2012 World Series of Poker

Event 10: $5,000 Seven Card Stud
Day: 3
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aqj6j89
Prize
$190,826
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$681,500
Entries
145
Level Info
Level
26
Limits
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
7,000

Need To Brush Up On Seven Card Stud? PokerNews Has You Covered

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

While most of our readers are familiar with the big-bet games in poker like No-Limit Hold'em and Pot-Limit Omaha, today's Event 10: $5,000 Seven Card Stud will be played in a limit format and one some people may not be acquainted with.

Seven Card Stud is the most popular version of stud poker and generally played anywhere between two and eight players at a time and the one that's featured in today's 5:00 PM event, an event won by Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier last year.

If a player stays in until the end of a hand, he or she will receive a total of seven cards. To start, each player is dealt two cards face down followed by a third card face up. Each player would then receive three more cards face up followed by the seventh and final card face down. There is a betting round after each street and often an ante before anyone receives any cards.

To become more familiar with the action, the betting rounds and all things Seven Card Stud, head over to the PokerNews Poker Rules: Seven Card Stud page and check things out. Once you're ready to test your skills on the felt, you can **play poker online by checking out one of our many PokerNews offers.

For some more information on Seven Card Stud, along with other mixed games, check out our Learning Mixed Games with Ville Wahlbeck article. There is also a Strategy with Kristy podcast featuring Chris George where he discusses mixed games with Kristy Arnett that includes some Seven Card Stud talk, so be sure to check that out as well.

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Unofficial Final Table

Level 20 : 8,000/16,000, 2,000 ante

Unofficial Final Table

SeatPlayerChips
1John Monnette480,000
2Jeff Lisandro140,000
3Mark Dickstein85,000
4Tim Finne180,000
5Bryn Kenney200,000
6Huu Vinh350,000
7Perry Friedman450,000
8Eugene Katchalov150,000
9Raymond Dehkharghani160,000

Lee Goldman Eliminated in 10th Place ($18,693)

Lee Goldman
Lee Goldman

Huu Vinh brought it in with the {4-Spades} and Perry Friedman completed with the {A-Diamonds}. Lee Goldman then raised with his {10-Hearts}, which pushed Vinh from the pot. Friedman opted to make the call and then check-called a bet on the turn before check-raising fifth street. Goldman ended up calling off and discovered he was ahead.

Goldman: {J-Hearts}{10-Spades} / {10-Hearts}{7-Clubs}{6-Spades}{Q-Hearts} / (x)
Friedman: {K-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} / {A-Diamonds}{Q-Spades}{5-Clubs}{2-Hearts} / {5-Hearts}

Unfortunately for Goldman, his tens wouldn't hold up as Friedman caught a five on seventh street to eliminate him in brutal fashion. Goldman will take home $18,693 for finishing in tenth place.

Player Chips Progress
Perry Friedman us
Perry Friedman
450,000
160,000
160,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Lee Goldman us
Lee Goldman
Busted

Tags: Perry FriedmanLee Goldman

Cyndy Violette Eliminated in 11th Place ($15,906)

Cyndy Violette
Cyndy Violette

Mark Dickstein brought it in with the {5-Clubs} and watched as Cyndy Violette completed. John Monnette then put in a raise, Dickstein called and Violette three-bet. Both Monnette and Dickstein called before the former double-bet the turn. Dickstein got out of the way while Violette called off.

Monnette: {6-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} / {7-Hearts}{7-Spades}{5-Diamonds}{K-Spades} / {7-Clubs}
Violette: {J-Spades}{J-Diamonds} / {A-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{10-Spades}{3-Clubs} / {2-Clubs}

Violette was behind Monnette's two pair, but she managed to pull ahead on fifth street with jacks and tens. Unfortunately for her, Monnette would catch the improbable seven on seventh to fill up and send her home in 11th place.

Player Chips Progress
John Monnette us
John Monnette
530,000
175,000
175,000
WSOP 5X Winner
Cyndy Violette us
Cyndy Violette
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Cyndy VioletteJohn Monnete

From the Penthouse to the Outhouse

After Tim Finne brought it in with the {4-Spades}, Raymond Dehkharghani completed and was met with a raise by Jeff Lisandro. Finne got out of the way, Dehkharghani called and then Lisandro fired out on the turn. Dehkharghani called, which he would do on fifth street as well, before he bet on sixth after Lisandro checked. This time the 2009 WSOP Player of the Year did the calling, though he would ultimately check-fold to a bet on seventh.

Lisandro: (x-x) / {10-Hearts}{5-Hearts}{2-Spades}{6-Spades} / (x)
Dehkharghani: (x-x) / {7-Spades}{9-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{6-Diamonds} / (x)

Lisandro, who started the day with a big chip lead, was left with just 25,000 after the hand. Fortunately for him, he received a double just a few hands later.

Player Chips Progress
Raymond Dehkharghani us
Raymond Dehkharghani
160,000
40,000
40,000
Jeff Lisandro au
Jeff Lisandro
50,000
-95,000
-95,000
WSOP 6X Winner

Tags: Raymond DehkharghaniJeff Lisandro

Trips for Katchalov

Perry Friedman's Kermit shoes... just because
Perry Friedman's Kermit shoes... just because

Perry Friedman completed with the {A-Spades} and received a call from Eugene Katchalov, who was showing the {8-Diamonds}. Friedman then bet the turn and fifth street, which saw Katchalov call the first bet and then raise the other. Friedman called and the proceeded to check-call bets on both sixth and seventh streets.

Katchalov: {K-Spades}{K-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} / {8-Diamonds}{J-Spades}{K-Clubs}{10-Clubs}
Friedman: (x-x) / {A-Spades}{6-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} / (x)

Katchalov's trip kings was enough to rake in the healthy pot as Friedman simply mucked his cards.

Player Chips Progress
Perry Friedman us
Perry Friedman
290,000
-50,000
-50,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Eugene Katchalov ua
Eugene Katchalov
280,000
60,000
60,000

Tags: Eugene KatchalovPerry Friedman

David Rosenau Eliminated in 13th Place ($13,834)

David Rosenau was all in on the turn with two pair and up against Huu Vinh's pair of nines. The latter was looking to pair up to eliminated his opponent, which is what he did on sixth street after catching running tens. Rosenau was unable to catch and became the 13th-place finish, which earned him a $13,834 payday.

Rosenau: {6-Hearts}{5-Diamonds} / {5-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{2-Clubs} / {4-Diamonds}
Vinh: {9-Hearts}{7-Hearts} / {Q-Hearts}{9-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{10-Spades} / {3-Spades}

Player Chips Progress
Huu Vinh us
Huu Vinh
255,000
65,000
65,000
David Rosenau us
David Rosenau
Busted

Tags: David RosenauHuu Vinh