Event #38 Set to Begin!
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In 2013, the largest buy-in seven-card stud hi-low tournament at the World Series of poker was $5,000. The winner was Mike "The Mouth" Matusow, who earned $266,503 and his fourth gold bracelet.
This variant of seven-card stud is in several cash game rotations, but the buy-in at the WSOP has fluctuated over the years. In 2009 there was a $10,000 buy-in, but it was slashed in half, as mentioned above. Three years before 2009, it was as low as $1,000.
Here's a look at some of the past champions:
Past WSOP Seven-Card-Stud Hi-Low 8-or-Better Champtions
| Year | Buy-in | Player | Prize | Entrants | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | $1,000 | Pat Poels | $172,091 | 788 | $717, 080 |
| 2007 | $3,000 | Eli Elezra | $198,984 | 236 | $651,360 |
| 2008 | $5,000 | Sebastian Ruthenberg | $328,756 | 261 | $1,226,700 |
| 2009 | $10,000 | Jeff Lisandro | $431,656 | 164 | $1,541,600 |
| 2010 | $10,000 | Frank Kasella | $447,446 | 170 | $1,598,000 |
| 2011 | $10,000 | Eric Rodawig | $442,183 | 168 | $1,579,200 |
| 2012 | $5,000 | Adam Friedman | $269,037 | 212 | $996,400 |
We expect a star-studded field to fill up the Amazon Room, even with a marquee $5,000 buy-in no-limit event restarting today. There are four more $10,000 buy-in championship events to take place after Event #38: pot-limit Omaha, seven-card stud hi, limit hold'em, and heads-up no-limit hold'em.
The cards will be in the air at 4 p.m. PT, and we look forward to providing you all of the updates straight from the tournament floor!