Will Mike Matusow Best a Runner-Up Finish in Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better?
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Today sees the start of Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better at 2 p.m. local time here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas with starting stacks of 25,000 and betting limits of 200/400. Levels will be 40 minutes on Day 1 and 60 minutes on Days 2 and 3.
Day 1 will play 15 levels with 15-minute breaks every three levels, while Day 2 kicking off at 1 p.m. Friday will play for 10 levels with 15-minute breaks every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 21 at 7:30 p.m.
Day 3 will play down to a winner with 15-minute breaks every two levels and a to-be-determined dinner break.
Last summer's event was one to remember as old-school legend Mike Matusow finished runner-up to Poland's Marcin Horecki to be denied his fifth WSOP bracelet. Meanwhile, Horecki won Poland's first live bracelet and $155,275.
2023 WSOP $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
| 1 | Marcin Horecki | Poland | $155,275 |
| 2 | Mike Matusow | United States | $95,957 |
| 3 | Scott Numoto | United States | $66,950 |
| 4 | James Cheung | United Kingdom | $47,475 |
| 5 | Sergio Braga | Brazil | $34,225 |
| 6 | Michael Estes | United States | $25,089 |
| 7 | Brian Rast | United States | $18,709 |
| 8 | Chris George | United States | $14,195 |
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What Else is Happening at the 2024 WSOP?
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