After two days of split pots, wheels, and scoops, it is time to crown a champion on the third and final day of Event #63: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship here at the 2023 World Series of Poker held at the spacious Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
Mike Matusow, coming off a fresh runner-up finish in Event #55: Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better, and Daniel Negreanu, who finished in 12th place in this very event in 2022, have been among the most famous names in all of poker for more than two decades and have found their way to the final 17 players heading into Day 3.
Both of them won their first gold WSOP bracelet in the late 1990s and they are still in contention to win their fifth and seventh bracelets, respectively, in 2023. However, it will not be an easy fight, as Matusow comes in with a below-average stack of 288,000 chips, roughly seven big bets at the start of Day 3, while Negreanu is hanging at the very bottom of the counts with just 51,000, less than a starting stack and just over one big bet.
However, at the top of the leaderboard heading into Day 3 sits the relatively unknown Maximilian Schindler, who has already secured his largest registered live score ever by making it this far in the tournament. Schindler was the only player to bag more than a million chips and brings 1,250,000 of them into Day 3. He comes off a recent 12th place finish in Online Event #10: $400 No-Limit Ultra Deepstack and is looking to go all the way in this tournament for his first-ever gold bracelet.
Joining him at the top of the ranks are bracelet winners Andres Korn (926,000) and Joao Vieira (837,000). Meanwhile, Bryn Kenney (601,000) and Day 1 chip leader Bruno Fitoussi (467,000) also find themselves in the top ten chip counts, while Calvin Anderson (383,000) and David “Chino” Rheem (199,000) are sitting just outside of it.
Top Ten Chip Counts at Start of Day 3
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maximilian Schindler | United States | 1,250,000 | 31 |
| 2 | Andres Korn | Argentina | 926,000 | 23 |
| 3 | Joao Vieira | Portugal | 837,000 | 21 |
| 4 | Ryan Miller | United States | 763,000 | 19 |
| 5 | Yong Wang | China | 752,000 | 19 |
| 6 | Dan Colpoys | United States | 619,000 | 15 |
| 7 | Bryn Kenney | United States | 601,000 | 15 |
| 8 | Craig Chait | United States | 498,000 | 12 |
| 9 | Bruno Fitoussi | France | 467,000 | 12 |
| 10 | Eddie Blumenthal | United States | 427,000 | 11 |
Late registration ended at the start of Day 2 and the final runner tally came to 141 players, creating a total prize pool that stands at $1,311,300, and 22 people would secure a payout. Today’s winner will receive a cash prize of $344,677 with their gold bracelet, while the first player to bow out will take home $17,500.
Remaing Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $344,677 | 9 | $28,797 | |
| 2 | $213,027 | 10-11 | $23,707 | |
| 3 | $149,981 | 12-15 | $20,000 | |
| 4 | $107,824 | 16-17 | $17,500 | |
| 5 | $79,189 | |||
| 6 | $59,441 | |||
| 7 | $45,624 | |||
| 8 | $35,826 |
The 17 remaining hopefuls will return to the Horseshoe Event Center at 2 p.m. local time to play down to a winner. They will start with limits of 20,000/40,000 with an ante of 5,000. Levels will be 90 minutes in length throughout the day, and the players can enjoy a small break after every level.
Stay tuned as PokerNews will provide you with all the action from the final day of the $10,000 Stud Eight Championship.