Event 10: $5,000 Seven Card Stud
Day 3 Started
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 10: $5,000 Seven Card Stud
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$681,500
Entries
145
Level
26
Limits
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
7,000
A Seven Card Stud Champion Will Be Crowned
What began two days ago will come to an end today as the final 16 players of a 145-player field compete for their share of a $681,500 prize pool in Event #10 Seven Card Stud. The field is comprised of quality players, including our chip leader, 2009 World Series of Poker Player of the Year Jeff Lisandro. That year he won three bracelets in Stud variations, so labeling him the early favorite wouldn’t be
Other players in contention for the $190,826 first-place prize include John Monnette, Cyndy Violette, Mike Sexton, Eugene Katchalov, Perry Friedman, Nick Schulman and Bryn Kenney.
Here’s a look at the entire lineup here at the start of Day 3:
End of Day 2 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Chips |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Lisandro | 276,500 |
| 2 | Eugene Katchalov | 207,000 |
| 3 | John Monnette | 188,000 |
| 4 | Huu Vinh | 179,000 |
| 5 | Max Pescatori | 170,500 |
| 6 | Bryn Kenney | 170,000 |
| 7 | Raymond Dehkarghani | 169,000 |
| 8 | Perry Friedman | 160,500 |
| 9 | Tim Finne | 133,000 |
| 10 | Lee Goldman | 124,500 |
| 11 | Mark Dickstein | 105,000 |
| 12 | Cyndy Violette | 88,000 |
| 13 | Yuval Bronshtein | 72,500 |
| 14 | Mike Sexton | 62,000 |
| 15 | David Rosenau | 43,600 |
| 16 | Nick Schulman | 14,000 |
Today, one of the above players will add their name to this prestigious list of winners.
Past Seven Card Stud Championship Results
| Year | Winner | Entrants | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | ??? | 145 | $190,826 |
| 2011 | Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier | 126 | $331,639 |
| 2010 | Men “The Master” Nguyen | 150 | $394,807 |
| 2009 | Freddie Ellis | 142 | $373,751 |
| 2008 | Eric Brooks | 158 | $415,856 |
| 2007 | Chris Reslock | 180 | $258,453 |
| 2006* | Benjamin Lin | 182 | $256,620 |
| 2005* | Jan Sorensen | 192 | $293,275 |
*Buy-in was $5,000
Day 3 action is set to kick off at 2 p.m., which is about an hour from now, so join us then as we bring you all the action and eliminations as we play down to a winner in Event #10 Seven Card Stud.
Level: 19
Limits: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 1,500
Final Two Tables
Level 19
: 6,000/12,000, 1,500 ante
Last night ended when the money bubble burst at 16 players, which meant the remaining players were given a new seat draw when bagging and tagging. Here's a look at the current two-table lineup:
Table 447
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Dickstein |
| 2 | Cyndy Violette |
| 3 | Nick Schulman |
| 4 | Tim Finne |
| 5 | John Monnette |
| 6 | Yuval Bronshtein |
| 7 | Raymond Dehkharghani |
| 8 | Jeff Lisandro |
Table 448
| Seat | Player |
|---|---|
| 1 | Perry Friedman |
| 2 | Mike Sexton |
| 3 | Lee Goldman |
| 4 | Eugene Katchalov |
| 5 | Max Pescatori |
| 6 | Bryn Kenney |
| 7 | Huu Vinh |
| 8 | David Rosenau |
Nick Schulman Eliminated in 16th Place ($12,035)
A short-stacked Nick Schulman was all in on third while Mark Dickstein and Jeff Lisandro competed for a side pot. Lisandro ended up check-calling a bet on the turn before folding to Dickstein's lead-out bet on fifth.
Schulman: 
/ 
/ 
Dickstein: 
/ 
/ 
Lisandro: (x-x) / 
fold
Dickstein held two pair and was way out in front. Schulman managed to pair his ace on sixth, meaning he was drawing live headed to seventh, but the would be no help. Schulman finished in 16th place and will take home $12,035 for his effort.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Violette vs. Lisandro
Jeff Lisandro had the bring in with the and was soon met with a completion from Cyndy Violette. Lisandro made the call and proceeded to call bets on every street except for seventh, which both players checked.
Lisandro: (x-x) / 
/ (x)
Violette: 
/ 
4c}
Violette's aces proved to the winner as Lisandro sent his cards to the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000 | -51,500 |
|
140,000 | 52,000 |
Kenney Takes Some from Vinh
Bryn Kenney completed showing the only to have Huu Vinh raise with the 
. From there, Kenney called, Vinh bet the turn, and Kenney called again. Fifth street saw Vinh check-raise, Kenney call and then both players checked sixth. Vinh fired out a bet on seventh, but he was met with a raise by Kenney. Vinh gave it some thought but opted to concede the hand.
Vinh: (x-x) / 
/ (x)
Kenney: (x-x) / 
/ (x)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
195,000 | 25,000 |
|
105,000 | -74,000 |
Table 448 Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
220,000 | 13,000 |
|
214,000 | 53,500 |
|
|
190,000 | -5,000 |
|
150,000 | 25,500 |
|
135,000 | -35,500 |
|
|
100,000 | -5,000 |
|
52,000 | -9,500 |
|
28,000 | -34,000 |
Table 447 Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
230,000 | 42,000 |
|
|
200,000 | -25,000 |
|
185,000 | 52,000 |
|
|
150,000 | 10,000 |
|
120,000 | -49,000 |
|
90,000 | -15,000 |
|
33,000 | -39,500 |
Mike Sexton Eliminated in 15th Place ($12,035)
After Bryn Kenney brought it in with the 
, Huu Vinh completed and Perry Friedman called. Mike Sexton then sprung to life with a raise, Kenney folded and both Vinh and Friedman called. The turn saw Sexton led out with a bet, both his opponents called, and then he committed his last 10,000 on fifth street. Again Vinh and Friedman called before the former fired out a bet on sixth and drove out the latter.
Sexton: / 
/ 
Vinh: 
/ 
Friedman: (x-x) / 
/ (x)
Sexton got it in with kings but fell behind when Vinh made two pair on sixth. Sexton was drawing live on seventh, but the blanked and he was eliminated in 15th place for $12,035. Ironically, Sexton also finished in 15th place in Event #4 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better earlier in the series.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
190,000 | 90,000 |
|
|
183,000 | -31,000 |
|
|
Busted |