Event 14 - $10,000 Seven-Card Stud World Championship | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-09-2008 14:22 UTC-8

Kostritsyn Rivers Wong

Alexander Kostritsyn called the bets of Fu Wong on 3rd, 4th and 5th street before taking the lead on 6th street. Wong made the call. Kostritsyn then bet the river in the dark and Wong called.

Wong was showing {K-Hearts}

but Kostritsyn turned over ( {A-Spades}

)

for a rivered straight to take down a good sized pot.

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06-09-2008 14:17 UTC-8

Early Going

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In the early going Fu Wong has taken a pot off Alexander Kostritsyn after raising him on fifth street causing Kostritsyn to fold.

Erik Seidel is busy enjoying what appears to be a potato salad, while David Oppenheim is starting the day with yet another massage!

06-09-2008 14:13 UTC-8

Cards Are In The Air!

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Play has commenced on the final table of Event 14 $10,000 Seven-Card Stud World Championship.

Level: 18

Blinds: 0/0

Ante: 0

06-09-2008 14:12 UTC-8

Seat 8: Eric Brooks (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania) 359,000 Chips

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Eric Brooks does not come to today’s final table with an extensive background or millions in tournament winnings. In fact, today will mark Brook’s first professional tournament cash, but what a cash it will be. Regardless of where Brook’s finished, this will be a remarkable run for this Pennsylvania native.

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06-09-2008 14:11 UTC-8

Seat 7: Fu Wong (Chandler, Arizona) 429,000 Chips

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Fu Wong comes to today’s table as one of the least experienced tournament players. To date, Wong has only one tournament cash for $64,000 in a No-Limit event at the 2006 LA Poker Classic. His lack of tournament experience has not seemed to matter as he has navigated through one of the toughest stud fields in history to take his short at the Stud World Championship

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06-09-2008 14:10 UTC-8

Seat 6: Minh Ly (Las Vegas, Nevada) 424,000 Chips

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Today’s final table makes the fourth final table for Ly in his poker career. He has over 2.4 million in tournament earnings, including a first place finish at the WPT Doyle Brunson North American Championship in 2005. Ly is still seeking his first World Series of Poker bracelet.

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06-09-2008 14:09 UTC-8

Seat 5: Vassilios Lazarou (Las Vegas, Nevada) 259,000 Chips

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The only other player with a WSOP bracelet at today’s final table is Vassilios Lazarou. Lazarou holds two bracelets in 7 Card Stud and has 5 World Series of Poker final tables. In addition he has 13 cashes at the World Series. If he can amass some chips, his experience should make him a very dangerous opponent.

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06-09-2008 14:08 UTC-8

Seat 4: Erik Seidel (Las Vegas, NV) 273,000 Chips

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The biggest name by far at this final table is Erik Seidel, holder of 8 World Series of Poker bracelets. Seidel has over 8.45 million in tournament winnings and is perhaps most famous for his runner up finish to Johnny Chan in the 1988 World Series of Poker Main event which was made famous in the movie “Rounders”. Seidel has had a fantastic 2008, finishing 2nd in the Aussie Millions main event and winning the WPT event at Foxwoods.

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06-09-2008 14:07 UTC-8

Seat 3: Jim Paluszek (Bensalem, Pennslyvania) 413,000 chips

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Jim Paluszek has a sprinkling of tournament success with his major victory coming in a $500 buy-in event at the 2005 US Poker Championships which was also in seven-card stud.

Jim cashed in Event #7 $2000 No Limit Holdem at this year’s WSOP and this is his first WSOP final table.

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