Event 37 - $10,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8-or-better Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

Level: 4

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-18-2009 15:34 UTC-12

164 Registered, 164 Remain

Yep, that pretty much says it all. We have yet to see anyone eliminated after nearly three levels of play. Deep stacks, small blinds, split pot-- yeah, it's not exactly the fastest game in poker.

06-18-2009 15:24 UTC-12

Big Pot Sees Rivera and Pescatori Chop Up Levi

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Donnie Peters

A massive pot just went down over at one of the far tables along the rail between David Levi, Anthony Rivera, and Max Pescatori. The pot was worth around 24,000 chips with Rivera and Pescatori chopping up the action.

Pescatori showed {A-Diamonds}

for a wheel. His wheel was only good for the low though, after Rivera showed a diamond flush with {J-Hearts}

. Rivera almost made a straight flush and took down the high half of the pot. Levi mucked his hand as the other two chopped up the pot.

Rivera - 51,000
Pescatori - 29,000
Levi - 11,000

Tags: Anthony Rivera David Levy Max Pescatori

06-18-2009 15:14 UTC-12

Check, check, check, win

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Gavin Smith (X) (X) {6-Hearts}

(X)
Perry Friedman (X) (X) {2-Clubs}

(X)
Opponent 1 (X) (X) {7-Diamonds}

(X)
Opponent 2 (X) (X) {A-Diamonds}

(X)

Gavin Smith completed on third street, Perry Friedman raised and he got three callers in total including Smith. Smith bet fourth street and was called by everyone, while the action was checked down on fifth, sixth, and seventh.

Smith showed {9-Clubs}

in the hole for two pair nines and sixes, but his first opponent showed {J-Hearts}

for jacks and sevens to scoop, as none of the four made a low.

"I guess I could have bet and won," quipped Friedman after the hand.

06-18-2009 15:12 UTC-12

Ferguson Chopped Up

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Donnie Peters

Four players saw the action to fifth street, but from there, only Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, Mark Dickstein, and Tom Koral stuck around to battle with one another.

Koral: (X-X) {4-Diamonds}

(X)
Dickstein: (X-X) {5-Spades}

(X)
Ferguson: (X-X) {3-Diamonds}

(X)

Ferguson was calling down the entire way and after seventh, he was chopped up by both players. Koral turned up {A-Spades}

and made a six-five low. Dickstein showed {7-Diamonds}

for a straight, four through eight, and took the high half.

Koral - 37,000
Ferguson - 28,400
Dickstein - 24,800

Tags: "Jesus"Chris Ferguson Mark Dickstein Tom Koral

06-18-2009 14:44 UTC-12

We're Back

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Donnie Peters

The break ran a little over 20 minutes, but we're back in action now. Some late arrivals include Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, Phil Ivey, Michael Binger, Doyle Brunson, Gavin Smith, Tony G, and Mickey Appleman.

Level: 3

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-18-2009 14:17 UTC-12

Players Take a 20-Minute Break

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06-18-2009 14:07 UTC-12

Alaei Moving Back Up

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Donnie Peters

Daniel Alaei dropped below his starting stack in the early beginnings today, but has since made a nice comeback and it up to 44,700. He just scooped a pot from John Juanda and another player holding a seven-high straight and a six-five low.

Tags: Daniel Alaei

06-18-2009 14:03 UTC-12

Amaral and Jurgens Chop One Up

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Donnie Peters

Amaral: (X-X) {Q-Spades}

(X)
Jurgens: (X-X) {4-Hearts}

(X)

We picked up the action on sixth street here. Amaral check-called a bet from Jurgens and then did the same on seventh street. Jurgens rolled over {6-?}