2017 World Series of Poker

Event #55: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
Day: 1
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Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♣k♠10♦10♥7♣4♠2♣
Prize
$96,907
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$402,300
Entries
298
Level Info
Level
27
Limits
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Welcome to Event #55: $1,500 Seven Card Stud

Yori Epskamp
Yori Epskamp
Shaun Deeb, Reigning Champion
Shaun Deeb, Reigning Champion

At 3 p.m. local time, cards will be in the air for Event #55: $1,500 Seven Card Stud of the 48th Annual World Series of Poker. It's the first of two seven-card stud exclusive events on the calendar; the flagship $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship will kick off on July 7.

Last year, none other than Shaun Deeb conquered a field of 331 players to capture his second WSOP gold bracelet. At a stacked final table with Adam Friedman, Max Pescatori, Eugene Katchalov, and John Monnette, the American juggernaut emerged victorious and added $111,101 to his lifetime winnings.

This is a three-day event and players will each receive 7,500 in chips to work with. Ten levels of 60 minutes have been scheduled for today, with 15-minute breaks after every two levels. Late registration ends at the end of Level 6, which will be around 10 p.m. No dinner break has been scheduled; chips will be bagged and tagged for the night around 2 a.m.

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Chris Vitch Among Bracelet Winners in the Field

Valerie.Cross
Valerie.Cross
Level 1 : 100/200, 25 ante
Chris Vitch (from a previous event)
Chris Vitch (from a previous event)

Chris Vitch just won his second bracelet in Event #48: Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship two days ago and is in the field today going for number three in a slightly different variation.

Other multiple-bracelet winners in the field include seven-time winner Men "The Master" Nguyen, six-time winner Jeff Lisandro, three-time winner Barry Greenstein, and three-time winner Benny Glaser, who came second to Vitch in Event #48. Bracelet winners Andrew Barber, Naoya Kihara, and Aaron Steury have also taken their seats.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Barber us
Andrew Barber
WSOP 1X Winner
7,500 7,500
Jeff Lisandro au
Jeff Lisandro
WSOP 6X Winner
7,500 7,500
Chris Vitch us
Chris Vitch 		7,500 7,500
Benny Glaser gb
Benny Glaser
WSOP 5X Winner
7,500 7,500
Ylon Schwartz us
Ylon Schwartz
WSOP 1X Winner
7,500 7,500
Aaron Steury us
Aaron Steury
WSOP 1X Winner
7,500 7,500
Barry Greenstein us
Barry Greenstein
WSOP 3X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
7,500 7,500
Naoya Kihara jp
Naoya Kihara
WSOP 1X Winner
7,500 7,500
Men Nguyen us
Men Nguyen
WSOP 7X Winner
7,500 7,500

Tags: Aaron SteuryAndrew BarberBarry GreensteinBenny GlaserChris VitchJeffrey LisandroNaoya Kihara

Allen Kessler Eliminated by Joseph Capello Just Before Break

Valerie.Cross
Valerie.Cross
Level 4 : 250/500, 50 ante
Allen Kessler
Allen Kessler

Cappello: {X-}{X-}/{J-Clubs}{10-Spades}{Q-Hearts}{2-Clubs}/{X-}
Kessler: {X-}{X-}/{3-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{2-Hearts}/{X-}
Akkari: {X-}{X-}/{3-Hearts}{K-Clubs}{5-Spades}{6-Hearts}/{X-}

Allen Kessler was all in when he completed on third street, and Joseph Cappello and Andre Akkari were heads-up on the side.

Akkari folded when Cappello bet on seventh street, and Cappello showed {A-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}{J-Diamonds} for two pair, aces and jacks. Kessler's {10-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{4-Diamonds} was no good.

Cappello indicated that he had aces in the hole while Kessler had buried tens to start the hand. Kessler was eliminated, and Cappello is now sitting with the chip lead.

Tablemate Andrew Barber joked after the hand about Cappello's chip stack, "I've never seen anyone win the tournament on Day 1 before."

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Cappello us
Joseph Cappello 		43,000 8,000
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler 		Busted

Tags: Allen KesslerAndre AkkariJoseph Cappello

Akkari Folds Out Aces

Yori Epskamp
Yori Epskamp
Level 5 : 300/600, 75 ante
Andre Akkari
Andre Akkari

Cappello: {X-}{X-} / {A-Hearts}{A-Spades}{Q-Clubs} - fold
Third player: {X-}{X-} / {8-Spades} - fold
Akkari: {X-}{X-} / {2-Spades}{5-Spades}{4-Spades}

Andrew Barber was the bring-in. A player completed with the {8-Spades}, Andre Akkari called with the {2-Spades}, Joseph Cappello called with the {A-Hearts}, and Barber folded.

Cappello caught a second ace on fourth street and opted for the double bet. The initial raiser folded, but Akkari stuck around and called. On fifth street, Cappello checked, Akkari bet, and Cappello decided to lay down his pair of aces.

Cappello still holds the chip lead, while Akkari now sits in second place.

Player Chips Progress
Joseph Cappello us
Joseph Cappello 		43,500 -2,500
Andre Akkari br
Andre Akkari
WSOP 1X Winner
PokerStars.fr
32,000 5,000

Tags: Andre AkkariJoseph Cappello

Marco Johnson Eliminated by Sue Byrd

Valerie.Cross
Valerie.Cross
Level 8 : 600/1,200, 100 ante
Marco Johnson
Marco Johnson

Johnson: {X-}{X-}/{6-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{2-Clubs}/{7-Clubs}
Byrd: {X-}{X-}/{K-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{2-Hearts}/{7-Diamonds}

Multiple bets went in on third street, and on fourth street, Sue Byrd bet, and Marco Johnson called. On fifth street, Byrd bet again, and Johnson held his remaining 700 chips in his hand for several seconds and then put them forward to call all in for less.

Johnson showed {9-Diamonds}{9-Spades} in the hole, and Byrd had {A-Diamonds}{A-Hearts}. Their hands did not change on sixth street, and Johnson needed to improve on seventh street to stay alive. His hand did not improve, and Byrd's pair of aces was best. Johnson was eliminated, and the two-time bracelet winner promptly made his exit.

Player Chips Progress
Sue Byrd us
Sue Byrd
23,000 23,000
Marco Johnson us
Marco Johnson
WSOP 2X Winner
Busted

Tags: Marco JohnsonSue Byrd

Men Nguyen Keeps Improving; Sends One Home

Valerie.Cross
Valerie.Cross
Level 8 : 600/1,200, 100 ante
Men Nguyen
Men Nguyen

Nguyen: {X-}{X-}/{2-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{4-Clubs}{2-Clubs}/{X-}
Seat 1: {X-}{X-}/{A-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{9-Hearts}{7-Hearts}/{X-}
Seat 3: {X-}{X-}/{Q-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{10-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}/{X-}

Nguyen brought it in and the player in seat 1 completed. Seat 3 raised, Nguyen called, and seat 1 called. On fourth street, the ace-seven bet, the next player called, and Nguyen called.

On fifth street, Nguyen bet with a pair of fours showing and both opponents called. On sixth street, Nguyen improved to two pair and bet. Seat 1 called and seat 3 went all in for 400 additional chips with a pair of queens showing. Nguyen and the remaining player called. On seventh street, Nguyen bet and seat 1 called.

Nguyen showed {4-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds}{K-Spades} for fours full of deuces and his opponent mucked. The all-in player's hand was revealed; he had {A-Spades}{K-Clubs}{9-Spades} for just a pair of queens and was eliminated.

Player Chips Progress
Men Nguyen us
Men Nguyen
WSOP 7X Winner
33,000 8,000

Tags: Men Nguyen

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Yori Epskamp
Yori Epskamp
Level 8 : 600/1,200, 100 ante
Daniel Negreanu (earlier this series)
Daniel Negreanu (earlier this series)

Negreanu: {A-Spades}{10-Diamonds} / {10-Spades}{4-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{3-Hearts} / {5-Spades}
Opponent: {8-Spades}{7-Diamonds} / {7-Clubs}{2-Clubs}{J-Spades}{A-Diamonds} / {A-Clubs}

Daniel Negreanu was down to just 1,200 before he played his last hand of the night. After a player posted the bring in, Negreanu raised, another player reraised and Negreanu called all in.

"I trapped you buddy!" laughed Negreanu, showing his split tens. His opponent revealed split sevens and the race was on.

"Come on everybody!" shouted Negreanu to the rail, all while capturing everything on camera for his WSOP vlogs.

The rundown favored Negreanu until the river, when his opponent revealed his final card to be an ace.

"Oh no, he made aces up," said Negreanu, who sweated his last card before slamming the {5-Spades} on the table.

"Boom! Six low, chop it up! Oh wait, this is Stud hi. Damnit!" laughed the Canadian, and he made his way to the exit.

Player Chips Progress
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
WSOP 6X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
GGPoker
Busted

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

No Cash for Leah

Yori Epskamp
Yori Epskamp
Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
Mike Leah
Mike Leah

Leah: {Q-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds} / {Q-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{2-Hearts} / {3-Hearts}
Opponent: {J-Clubs}{A-Spades} / {A-Hearts}{5-Spades}{A-Clubs}{Q-Spades} / {3-Spades}

Mike Leah had a bad final two levels of the day and was down to just over 3,000 in chips. On third street, Leah and an opponent got it in after a series of raises.

Leah hit two pair on fifth street, but his opponent found a third ace to send Leah in a deep hole. The Canadian failed to fill up by the river and was eliminated in the last fifteen minutes of the day.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Leah ca
Mike Leah
WSOP 1X Winner
Busted

Tags: Mike Leah

Bryan Slick is Overnight Leader in Event #55: $1,500 Seven Card Stud

Valerie.Cross
Valerie.Cross
Level 10 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
Bryan Slick
Bryan Slick

Event #55: $1,500 Seven Card Stud drew a total of 298 players, which generated a total prize pool of $402,300. The bustouts went fast following the third break of the day, and after ten hour-long levels of play, 68 players bagged up chips for Day 2.

Bryan Slick ended the day with 92,400 chips and is the overnight chipleader. Not far behind him are Jonathan Ulrich (77,300), John Bunch (69,000), Marcel Luske (64,300), Chris Vitch (61,700), and Michael Harris (61,700).

Rod Pardey Sr. (60,400), Wes Hickey (58,400), Tom Koral (58,200), Andre Akkari (54,000), Ian Johns (49,000), and Adam Owen (45,300) also found themselves toward the top of the counts by the end of the day. Also returning tomorrow are Dan Heimiller (37,100), Chris Tryba (32,900), and Andrey Zaichenko (16,200).

Some of those recognizable players unfortunate to bust out today included Greg Raymer, Naoya Kihara, Max Pescatori, Perry Friedman, Barry Greenstein, Marco Johnson, ElkY Grospellier, Benny Glaser, Jerry Wong, Jeff Lisandro, and Daniel Negreanu, who registered late and was eliminated shortly before the final break of the night. Also, Mike Leah, who is on the hunt for WSOP player of the year, had an above-average stack for much of the day but went on a downswing in the later levels. Leah was one of the final eliminations of the night.

The top 45 finishers in this event will be in the money, taking home a minimum payout of $2,258. On the line for first place is $96,907 in addition to a WSOP gold bracelet.The remaining 68 will be returning for Day 2 on Thursday for a 2 p.m. restart for more Seven Card Stud action.

RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChip Count
Miranda6001Steve OrrosUnited StatesDNR
Miranda6002Jameson PainterUnited States27,100
Miranda6003Kevin IacofanoUnited States13,300
Miranda6004Wesley HickeyCanada58,400
Miranda6005Chad ElfrinkUnited States12,500
Miranda6006Zachary BassettUnited States39,600
Miranda6007Zachary RichardsUnited States13,100
      
Miranda6091Mikhail SeminRussia11,800
Miranda6092Mike PuskarichUnited States8,600
Miranda6093Dan HeimillerUnited States37,100
Miranda6094Shirley RosarioUnited States21,700
Miranda6095Cheryl DenzikUnited States37,600
Miranda6096Daniel ZackUnited States14,400
Miranda6097Bernard RygolGermany46,200
Miranda6098Georgii BelianinRussia55,000
      
Miranda6101Barbara LewisUnited States3,900
Miranda6102Joseph CappelloUnited States60,000
Miranda6103Gerald CheathamUnited States29,700
Miranda6104Mitchell LedisUnited States35,200
Miranda6105Nikan JavadzadehUnited States17,000
Miranda6106Joshua GibsonUnited States10,000
Miranda6107Alexander LukyanovRussia30,600
      
Miranda6181Rod PardeyUnited StatesDNR
Miranda6182Shane DouglasUnited States28,100
Miranda6183Michael HarrisUnited States61,700
Miranda6184Yordan PetrovBulgaria6,200
Miranda6185Sherry ByrdUnited States2,600
Miranda6186DID NOT REPORT 2United States69,000
Miranda6187Barry LeventhalUnited States46,200
Miranda6188Eddy VataruUnited States6,800
      
Miranda6191Bryan SlickUnited Kingdom92,400
Miranda6192Ian JohnsUnited States49,000
Miranda6193John HorneUnited States15,800
Miranda6194Yuebin GuoUnited States37,300
Miranda6195Joseph CoudenUnited States33,300
Miranda6196Alexander FreundAustria17,400
Miranda6197Andre AkkariBrazil54,000
Miranda6198Troy TurnerUnited States17,000
      
Miranda6271Robert FerdinandUnited States28,300
Miranda6272Oxana CummingsUnited States38,700
Miranda6273Andrey ZaichenkoRussia16,200
Miranda6274Yueqi ZhuChina54,100
Miranda6275Steven WolanskyUnited States45,900
Miranda6276Craig ChaitUnited States1,200
Miranda6277Laurence KantorUnited States13,200
Miranda6278Chris TrybaUnited States32,900
      
Miranda6281Yosuke SekiyaJapan12,800
Miranda6282Marcel LuskeNetherlands64,300
Miranda6283Michael SouchakUnited States22,900
Miranda6284Daniel MogaveroUnited States29,100
Miranda6285Adam OwenUnited Kingdom45,300
Miranda6286Ivan SchertzerUnited States40,500
Miranda6287Tsong LinUnited States41,700
      
Miranda6361Joel TushnetUnited States10,000
Miranda6362Terrence HastooUnited States13,600
Miranda6363Christopher VitchUnited States61,700
Miranda6364DID NOT REPORT 1United States38,500
Miranda6365Jeffrey DuvallUnited Kingdom50,300
Miranda6366Victor RamdinUnited States31,500
Miranda6367Grant StraussUnited States23,500
Miranda6368Peter EichhardtSweden37,800
      
Miranda6371Peter MooreUnited States14,600
Miranda6372Al BarbieriUnited States54,500
Miranda6373Jonathan OpasUnited States12,400
Miranda6374Jonathan UlrichUnited States77,300
Miranda6375Tom KoralUnited States58,200
Miranda6376Eric BuchmanUnited States47,600
Miranda6377Scott BohlmanUnited States35,000

Tags: Adam OwenAndre AkkariAndrey ZaichenkoChris TrybaDan HeimillerJohn BunchJonathan UlrichJoseph CappelloMarcel LuskeThomas KoralWesley Hickey