2011 World Series Of Poker Event 21

Championship tournaments are some of the biggest events in the WSOP, and the 21st event of the 2011 World Series of Poker is just that. This is the Seven Card Stud Championship. The Seven Card Stud championship is generally one of the bigger championship events outside of the main event. A total of 150 people came out last year, building the prize pool up to $1,410,000. A substantial prize went to the winner, Men Nguyen, giving a $394,807 prize to the California resident. Brandon Adams came in second place. Mostly professional players entered this event, and it would only be a pro player to take it down. Perhaps this year's WSOP will go differently.

The 2011 edition of the Seven Card Stud world championship will begin on June 12th. The event will run for three days. It will require that same buy-in of $10,000, so this may be one of the more exclusive tournaments in the entirety of the 2011 WSOP. This tournament should definitively break 100 players, so keep this in mind when if you are hesitant to join. Six figures are guaranteed to the top prize winner, though this could be even better if the tournament grows.

Tournament Updates
(New Updates Posted Daily During Event)

Day 1 Update - Though there are many events currently running concurrently, few are as important as the seven card stud world championship. Seven card stud was one of the biggest forms of poker played, and 126 players came out to participate. The field has thinned to 91 after the first day, with some big names fighting for the bracelet. Sebastien Sabic is the current chip leader, holding 129,900 chips. Many big names are in the running, including Joe Cassidy, Mike Sexton, Erick Lindgren and Jennifer Harman in the top ten. Men Nguyen, John Racener, Eli Elezra, David Benyamine, Bertrand Grospellier, Jason Mercier, Daniel Alaei, Frank Kassela, Daniel Negreanu, Barry Greenstein, Phil Laak, Tom Dwan, John Juanda, Daniel Negreanu, and Erik Seidel are all still in the running. Huck Seed, Michael Mizrachi and many more have been eliminated. The second day is likely to break the bubble, with only 16 players being paid in this event. The top prize of $331,639 is up for grabs, and this is still any player's prize to be won.

Day 2 Update - The third day of the seven card stud championship event has dropped down to two tables. Only 14 players remain in the event, but most of them are part of poker's elite. Steve Landfish is in first place, with 780,000. John Hennigan holds second place, with Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier right behind him. Jason Mercier, Sorel Mizzi, Men Nguyen and Nick Schulman are all still in the running for the WSOP gold in the 21st event. A $331,639 top prize is available for the first place winner, with $204,924 prize for the runner up. Third place also stands to earn six figures, offering $128,341 for their efforts. There is still plenty of time for any player to take the lead, though the first three have a dominant lead with 780,000, 688,000, and 336,000 chips a piece. Everyone else has less than 300,000 chips.

Day 3 Update - Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier has finally won his first World Series of Poker bracelet. In this year's seven card stud championship, ElkY earned $331,639 and a gold bracelet for winning at this most famous variant of poker. The final day was no easy challenge, as ElkY started his table with Steve Landfish, Sorel MIzzi and Nick Schulman at his starting table, while Jason Mercier, Men Nguyen and Chad Brown were waiting for his chips at the other table. Jason Mercier was eliminated early, and eliminations would continue at a fair pace throughout the rest of the day. The final table came down to John Hennigan and Steve Landfish in first and second, with over 1,000,000 chips, though ElkY was right behind them - about 600,000 chips behind them, with 444,000 to his name. Chad Brown, Alexander Kostritsyn, Kevin Tang, Maxwell Troy and Chris Tryba were also at the final table. Chris Tryba was the first to go, with Kevin Tang next to drop off. Heads up came down to Steve Landfish and Bertrand Grospellier, and Grospellier managed to pummel his stack down. Just over $200,000 went to Landshark, but Grospellier would end up with the bracelet.

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