Brendan Taylor Leads Event #48: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
Event #48: $1,500 Seven Card Stud attracted 327 players and created a prize pool of $441,450. By the end of the night just 77 remained with Brendan Taylor and his stack of 95,700 leading the way.
Others still in contention include Eli Elezra (72,100), Mike Watson (65,700), Huck Seed (47,500), Barry Greenstein (34,100), Allen Kessler (33,400), and Daniel Negreanu (18,600).
Among those to bust on Day 1 were Phil Hellmuth, Jennifer Tilly, Men Nguyen, Shaun Deeb, Greg Raymer, Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier, Max Pescatori, and Gavin Smith.
Top 10 Day 1 Chip Counts
| Place | Player | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brendan Taylor | 95,700 |
| 2 | Jean Gaspard | 86,700 |
| 3 | Bruce Paquette | 86,100 |
| 4 | Eli Elezra | 72,100 |
| 5 | Michael Huguenot | 67,800 |
| 6 | Barry Bindelglass | 65,800 |
| 7 | Mike Watson | 65,700 |
| 8 | Jie Li | 63,500 |
| 9 | Michael Sopko | 62,100 |
| 10 | Allen Cunningham | 58,800 |
Day 2 will kick off at 1:00 p.m. local time on Wednesday.