Eveslage Leads Remaining 15 Players in Event #40: $10,000 Stud 8 or Better Championship
The second day of Event #40: $10,000 Seven Card Stud 8 or Better Championship has come to an end here at the 2022 World Series of Poker at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas. The field of stud masters endured just over 13 hours of play while culling down the entrants to just 15 remaining players.
At the top of the list sits Chad Eveslage with 1,131,000. Eveslage hovered near the top of the leaderboard for much of the day before overtaking Shaun Deeb (1,017,000) in the final level of play. At one point, Eveslage asked tablemate John Monnette (271,000), "How rich would you be if you ran as good as me?"
Event #40: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Top 10 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad Eveslage | United States | 1,131,000 |
| 2 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 1,017,000 |
| 3 | Eric Kurtzman | United States | 873,000 |
| 4 | David Funkhouser | United States | 805,000 |
| 5 | Long Tran | United States | 720,000 |
| 6 | Daniel Zack | United States | 568,000 |
| 7 | Todd Brunson | United States | 540,000 |
| 8 | Felipe Ramos | Brazil | 530,000 |
| 9 | Brian Hastings | United States | 483,000 |
| 10 | Eric Wasserson | United States | 428,000 |
End of Day Action
The story of the evening was the grueling play at the bubble. Hoping to cash, runners played 45 hands in a hand-for-hand format while waiting for the final player to bust before the money was reached. Ultimately, it was Dominik Baud who exited one shy of the money when he ran into a full house of Eric Kurtzman (780,000). The lengthy hand-for-hand play added on quite a bit of time to the day, but players and the tournament director decided to play the full seven levels as planned.
Deeb was the chip leader for most of the latter half of the day. During bubble play, he was aggressive with three short stacks on his left, and he was able to build his stack well over the one million mark. He did lose a big hand in the final level of play when his low draw, flush draw, and pair of aces could not improve in a three-way pot that went the distance. He still sits in second place, just behind Eveslage.
On account of the long day, play will restart at 3 p.m. local time tomorrow inside of the Bally's Event Center. Levels will still be 90-minutes long with ten-minute breaks after every level. The tournament is scheduled to be completed in three days, but the possibility of a fourth day was discussed among the tournament staff. Tomorrow's play will ultimately decide the plan.
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