Event 15: $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better
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2012 World Series of Poker
Event 15: $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$996,400
Entries
212
Level
30
Limits
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
20,000
Doyle Brunson Set to Play First WSOP Event of 2012 Tonight
Welcome to Event 15: $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better here at the 2012 World Series of Poker. This 5:00 PM event is set to have a packed field of competitors for this big buy-in mixed game.
Last year, Eric Rodawig won over $440,000 by winning the version of this event that held a $10,000 buy-in. The event has 168 players and finishing runner-up was none other than Phil Hellmuth.
The biggest story that is to come from this event will be the appearance of the legendary Doyle Brunson for his 2012 WSOP debut. Brunson hasn't played any events yet, but tweeted earlier that he will be on hand for this one. Most likely he'll register late, but it will be great seeing the 10-time gold bracelet winner back in the mix. Other superstars such as Jason Mercier, Daniel Negreanu and Phil Ivey are set to be in action as well.
Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all of the live coverage starting promptly at 5:00 PM this evening.
PokerNews Podcast: Party Carnage and Heads-Up Poker with Vanessa Selbst
Today, Vanessa Selbst joined the PokerNews Podcast just before her Round of 32 match in Event 12: $10,000 Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em. She discusses some of her matches, a World Series of Poker bathroom situation and of course the carnage that was Vanessa Rousso's house-warming party. Check it out!
Level: 1-4
Limits: 200/400
Ante: 50
Shuffle and Play
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Level 1
: 200/400, 50 ante
The cards are in the air in Event 15: $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better, and the limits are 200-400 with a 50 ante. These will be the limits for the first four levels, and then from there on out, the limits will increase accordingly.
Need To Brush Up On Seven Card Stud? PokerNews Has You Covered
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 15: $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better 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. 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. This version os Stud is Hi-Low and a split-pot game. The best high hand will win half the pot and the best low hand will win half the pot.
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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Notable Players in the Field
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The 25K Fantasy League
Level 1
: 200/400, 50 ante
Fantasy poker ramps ump during the World Series of Poker, and no league is more talked about than Daniel Negreanu's 25K Fantasy League. This year, eleven teams ponied up $25,000 to compete in the league, and everyone met at the Aria before the series for the auction-style draft. Each team has 200 "dollars" to spend on players - you must spend at least one dollar per player - and the most expensive player this year was Phil Ivey ($99).
Unfortunately for Brian Hastings (the player who bought Ivey), he's received no points from him, because he hasn't cashed yet.
Negreanu himself is currently in the lead, thanks to Vanessa Selbst and, well, himself.
"She's a beast, she always crushed," he told his table mates moments ago.
Events like this one are especially important, because there's 1.5x accelerator in $5,000 events. In $10,000 events, the accelerator is 2x. We'll see if Negreanu can help himself here in Event 15, or if another team can benefit from another deep run from a notable player.
Friedman Scoops
Perry Friedman and Marco Traniello were heads up on sixth street, with the boards looking like this:
| Friedman |  /     / |
| Traniello | /     / |
Friedman bet, Traniello called, and both players received a down card. Friedman bet again, and Traniello reluctantly called.
"Pair of aces and a seventy-six," Friedman announced, tabling 
. Traniello released, and Friedmad scooped up the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Late Arrivals
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