Event 16 - $1,500 Seven Card Stud | 2009 World Series of Poker

06-08-2009 11:34 UTC-12

...And Another Hit

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Jeff Lisandro (X) (X) {9-Diamonds}

(X)
Steven Stencil (X) (X) {2-Diamonds}

(X)

After calling Jeff Lisandro down to the river, Stencil found himself on the losing end of another pot, his buried queens falling to Lisandro's trip nines. Stencil is now down to 110,000.

06-08-2009 11:39 UTC-12

Steven Stencil Eliminated in 3rd Place ($50,626)

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Steven Stencil (X) (X) {5-Hearts}

(X)
Rod Pardey (X) (X) {3-Hearts}

(X)

Jeff Lisandro had the bring-in with the {2-Clubs}

, Steven Stencil called, Rod Pardey completed, Lisandro folded and Stencil called. Both players checked on fourth street.

On fifth, Stencil led out, Pardey raised, and Stencil called. Stencil fired again on sixth, Pardey raised again, and Stencil called all in for his remaining 11,000.

Pardey turned over {K-Hearts}

for an ace-high flush. Stencil mucked and hit the rail in third place, leaving Pardey and Lisandro heads-up for the bracelet.

06-08-2009 11:40 UTC-12

Action Paused

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The tournament clock has been paused while the bracelet is brought out and the floor staff can color up some of the 1,000-denomination chips.

06-08-2009 11:41 UTC-12

Heads-Up Chip Counts

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Jeff Lisandro 1,235,000
Rod Pardey 380,000

06-08-2009 11:41 UTC-12

And We're Back

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Cards are in the air and heads-up play has commenced.

06-08-2009 11:44 UTC-12

Champion vs. Champion

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Both of our remaining players in this event have been in this spot before... and won. Rod Pardey has two seven-card stud bracelets to his name, one in 1991 and 1994, while Lisandro won the $2,000 Seven-Card Stud event in 2007 capturing his first bracelet.

06-08-2009 11:52 UTC-12

Pardey Picks Up a Pot

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Jeff Lisandro (X) (X) {7-Diamonds}

(X)
Rod Pardey (X) (X) {8-Spades}

(X)

After dropping a couple of pots to Jeff Lisandro in the first few hands of heads-up play, Rod Pardey just reclaimed a few of his chips.

Lisandro had the bring-in, Pardey completed and Lisandro called. Pardey led out on fourth street and Lisandro looked him up. Lisandro made an open pair of fours on fifth and led out, Pardey raised and Lisandro called. Lisandro check-called a bet on sixth and both players checked on seventh.

Pardey showed {7-Clubs}

for a pair of sevens and a busted straight draw. His hand was good, as Lisandro mucked and Pardey took down the pot.

06-08-2009 12:02 UTC-12

Lisandro Inches Closer

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Jeff Lisandro: x-x / {7-Diamonds}

/ x
Rod Pardey: x-x / {4-Clubs}

/ x

Slowly but surely, Jeff Lisandro is inching closer to the bracelet in this event. He check-called or called Rod Pardey down the whole way to seventh street, where he finally put in a bet of his own after Pardey checked. Pardey called to see bad news: Lisandro had three spades in the hole, {K-Spades}

, for a spade flush.

Pardey is down to 275,000. Lisandro is sitting behind about 1.34 million.

06-08-2009 12:04 UTC-12

Another Showdown for Lisandro

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Rod Pardey: x-x / {3-Spades}

/ x
Jeff Lisandro: x-x / {Q-Diamonds}

/ x

Even the small pots matter now. Jeff Lisandro and Rod Pardey checked down fifth, sixth and seventh streets, with Lisandro's {Q-Spades}

making a pair of queens to win the pot. It wasn't a big one, but Pardey can't afford to lose many pots at all.

06-08-2009 12:12 UTC-12

Pardey Teetering

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Jeff Lisandro: x-x / {7-Clubs}

/ x
Rod Pardey: x-x / {A-Clubs}

/ x

Well we won't quote any old Willie Nelson songs yet, because the "Pardey's" not over just yet, but the lights are getting dim. Jeff Lisandro bet every street until the river, where he checked. Pardey checked behind and mucked when Lisandro turned over {7-Spades}

in the hole for two pair, tens and sevens.

Pardey now has less than 100,000 chips.