Star Studded WSOP Final Table For $10k Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split Championship

The World Series of Poker's Event #33, the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8 or Better Championship, seems destined to have a star studded final table. The formula has been established for gaining a popular final table. A lesser played game with a high buy-in that attracts mainly the most experienced and well-heeled poker players. While thousands enter the No Limit Hold'em Events, fewer players know the other poker variants as well. The formula worked well last week in the $10K buy-in 2-7 Lowball Championship where John Juanda defeated Phil Hellmuth to gain his fifth WSOP bracelet and deny Hellmuth his 12th.

Hellmuth is back again in this event sitting in 7th of 18 players as they play down to a winner Monday. Big poker names remaining include David Benyamine, Ted Forrest, Phil Laak, Eric Seidel, Jon Turner, Cyndi Violette and Justin Smith.

Blinds start at 10.000/20.000 with 2,000 in ante.

Chip counts (18 of 168 starting players):

1st Eric Rodawig 695,000
2nd David Benyamine 448,000
3rd Mikhail Savinov 431,000
4th Ali Eslami 415,000
5th Antony Lellouche 373,000

7th Phil Hellmuth 332,000
9th John Racener 321,000
10th Ted Forrest 280,000
11th Phil Laak 193,000
12th Erik Seidel 126,000
14th Justin Smith 86,000
17th Cyndi Violette 53,000
18th Jon Turner 44,000

Prizes:

1st $ 442,183
2nd $ 273,233
3rd $ 171,122
4th $ 123,904
5th $ 96,836
6th $ 77,222
7th $ 62,710
8th $ 51,750
9th-10th $ 43,317
11th-12th $ 36,858
13th-14th $ 32,057
15th-16th $ 27,888