Benson Battling
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Stud-8
Back in 1996, Gary Benson won his first and only World Series of Poker gold bracelet in a Stud event. Since then he has amassed close to $1 million in tournament winnings around the world. He returned to the felt today, but hasn't had a great start, with his stack almost halved in the last hour.
We recently watched Benson battle it out with Hooman Nikzad in a hand of Stud 8. Here is how the cards looked.
Benson:  /     / |
Nikzad: /     / |
Other opponent: /    (FOLDED) |
We came to the action on fourth street, with one player checking and Nikzad leading out. Gary Benson called, so too did the other player and we took to fifth street. This time the first player would check-fold to another bet from Nikzad and Benson would again call. on sixth street, Nikzad opted to check call a bet from Benson and the final card was dealt. This time both players checked and Benson turned over 
, enough for the low, while Nikzad held a fifth club to make a flush for the high. The two players split a small profit. Every chip counts for Benson right now.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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9,500
-9,200
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-9,200 |
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