Event 14 - $10,000 Seven-Card Stud World Championship Day 3 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-09-2008 15:07 UTC-7

Seat 2: Alexander Kostritsyn (Moscow, Russia) - 495,000 chips

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Alexander Kostritsyn burst onto the world stage with victory this year in the 2008 Aussie Millions, where he overcame Erik Seidel heads up to capture the AU$1.65 million first place prize. At 21 years of age he has the poker world at his feet and has a bright future in front of him.

Alexander has already had success at this year’s WSOP finishing 17th in Event#1 $10,000 Pot Limit Holdem World Championship. This is his first WSOP final table.

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06-09-2008 15:06 UTC-7

Seat 1: David Oppenheim (Las Vegas, Nevada) - 508,000 chips

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David is one of the best known high limit poker professionals in the world. A cash game specialist who only recently started playing bigger tournaments, David finished third in the $5,000 No-Limit Hold 'em Championship at the 2003 Borgata Poker Open, and scored a few smaller money finishes until 2006 where he finished third in the No Limit Hold 'em event at the 2006 WPT.

David has five WSOP cashes but will be out to capture his first WSOP bracelet today.

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06-09-2008 07:43 UTC-7

Oppenheim Heads Monday Final

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Join us today at 3pm PDT for the final table in Event #14, 10,000 Seven-Card Stud World Championship. The final eight players were set last night when Phil Ivey bubbled in ninth, but this table still has plenty of star power. David Oppenheim brings the largest stack into day's concluding action with the complete lineup as follows:

Seat 1: David Oppenheim (Las Vegas, Nevada) 508,000
Seat 2: Alexander Kostritsyn (Moscow, Russia) 495,000
Seat 3: Jim Paluszek (Bensalem, Pennslyvania) 413,000
Seat 4: Erik Seidel (Las Vegas, Nevada) 273,000
Seat 5: Vassilios Lazarou (Las Vegas, Nevada) 259,000
Seat 6: Minh Ly (Las Vegas, Nevada) 424,000
Seat 7: Fu Wong (Chandler, Arizona) 429,000
Seat 8: Eric Brooks (Bryn Mawr, Pennslyvania) 359,000

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