Event #25: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better
Day 1 Started
Event #25: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better
Day 1 Started
Welcome back to the Rio! The whole building is abuzz has several tournaments are picking up their day twos and threes, but over here at the pavilion room, we are prepping for the start of Event #25 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better.
Last year, 644 players put up the buy in to compete in this event, and David Warga came out on top, claiming a first place prize of $208,682. At the final table, he beat out the likes of David Levi, Karina Jett, and 2011 bracelet winner Allen Bari.
The action is set to begin in about 20 minutes, and we will give everyone a rundown of the famous faces we see in the field when it starts. So stay tuned for every split pot as we bring you all the action from today’s event!
Level: 1
Limits: /
Ante:
To clear up some potential confusion, the WSOP is trying something new out in their stud tournaments this year. For the first level, they are using the button, and the player on the button will have to ante 75, while the rest of the table won't ante. This is only the case for the first level, as after that, they have the usual antes for every player.
We just took a walk through the yellow section, and here are some of the players we saw in their seats.
David Steicke
Jerry Buss
Vitaly Lunkin
Justin Young
Daniel Negreanu
Alessio Isaia
Brett Richey
Alex Kravchenko
Mike Matusow
David Sklansky
Jon Turner
Freddie Ellis
Ali Eslami
David Chiu
Karina Jett
John D'Agostino
A trek around the tables in the White section of the Pavillion Room has revealed a handful of notable players, including Poker Hall of Famer Mike Sexton, who won his only WSOP bracelet in this event back in 1989, as well as Men "The Master" Nguyen, who is fresh from bubbling the final table of this year's $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship.
We've also spotted Scott Clements, Alan Goehring and two-time WSOP bracelet winner Mel Judah.
One-seat: / /
Jeff Madsen: / /
Sean Nguyen / /
We picked up the action on fifth street, where Madsen bet out before Nguyen raised, only to see the opponent in the one-seat reraise. Madsen and Nguyen called, then all three players checked on both the sixth and seventh streets before Nguyen tabled , which was good enough to scoop the pot.
Since the poker boom, the WSOP and Norman Chad have gone hand and hand, with Chad teaming up with Lon Mccarron to provide commentary on all of the ESPN coverage over the past few years. However, today Chad is in the field, looking to claim a bracelet of his own. We will be sure to keep you updated on his stack throughout the day.
Level: 2
Limits: 75/150
Ante: 25
Opponent 1: (x)(x) / FOLDED
Opponent 2: (x)(x) / FOLDED
Kassela:
Opponent 1 completed and opponent 2 and Frank Kassela came along. On fourth, opponent 1 bet out and both players called. On fifth street, Opponent 2 bet out, and Kassela was the only caller. On sixth street, Kassela raised his opponents bet, and got him to fold. Kassela has bumped his stack up to 5,800 after the hand.