard Ashby | United Kingdom | 136,000 |
| Brasilia | 706 | 3 | Alex Luneau | France | 145.000 |
| Brasilia | 706 | 4 | Jonathan Duhamel | Canada | 152,500 |
| Brasilia | 706 | 5 | Mike Watson | Canada | 175,000 |
| Brasilia | 706 | 6 | Dan Shak | United States | 175,500 |
| Brasilia | 706 | 7 | Mike Wattel | United States | 28,000 |
| Brasilia | 706 | 8 | Cory Zeidman | United States | 133,000 |
| Brasilia | 707 | 1 | David Singer | United States | 77,500 |
| Brasilia | 707 | 2 | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | 325,500 |
| Brasilia | 707 | 3 | Jesse Martin | United States | 127,500 |
| Brasilia | 707 | 4 | Chris Ferguson | United States | 171,000 |
| Brasilia | 707 | 5 | Brett Richey | United States | 58,000 |
| Brasilia | 707 | 6 | Mike Leah | Canada | 171,000 |
| Brasilia | 707 | 7 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | 70,000 |
| Brasilia | 707 | 8 | Brian Twete | United States | 37,500 |
| Brasilia | 708 | 1 | Mack Lee | United States | 292,500 |
| Brasilia | 708 | 2 | Dario Sammartino | Italy | 84,500 |
| Brasilia | 708 | 3 | John Monnette | United States | 221,500 |
| Brasilia | 708 | 4 | Jen Harman | United States | 16,600 |
| Brasilia | 708 | 5 | Brandon Shack-Harris | United States | 108,000 |
| Brasilia | 708 | 6 | Richard Chiovari | United States | 246,500 |
| Brasilia | 708 | 7 | Viacheslav Zhukov | Russia | 215,000 |
| Brasilia | 708 | 8 | Ryan Hughes | United States | 66,500 |
| Brasilia | 709 | 1 | Charles Barker | United States | 136,500 |
| Brasilia | 709 | 2 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 97,500 |
| Brasilia | 709 | 3 | Shirley Rosario | United States | 84,500 |
| Brasilia | 709 | 4 | Phillip Hui | United States | 57,500 |
| Brasilia | 709 | 5 | Brock Parker | United States | 128,000 |
| Brasilia | 709 | 6 | Frank Kassela | United States | 77,000 |
| Brasilia | 709 | 7 | Marcel Luske | Netherlands | 16,500 |
| Brasilia | 709 | 8 | Esther Taylor-Brady | United States | 122,500 |
Level 10
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Level 10
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Zinno: 
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Glaser: / 
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Parker: / 
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Rast: / 
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Brian Rast was all in on fourth street and was called by Anthony Zinno, Brock Parker, and Benny Glaser. Parker bet on fifth street and both Glaser and Zinno called. On sixth, Zinno took the betting lead. He and Glaser checked over to Parker and he bet again. On seventh, Zinno and Glaser checked once more. Parker bet and both called.
Parker showed 
for a straight and the nut-low low. Zinno showed 
for a straight flush draw that never came and a low. Glaser had a slightly better low with 
. Rast got nothing when he turned up his 
. Glaser took down the low side of the pot while Parker took the high end, and that half pushed Glaser into the chip lead at the end of the night.
Level 10
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Kassela: / 
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Harman: / 
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Kelsall: / 
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On sixth street Andrew Kelsall bet and Jennifer Harman raised. Kassela called. Kelsall then re-raised and got two callers. Kelsall checked on seventh street and Harman bet. Kassela folded and Kelsall called.
Kelsall showed 
for a low and Harman showed 
for the high.
Level 10
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Players will play three more hands before bagging and tagging for the night.
Level 10
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Level 10
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Kassela: / /
Bach: / 
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"Give him a ten dealer," said Frank Kassela as fifth street was being dealt.
"I mean you got a ten," he said to his opponent David Bach, "So I have to bet"
David Bach check-called on sixth and seventh street but Kassela showed him 
for two pair.
"No, no," said Kassela, "Don't look at them. Muck them."
Level 10
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Zinno: / 
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Obst / 
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Anthony Zinno completed and he was called by James Obst. Zinno bet on fourth, fifth, and sixth streets with the betting lead and Obst called every time.
On seventh, Zinno bet again. This time Obst raised. Zinno made it three bets, and Obst called.
Zinno showed 
for a full house, but Obst had the low locked up with for a sixty-five, and the two chopped the pot.
Level 10
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Obst: / 
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Sammartino: / /
James Obst and Dario Sammartino were involved in a pot on sixth street with Brock Parker and one other player. Sammartino bet on sixth street and Obst was his only taker.
On seventh, Sammartino checked over to Obst. Obst bet this time and Sammartino called.
"Aces up, no low," Obst said. He turned up and that earned a muck from Sammartino who pushed away his hand.
