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

06-18-2009 11:43 UTC-12

Welcome to Event #37, World Championship Stud-8

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That's right folks, we're back here again for another world championship event. This time around, it's going to be the $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi/Lo World Championship. The buy in has been doubled since the previous year, hoping to increase the prizepool and make the win a more prestigious one.

Last year saw Sebastian Ruthenberg conquer a field of 261 entrants and a final table that included the likes of Marcel Luske, Annie Duke, Steve Sung, Chris "Jesus" Ferguson, and Alessio Isaia en route to claiming his first WSOP gold bracelet. First-place money was worth nearly $330,000.

As with most world championship events this year, the field should be jam packed with the biggest names in poker and the best players around. Play is slated to begin at 5:00 PM local time. You better be ready for all the seventh-street squeezes and split pots you can handle!

06-18-2009 12:01 UTC-12

Play to Begin at 5:15 p.m.

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The tournament staff just announced that the start of this event will be slightly delayed, with cards in the air about fifteen minutes from now.

We've already spotted the likes of Mike Sexton, Scott Clements, Matt Glantz, Thomas Bihl and Max Pescatori taking their seats.

06-18-2009 12:17 UTC-12

Shuffle Up and Deal

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Cards are in the air.

Level: 1

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-18-2009 12:22 UTC-12

A First Look at the Field

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Some faces we've already spotted are Chip Jett, Jimmy Fricke, WSOP-E H.O.R.S.E. bracelet winner Thomas Bihl, Thor Hansen, Bill Edler, Jason Mercier, Justin Bonomo, Dutch Boyd, Bill Chen, Erik Seidel, and Dario Minieri. We can also hear Mike Matusow's voice bellowing through the Brasilia Room though we have yet to lay eyes on him.

Another notable playing today? ESPN announcer Norman Chad.

06-18-2009 12:29 UTC-12

Dario Minieri Scooping Early Chips

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Dario Minieri completed on third street and bet out the whole way, until his opponent made the high board on sixth street with his open pair of fours and checked. Minieri bet, got called, and was called again on seventh street.

Minieri's kings and deuces bested his opponent's queens and fours and with neither player making a low, he scooped the pot.

06-18-2009 12:36 UTC-12

A Few Interesting Table Matchups

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Table 232: Jerri Thomas, Bill Chen, David Sklansky, Sebastian Ruthenberg

Table 236: Tom Schneider, Chad Brown, Carlos Mortensen

Table 244: Ozzy "Ozzy 87" Sheikh, Dan Heimiller, Jason Mercier

Table 247: Jon "Pearljammer" Turner, Andy Bloch, Jerry Buss, Frank Kassela

Table 250: Chip Jett, Thomas Bihl, Tim Phan, Jimmy "gobboboy" Fricke, Dario Alioto

06-18-2009 12:42 UTC-12

Scotty Startin' Off Right

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Scotty Nguyen just scooped a big three-way pot with just a pair of aces after missing his low. His final seven cards showed {A-Diamonds}

in no particiular order. His opponent held just a pair of jacks and the pot totaled about 4,200 chips for a nice earlier addition to Scotty's stack.

Nguyen - 32,500

Tags: Scotty Nguyen

06-18-2009 13:02 UTC-12

I Wanna Be Like Ville

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Over on Mike Matusow's table, the topic of discussion is Finnish wunderkind Ville Wahlbeck, who has thus far notched a first, a second, and a third place finish at the WSOP, all in $10,000 buy-in events.

"I don't get anywhere" moaned Matusow. "I just don't win pots."

In this event, he hasn't won any... or lost any either, his stack at 29,850.

06-18-2009 13:02 UTC-12

Richey Rich

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Richey: (X-X) {9-Diamonds}

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

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After Brett Richey completed, Blair Rodman raised. Richey made the call. On fourth, fifth, and sixth, Richey fired each time with Rodman calling. On seventh, Richey fired again and this time, all Rodman could do was chuckle and then fold with a look of disgust on his face.

Richey is up to 36,000.

Tags: Blair Rodman Brett Richey