WSOP 2016 Updates - $10K Stud and Top Up Turbo

WSOP 2016 Updates - $10K Stud and Top Up Turbo
While the action was still heating up at the Colossus II, the $10k buy in seven card stud tournament was getting under way. Usually reserved for top pros, the 7 card stud tournament is considered one of the toughest at the WSOP. The final table was a good indication that of this. In what without a doubt was the toughest final table thus far at the 2016 WSOP, by standers were witness to a who's who of the poker world. Robert Mizrachi, Bill Chen, George Danzer, Ted Forrest, David Benyamine, and Rod Pardy were all in contention for the 3rd bracelet to be awarded. The eight players at the final table represented over a dozen WSOP gold bracelets and tens of millions in live tournament earnings. Ted Forrest was the favorite to win, but with such tough competition, it would be anyone's game. Robert Mizrachi would go on to defeat Matt Grapentheim to win his 4th bracelet at the WSOP. Robert is the brother of popular players Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi. Third would go to George Danzer, with Ted Forrest coming in 4th. Steve Weiss placed 5th, with Benyamine in 6th. Rounding out the final 8 was Bill Chen and Calvin Anderson. Jeffrey Lisandro, whom many consider to be one of the best stud players in the world just missed the final table coming in 13th place. Top Up Confusion? A new event to the 2016 WSOP was the $1,000 buy in Top Up Turbo. It attracted more than 600 players, but many were confused as to how the tournament actually worked. Some thought it was a rebuy with add ons, others had no idea! The idea behind the Top Up was that players could enter the tournament with double the starting stack in one of 3 ways. You could either qualify and win an online satellite that would earn you the double stack. Live satellites were also available working in the same way. Finally, you could opt to pay an extra $1,000 fee to start with double in chips. Unique for sure, but once those who played the tournament figured it all out, it was given praise for its innovation. Usually $1K buy in draw huge fields, but many felt the confusion of the structure kept players away. One player who wasn't scared away was Kyle Julius who would win the first bracelet in this event. A final table that featured almost all newcomers to a final table, Julius would outlast them all and win not just first gold bracelet, but also his first live tournament. The online pro came close to winning a tournament at the WSOP in 2012 when he placed 2nd. This time he would go all the way and win over $142,000.
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