2011 World Series of Poker

Event #21: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j595666
Prize
$331,639
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,184,400
Entries
126
Level Info
Level
28
Limits
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
20,000

No Shirking Violette

Level 1 : 200/400, 50 ante

Violette: {A-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{4-Spades} / {A-}{9-}{4-}
Chen: {J-Clubs}{Q-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}{K-Diamonds} / {x-}{x-}{x-}

Picking up the action on fifth, Violette fired out and Chen made the call, the same pattern being repeated on sixth and seventh and Violette immediately flipped her full house to scoop another pot. Not the best of starts for Bill Chen so far.

Tags: Cyndy VioletteBill Chen

Bump It Up for Bumpereno

Level 1 : 200/400, 50 ante

Munley: {7-Spades}{6-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{J-Clubs} / {6-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{5-Hearts}
Pezzin: {6-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{A-Spades}{10-Spades} / {X-}{X-}{X-}

Pat Pezzin completed and called Bill ‘Bumpereno’ Munley’s raise afterwards. On both fourth and fifth, Pezzin bet only to get raised by Munley which he called. On sixth and seventh, Pezzin check-called Munley’s bets. Munley turned over trips and won the pot as Pezzin mucked.

Tags: Bill MunleyPat Pezzin

Level: 2

Limits: 250/500

Ante: 50

Smith Cuts Forrest

Level 1 : 200/400, 50 ante

Smith: {3-Hearts}{8-Spades}{7-Clubs}{A-Hearts} / {J-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{6-Spades}
Forrest: {6-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{K-Clubs} / {X-}{X-}{X-}
Kostritsyn: {X-}{X-} / {4-Clubs}{8-Hearts} FOLDED

Justin Smith brought in and Ted Forrest and Alexander Kostritsyn both called. On fourth, Smith and Kostritsyn both checked to Forrest who bet. Kostritsyn got out of the way but Smith called and bet after Forrest checked on fifth. Forrest made the call and check-called Smith’s bet on sixth. Both players checked seventh and Smith showed a pair of Jacks in the hole which were good for the pot.

Tags: Alexander KostritsynJustin SmithTed Forrest

Fives No Good

Level 1 : 200/400, 50 ante

Opponent 1: {X-}{X-} / {4-Clubs}{3-Diamonds} FOLDED
Evdakov: {A-Spades}{6-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{Q-Hearts} / {7-Clubs}{6-Clubs}{3-Hearts}
Opponent 2: {5-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{A-Clubs}{Q-Clubs} / {X-}{X-}{X-}
Opponent 3: {X-}{X-} / {5-Hearts}{J-Spades} FOLDED

Opponent 1 had the bring in, Nikolay Evdakov completed and the other three players called. On all proceeding streets Opponent 2 bet and Evdakov called with Opponents 1 and 3 having folded on fourth.
Opponent 2 announced “fives” which was the pair he was showing. Evdakov turned over his hole cards for a pair of sixes which was one notch higher than his opponent’s pair and was good for the pot.

Tags: Nikolay Evdakov

Russian to Victory

Level 1 : 200/400, 50 ante

Kravchenko: {J-Clubs}{3-Clubs} / {J-Spades}{8-Hearts}{3-Spades}{3-Diamonds} / {8-Hearts}
Opponent: {x-}{x-} / {A-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{K-Spades}{10-Spades} / {x-}

Alex Kravchenko's opponent raised with an ace after the {2-Hearts} brought in and the Russian made the call while everyone else folded. The other player took the lead and fired out on fourth and fifth street but Kravchenko raised on the latter. The call quickly followed as did a bet/call on sixth. Kravchenko's opponent raised his bet on seventh but the Russian made it three bets and quickly got called.

Kravchenko then flipped his full house to ship the pot.

Tags: Alex Kravchenko

Keeps on Bumping

Level 2 : 250/500, 50 ante

Munley: {Q-Spades}{J-Hearts}{4-Spades}{7-Hearts} / {J-}{7-}{2-}
Opponent : {8-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{9-Hearts}{5-Clubs} / {8-}{10-}{5-}
Pezzin: {4-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{A-Diamonds}{7-Clubs} / {X-}{X-}{X-} FOLDED

We caught up with the action on fifth street where all three players checked. On sixth, the opponent bet and both other players called. On Seventh, it was checked to Bill Munley who bet and only the opponent called. The opponent announced “8s and 5s” but Munley showed a higher two pair with jacks and sevens and won another pot.

Tags: Bill MunleyPat Pezzin

Dwan Runs Into a House

Level 2 : 250/500, 50 ante

Dwan: {x-}{x-} / {8-Hearts}{J-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{K-Hearts} / {x-}
Opponent: {5-Spades}{Q-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}{A-Clubs} / {A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds}{8-Spades}

By seventh street, the pot was three handed and Dwan fired out a bet, one player folded but the other raised, Dwan called and said, "I have a flush," but his opponent turned over his cards and replied, "I have a full house," to win the pot.

Tags: Tom Dwan