2009 World Series of Poker

Event 53 - $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8-or-better
Day: 2
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Event Info
2009 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Prize
$159,390
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
467
Level Info
Level
25
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Left 1 / 467
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We're In the Money

Vance - likes the shiny
Vance - likes the shiny
"We're in the money..." a certain blogger may or may not have been singing to Tim Vance.

"Screw the money," said Vance, "I want the bracelet. Shiny gold..."

Butted in Richard Sklar: "High five to what you just said!"

They high-fived.

Then Sklar changed his mind.

"Actually, no, reverse that. I want the money."

Tags: Richard SklarTim Vance

That Was Fast

It looks as though someone actually managed to knock themselves out in 49th place while no-one was paying attention, as no-one appeared to bust during our one hand-for-hand, er, hand, but nevertheless all our players have been congratulated by the TD and we are officially now in the money.

Said Matt Savage over the mic: "We'd like to congratulate Norman Chad, this is his first World Series cash. He has 1,000 in chips."

Huge Pot for Hughes

Ryan Hughes killed two metaphorical poker-playing birds with one straight-to-nine of a stone -- both R.W. Miller and Sabyl Landrum are busto.

He's on 88,000, and not in terrible shape to win a third Stud 8 bracelet...

Sweet Pot for Sugar Bear

Tim Vance is down to 35,000 and Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri is up to an enormous and thoroughly chip-leading 130,000 after the two got themselves involved, with David Wortham also in the hand until fifth street.

Sugar Bear bet out on fourth when we caught up with the action and both players called; Vance bet on fifth and Sugar Bear was the only caller. Sugar Bear then took over betting duties down the rest of the streets, and Vance finally mucked when Sugar Bear turned over trip kings.

Sugar Bear: {K-Hearts} {5-Hearts} {8-Spades} {K-Diamonds} ({3-Diamonds} {K-Spades} {10-Clubs})
Wortham: {A-Spades} {5-Spades} {K-Clubs} -- folded
Vance: {7-Clubs} {10-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} {4-Hearts} (mucked)

Tags: Al BarbieriDavid WorthamSugar BearTim Vance

Luck of the Irish

After a three-way raising war, Irishman Simon Kearney found himself all in on third street, the {2-Hearts} showing. Betting continued between Jose Paz and the third player, until said third wheel dropped off on 6th street.

Paz: {A-Hearts} {3-Diamonds} {5-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} ({4-Clubs} {6-Spades} {3-Clubs}) for the wheel and a straight to six
Kearney: {2-Hearts} {A-Clubs} {6-Diamonds} {9-Clubs} ({5-Hearts} {4-Hearts} {3-Spades}) for, er, the wheel and a straight to six

"That miracle five, huh?" commented Kearney as he upped his stack to 8,000.

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A few hands later and he was all in again in another three-way confrontation, this time with Max Stern and another player. Stern turned over kings full of tens for the high and the third player mucked; Kearney had pulled a low out of thin air to chop the pot, putting him up to 12,000.

"I hope you don't begrudge it me," said Kearney to Stern; he didn't. Then, to his friend railing him: "Don't go too far away from me now, you're bringing me luck!"
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