2017 World Series of Poker

Event #48: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day: 1
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Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Chris Vitch
Winning Hand
a♦6♠7♠5♦6♥5♣5♠
Prize
$320,193
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,175,000
Entries
125
Level Info
Level
26
Limits
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
30,000

Benny Glaser Snags the Chip Lead of 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
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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.

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.

RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChip Count
Brasilia7041Anthony ZinnoUnited States77,500
Brasilia7042Jameson PainterUnited States238,500
Brasilia7043David BachUnited States40,500
Brasilia7044Matt GrapenthienUnited States92,500
Brasilia7045Chris WallaceUnited States176,000
Brasilia7046Georgii BelianinRussia30,000
Brasilia7047Stephen ChidwickUnited Kingdom108,000
Brasilia7048Abe MosseriUnited States179,500
      
Brasilia7051Ismael BojangGermany88,000
Brasilia7052Chris KlodnickiUnited States103,000
Brasilia7053Yarron BendorUnited States150,000
Brasilia7054Andrew KelsallUnited States94,500
Brasilia7055Todd BrunsonUnited States271,000
Brasilia7056Randy OhelUnited States248,500
Brasilia7057Christopher VitchUnited States56,500
Brasilia7058James ObstAustralia137,500
      
Brasilia7061Dylan LindeUnited States34,500
Brasilia7062Richard AshbyUnited Kingdom136,000
Brasilia7063Alex LuneauFrance145.000
Brasilia7064Jonathan DuhamelCanada152,500
Brasilia7065Mike WatsonCanada175,000
Brasilia7066Dan ShakUnited States175,500
Brasilia7067Mike WattelUnited States28,000
Brasilia7068Cory ZeidmanUnited States133,000
      
Brasilia7071David SingerUnited States77,500
Brasilia7072Benny GlaserUnited Kingdom325,500
Brasilia7073Jesse MartinUnited States127,500
Brasilia7074Chris FergusonUnited States171,000
Brasilia7075Brett RicheyUnited States58,000
Brasilia7076Mike LeahCanada171,000
Brasilia7077Phil HellmuthUnited States70,000
Brasilia7078Brian TweteUnited States37,500
      
Brasilia7081Mack LeeUnited States292,500
Brasilia7082Dario SammartinoItaly84,500
Brasilia7083John MonnetteUnited States221,500
Brasilia7084Jen HarmanUnited States16,600
Brasilia7085Brandon Shack-HarrisUnited States108,000
Brasilia7086Richard ChiovariUnited States246,500
Brasilia7087Viacheslav ZhukovRussia215,000
Brasilia7088Ryan HughesUnited States66,500
      
Brasilia7091Charles BarkerUnited States136,500
Brasilia7092Daniel NegreanuCanada97,500
Brasilia7093Shirley RosarioUnited States84,500
Brasilia7094Phillip HuiUnited States57,500
Brasilia7095Brock ParkerUnited States128,000
Brasilia7096Frank KasselaUnited States77,000
Brasilia7097Marcel LuskeNetherlands16,500
Brasilia7098Esther Taylor-BradyUnited States122,500

Tags: Benny GlaserBertrand GrospellierBrian RastBrock ParkerDaniel NegreanuEric WassersonJames ObstJason MercierJen HarmanJohn MonnettePhil HellmuthTodd Brunson