Event 14, Seven Card Stud - Live Updates

In the latest running final table of this summer's WSOP we've finally reached a winner! Gary Keiner outlasted world class pros like Barry Greenstein. Greg Raymer and Steve Sung to take down the bracelet and the first place cash.

Keiner takes home $146,987 and Nesbitt Coburn receives $80,876. 

Steve Sung is going home with $51,222. It's down to Michael Keiner and Nesbitt Coburn for heads up.

Barry Greenstein is taking home $33,698 for his efforts today. It's only 5:30 in the morning so he is now off to the cash games. Kidding. Or are we?

$26,150 is going to Dale Philips. He takes 5th place and leaves the studly table with only 4 players now.

Larry Eubanks is going home in 8th place, with $11,053

We are playing to the winner. Go get a coffee.

Here's how we're seated:

Seat 1: Michael Keiner - $318,500
Seat 2: Nesbitt "Nez" Coburn - $163,500
Seat 3: Steve Sung - $167,500
Seat 4: Greg "Fossilman" Raymer - $116,500
Seat 5: Dale Phillips - $137,000
Seat 6: Larry Eubanks - $21,500
Seat 7: John Robertson - $82,500
Seat 8: Barry Greenstein - $177,500

We are at the final table! Here's who's fallen:

9. Matthew Kelly - $7,495

10. Craig "Red" Thomson - $7,495

11. Steve Richman - $6,848

12. Varahram Vardjavand - $6,848

13. Jim Boyd - $6,201

14. Ted Forrest - $6,201

15. Matt Grapenthien - $5,554

16. Ricardo Festejo - $5,554

 

13 players left. 5 from the final table. Play is slow because, well, no one wants to lose.

Here are the most recent eliminations:

14. Ted Forrest - $6,201

15. Matt Grapenthien - $5,554

16. Ricardo Festejo - $5,554 

We're back from a quick break and the chips have been colored up. We are down to 16 players and we are playing down to 8. Two tables are currently in play.

Before the break, we saw our last two ladies leave. It's up to the men now. 

Here are the most recent eliminations:

17. Theresa Viganolo

18. Helmut Koch

19. Dianne Cobb

20. Louis Russo 

Mimi got all-in with her last ante, and didn't double-up. The winning hand had K-A-2-4-5-4-A - two-pair with aces and fours. He took Mimi's chips and a huge pot from another player.

Mimi goes home in 21st place. 

We're back from the break and there have already been 3 more eliminations, including Paul Darden.

Here they are:

26. Christopher Barnes - $4,259

27. Paul Darden - $4,259

28. Keith Shiraki - $4,259

Bill Chen has been eliminated from the tournament in 36th place.

Mimi Tran has built up her stack through Paul Darden, who has a mere $8,000 left. Tran has close to $50,000 in chips.

We're back from dinner and down to 5 tables. John Womack is the most recent elimination, in 40th place. He's taking home $3,612.

We made the money, and everyone who's still bubbling at the table will take something home.

WSOP officials have decided that the final 8 players will decide if we play down to the winner, or if final table action will resume tomorrow afternoon.

Here's some recent action:

Paul Darden Building His Stack

Paul Darden took John Womack with a full house, twos over kings. John was all-in but he had only 6-6-7-6-3-5 - not bad - but the set of sixes wasn't enough to save him. Luckily he lost at the right time and he is taking home some cash.

Bill Chen's stack is starting to shrivel, and Mimi Tran is picking up some minor pre-flop pots. Stay tuned to see who makes it to the final eight.

 

46 players are left and Mimi Tran, Barry Greenstein, Greg Raymer and Bill Chen are among the name players who are still sitting strong at their 7-Card-Stud tables.

We are going on dinner break in fifteen minutes.

Here's some recent action that's been going on:

Greg Raymer Takes A Big Pot

Greg had a hand of 2♣ 2♠ A♣ J♥, and it was four-handed until 4th street. Then it was down to just Greg and one other opponent, and the other player had 7♠ Q♥ 2♥ 4♣.

Raymer revealed A♥ J♠ giving him 2-pair, and he built his stack up to almost $65,000.

Bill Takes A Hit

Bill Chen had 5♠ K♦ 2♦ 4♦ showing, versus his opponent's 3♣ 6♣ 2♥ A♥. On 4th street his opponent bet $2,000 and Bill called. His opponent flipped over K♠ and 4-5 in the hole, giving him a straight. He took the pot.

At the same table, the player to the left of Bill took a nice pot when she won a 2-handed play with a pair of aces.

We've reached Level 12 and here are the new structure sees a $200 ante, $1,000 completion and $1,000/$2,000 betting limits.

Thor Hansen has been eliminated after he busted on a flush draw courtesy of Fred Goldberg, and Avner Levy and Bill Munley also having been sent packing in recent times.

Bill Chen doubled up when he got all-in with a pair of queens in the hole and couldn't improve. His opponent, thankfully, could only muster a pair of sevens, and Chen is now up to about $15,000.

 

 

Day 2 of the Seven-Card Stud event is underway from the Amazon Room at the Rio, with 137 players returning to ostensibly play down to the bracelet. Rumors abound regarding the adding-on of a third day, and PokerListings.com (who never met a rumor we didn't like) will continue to report it until that rumor becomes fact. Stay tuned.

 

If there's money to be made, you know we're the printers, and if there's poker to be played, you know we're the listers. Welcome to Day 2 of the studliest event on the WSOP schedule so far, the $1,500 Seven-Card Stud event. The resumption of play has been pushed back to 4 p.m., and though this tournament is supposed to be a two-day event, PokerListings.com is hearing thangs to the effect that we'll add an extra day to the docket. Stay tuned for updates as we learn more.