Event #27: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day 2 Started
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #27: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$621,000
Entries
460
Level
32
Blinds
120,000 / 240,000
Ante
30,000
Norman Chad Still in Contention at Day 2 of Event #27: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Cards in the Air at 2 p.m.
It's time for Day 2 of Event #27: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better at the 50th Annual World Series of Poker and cards will be in the air at 2 p.m. The tournament attracted 460 players and a total of 195 players survived the first day of the tournament. Dave Alfa sits on top of the leaderboard with 87,900 in chips.
Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better was already on display at this year's World Series of Poker but only as a part of the mix in H.O.R.S.E. and in eight-game. The game is now played by itself and plenty of familiar faces came down to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. Voice of the WSOP Norman Chad is still in the tournament with 48,000, three-time bracelet winner Barbara Enright bagged 68,800, and six-time bracelet winner Daniel Negreanu ended Day 1 with 38,600.
Benjamin Dobson took down the tournament in 2018. He won the tournament by beating a 596-player field to capture his first piece of World Series of Poker jewelry. He won the $173,528 first-place prize and he is looking to repeat his performance from last year. He ended Day 1 of the tournament with 20,000 chips and the first limits of the day will be 1,000/2,000.
The winner of the tournament takes home $142,801 and the coveted WSOP gold bracelet. Cash will be reserved for 69 players that will cash for at least $2,265. A spot at the final table will guarantee a player at least $9,211. The plan is to play ten 60-minute levels today.
PokerNews will be on the tournament floor to provide continuous coverage of the tournament.
Level: 11
Limits: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 200
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
Cards are in the air for Day 2 of Event #27: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better!
"The Master" Starts Off With a Pot
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
David Ebright: 
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Men Nguyen: /
After an absent player brought it in with the 
, Ebright completed and Nguyen raised. Ebright called, then called a bet from Nguyen on fourth before folding on fifth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
26,000 | 3,400 |
|
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13,800 | -2,200 |
Paz-Gutierrez Wins an Early Pot
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
Jie Li: / 
(folded on fourth)
John Morano: / 
Jose Paz-Gutierrez: / 
Jie Li placed the bring in of 300 in the middle with his and he was called by John Morano. Jose Paz-Gutierrez completed for 1,000 and both Li and Morano called.
All three were dealt another card and Paz-Gutierrez lead out with a bet. Li got out of the way on fourth street and Morano called.
Both remaining players were dealt a jack and Paz-Gutierrez took it down with a 2,000 bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
35,000 | 3,300 |
|
|
15,400 | -2,000 |
|
|
2,400 | -1,000 |
Early Eliminations
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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|
Busted |
Melrose Wins With What's Showing
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
Ronald Melrose: /
/
Steve Chanthabouasy: /
/
Melrose brought it in, then called when Chanthabouasy completed. Both players checked fourth street, then Chanthabouasy bet fifth and sixth street, with Melrose calling. Action checked through seventh street and Melrose said, "Just eights," before turning over 
and a third card unseen. Chanthabouasy double checked his cards, then mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
27,000 | 7,500 |
|
24,000 | -5,800 |
Gray Scoops it All
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
Robert Gray: / 
Alex Foxen: / 
Todd Ickow: / 
Tamon Nakamura: / 
The hand got picked up on sixth street and Robert Gray lead out with a 2,000 bet in the four-way pot. There was already plenty in the middle to fight for and he was called by Alex Foxen, Todd Ickow, and Tamon Nakamura.
They all got dealt another down card and Gray fired another 2,000 bet. Foxen shook his head and then folded his hand. Ickow got out of the way as well and Nakamura called the bet.
Gray opened up 
for three-of-a-kind jacks and that was enough to scoop the entire pot after Nakamura mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000 | 14,600 |
|
27,000 | 12,600 |
|
27,000 | -18,300 |
|
2,500 | -8,500 |
Negreanu Flush With Diamonds
Level 11
: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante
Bryan Pimlott: /
Daniel Negreanu: /
Starting on fifth street, Pimlott checked his pair of threes to Negreanu, who bet. Pimlott called, then checked on sixth street. Negreanu bet again, and Pimlott gave up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
36,000 | -2,600 |
|
17,000 | -35,100 |