2017 World Series of Poker

Event #72: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
Day: 1
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Event Info

2017 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
k♥q♥8♦7♥4♣k♦8♣
Prize
$245,451
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$827,200
Entries
88
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
30,000

Fast-Paced Day Sees John Monnette Finish as Leader in Stud Championship

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Level 10 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
John Monnette
John Monnette

The $10,000 Championship events, with their massive starting stacks and slow structures, often see fairly unremarkable Day 1s that feature half of the field or more bag up chips and come back for moving day on Day 2.

Not so in Event #72: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship, where a field of 88 runners — one more than last year's 87 in the often trampled-upon game — was reduced to just 29.

Foremost among those in terms of chip count was John Monnette. He finished with 371,000. Monnette already pocketed a bracelet this year, winning $10,000 2-7 Single Draw Championship and is looking for No. 2, along with WSOP Player of the Year honors, where he currently sits in third place behind Ryan Hughes and John Racener.

Both of those players busted out on Day 1.

Another player pacing the field was Perry Friedman. Clad in a shirt that sported his mini-marquee that had "Stud" scrolling in green letters throughout the day, he turned his 50,000 starting stack into 363,500. Friedman already has one bracelet to his credit, won back in 2002 in $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo.

Other players pushing for the lead included Chris Tryba (285,500) and Shaun Deeb (343,000). Deeb won the $1,500 Stud bracelet in 2016.

Some of the players who were eliminated during the 10 levels of play included Max Pescatori, Mike Matusow, Stephen Chidwick, Mike Leah, Brian Hastings and defending champion Robert Mizrachi.

With just 29 left, the field is close to the money, as 14 places will be paid. They'll return Saturday for Day 2 at 2 p.m., with everyone looking to best position themselves for the $245,451 first-place prize.

RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChip Count
Amazon171John MonnetteUnited States371,000
Amazon172Christopher VitchUnited States257,000
Amazon173Daniel ZackUnited States163,000
Amazon174Bryce YockeyUnited States145,000
Amazon175Jared BleznickUnited States165,500
Amazon176Mike WattelUnited States81,500
Amazon178Ben YuUnited States35,000
      
Amazon181Randy OhelUnited States180,000
Amazon182Shaun DeebUnited States343,000
Amazon183Bertrand GrospellierFrance91,500
Amazon184Shirley RosarioUnited States82,500
Amazon185Cliff JosephyUnited States60,000
Amazon186Jean GaspardUnited States85,000
Amazon187Eric WassersonUnited States201,000
Amazon188Talal ShakerchiUnited Kingdom23,000
      
Amazon191Perry FriedmanUnited States363,000
Amazon192Amir MirrasouliUnited States191,500
Amazon193Alex LuneauFrance57,000
Amazon194Chris TrybaUnited States285,500
Amazon195Harry, Jr. ThomasUnited States78,000
Amazon196Todd BrunsonUnited States27,000
Amazon197David BachUnited States169,500
      
Amazon202Jason MercierUnited States156,000
Amazon203Juha HelppiFinland96,500
Amazon204Ryan MillerUnited States91,000
Amazon205Andre AkkariBrazil245,500
Amazon206Chris FergusonUnited States189,000
Amazon207Brandon Shack-HarrisUnited States52,000
Amazon208David BenyamineUnited States177,500

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