Event #27: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Day 1 | 2019 World Series of Poker

06-11-2019 02:24 UTC-7

Dave Alfa Leads from Kelsall and Enright after Day 1 of the $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo with 195 Survivors; Defending Champion Benjamin Dobson Still in Contention

MrPaulSeaton

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Day 1 of the Event #27: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better has come to a conclusion at the 2019 World Series of Poker (WSOP) with the 460-player field reduced down to 195 survivors.

The first Stud Hi-Lo tournament of the WSOP took center stage in the orange section of the Amazon Room and as players trickled in throughout the eight levels of late registration, the 460-player field would set a prize pool of $621,000. The final 69 players will finish in the money, while the first-place prize of $142,801 and the coveted WSOP gold bracelet are the top prize players are battling for.

A mix of mixed game veterans with both cash game and tournament expertise took a seat throughout the day, but unfortunately for the likes of WSOP bracelet winners Scott Bohlman, "Miami" John Cernuto, David Singer, Michael Gathy, Barry Greenstein, Layne Flack, Shaun Deeb, Frank Kassela, Phil Hellmuth, Benny Glaser, Ben Yu, Scott Clements, and recently crowned four-time winner Eli Elezra, they were all eliminated throughout the day.

With 195 players surviving into Day 2, it is Dave Alfa at the top of the leaderboard with 87,900 chips. Alfa leads Andrew Kelsall (69,700) and Barbara Enright (68,800) in the chip counts, so has a sizeable lead to play with on Day 2. Kelsall made a late charge up the leaderboard including in one of the final hands of the day, where he made kings-full against Perry Friedman to take the chip lead. Other sizeable stacks include Greg Yohn (65,800), Anna Wroblewski (50,200), and Norman Chad (48,600).

Also surviving into Day 2 are WSOP bracelet winners Yuval Bronshtein, Lawrence Berg, Daniel Negreanu, Steve Zolotow, John Racener, Chris Ferguson, Michael Mizrachi, Yueqi Zhu, Brian Hastings, Cyndy Violette, David Prociak, and Allen Cunningham. Joining these well-known names still in contention is defending champion Benjamin Dobson who ended the day with 20,000 chips. Dobson topped the 596-player field in 2018 to capture his first WSOP gold bracelet and the $173,528 first-place prize and he will be desperate to repeat the tick in 2019.

Day 2 begins on Tuesday, June 11, at 2 p.m. PDT with the PokerNews Live Reporting Team providing continuous live updates of all the action as Event #27 plays towards the money, and then to crown the newest WSOP bracelet winner.

Tags: Andrew Kelsall Benjamin Dobson Dave Alfa

06-11-2019 02:08 UTC-7

Kelsall Raises Seventh Against Friedman and Takes the Chip Lead

Mickey Doft

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 200 ante

Andrew Kelsall: / /
Perry Friedman: / /

Picking up the action on seventh street, Perry Friedman bet with the better board and Andrew Kelsall raised.

Friedman called, Kelsall tabled for kings full of jacks and Friedman mucked.

That pot pushed Kelsall into the lead as Day 1 concluded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Kelsall	69,700	16,700
Perry Friedman	36,000	-13,000

Tags: Andrew Kelsall Perry Friedman

06-11-2019 00:46 UTC-7

Event #27 Prize Pool Announced; $142,801 to the Winner!

tRaMSt0p

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 100 ante

The prize pool for Event #27: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better has been announced with the 460 player field creating a prize pool of $621,000 that will pay the top 69 finishers.

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1st	$142,801	9th -10th	$9,211
2nd	$88,254	11th - 12th	$7,228
3rd	$60,330	13th - 14th	$5,794
4th	$42,014	15th - 16th	$4,747
5th	$29,818	17th - 24th	$3,977
6th	$21,575	25th - 32nd	$3,409
7th	$15,921	33rd - 40th	$2,991
8th	$11,986	41st - 48th	$2,688
		49th - 56th	$2,475
		57th - 64th	$2,265
		65th - 69th	$2,265

06-10-2019 22:33 UTC-7

Battle of the Highs Sees Friedman Soar to the Top

tRaMSt0p

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

"Did you catch that hand?" asked Perry Friedman.

Friedman then detailed a hand that just occurred at his table that saw him vault up the leaderboard.

One player had paired his his jack door card and bet out on seventh street before one player called. Friedman called with his sevens-full, while a fourth player called also.

Friedman tabled his full house and saw each of his opponents table his lesser high hands of an ace-high flush, a smaller flush, and sixes-full.

Player	Chips	Progress
Perry Friedman	44,800	24,800

Tags: Perry Friedman

06-10-2019 22:22 UTC-7

Straight and an Eight for Owen

Mickey Doft

Level 7 : 400/800, 100 ante

Adam Owen: / /
Allen Cunningham: / - fold
Shaun Deeb: / /

Picking up the action on sixth street, Shaun Deeb checked to Adam Owen who bet. Allen Cunningham folded and Deeb called.

Deeb check-called a bet from Owen on seventh street and mucked when Owen tabled for an eight-high straight with an eight-low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Owen	17,500	12,200
Shaun Deeb	14,600	-2,400
Allen Cunningham	11,000	-1,500

Tags: Adam Owen Allen Cunningham Shaun Deeb

06-10-2019 21:04 UTC-7

Phamolivo Triples with a Straight on Fifth Street

tRaMSt0p

Level 6 : 300/600, 75 ante

On fifth street, Jason Phamolivo was all in for his last 500, and both Jameson Painter and a second player each called, and then checked through to seventh street.

Phamolivo: / /
Painter: / /
Opponent: / /

Phamolivo tabled his / for a straight, and both Painter and his opponent mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jameson Painter	11,300	1,300
Jason Phamolivo	4,800	-1,350

Tags: Jameson Painter Jason Phamolivo

06-10-2019 19:55 UTC-7

Klimczak Eliminated with Trips

tRaMSt0p

Level 5 : 250/500, 50 ante

Faith Klimczak completed and was met with one call. Klimczak continued on fourth and was called, and on fifth she was all in for her last bet.

Klimczak: /
Opponent: /

Klimczak had improved to trips on fifth street, but her opponent had also improved to better trips.

Both players didn't improve on sixth or seventh street, and Klimczak was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Faith Klimczak	Busted

Tags: Faith Klimczak

06-10-2019 17:28 UTC-7

Greenstein Bets His Draw on Fourth

tRaMSt0p

Level 3 : 200/400, 50 ante

Barry Greenstein was the bring-in, and he defended against a complete.

On fourth, Greenstein led out, and his opponent folded.

Greenstein: /
Opponent: /

Greenstein showed his in the hole for a low draw and three to a flush and straight draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Barry Greenstein	10,950	-1,050

06-10-2019 16:33 UTC-7

Savage Collects

Mickey Doft

Level 2 : 150/300, 25 ante

Matt Savage: / /
Opponent: / /

Picking up the action on fifth street, Matt Savage bet the rest of the way and his opponent called him down.

Savage tabled for an ace-high flush, his opponent mucked and Savage collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Savage	10,300	650

Tags: Matt Savage

06-10-2019 14:54 UTC-7

Welcome to Day 1 of Event #27: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better!

Matthew Pitt

The 2019 World Series of Poker continues today with Event #27: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better, which kicks off at 3 p.m. local time. Seven card stud is a game that has its roots deep in gambling lore, as riverboat gamblers on riverboats in 1800's New Orleans would ply their craft with stud, and as recently as the 1970's was the predominant game of choice at casinos across the country. While Texas Hold'em and Omaha now dominate the offerings at most casinos, a faithful contingent still prefers stud and stud hi-lo, and the WSOP accommodates those players with both a $1,500 and $10,000 version of both variants.

Stud hi-lo works like stud, in that each player receives two down cards and one up card, and the lowest exposed card is the "bring-in" and starts the action. Fourth, fifth and sixth street cards are dealt face up, while seventh street is dealt face down. After the final round of betting, hands are tabled, and if there is a qualifying low, half of the pot goes to the best high hand, and half of the pot goes to the best low hand. If there is no qualifying low, the entire pot goes to the best high hand.

Last year, Benjamin Dobson topped a field of 596 players to win $173,528 and his first WSOP bracelet. Dobson, who said, "I'm on top of the world right now," after his victory, ended up with six cashes in last year's WSOP, and we'll be looking for him to defend his title in today's field. In 2017, Ernest Bohn made his first recorded cash count, besting 595 players for $173,228 and a WSOP bracelet.

Year	Entries	Champion	Country	Prize
2018	596	Benajmin Dobson	England	$173,528
2017	595	Ernest Bohn	United States	$173,228
2016	521	David Prociack	United States	$156,546
2015	547	Gerald Ringe	England	$180,943
2014	588	Calvin Anderson	United States	$190,538
2013	558	Daniel Idema	United States	$184,590
2012	622	Cory Zeidman	United States	$201,559
2011	606	Chris Viox	United States	$200,459
2010	644	David Warga	United States	$208,682
2009	467	David Halpern	United States	$159,390

The field will play 10 one-hour levels today, with 15-minute breaks after every two levels. Players begin with a starting stack of 10,000 in chips, increased from 7,500 in years past. Registration for this event will remain open through the break at Level 8, or until approximately midnight. This tournament is scheduled to be a four-day event.

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Tags: Benjamin Dobson Ernest Bohn