2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker
Seven Card Stud (Event 16)
Date:
Saturday, June 06, 2009 to Monday, June 08, 2009
Buy-In:
$1,500
Prize Pool:
$490,035
Entrants:
359
Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:22:57
Rod Pardey Eliminated in 2nd Place ($77,230)
Jeff Lisandro brought it in with the 
, Rod Pardey completed with the 
, Lisandro raised and Pardey called. Lisandro caught the 
on fourth street while Pardey received the 
. Pardey checked, Lisandro bet, Pardey raised all in and Lisandro called.
Lisandro turned up 
in the hole as Pardey's face fell. When all the board cards were dealt, Lisandro ended up with 
for an ace-high flush to send Pardey to the rail as our runner-up.
Jeff Lisandro is our champion, winning his second WSOP bracelet and $124,959!
Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:12:46
Pardey Teetering
Jeff Lisandro: x-x / 
/ x
Rod Pardey: x-x / 
/ x
Well we won't quote any old Willie Nelson songs yet, because the "Pardey's" not over just yet, but the lights are getting dim. Jeff Lisandro bet every street until the river, where he checked. Pardey checked behind and mucked when Lisandro turned over 
in the hole for two pair, tens and sevens.
Pardey now has less than 100,000 chips.
Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:04:51
Another Showdown for Lisandro
Rod Pardey: x-x / 
/ x
Jeff Lisandro: x-x / 
/ x
Even the small pots matter now. Jeff Lisandro and Rod Pardey checked down fifth, sixth and seventh streets, with Lisandro's 
making a pair of queens to win the pot. It wasn't a big one, but Pardey can't afford to lose many pots at all.
Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:02:30
Lisandro Inches Closer
Jeff Lisandro: x-x / 
/ x
Rod Pardey: x-x / 
/ x
Slowly but surely, Jeff Lisandro is inching closer to the bracelet in this event. He check-called or called Rod Pardey down the whole way to seventh street, where he finally put in a bet of his own after Pardey checked. Pardey called to see bad news: Lisandro had three spades in the hole, , for a spade flush.
Pardey is down to 275,000. Lisandro is sitting behind about 1.34 million.
Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:52:37
Pardey Picks Up a Pot
Jeff Lisandro (X) (X) 
(X)
Rod Pardey (X) (X) 
(X)
After dropping a couple of pots to Jeff Lisandro in the first few hands of heads-up play, Rod Pardey just reclaimed a few of his chips.
Lisandro had the bring-in, Pardey completed and Lisandro called. Pardey led out on fourth street and Lisandro looked him up. Lisandro made an open pair of fours on fifth and led out, Pardey raised and Lisandro called. Lisandro check-called a bet on sixth and both players checked on seventh.
Pardey showed 
for a pair of sevens and a busted straight draw. His hand was good, as Lisandro mucked and Pardey took down the pot.
Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:44:14
Champion vs. Champion
Both of our remaining players in this event have been in this spot before... and won. Rod Pardey has two seven-card stud bracelets to his name, one in 1991 and 1994, while Lisandro won the $2,000 Seven-Card Stud event in 2007 capturing his first bracelet.
Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:41:47
And We're Back
Cards are in the air and heads-up play has commenced.
Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:41:26
Heads-Up Chip Counts
Jeff Lisandro 1,235,000
Rod Pardey 380,000
Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:40:12
Action Paused
The tournament clock has been paused while the bracelet is brought out and the floor staff can color up some of the 1,000-denomination chips.
Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:39:34
Steven Stencil Eliminated in 3rd Place ($50,626)
Steven Stencil (X) (X) 
(X)
Rod Pardey (X) (X) 
(X)
Jeff Lisandro had the bring-in with the 
, Steven Stencil called, Rod Pardey completed, Lisandro folded and Stencil called. Both players checked on fourth street.
On fifth, Stencil led out, Pardey raised, and Stencil called. Stencil fired again on sixth, Pardey raised again, and Stencil called all in for his remaining 11,000.
Pardey turned over 
for an ace-high flush. Stencil mucked and hit the rail in third place, leaving Pardey and Lisandro heads-up for the bracelet.
Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:34:59
...And Another Hit
Jeff Lisandro (X) (X) 
(X)
Steven Stencil (X) (X) 
(X)
After calling Jeff Lisandro down to the river, Stencil found himself on the losing end of another pot, his buried queens falling to Lisandro's trip nines. Stencil is now down to 110,000.
Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:32:51
Stencil Takes a Hit
Steven Stencil (X) (X) 
(X)
Rod Pardey (X) (X) 
(X)
Jeff Lisandro had the bring-in with the 
, Steven Stencil completed, Rod Pardey raised, Lisandro folded and Stencil called. Stencil check-called a bet from Pardey on fourth street. Pardey hit a king on fifth to make the high board and he led out on each subsequent street, Stencil calling him down.
Pardey showed 
for two pair, tens and sevens and Stencil mucked, his stack slipping to 230,000.
Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:24:34
Updated Chip Counts
Jeff Lisandro 1,100,000
Steven Stencil 280,000
Rod Pardey 220,000
Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:23:45
Lisandro Pulling Away
Steven Stencil (X) (X) (X)
Jeff Lisandro (X) (X) 
(X)
Stencil brought it in, Lisandro completed, and Stencil made the call. Lisandro led out on fourth and Stencil called. Lisandro check-called bets from Stencil on fifth and sixth streets. Both players checked the river.
"Pair of sevens" declared Stencil. It was no match for Lisandro's two eights in the hole and our fedora-wearing friend dragged yet another pot, taking his stack up to 1.1 million.
Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:21:04
Stencil Hammers at Lisandro with Air
Jeff Lisandro (X) (X) (X)
Steven Stencil (X) (X) (X)
Lisandro brought it in, Stencil completed and Lisandro called. Stencil check-called a bet from Lisandro on fourth street,then check-raised his fifth street bet. Lisandro made the call. On sixth and seventh, Lisandro check-called Stencil's bets.
Lisandro revealed 
for a pair of jacks. Stencil had... nothing, with 
in the hole and Lisandro took down the pot.
Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:16:46
Nick Frangos Eliminated in 4th Place ($35,087)
Jeff Lisandro (
)()
()
Nick Frangos ()()(
)
Frangos brought it in on third street, Lisandro raised and Frangos called. On fourth street Lisandro caught an ace and led out, Frangos raised all in and Lisandro called.
Lisandro made two pair sevens and threes, besting Frangos' fives and fours. Lisandro raked in yet another pot, extending his chip lead while Frangos hit the rail in fourth place.
Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:09:46
John Juanda Eliminated in 5th Place ($25,634)
John Juanda (X) (X) (X)
Steven Stencil (X) (X) (X)
Nick Frangos had the bring-in with the , John Juanda completed, Steven Stencil raised, Frangos folded and Juanda called. Both players checked on fourth street, but Juanda led out on fifth. Stencil made the call.
Stencil caught the on sixth street and Juanda the .
"Oh, that is the one card I didn't want to see," quipped Juanda. "OK, raise it up," he said, committing the last of his chips. Stencil called.
"Do you have three tens?" asked Juanda. Stencil had an even better hand, revealing T-5-5 for a full house. Juanda flashed Q-8-5 for queens up before exiting the stage in fifth place.
Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:58:51
Players Return from Break
Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:46:07
Break Time
Players are on a break.
Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:45:46
Lisandro is Unstoppable
Juanda: x-x / 
/ x
Lisandro: x-x / 
/ x
The last hand before the break was contested between John Juanda and Jeff Lisandro (again). Juanda led the betting all the way until the river, where he finally checked to Lisandro. Lisandro bet, then showed down in the hole for a jack-high straight.
Juanda is down to 90,00 after having more than half a million chips about twenty minutes ago. Lisandro has about 770,000, roughly half the chips in play.
