Tuesday, June 6, 2023 12:06 AM Local Time
David Williams Bags Day 1 Chip Lead of $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
Day 1 of Event #14: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship has come to an end at the 2023 World Series of Poker at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas, with David Williams amassing a huge chip lead of 530,500 through ten levels of play, 213,000 in front of the second tallest stack, Max Hoffman.
The event has drawn a total of 111 players, which has already surpassed last year's field of 96 and stands to grow as late registration is still open until the beginning of play on June 6. Fifty-five of the players who entered remain after one day of play.
End of Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|
| 1 | David Williams | United States | 530,500 |
| 2 | Max Hoffman | United States | 317,500 |
| 3 | Tamon Nakamura | Japan | 289,500 |
| 4 | Dzmitry Urbanovich | Poland | 247,000 |
| 5 | Brian Yoon | United States | 216,500 |
| 6 | Matt Vengrin | United States | 208,500 |
| 7 | justin Liberto | United States | 205,000 |
| 8 | Joey Couden | United States | 196,000 |
| 9 | Frank Kassela | United States | 186,000 |
| 10 | Eli Elezra | Israel | 184,500 |
Williams, whose one WSOP bracelet came in seven card stud in 2006, and who has two other WSOP stud final tables, built his stack steadily throughout the day and is in pole position to make a run at his second piece of poker hardware.
A big portion of Williams' chip stack came in a confrontation with James Paluszek. The two put in bets and raises on several streets, with Williams' aggression finally moving Paluszek to muck on the river.
Other notables who survived into Day 2 include WSOP Hall of Famers Daniel Negreanu and Eli Elezra, four-time bracelet winner and 2006 WSOP Player of the Year Jeff Madsen, three-time mixed games bracelet winner and 2010 Player of the Year Frank Kassela, and two-time bracelet winner David "ODB" Baker.
Eli Elezra
Those to hit the rail on Day 1 included Nacho Barbero, Josh Arieh, Jack McClelland, Allen Kessler, and Humberto Brenes.
Perhaps the most incendiary exit belonged to Nick Schulman. Having just earned his fourth bracelet on Sunday in the $1,500 stud event, Schulman late registered and was busted just a short time later. The majority of the damage was done in a hand in which Schulman's two pair was beaten by the straight of Andre Akkari. The hand left Schulman with only 7,000 chips, and he was eliminated just a few hands later, ending his run at winning back-to-back stud events and a fifth bracelet.
Defending champion Adam Friedman remains with a chance to defend his crown and add another bracelet to the five already on his shelf. Former champion Robert Mizrachi also remains. The 2021 champion Anthony Zinno, 2018 champion Yaniv Birman's runs ended shortly before the conclusion of Day 1.
The remaining players will return Tuesday, June 3 at 1:00 p.m. local time to play seven 90-minute levels, with ten-minute breaks after each level and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 14, approximately 7:30 p.m. local time.
Be sure to stick with PokerNews as we continue to bring you all the action from this and other WSOP bracelet events throughout the day at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 12:05 AM Local Time
Seat Draw for Day 2
| Casino | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|
| Paris | 134 | 1 | Chris Tryba | United States | 30,000 |
| Paris | 134 | 2 | Dario Sammartino | Italy | 74,500 |
| Paris | 134 | 4 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 13,500 |
| Paris | 134 | 6 | Brian Rast | United States | 48,000 |
| Paris | 134 | 7 | Mike Thorpe | United States | 39,000 |
| Paris | 134 | 8 | Joseph Couden | United States | 196,000 |
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| Paris | 135 | 1 | Michael Sigel | United States | 71,500 |
| Paris | 135 | 3 | Eli Elezra | Israel | 184,500 |
| Paris | 135 | 4 | Maxx Coleman | United States | 96,000 |
| Paris | 135 | 5 | Ben Yu | United States | 54,000 |
| Paris | 135 | 6 | Michael Moncek | United States | 58,000 |
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| Paris | 136 | 1 | Noah Bronstein | United States | 72,000 |
| Paris | 136 | 3 | Mark Gregorich | United States | 152,500 |
| Paris | 136 | 5 | Michael Mizrachi | United States | 46,000 |
| Paris | 136 | 6 | Jaswinder Lally | Canada | 17,000 |
| Paris | 136 | 8 | Philip Long | United Kingdom | 177,000 |
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| Paris | 137 | 2 | Frank Kassela | United States | 186,000 |
| Paris | 137 | 3 | Tamon Nakamura | Japan | 289,500 |
| Paris | 137 | 4 | Brian Yoon | United States | 216,500 |
| Paris | 137 | 5 | Yingui Li | China | 165,000 |
| Paris | 137 | 6 | David "ODB" Baker | United States | 147,500 |
| Paris | 137 | 7 | Alexander Wilkinson | United States | 68,500 |
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| Paris | 138 | 1 | David "Bakes" Baker | United States | 70,000 |
| Paris | 138 | 3 | Elior Sion | United Kingdom | 85,500 |
| Paris | 138 | 4 | David Funkhouser | United States | 66,500 |
| Paris | 138 | 5 | Vasili Lazarou | Greece | 116,500 |
| Paris | 138 | 7 | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | 43,000 |
| Paris | 138 | 8 | Jason Gola | United States | 121,500 |
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| Paris | 140 | 1 | Joel Tushnet | United States | 31,000 |
| Paris | 140 | 2 | Nathaniel Katzoff | United States | 100,500 |
| Paris | 140 | 4 | Paul Mangine | United States | 122,000 |
| Paris | 140 | 5 | David Williams | United States | 530,500 |
| Paris | 140 | 6 | Scott Bohlman | United States | 109,000 |
| Paris | 140 | 8 | Alex Livingston | Canada | 167,000 |
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| Paris | 141 | 1 | Andre Akkari | Brazil | 148,000 |
| Paris | 141 | 3 | Robert Campbell (AU) | Australia | 48,000 |
| Paris | 141 | 5 | Yueqi Zhu | China | 47,500 |
| Paris | 141 | 6 | Justin Liberto | United States | 205,000 |
| Paris | 141 | 7 | Dzmitry Urbanovich | Poland | 247,000 |
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| Paris | 142 | 1 | Adam Friedman | United States | 49,500 |
| Paris | 142 | 2 | George Alexander | United States | 47,000 |
| Paris | 142 | 3 | Michael McKenna | United States | 121,000 |
| Paris | 142 | 4 | Jeff Madsen | United States | 155,500 |
| Paris | 142 | 6 | Christopher Claassen | United States | 126,000 |
| Paris | 142 | 8 | Joseph Villella | United States | 126,500 |
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| Paris | 143 | 1 | Andrew Kelsall | United States | 69,500 |
| Paris | 143 | 3 | Petrit Lusha | United States | 115,000 |
| Paris | 143 | 4 | Max Hoffman | United States | 317,500 |
| Paris | 143 | 5 | Leonard August | United States | 91,000 |
| Paris | 143 | 7 | Max Kruse | Germany | 150,000 |
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| Paris | 144 | 1 | Amir Mirrasouli | United States | 61,000 |
| Paris | 144 | 3 | Matt Vengrin | United States | 208,500 |
| Paris | 144 | 5 | Robert Mizrachi | United States | 54,000 |
| Paris | 144 | 7 | Craig Chait | United States | 129,500 |
| Paris | 144 | 8 | Michael Rodrigues | Portugal | 52,000 |
Monday, June 5, 2023 11:04 PM Local Time
Official End of Night Chip Counts
| David Williams | 530,500 | 15,500  |
| Max Hoffman | 317,500 | -56,500  |
| Tamon Nakamura | 289,500 | 109,500 |
| Dzmitry Urbanovich | 247,000 | 2,000 |
| Brian Yoon | 216,500 | 34,500 |
| Matt Vengrin | 208,500 | 28,500 |
| justin Liberto | 205,000 | 131,000 |
| Joey Couden | 196,000 | 196,000 |
| Frank Kassela | 186,000 | 81,000 |
| Eli Elezra | 184,500 | -5,500 |
| Philip Long | 177,000 | 177,000 |
| Alex Livingston | 167,000 | 49,000 |
| Yingui Li | 165,000 | 59,000 |
| Jeff Madsen | 155,500 | 155,500 |
| Mark Gregorich | 152,500 | 2,500 |
| Max Kruse | 150,000 | 100,000 |
| Andre Akkari | 148,000 | 16,000 |
| David "ODB" Baker | 147,500 | 67,500 |
| Craig Chait | 129,500 | 69,500 |
| Joseph Villella | 126,500 | 78,500 |
| Christopher Claassen | 126,000 | -21,000 |
| Paul Mangine | 122,000 | 59,000 |
| Jason Gola | 121,500 | 59,500 |
| Michael McKenna | 121,000 | 71,000 |
| Vasili Lazarou | 116,500 | |
| Petrit Lusha | 115,000 | 115,000 |
| Scott Bohlman | 109,000 | -31,000 |
| Nathaniel Katzoff | 100,500 | -11,500 |
| Maxx Coleman | 96,000 | 9,000 |
| Leonard August | 91,000 | -49,000 |
| Elior Sion | 85,500 | 40,500 |
| Dario Sammartino | 74,500 | -95,500 |
| Noah Bronstein | 72,000 | 23,500 |
| Michael Sigel | 71,500 | 6,500 |
| David "Bakes" Baker | 70,000 | 10,000 |
| Andrew Kelsall | 69,500 | 8,500 |
| Alex Wilkinson | 68,500 | 4,500 |
| David Funkhouser | 66,500 | -55,500 |
| Amir Mirrasouli | 61,000 | 23,500 |
| Michael Moncek | 58,000 | -38,000 |
| Ben Yu | 54,000 | -6,000 |
| Robert Mizrachi | 54,000 | 32,000 |
| Michael Rodrigues | 52,000 | 52,000 |
| Adam Friedman | 49,500 | -36,500 |
| Brian Rast | 48,000 | -12,000 |
| Robert Campbell | 48,000 | 28,000 |
| Yueqi Zhu | 47,500 | 47,500 |
| George Alexander | 47,000 | -13,000 |
| Michael Mizrachi | 46,000 | -19,000 |
| Benny Glaser | 43,000 | -28,000 |
| Mike Thorpe | 39,000 | -31,000 |
| Joel Tushnet | 31,000 | -33,000 |
| Chris Tryba | 30,000 | -21,000 |
| Jaswinder Lally | 17,000 | -8,000 |
| Daniel Negreanu | 13,500 | -19,000 |
Monday, June 5, 2023 10:37 PM Local Time
Four More Hands
Tournament staff has announced that four more hands will be played before play ends for the night.
Monday, June 5, 2023 10:31 PM Local Time
Urbanovich Shortens Negreanu's Stack
Dzmitry Urbanovich: /
Daniel Negreanu: /
Picking action up on fifth street, Dzmitry Urbanovich bet fifth and sixth streets and Daniel Negreanu called.
The players each checked seventh street with Urbanovich showing two pair, jacks and tens for the winner.
| Dzmitry Urbanovich | 245,000 | 13,000 |
| Daniel Negreanu | 32,500 | 3,000 |
Monday, June 5, 2023 10:28 PM Local Time
Mizrachi Survives All In with Ducks
Robert Mizrachi:
Jaswinder Lally:
Very short-stacked, Robert Mizrachi raised all in on third street. Jaswinder Lally called. Mizrachi's ducks survived every assault, and Mizrachi avoided an early exit.
| Jaswinder Lally | 25,000 | 9,000 |
| Robert Mizrachi | 22,000 | -112,000 |
Monday, June 5, 2023 10:16 PM Local Time
Updated Counts As Day 1 Approaches the End
| David Williams | 515,000 | 45,000 |
| Max Hoffman | 374,000 | 374,000 |
| Dzmitry Urbanovich | 232,000 | 22,000 |
| Eli Elezra | 190,000 | 85,500 |
| Tamon Nakamura | 180,000 | 180,000 |
| Matt Vengrin | 180,000 | 40,000 |
| Mark Gregorich | 150,000 | 70,000 |
| Leonard August | 140,000 | -80,000 |
| Adam Friedman | 86,000 | -27,000 |
| Benny Glaser | 71,000 | 11,000 |
| Michael Mizrachi | 65,000 | 65,000 |
| John Racener | 0 | -73,000 |
Monday, June 5, 2023 10:00 PM Local Time
Schulman's Run at a Fifth Bracelet Flames Out
Andre Akkari: / folded bring in
Alex Livingston:
Nick Schulman:
Shortly after losing most of his late reg stack in his hand with Andre Akkari, Nick Schulman got his remaining chips all in on third street. By sixth street he had three aces, better than Alex Livingston's two pair of fours and threes. But Livingston binked a four on the river, Schulman was unable to improve, and his run at winning back-to-back WSOP stud bracelets ended almost as quickly as it began.
| Andre Akkari | 132,000 | -23,000 |
| Alex Livingston | 118,000 | 118,000 |
| Nick Schulman | 0 | -7,000 |
Monday, June 5, 2023 9:50 PM Local Time
Schulman In, But It Could be a Short Day
Andre Akkari: /
Nick Schulman: /
Nick Schulman, fresh off his fourth WSOP bracelet in the $1,500 version of this game Sunday night has joined the field, but his time in this event might be short-lived.
Picking action up on fifth street, Schulman bet and got called by Andre Akkari, and then on seventh with Schulman getting short, he check-raised a bet from Akkari, which the Brazilian called.
Schulman showed two pair, eights and deuces, but Akkari showed an eight-high straight for the win to leave Schulman with just one big bet.
| Andre Akkari | 155,000 | 91,000 |
| Nick Schulman | 7,000 | 7,000 |
Monday, June 5, 2023 9:49 PM Local Time
Amazing Winner Shots from Nick Schulman's $1,500 Stud Victory
Monday, June 5, 2023 9:44 PM Local Time
The Two Failed Bluffs in One Week that Cost Doug Polk $700k
Doug Polk
Chris Moneymaker had the Bluff of the Century in 2003. This past week, Doug Polk had perhaps the Failed Bluff of the Century.
On Sunday, heads-up for a bracelet, Polk bluffed off a significant portion of his stack at the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) less than one week after his infamous bluff attempt that didn't get through on Hustler Casino Live's $1 million game.
In both instances, the Upswing Poker founder had a busted draw and attempted to use aggression to coerce his opponents into folding somewhat marginal holdings in massive pots. Both times, however, his efforts were unsuccessful and quite costly.
Read all details here
Monday, June 5, 2023 9:44 PM Local Time
Level 10 started
Level: 10
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0
Monday, June 5, 2023 9:43 PM Local Time
Williams Smashing Away to Chip Lead
David Williams: / /
James Paluszek: / /
Picking action up on fifth street with several bets in the pot already, David Williams and James Paluszek exchanged bets and raises until three big bets each were in the middle.
Still with the betting lead on sixth street, Paluszek continued to bet and again Williams raised, with Paluszek calling.
On seventh street, Paluszek checked and faced another bet, but couldn't call this one, sending the latest healthy pot to Williams, who is approaching half a million chips.
| David Williams | 470,000 | 405,000 |
| James Paluszek | 45,000 | -17,000 |
Monday, June 5, 2023 9:40 PM Local Time
Updated Chip Counts and Eliminations
| Dzmitry Urbanovich | 210,000 | 150,000 |
| Dario Sammartino | 170,000 | 120,000 |
| David Funkhouser | 122,000 | 92,000 |
| David "ODB" Baker | 80,000 | -4,600 |
| Mike Thorpe | 70,000 | 10,000 |
| Andrew Kelsall | 61,000 | 1,000 |
| Brian Rast | 60,000 | |
| Joseph Villella | 48,000 | -9,000 |
| Jean Gaspard | 26,000 | |
| Robert Campbell | 20,000 | -60,500 |
| Jaswinder Lally | 16,000 | -74,000 |
| Oxana Cummings | 0 | -64,000 |
| Philip Corgi | 0 | -61,000 |
| Mike Noori | 0 | -60,000 |
| Robert Vest | 0 | -63,000 |
| Ryan Leng | 0 | -60,000 |
| John Monnette | 0 | -80,000 |
| Bill Klein | 0 | -51,000 |
Monday, June 5, 2023 9:29 PM Local Time
Hui Slows Down Friedman
Phil Hui: /
Adam Friedman: / - folded sixth street
Scott Seiver: / - folded bring-in
After Adam Friedman completed on third street, Phil Hui made it two bets to go, shedding Scott Seiver's bring-in, but Friedman called.
Hui asked if he could double bet on fourth street, which is no longer allowed, but still bet and got a call from Friedman.
He continued betting on fifth street with Friedman calling to progress on with the big bet rounds, but when Hui caught a third ten on sixth street, Friedman just scooped up his cards and tossed them to the muck before Hui had even put out a bet.
"You run really pure in this game," commented the defending champion.
"Oh, I didn't have the best hand to start?" said Hui who then showed his aces in the hole for a full house.
Meanwhile, Seiver was eliminated shortly after by Yueqi Zhu.
| Adam Friedman | 113,000 | 49,000 |
| Phil Hui | 68,000 | 6,000 |
| Scott Seiver | 0 | -60,000 |
| Yueqi Zhu | 0 | -71,000 |
Monday, June 5, 2023 9:25 PM Local Time
All Hearts, But No Love Lost as Coleman Muscles Up
Daniel Negreanu: / folded on third street
Maxx Coleman: /
Alex Wilkinson: / folded on third street
Joel Tushnet: / folded bring in
Alex Wilkinson raised, Daniel Negreanu made it three, and Max Coleman made it four.
Wilkinson folded, and Negreanu shook his head. "That's pretty strong," said Negreanu, "Four-betting a ten out of left field," and eventually folded.
| Maxx Coleman | 87,000 | 27,000 |
| Alex Wilkinson | 64,000 | 64,000 |
| Joel Tushnet | 64,000 | 64,000 |
| Daniel Negreanu | 29,500 | -42,500 |
Monday, June 5, 2023 9:14 PM Local Time
Elezra into Six Figures
Eli Elezra: /
Chris Tryba: / - folded fifth street
Picking action up on fourth street, Eli Elezra bet and got called by Chris Tryba. On fifth street, Elezra made open eights and bet again, leading to a fold from Tryba.
| Eli Elezra | 104,500 | 8,000 |
| Chris Tryba | 51,000 | -22,000 |
Monday, June 5, 2023 9:02 PM Local Time
The Field Crosses 100 Entries
| Leonard August | 220,000 | 145,000 |
| Matt Vengrin | 140,000 | 78,000 |
| Yingui Li | 106,000 | 46,000 |
| Jyri Merivirta | 79,000 | 27,000 |
| Chris Tryba | 73,000 | 9,000 |
| Yueqi Zhu | 71,000 | 13,000 |
| Josh Arieh | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Ryan Leng | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Ben Yu | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Benny Glaser | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Maxx Coleman | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| Bradley Anderson | 60,000 | 60,000 |
| David "Bakes" Baker | 60,000 | |
| Michael McKenna | 50,000 | -20,000 |
| Elior Sion | 45,000 | -2,000 |
| Chris Vitch | 0 | -72,500 |
| James Obst | 0 | -60,000 |
| Michael Noori | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Zinno | 0 | -60,000 |
| Rob Hollink | 0 | -14,000 |
| Jose Paz-Gutierrez | 0 | -13,500 |
| Nacho Barbero | 0 | -60,000 |
Monday, June 5, 2023 8:56 PM Local Time
"Magic Max" Kruse Nearly Doubles Up
Max Kruse: /
Christopher Claassen: / /
With a dwindling stack, Max Kruse found himself facing a bet on fifth street from Christopher Claassen. He called, and after each received their final card, Kruse bet one of his last chips, and after deliberation, Claassen called.
Kruse revealed he had made his straight. 'Magic Max!' said Claassen, laughing.
"Really 'Magic'!" exclaimed Kruse, pointing at the , indicating it had been the final card.
| Christopher Claassen | 147,000 | 11,000 |
| Max Kruse | 50,000 | -36,000 |
Monday, June 5, 2023 8:49 PM Local Time
Level 9 started
Level: 9
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0