Level: 18
Limits: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 1,000
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 7: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
367
Level
24
Limits
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
5,000
Some Updated Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
205,000 | 33,000 |
|
145,000 | 22,000 |
|
110,000 | 84,000 |
|
110,000 | -20,000 |
|
104,000 | -46,000 |
|
95,000 | -48,000 |
Mike Baxter Eliminated in 13th Place ($5,717)
Mike Baxter was just eliminated in 13th place and earned $5,717. We haven't heard much from Lee Goldman as of late, but he was the one who busted Baxter from the tournament. There are now 12 players remaining who are all guaranteed $7,144.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Chau Giang Eliminated in 14th Place ($5,717)
Chau Giang — a living legend in the game of poker — has just hit the rail in 14th place. He was eliminated by Matt Grapenthien.
Giang was all in on fifth street with the (
) / 
for a split pair of tens. Grapenthien held the (
) / 
for a buried pair of fives.
On sixth street, Giang pulled the 
and Grapenthien the 
. That ace gave Grapenthien the lead with two pair of aces and fives.
On the end, Giang picked up the 
and Grapenthien the 
. Having come from behind to take the lead on sixth, Grapenthien stayed there and busted Giang with aces up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
56,000 | 19,000 |
|
Busted |
Su Knocks Giang Back
Chau Giang had been fighting to try and climb back into things, but just got knocked back down to 18,000 by Stephen Su.
Su had a pair of jacks showing on his board and two clubs. Giang had a pair of kings showing. After all of the betting rounds were complete, Su revealed that he had three more clubs in the hole for a club flush and won the pot.
Su is now over 200,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
205,000 | 50,000 |
|
|
18,000 | -12,000 |
Battle of the Bs
Steve Billirakis, Mike Baxter and Andy Bloch all battled it out in the following hand that saw Baxter get knocked all the way back to 20,000 and Bloch climb to 143,000.
Billirakis: (x)(x) / 
/ (x)
Baxter: (x)(x) / 
/ (x)
Bloch: (x)(x) / 
/ (x)
Billirakis completed on third and both Baxter and Bloch called to see fourth. On fourth street, Billirakis bet, Baxter called and Bloch called. On fifth street, Billirakis bet again and both called.
On sixth street, Baxter picked up the lead with a pair of jacks and bet. Bloch called and then Billirakis called. On seventh street, Baxter checked, Bloch bet, Billirakis folded and Baxter called.
Bloch showed the 
from his hand for a king-high club flush and Baxter mucked. Baxter did flash the 
to show he made made three jacks, but it wasn't good enough to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
150,000 | 15,000 |
|
|
143,000 | 37,000 |
|
|
20,000 | -77,000 |
Stud Bracelet #2 for Williams?
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
This isn't David Williams' first go-round in a Seven Card Stud tournament. In fact, the World Series of Poker gold bracelet that Williams won back in 2006 came from the $1,500 Seven Card Stud event in which he took home $163,118 for besting a field of 478 players. The way it looks right now, Williams may just run straight away with this thing if he keeps on this pace. No one has really been able to slow him down as Williams keeps trudging along.
David Williams
Nicholas Verkaik Eliminated in 15th Place ($4,637)
Nicholas Verkaik's run has ended here in 15th place. He had been nursing a short stack for much of the later part of today and finally went out after losing a pot to Joseph Ranciato.
Ranciato made aces and eights in the hand that eliminated Verkaik. Verkaik has sevens in the hole that could only improve to a second-best two pair of kings and sevens.
For his finish, Verkaik earned $4,637.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
64,000 | 33,000 |
|
Busted |
Williams Back Over 300K
David Williams is back over 300,000 in chips after scooping a big pot off of Matt Grapenthien.
Williams: (x)(x) / 
/ (x)
Grapenthien: (x)(x) / 
/ (x)
Williams completed the bet on third after a player with the showing brought in. Grapenthien raised and action folded back to Williams. He called.
On fourth street, Williams check-called a bet from Grapenthien before check-raising on fifth street. Grapenthien made the call. On sixth, Williams fired a bet and Grapenthien made the call before Williams bet in the dark on seventh. Grapenthien called.
Williams tabled the from his hand for aces and jacks. Grapenthien gave a slight nod and mucked his holding.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
330,000 | 44,000 |
|
|
37,000 | -51,500 |
Level: 17
Limits: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 1,000