Event #72: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship Dia 1 | 2017 World Series of Poker

2017-07-07 13:45 UTC-7

Who Will Be the 2017 Seven-Card Stud Champion? Event #72 Kicks Off at 3 p.m.

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The early stages of battle will be waged on the felt this afternoon when Day 1 of Event #72: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship kicks off as the 2017 World Series of Poker winds down.

In 2016, Robert Mizrachi claimed his fourth WSOP gold bracelet, taming a field of 87 to collect the top prize of $242,622. Mizrachi defeated Matt Grapenthien heads up for the title and, as expected, navigated a final table of a who's-who of poker legends including George Danzer, Ted Forrest, Steve Weiss, David Benyamine, Bill Chen, and Calvin Anderson.

Past winners of the event include Brian Hastings and Grapenthien in 2014.

Year	Name	Entries	Prize
2016	Robert Mizrachi	87	$242,662
2015	Brian Hastings	91	$239,518
2014	Matt Grapenthien	102	$268,473

With the WSOP Player of the Year race closing up soon, players near the top should be expected in attendance today. Ryan Hughes leads by a healthy margin after picking up his 14th cash of the 2017 series on Thursday in the $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller. Both of Hughes’ two bracelets have come in stud games, though both were in stud hi-lo variants.

John Racener sits in second, while John Monnette, Chris Ferguson, Ben Yu, and Raymond Henson remain in striking distance.

The action gets underway at 3 p.m. this afternoon in the gold section of the Amazon room. Play is scheduled for 10 hour-long levels with a 15-minute break every two levels. Being a Championship event, players also get to start with an increased stack size of 50,000 chips.

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Stay tuned to the blog as PokerNews will be on the floor catching all the action, providing live updates and coverage until a new seven-card stud champion is crowned.

Tags: Benjamin Yu Bill Chen Brian Hastings Calvin Anderson Chris Ferguson David Benyamine George Danzer John Monnette John Racener Matt Grapenthien Robert Mizrachi Ryan Hughes Ted Forrest

2017-07-07 15:27 UTC-7

Close Four Times, Alex Luneau Looking Break Through in Stud Championship

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Nível 1 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Though the population in the $10,000 Stud Championship includes multiple bracelet winners with storied careers like Jeff Lisandro and young guns who have been killing the mixed games like Chris Vitch, one of the most feared players in the field is one without a bracelet or any other major tournament win.

French professional Alex Luneau has been playing and winning in some of the biggest cash games online, where he's piled up more than $4.5 million in winnings.

Turning his attention to the live tournament scene, Luneau has been quite active on the World Series of Poker grind in 2017, but he has yet to be rewarded with gold despite a number of deep runs. In the $1,500 Dealer's Choice, Luneau had a big stack on the final day but busted 15th for $4,771.

That prompted Justin Bonomo to announce how fortunate everyone else left was.

"The best player left probably just went out," he announced.

Luneau then narrowly missed the final table in the $1,500 8-Game, finishing ninth for $10,144. He made the final table of the $10,000 Stud Hi-Lo Championship but was first to go in eighth for $33,265. He then just missed another final table with a ninth-place finish in $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo/Stud Hi-Lo Mix.

Luneau's been knocking on the door, and it wouldn't be a surprise if he broke through here for his first bracelet in the $10,000 Stud Championship.

Tags: Alex Luneau

2017-07-07 18:41 UTC-7

Vitch Crushing

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Nível 4 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante

Two-time bracelet winner and limit-game expert Chris Vitch has had an outstanding start to this event, amassing nearly three starting stacks already. In one recent pot, he tangled with Eric Wasserson, with Vitch betting into two players sporting a board. One folded, but Wasserson stuck around and called another bet on sixth.

Wasserson: //
Vitch: //

Vitch had picked up four to a straight, and he bet the river as well. Wasserson folded what he said was two pair.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Chris Vitch	130,000	30,000
Eric Wasserson	42,100	-7,900

Tags: Chris Vitch Eric Wasserson

2017-07-07 19:07 UTC-7

Update Your Own Chip Count Using the PokerNews MyStack App!

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Nível 4 : 1,000/2,000, 200 ante

PokerNews has activated the MyStack App for this event, allowing you to directly adjust your chip counts in our live reporting blog using your iPhone or Android phone.

You can download the app for iPhone or Android now to get started. Then, create a new PokerNews account or update your current one to start updating your status immediately. Your followers can see all the live action that you're involved in.

Click here to download the My Stack app for iPhone, or click here to download the My Stack app for Android.

2017-07-07 20:22 UTC-7

Short Stay for Ray D

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Nível 5 : 1,200/2,400, 300 ante

Ray Dehkharghani, pictured in a different event.

Ray Dehkharghani was already all in when we got to his table with fifth street on the felt. Mike Leah bet into one opponent who still had chips, and that player called. Both checked sixth.

Leah: //
Dehkharghani: //
Third player: //

Leah called a river bet but couldn't beat for a straight, and Dehkharghani took his leave without a showdown.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ray Dehkharghani	Eliminado

Tags: Mike Leah Ray Dehkharghani

2017-07-07 21:27 UTC-7

Mike Leah Triples

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Nível 6 : 1,500/3,000, 300 ante

Mike Leah: //
Chris Tryba: //
Phil Hui: //

Mike Leah raised, putting himself all in on fifth street. Chris Tryba and Phil Hui both called. Hui bet on seventh street, getting rid of Tryba.

Leah tabled for queens up, and they were good.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Chris Tryba	105,000	9,000
Phil Hui	66,000	11,000
Mike Leah	31,000	-5,000

Tags: Chris Tryba Mike Leah Phil Hui

2017-07-07 22:28 UTC-7

Tryba Wins a Big One

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Nível 7 : 2,000/4,000, 500 ante

Chris Tryba: //
Opponent: //
All-in Player: //

On fifth street, Chris Tryba called an all-in raise from one opponent, as did a third player in the hand. On sixth, Tryba bet, and the other player in the hand folded.

Tryba tabled as his down-cards, way ahead of his opponent's . Tryba hit a on seventh, but his two pair was best anyway, and he was awarded the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Chris Tryba	203,000	98,000

Tags: Chris Tryba

2017-07-07 23:08 UTC-7

Monnette Rolling

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Nível 8 : 2,500/5,000, 500 ante

Adam Owen bet into John Monnette with an ace-high board on sixth street, and Monnette raised. Owen thought for a bit and called, then called a river bet, as well.

Monnette: /
Owen: /

Owen mucked his hand and dropped to less than half of a starting stack after recently sitting down.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
John Monnette	294,500	18,500
Adam Owen	14,300	14,300

Tags: John Monnette John Owen

2017-07-08 00:30 UTC-7

Prize Pool Finalized

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Nível 9 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

With the close of registration, the World Series of Poker staff has released prize pool information for this event. The tournament will pay out to 14 places, with a min-cash being worth $14,667. The winner will bank $245,451 and a gold WSOP bracelet.

Check the "Payouts" tab above for a complete breakdown of the prize pool.

2017-07-08 01:00 UTC-7

No POY Points Here for Hughes

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Nível 9 : 3,000/6,000, 500 ante

Ryan Hughes, pictured in a different event.

Ryan Hughes had up on fourth street and bet double with Randy Ohel showing . That chased away a third player, but Ohel called after thinking awhile. Hughes bet again on fifth, and Ohel raised. Hughes put his remaining chips in to get himself all in.

Hughes: /
Ohel: /

Ohel had two pair and blockers, so he was in solid shape. Hughes did not find another heart for a flush, and Ohel eliminated the current WSOP Player of the Year points leader.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Randy Ohel	157,000	69,000
Ryan Hughes	Eliminado

Tags: Randy Ohel Ryan Hughes