Event #13: $5,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better
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2013 World Series of Poker
Event #13: $5,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better
Dias: 1
Event Info
Resultado Final
Event Info
Informações sobre o nível
2013 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Prize Pool
$987,000
Entradas
210
Nível
29
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
15,000
Welcome to Event #13: $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better
The $5,000 buy-in events at the World Series of Poker are considered championship events of sorts, especially when they're held in a variation other than Texas hold'em. Today, the first non-hold'em $5,000 buy-in event kicks off with Event #13: $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better, and we expect to see poker's best players turn out in force to compete for this prestigious title.
Last year, this event attracted a field of 212 players and created a prize pool of $996,400. The field was comprised of professionals from all over the world, but in the end the title went to Adam Friedman, who ironically had been featured in a Where Are They Now? piece on PokerNews just a few weeks prior to his win. Friedman let the world know exactly where he was and in dramatic fashion too as he defeated a final table that included Bryn Kenney (8th), Phil Ivey (7th), Nikolai Yakovenko (4th), John Monnette (3rd) and Todd Brunson (2nd).
Friedman will be back to defend his title, and we've already confirmed that Daniel Negreanu, David Bach (who has never cashed in a Stud 8 tournament), Tom Koral and even famed ESPN commentator Norman Chad will be playing today.
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Of course there will be dozens more recognizable names by the time registration comes to a close. Action will kick off at 5:00 p.m. PST, and the plan is to play eight one-hour levels. Throw in an hour's worth of breaks, and that means we'll be playing to 2 a.m. PST. It's going to be a long night full of top-notch poker action, so be sure to join us in about in hour as we cover the premiere Stud Hi-Low Split 8-or-Better event of the summer.
Nível: 1
Limites: 200/400
Ante: 50
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Nível 1
: 200/400, 50 ante
Players have packed into the Orange Section of the Amazon Room and cards are now in the air. WSOP Media Director Nolan Dalla was kind enough to recognize the legendary Artie Cobb, who won this event 30 years ago. We'll have more on Cobb, who gave the traditional shuffle up and deal, in a bit. In the meantime, cards are in the air here in Event #13: $5,000 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better!
Hi/Lo Notables
Nível 1
: 200/400, 50 ante
Here is a list of some notable players we have seen so far:
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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15,000 | 15,000 |
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15,000 | 15,000 |
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15,000 | 15,000 |
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15,000 | 15,000 |
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15,000 | 15,000 |
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15,000 | 15,000 |
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15,000 | 15,000 |
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15,000 | 15,000 |
A Seven Card Stud: the Legendary Artie Cobb
Nível 1
: 200/400, 50 ante
In this day and age of poker, it's easy to become infatuated with the "young guns" in the game. However, it's important to recognize those who helped pave the way to poker's popularity in the modern age. Case in point... four-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Artie Cobb.
Born in 1942, Cobb is a living legend of the game. His first WSOP cash, of which he has 34 totaling $859,540, came all the way back in 1976 when he finished runner-up to Doc Greene in Event #5 $1,000 Limit Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo. Seven years later, Cobb won his first gold bracelet in the 1983 WSOP Event #3 $1,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo for $52,000 by defeating a final table that included Johnny Moss and David Singer.
Cobb's second bracelet came four years later in the 1987 WSOP Event #4 $5,000 Limit Seven Card Stud, good for $142,000. Toss in bracelet wins in the 1991 WSOP Event #13 $1,500 Limit Seven Card Stud for $148,400 and 1998 WSOP Event #10 $2,500 Limit Seven Card Stud for $152,000, and you have one of the most successful Seven Card Stud players that has ever lived (24 of his 34 cashes are in variations of Stud).
Cobb certainly has a storied career, and it's far from being over. In 2007 Cobb showed that he could still hang with the best by placing 21st in this very event. Today, Cobb is back in action and looking for his first gold bracelet in 15 years!
Notables in The Field
Nível 1
: 200/400, 50 ante
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
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15,000 | 15,000 |
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15,000 | 15,000 |
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15,000 | 15,000 |
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15,000 | 15,000 |
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15,000 | 15,000 |
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15,000 | 15,000 |
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15,000 | 15,000 |
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15,000 | 15,000 |
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15,000 | 15,000 |
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15,000 | 15,000 |
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15,000 | 15,000 |
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15,000 | 15,000 |
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15,000 | 15,000 |
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15,000 | 15,000 |
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15,000 | 15,000 |
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15,000 | 15,000 |
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15,000 | 15,000 |
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15,000 | 15,000 |
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15,000 | 15,000 |
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15,000 | 15,000 |
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15,000 | 15,000 |
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15,000 | 15,000 |
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15,000 | 15,000 |
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15,000 | 15,000 |
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15,000 | 15,000 |
A Look at the Updated 2013 WSOP POY Race
Nível 1
: 200/400, 50 ante
Current 2013 WSOP Player of the Year Standings
| Place | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Negreanu | 427.15 |
| 2 | Benny Chen | 300.00 |
| 3 | Charles Sylvestre | 260.00 |
| 4 | Daniel Marton | 252.00 |
| 5 | Trevor Pope | 240.00 |
| 6 | Matt Waxman | 233.00 |
| 7 | Bryan Piccioli | 211.50 |
| 8 | Dan Kelly | 212.20 |
| 9 | Michael Bennington | 210.00 |
| 10 | John Beauprez | 190.00 |
Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better in a Nutshell
Nível 1
: 200/400, 50 ante
If you're going to play this game, or even read updates about it, you'd better know the rules for Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better. In the event that you don't, we've done our best to give you a tutorial.
Seven Card Stud 8 of Better, also known as Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo, is played with two to eight players. Unlike Texas Hold’em and Omaha, Seven Card Stud 8 or Better is a forced-bet game that features antes instead of blinds. As in regular Seven Card Stud, every player is dealt a total of seven cards over the course of a hand beginning with two hole cards and one up card. A round of betting occurs and then three more cards are placed face up, each followed by a round of betting. The seventh and final card is then dealt facedown to each player, giving him or her three down cards. A final round of betting ensues.
The objective of Seven Card Stud 8 or Better is to make both your best five-card high hand and your best five-card low hand using any combination of the seven cards you are dealt. Do so and you will win a part, if not all, of the pot as the player with the best high hand wins half the pot and the player with the best low hand wins the other half. If you have both, then you win both halves of the pot. If there is no qualifying low hand, the player with the best high hand wins the entire pot.
In order for a low hand to be applicable, there is a qualification—a player must contain five non-paired cards of eight or lower in order to have a low. That means a low hand must be 8, 7, 6, 5, 4 or lower. That's why this game is oftentimes called "8 or better", or simply "Stud 8". Straight and flushes don’t count in a low hand but may be used to make a high hand. The lowest possible hand is 
while the highest possible qualifying low hand is 
. Winning both the high and the low hand, which is ideal, is called "scooping the pot".
Whoever wins the high hand wins half the pot, and whoever wins the low (when there is one) wins the other half. If you win both, you’ve “scooped” the pot. While Omaha Hi/Lo is a split-pot game, but that doesn’t mean things are always split 50/50. If you share the same high or low with more than one player, you could get quartered. For example, if three players are in a hand and one of them has the best high while two share the same low, the two on the low end will only get 25% of the pot, which means they lost money on the hand. Players getting quartered happens often, but they can lose even more if multiple players share the high and low.
Chop It Up!
Nível 1
: 200/400, 50 ante
David Singer: 
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Mike Sexton: / 
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Third Player: / 
Seven-Card Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better is a split-pot game, so many hands are going to be chopped. Reporting on them isn't overly exciting, but you never know what you're going to get at the start of a hand.
For example, we recently watched a hand over at Table 384 that involved Poker Hall of Famer and David Singer. It began with a player bringing it in with a and Singer completing with the showing. An unknown played called, Sexton did the same and then the bring-in folded. Two checks on fourth street saw Sexton bet, Singer call and the third player folded.
Singer proceeded to check-call bets on fifth, sixth and seventh and Sexton threw up his hands before tabling his cards.
Sexton: 
Singer: 
Sexton had a low and missed his bevy of outs for a high, meaning he won half the pot with the low and Singer took the other half with a pair of queens.