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Here's a look at some of the current big stacks in the tournament.
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 7: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
Day: 1
Event Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Total Entries
367
Level
24
Limits
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Players Left 1 / 367
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Brett Richey just won a pot keeping his hopes of gold alive. He was all in on sixth street and managed to survive.
Opponent: (x)(x) / 
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/ (x)
Opponent: (x)(x) / 
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/ 
- fold
Brett Richey: (x)(x) / 
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/ 
/ (x)
Brett Richey called a completion as did a player in the middle to get the action going. All three players checked on fourth street and the action got going on fifth. The player in the middle bet out, Richey raised all in and the third player re raised once more. The other player folded and Richey was all in for his tournament life in a heads up situation. Richey showed 
for trips and his opponent tabled 
for a pair of aces.
We picked up the action on a hand with the chip leader Mario Adinolfi on sixth street as his board read (x)(x) / 
. His opponent had (x)(x) / 
showing and raised after Adinolfi bet. Adinolfi tanked for a little and then called before the two players received their last card. Adinolfi checked seventh, his opponent bet and Adinolfi called.
Adinolfi's opponent showed 
from his down cards for trip queens. Adinolfi couldn't beat it and mucked his hand, dropping back to 18,000.
On the next hand, Adinolfi was involved in another pot. After a player brought in, a second player completed with the up. One player called with the up and then Adinolfi called with the 
up.
After picking up the high hand on fourth street and holding it until seventh, Adinolfi drove the betting each way. One opponent called down, while the other opponent folded on fifth street.
Adinolfi: (x)(x) / }3d} / (x)
Opponent 1: (x)(x) / 
/ (x)
Opponent 2: (x)(x) / 
- fold
On seventh, Adinolfi thought it was on his opponent as he was mistaken on who had the high hand. His opponent squeezed and then checked, thinking he was up as Adinolfi said he was first. After seeing his opponent check, Adinolfi bet. His opponent mucked his hand, but the dealer stopped the action and said that both players had checked, due to the fact that Adinolfi was supposed to be first. Adinolfi shrugged and tabled the 
from his hand for two pair and his opponent mucked.
Bertrand 'Elky' Grospellier proved himself last year as being a great Stud player when he took down the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship for $331,639. He's back this year and already doing good in this event.
Grospellier: (x)(x) / 
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/ / (x)
Opponent: (x)(x) / / 
/ / / (x)
Elky completed the action on third street and called a raise from his opponent. On fourth street Elky called another bet followed by fifth street where he lead out. His opponent went all in and the Frenchman called. Elky showed 
and beat to knock out his opponent.
Level 6
: 300/600, 75 ante
We lost a 127 players so far which brings the average stack up to 6,881 chips.
We haven't seen some of the players for a long time and we are afraid they busted out of the tournament.
Level: 6
Blinds: 300/600
Ante: 75
We just had a European clash between $40,000 No Limit Hold'em event winner Vitaly Lunkin and double bracelet winner Max Pescatori. Pescatori came out on top and has a very nice stack going into the sixth level of the day.
Pescatori: (x)(x) / 
/ / / 
/ (x)
Lunkin: (x)(x) / / / / / (x)
Pescatori raised on third street, Lunkin three-bet and the Italian pro called. On fourth street Lunkin bet and Pescatori called. Ace high was still in the lead on fifth street and Pescatori called another bet. Sixth street didn't change the action as Lunkin kept betting and Pescatori followed up with a call. When Seventh street got dealt Lunkin bet again and called Pescatori's raise. Pescatori showed 
and with his full house he took down the pot.
Two of the best poker players in the world just took a seat in the tournament. Both their tables don't look too exciting but Mercier is fighting it out against Dan Shak.
Famous Hollywood actor James Woods just managed to stay alive in the tournament but he's far from being out of trouble.
Kevin MacPhee: (x)(x) / / / 
/ / (x)
Woods: (x)(x) / / / / (x)
On third street MacPhee completed the action and he moved all-in for just 125 chips. The call was made and Woods showed . MacPhee had 
and Woods picked up a at the end against the 
. Woods survived this all in but he will need much more to get back in this thing.
