2009 WSOP Event 6 - World Championship Seven Card Stud

The World Championship Seven Card Stud is the 6th event in the 2009 WSOP. It has a steep buy-in of $10,000 and hence, this event does not attract as many players as the other lower buy-in events do. Last year the event attracted 158 players with a total net prize pool of over $1.4 million dollars. The event is to be played over a period of three days.

Traditionally, the seven card stud game has been popular mostly in the east coast region of the United States unlike other poker games like the draw poker, lowball and flop games such as hold ‘em and Omaha. The 2009 WSOP Event 6 World Championship Seven Card Stud is a world championship event apart from being a regular gold bracelet event. This means the winner of the event will be the Seven Card Stud World Champion.

Players will begin Event 6 of the 2009 World Series Of Poker with $20,000 in tournament chips. 4.2% of the total entry pool will be withheld for entry fees and 1.8% of the entry pool will be retained towards tournament staff. Limits are set for this event at an amount equal to the completion bid or twice that amount as the case may be.

Monday, June 01, 2009 - Wednesday, June 03, 2009 

$10,000 Buy In

$20,000 Starting Chips

Tournament Updates

Day 1 - Beginning Of Day
Event Six of the World Series of Poker begins today, set to start at noon, pacific time. This event is set to run three days and is scheduled to end on June Third. Event Six is the World Championship Seven Card Stud tournament. The buy-in was set at $10,000 dollars. Event Six's ante begins at $50, leaving the low card at the same. Completion cost starts at $200, with the limits at $200 to $400. Players start at $20,000 in chips, with the rounds rising the stakes every hour. Some of the big names in the business are expected to show and this World Championship should prove exciting.

Day 1 - In Progress
Event 6, which is the World Championship Seven Card Stud tournament, is currently in Day 1. With 142 entrants gunning for each other, nine have already been eliminated. Matt Glantz is the current leader, but other players are hot on his heels. Johnny Chan is hovering at 58,000 chips and the noteworthy Annie Duke has been eliminated all together. Benjamin Lin was down to 30,000 chips, but mounted a come back gaining a cool 66,000.

Day 2 - Start of Day
The World Championship Seven Card Stud tournament is winding down to a halt. This event did not yield many entrants, but those who did decide to participate are amongst the best in their respective field. Eliminations should move fast today, as there are several players with chip counts so low that chip leaders all but hold the fate of the lowbies in their hands. Eric Drache leads at 785,000 chips, Hasan Habib behind him with 593,000. Tim Phan is clinging like a cliffhanger to his 45,000. Several remaining players are under 200,000 chips, leaving them vulnerable to high bettors.

2009 World Series of Poker Event 6 Recap
The World Championship Seven Card Stud tournament came to a close at 02:00 today. Freddie Ellis took victory over Eric Drache after a back and forth duel that lasted several hours. Ellis landed on a hot streak, blowing Drache out of the water over several hands without taking a break to allow a loss. This crowns Fred Ellis the Seven Card Stud world champion for 2009, sending him home with a gold World Series of Poker Bracelet, and over $373,000 dollars. Drache walks with $231,014. Drache had one the first hand of their showdown, proving that first blood does not necessarily imply the last.