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

Ho's Trips Scoop the Pot

Level 2 : 75/150, 25 ante

Negreanu: (x)(x) / {7-Clubs}{9-Hearts}{q-Hearts} FOLDED
Opponent 1: (x)(x) / {a-Clubs}{q-Spades}{5-Hearts}{2-Clubs} / (x)
Ho: (x)(x) / {8-Diamonds}{5-Clubs}{2-Diamonds}{k-Hearts} / (x)

Daniel Negreanu raised on third street after the bring in, and Maria Ho and one other player came along. The opponent bet out on fourth street, and both Negreanu and Ho decided to call. On fifth, Ho was the only caller, and Negreanu let go of his hand. The same thing happened on sixth street, with Ho calling the bet. On seventh, her opponent finally slowed down, checking, and Ho led out and got a call. Ho showed {8-Hearts}{8-Spades}{6-Hearts} for trip eights, and her opponent let his hand go. Ho jumped up to 7,200 while Negreanu fell to 3,800 in the hand.

Tags: Maria Ho

Morrison Slips

Level 2 : 75/150, 25 ante

Kirk Morrison: {x-}{x-} / {7-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{J-Diamonds}{3-Diamonds} / FOLDED
Opponent: {x-}{x-} / {6-Clubs}{10-Hearts}{8-Clubs}{10-Spades} /

Morrison completed after the deal and his opponent called before Morrison bet on fourth street. Again, the opponent called, the both players checked on fifth street before the opponent led out on sixth street. Morrison laughed and threw his hand into the muck.

Tags: Kirk Morrison

Raymer Picks Up a Pot

Level 2 : 75/150, 25 ante

Greg Raymer: {x-}{x-} / {8-Clubs}{A-Diamonds}{8-Spades}{A-Diamonds} / {x-}
Opponent: {x-}{x-} / {4-Clubs}{6-Spades}{A-Spades}{J-Hearts} / {x-}

Our field reporter picked up the action from fourth street, where Raymer led out to his opponent, who made the call. The same happened both on fifth and sixth streets before both players checked seventh street. Raymer tabled {10-}{5-Clubs}{4-Diamonds}, but his trips were more than enough to scoop.

Tags: Greg Raymer

The Champ Likes Kings

Level 2 : 75/150, 25 ante

Duhamel: (x)(x) / {3-Clubs}{9-Spades}{4-Diamonds}{8-Spades} / (x)
Opponent: (x)(x) / {q-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{3-Clubs}{4-Hearts} / (x)

We caught the action on fourth street, with Jonathan Duhamel betting after his opponent checked. She called, and check called on fifth street as well. On sixth, she decided to lead out, and Duhamel. After the last card was dealt, she once again check called Duhamel's bet. Neither player made a low, as Duhamel showed {k-Clubs}{k-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds} for a pair of kings, and his opponent mucked.

Tags: Jonathan Duhamel

Negreanu Wins Without Showdown

Level 2 : 75/150, 25 ante

Negreanu: (x)(x) / {3-Hearts}{6-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{2-Spades} / (x)
Opponent 1: (x)(x) / {a-Spades}{3-Spades}{8-Clubs}{10-Diamonds} FOLDED
Opponent 2: (x)(x) / {4-Diamonds}{a-Hearts}{a-Diamonds}{k-Clubs} / (x) FOLDED

Negreanu raised on third street and got two callers. On fourth street, Negreanu bet again, and again got two callers. On fifth, Opponent 2 bet, and Negreanu called along with his other opponent. On sixth, Opponent 2 bet, and Negreanu raised. Opponent 1 folded, but the original better stuck around to see seventh street. There, he bet, and Negreanu raised. After some deliberation, he let it go, conceding the pot to Negreanu, who said "Good fold , I had a full house." Negreanu is sitting at 3,625.

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

Break

Level 2 : 75/150, 25 ante

We are through the first two levels, and we are on our first 15-minute break of the day.

Level: 3

Limits: 100/200

Ante: 25

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

Chippies

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