Event 16 - $1,500 Seven Card Stud Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-06-2009 20:44 UTC-12

Chip Counts Going Into the Last Level

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Jeff Lisandro - 33,000
Jason Mercier - 28,100
Michael Mizrachi - 25,200
James Paluszek - 25,000
Paul 'Eskimo' Clark - 24,000
Nick Frangos - 21,000
David Levi - 19,500
John Juanda - 18,000
Eli Elezra - 16,000
Thor Hansen - 15,000
Bryan Devonshire - 14,000
Allen Kessler - 9,000
Cyndy Violette - 7,500
'Miami' John Cernuto - 6,500
David Bach - 5,500
Gary Benson - 5,300
Mel Judah - 5,100
Kai Landry - 3,100

06-06-2009 20:31 UTC-12

Recent Eliminations

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As we count down to the end of play here are a few of the notables that have bitten the dust and exited to the rail.

Bill Munley, Hoyt Corkins, Chip Jett, Mark Seif, Keith Sexton, Stacey Vong, Chad Brown and Doug Lee have all left their seat empty.

06-06-2009 20:22 UTC-12

Paluszek Pushing

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We caught the action on seventh street with James Paluszek leading the betting with the boards tabled as follows:

Paluszek: (X-X) / {J-Hearts}

/ (X)
Opponent: (X-X) / {7-Hearts}

/ (X)

Paluszek opponent tabled {7-Diamonds}

for a full house, however it would be Paluszek's down cards of {J-Spades}

to see him take the pot with a superior full house.

Following the hand, Paluszek climbed to 26,000 and change.

Tags: James Paluszek

06-06-2009 20:18 UTC-12

Elezra Eliminates Opponent and Dents Another

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Eli Elezra has found some needed runner-runner luck to take down a pot and send one player home.

Elezra: (X-X) / {A-Spades}

/ (X)
Opponent (X-X) / {Q-Hearts}

/ (X)
Opponent (X-X) / {4-Clubs}

/ (X)

Elezra reraised on third street with both players making the call, before following fourth with a call too. When fifth street landed, one opponent moved all in with the two remaining active players calling.

When sixth street landed Elezra fired and was called, and followed through with a bet on seventh street, which was also called.

Elezra tabled {7-Spades}

/

for two-pair and was met with angry folds from both opponents, with one having to vacate the tournament.

As he raked in the pot, Elezra jumped to over 17,000 in chips.

Tags: Eli Elezra

06-06-2009 20:11 UTC-12

Table of Doom

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Allen Kessler's 'Table of Death' has now become the Table of Doom!

With another table recently breaking the current make-up with players including Nick Frangos (13,000), Mel Judah (5,200), David Bach (10,800), Allen Kessler (12,100), Cyndy Violette (10,300) and Michael Keiner (4,400).

For Keiner, things didn't start well either when he lost the majority of his stack to rolled up sixes against his aces up.

Following the hand, Keiner slipped to just 1,200 in chips.

Tags: Allen Kessler Cyndy Violette David Bach Mel Judah Michael Keiner Nick Frangos

06-06-2009 19:51 UTC-12

Violette Doubles

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Since returning from the break, Cyndy Violette has seen her 12,000-chip stack dwindle to less then 4,000.

However, recently she found a much-needed double through Michael Keiner when she was all in on sixth street after leading the betting previously.

Violette: {9-Spades}

/

Keiner:

/

With Violette in the lead she turned over her seventh street to see the {5-Clubs}

not improve her current two-pair. With Keiner needing to improve he peeled the {4-Clubs}

and the pot was pushed to Violette.

As Violette climbs back to 7,100, Keiner slips to 5,100 in chips.

Tags: Cyndy Violette Michael Keiner

06-06-2009 19:43 UTC-12

Play Resumes

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The cards are back in the air for the final two levels of play.

Level: 7

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-06-2009 19:24 UTC-12

Break

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The remaining 184 are heading on their last break of the tournament, before playing out the final two levels.

06-06-2009 19:23 UTC-12

Juanda Climbs

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John Juanda has just climbed into the chip leader position after exchanging a handful of bets and raises with his opponent.

Juanda led out on third street before calling his opponent's raise and bet on both fourth and fifth street. When sixth street fell, Juanda raised his opponent and was called, and then called again on seventh with both board's reading:

Juanda: (X-X) / {J-Spades}