Event #40: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 1 | 2022 World Series of Poker

Event #40: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship

Day 1 Completed

06-19-2022 01:57 UTC-8

Todd Brunson Near Top of Event #40: $10,000 Stud 8 or Better Championship Day 1 Leaderboard

Mike Patrick

Level 10

The latest Championship event at the 53rd World Series of Poker, Event #40: $10,000 Seven Card Stud 8 or Better saw another elite field of poker pros and mixed game gurus take to the felt with WSOP bracelet winner Peter Gelencser of Hungary topping the day’s final chip count with 371,500. Eric Kurtzman (359,000) was the only other player to finish over 300,000 chips.

However, not far behind him is Poker Hall of Famer Todd Brunson who built a top ten stack of 209,500 chips to take into play Sunday.

Bracelet winners Jason Gola (288,000), John Monnette (196,000), and Perry Friedman (186,000) were also among the larger stacks to end the day.

Event #40: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Championship Top 10 Chip Counts

Place	Player	Country	Chips
1	Peter Gelencser	Hungary	371,500
2	Eric Kurtzman	United States	359,500
3	Jason Gola	United States	288,000
4	Per Hildebrand	Sweden	218,500
5	Ziya Rahim	United States	213,000
6	Todd Brunson	United States	209,500
7	John Monnette	United States	196,000
8	Perry Friedman	United States	186,500
9	Chris Tryba	United States	184,000
10	Daniel Zack	United States	180,000

Action Recap

A total of 127 entries filled the room throughout the day, with play finishing with nine remaining eight-handed tables. With registration open until the start of Day 2, a few more last-minute entries are likely, but the record field of 151 entries from 2019 may not be surpassed.

Some other notables to bag on Saturday were GGPoker Ambassadors Daniel Negreanu (159,500) and Felipe Ramos (153,500), with Negreanu getting a boost late in the day with the elimination of Jeff Madsen. Defending champion Brian Hastings (125,000) and 2019 champion Robert Campbell (73,500) also advanced to Day 2.

Among those not fortunate enough to find a bag included 2005 Main Event champion Joe Hachem, four-time bracelet winners Benny Glaser and Mike Matusow, and recent $1,500 HORSE champion Steven Albini.

A couple more players to watch on Day 2 are Ziya Rahim (213,000) and Daniel Zack (180,000), who were each down to less than a single big bet before staging incredible comebacks to build not just healthy, but imposing stacks going forward.

Play will resume in the purple section of the Paris Ballroom at 2 p.m. local time Sunday, with play now switching to seven 90-minute levels, with a dinner break after Level 14.

PokerNews will have all the action as the players reach the money and then move closer to a champion being crowned on Monday. Keep it right here for all the excitement from the 53rd World Series of Poker at its new home at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.

Tags: Benny Glaser Brian Hastings Daniel Negreanu Daniel Zack Eric Kurtzman Felipe Ramos Jason Gola Jeff Madsen Joe Hachem John Monnette Mike Matusow Perry Friedman Peter Gelencser Robert Campbell Steven Albini Todd Brunson Ziya Rahim

06-19-2022 01:57 UTC-8

Seat Draw For Day 2

Matthew Pitt

Level 10

Casino	Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chips
Paris	134	1	Todd Brunson	United States	209,500
Paris	134	2	Perry Friedman	United States	186,500
Paris	134	3	Shaun Deeb	United States	136,500
Paris	134	4	Todd Barlow	United States	88,500
Paris	134	5	Steven Loube	United States	142,500

Paris	135	1	Andres Korn	United States	43,000
Paris	135	2	Norman Chad	United States	108,000
Paris	135	3	Larry Scott Bernstein	United States	86,000
Paris	135	4	Brandon Shack-Harris	United States	147,500
Paris	135	5	Chino Rheem	United States	162,500
Paris	135	8	Ziya Rahim	United States	213,000

Paris	136	1	Christopher Chung	United States	108,000
Paris	136	3	Chad Eveslage	United States	148,500
Paris	136	4	Richard Ashby	United Kingdom	165,000
Paris	136	7	Au Ho	United States	151,500
Paris	136	8	Allen Kessler	United States	14,000

Paris	137	1	Marco Johnson	United States	161,000
Paris	137	2	Shawn Sheikhan	United States	55,500
Paris	137	3	Matthew Gonzales	United States	57,500
Paris	137	4	Robert Campbell (AU)	Australia	73,500
Paris	137	5	Michael Rocco	United States	131,000
Paris	137	6	Max Pescatori	Italy	124,000

Paris	138	2	Brian Hastings	United States	125,000
Paris	138	3	Michael Moncek	United States	76,000
Paris	138	4	Daniel Negreanu	Canada	159,500
Paris	138	6	Randy Ohel	United States	65,000
Paris	138	7	Eric Wasserson	United States	140,000
Paris	138	8	Phillip Hui	United States	55,000

Paris	139	1	John Racener	United States	116,000
Paris	139	2	Ben Yu	United States	17,000
Paris	139	3	Patrick Leonard	United Kingdom	50,000
Paris	139	4	Ahmed Mohamed	United States	37,000
Paris	139	5	Jared Rubin	United States	57,500
Paris	139	8	John Monnette	United States	196,000

Paris	140	2	Mike Watson	Canada	90,500
Paris	140	4	Michael Rodrigues Pires Santos	Portugal	64,000
Paris	140	5	Kevin Gerhart	United States	33,000
Paris	140	6	Michael Noori	United States	137,500
Paris	140	7	Daniel Idema	Canada	70,000
Paris	140	8	David Funkhouser	United States	86,500

Paris	141	1	Glenn Cozen	United States	134,000
Paris	141	2	Yehuda Buchalter	United States	53,000
Paris	141	4	Renan Bruschi	Brazil	5,000
Paris	141	5	Peter Gelencser	Hungary	371,500
Paris	141	6	Felipe Ramos	Brazil	153,500
Paris	141	8	Justin Marsh	United States	28,000

Paris	142	3	Jason Gola	United States	288,000
Paris	142	4	Donny Rubinstein	United States	92,000
Paris	142	5	Daniel Zack	United States	180,000
Paris	142	6	Roy Thung	United States	51,000
Paris	142	7	Ryan Miller	United States	177,500
Paris	142	8	Long Tran	United States	175,500

Paris	143	1	Per Hildebrand	Sweden	218,500
Paris	143	4	Yuval Bronshtein	Israel	158,500
Paris	143	5	Andrew Brown	United States	179,500
Paris	143	6	Ali Eslami	United States	116,500
Paris	143	7	Hasan Kural	United States	166,000
Paris	143	8	Dominik Baud	Switzerland	131,000

Paris	144	1	Eric Kurtzman	United States	359,500
Paris	144	3	Jason Daly	United States	53,000
Paris	144	5	Brian Rast	United States	77,000
Paris	144	6	Christina Hill	United States	108,500
Paris	144	7	Mark Dickstein	United States	51,000
Paris	144	8	Chris Tryba	United States	184,000

06-19-2022 01:55 UTC-8

Official End of Day Chip Counts (full)

Matthew Pitt

Level 10

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Gelencser	371,500

Eric Kurtzman	359,500
Jason Gola	288,000

Per Hildebrand	218,500
Ziya Rahim	213,000
Todd Brunson	209,500

John Monnette	196,000

Perry Friedman	186,500 500	500

Chris Tryba	184,000

Daniel Zack	180,000 120,000	120,000

Andrew Brown	179,500
Ryan Miller	177,500

Long Tran	175,500
Hasan Kural	166,000
Richard Ashby	165,000

Chino Rheem	162,500
Marco Johnson	161,000

Daniel Negreanu	159,500

Yuval Bronshtein	158,500

Felipe Ramos	153,500

Au Ho	151,500
Chad Eveslage	148,500

Brandon Shack-Harris	147,500

Steven Loube	142,500 142,500	142,500

Eric Wasserson	140,000

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06-19-2022 01:11 UTC-8

Unofficial End-of-Day Chip Counts

Mike Patrick

Level 10

Player	Chips	Progress
Peter Gelencser	371,500 131,500	131,500

Eric Kurtzman	359,500 19,500	19,500
Jason Gola	288,000 78,000	78,000

Per Hildebrand	218,500 6,500	6,500
Ziya Rahim	213,000 -37,000	-37,000
Todd Brunson	209,500 -55,500	-55,500

John Monnette	196,000 132,000	132,000

Perry Friedman	186,000 -25,500	-25,500

Chris Tryba	184,000 -76,000	-76,000

Dan Zack	180,000 11,000	11,000

Andrew Brown	179,500 -12,500	-12,500
Ryan Miller	177,500 -22,500	-22,500

Long Tran	175,500 58,500	58,500
Hasan Kural	166,000 6,000	6,000
Richard Ashby	165,000 8,000	8,000

Chino Rheem	162,500 -19,500	-19,500
Marco Johnson	161,000 -8,000	-8,000

Daniel Negreanu	159,500 35,500	35,500

Yuval Bronshtein	158,500 -41,500	-41,500

Felipe Ramos	153,500 -16,500	-16,500

Au Ho	151,500 151,500	151,500
Chad Eveslage	148,500 -48,500	-48,500

Brandon Shack-Harris	147,500 42,500	42,500

Eric Wasserson	140,000 80,000	80,000

Michael Noori	137,500 -4,000	-4,000

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06-19-2022 00:52 UTC-8

Negreanu Eliminates Madsen

Mike Patrick

Level 10

Jeff Madsen: //
Daniel Negreanu: //

On fifth street, Daniel Negreanu bet into a short-stacked Jeff Madsen with a pair of aces showing. Madsen opted to raise, leaving himself just a bet behind. Negreanu then re-raised and Madsen committed the rest of his stack.

Negreanu had a pair of queens in the hole to go with his aces, while Madsen had a pair of aces of his own in the hole, but no second pair to go with it.

Madsen picked up a low draw on sixth, but after pairing his eight on seventh to make an inferior two pair, he was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	124,000 21,000	21,000

Jeff Madsen	Busted

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Jeff Madsen

06-19-2022 00:51 UTC-8

Three More Hands

TerranceReid

Level 10

With ten minutes showing on the clock, the tournament director has announced there will be three more hands before bagging up for Day 2.

06-19-2022 00:41 UTC-8

Rheem Makes a Wheel, Idema Stays Alive

TerranceReid

Level 10

Chino Rheem: /
Daniel Idema: /
Opponent: //

Action picked up on seventh with three players in the hand and Daniel Idema all in with action on the side.

Chino Rheem bet on the final street and his opponent called.

"Wheel," said Rheem, which was good for the low.

Daniel Idema showed the bigger straight of his own for the high. "I hit the straight on seventh, I was playing the eights," said Idema as he scooped his half of the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chino Rheem	182,000 122,000	122,000
Daniel Idema	41,000 16,500	16,500

Joe Hachem	Busted

Tags: Chino Rheem Daniel Idema

06-19-2022 00:28 UTC-8

A Round of Counts From the Final Level

Mike Patrick

Level 10

Player	Chips	Progress
Ziya Rahim	250,000 124,000	124,000
Perry Friedman	211,500 24,000	24,000

Yuval Bronshtein	200,000 20,000	20,000

Michael Noori	141,500 81,500	81,500

Glenn Cozen	120,000 -18,000	-18,000
Shaun Deeb	110,000 50,000	50,000

Shawn Sheikhan	73,500 33,000	33,000
Brian Rast	58,000 -2,000	-2,000

Phillip Hui	40,000 -1,200	-1,200
Michael Moncek	34,000 34,000	34,000

Joe Hachem	24,500 -5,500	-5,500

Daniel Idema	24,500 -44,300	-44,300

Bryce Yockey	22,000 -38,000	-38,000

Ben Yu	12,500 -47,500	-47,500