PokerPages.com Poker News - 2007 World Series of Poker: Event 11 - $5000 World Championship 7-Stud

Final table action gets underway at 3pm Friday. These seven men and one woman will return to do battle for the next WSOP bracelet. Here are their chip counts and seat assignments, along with what they are playing for:

Seat	Player	Chips	Place	Prize
6	David Oppenheim	609,000	1	$258,453
4	Phil Ivey	322,000	2	$143,820
1	Patrick Pezzin	234,000	3	$93,060
7	Theo Jorgensen	229,000	4	$61,335
8	Oriane Teysseire	145,000	5	$46,530
5	Chris Reslock	141,000	6	$35,532
3	Ted Lawson	90,000	7	$27,072
2	Marco Traniello	30,000	8	$19,458
	Total Chips in play	1,800,000
	Players remaining	8
	Average stack	225,000

Friday, 08th of June 2007 03:13 AM

(Kaelaine Minton reporting)

And its OVER! For now, that is.

Phil Ivey took a big pot from Theo Jorgense when he bet the river with 4 diamonds showing. Theo made the call and Phil showed the A for the flush and Theo mucked.

Then a bit later, Mike Wattel got his last chips in on 4th street showing 9 8 against Theo who showed 7 5 . When the smoke cleared, Mike had two pair, 9s and 8s, but Theo held trip 5s and took the pot.

Mike Wattel finished in 9th place, earning $13,536.

Friday, 08th of June 2007 02:48 AM

(Kaelaine Minton reporting)

OK, this crowd is tough. No one wants to bubble this final table. Still 9 players. They played through the entire 1 hour 8k/16k level without busting anyone. Now they're playing 10k/20k, so I don't think it can be much longer.

Here are some rough chip counts:

Player	Chips
David Oppenheim	400,000
Phil Ivey	330,000
Theo Jorgensen	205,000
Oriane Teysseire	185,000
Ted Lawson	160,000
Chris Reslock	155,000
Marco Traniello	125,000
Mike Wattel	120,000
Patrick Pezzin	85,000
Total Chips in play	1,800,000
Players remaining	9
Average stack	200,000

Friday, 08th of June 2007 01:24 AM

(Kaelaine Minton reporting)

Barbara Lewis had been short-stacked for a while and finally got her last chips in against Phil Ivey. Barbara's pair of 8s were not enough and she was busted.

Barbara Lewis finished in 12th place, earning $12,267.

Theo Jorgensen made trips to send Ralph Levine to the rail.

Ralph Levine finished in 11th place, earning $12,267.

David Oppenheim made two pair to bust Jerrod Ankenman, who finished in 10th place, earning $13,536.

One more player has to go before play can wrap for the night...and that player is.....

Friday, 08th of June 2007 12:32 AM

(Kaelaine Minton reporting)




	Thor Hansen - 13th place

More departures:
Patrick Pezzin dispatched Cory Zeidman in 14th place, earning $10,998.
Thor ran his Queens-up smack into Phil Ivey's Dead-man's-hand (Aces and 8s) and was felted.
Thor Hansen finished in 13th place, earning $10,998.

12 players remain.

Friday, 08th of June 2007 12:01 AM

(Kaelaine Minton reporting)

A couple more players have departed the Stud realm. Helmut ran his pair of Kings into trip Aces held by Mike Wattel. Helmut Koch finished in 16th place, earning $9,729.

David Oppenheim dispatched Bill Munly in 15th place, earning $9,729.

Mike Wattel is up to about 180k now.

Thursday, 07th of June 2007 11:36 PM

(Kaelaine Minton reporting)

Johnny Chan has missed his chance at an 11th bracelet in this event. He busted out in 18th place, earning $8,460. Maureen Feduniak is also gone in 17th place, also earning $8,460.

They're down to two tables now, 16 players, and must continue until only 8 remain. Patrick Pezzin is in the lead with about 184k; Phil Ivey is second with about 169k, David Oppenheim is 3rd with about 155k, and Theo Jorgensen is 4th with about 147k.

Thursday, 07th of June 2007 10:43 PM

(Kaelaine Minton reporting)

Things are moving along fairly quickly now. Here are the folks who have departed this event with a little extra dough:

Place	Prize	Player
19	$8,460	Tom Weideman
20	$8,460	Ville Wahlbeck
21	$8,460	Jan Sorensen
22	$8,460	Sherkhan Farnood
23	$8,460	Farshad Cohen
24	$8,460	Duke Viveros

Thursday, 07th of June 2007 09:57 PM

(Aaron Hendrix reporting)




	Maureen Feduniak

Phil Ivey is making a run at another bracelet. He is the chip leader now with 165K. Theo Jorgensen is close behind at 161K and Marco Traniello has 158K. Maureen Feduniak has 28K. They are down to 24 players so they have made the money. Johnny Chan is going to need some luck if he is going to win his 11th bracelet. He has 20K.

Thursday, 07th of June 2007 08:04 PM

(Justin West reporting)




	Marco Traniello

Aaron's right - the rail is huge, and it's quite likely that has something to do with Phil Ivey and Johnny Chan, Maureen Feduniak, and David Oppenheim are still in this thing.

Humberto Brenes is out. Time to get a new lucky shark?

Marco Traniello is about 10th in chips with 72k. Somewhere, Jen Harman is smiling!

I've heard tell that Phil Ivey may indeed be the best 7-Stud player alive today, if not the best ever. I've not had a chance to watch much of his play, but if his stack of around 90,000 is any indication, that notion may not be far from the truth.

We don't actually hit the money in this event until we're down to the final three tables, so good luck to all!

Thursday, 07th of June 2007 07:55 PM

(Aaron Hendrix reporting)




	Johnny Chan

Not much I can report, they are down to 4 tables and the crowd watching from the rail is huge. They are on break right now. Phil Ivey has moved into the top 5 with 90K. Johnny Chan is still in with around 30K. Maureen Feduniak is hovering around the 20K mark.

Thursday, 07th of June 2007 07:19 PM

(Aaron Hendrix reporting)




	Theo Jorgensen

They are down to 4 tables. Maureen had doubled up to 40K but is back down to about 25. The chip leader is Sherkan Farnood with 150K. In second is Theo Jorgensen with 120K and third is Thor Hansen with 110K. David Oppenheim is 4th at 90K. Some of the field still remaining includes Phil Ivey, Ted Lawson, Marco "I am a cashing in the WSOP God" Traniello, and Mike Wattel.

Thursday, 07th of June 2007 06:36 PM

(Justin West reporting)

Looks like we're down to only 6 tables, but we've got a heck of a field left and given that this is a limit event, and 7-stud is a generally slow game already, speculation has us getting out of here tonight around 4 or 5am. Worst case scenerio? 6am. Oh, to be a stud player!

Maureen Feduniak took a slight hit and has dipped just under 20K in chips. She is seated at the same table as Alan Kessler and Humberto Brenes, so she's got a few players to keep an eye on. Personally, I'd keep my eye on her, as she's a sweet woman but that can be deceiving! No doubt she'd take your money at the table in a heartbeat.

Thursday, 07th of June 2007 05:44 PM

(Justin West reporting)

Players were on a break for a bit there, but have returned to the tables and the cards are back in the air.

I was asked by a player on my way back into the media room why none of the tables have a full compliment of 10 players. Plain and simple, there ain't enough cards in the deck! There's a maximum of 8 players at each table, which of course would mean there are still not enough cards in the deck if all 8 players see all 7 cards. Chances of that happening are really slim, but I'd love to see the floor call on that one if they did.

Maureen Feduniak is sitting on around 42,000. I talked with her on the break.

"Are you feeling confident?" I asked her.

Maureen just laughed. "I never feel confident!"

I don't blame her, really. I wouldn't feel too confident either until I had that bracelet in my hand. (Mark my words, I will have one some day.)

Thursday, 07th of June 2007 05:11 PM

(Aaron Hendrix reporting)

Maureen Feduniak is at 45K. Average stack is 31K and Maureen is very pleased with her play thus far and her position in the tournament.




	Jacob Fernandez

Thursday, 07th of June 2007 04:31 PM

(Aaron Hendrix reporting)

The current chip leader is Jacob Fernandez who has over 110K. Others on top of the leaderboard include Jerrod Ankenman, Nick Schulman, Theo Jorgensen, Sherkhan Farnood, Helmut Koch, Teysierre Oriane, and David Oppenheim. Last I saw (like 15 minutes ago) Maureen Feduniak had a bit over 35K.




	Mike Patrick

Mike Patrick, the ESPN commentator, stopped by the press room. He is going to be playing in a couple of World Series events this year and said that his favorite game is Razz. We invited him to a private home game but for some strange reason he declined.




	Daniel Negreanu

Thursday, 07th of June 2007 03:46 PM

(Aaron Hendrix reporting)

The rail is massive for this event, especially around the Negreanu table. Some photos for everyone at home:




	Humberto Brenes




	Isabelle Mercier




	Johnny Chan




	Phil Ivey




	Maureen Feduniak

Thursday, 07th of June 2007 03:22 PM

(Aaron Hendrix reporting)

Play has resumed. Because they are under 15 tables I can only cover this event from the rail so my coverage is limited somewhat. I did manage to snap some photos of some of the players still in and talked briefly with Maureen Feduniak who won a small pot early to add to her chip stack.

End of day 1 chip counts and day 2 seating assignments are as follows:

First Name	Last Name	Chip Count	Table	Seat
Jacob	Fernandez	75,000	55	8
Nick	Schulman	73,000	56	4
Sherkhan	Farnood	63,400	53	8
Theo	Jorgensen	58,100	52	1
Helmut	Koch	56,200	58	8
Hennigan	John	48,900	57	7
David	Oppenheim	45,100	56	3
Marg	Traniocg	42,800	60	2
Bill	Chen	41,400	57	5
Maureen	Feduniak	39,500	59	2
Pat	Pezzin	37,000	50	3
Michael	Huguenot	36,500	54
John	Richardson	35,100	51	7
Jan	Sorensen	31,500	50	2
Brian	Goddard	31,100	50	5
Thor	Hansen	30,800	53	5
Humberto	Brener	29,800	52	8
Jerrod	Ankenman	29,500	55	8
Johnny	Chan	29,200	51	3
Ville	Wahlbeck	28,900	51	4
Ryon	Nicholson	27,900	51	1
Max	Pescatori	27,000	53	4
Tom	Weideman	26,600	53	8
Phil	Ivey	26,300	53	6
Josh	Arieh	25,800	58	8
Barbara	Lewis	25,500	60	3
Michael	Sigel	24,800	53	7
Ralph	Levine	24,300	59	8
Charles	Balistreri	24,100	54
David	Stroj	24,000	58	8
Matt	Keikoan	23,900	57	3
Esther	Rossi	23,600	57	8
Bill	Munley	23,600	52	8
Franco	Brunetti	23,200	59	4
Oriane	Teysseire	23,000	57	2
Mel	Judah	23,000	54	8
Pejman	Behboudhi	22,800	53	8
James	Hoeppner	22,600	50	6
Kenneth	McMahan	21,300	56	5
Gary	Hammer	21,100	60	7
Bill	Edler	21,000	56	1
Farshad	Cohen	20,400	56	2
Duke	Viveros	18,900	60	1
Jerri	Thomas	18,200	51	5
David	Levi	17,900	56	6
Pat	White	17,700	60	6
Bobby	Schwing	17,100	59	8
Peter	Moore	16,900	54	7
Mickey	Appleman	16,500	51	2
Allen	Kessler	15,300	54	na
Eli	Elezra	15,000	59	8
Edward	Weich	13,400	52	8
Jeffrey	Lisandro	13,000	57	4
Mike	Wattel	13,000	55	8
Phil	Darden	12,800	50	8
Cyndy	Violette	12,700	58	8
John	Juanda	12,600	56	7
David	Grey	12,100	60	8
George	Rechnitzer	11,900	52	8
Becki	Vincent	11,800	59	1
Matt	Grapenthien	11,600	53	8
Randy	Holland	11,400	59	8
Mickey	Seagle	11,300	50	4
Ralph	Perry	10,600	52	8
Cheryl	Parker-Eldridge	10,000	55	na
Goldfarb	Robert	9,800	54	na
Chris	Reslock	9,400	51	6
Warren	Colman	9,300	54	na
Alan	Dvorris	9,300	52	8
Young	Phan	8,700	50	1
Barry	Greenstein	8,500	58	8
Ted	Lawson	8,300	50	7
Tom	McCormick	8,100	58	8
David	Bach	7,500	60	4
Daniel	Negreanu	7,200	58	8
Andrew	Laikin	6,500	55	8
Vasilis	Lazarou	6,100	51	8
Isabelle	Mercier	5,400	55	8
Steve	Flicker	4,900	58	8
Kobie	West	4,800	59	3
Howard	Lederer	4,500	60	5
Lonnie	Heimowitz	4,300	56	8
Cory	Zeidman	4,100	57	1
Allen	Cunningham	2,300	52	8
Sam	Silverman	1,500	57	6
Jan-Peter	Jachtmann	na	55	8

Anytime a WSOP tournament begins with “World Championship,” it’s bound to bring out the experienced and practiced players. This is what happened with the $5000 World Championship Seven Card Stud event. The field only turned out to be 180 players, but it was saturated with the big names of poker – Brunson, Ivey, Reese, Harman, etc., along with the sparse but very present amateurs and non-pros who are gunning for this title.

Play was slow during Day 1, though it became a bit more heated during the late night hours. Some pros seemed a bit nonchalant about the tournament, but many of them were also distracted by the numerous railbirds who not only snapped photos (some with flash – a big no-no) but tried to make conversation and ask for autographs. Other players put on a serious face and kept it throughout the event. After all, this is a prestigious title to win, and most of them treated it as such.

The star-studded field carries over into Day 2, and there is no doubt that a handful of them will pursue this all the way to the final table. Which ones will make it? Which “unknowns” will join them to vie for the WSOP bracelet? It will all play out here on PokerPages.com.

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