Adam Friedman opened with a raise, and the small blind called before Mo Fathipour called from the big blind.
The small blind drew two, Fathipour drew three, and Friedman drew two.
The small blind checked, Fathipour bet, and Friedman raised. The small blind called before Fathipour three-bet. Friedman and the small blind both called.
The small blind drew two, Fathipour stood pat, and Friedman took a few moments to debate his decision. He then drew one.
The small blind checked, Fathipour bet, Friedman called. The small blind folded, leaving Friedman and Fathipour heads-up.
Fathipour stood pat once again and Friedman drew one. Fathipour bet and Friedman folded.
Benny Glaser was all in against two players. The first player to act drew one, Glaser drew two, and Crystal Doan drew one.
The first player checked and called after Doan bet.
He drew one, then Glaser and Doan stood pat. The action went check-check for the final betting round, and Doan won the hand with . Glaser turned over and headed to the rail.
Three-time WSOP gold bracelet winner Barry Greenstein opened with a raise, and bracelet winner Carol Fuchs three-bet in position. Greenstein called.
Both players drew one, and both players checked before drawing one again.
Greenstein bet and Fuchs called.
Greenstein stood pat and Fuchs drew once more. Greenstein bet, Fuchs called, and Greenstein turned over for a five-low badugi. Fuchs showed three cards, , but didn't show her last card and mucked.
Adam Owen opened the hand with a raise from the cutoff. The players on the button and in the small blind both called. Mike Moed three-bet from the big blind and Owen four-bet. The players on the button and the small blind both called again, and so did Moed.
The first player to act drew one, Moed and Owen stood pat, and the button drew one.
Two players checked before Owen bet, and all three players called.
The first player drew one, Moed stood pat, Owen and the button drew one.
The first player checked. Moed led this time, and Owen called. The button raised, the small blind folded, and Moed and Owen both called.
Moed stood pat, Owen drew one, and the button stood pat as well. All three players checked after the final draw.
The field for Event #7 is filled with bracelet winners, Poker Hall of Famers, and many other players with $1-million-plus earnings in WSOP events and beyond.
Two-time WSOP bracelet winner Brandon Shack-Harris tweeted his thought on one of the table draws:
When your starting table is a final table. @audavidb @markgregorich @NoahSB1 @shawnbuchanan1 Marco Johnson and Ian… https://t.co/69nSLwZG1W
— Brandon Shack-Harris (@Oscillator_WSOP)
At the time Noah Bronstein was in seat two, but since then, Tommy Hang has taken his place.
Hang said that he actually commented on the picture and laughed, but it appears he may have jinxed himself since he has now been added to this tough table.
To give you an idea of the players at this table, here are some WSOP Stats:
Seat 1: Mark Gregorich - 46 WSOP cashes for $998,449 in earnings, 11 top ten finishes.
Seat 2: Tommy Hang - 30 WSOP cashes for $1.3-million in earnings, seven top ten finishes, and a WSOP gold bracelet.
Seat 3: Shawn Buchanan - 42 WSOP cashes for $2.4-million in earnings, nine top ten finishes.
Seat 4: Ian Johns - 21 WSOP cashes for $1-million in tournament earnings, four top ten finishes, and three WSOP gold bracelets.
Seat 5: David "ODB" Baker - 62 WSOP cashes for almost $2.5-million in earnings, 14 top ten finishes, and one WSOP gold bracelet.
Seat 6: Marco Johnson - 38 WSOP cashes for almost $1.9-million in earnings, 12 top ten finishes, and two WSOP gold bracelets.