Event 5 - $2,500 Omaha/ 7 Card Stud Hi Lo Day 1 | 2007 World Series of Poker

06-03-2007 10:35 UTC-7

Join Us at 5pm For Omaha and Stud/8

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The first non-Hold Em event of the 2007 WSOP gets underway at 5pm today. Check back then for all the split-pot action!

06-03-2007 17:46 UTC-7

New Decks

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Players in today's Omaha 8/Stud 8 event will be thrilled to know that they will be using standard-issue decks in today's event, NOT the much-maligned "PokerPeek" decks.

06-03-2007 17:53 UTC-7

Players Taking Their Seats

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Players are filtering in to the tournament area, beginning to take their seats. It looks like we'll have approximately 30 eight-handed tables in play.

Level: 1

Blinds: 25/50

Ante: 100

06-03-2007 18:03 UTC-7

Event # 5 is now underway. The game will change between Omaha 8 and Stud 8 every 30 minutes, with the blinds and antes increasing every hour.

Level 1 starts with Stud 8. The low card bring-in is 25, the completion is 50, and the betting limits are 50-100 with a single 100 ante on the button.

06-03-2007 18:11 UTC-7

Notable Players in the Field

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Today's field is pro-heavy including Doyle Brunson, J.J. Liu, Perry Friedman, Sabyl Cohen, Allen Kessler, Josh Arieh, Chau Giang, Bill Chen, Mike Sexton, John Juanda, David Benyamine, Jennifer Harman, Annie Duke, Dutch Boyd, Mel Judah, Ted Forrest, James Van Alstyne, Barry Greenstein, David Chiu, Brett "Gank" Jungblutt, Huck Seed, Kristy Gazes, Scotty Nguyen, Max Pescatori, Layne Flack, and Men "The Master" Nguyen.

06-03-2007 18:12 UTC-7

Jen vs. Annie

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Two of the great women of poker, Jennifer Harman and Annie Duke are seated at the same table.

Tags: Annie Duke Jennifer Harman

06-03-2007 18:15 UTC-7

Benyamine's Mad Dash

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David Benyamine broke into a run trying to get to his table before the first hand was dealt. As he arrived he knocked over his own chair as he tried to sit down. The dealer got ready to muck his hand when Benyamine said, "It's not my fault! The chair fell over!"

Tags: David Benyamine

06-03-2007 18:17 UTC-7

Late Arrivals

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Mike "The Mouth" Matusow and Chris "Jesus" Ferguson just joined us, about 20 minutes into Level 1.

Once again, Chris Ferguson is reading a copy of his own book, The Full Tilt Poker Tournament Strategy Guide.

Tags: Chris Ferguson Jesus Ferguson Mike Matusow

06-03-2007 18:23 UTC-7

Who's Got the Button?

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There has already been some confusion over the presence of the dealer button at the table. In stud games, a button is neither used nor moved from player to player. Instead, the player with the lowest up-card must pay a forced "bring-in" bet, which starts the action.

"Don't move the button!" Men the Master exclaimed to his dealer. "Have you ever dealt stud before?"

Tags: Men "The Master" Nguyen