2019 World Series of Poker

Event #27: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
398923
Prize
$142,801
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$621,000
Entries
460
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000

Cunningham and Benson Chop

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante
Allen Cunningham
Allen Cunningham

Gary Benson: {x-}{x-} / {2-Hearts}{q-Spades}{a-Clubs}{k-Diamonds} / {x-}
Allen Cunningham: {x-}{x-} / {3-Hearts}{2-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{a-Spades} / {x-}

Picking up the action on fifth street, Gary Benson bet with the better board and Allen Cunningham called.

Benson proceeded to check-call bets from Cunningham on sixth and seventh.

Cunningham showed {a-Diamonds}{8-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for aces and sixes with an eight-six low, Benson tabled {k-Spades}{k-Hearts}{7-Diamonds} for trip kings and they chopped the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Allen Cunningham us
Allen Cunningham
WSOP 5X Winner
12,500 2,500
Gary Benson au
Gary Benson
WSOP 1X Winner
7,200 -2,800

Tags: Allen CunninghamGary Benson

Nguyen Can't Beat Aces-Up

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

Men "The Master" Nguyen was heads-up with an opponent on fourth street and called his opponent down as he bet fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh streets.

Nguyen: {x-}{x-} / {k-Clubs}{9-Spades}{3-Diamonds}{7-Spades} / {x-}
Opponent: {x-}{x-} / {2-Clubs}{a-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}{2-Hearts} / {x-}

After Nguyen called on seventh, his opponent tabled his {a-Clubs}{7-Diamonds}{5-Spades} for aces-up.

Nguyen showed his {a-Spades}{k-Diamonds} in the hole and mucked.

Player Chips Progress
Men Nguyen us
Men Nguyen
WSOP 7X Winner
14,200 -2,800

Tags: Men Nguyen

A Few More Updated Chip Counts

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante
Player Chips Progress
Perry Friedman us
Perry Friedman
WSOP 1X Winner
28,500 -1,500
Mel Judah au
Mel Judah
WSOP 2X Winner
18,000 5,000
Men Nguyen us
Men Nguyen
WSOP 7X Winner
17,000 4,500
James Woods us
James Woods
16,000 -50
Ken Aldridge us
Ken Aldridge
WSOP 1X Winner
11,300 2,800
Mike Sexton us
Mike Sexton
WSOP 1X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
11,000 1,000
Karina Jett us
Karina Jett
9,800 -1,700
Konstantin Puchkov ru
Konstantin Puchkov
WSOP 1X Winner
9,500 -100
Scott Clements us
Scott Clements
WSOP 3X Winner
9,300 -700
Kate Hoang us
Kate Hoang
9,000 -1,000
Andrew Kelsall us
Andrew Kelsall
WSOP 1X Winner
8,000 -2,000
Cyndy Violette us
Cyndy Violette
WSOP 1X Winner
6,300 -5,500
David Singer us
David Singer
5,200 -3,300
Chris Bell us
Chris Bell
5,100 -1,900
Tom McCormick us
Tom McCormick
4,000 -6,000
Tom Koral us
Tom Koral
WSOP 2X Winner
4,000 -1,900

Klimczak Snatches the High from Devonshire

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante
Faith Klimczak
Faith Klimczak

On fourth street, Faith Klimczak bet 200 and Bryan Devonshire raised to 400. A third player called, and Klimczak called. On fifth street, Devonshire bet, and both players called.

On sixth street, the unknown player bet and both Klimczak and Devonshire called, and that same betting sequence occurred on seventh.

Klimczak: {x-}{x-} / {q-Diamonds}{5-Hearts}{j-Diamonds}{8-Spades} / {x-}
Devonshire: {x-}{x-} / {9-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{2-Hearts}{3-Diamonds} / {x-}
Opponent: {x-}{x-} / {7-Diamonds}{k-Diamonds}{3-Spades}{5-Clubs} / {x-}

Klimczak tabled her {q-Hearts}{9-Spades}{7-Spades} to scoop the high from Devonshire's {q-Spades}{q-Clubs}{4-Clubs}, while the third player tabled his {a-Diamonds}{3-Clubs}{4-Spades} to take the low.

Player Chips Progress
Faith Klimczak us
Faith Klimczak
9,300 -2,100
Bryan Devonshire us
Bryan Devonshire
7,750 -2,250

Tags: Bryan DevonshireFaith Klimczak

Good Start for Ramos

Level 4 : 200/400, 50 ante

Opponent: {x-}{x-} / {q-Hearts}{7-Spades}{a-Diamonds}{9-Spades} / {x-}
Gabe Ramos: {x-}{x-} / {a-Clubs}{4-Clubs}{6-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds} / {x-}

After the player with the {q-Hearts} completed, Gabriel Ramos raised. His opponent called, then called a bet on fourth street before check-calling the rest of the way.

Ramos tabled {a-Spades}{5-Hearts}{9-Hearts} for a pair of aces with a seven-six low, his opponent mucked and Ramos won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Gabe Ramos us
Gabe Ramos
14,000 14,000

Tags: Gabriel Ramos

Level: 4

Limits: 200/400

Ante: 50

The Defending Champion Arrives

Level 3 : 200/400, 50 ante

Benjamin Dobson won his first WSOP bracelet in this event last year when he defeated Timothy Finne heads-up to top the 596-player field to take home the $173,528 first-place prize.

Dobson has just taken a seat in an attempt to defend his title, and he is currently seated alongside Allyn Shulman, Katherine Fleck, and Mack Lee.

Player Chips Progress
Benjamin Dobson gb
Benjamin Dobson
10,000

Tags: Benjamin Dobson