Gelencser Leads 64 Returnees Heading to Day 2 of $10,000 Stud Hi-Lo Championship
Hungary’s Peter Gelencser leads the 64 players returning for Day 2 of Event #40: Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better, with a star-studded field chasing him and more to join the field before play begins at 2 p.m. PST.
Poker Hall of Famer Todd Brunson headlines a top ten full of bracelet winners that advanced through Saturday’s first ten levels of play including Jason Gola, John Monnette, Perry Friedman, Chris Tryba, and Daniel Zack.
Top Ten Chip Counts Entering Day 2
| Place | Player | Country | Chips | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Gelencser | Hungary | 371,500 | 46 |
| 2 | Eric Kurtzman | United States | 359,500 | 44 |
| 3 | Jason Gola | United States | 288,000 | 36 |
| 4 | Per Hildebrand | Sweden | 218,500 | 27 |
| 5 | Ziya Rahim | United States | 213,000 | 26 |
| 6 | Todd Brunson | United States | 209,500 | 26 |
| 7 | John Monnette | United States | 196,000 | 24 |
| 8 | Perry Friedman | United States | 186,500 | 23 |
| 9 | Chris Tryba | United States | 184,000 | 23 |
| 10 | Daniel Zack | United States | 180,000 | 22 |
Plenty more big names remain in the hunt with GG Poker Ambassadors Daniel Negreanu (159,500), and Felipe Ramos (153,500) among the healthy stacks, along with Chad Eveslage (148,500), Brandon Shack-Harris (147,500), Shaun Deeb (136,500), and defending champion Brian Hastings (125,000) among those entering Sunday with healthy stacks.
Another story to watch for is how the champion in this year’s $1,500 edition of this event performs. Ali Eslami captured the bracelet in that Saturday, then hopped right into this one and spun his starting stack up to 116,500 to come back Sunday.
Registration is open until the start of Day 2 at 2 p.m. in the purple section of the Paris Ballroom, with a few more entries expected to pick up their 7.5 big bets before the entry window shuts to boost the entry total from its 127 on Day 1.
Seven 90-minute levels are scheduled for the day with ten-minute breaks after each level and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 14 (approximately 8:30 p.m.)
PokerNews will have all the action as they play into the money on what will be another exciting day at the 53rd World Series of Poker from its new home at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas.