2011 World Series of Poker

Event #25: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q866322
Prize
$200,459
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$818,110
Entries
606
Level Info
Level
29
Limits
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000

Chop It Up Baby!

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Nguyen: (x)(x) / {4-Spades}{7-Diamonds}{4-Hearts}{3-Clubs} / (x)
Opponent: (x)(x) / {5-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{3-Spades}{4-Diamonds} / (x)

Scotty Nguyen completed with the {4-Spades} showing, and was raised by his opponent. Nguyen called, and the players each got a fourth card. Nguyen's opponent check called on fourth, and both players checked on fifth. On sixth street, Nguyen led out, only to be raised by his opponent. Nguyen called, and the same thing happened on seventh street. Nguyen showed {9-Clubs}{3-Diamonds}{4-Clubs} for a full house while his opponent tabled {6-Diamonds}{2-Clubs}{a-Hearts} for a wheel that was just good enough for the low. Nguyen has 4,400 after the hand.

Tags: Scotty Nguyen

Negreanu Survives All In, Eliminated After

Level 4 : 150/300, 25 ante

Negreanu: {k-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} / {2-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{k-Clubs}{9-Spades} / {x-}
Opponent: {4-Hearts}{3-Spades}/ {2-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{2-Clubs} {7-Spades}/ {10-Clubs}

Daniel Negreanu brought in with the {2-Diamonds} showing, and another player completed. From there, the player bet until Negreanu was all in on fifth street. Negreanu had kings, while his opponent was drawing to a low. He made that low, but wasn't able to improve his high hand, and Negreanu split the antes with his opponent.

However, since that hand, we have looked over at his table, and Negreanu's seat is empty, meaning that he has been eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

Level: 4

Limits: 150/300

Ante: 25

Stack 'Em to the CHOP!

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Tom Schneider: {x-}{x-} / {2-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{A-Clubs} / {x-}
Opponent: {x-}{x-} / {9-Hearts}{2-Spades}{2-Clubs}{10-Clubs} / {x-}

Our reporter picked up the action on sixth street; Schneider led out and the opponent called before Schneider check-called on seventh street, tabling {7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs}{5-Spades} but chopped the pot against the opponent's {9-Spades}{4-Spades}{4-Hearts}.

Tags: Tom Schneider

Negreanu Getting Frustrated

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Negreanu: (x)(x) / {10-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{2-Clubs}{a-Diamonds} / (x)
Opponent: (x)(x) / {9-Clubs}{10-Clubs}{8-Clubs}{4-Clubs} / (x)

Daniel Negreanu has made it well known on his twitter that he has been very frustrated with how he has been running so far in this WSOP, and that frustration has continued in this tournament. We came to the table with Negreanu facing a bet on the river from his opponent. After the other player in the hand folded, Negreanu picked up his hole cards and began angrily flicking through them, saying "How many clubs are in this deck? I don't know if its possible for you to have one." Negreanu opted to make the call, and his opponent showed {2-Spades}{7-Clubs}{2-Diamonds} for a flush. Negreanu flipped the {a-Clubs}{k-Clubs} in his hand on the table, and shipped the chips over, dropping him to 1,500.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

Updated Chip Counts

There have been plenty of new players put into this evening's tournament, but our PokerNews Live Reporting Team have been hard at work to find them all. Here's just a small sample of our notables:

Player Chips Progress
11,000
8,800
Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
WSOP 4X Winner
8,100
Allen Kessler us
Allen Kessler
6,200
Dan Hemiller
Dan Hemiller
6,200
Mike Sexton us
Mike Sexton
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
6,000 1,500
Matt Savage us
Matt Savage
5,700
Tom Schneider us
Tom Schneider
WSOP 4X Winner
5,200
Men Nguyen us
Men Nguyen
WSOP 7X Winner
4,800 300
4,700
Bill Chen us
Bill Chen
4,700
Allen Cunningham us
Allen Cunningham
WSOP 5X Winner
4,500
David Williams us
David Williams
WSOP 1X Winner
4,200
Kelly Kim us
Kelly Kim
4,000
Ted Forrest us
Ted Forrest
WSOP 6X Winner
3,800
Scott Clements us
Scott Clements
WSOP 3X Winner
3,800 -700
Kirk Morrison us
Kirk Morrison
WSOP 1X Winner
3,700
David Bach us
David Bach
WSOP 3X Winner
3,400
David Singer us
David Singer
3,300
Cyndy Violette us
Cyndy Violette
WSOP 1X Winner
3,200
Greg Raymer us
Greg Raymer
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
2,800 -1,875
Jonathan Aguiar pt
Jonathan Aguiar
WSOP 1X Winner
2,600
Chad Brown us
Chad Brown
Busted

A Brief History of Seven Card Stud

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

If there's one variation of poker that has stood the test of time, it's Seven Card Stud. Indeed, some of Poker Hall of Fame's biggest names are staunch supporters of the game (many of whom are here today) and it's been spread in every WSOP event since 1971.

It's believed that the Five Card Stud was developed 150 years ago during the American Civil War and was listed in Hoyle's Official Rules of Card games in 1864. Then during the early 20th century, Seven Card Stud was introduced, replacing Five Card Draw as the most popular form of poker in the world.

For a time, this was the game most spread throughout American casinos and card rooms, until the early 1970's, when a new form of poker (which is in fact a descendant of this game) took over and changed the world forever - Texas Hold'em.

And although Seven Card Stud may be considered by the post-online generation as "old-school", we're certain that the future are taking it up, even if it is just for a change of pace. We all know that poker takes a minute to learn and a lifetime to master, so there's no reason why you should just stick to one game!

Chippies

Player Chips Progress
Alex Kravchenko ru
Alex Kravchenko
9,700 5,200
Brett Jungblut us
Brett Jungblut
WSOP 1X Winner
9,350 4,850
Jonathan Duhamel ca
Jonathan Duhamel
9,000 800
Maria Ho us
Maria Ho
8,300 1,100
Thor Hansen us
Thor Hansen
6,800 2,300
Norman Chad us
Norman Chad
6,800 2,300
Shannon Shorr us
Shannon Shorr
WSOP 2X Winner
6,800 2,300
Jon Turner us
Jon Turner
6,600 2,100
Kristy Gazes us
Kristy Gazes
6,400 1,900
John D'Agostino us
John D'Agostino
6,100 1,600
John Cernuto us
John Cernuto
WSOP 3X Winner
5,700 1,200
David Chiu us
David Chiu
WSOP 5X Winner
5,400 900
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
WSOP 4X Winner
4,900 400
Jerry Buss
Jerry Buss
4,900 400
Perry Friedman us
Perry Friedman
WSOP 1X Winner
4,750 250
Matt Matros us
Matt Matros
WSOP 3X Winner
4,500
Daniel Negreanu ca
Daniel Negreanu
4,000 375
Shawn Sheikhan us
Shawn Sheikhan
3,900 -600
Jeff Madsen us
Jeff Madsen
WSOP 4X Winner
3,300 -1,200
Toto Leonidas us
Toto Leonidas
2,600 -1,900
Vitaly Lunkin ru
Vitaly Lunkin
WSOP 2X Winner
1,300 -3,200

Micon Hiding Threes

Level 3 : 100/200, 25 ante

Micon: (x)(x) / {k-Diamonds}{7-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds} / (x)
Opponent 1: (x)(x) / {8-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{a-Spades}{2-Spades}
Opponent 2: (x)(x) / {a-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{j-Diamonds}{9-Spades} (x) FOLDED

Bryan Micon came in for a raise on third street and got two callers. Fourth street was the same, with Micon betting and getting two calls. On fifth, opponent 1 bet, and Micon and the other player called. The same thing happened on sixth, and on seventh, Micon was the only caller after opponent 1 bet. Micon turned up {3-Clubs}{3-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} in the hole for a surprising holding of trip threes, and his opponent mucked. Micon has upped his stack to 5,800 after the hand.

Tags: Bryan Micon

Level: 3

Limits: 100/200

Ante: 25