2008 World Series of Poker

Event 33 - $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low World Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$328,756
Event Info
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
261
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Level: 8

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

But Are You Really Sorry?

Howard Lederer
Howard Lederer
Howard Lederer just came from behind to win a nice pot and eliminate a female player from the field. The all-in player held ({7-Clubs} {7-Hearts}) {A-Diamonds} {7-Spades} {J-Clubs} {3-Spades} ({10-Clubs}). Her trip sevens were well ahead of Howard on fourth street, but The Professor's hand ran out nicely for him. He tabled ({A-Hearts} {5-Clubs}) {5-Hearts} {6-Spades} {J-Hearts} {6-Hearts} ({8-Hearts}). That final heart gave Lederer the flush and sent his opponent to the rail.

Lederer stood up and shook the young lady's hand, offering up a token, "Sorry."

After she departed, tablemates John D'Agostino and Ted Forrest struck up a conversation with Lederer about the sincerity of the commonplace "bad beat apology." The verdict: When an amateur apologizes, it is typically sincere. They left it at that, leaving the "when a pro says it" angle unspoken.

Tags: Howard Lederer

Singer Cut Down

David Singer boasted a board of (X) (X) {K-?} {Q-?} {7-?} {K-?} (X) up against Allen Cunningham's (X) (X) {5-?} {2-?} {K-?} {A-?} (X).

On sixth street, Cunningham fired a bet and Singer called. The action repeated on seventh street. Cunningham then flipped over {A-?} {6-?} {5-?} to give him {A-?} {A-?} {5-?} {5-?} {K-?} {6-?} {2-?} and the pot. Singer hinted that he had two pair as well and mucked his hand.

Singer is down to 2,000.

Tags: Allen CunninghamDavid Singer

He's Not Here

Across the room in the blue section, play has just finished up for the night in Event #32, a $1,500 NHLE tournament. About a half hour before play broke, the Tournament Director made an announcement over the PA system.

"Congratulations players, you're all in the money. And how about a big round of applause for Phil Hellmuth and his record-setting 65th WSOP cash." A short spurt of clapping broke out, mixed in with an equal portion of boos.

When they did stop for the night, Hellmuth wandered over to our orange section to check on play over here. He has been bouncing from table to table seeking out familiar faces to tell his story to. First to take the charge was Annie Duke. Phil gave her an earful, as Annie occasionally looked up from her hand to give an assuring nod. Then Hellmuth meandered over to Mike Matusow's table. "Blinds are six and twelve. I'm in great shape. I mean, I haven't picked up a hand. Ya know?"

Quads Wasted

Chau Giang and Marcel Luske became pretty involved in a recent pot. On fifth street, Giang bet and Luske called. On sixth is when the action got crazy.

Luske checked, Giang bet, Luske raised, Giang reraised, Luske raised again, Giang called. On the final card, Luske bet and Giang just called this time.

Luske: {Q-Diamonds} {Q-Hearts} {Q-Spades} {Q-Clubs} {A-?} {10-?} {10-?}
Giang: {8-?} {7-?} {6-?} {6-?} {5-?} {5-?} {4-?}

Luske's quads were good for the high, while Giang took the low.

Tags: Chau GiangMarcel Luske

Negreanu and Mizrachi Chop It Up

Robert Mizrachi completed the bet on third and Daniel Negreanu raised it up. Mizrachi called.

Negreanu then proceeded to bet every street with Mizrachi calling the entire way. On seventh, Mizrachi actually made the first bet and Negreanu called.

Mizrachi: {J-Diamonds} {J-Hearts} {J-Spades} {4-Diamonds} {4-Clubs} {8-Hearts} {2-Clubs}
Negreanu: {A-Clubs} {2-Spades} {5-Spades} {5-Hearts} {6-Clubs} {8-Spades} {10-Hearts}

After all the action and a pretty sizable pot, we had another chop.

Tags: Daniel NegreanuRobert Mizrachi

Nick Schulman Eliminated

Nick Schulman
Nick Schulman
Kirill Gerasimov bet and raised with Nick Schulman until Schulman was all in on third street.

Schulman began with {9-?} {9-?} {8-?} against Gerasimov's {A-?} {3-?} {7-?}. As the dealer ran the cards out quickly, Gerasimov made a pair of queens on fifth street to take the lead.

Schulman pulled back in the lead with a rivered two pair, nines and sixes. Gerasimov peeled his last card and revealed the case nine to match the nine he received earlier and sent Schulman packing.

Tags: Kirill GerasimovNick Schulman

Table Talk

Shannon Elizabeth talking to Daniel Negreanu: "Pros are only pros because they pull cards out of their ass." Everyone got a good chuckle out of that one.