Event 22 - $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-11-2008 19:04 UTC-7

Tables of Death

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One of the advantages of registering late is that you will receive a full stack of chips.

One of the disadvantages is that you may be seated with other pros who have done the same!

The overflow tables in the blue section have some fiercely tough tables:

- Nenad Medic, Annie Duke, Jennifer Harman and Robert Mizrachi
- Freddy Deeb, Steve Zolotow and Jim McManus
- Hoyt Corkins, Todd Brunson and Tom Schneider
- Chad Brown, David Chiu and Nick Schulman
- Vanessa Rousso, Justin Bonomo and Joe Cassidy

We expect these tables to be amongst the first to be broken, but perhaps it pays to register early after all!

06-11-2008 19:02 UTC-7

Leonidas Stumbles in Razz

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Razz:

Toto Leonidas was showing 3-10-10-9 and decided to call down his opponent who held 5-10-Q-7. However at showdown his opponent revealed (A-6-8) 5-10-Q-7 for an 8-low which Leonidas couldn't better.

Leonidas is now down to 3,900 chips.

Tags: Toto Leonidas

06-11-2008 18:51 UTC-7

McEvoy Makes Quads...in Razz!

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Razz:

Tom McEvoy made quads but unfortunately it was in the wrong game! His opponent was showing plenty of picture cards, but when McEvoy's board came down 3-3-3 he was forced to fold and show the case three in the hole!

"In all my years of playing I've never seen that!" sighed McEvoy.

Tags: Tom McEvoy

06-11-2008 18:45 UTC-7

Chen Likes Razz

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Razz:

Bill Chen has taken down a nice pot in razz. After betting out on sixth street with 6-A-9-3, his opponent raised and Chen made the call. Chen then led on the river and found a caller. Chen showed (Q-2-5) 6-A-9-3 for a six low which was good against the (2-5-7) 4-A-2-4 for a seven low for his opponent.

Chen is now up to 6,900 in chips.

Tags: Bill Chen

06-11-2008 18:36 UTC-7

The "Chip Burner" is Here

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Robert "Chip Burner" Turner just stopped by and said hi to us here in the media booth. Turner is accredited with being the man who created the game of Omaha. Turner has one WSOP bracelet in seven-card stud and has a WSOP-C ring in Omaha-8. If he builds up some chips, he will be a force to reckon with in this event.

Tags: Robert Turner

06-11-2008 18:34 UTC-7

Benyamine Misses Big Pot

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Stud-8:

An interesting hand developed on a table featuring David Benyamine and three other opponents. The action was capped on every street to create a massive pot, before being checked around on the river.

Benyamine was showing {2-Clubs}

but mucked as an opponent showed just aces and fours for the high, and another had 8-7-6-4-2 to take down the low. Not the strongest stud-8 hands, but they were good enough to split a pot worth nearly 10,000 in chips on this occasion.

Tags: David Benyamine

06-11-2008 18:23 UTC-7

Using the Power of the Board

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Stud-8

Marcel Luske and a player in seat 6 bet a hand all the way through sixth street. On seventh street, showing a board of {A-Clubs}

, Luske bet into his opponent's board of {4-Clubs}

. His opponent mucked his hand.

After the hand, Luske is up to 6,650.

Tags: Marcel Luske

06-11-2008 18:10 UTC-7

Williams Scoops

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Stud-8:

David Williams has taken down another tidy pot with a very pretty stud-8 hand - ( {5-Clubs}

)

for a six-high straight and a strong low. His opponent called down showing {5-Diamonds}

. Williams scooped the pot to move to 7,200 in chips.

Tags: David Williams

06-11-2008 18:02 UTC-7

What is Razz?

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The game that should prove to be the most frustrating during this event is razz. Razz is seven-card stud played for low. Aces always play low and the worst hand wins.

The best way to think about razz is that it is seven-card stud in reverse. The high card is the bring-in, and on each street the lowest hand begins the betting. Typically this game tends to frustrate players as they can start with a great-looking low hand, only to catch multiple high cards or pairs. It's not a game that you will find spread very often in either cash game or tournament format in brick-and-mortar casinos. You can find plenty of razz online, but usually at low limits.

A typical joke between razz players is, "What is the average age of a razz player?" The answer? Deceased.

Level: 2

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0