2008 World Series of Poker

Event 14 - $10,000 Seven-Card Stud World Championship
Day: 3
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Event Info

2008 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$415,856
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,485,200
Entries
158
Level Info
Level
24
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0

Setting the Scene

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[user42991]
Not including staff, we have about 15 or 20 people watching this heads up match for the Stud World Championship. So far we haven’t seen any of the ESPN camera crew roaming around. We have about 3 photographers and a couple of Harrah’s suits waiting with us to see who will be the next Stud World Champion.

Naturally, part of the reason for lack of interest may be due to the lack of a famous face playing heads up for the bracelet. The other reason is just the difference in popularity. Seven-Card Stud is a game that most people consider a dying game and as such it doesn’t get the publicity of No-Limit. The fact that it is a limit game doesn’t help its cause either.

If you look around at this crowd, you won't see a bored spectator in the stands. For Stud enthusiast, Seven-Card Stud can be just as interesting, if not more so, than Texas Hold'em.