2014 World Series of Poker

Event #25: $2,500 Omaha/Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low
Day: 1
Event Info

2014 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
kqj77
Prize
$267,327
Event Info
Buy-in
$2,500
Prize Pool
$1,069,250
Entries
470
Level Info
Level
28
Limits
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Scoop for Raymer

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante

Stud Hi-Low

Greg Raymer scooped two players and he bet the seventh street into a pot of 2,400 to get called before tabling his cards. Neither opponent could beat hi or low.

Opponent 1: {5-Clubs}{4-Hearts}{A-Spades}{Q-Spades} / {X-}{X-}{X-}
Opponent 2: {8-Spades}{3-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{Q-Hearts} / {X-}{X-}{X-}
Raymer: {2-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{A-Hearts}{A-Diamonds} / {4-Clubs}{6-Hearts}{A-Clubs}

One table over, we spotted Cyndy Violette who just lost some change in seven-card stud as well in a four-way pot. A Russian that from the 10k H.O.R.S.E. showed {Q-Clubs}{10-Diamonds}{A-Spades}{10-Hearts}, but could not beat {J-Hearts}{8-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}{K-Spades} / {Q-Hearts}{K-Hearts}{Q-Diamonds}.

Player Chips Progress
Greg Raymer us
Greg Raymer
8,000
2,000
2,000
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
Cyndy Violette us
Cyndy Violette
6,800
6,800
6,800
WSOP 1X Winner

Bad Start for Israelashvili

Level 2 : 100/200, 25 ante

Stud Hi-Low

We picked up the action on fifth street when Roland Israelashvili bet and Andrew Brown called. The action repeated itself on sixth, and then both players checked seventh.

Israelashvili: {6-Hearts}{7-Spades}{j-Hearts}{4-Diamonds} / {5-Hearts}{k-Diamonds}{6-Diamonds}
Brown: {7-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{9-Clubs}{8-Hearts} / {4-Hearts}{5-Clubs}{j-Spades}

Israelashvili had the low, and Brown the high. Chop it up.

It wasn't much of a hand, but it gave us a good excuse to update you on their chip counts. As you can see, it has been a bad start for Israelashvili.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Brown us
Andrew Brown
7,400
-100
-100
Roland Israelashvili us
Roland Israelashvili
2,000
-5,500
-5,500

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Level: 3

Limits: 150/300

Ante: 25

PokerNews Impromptu: Does Mike Matusow Think Negreanu Has Too Much WSOP Klout?

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

Mike "The Mouth" Matusow talked to PokerNews' Chad Holloway on the first break of Event #25: $2,500 Omaha/Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low. He talks about why it's his favorite event, his good start, and why he thinks Daniel Negreanu may have a little too much say when it comes to WSOP structures.

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Bonomo Out to Early Lead in 2014 WSOP POY Race

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante
Justin Bonomo
Justin Bonomo

According to PokerNews' latest WSOP Player of the Year update, Justin Bonomo is out to an early lead in the 2014 World Series of Poker Player of the Year standings. Bonomo reached his eighth career final WSOP final table last week and finally claimed his first WSOP bracelet, removing his name from the list of the best players without poker's most prestigious piece of hardware.

Bonomo is followed closely in the standings by Brandon Shack-Harris, a cash game player who virtually came out of nowhere to win a bracelet of his own. Shack-Harris won the largest pot-limit Omaha event in Event #3, and followed that up with a runner-up finish in the $10,000 Razz Championship event.

Sitting third in the POY standings through 20 events is George Danzer, who defeated Shack-Harris heads-up in the Razz Championship on Sunday. It was also the first bracelet for Danzer, wideley considered one of the top mixed-games minds in the game.

Rounding out the top five through the first two weeks of the series are Brock Parker and Jonathan Dimmig. Parker picked up his third career bracelet in Event #10, and Dimmig collected the first seven-figure score of the 2014 WSOP with his victory in the Millionaire Maker.

WSOP PLAYER OF THE YEAR TOP 10 (through 20 events)

PlacePlayerPoints
1Justin Bonomo399.00
2Brandon Shack-Harris389.00
3George Danzer372.60
4John Brock Parker349.50
5Jonathan Dimmig300.00
5Vanessa Selbst300.00
7Paul Volpe272.25
8Tuan Le270.00
9Kyle Cartwright251.50
10Jeffrey Smith230.00

With more than 40 events still to come at the WSOP in Las Vegas, plus several events taking place later this year in Australia, the Player of the Year race is still wide open.

Soto Doesn't Get There

Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante

Stud Hi-Low

It was the final hand of stud on the table and Lupe Soto completed with the {4-Spades} showing. She called down all bets until seventh street and then mucked her cards. Soto's opponent showed a straight.

Soto: {4-Spades}{8-Diamonds}{J-Clubs}{Q-Hearts} / {X-}{X-}{X-}
Opponent: {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}{9-Hearts} / {Q-Clubs}{X-}{X-}

Player Chips Progress
Lupe Soto
Lupe Soto
8,300
-100
-100

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Level 3 : 150/300, 25 ante
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