Level: 2
Limits: 100/200
Ante: 25
2014 World Series of Poker
Event #25: $2,500 Omaha/Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2014 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,069,250
Entries
470
Level
28
Limits
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Norman Chad is Looking for His Own Inconceivable Fairy Tale
Level 2
: 100/200, 25 ante
The 2014 World Series of Poker marks the tenth anniversary of the annual event taking place at the Rio All-Suite Casino in Las Vegas. One man that has been there all that time - and even a year before - is WSOP commentator and funnyman Norman Chad.
Since 2003, Chad has served as co-commentator alongside Lon McEachern. But how much do you know about him aside from that? We’re guessing not a whole lot, which is why we’ve decided to delve into the past of the man who uttered the memorable line: "This is beyond fairy tale - it's inconceivable."
Born in 1958 to Seymour and Perla Chad, little Norman grew up in Silver Spring, Maryland. He attended Northwood High School and eventually graduated in 1976, but not before serving as the Sports Editor for the school paper.
He would continue writing sports-related material while at the University of Maryland, College Park, the institute where he would earn a degree in American Studies. After stints in stand-up comedy, writing for Sports Illustrated, two scripts for ABC's Coach and three more for HBO's Arliss, all of that lead to one place: the World Series of Poker.
"The first time I walked into Binion's (Horseshoe Casino) in 2003, I took one look around the room at the cast of characters and realized this job was going to be everything I'd ever dreamt of,” Chad has said in an interview with ESPN. “I swear, I asked myself, 'Where has this been all my life?' Then, after I watched the first show before it aired, I was so impressed at the gritty, real-life gambling feel these new producers had given it, it was just unbelievable."
It’s well known that Chad, who is a nationally-syndicated sports columnist with Couch Slouch, loves to play Omaha/stud hi-low, even making the final table of this event back in 2012 (he ultimately finished in sixth place for $36,093).
Chad, a prolific tweeter, is in today's field and already entertaining:
I am in the $2500 O8/stud8 today, hoping to take my first step to WSOP history: Winning 4 bracelets in one year while playing only 3 events.Follow @NormanChad
They say if you look around the poker table and don't see the fish, it's got to be you. Heck, I don't even bother looking around.Follow @NormanChad
The Europeans Take On Shack-Harris
Level 2
: 100/200, 25 ante
Stud Hi-Low
Brandon Shack-Harris has been dominating the WSOP2014 thus far with a gold bracelet and a second place finish to George Danzer in mixed-games. We spotted Marcel Luske and Konstantin Puchkov at his table. Luske scooped a pot with a pair of aces and eight-low. Puchkov followed suit. The Dutchman had folded on fifth street and an opponent chased a low that never hit.
Puchkov: 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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9,400
1,900
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1,900 |
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Chopping Without a Low
Level 2
: 100/200, 25 ante
Omaha Hi-Low
Action folded to World Series of Poker Circuit stud Chris Reslock in the cutoff and he raised to 200. After the button folded, the small blind called and the big blind opted to three-bet to 300. Both Reslock and the small blind called, and three players saw a flop of 
. The small blind checked, the big bet 100, and Reslock made it 200 to go.
The small blind then check-raised to 300, two calls followed, and the dealer burned and turned the 
. All three players checked, and then they did the same on the 
river.
"Two pair," Reslock said before tabling his hand, which prompted the other two to table theirs.
Reslock: 
Small Blind: 
Big Blind: 
Both Reslock and the small blind had queens and nines, and that was good enough to chop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,000
500
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500 |
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Aces For O'Dea
Level 2
: 100/200, 25 ante
Stud Hi-Low
We had four way action until fourth street but Vanessa Selbst folded whereas the small blind bet and Eoghan O'Dea as well as one further opponent stayed in the pot. There was a single bet in fifth and sixth street before all three checked the river. The small blind had a 8-7 low and got scooped by the 8-6 low of other opponent whereas the former November Niner took half of the pot.
O'Dea: 
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Opponent: 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,200
1,700
|
1,700 |
Welcome to the Party
Level 2
: 100/200, 25 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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7,500 | |
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7,500 | |
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7,500 | |
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7,500 | |
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7,500 | |
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7,500 | |
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7,500 | |
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7,500 | |
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Touil the First to Fall
Level 2
: 100/200, 25 ante
We didn't catch exactly how Samuel Touil was sent to the rail, but table 404 said that he raised every single hand so far and eventually ran out of chips. Nicolas Halvorson benefited from that the most, as he already doubled up his starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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15,000
15,000
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15,000 |
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Busted |
Tryba vs. Finne: Who is the Bigger Stud?
Level 2
: 100/200, 25 ante
Stud Hi-Low
We caught the action on sixth street when Tim Finne bet and Chris Tryba called him. Both players then checked seventh.
Finne: 
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Tryba: 
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Finne had an 8-6-5-3-2 low, while Tryba had the high with a pair of tens. This is a tournament played with split-pot games, so it's no surprise to see the two chop it up. Both Finne and Tryba are hovering right around the starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,300 | |
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7,000
-500
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-500 |
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Raymer Gets Scooped
Level 2
: 100/200, 25 ante
Omaha Hi-Low
Greg Raymer and his opponent had both 800 chips in the pot and the 
board was already completed when we arrived at the table. Raymer could not beat the of his opponent and he dropped some chips, we don't know if he held a straight though as he mucked the cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,000
-1,500
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-1,500 |
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Feast Your Eyes on These Studs (and Ladies)
