While most of our readers are familiar with the big-bet games in poker like No-Limit Hold'em and Pot-Limit Omaha, today's Event 10: $5,000 Seven Card Stud will be played in a limit format and one some people may not be acquainted with.
Seven Card Stud is the most popular version of stud poker and generally played anywhere between two and eight players at a time and the one that's featured in today's 5:00 PM event, an event won by Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier last year.
If a player stays in until the end of a hand, he or she will receive a total of seven cards. To start, each player is dealt two cards face down followed by a third card face up. Each player would then receive three more cards face up followed by the seventh and final card face down. There is a betting round after each street and often an ante before anyone receives any cards.
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Jeff Lisandro completed and was called by Eugene Katchalov, who ended up raising the 2009 Player of the Year's bet on the turn. Lisandro made the call and then called bets by Katchalov on every street.
John Monnette completed with the and then called a raise from Bryn Kenney, who was showing the . Monnette then check-called a bet by Kenney before check-raising a bet on fifth. Kenney not only called that bet, but one on sixth street as well. Both players then checked seventh and Monnette rolled over a pair of aces.
Eugene Katchalov completed with the and Dickstein called with the showing. The latter then called a bet on the turn before taking the lead and betting out on fifth. Katchalov made the call and then bet when Dickstein checked sixth.
Dickstein woke up with a check-raise, Katchalov called and then Dickstein bet seventh. Katchalov made the call, leaving himself just 4,000 behind.
Katchalov: (x-x) / / (x)
Dickstein: /
Dickstein's full house was good as Katchalov mucked. On the very next hand, Katchalov put 3,000 in for the ante and committed his last 1,000. Fittingly, it was Dickstein who would finish him off and send him to the payout desk in ninth place.
The players have returned to their seats and the tournament director, Robbie Thompson, has given the introductions. The cards are now back in the air with approximately 45 minutes remaining in Level 21.