2007 World Series of Poker

Event 14 - $1,500 Seven Card Stud
Day: 2
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Event Info

2007 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Prize
$146,987
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$539,175
Entries
395
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Sour

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Just a little side note, for those of you still following along. Many side bets were made regarding the continuation of play. I myself laid 5-to-1 to a gentleman I met while covering the event. At the time, I thought it'd be the easiest buck I'd ever make, but as it turns out I ended up the sucker, and reluctantly paid him his $5. Ugh.

Final Table Chip Counts

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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

Discrepency Over the Vote

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When the remaining eight players convened at one table to vote on the continuation of play, a controversy was sparked regarding the significance of a "unanimous" vote. The tournament director was under the impression that if one player wanted to continue play, we'd be forced to play on. However, the announcement made over the intercom earlier today explained that play would only continue if all eight players voted unanimously to do so.

Barry Greenstein's take on the matter was this: "They made a schedule for a reason. We should play this out. I'd like to play tomorrow (the $5,000 Limit Hold'em championship). I know the players are tired. I'm tired too, but I'd like to play it out."

Chris Spears, who took over the event when we reached six tables, has decided to consult the higher-ups before making a decision; a wise move on his part.

We'll let you know as soon as we know.

One and Done

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After the tournament director made his announcement about the 20-minute rule, our final-table-bubble player was eliminated. Michael Keiner claimed another victim, sending Matthew Kelly home in ninth place and increasing his chip stack to 320,000.

Kelly earned $7,495 for ninth place.

Tags: Matthew KellyMichael Keiner

Craig "Red" Thomson Takes 10th

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Crippled after a tussle with chip leader Michael Keiner, Craig Thomson just lost his last 4000 chips to Barry Greenstein and was eliminated in 10th place. Craig won $7,495 for his top-10 finish.

We are now down to nine players; one table of four and one of five. The tournament director just explained to the players that if no one gets knocked out after 20 minutes, he'd pull one player from the five-handed table and move him to the table with four. The process will continue every 20 minutes until we've reached our final eight.

Tags: Craig Thomson