Event #42: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
Day 1 Completed
2024 World Series of Poker
Event #42: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2024 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$995,100
Entries
107
Level
24
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Entries
74
Players Left
40
Level 9
What the field on Day 1 of Event #42: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship lacked in size it more than made up for in star power, including the player that stood atop this tournament last year.
Brian Yoon became just the 33rd player in World Series of Poker history to win five bracelets when he took down this event in 2023. Yoon was back to defend his crown here today and, despite dropping a late pot to Yuval Bronshtein, bagged up a healthy stack of 130,500.
The day belonged, though, to Andrew “A.J.” Kelsall, who used a late knockout of Masashi Oya to build a stack of 294,000 and an nice chip lead over the remaining 40 players heading into Day 2. Only two other players are even above 200,000: Daniel Mayoh (220,000), who is coming off a runner-up finish in the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. last night, and Bronshtein (203,000).
Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Kelsall | United States | 294,000 | 49 |
| 2 | Daniel Mayoh | Australia | 220,000 | 37 |
| 3 | Yuval Bronshtein | Israel | 203,000 | 34 |
| 4 | Chad Eveslage | United States | 191,500 | 32 |
| 5 | Andre Akkari | Brazil | 178,000 | 30 |
| 6 | Yuri Dzivielevski | Brazil | 169,500 | 28 |
| 7 | Don Coakley | United States | 166,000 | 28 |
| 8 | Maksim Pisarenko | Russia | 155,000 | 26 |
| 9 | Naoya Kihara | Japan | 145,000 | 24 |
| 10 | James Chen | Taiwan | 144,500 | 24 |
Other big stacks include Chad Eveslage (191,500), Yuri Dzivielevski (169,500), Naoya Kihara (145,000), and Robert Mizrachi (115,500). Alex Livingston (112,000), as well as Poker Hall of Famers Mori Eskandani (103,500) and Brian Rast (81,000), also survived the day. Toward the bottom of the counts are Greg Mueller (74,000), Anthony Zinno (57,500), and John Hennigan (43,000).
Only nine players were in their seats when the day began at 2 p.m., but the field steadily grew to 74 players by the end, setting the prize pool at $668,200 and counting. Among those who came and went over the course of nine levels were Daniel Negreanu, John Monnette, Adam Friedman, Chino Rheem, and $1,500 Seven Card Stud champion Richard Ashby.
The surviving 40 players return tomorrow at 1 p.m. local time inside the Horseshoe Event Center. The action picks up on Level 10 with limits of 3,000/6,000. Late registration remains open for the first hour of Day 2, so there is still the possibility of even more big names taking their shot at the title.
PokerNews will be back tomorrow providing live updates throughout the day.
Level 9
Level 9
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
294,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
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220,000
70,000
|
70,000 |
|
203,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
||
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191,500
101,500
|
101,500 |
|
||
|
178,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
||
|
173,000
113,000
|
113,000 |
|
169,500
60,500
|
60,500 |
|
||
|
166,000
26,000
|
26,000 |
|
155,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
|
||
|
145,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
144,500
24,500
|
24,500 |
|
|
||
|
143,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
142,000
142,000
|
142,000 |
|
|
||
|
135,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
||
|
130,500
500
|
500 |
|
||
|
115,500
115,500
|
115,500 |
|
|
||
|
115,000
115,000
|
115,000 |
|
||
|
112,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
||
|
106,500 | |
|
|
||
|
103,500
-26,500
|
-26,500 |
|
||
|
103,000
43,000
|
43,000 |
|
||
|
102,500
22,500
|
22,500 |
|
|
||
|
102,500
-37,500
|
-37,500 |
|
97,500
17,500
|
17,500 |
|
|
||
|
88,500
8,500
|
8,500 |
Level 9
Day 1 has ended with approximately 42 players remaining.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Level 9
Yuval Bronshtein: XxXx/7♠4♥7♦J♥/Xx
Brian Yoon: XxXx/A♦8♣10♥Q♦/Xx
Brian Yoon completed and was called by Yuval Bronshtein and Greg Mueller.
Yoon bet again on fourth street and Bronshtein raised. Mueller folded, while Yoon called to fifth.
Bronshtein bet again and Yoon called. Bronshtein put out two more bets on sixth and seventh as Yoon called him down.
Bronshtein then turned over J♥10♠7♣ for a full house and Yoon mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
160,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
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|
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130,000
-30,000
|
-30,000 |
|
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Level 9
Andrew Kelsall: 6♦Q♦/Q♣6♥K♥8x/10x
Masashi Oya: KxKx/6♣10♥8♠2x4x
Masashi Oya was all in by fifth street and Andrew Kelsall ad the lead with two pair. Oya had kings and would need to pair one of his other cards to pull ahead with a better two pair. But it would not happen for him and he was sent away while Kelsall added even more to his stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
255,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
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Level 9
Tournament officials announced that players will see three more hands before bagging up for the night.
Level 9
Michael Lang: XxXx/2♣A♣7♥7♠/Xx
George Alexander: XxXx/10♦K♦9♣9♠/Xx
Carlos Chadha: XxXx/4♦Q♠3♠4♥/Xx
Punnat Punsri: XxXx/6♠J♠9♥2♠ - folded on sixth street
Four players went to fifth street where Michael Lang bet. George Alexander, Carlos Chadha, and Punnat Punsri all called.
Lang bet again on sixth and Alexander and Chadha called, while Punsri got out of the way. All three remaining players checked on seventh.
Lang showed A♦J♥4♠ for aces and sevens and Alexander and Chadha both mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |
|
95,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
80,000
15,000
|
15,000 |
|
|
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|
60,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |
Level 9
Daniel Mayoh: XxXx/A♦2♦Q♠5♦/Xx
Daniel Chapman: XxXx/6♥J♦5♠K♠/Xx
Andre Akkari: XxXx/10♠9♠5♥A♥/Xx
Daniel Mayoh, who finished runner-up in the $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. event last night, was one of the last players to register here on Day 1 and quickly became involved in a three-way pot with Andre Akkari and Daniel Chapman.
Akkari completed and Chapman called before Mayoh raised. Both opponents called to fourth street, where Mayoh continued betting.
Mayoh bet on every street down to seventh as Chapman and Akkari called him down. He bet again on seventh, Akkari folded, but Chapman came back with a raise.
Mayoh quickly called and Chapman mucked his cards. Mayoh showed A♣5♣4♥ for two pair as he took the big pot.
"How often does that work?" Mayoh joked with Chapman.
"It didn't work at all here," Chapman replied.
"You either have to be a better player than me or a worse player," Mayoh added.
Mike Gorodinsky has also joined the field in the closing moments of Day 1.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
150,000 | |
|
|
150,000
-20,000
|
-20,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
60,000 | |
|
|
||
|
|
30,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |