Event #38: $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Championship
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2014 World Series of Poker
Event #38: $10,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
2014 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,259,600
Entries
134
Level
28
Limits
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
Players Left 1 / 134
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In 2013, the largest buy-in seven-card stud hi-low tournament at the World Series of poker was $5,000. The winner was Mike "The Mouth" Matusow, who earned $266,503 and his fourth gold bracelet.
This variant of seven-card stud is in several cash game rotations, but the buy-in at the WSOP has fluctuated over the years. In 2009 there was a $10,000 buy-in, but it was slashed in half, as mentioned above. Three years before 2009, it was as low as $1,000.
Here's a look at some of the past champions:
Past WSOP Seven-Card-Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better Champtions
| Year | Buy-in | Player | Prize | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | $1,000 | Pat Poels | $172,091 | 788 | $717, 080 |
| 2007 | $3,000 | Eli Elezra | $198,984 | 236 | $651,360 |
| 2008 | $5,000 | Sebastian Ruthenberg | $328,756 | 261 | $1,226,700 |
| 2009 | $10,000 | Jeff Lisandro | $431,656 | 164 | $1,541,600 |
| 2010 | $10,000 | Frank Kasella | $447,446 | 170 | $1,598,000 |
| 2011 | $10,000 | Eric Rodawig | $442,183 | 168 | $1,579,200 |
| 2012 | $5,000 | Adam Friedman | $269,037 | 212 | $996,400 |
We expect a star-studded field to fill up the Amazon Room, even with a marquee $5,000 buy-in no-limit event restarting today. There are four more $10,000 buy-in championship events to take place after Event #38: pot-limit Omaha, seven-card stud hi, limit hold'em, and heads-up no-limit hold'em.
The cards will be in the air at 4 p.m. PT, and we look forward to providing you all of the updates straight from the tournament floor!
Level: 1
Limits: 400/800
Ante: 100
Level 1
: 400/800, 100 ante
The board reads just 52 entries but we expect that to at least double over the next few levels. Below are a select number of recognizable names that showed up on time:
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Level 1
: 400/800, 100 ante
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Level 1
: 400/800, 100 ante
After the player to his left brought it in with the 
, Mike Sexton bet his 
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His opponent called and they both checked fourth street. On fifth, Sexton made a bet.
Sexton: 
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Opponent: / 
His opponent folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Level 1
: 400/800, 100 ante
ESPN's voice of poker Norman Chad and 2013 WSOP $5,000 Stud-8 winner, Mike Matusow, have been sitting right next to one another and it appears to be a table looking for action.
Matusow brought it in with the 
moments ago, but was forced to call two bets after Ryan Miller raised, David Chiu called and Chad bumped it up. Miller and Chiu also called, but when Chad kept betting on fourth, Chui and Matusow stepped out of the way.
Chad kept the lead and bet the whole way through the hand until Miller raised him on the end. He called and the pot was chopped.
Chad: 
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Miller: 
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Level 1
: 400/800, 100 ante
Calvin Anderson: / 
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Chris George: / 
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Anderson check-called a bet on fourth street, then check-called another on fifth. Anderson opted to lead out on sixth and seventh, George raised on seventh, and Anderson called, showing 
for a six-five low.
George turned over for trips, and the two chopped the pot.
Anderson of course won the $1,500 buy-in variant of this game a few days ago, and Melissa Burr, a fellow finalist, is at his table. As he was taking in his half of the pot, the player he defeated in heads-up play, Joe Tehan, sat down right next to him.
"What," Burr asked, incredulously. "How can this happen?"
The three players shared a big laugh, and we will see if any or all of them can make a repeat run at a seven-card stud hi-low final table.
Level 1
: 400/800, 100 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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Level 1
: 400/800, 100 ante
After one opponent with the 
brought in, a second opponent with the 
and Daniel Negreanu on the made the call.
On fourth, the player with took the lead and bet out. Negreanu was the only caller with 
. There was another bet and a call on fifth, but they both checked sixth and seventh.
"I'm not ready to go to war just yet," said Negreanu.
Negreanu: 
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Opponent: 
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