| 2008 World Series of Poker Event #47 Final Report $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8 or Better |
| Tournament Notes WSOP GOLD BRACELET WINNER EVENT #47 – Ryan Hughes |
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The $1,500 buy-in Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split championship (Event #47)
attracted 544 entries, creating a prize pool totaling $742,560. The top 56
finishers collected prize money.
This was the second of two Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split events in the
2008 WSOP schedule. The first event was the $5,000 buy-in World
Championship, won by Sebastian Ruthenburg.
Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split was the first “split” game ever to be played at
the WSOP, when it was first introduced 32 years ago. In 1976, Doc Green
became the first Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split World Champion. He won
$12,750 for first place that year, which is about what the 11th- and 12th-place
finishers earned in this year’s event.
In 1986, this game was inexplicably omitted from the WSOP schedule. After
some protest by stud high-low enthusiasts, it was reinstituted and has been
included on the poker menu every year. Since 1995, every WSOP has
included at least two such events.
No player had ever won more than one gold bracelet in this game – prior to
this year.
Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split is a game in which the highest and lowest
hands split the pot equally. However, the lowest hand must first qualify to be
eligible for half the pot. The qualifying low hand must be an “eight-low” or
better. For this reason, the game is sometimes called Seven-Card Stud Eight-
or-Better.
The tournament was played over three consecutive days. The final table was
played at a secondary area, as the ESPN feature table on the main stage was
used for the conclusion of the $5,000 buy-in Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
championship (Event #46).
Technically speaking, the defending champion for this event was Tom
Schneider, who won his second WSOP gold bracelet in what was the lower
(buy-in) of two Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split events on the 2007 schedule.
However, buy-in amounts are different this year. This entry fee was $1,500.
Last year’s two events had buy-ins of $1,000 and $2,000.
The 2008 $1,500 buy-in Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split champion is Ryan
Hughes. He is a 27-year-old poker pro from Phoenix, AZ.
Hughes was born in San Francisco, CA. He has been playing poker as a pro
for about five years.
Hughes won his second WSOP gold bracelet. He won the $2,000 buy-in
Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split championship in 2007.
Hughes becomes the first player in history to ever win two WSOP gold
bracelets in this game. This list of one-time Eight-or-Better champions
includes – Johnny Moss, Doyle Brunson, Chip Reese, Mickey Appleman, Phil
Ivey, John Juanda, Max Stern, Men “the Master” Nguyen, Mike Sexton, Artie
Cobb, Vince Burgio, Cyndy Violette, and 32 others. Yet no player had ever
won twice in this game.
Oddly enough, in a post-tournament interview Hughes revealed that he does
not play much Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split. “This is only the second time
I have played since I won last year,” he said.
Hughes stated that his favorite poker game is Omaha High-Low Split.
Hughes almost did not enter this event. He was on his way to home return to
Phoenix when he was talked into playing this tournament by a friend. He
reluctantly stayed in Las Vegas a few more days, and ended up winning his
second WSOP victory.
Hughes stated that he appreciated this victory far more than the first. He
cited the more exclusive club of two-time winners, which he is proud to be
included amongst. Sixty-one players have won exactly two WSOP gold
bracelets. Hughes becomes the 111th player in WSOP history to win multiple
gold bracelets (ranging from two to 11 in number).
Hughes won $183,341 for first place.
As play was winding down at the final table, there was a strange delivery
which arrived in a white paper sack. Hughes’ mother, who lives in Florida,
ordered the delivery of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich to her son at
tableside. Hughes’ mother included a greeting card wishing him well and
noted that she wanted to send him something that he always enjoyed as a
youngster. The sandwich was even sliced diagonally, just the way Hughes
liked it.
The second-place finisher was former WSOP gold bracelet winner Ron Long,
from Fort Wayne, IN.
When play was heads-up, a two-time winner in Seven-Card Stud High-Low
Split was guaranteed. Long, the runner up won his WSOP gold bracelet in
this same game back in 1999. The buy-in for that event was $2,500.
Thomas Hunt III (who appropriately – finished third) made his second final
table this year.
Poker theorist and author David Sklansky made it to the final table and
finished eighth. Sklansky, who owns three WSOP gold bracelets (actually two
gold watches and a gold bracelet, as watches were given out as the prize in
1982 for his two wins), earned his last WSOP victory back in 1983. Had
Sklansky won this tournament he would have eclipsed the record set by the
late Chip Reese as the player with the longest gap between WSOP victories –
Sklansky now at 25 years versus Reese’s 24-year gap.
Day Two ran longer than expected, so Day Three resumed with 13 players
instead of eight. After two more hours of play on Day Three, the final table
began at 4 pm and ended at 10 pm, which totaled about six hours of play.
Former WSOP gold bracelet winners who cashed in this event included Vince
Burgio (16th), Men “the Master” Nguyen (17th), Chris Bjorin (22nd), Phil
Hellmuth (33rd), and Brett Jungblut (54th).
Men “the Master” Nguyen cashed for the 60th time in his WSOP career. He
ranks second behind Phil Hellmuth on the all-time cashes list.
Chris Bjorin cashed for the 42nd time in his WSOP career. He now ranks 13th
on the all-time cashes list.
Phil Hellmuth cashed for the 66th time in his WSOP career, the most of any
player in history. He maintains a six-time lead on Men “the Master’ Nguyen.
On this day, Nikolay Evdakov, from Moscow, Russia tied the record set for
“Most WSOP Cashes in a Single Year,” shared by five players -- Michael
Binger (2007), Chad Brown (2007), Phil Hellmuth (2006), Richard Tatalovich
(2006), and Humberto Brenes (2006), with eight. Note: Evdakov was still
alive in Event #48 as this tournament ended, which means is close to
becoming the first player in WSOP history ever to cash nine times in a single
year.
Five players have cashed six times at this year’s WSOP. This short list
includes – Chau Giang, Rolf Slotboom, Alex Jacob, Jacobo Fernandez, and
Roland Isra.
Winner Ryan Hughes is officially listed as being from Phoenix, Arizona.
Through the conclusion of Event #47 (omitting 45 and 46) at this year’s World
Series of Poker, the gold bracelet count by nations and states reads as
follows:
10 – Nevada
7 – California
4 – New York
3—Canada
3 – Germany
2 – Italy
2 – Missouri
1 – Arizona
1 – Belgium
1 – Denmark
1 – Florida
1 – France
1 – Georgia
1 – Holland
1 – Maryland
1 – Michigan
1 – Ohio
1 – Pennsylvania
1 – Russia
1 – South Carolina
1 – Wisconsin
Nine different nations have produced a gold bracelet winner at this year’s
WSOP. This list now includes Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany,
Holland, Italy, Russia, and the United States.
The Event #47 winner Ryan Hughes is to be classified as a pro player. He
has been playing professionally for about five years and now owns two WSOP
gold bracelets. Accordingly, the “Pro-Am” gold bracelet scoreboard currently
reads:
Professionals – 33 wins
Amateurs -- 10 wins
Semi-Pros -- 2 wins
Ben Tang was the chip leader at the End of Day One in this event. He
finished as the 42nd place finisher. Through Event #47, the End of Day One
chip leaders have gone on to cash 80 percent of the time -- 35 of 44
occasions (the chip leader was not applicable on two events). Only twelve of
these same 44 chip leaders (27 percent) made it to the final table. Only one
chip leader went on to win the event. That lone wire-to-wire winner was
Vanessa Selbst in Event #19.
Ryan Hughes was the chip leader at the start of this final table. He ended up
as the winner. Through Event #47, eighteen of 43 chip leaders at the start of
the final table (42 percent) went on to win the event. Twenty-five of 42 chip
leaders (59 percent) went on to finish in the top three spots. Two events did
not have a chip leader (Heads-Up and Shootout tournaments).
The Milwaukee’s Best Light “Player of the Year” standings currently shows
Jacobo Fernandez as the current leader, with David Benyamine close behind.
Here are the top five ranked players:
1. Jacobo Fernandez – 227 points
2. David Benyamine – 220 points
3. John Phan – 215 points
Barry Greenstein – 190 points
Erick Lindgren – 185 points
David Benyamine is now the leader on the 2008 prize money list, having won
the most money at the WSOP, to date. His accrued winnings total $941,651.
Through the end of Event #47 (omitting 45 and 46), twenty-seven players
have now earned at least $500,000 at this year’s WSOP.
SPECIAL NOTE: On this day, three-time WSOP gold bracelet winner John
Bonetti died at his home in Houston, TX. His life and passing were
commemorated with a moment of silence at the start of the day. Bonetti will
be missed by many in the poker community and the WSOP staff extends its
most heartfelt condolences to surviving members of the Bonetti family.
World Series of Poker Commissioner – Jeffrey Pollack
Director of Sponsorship and Licensing -- Ty Stewart
Director of Broadcasting and New Media – Craig Abrahams
Director of Communications – Seth Palansky
Regional Vice President of Specialty Gaming -- Howard Greenbaum
Tournament Director – Jack Effel
attracted 544 entries, creating a prize pool totaling $742,560. The top 56
finishers collected prize money.
This was the second of two Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split events in the
2008 WSOP schedule. The first event was the $5,000 buy-in World
Championship, won by Sebastian Ruthenburg.
Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split was the first “split” game ever to be played at
the WSOP, when it was first introduced 32 years ago. In 1976, Doc Green
became the first Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split World Champion. He won
$12,750 for first place that year, which is about what the 11th- and 12th-place
finishers earned in this year’s event.
In 1986, this game was inexplicably omitted from the WSOP schedule. After
some protest by stud high-low enthusiasts, it was reinstituted and has been
included on the poker menu every year. Since 1995, every WSOP has
included at least two such events.
No player had ever won more than one gold bracelet in this game – prior to
this year.
Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split is a game in which the highest and lowest
hands split the pot equally. However, the lowest hand must first qualify to be
eligible for half the pot. The qualifying low hand must be an “eight-low” or
better. For this reason, the game is sometimes called Seven-Card Stud Eight-
or-Better.
The tournament was played over three consecutive days. The final table was
played at a secondary area, as the ESPN feature table on the main stage was
used for the conclusion of the $5,000 buy-in Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em
championship (Event #46).
Technically speaking, the defending champion for this event was Tom
Schneider, who won his second WSOP gold bracelet in what was the lower
(buy-in) of two Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split events on the 2007 schedule.
However, buy-in amounts are different this year. This entry fee was $1,500.
Last year’s two events had buy-ins of $1,000 and $2,000.
The 2008 $1,500 buy-in Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split champion is Ryan
Hughes. He is a 27-year-old poker pro from Phoenix, AZ.
Hughes was born in San Francisco, CA. He has been playing poker as a pro
for about five years.
Hughes won his second WSOP gold bracelet. He won the $2,000 buy-in
Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split championship in 2007.
Hughes becomes the first player in history to ever win two WSOP gold
bracelets in this game. This list of one-time Eight-or-Better champions
includes – Johnny Moss, Doyle Brunson, Chip Reese, Mickey Appleman, Phil
Ivey, John Juanda, Max Stern, Men “the Master” Nguyen, Mike Sexton, Artie
Cobb, Vince Burgio, Cyndy Violette, and 32 others. Yet no player had ever
won twice in this game.
Oddly enough, in a post-tournament interview Hughes revealed that he does
not play much Seven-Card Stud High-Low Split. “This is only the second time
I have played since I won last year,” he said.
Hughes stated that his favorite poker game is Omaha High-Low Split.
Hughes almost did not enter this event. He was on his way to home return to
Phoenix when he was talked into playing this tournament by a friend. He
reluctantly stayed in Las Vegas a few more days, and ended up winning his
second WSOP victory.
Hughes stated that he appreciated this victory far more than the first. He
cited the more exclusive club of two-time winners, which he is proud to be
included amongst. Sixty-one players have won exactly two WSOP gold
bracelets. Hughes becomes the 111th player in WSOP history to win multiple
gold bracelets (ranging from two to 11 in number).
Hughes won $183,341 for first place.
As play was winding down at the final table, there was a strange delivery
which arrived in a white paper sack. Hughes’ mother, who lives in Florida,
ordered the delivery of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich to her son at
tableside. Hughes’ mother included a greeting card wishing him well and
noted that she wanted to send him something that he always enjoyed as a
youngster. The sandwich was even sliced diagonally, just the way Hughes
liked it.
The second-place finisher was former WSOP gold bracelet winner Ron Long,
from Fort Wayne, IN.
When play was heads-up, a two-time winner in Seven-Card Stud High-Low
Split was guaranteed. Long, the runner up won his WSOP gold bracelet in
this same game back in 1999. The buy-in for that event was $2,500.
Thomas Hunt III (who appropriately – finished third) made his second final
table this year.
Poker theorist and author David Sklansky made it to the final table and
finished eighth. Sklansky, who owns three WSOP gold bracelets (actually two
gold watches and a gold bracelet, as watches were given out as the prize in
1982 for his two wins), earned his last WSOP victory back in 1983. Had
Sklansky won this tournament he would have eclipsed the record set by the
late Chip Reese as the player with the longest gap between WSOP victories –
Sklansky now at 25 years versus Reese’s 24-year gap.
Day Two ran longer than expected, so Day Three resumed with 13 players
instead of eight. After two more hours of play on Day Three, the final table
began at 4 pm and ended at 10 pm, which totaled about six hours of play.
Former WSOP gold bracelet winners who cashed in this event included Vince
Burgio (16th), Men “the Master” Nguyen (17th), Chris Bjorin (22nd), Phil
Hellmuth (33rd), and Brett Jungblut (54th).
Men “the Master” Nguyen cashed for the 60th time in his WSOP career. He
ranks second behind Phil Hellmuth on the all-time cashes list.
Chris Bjorin cashed for the 42nd time in his WSOP career. He now ranks 13th
on the all-time cashes list.
Phil Hellmuth cashed for the 66th time in his WSOP career, the most of any
player in history. He maintains a six-time lead on Men “the Master’ Nguyen.
On this day, Nikolay Evdakov, from Moscow, Russia tied the record set for
“Most WSOP Cashes in a Single Year,” shared by five players -- Michael
Binger (2007), Chad Brown (2007), Phil Hellmuth (2006), Richard Tatalovich
(2006), and Humberto Brenes (2006), with eight. Note: Evdakov was still
alive in Event #48 as this tournament ended, which means is close to
becoming the first player in WSOP history ever to cash nine times in a single
year.
Five players have cashed six times at this year’s WSOP. This short list
includes – Chau Giang, Rolf Slotboom, Alex Jacob, Jacobo Fernandez, and
Roland Isra.
Winner Ryan Hughes is officially listed as being from Phoenix, Arizona.
Through the conclusion of Event #47 (omitting 45 and 46) at this year’s World
Series of Poker, the gold bracelet count by nations and states reads as
follows:
10 – Nevada
7 – California
4 – New York
3—Canada
3 – Germany
2 – Italy
2 – Missouri
1 – Arizona
1 – Belgium
1 – Denmark
1 – Florida
1 – France
1 – Georgia
1 – Holland
1 – Maryland
1 – Michigan
1 – Ohio
1 – Pennsylvania
1 – Russia
1 – South Carolina
1 – Wisconsin
Nine different nations have produced a gold bracelet winner at this year’s
WSOP. This list now includes Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany,
Holland, Italy, Russia, and the United States.
The Event #47 winner Ryan Hughes is to be classified as a pro player. He
has been playing professionally for about five years and now owns two WSOP
gold bracelets. Accordingly, the “Pro-Am” gold bracelet scoreboard currently
reads:
Professionals – 33 wins
Amateurs -- 10 wins
Semi-Pros -- 2 wins
Ben Tang was the chip leader at the End of Day One in this event. He
finished as the 42nd place finisher. Through Event #47, the End of Day One
chip leaders have gone on to cash 80 percent of the time -- 35 of 44
occasions (the chip leader was not applicable on two events). Only twelve of
these same 44 chip leaders (27 percent) made it to the final table. Only one
chip leader went on to win the event. That lone wire-to-wire winner was
Vanessa Selbst in Event #19.
Ryan Hughes was the chip leader at the start of this final table. He ended up
as the winner. Through Event #47, eighteen of 43 chip leaders at the start of
the final table (42 percent) went on to win the event. Twenty-five of 42 chip
leaders (59 percent) went on to finish in the top three spots. Two events did
not have a chip leader (Heads-Up and Shootout tournaments).
The Milwaukee’s Best Light “Player of the Year” standings currently shows
Jacobo Fernandez as the current leader, with David Benyamine close behind.
Here are the top five ranked players:
1. Jacobo Fernandez – 227 points
2. David Benyamine – 220 points
3. John Phan – 215 points
Barry Greenstein – 190 points
Erick Lindgren – 185 points
David Benyamine is now the leader on the 2008 prize money list, having won
the most money at the WSOP, to date. His accrued winnings total $941,651.
Through the end of Event #47 (omitting 45 and 46), twenty-seven players
have now earned at least $500,000 at this year’s WSOP.
SPECIAL NOTE: On this day, three-time WSOP gold bracelet winner John
Bonetti died at his home in Houston, TX. His life and passing were
commemorated with a moment of silence at the start of the day. Bonetti will
be missed by many in the poker community and the WSOP staff extends its
most heartfelt condolences to surviving members of the Bonetti family.
World Series of Poker Commissioner – Jeffrey Pollack
Director of Sponsorship and Licensing -- Ty Stewart
Director of Broadcasting and New Media – Craig Abrahams
Director of Communications – Seth Palansky
Regional Vice President of Specialty Gaming -- Howard Greenbaum
Tournament Director – Jack Effel
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