One of the all-time greats of seven-card stud has entered the field: Rodney "Rod" Pardey Sr. Now, he might not ring a bell with all the young whippersnappers frantically F5'ing our page, but Pardey has been crushing stud before a lot of the current generation of stars were even born.
Pardey has won two bracelets in this game, which date all the way back in 1991 and 1994. His lifetime winnings exceed $700,000 with nearly every cash made in this game. In 2015, Pardey made a rare foray into no-limit hold'em and finished second in the Super Seniors Event, cashing $162,100. Pardey's son Rod Pardey Jr. is also playing today.
Among the additional recognizable players we found are two-time bracelet winner David Singer, David Levi, Matthew Grapenthien, and popular poker author James McManus.
Main Event final tablists in the field include Martin Staszko, who took second in 2011 for over $5 million, 2016 November Niner Jerry Wong, bracelet winner Barbara Enright, who also final tabled the Main Event in 1995, and Greg Raymer, who won the Main Event in 2004.
Naoya Kihara completed and Wesley Hickey called. On third street, Kihara bet and Hickey called. Kihara also bet on fourth and fifth street and, both times, Hickey called.
They both checked seventh street and Hickey showed for a straight to the queen, which was good for the pot.
Jacob Powers called and Victor Ramdin completed. The next player called and the following player raised. Powers, Ramdin, and the remaining player called. On fourth street, it checked around. On fifth street, Powers checked, Ramdin bet, the next player called, the fourth player folded, and Powers called.
On sixth street, the three players checked and, on seventh street, Powers bet, Ramdin folded, and the remaining player called.
Powers showed for two pairs, aces and sevens, good for the pot.
On fifth street, William Forrest bet with the open pair of kings and Georgii Belianin, Charles Hopkins, and James Cox all called. Everyone checked to Cox on sixth street, who bet. Forrest folded while Belianin and Hopkins stuck around.
Cox put another bet in on seventh street and Belianin was the sole caller. Cox instantly tabled his in the hole for a flush before peeking at his river card, which was the . Belianin couldn't beat it and folded.
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for a straight to the queen, which was good for the pot.
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- fold
for two pairs, aces and sevens, good for the pot.
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in the hole for a flush before peeking at his river card, which was the 
. Belianin couldn't beat it and folded.