Event #39: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better
Day 1 Completed
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #39: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$753,300
Entries
558
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Raul Paez Leads After Day 1 of the $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Day 1 of Event #39: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better has come to an end, with Raul Paez of Spain, ending as the chip leader, finishing with 58,400 in chips. Paez went fairly unnoticed throughout the day, accumulating his stack in the last two levels to put him in the box seat to not only add to his 11 career WSOP cashes, but also give him the best chance to win his first gold bracelet. He’ll lead a returning field of 160 survivors, after 558 started today.
Some of the big names who’ll be joining Paez on Day 2 include Phil Hellmuth (40,200), Issa Tadros (38,700), Matt Vengrin (31,600), Mike Leah (31,600), Phil Ivey (28,500) as well as four PokerStars Team Pros Jason Mercier (25,100), Dario Minieri (14,400), Barry Greenstein (9,000) and Alex Kravchenko (2,600).
Some of the player who werent so fortunate today include PokerStars Team Pros Marcel Luske, Vanessa Selbst, Daniel Negreanu, Jake Cody, Betrand Grospellier, George Danzer and Chad Brown as well as David Bach, Dan Kelly, Brandon Cantu and Nick Schulman.
Be sure to join PokerNews at 1:00pm local time on Saturday, as we bring you all the action from Day 2, as we close in on the money and final table.
Why Aren't We Stopping?
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
A few players were heard asking the tournament director why the clock wasn't stopping with 10-minutes to go, with a set amount of hands designated to finish off the day! It was explained that, that only happens in events that involve a button and blinds. So, this tournament will officially end in five minutes.
Selbst Stacked
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Vanessa Selbst has been eliminated at the hands of Mike Sexton. We arrived just as the Sexton was mucking his hand so we didn't see what he held, but whatever it was it beat Selbst's 
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Busted |
Kostritsyn Busts
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Alex Kostritsyn was just seen making his way for the exit! After walking past his table, it's safe to say that he's been eliminated from the tournament. How many more players will fall in the last 15-minutes of the day!
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Busted |
Huge Pot Gets Divided Up
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
There was a large pot over at the far end of the room that involved Allen Kessler. Here's how the cards stacked up by the time all seven streets had been dealt.
Seat 2: 
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Allen Kessler: 
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Seat 6: 
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Seat 8: 
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Seat 2 won the high part of the side pot with his set of fives, while Kessler claimed the low with his 6-5-4-2-A. Seat 8 won some of the Main Pot with his flush and Kessler claimed part of it too with his low.
"Damn! I still only end up with 1,200 chips," said the disappointed gentlemen in Seat 8.
(Almost) End of Day Chip Counts
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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37,100 | 27,100 |
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30,500 | 4,500 |
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30,000 | 7,000 |
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30,000 | 10,000 |
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24,000 | 13,500 |
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24,000 | 12,200 |
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18,000 | 11,600 |
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17,500 | |
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16,000 | 13,600 |
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16,000 | 6,800 |
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15,000 | 2,000 |
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15,000 | 7,000 |
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14,000 | -3,200 |
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13,500 | 7,500 |
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12,000 | -3,300 |
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12,000 | 9,300 |
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11,500 | -3,500 |
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11,000 | 7,900 |
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10,500 | -9,500 |
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10,500 | 4,000 |
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9,500 | 3,200 |
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7,000 | -2,000 |
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7,000 | -1,500 |
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6,200 | -300 |
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6,000 | 500 |
Savage Takes One Down on Fourth Street
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 100 ante
Daniel Negreanu brought it in with the on show, only to see tournament director extraordinaire, Matt Savage raise with the on display. The lady in Seat 4 called (
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Savage received an and led out, knocking one of his stacks of chips over as he did so. His opponent folded and Save showed 
in the hole.
Level: 8
Limits: 500/1,000
Ante: 100
Ashby Lets it Go
Level 7
: 400/800, 100 ante
We caught the action on fourth street, with Richard Ashby betting as he was check called by his opponent. The turn saw his opponent check, and then call another bet. Sixth would follow suit, before momentum changed on seventh, when his opponent finally led out first. Ashby didn’t waste too much time, mucking his hand shortly after.
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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23,000 | 23,000 |