Event #61: $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Championship Day 1 | 2014 World Series of Poker

07-01-2014 22:00 UTC-7

Enter Negreanu

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Level 6 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

The total prize pool of this event is currently up to around $890,000.

Daniel Negreanu just won $8,288,001 in the Big One for One Drop.

Even though the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship might be a steep drop off after playing the Big One, for Negreanu, it doesn't matter. He just sat down in this event and immediately started chatting.

"Tonight we're drinking!" Negreanu started out with. "Cocktails!" he yelled across the room, but to no avail.

Minutes went by and Negreanu raised his voice once more, "Cocktails!"

Eventually a waiter came over and Negreanu ordered himself a well-deserved beer. We're expecting things to get very interesting throughout the night at this table, because Negreanu's celebrating his second-place finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	30,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

Level: 6

Limits: 600/1,200

Ante: 100

07-01-2014 21:40 UTC-7

Helppi Doing Well; Orenstein Lets One Go

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Level 5 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

Henry Orenstein called the bring-in and Juha Helppi did so as well. On fourth street, the bring-in folded when Helppi bet and Orenstein called. On fifth street both players checked and Orenstein folded on sixth, when Helppi bet.

Helppi: /
Orenstein: / --fold

Player	Chips	Progress
Juha Helppi	62,000 31,000	31,000

Henry Orenstein	31,000 -3,000	-3,000

Tags: Henry Orenstein Juha Helppi

07-01-2014 21:23 UTC-7

Cernuto's Flush Takes It All

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Level 5 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

We caught the action on fifth street with a lot of chips spread out across the table. The action was on Nikolay Losev, who had 2,400 out in front of him, with the initial bet being 1,200. The player to his left had 2,400 out in front as well, while Roland Israelashvili and John Cernuto had 3,600 invested.

"Raise," Losev finally announced, and the fourth player folded. Israelashvili capped it for 6,000 and Cernuto tanked for a minute before calling as well.

On sixth street Losev bet and both Israelasvhili and Cernuto called. Seventh was dealt face down and Losev bet again, both Israelashvili and Cernuto called.

Opponent: / --fold
Israelashvili: / /
Cernuto: / /
Losev: / /

After the bet was called Losev showed for three of a kind. Israelashvili tabled for a better three of a kind and to Cernuto's shock his flush was good. Cernuto shows his five diamonds and raked in this huge pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Cernuto	78,000 37,000	37,000

Nikolai Losev	43,000 -6,000	-6,000
Roland Israelashvili	6,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tags: John Cernuto Nikolay Losev

07-01-2014 21:05 UTC-7

Hellmuth Arrives

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Level 5 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

While Daniel Colman just took down the Big One for One Drop, we saw Phil Hellmuth sit down in the Stud Championship. Hellmuth was going to enter the $1,000,000 tournament late, but he didn't manage to pull it off.

We just watched as Hellmuth wrote up another one of his memorable tweets, and this time, it was to congratulate his good friend Daniel Negreanu on finishing second in the One Drop tournament.

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A standing ovation for @RealKidPoker!! 2nd in $1 Million buy in One Drop, combined w 2 bracelets in 2013, and another 2nd in 2014 @WSOPJuly 01, 2014

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Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Hellmuth	30,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Daniel Colman Daniel Negreanu Phil Hellmuth

Level: 5

Limits: 600/1,200

Ante: 100

07-01-2014 20:35 UTC-7

Break

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Level 4 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Play will resume in 15 minutes.

07-01-2014 20:35 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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Level 4 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	76,000 34,000	34,000

Dee Tiller	50,000 20,000	20,000
Shaun Deeb	47,000

Bryn Kenney	42,000 -5,000	-5,000

David Singer	41,000 11,000	11,000
Perry Friedman	39,000 -7,000	-7,000

John Hennigan	36,000 6,500	6,500

Frank Kassela	32,000 1,000	1,000

Jason Mercier	28,000 -2,000	-2,000

David Benyamine	25,000 -5,000	-5,000

Brock Parker	23,000
Owais Ahmed	22,000 -2,000	-2,000

Jeff Lisandro	18,000 5,600	5,600

George Danzer	17,000

Mori Eskandani	9,500 -20,500	-20,500

07-01-2014 20:24 UTC-7

Billirakis Fears Freddie

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Level 4 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

"What should we call it: Being 'Freddied' or being 'Ellis-stasized'?" Cory Zeidman asked the table as Freddie Ellis was putting on a verbal show during a hand versus Steve BIllirakis.

"Let's call it being 'Freddied,'" Brian Hastings said, and the table agreed.

Ellis has a special approach to the game, and besides having a lot of fun at the table the 78-year-old also throws off his opponents by talking to them.

The hand was completed by Ellis on third and Billirakis raised from his immediate left. One more player called and on fourth street Billirakis bet, Ellis called and the third player folded. On fifth street, Billirakis hit a pair of tens and bet. Ellis called.

On sixth it was Billirakis who checked and Ellis bet. Billirakis called and on seventh Billirakis checked after lots of talking from Ellis. Ellis showed a and Billirakis wondered if that meant he had checked.

"No, I just wanted to show you," Ellis said with a big smile.

"You should watch out," BIllirakis kindly informed him. "For now, it's OK, but they might give you a penalty for that.

Ellis didn't seem to mind and eventually he checked behind announcing he had jacks up. Ellis showed and that was no good against Billirakis' for a bigger two pair.

Player	Chips	Progress
Freddie Ellis	83,000

Steve Billirakis	32,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Brian Hastings Cory Zeidman Freddie Ellis Steve Billirakis

07-01-2014 20:10 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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Level 4 : 500/1,000, 100 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
David Bach	52,000 -900	-900

Nikolai Losev	49,000
Fabrice Soulier	49,000

James Obst	44,000 14,500	14,500

John Cernuto	41,000 11,000	11,000

Vitaly Lunkin	36,000

Allen Kessler	34,000 11,000	11,000
Gary Benson	33,000 3,000	3,000

Jeremy Ausmus	31,000 10,000	10,000

Christopher George	29,000
Eric Wasserson	28,000
Eric Buchman	26,000 -3,000	-3,000

Alexander Kuzmin	21,000
Joel Tushnet	16,000 -17,000	-17,000
Roland Israelashvili	16,000 -14,000	-14,000
Max Pescatori	13,000 5,000	5,000

Cyndy Violette	11,000 -18,000	-18,000