Event #9: $1,500 Seven Card Stud

Registration has closed with a total of 329 entrants, which is a nice increase from the 260 entrants from the 2021 edition of this tournament.

The amount of entries has created a prizepool of $439,215. The top 50 players will be paid, with a min-cash being worth $2,415 and the grand prize is an impressive six-figure score of $103,282.

Kenneth Po:   /    / 
Robert Turner:   /    / 

On sixth street, Kenneth Po bet 2,000, Robert Turner called. On seventh, Turner bet 2,000 after Po checked. Po thought it out as he looked at the four to a straight showing and at his own pair while checking his cards. Eventually he folded and Turner won the chips.

Kenneth Po	45,500	45,500
Robert Turner	33,000	33,000

James Woods was heads-up against the player in seat one, where he bet fourth and fifth streets to the limit of 1,600 chips each. On fifth street, his opponent let his hand go to the strong aggression from Woods.

James Woods    /    
Opponent    /    

Poker player Alex Livingston was at the table as one of biggest stacks and said to Woods ''It's a strong board, even if you don't have it, it's scary''

James Woods

45,000

-6,500

Christian Rice :   /    / 
Ryan McBride :   /    / 

Ryan McBride raised on 5th street, before betting on 6th street and a check on 7th street.

"Ok, I just have a flush", said McBride. Rice could not show better than two pairs King up.

"But do you know his real chip count?" asked tablemate Jonathan Williams, "he has already ordered fourteen beers !"

Ryan McBride	75,000	75,000
Jonathan Williams	18,300	18,300
Christian Rice	18,200	18,200

Allen Kessler called the PokerNews team over as he was moving all in for 2,900 chips. Next to act Shirley Rosario called and another player called.

There was a side pot to play for and Rosario kept the aggression on the third player, betting 1,600 on both fifth and sixth streets. On seventh, the third player in the pot announced ''You got it'', and folded when Rosario bet 3,200 on seventh street.

Allen Kessler    /      /  
Shirley Rosario    /      /  
Third opponent    /      /  

Shirley Rosario	42,000
Allen Kessler	0	-14,500

David Bach:   /    / 
Todd Ickow:   /    / 

Action was picked up as fifth street was being dealt with lots of diamonds showing. Todd Ickow bet with the lead on fifth and David Bach called to commit the rest of his chips.

Both players turned over their cards to show that Bach was leading with a pair of tens while Ickow had fives and the diamond flush draw, although three diamonds were being used in Bach's hand.

Bach got the   on sixth street and Ickow got the   to not change much for either player.

Seventh street was dealt face down. Ickow peeled and said "Oh I hit it on you" as he turned over the   for a set of fives. While Bach had a blank with the   and he was eliminated.

Todd Ickow	10,500	10,500
David Bach	0	-26,000

Ken Schetter:   /    / 
Opponent:   /    / 

Action came in on fifth street where Ken Schetter called the bet of 1,200 from his opponent.

Sixth street gave Schetter a pair of deuces while his opponent still had the lead with the pair of tens showing, Schetter called another bet of 1,200.

Schetter raised the seventh street bet and was called. Schetter showed the flush, which he said that he got on seventh street. His opponent check his cards in visible frustration and flashed the   for trip tens before mucking the rest.

Ken Schetter

56,000

56,000