Event 33 - $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low World Championship
Day 3 Completed
2008 World Series of Poker
Event 33 - $5,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low World Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2008 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$5,000
Entries
261
Level
29
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
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Sebastian Ruthenberg bested the entire field, which was absolutely laced with pros, to take home the title. The real highlight of the tournament was his hard-fought one-on-one battle with Chris Ferguson. When heads-up play began, Jesus had roughly a 2-to-1 chip lead. Ruthenberg came all the way back to take a slight edge, before being crippled all the way back down to 200,000.
He hung in there though, and came storming back against the much more accomplished pro. After more than three hours of head-to-head dueling, Ruthenberg managed to come out on top.
For his good work over the past days, Ruthenberg will take home $328,756, a shiny new gold bracelet, and the title of Stud Hi-Lo World Champion.
Congratulations to Sebastian Ruthenberg, winner of Event #33!
Ferguson: (
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Sebastian Ruthenberg: (
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On sixth street, Ruthenberg picked up a pair of fours and Ferguson a meaningless jack.
Ferguson: (
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Sebastian Ruthenberg: (
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When the last card was dealt and the crowd rose to their feet to watch the action, Ruthenberg peeled slowly before revealing another seven, for two pair sevens and fours.
Ferguson would need to best two pair to take the pot and stay alive. He slowly lifted his hand and let Sebastian know he didn't have anything across and that it was a spade. He mentioned that unless it was the ace of spades, Ruthenberg would be a champion. He then revealed a spade... the
.It took a moment for Ruthenberg to realize it was a blank and then he erupted from his chair, arms held high in victory.
Ferguson shook hands with his competitor and headed across the room. No, not to get paid, but rather to sit down in the Omaha Hi-Lo World Championship. He earned over $200,000 for his finish.
up. Ruthenberg raised, and Ferguson called.Ferguson: (X) (X)
(X)Ruthenberg: (X) (X)
(X)Ruthenberg bet on every street, with Ferguson joining him every step of the way. When the hands were turned over, it was Ruthenberg who held the winner. His down cards were
, making him aces up. Ferguson held 
, making tens up, an inferior two pair.Sebastian Ruthenberg wins a huge pot, and has retaken a nice chip lead. He sits with 1,850,000, while Jesus is knocked all the way down to 760,000.
He brought it in with the
, and he and Ferguson headed off to battle. On fourth street, Ferguson bet and got called. On fifth street, it was Ruthenberg who bet and got called. A bet on sixth street from Ruthenberg meant he was all in for about 50,000, and at risk once again. The hands were turned over:Ruthenberg: (
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(X)Ferguson: (
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(X)Ferguson had a pair of aces and a draw to the flush and to the low. He was up against two pair from Ruthenberg, but had loads of outs to at least chop. Ruthenberg's seventh street
was no help to him. Now it was Ferguson's turn. One card to potentially win him the bracelet. He squeezed it out a little longer this time, building the suspense for himself and for the spectators...
It's a blank for Jesus, and he once again doubles up Ruthenberg. The German has clawed back to 800,000, but is still at a sizable deficit.
Ruthenberg - 550,000
Ferguson: (
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Ruthenbeg: (
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Ruthenberg makes two pair, and he takes down a much-needed pot. He has doubled up to 550,000, but is still very short in regards to the limits they're playing.
Ferguson:
Ruthenberg:
Ferguson's queens up trumps the nines up of Ruthenberg, and ships the majority of the chips to Jesus. After the hand, Ruthenberg has just 400,000 left. Ferguson is up to 2,210,000.
Ferguson: (X) (X)
(X)Ruthenberg: (X) (X)
(X)On fifth and sixth streets, Ferguson check-calls a Ruthenberg bet. On seventh street, both men check. There is just about 1,000,000 in the pot.
Ferguson:
Ruthenberg:
Chris Ferguson takes a big bite out of his opponent, and rakes in another large pot with a full house. He has retaken the chip lead by a comfortable margin. Counts coming momentarily.
Level: 29
Blinds: 0/0
Ante: 0