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

06-06-2009 20:22 UTC-12

Paluszek Pushing

We caught the action on seventh street with James Paluszek leading the betting with the boards tabled as follows:

Paluszek: (X-X) / {J-Hearts}

/ (X)
Opponent: (X-X) / {7-Hearts}

/ (X)

Paluszek opponent tabled {7-Diamonds}

for a full house, however it would be Paluszek's down cards of {J-Spades}

to see him take the pot with a superior full house.

Following the hand, Paluszek climbed to 26,000 and change.

Tags: James Paluszek

06-06-2009 20:31 UTC-12

As we count down to the end of play here are a few of the notables that have bitten the dust and exited to the rail.

Bill Munley, Hoyt Corkins, Chip Jett, Mark Seif, Keith Sexton, Stacey Vong, Chad Brown and Doug Lee have all left their seat empty.

06-06-2009 20:44 UTC-12

Chip Counts Going Into the Last Level

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Jeff Lisandro - 33,000
Jason Mercier - 28,100
Michael Mizrachi - 25,200
James Paluszek - 25,000
Paul 'Eskimo' Clark - 24,000
Nick Frangos - 21,000
David Levi - 19,500
John Juanda - 18,000
Eli Elezra - 16,000
Thor Hansen - 15,000
Bryan Devonshire - 14,000
Allen Kessler - 9,000
Cyndy Violette - 7,500
'Miami' John Cernuto - 6,500
David Bach - 5,500
Gary Benson - 5,300
Mel Judah - 5,100
Kai Landry - 3,100

Level: 8

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-06-2009 20:57 UTC-12

Elezra Shoots Up

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Eli Elezra called a bet on third street before raising on fourth and leading on every street thereafter.

"I'm trying to represent the flush," stated Elezra as he bet fifth street, which was followed on sixth street by, "now the straight" as both boards fell:

Elezra: (X-X) / {3-Hearts}

/ (X)
Opponent: (X-X) / {7-Hearts}

/ (X)

As his opponent made the call on seventh street, Elezra tabled {A-Spades}

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for two pair and the pot and he moved to over 29,000 in chips.

Tags: Eli Elezra

06-06-2009 21:00 UTC-12

Landry Doubles

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Kai Landry has managed a much needed double to sit on 6,500 in chips.

Landry: {J-Diamonds}

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Opponent:

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Landry called each bet by his opponent until he was all in on sixth street. After raking the pot, he continue to trade banter with his opponent who had earlier taken a big pot off him.

Tags: Kai Landry

06-06-2009 21:11 UTC-12

Lucky Lisandro

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"What you looking at, Sam?" asked Jeff Lisandro.

Sam Grizzle then angled the 2009 WSOP event list in Lisandro's way and then returned to studying it.

"I'm looking for an event you can stake me in," mutters Grizzle. "I know you got lucky money," continued Grizzle before putting his head further into the piece of folded-many-times paper.

"You know Jeff...it takes a player to recognise a player. Doesn't it, Jeff?"

Lisandro laughed off Grizzle's comments before completing to take down the antes.

Maybe Lisandro is lucky, but whichever way you look at it, a healthy 36,000 in chips sees him sitting pretty as we approach the end of play.

Tags: Jeff Lisandro Sam Grizzle

06-06-2009 21:20 UTC-12

Top Five Chip Counts

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Here are our top five chip counts:

Jason Mercier - 45,300
Jeff Lisandro - 38,100
Sam Grizzle - 33,500
David Levi - 31,100
John Juanda - 29,000

06-06-2009 21:30 UTC-12

Ivan Schertzer Eliminated

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There will be no second 7 Card Stud final table for Ivan Schertzer this series . . . well, for now anyway.

Schertzer was all in on third street and we saw the board run out as following:

Schertzer: {A-Spades}

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Opponent:

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It would be a rivered set of trip deuces to send Schertzer to the rail after a solid showing all day.

Tags: Ivan Schertzer

06-06-2009 21:33 UTC-12

Just Quads for Lisandro

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Jeff Lisandro completed, only to be raised to 1,000. Lisandro made the call and called each bet by his opponent until sixth and seventh street where he lead out for 1,000; both times being called.

Lisandro: (X-X) / {J-Clubs}