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Taking a look through the field — which has grown up to 308 players now — here's a look at some of the players that hold World Series of Poker gold bracelets and the events each player has won.
The limits are low and only the player on the button posts a 75 chip ante so there is not a whole lot to fight for in the first couple of levels. Players are relaxed talking to their table mates as they all know it doesn't get serious until we up limits a couple of times.
We are seeing a lot of multi way action, and in some occasions the floor had to be called over to specify a couple of things. There are not a lot of Seven Card Stud tournaments on the poker calendar and for most of the players the World Series of Poker is one of the few times they get to play this legendary game. Nevertheless the prestige of winning a tournament like this is big and we expect to see a lot of high profile players register as the night goes on.
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As seats are being filled we start running into some interesting tables. Table #395 already has four familiar faces and over on #390 we could see some interesting table talk as well.
Table #395
| Seat | Name |
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| 1 | Humberto Brenes |
| 2 | Frank Kassela |
| 5 | Timothy Finne |
| 8 | Dylan Linde |
Table #390
| Seat | Name |
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| 1 | Barry Greenstein |
| 4 | Alan Boston |
| 8 | David Singer |
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Last year, 357 players entered this event. The board already reads that 263 players have entered and we're just 10 minutes into the start of play. Surely that number will grow, but we'll have to wait and see if the field size eclipses last year's.
Level: 1
Limits: 50/100
Ante: 75
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 7: $1,500 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. 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.
To become more familiar with the action, the betting rounds and all things Seven Card Stud, head over to the PokerNews Poker Rules: Seven Card Stud page and check things out. Once you're ready to test your skills on the felt, you can *play poker online by checking out one of our many PokerNews offers.
For some more information on Seven Card Stud, along with other mixed games, check out our Learning Mixed Games with Ville Wahlbeck article. There is also a Strategy with Kristy podcast featuring Chris George where he discusses mixed games with Kristy Arnett that includes some Seven Card Stud talk, so be sure to check that out as well.
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The $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or better tournament is nearing its final stages, but for everyone no longer in the running there is another great tournament today. A 5pm local time we will start the second Stud tournament of this years WSOP, but we will be playing strictly for the high.
Last year this tournament drew a field of 357 players and it was no other than Eugene Katchalov who took down the title. Katchalov took home a $122,909 first place prize beating Italian pro Alessio Isaia heads up. Among the finalist we also saw former November Niner Eric Buchman and Jon Spinks.
We expect to see another star studded field today as many greats chase WSOP bracelet dreams. Make sure to follow PokerNews.com for all your live updates as we will play eight 60 minute levels.
