Players on Break
Level 4
: 250/500, 50 ante
Players are currently on their second 15-minute break of the day.
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #55: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$402,300
Entries
298
Level
27
Limits
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Allen Kessler Eliminated by Joseph Capello Just Before Break
Level 4
: 250/500, 50 ante
Cappello: 
/
/
Kessler: /
/
Akkari: /
/
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 
for two pair, aces and jacks. Kessler's 
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
43,000 | 8,000 |
|
Busted |
Naoya Kihara Eliminated
Level 4
: 250/500, 50 ante
Bracelet winner Naoya Kihara was just eliminated from the tournament.
According to players at the table, Kihara got the rest of his chips in on fifth street with /
against his opponent's /
. Kihara made trip nines, but it was no good on the end against his opponent's full house, fives full of threes.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Josh Gibson's Pair is Good
Level 4
: 250/500, 50 ante
Gibson: /
/
Nguyen: //
Owen: /
/
On sixth street, these three players put in 500 and, on seventh street, Gibson checked, Nguyen checked, and Owen checked back. Gibson tabled 
for just a pair of aces and that was good enough to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,000 | 2,000 |
|
8,000 | 700 |
|
7,000 | 7,000 |
Counts
Level 4
: 250/500, 50 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000 | |
|
|
13,500 | 6,200 |
|
11,000 | -1,500 |
|
11,000 | 3,000 |
|
10,500 | -1,500 |
|
8,500 | |
|
8,000 | -3,000 |
|
7,500 | -2,000 |
|
6,200 | 3,000 |
|
6,000 | |
|
5,500 | |
|
4,500 | -1,700 |
|
4,500 | -4,700 |
|
3,500 | -2,500 |
More Counts; Max Pescatori Joins
Level 4
: 250/500, 50 ante
The field just got tougher as Max Pescatori has joined. This very accomplished seven-card stud player has four WSOP bracelets, including one from the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better event in 2015.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
19,500 | 12,000 |
|
12,100 | 4,600 |
|
10,700 | 3,200 |
|
10,300 | 10,300 |
|
9,300 | -1,700 |
|
8,800 | 5,500 |
|
|
7,900 | 7,900 |
|
7,500 | 7,500 |
|
5,600 | -600 |
|
5,000 | 5,000 |
|
4,500 | -3,000 |
|
|
4,500 | -3,000 |
|
3,200 | -7,600 |
Raymer Eliminated by Leah
Level 4
: 250/500, 50 ante
Mike Leah has knocked out Greg Raymer to rise to 17,000 in chips. Leah started out with 
while Raymer began with a buried pair of sevens.
Leah caught both a queen and a trey during the rundown while Raymer never improved beyond his starting pair. The 2004 WSOP Main Event Champion, who was playing almost directly under his World Championship banner in the Amazon room, handed Leah the fossil for knocking him out and headed out of the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,000 | 8,200 |
|
Busted |
Level: 4
Bring In 75 - Completion 250
Owen Pounding
Level 3
: 200/400, 50 ante
Wirsing: / 
/ - fold
Nguyen: / 
- fold
Owen: / 
/
Men Nguyen was the bring-in, Adam Owen completed, Kevin Wirsing called, Men Nguyen made it two bets, and everyone called. Owen checked to Wirsing on fourth who bet. Both Nguyen and Owen called.
On fifth, Owen caught a second ace and bet, Wirsing called, and Nguyen folded. Owen kept pounding on sixth and seventh street and Wirsing folded on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,000 | 1,000 |
|
|
7,300 | -1,200 |
Martin Staszko Takes One with a Flush
Level 3
: 200/400, 50 ante
Staszko: /
/
Opponent: /
/
The action was on fourth street and Staszko called a bet from his opponent. On fifth street, his opponent bet with a pair of kings showing and Staszko called. On sixth street, Staszko's opponent checked and he bet. His opponent called.
On seventh street, the first player checked and Staszko checked back. His opponent showed 
for two pairs, but Staszko had a flush to take down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
12,500 | 1,500 |