Event 10 - $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-05-2008 17:40 UTC-7

Eavesdropping

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Only the most skilled field reporters are talented enough to report hands that they weren't told or didn't see, especially if they are good at eavesdropping.

Our latest example of pretending to watch a table when you are really listening in on a conversation involved Brandon Cantu's reporting of a hand to Bryon Devonshire. Holding an A-2-3-3 in Omaha, Brandon managed to score a mouth-watering 3-3-4 flop to have his opponent tied up in both directions. After taking down the pot, Brandon commented, "That's how good I run."

Tags: Brandon Cantu

06-05-2008 17:38 UTC-7

Run-In with a Chainsaw

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Indeed, it's a pretty star-studded field for what I always thought of as a rather esoteric event. The floor and dealers seem to be having an unusual time of it getting used to the pace, with a few calls for rulings already,

There has already been a measure of controversy over on Table 2. Bart Hanson was involved in a dispute with his tablemates over whether an absent player's door card should be mucked right away, or whether it should be left face up until what would have been the absentee's turn to act. The floor ruled that the hand should be mucked immediately, at which point Allen Kessler perked up and attempted to dispute the ruling. The ruling stayed, though.

Tags: Allen Kessler

06-05-2008 17:33 UTC-7

Plenty to Look At

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Poker rooms aren't renowned for being easy on the eye, but today we are blessed with the visual eye candy of poker hotties Shannon Elizabeth and Kristy Gazes, the latter of whom is a personal favourite of mine and may be a lucky recipient of the snoopy charm at some point during today's proceedings. It hasn't let me down so far... well, except for that time when Jennifer Tilly slapped me across the face, but you can't win them all.

Tags: Kristy Gazes Shannon Elizabath

06-05-2008 17:17 UTC-7

Scouring the Field

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Our intrepid reporters out there have been busy star-spotting, as well as noting down a few less familiar names. Here's a selection of who they have unearthed so far:

Jon Friedberg
Douglas Carli
Michael Binger
Jason Mercier
Daniel Negreanu
Bart Hanson
Perry Friedman
Chris Reslock
Stevie Zed
John Cernuto
Brandon Cantu
Men Nguyen
David Matthew
David Sklansky
Norman Chad
Blair Rodman
David Levi
Berry Johnston
Bryan Devonshire
Brian Nadell
Jason Stern

06-05-2008 17:11 UTC-7

A Round of Each

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To our field reporters' chagrin, this event will involve eight hands of each game, rather than a level of seven-card stud followed by a level of Omaha. Unlike the HORSE events of 2007, this means that different tables will be playing different games at different times, unless of course they play at exactly the same pace. Sadly, I can't foresee that happening.

Level: 1

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-05-2008 16:53 UTC-7

And Now For Something Completely Different

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Back in the UK, seven-card stud and Omaha tournaments, be they hi-lo or not, have become a lost art form, with few, if any, festivals churning out such an event for their hold'em-obsessed customers. However, over here at the World Series, the organizers clearly recognize the importance of these games in the world of poker, and continue to offer them to their dedicated fan base.

Whilst this is, admittedly, my first experience of covering a limit Omaha/seven-card stud hi-lo event (boy, that's a mouthful), I have been subjected to those star-studded HORSE events of past, where you truly need to be on the ball to keep up. Fortunately, we have only two games to juggle today, as opposed to five, so the upcoming event should be a doddle--shouldn't it?

06-05-2008 03:13 UTC-7

5 pm Start for $2,500 Stud/Omaha Event

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The second of two events beginning on Thursday at the WSOP is Event #10, Event 10 - $2,500 Omaha/Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better. This mixed-format hi/lo event features alternating 30-minute half-levels of stud-8 and Omaha-8, with 300 or more players expected for the start.

Last year's event was won by Tom Schneider, who would go on to win a second bracelet later in the '07 series and capture the 2007 WSOP Player of the Year title. Will the 2008 winner of this event go on to similar success? Check in at 5pm to see the story unfold.