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2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker

Seven Card Stud Hi-Low-8 or Better (Event 53)

Date:
Sunday, June 28, 2009 to Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Buy-In:
$1,500
Prize Pool:
$657,455
Entrants:
467

 

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  • Howard Lederer
  • Never been happier to bust from a tournament. I now have 5 days off to get refreshed. My starting day will be Sunday in Main Event.
  • Andy Bloch
  • Down to 24, I'm getting short with 32,800, average is 87k #WSOP53 stud hi lo
  • Howard Lederer
  • Playing level 5 in #wsop55. Have 8000, started with 7500. About 200 left out of 256 starters
  • Barry Greenstein
  • At the dinner break of the 2-to-7 triple draw. 258 started with 7500. 220 are left. Average is 8800. I have 6k.
  • Barry Greenstein
  • Out 45th in the stud eight or better, after several starts of four to a wheel, then brick, brick, brick. Now over to #wsop55.
  • Justin Bonomo
  • Busto for another mincash. That's my 4th cash this wsop. Playing 5k 6 max NL tomorrow.
  • Andy Bloch
  • Hand for hand in stud hi lo #WSOP53 I have 51,700, avg is 43k.
  • Justin Bonomo
  • Siiigh. 4k chips. 50 left. 48 money. I guess I'm gonna be folding to cash.
  • Bryan Micon
  • :epicfail, get AA and lose to KK, then KK loses to J something something making a flush. Bubble / FML
  • Barry Greenstein
  • Dinner break. 50 left. Average is 40k. I have 26k. So many people here now are making it difficult to walk through the halls.
  • Andy Bloch
  • 72,100 at dinner break. 54 players left, 48 get paid $2,691 at least. Avg is 39k. #WSOP53 stud hi lo
  • Justin Bonomo
  • 17100 at dinner break. 54 left, 48 make the money. AVG stack is 39k.
  • Andy Bloch
  • Going well today, up to 60k, avg is 27k, under 80 left, 48 get paid. #WSOP53 hi lo stud
  • Jon Turner
  • Out of the stud8, KKT, only had 9k at 1k/2k, got reraised by a T, made 2 pair on 5th, but to my surprise since I had a T, he was rolled up!
  • Bryan Micon
  • 15k @ break from a high of 33k. Playing good, ran hot for 1 hr then cold for 1 hr
  • Jon Turner
  • 21k at break, scooped big 3 way pot with 8 low and 8s up right before break, was almost all in, now back to average!
  • Justin Bonomo
  • 18000 in day 2 of the 1500 stud 8. Little below avg. 96 left, 48 money.
  • Jon Turner
  • 13k, lost over half my stack with aces up and low vs 22J3 board who ended up with 23456, 3rd player in the hand too with 55Jx
  • Andy Bloch
  • Seems Leonard Cohen was a good choice, up to 37,500 on my new table. #WSOP53 stud8
  • Andy Bloch
  • Sam Grizzle on my left, Matusow in seat 1, at table 159 on rail. First time I'm listening to music the whole series. #WSOP53
  • Andy Bloch
  • Changed tables twice, At 16k. I think I'll need my headphones for this table. Guess who's at my new table.
  • Barry Greenstein
  • I've only won two pots today in #wsop53, bit both were with quads, in one my opponent claimed smaller quads. 34k.
  • Jon Turner
  • 24567 with 4 diamonds on 5th, all diamonds live, I hit T5, get scooped by A455347 in big 3 way pot, sigh,19k
  • Daniel Negreanu
  • Just had a guy call me with AQ5 10 7 in Stud 8. He caught a Q and check raised me. SO BAF ugh! Still have 31k
  • Bryan Micon
  • Won nice pot. 16k+ started 355 caught 5 on 4th and c/r'd like a champ getting full payment every st.
  • Tom McEvoy
  • Down to 750 going into round 3 of event #54 ...need to make a major comeback!!
  • Bryan Micon
  • Reggiman has 2800 in #wsop54 uberdonkament. @gank and i delayed 30 minutes by this fegahlishous mtt
  • Jon Turner
  • Our 2pm start time got delayed to 2:30 even though I was reassured from 3 or 4 floor people last night that there would be no delay
  • Daniel Negreanu
  • Some bs up in here at the wsop. 2pm start delayed to 2:30pm and that's annoying
  • Andy Bloch
  • I won my bet. RT @WSOPTD: stud 8 and triple chance restarts are being pushed to a 2:30pm start. apologize in advance.
  • Bryan Micon
  • Stud8 Day 2. The awakening. They told us to be there @ 2pm. How much can I bet on the latestartaments due to uberdonkament?
  • Andy Bloch
  • Went on my worst streak when I turned 40. gl! RT @E49B1: happy 40th bday to amnon! Dude is OLD..... Join the club! Happy Birthday
  • Annie Duke
  • Finished the day with 36,600 I think average is about 15K. Have to cut my lecture short at 2wsopacademy tomorrow now LOL #wsop53 #nation
  • Andy Bloch
  • 11,600 at end of day in Stud Hi Lo #WSOP53. They claim we will restart at 2pm but I'd bet against it with the 2700 player tourn starting.
  • Jon Turner
  • 27,700 to end the day, avg is 15k, about 140 left... resuming at 2pm
  • Daniel Negreanu
  • Night is over I have 33100 avg is 15k. About 140 players left. So far so good
  • Hollywood Dave
  • PS I got rickrolled all right! Turns out it was a fake Rick Astley after all! Hmmm...I started losing every pot once I found out... #jinx
  • Hollywood Dave
  • Heartbreaking. Out of #WSOP53 w 12 min to go in the day. Stupid douche calls my open AA on 5th down earlier w JJ to river set. Down from thr
  • Daniel Negreanu
  • I won my 5k last longer with Reslock and have 25k avg is 11k with 180 left. Pays 48
  • Howard Lederer
  • Why do I love playing the 1500 Stud 8 event? 10 times tonight I said to myself "I haven't seen him in 10 years? Good to know he's not dead."
  • Hollywood Dave
  • Last level of the day. Was up to 17k 20 min ago, been in a sick freefall back down to 5500. One Time!!
  • Daniel Negreanu
  • En fuego catching like Lisandro at the moment up to 29k avg is 10k with 208 left
  • Justin Bonomo
  • Apparently its not the real Rick Astley. I'm depressed.
  • Allen Kessler
  • O for 20 now this is disgusting start stud 8 with 467 all hearts then 24467 with 4 hearts to the river catch an off 8 lose to aces up 8 low
  • Annie Duke
  • Last break of the night. I have 23K. Average about 7K. The irony if running so well in this event is not lost on me #ihavebadtiming #wsop53
  • Bryan Micon
  • Have epic interview with the REAL RICK ASTLEY. Also have epic pic w/ rick astley and Sklansky and me. :solidgold later 2nite
  • Andy Bloch
  • 12,300 in stud 8 #WSOP53 at last break, almost tripled up. Looking for my 1st WSOP stud Hilo cash + 1st bracelet.
  • Jon Turner
  • 16,600 at break, avg about 8k... I've loved my very passive table, unfortunately its about to break
  • Bryan Devonshire
  • 1650 after one awesome level and one crappy level. 567hhh and A24hhh put in lots and get none.
  • Mike Matusow
  • 16k in chips 2 levels left best start in any tourn this wsop
  • Justin Bonomo
  • I normally don't get awestruck by celebrities, but Rick Astley is playing this tourney!!!!! He's in between sklansky and negreanu. OMG!!1!!1
  • Hollywood Dave
  • FINALLY up to 8k near last brk of nite in #wsop53 - sat at 4k for hours, by dumb monkey luck alone I shoulda been out or 20k by now...
  • Andy Bloch
  • Just go moved to a new table with a big donkey in seat 5 with about 19k. I won the first pot but got rickrolled in the process!
  • Bryan Micon
  • The real Rick Astley sitting next to daniel negranu and Sklansky. Brazilia tbl 268
  • Daniel Negreanu
  • Just rick rolled the guy on my right who looks JUST like Rick Ashley
  • Andy Bloch
  • Why is the WSOP shuffle so simple? Should be at least 1/4 deck cut, riffle riffle box riffle riffle. Takes 1 second longer & way better
  • Daniel Negreanu
  • Sigh where was this heater in the 50k horse. 19k avg is 7k. Hitting some incredibly sick hands
  • Phill Hellmuth
  • I am running so bad it is actually comical. What else can i do but laugh? So much hard work, and no pay off...
  • Howard Lederer
  • OK. Will try to play tomorrow. Out early. One more event before the Main Event. The hour getting late
  • Justin Bonomo
  • "You just riffle boxed riffle riffled. Its supposed to be riffle riffle box riffle" NY Arty keeps correcting dealers and its hilarious.
  • Andy Bloch
  • Stud hi lo tip: it's not half razz, half stud hi! I'm up to 8300 (thanks in part to a player who doesn't understand that) #WSOP53
  • Hollywood Dave
  • Grrrr...chopped down to 2700 by the lucky lucky raisemonkey to my right...plz plz plz let me crack him so hard lord jesus
  • Bryan Devonshire
  • scoop, scoop, chop 1st 3 hands. 6900. shannon elizabeth congragulated me on my recent 2nd. think she thinks im cantu?
  • Jon Turner
  • 6700 at dinner break in the stud8, started with 4500... coming back from break now, got steve sung at my tbl 467 players, pays 48
  • Annie Duke
  • 11K plus at dinner break of #wsop53. Average 5K. Wish I had run like this last night! Lol. #nation
  • Howard Lederer
  • I have 3200 in #wsop53. So far I've been unsuccessful in playing well. Will try to do better.
  • Hollywood Dave
  • 5125 at din brk...I have the best donkalicious soooper aggro chase-o-matic table draw ever...all I need are hands & I get paaaaid boooyo!
  • Andy Bloch
  • 7550 at 'dinner' break in stud hi lo, #WSOP53 4500 starting stack.
  • Barry Greenstein
  • Dinner break for #wsop53. 390 left. Average is 5500. I have 9500.
  • Justin Bonomo
  • 5.7k, was up to 9.5k. Just put in 5 bets on 3rd with KK, was somehow up against QQ, but lost anyway. Dude at my table just jams everything.
  • Andy Bloch
  • "Getting old is the refutation of Intelligent Design" - Danny Oneil, sitting to my right in #WSOP53
  • Daniel Negreanu
  • Up over 9000 pretty quick in the stud 8 so I have my 5k last longer with Chris Reslock on.
  • Hollywood Dave
  • Finally back up near 4500 starting stack thx to 6-straight & wheel scoops...yum yum... Plus moved to Justin Bonomo's table now #wsop53
  • Phill Hellmuth
  • Time to get positive!! Maybe busting out was for the best cause i entered the 5 pm event -stud 8 or better-at 7:20.Negreanu has me smiling
  • Howard Lederer
  • I am now going to attempt the hardest feat in poker; playing well in a 1500 tournament the day after busting out of a 50k event.
  • Andy Bloch
  • Playing 1500 Stud hi lo #WSOP53. First hand I make quad 3s, but I was heads up against a flush and 8 low, so I only netted 75!
  • Bryan Micon
  • Lose first 2 pots instantly after break. 6th and 7th were brick city. 3k and need some ilove
  • Daniel Negreanu
  • First hand of Stud 8 I pulled a Matt Damon. Had Kings up in 4 played it perfect and told both players there exact holecards and folded.
  • Hollywood Dave
  • Moron of the Series: 5bet my split aces v rolled queens. Pair ace on 4th. Donk continues to RAISE me down to boat riv v my naked AAA
  • Gavin Smith
  • First break in stud 8 tourny, off to a good start have 8k
  • Allen Kessler
  • Weeee rolled up jacks hold up first rollup of wsop 5400
  • Allen Kessler
  • Fwd: Wow we have a 6k pot on level 2 avg stack is 4500
  • Justin Bonomo
  • Didn't get much sleep last night. I'm bored and my heads not in it atm. Headphones on the fritz but they're ok for now. Lololdpeopleaments.
  • Allen Kessler
  • AA6 board v a bricked low board he plays to the river to draw to an 87 low vs my aces full.
  • Allen Kessler
  • Already down 900 chips in stud 8 a few of the players are awful
  • Hollywood Dave
  • At my stud8 table... cyndi violette to my right...waiting for the table to fill before we can start...while all seat 8's around us r empty?
  • Hollywood Dave
  • OK...delayed it long enough...time to play my last WSOP prelim, the $1500 stud8. Can i do a LITTLE bit better than bubble?? Plz? #wsop53
  • Allen Kessler
  • Im playing the $1500 stud8 today, in desparate need of a cash!