The Start of a Championship
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Day one is stacked!
2011 World Series of Poker
Event #21: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2011 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,184,400
Entries
126
Level
28
Limits
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000
Not a Barry Good Hand
Level 2
: 250/500, 50 ante
Greenstein: 
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Opponent: 
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We caught up with the action on fourth street where Barry Greenstein bet and his opponent called. Greenstein bet again on fifth but his opponent raised. Greenstein made the call and check-called on sixth and seventh. The opponent showed two pair and Greenstein mucked.
Dwan is Laak-Lustre
Level 2
: 250/500, 50 ante
Dwan: / 
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Laak: 
/ 
Third Player: / 
FOLDED
Tom Dwan brought in and it was folded around to the third player in the hand who raised his eight, Laak flat-called with his ace and Dwan also called. Laak took the lead with the betting on fourth street and Dwan made the call but the original raiser folded. When Dwan paired his deuce he fired out and Laak called with the pattern repeating itself on sixth.
On seventh Dwan bet out but Laak raised, Dwan called and the "Unabomber" turned over his flush for the pot.
Aces Up for Alexander The Great
Level 2
: 250/500, 50 ante
Kravchenko: 
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Opponent: 
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The opponent brought in and Alexander Kravchenko completed. The opponent made the call and called Kravchenko’s bets on every street up until seventh where both players checked. Kravchenko showed aces up and his opponent couldn’t produce a better hand and mucked.
Rolled Up Jacks No Good
Level 2
: 250/500, 50 ante
Gonzalez: / 
FOLDED
Fretus: / 
FOLDED
Opponent 1: 
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Opponent 2: 
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Fabrizio Gonzalez brought in and Ivan Fretus completed. Both opponents and Gonzalez made the call. On fourth, Gonzalez folded but the action got capped between the other three players. On the three remaining streets, Opponent 2 bet and the others players called. Opponent 2 didn’t need his kings as he showed a flush. Fretus mucked and Opponent 1 showed rolled up jacks that didn’t improve to a full house before he mucked.
Barry Buzzed by Chainsaw
Level 2
: 250/500, 50 ante
Greenstein: 
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Kessler: 
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Barry Greenstein completed and Allen Kessler called. Greenstein bet on fourth and Kessler made the call. On the three remaining streets, Kessler bet and Greenstein called. Kessler showed trip jacks and Greenstein mucked.
Break It Up
Level 2
: 250/500, 50 ante
The players are now on a 15 minute break.
Level: 3
Limits: 300/600
Ante: 75
Some Other Faces in the Crowd
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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30,000 | |
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I Like It When You Do It Right Durrr
Level 3
: 300/600, 75 ante
Dwan: 
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Chen: 
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Tom Dwan completed and Bill Chen made the call. On all remaining streets Chen bet and Dwan called. Chen showed trip kings but Dwan showed a straight to take the pot.