Event #20: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
Day 1 Started
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #20: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$384,750
Entries
285
Level
28
Limits
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000
Event #20: $1,500 Seven Card Stud is About to Begin!
The first seven-card stud event on the 2019 WSOP schedule is here, as Event #20: $1,500 Seven Card Stud is set to start today! The cards will go in the air at 3 p.m., and the Day 1 field will play 60 minute levels through Level 10, with 15-minute breaks after every two levels.
Steven Albini won this event in 2018, outlasting a field of 310 entrants to take down the WSOP bracelet and first-place prize of $418,500. Albini topped a start-studded lineup of players that finished deep in the tournament, and came away with the win at a final table that included a pair of six-time bracelet winners in Jeff Lisandro and Chris “Jesus” Ferguson, along with two-time bracelet winner Frankie O’Dell.
The heads-up battle for the bracelet came down to Albini and Lisandro, with Albini taking home his first gold bracelet after a two-hour match.
This $1,500 buy-in event is the first of several stud events on the WSOP schedule for 2019:
June 7 - Event #20: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
June 10 - Event #27: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better
June 17 - Event #41: $10,000 Seven Card Stud
June 23 - Event #54: 1,500 Razz
June 26 - Event #62: $10,000 Razz
June 30 - Event #67: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo 8 or Better
Stud is still alive and well at the WSOP, and in addition to these dedicated stud events, the game is also part of numerous mixed-game events on the 2019 schedule.
Event #20: $1,500 Seven Card Stud is sure to draw a field full of some of the games most popular players; past winners in WSOP stud events include Doyle Brunson, Phil Ivey, Lisandro and Eli Elezra. Bertrand Grospelier and Ben Yu were among the players that finished in the money in this event last year, and the 2019 edition of this tournament will no doubt be s star-studded affair
Be sure to stay with the PokerNews live reporting team to follow along with all of the Day 1 action!
Level: 1
Limits: 100/200
Ante: 25
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
Level 1 has started, and we're off! This event will play through ten 60-minute levels today.
The Field Trickles In
Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
A couple of tables in the Amazon Room Purple section were playing heads-up seven-card stud for a few hands, as much of the field is just now starting to fill in the empty seats. Late registration runs through the first eight levels today, and this event should draw some of poker's most colorful characters as Day 1 marches on.
Greenstein Tangles with Tarbet
Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
David Tarbet: 
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Barry Greenstein: 
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Barry Greenstein put in a bet on fourth street, getting calls from David Tarbet and a third opponent. Tarbet led out on fifth street and Greenstein raised, folding out the third player but getting a call from Tarbet.
The came in on sixth street for Tarbet, giving him open trips. He led out again, and this time Greenstein just called. The final card came in and Tarbet once again bet and Greenstein called. Greenstein mucked when he saw Tarbet's down card aces for a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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10,800 | 10,800 |
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9,200 | 9,200 |
Kessler Gives a Free Lesson
Level 1
: 100/200, 25 ante
A player who is new to stud is seated to Allen Kessler's right, and the veteran poker player is graciously answering the player's questions about the betting rules of the game.
Kessler is a great player to learn from, as he's enjoyed success in stud tournaments at the WSOP and elsewhere for years. Kessler's best career finish came in the $10,000 Stud Hi-Lo 8 Championships at the 2010 WSOP, where he finished second for $276,485.
The man known as "Chainsaw" is a fixture at the WSOP in general, consistently competing in stud, hold'em, omaha, mixed-game events and just about every other poker variant. Kessler finished eighth in the 2014 $50,000 Players Championship for $134,101, and finished ninth in the $10,000 Razz Championship at the 2018 WSOP for $25,564.
Level: 2
Limits: 150/300
Ante: 25
Faces In the Crowd
Level 2
: 150/300, 25 ante
There are quite a few WSOP bracelet winners in the field in the early stages of this event.
Six-time bracelet winner and stud legend Jeff Lisandro is in the field; Benny Glaser, Barry Greenstein and David Bach are all three-time bracelet winners; and two-time bracelet winner Brandon Shack-Harris is also in the running.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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11,000 | 11,000 |
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10,700 | 10,700 |
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10,000 | 10,000 |
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10,000 | 10,000 |
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8,900 | -1,900 |
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8,500 | 8,500 |
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8,500 | -700 |
Himes Scoops Up a Four-Way Pot
Level 2
: 150/300, 25 ante
Ryan Himes was one of four players in the hand, with a sizable pot on the line. Another player, along with Himes, called a seventh street bet, and the final player to act was Daniel Mogavero, who took a minute to think before finishing off the final betting round with a call.
Ryan Himes: 
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The pot went to Himes, who hit five consecutive running clubs to make the flush and chip up to 13,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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13,000 | 13,000 |