$5,000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud 8/b - Day 2 - Level 16 Recap
Jun 18, '08
Note: The players are now on a 20-minute break
Limit: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante, 1,000 bring in
Players Left: 24 of 261
Chip Leaders:
Steve Sung - 340,000
Sebastian Ruthenberg - 250,000
Howard Lederer - 190,000
Alessio Isaia - 165,000
Chau Giang - 149,000
Marcel Luske - 135,000
William Kohler - 130,000
Barry Greenstein - 130,000
David Benyamine - 100,000
Chris Ferguson - 100,000
Average Stack: 108,750
Eliminations:
25th – Jeff Burdsall
26th – J.W. Smith
27th – Frank Thompson
28th – Joe Tehan
Big Hands and Storylines:
Pop Goes The Bubble
Jeff Burdsall is our bubble boy in event 33. He got his last 10,000 chips in on 3rd street against David Benyamine in a very tight matchup. Burdsall had (A
)(6
)5
and Benyamine had (A)(4)8. When the cards were on the felt, it was Benyamine’s ace-to-five straight – A4832
K5 – that took down the pot. Though we are now in the money, don’t expect the speed of play to pick up too much. There are only a couple of short stacks at the moment; most of the players have fairly healthy stack sizes.
Hasan Habib narrowly missed going out in 25th place when he was all-in with (9)(5)AA against Kirill Gerasimov’s (3)(3)88. Habib was granted a reprieve when he paired his 9 on 6th street, making him a better two pair and doubling him up to 28,000.
A few hands earlier at the same table, Barry Greenstein ended J.W. Smith’s night early (...at 12:45 a.m.) when he made a full house – fives full of eights – crushing any hopes that Smith had of making the money in this event.
Ganger (in) Control
Not all of the news in the last level was about short stacks busting out. Some players like Doug Ganger made their moves toward the top of the leaderboard. In a hand against Chris Ferguson and Jasper Lee, Doug Ganger made a straight on 5th street and both Lee and Ferguson called him down until 6th street. On 7th street, with boards reading:
Ganger: 4539
Lee: 865Q
Ferguson: Q3Q10
Ganger bet again. Lee folded this time, and after a good bit of staring at the felt and shaking his head, Ferguson made the call. Ganger flipped 769 and scooped the pot, bringing him to 107,000. Ferguson has 100,000 left, and Lee was eliminated on the very next hand.
Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Barry Greenstein, Hasan Habib, Howard Lederer, David Benyamine, Chau Giang, Kirill Gerasimov, Frank Thompson, Marcel Luske, Jeffrey Burdsall, J.W. Smith, Joe Tehan, Steve Sung, Sebastian Ruthenberg, Doug Ganger, William Kohler, Alessio Isaia
$5,000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud 8/b - Day 2 - Level 15 Recap
Jun 18, '08
Limit: 3,000-6,000, 1,000 ante, 1,000 bring in
Players Left: 30 of 261
Chip Leaders:
Steve Sung - 278,000
Sebastian Ruthenberg - 190,000
Alessio Isaia - 170,000
Chau Giang - 170,000
Than Duc Nguyen - 114,000
Jeffrey Burdsall - 110,000
Marcel Luske - 108,000
Chris Ferguson - 108,000
Allen Cunningham - 108,000
Robert Lauria - 100,000
Average Stack: 87,000
Eliminations:
Mike Matusow
Mike Sexton
Shawn Sheikhan
Big Hands and Storylines:
Matusow Eliminated
Mike Matusow was recently busted by Thang Duc Nguyen. When they turned up their cards Nguyen had A847365 for a straight and a low while Matusow could only muster two pair, aces and jacks. According to Matusow, he went from 75,000 to bust in a matter of only three hands. Matusow was eliminated in 33rd place.
Cunningham Scoops on Seventh
Allen Cunninham: 4KA6
Opponent: 7573
Cunningham played passively from the outset, simply calling on streets three through five. Then, on 6th street, he raised his opponent’s bet, which was met by a call. His opponent checked to him on 7th street and Cunningham bet again. The other player called and Cunningham showed (Q)(2)(3). His opponent to his right angrily mucked his hand and shouted to someone following him on the rail, “Rivered again!” The pot takes Cunningham up to 108,000.
Ruthenberg Snags More from Ferguson
Fresh off their last confrontation in which the German won a big pot, Sebastian Ruthenberg and Chris Ferguson tangled again. Ruthenberg brought in with the 3 and Ferguson completed his 4. Ruthenberg called and bet out on 4th street when he drew the A and Ferguson was given the 9. Ferguson called, and on 5th street Ruthenberg bet his 5 and Ferguson, having bought a 4, folded. Ruthenberg’s stack is still hovering near 200,000 while Ferguson is at 108,000.
Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Allen Cunningham, Shawn Sheikhan, Mike Matusow, Chau Giang, Mike Sexton, Marcel Luske, Jeffrey Burdsall, Than Duc Nguyen, Steve Sung, Sebastian Ruthenberg, Alessio Isaia
