Started 18th Jun, 2008

2008 World Series of Poker

Event 35 - $1,500 Seven Card Stud | Day 1

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Day 2
Day 1

Number of players - 381

Event 35 - $1,500 Seven Card Stud

Day 1 completed
Thu Jun 19 2008 04:19 PST | Posted by hintze

Greg Pappas is second in chips after Day 1

Day 1 Official Chip Counts Released

The official chip counts for Day 1 of Event 35, $1,500 Seven Card Stud, have now been released, and 70 players have moved on to Day 2 play. The field is led overnight by Leonardo Ebeling, whose 78,000 in chips is well ahead of second-place Greg Pappas.

Leonardo Ebeling 78,000
Greg Pappas 50,000
Al Barbieri 44,500
Levon Torosyan 38,700
Charlie Townsend 38,000
Michael Rocco 36,400
Chris Tryba 32,900
Payam 'Paul' Attarchi 31,300
Kim Erfle 31,200
Alan Jaffray 28,900

Play resumes in this one at 3pm PDT on Thursday in the Brasilia Room at the Rio.
Thu Jun 19 2008 02:22 PST | Posted by F-Train

Play Concludes for the Day

We started the day at Level 1 with 381 players. We finished the day at the end of Level 8 with just 71 player remaining. Those 71 players will return at 3pm PT tomorrow in the Brasilia Room to fight down to the final eight. Several bracelet winners are still in the hunt, including Katja Thater and Jens Voertmann, who just won his first bracelet in Event #22 - $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. See you tomorrow.
Thu Jun 19 2008 02:15 PST | Posted by F-Train

Tightening Up

With just six minutes remaining until the end of the day, play seems to be tightening up as player see the finish line and the potential of coming back tomorrow to play for the final table.
Thu Jun 19 2008 02:08 PST

Sabyl Takes One From 'FBT'

Sabyl Landrum and Greg 'FBT' Mueller bet 4th, 5th, and 6th street, but both checked the end. Sabyl showed ( X X) with and was good enough for Mueller to muck.

Sabyl is around 22,000 in chips and looks to have a healthy stack as we near the end of play tonight.
Thu Jun 19 2008 02:05 PST | Posted by F-Train

Hennigan Trying to Gather Chips to End the Night

John Hennigan's fourth street raise probably won him a recent pot against Jens Veortmann. Hennigan raised fourth street, showing Kc}, after Veortmann bet his . Veortmann made the call.

Fifth street came to Hennigan, to Veortmann. Hennigan bet; Veortmann called. When Hennigan caught another king, the , on sixth street to Veortmann's , his bet went uncalled. Veortmann folded.

Hennigan chips up to 8,500, but still remains significantly below par.
Thu Jun 19 2008 02:02 PST | Posted by F-Train

Recent Elimination

Eskimo Clark didn't quite make it to the end of the day. He is out with twenty minutes remaining in Level 8, after starting three to a straight,failing to improve, and running into another player's buried kings.
Thu Jun 19 2008 01:58 PST | Posted by F-Train

The Final Countdown

With twenty five minutes left in Level 8, the last level for the night, we are already down to 79 players remaining, just 39 spots off the money. That means that a full 80% of the field has been eliminated.
Thu Jun 19 2008 01:52 PST

Chad Brown Goes Runner, Runner

Chad Brown found a pair of Jack's in the whole, but didn't need them as his other cards played to give him a runner, runner straight. The hand was good enough for him to pick up a 13,000 pot and move his total to 20,000.
Thu Jun 19 2008 01:41 PST

Chad Brown Goes Runner, Runner

Chad Brown found a pair of Jack's in the whole, but didn't need them as his other cards played to give him a runner, runner straight. The hand was good enough for him to pick up a 13,000 pot and move his total to 20,000.