2010 World Series of Poker

Event #27: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better
Day: 1
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j7766
Prize
$208,682
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$869,400
Entries
644
Level Info
Level
27
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Event #27: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better

Day 1 Completed

Official Day 1 Chip Counts (full)

Player Chips Progress
Odette Tremblay
Odette Tremblay
43,700
David Levi us
David Levi
43,300
Daniel Studer ch
Daniel Studer
42,600
Jonathan Bascom
Jonathan Bascom
38,000
David Warga us
David Warga
37,000
Debbie Hickok
Debbie Hickok
32,500
Jeffrey Lisandro au
Jeffrey Lisandro
WSOP 6X Winner
32,400
Richard Burke gb
Richard Burke
31,900
Colby Pitt
Colby Pitt
31,400
Charles Barker us
Charles Barker
29,500
Allyn Marshall
Allyn Marshall
28,400
Daniel Habl
Daniel Habl
28,200
James Richburg us
James Richburg
WSOP 2X Winner
28,000
Blair Rodman us
Blair Rodman
WSOP 1X Winner
27,900
Robert Campbell au
Robert Campbell
WSOP 2X Winner
27,600
Stephen Su
Stephen Su
27,600
Eric Kurtzman us
Eric Kurtzman
26,300
Dale Phillips
Dale Phillips
26,100
Mark Provenzano us
Mark Provenzano
25,700
James Schaaf us
James Schaaf
WSOP 1X Winner
25,600
Esther Taylor us
Esther Taylor
25,600
Dutch Boyd us
Dutch Boyd
WSOP 3X Winner
25,100
Eric Conti
Eric Conti
24,600
Maxwell Troy us
Maxwell Troy
23,700
Edward Gleason
Edward Gleason
23,600

End of Day One

Odette Tremblay
Odette Tremblay

The chips have been bagged and tagged and the room has now emptied with 208 exhausted competitors heading home for a well deserved 40 winks. Among them are a smattering of big names, the likes of John Juanda, Marcel Luske and 2009 Player of the Year Jeff Lisandro all eying up that shiny, gold bracelet and the small matter of $208,682. Also surviving the opening day is one Tom "durrrr" Dwan, the online titan not regarded as particularly apt in seven-card stud, but still capable of scaring a few pros if he were to go deep.

However, despite the foreboding shadow of poker's giants, it's Odette Tremblay who's risen highest, her rampage over today's event leaving her the end-of-day chip leader with 43,700. But snapping on her heels like an alligator with toothache are David Levi and Daniel Studer who have 43,400 and 42,600 respectively.

I won't lie, tomorrow will be a real slog as we look to whittle down the remaining field to our final table, but your blogging team will be back in the Rio at 3pm sharp to bring you all the highs and lows of Day Two. Make sure you join us.

Tags: David LeviOdette Tremblay

Tremblay Before the Mighty Chip Leader

Odette Tremblay: {6-Hearts}{q-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{q-Spades} / (XX) {q-}
Opponent gentleman: {a-Hearts}{2-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{j-Spades} / (XXX)

We just caught the tail end of the action, but from what we gathered during the briefest of glimpses at the cards before they were whisked away, Odette Tremblay made trip queens and her opponent failed to make a high hand better than that or any kind of low, meaning that Tremblay scooped the pot.

A big stack before the hand, this one put Tremblay up to 45,000 and the chip lead.

Tags: Odette Tremblay

Sklansky Doubles Through

David Sklanksy is back up to 4,000 after doubling through with a flush and eight low. His opponent reluctantly called seventh street after being two-bet on sixth, but mucked upon seeing the bad news.

Sklanksy: {2-Spades}{8-Clubs}{3-Clubs}/{7-Diamonds}{7-Clubs}{9-Clubs}{6-Clubs}
Opponent: {X}{X}{X}/{4-Clubs}{A-Hearts}{J-Clubs}{J-Hearts}

Tags: David Sklansky

Levi Stack Increases

Levi
Levi

David Levi: {q-}{q-}{2-} / {4-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{2-Spades}{q-Hearts}
Player 2: {6-Spades}{3-Clubs}{2-Hearts} / {3-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{4-Spades}{8-Spades}
J.W.: {a-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{5-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{j-Spades}, in no particular order

There was a massive amount of chips in the middle and three players in the hand. The gentleman known only as J.W. (we asked him his name repeatedly during Event #21, and every time he told us, "J.W. is fine,") was all in by the time we caught up with the action, and the cards were flipped over.

David Levi's queens full of deuces was good for the high and thus the entire side pot that he and Player 2 had amassed, as well as half the main pot. He was up to 33,000 after that. J.W. meanwhile took the other half for the low to stay in the game.

Tags: David Levi

Boyd Up

Dutch Boyd
Dutch Boyd

Out of the notable players in the field, Dutch Boyd is perhaps doing the best with a sumptuous 27,000. Having said that, he just lost a pot against Scott Celemnts' {A-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{J-Hearts}{K-Clubs}, Boyd calling bets on fifth and sixth street with {3-Clubs}{5-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{5-Hearts}, but folded to action on the end. Clements on 9,500.

Tags: Scott ClementsDutch Boyd

Snow-Men

Men Nguyen was very close to pushing up the poker daisies during the final level. He survived with just a pair of eights to claim half the pot.

Nguyen: {8-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{J-Hearts}/{7-Spades}{K-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}
Opponent: {A-Clubs}{7-Clubs}{5-Spades}/{9-Spades}{3-Spades}{2-Spades}{6-Clubs}

Nguyen is back up to 4,500, whilst his opponent was left to wonder how he failed to send "The Master" home.

Tags: Men Nguyen