2018 World Series of Poker

Event #64: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day: 1
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Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
3♣j♦4♦7♠7♥7♦3♦
Prize
$364,387
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,325,400
Entries
141
Level Info
Level
32
Limits
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
30,000

Defending Champion Chris Vitch Leads in Event #64: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Championship

Adam Lamers
Adam Lamers
Level 10 : 3,000/6,000, 700 ante
Chris Vitch
Chris Vitch

In the last mixed game championship event of the summer, all of the big names came out to test their luck on the opening day of Event #64: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship, which drew 133 runners. Heading into Day 2, Chris Vitch leads a stacked field after bagging 279,500 chips to top the remaining 63 players.

Vitch came into the day looking to defend his title as the winner of this very event last year. He defeated 125 players then but will have a bit more competition this time around. Having won a World Series of Poker gold bracelet in the last two years, Vitch is looking to join Matt Matros and Loren Klein as the only players to win a bracelet in three straight years. As a mixed game specialist, Vitch has earned over $1.3 million in career tournament earnings and will be looking to add to that over the course of the next two days.

Some other big stacks following in Vitch's footsteps are Daham Wang who threw 276,500 in the bag, a mere 3,000 chips off the lead. Stuart Rutter ran up a stack of 236,000 to finish in the top three, while Terrence Hastoo (220,000) and Ryan Miller (207,500) round out the top five stacks.

The afternoon began with just 33 players taking their seats with a starting stack of 50,000 chips. Daniel Negreanu (76,500) was one of the first in his seat and remained there throughout the day. Negreanu added bits and pieces to his stack as the day went on until he nailed one big pot in the last level of the night. Negreanu entered a pot five ways and the action was capped on fourth street. By sixth street, the action was down to heads-up with Matt Glantz and Negreanu tabled two pair at showdown. That was good enough to earn him a healthy pot and put him back into contention, despite trailing off late.

Daniel Negreanu in action on Day 1
Daniel Negreanu in action on Day 1

Some other familiar faces to go wire-to-wire include David Benyamine (166,500), Jesse Martin (158,500),Eric Rodawig (79,500), and Mike Sexton (72,000). The entries continued to pile in as the day wore on with a total of 133 players making their way into the tournament.

The field was full of past bracelet winners and some of those moving on include Tom Koral (189,000), Scott Bohlman (156,000), Max Pescatori (85,500), Adam Friedman (79,000), James Obst (68,000), and Robert Mizrachi (35,500).

It wasn't a good day for all the players as over half of the field hit the rail over the first ten levels. Eli Elezra, Esther Taylor, Frank Kassela, Scott Seiver, Brandon Shack-Harris, Erik Seidel, Allen Kessler, Mike Matusow, John Hennigan, Jeff Lisandro, and Brian Hastings were among those eliminated.

With late registration staying open until the beginning of Day 2, the field is expected to add a few more entries. The action will resume tomorrow at 2pm local time on level 11 with the limits at 4,000/8,000. The prizepool and payouts will be announced once late registration closes and be posted shortly after.

The PokerNews live reporting team will be on site to bring you all of the action throughout each and every event during the WSOP.

RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChip Count
Amazon4241Kyle MiasoUnited States108,500
Amazon4242James ObstAustralia68,000
Amazon4243Gregory JamisonUnited States46,500
Amazon4245Todd BrunsonUnited States19,000
Amazon4246Yuval BronshteinIsrael118,500
Amazon4247Andre AkkariBrazil90,000
Amazon4248David BenyamineUnited States166,500
      
Amazon4251Robert MizrachiUnited States35,500
Amazon4252Phillip HuiUnited States83,500
Amazon4253Mack LeeUnited States23,500
Amazon4254Mike WattelUnited States44,500
Amazon4255Ken AldridgeUnited States167,500
Amazon4257Jerry WongUnited States113,000
Amazon4258Laurence KantorUnited States70,000
      
Amazon4261Joel TushnetUnited States90,000
Amazon4262Max PescatoriItaly85,500
Amazon4264Jimmy FrickeUnited States114,500
Amazon4265Shaun DeebUnited States48,000
Amazon4266Jack DuongUnited States67,000
Amazon4267Stuart RutterUnited Kingdom236,000
Amazon4268Jesse MartinUnited States158,500
      
Amazon4321Bart HansonUnited States18,500
Amazon4323Benny GlaserUnited Kingdom60,000
Amazon4324Brian TweteUnited States117,000
Amazon4325Andrew RennhackUnited States60,000
Amazon4327Timothy FrazinUnited States74,000
Amazon4328Yuebin GuoUnited States81,500
      
Amazon4331Daham WangUnited States276,500
Amazon4332Shirley RosarioUnited States37,000
Amazon4333Owais AhmedUnited States114,500
Amazon4334Joseph MichaelUnited States65,500
Amazon4335Tim MarstersAustralia75,000
Amazon4336Paul SokoloffCanada88,000
Amazon4337Andrew YehUnited States136,500
      
Amazon4341Jose Paz-GutierrezBolivia195,000
Amazon4342Paul-François TedeschiFrance92,500
Amazon4343Adam FriedmanUnited States79,000
Amazon4345Soner OsmanUnited Kingdom202,000
Amazon4346Randy OhelUnited States105,500
Amazon4348Lars GronningUnited States26,000
      
Amazon4402Adam OwenUnited Kingdom100,500
Amazon4404Jan SuchanekNew Zealand47,000
Amazon4405Roy ThungUnited States35,000
Amazon4406David ProciakUnited States177,500
Amazon4407Daniel NegreanuCanada76,500
Amazon4408Andrew KelsallUnited States133,700
      
Amazon4413Scott BohlmanUnited States156,000
Amazon4414Mike SextonUnited States72,000
Amazon4415Robert CampbellAustralia104,000
Amazon4416Tim FinneUnited States168,500
Amazon4417Ryan MillerUnited States207,500
Amazon4418Matt GlantzUnited States32,000
      
Amazon4421Felipe RamosBrazil91,000
Amazon4422Eric RodawigUnited States79,500
Amazon4425Roland IsraelashviliUnited States130,500
Amazon4426Mike WatsonCanada128,500
Amazon4428Bryce YockeyUnited States125,000
Amazon4431Tom KoralUnited States189,000
      
Amazon4432Terrence HastooUnited States220,000
Amazon4433Jason GrayUnited Kingdom53,000
Amazon4434Richard SklarUnited States93,000
Amazon4437Christopher VitchUnited States279,500
Amazon4438Jyri MerivirtaFinland115,500

Tags: Adam FriedmanAllen KesslerBrandon Shack HarrisBrian HastingsChris VitchDaham WangDaniel NegreanuDavid BenyamineEli ElezraEric RodawigErik SeidelEsther TaylorFrank KasselaJames ObstJeff LisandroJesse MartinJohn HenniganLoren KleinMatt GlantzMatt MatrosMax PescatoriMike MatusowMike SextonRobert MizrachiRyan MillerScott BohlmanScott SeiverStuart RutterTerrence HastooTom Koral