A Star-Studded 17 Return To Day 3 of the $1,500 Stud Hi-Lo Eight or Better
Today kicks off the final day of Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better at the 2024 WSOP. One of the most popular split-pot game variants, the best mixed game players in the world came out to play this tournament and saw the field get whittled down to just 17 hopefuls. Each one of them is guaranteed a minimum of $5,807, but all eyes remain on the first place prize of $153,730.
Leading the way is Christian Roberts, who bagged 2,380,000. Roberts’ other bracelet is in no-limit hold'em, but he possesses cashes in mixed game tournaments dating back many years. He looks to put some variety into his bracelet collection with his run here. Sitting behind him is Jon Turner, who ended the day with 1,730,000. Turner looks to find his first WSOP bracelet in this ever growing field.
Day 3 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Chip Count | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Roberts | 2,380,000 | Venezuela |
| 2 | Jon Turner | 1,730,000 | United States |
| 3 | Dekel Balas | 1,620,000 | United States |
| 4 | Thomas Taylor | 1,400,000 | Canada |
| 5 | Yuval Bronshtein | 1,135,000 | Israel |
| 6 | Joey Couden | 970,000 | United States |
| 7 | Nikolay Ponomarev | 915,000 | United Kingdom |
| 8 | Kenneth Kemple | 880,000 | United States |
| 9 | James Cheung | 800,000 | Scotland |
| 10 | Daniel Blum | 735,000 | United States |
Bracelet winners Yuval Bronshtein (1,135,000) and Joey Couden (970,000) shot their way up the leaderboard towards the end of the night in their hunt to get more jewelry. Five-time bracelet winner and Poker Hall of Famer Eli Elezra (450,000) also remains in the hunt to take home his sixth bracelet and add more to his already deeply decorated career.
Players will return today at 1 p.m. in the Horseshoe. They will come back to Level 26 with a 10,000 ante, 15,000 bring in, with limits at 50,000-100,000. Play will continue until a winner is crowned so stay tuned to PokerNews for all updates on the 2024 WSOP.