2011 World Series Of Poker Event 25

The 25th event is a seven card stud tournament with a twist. Instead of standard seven card stud, this tournament will incorporate Hi-Low 8 or Better into the event. This adds in an extra level of skill to the event, requiring a whole new play style in order to succeed. The extra element to the stud game has made this one of the harder games to play, so you will have to learn both standard stud and the Hi-Low version of the game. Last year's similar event was event 27 instead of 25, but the buy-in was the same. In this instance 644 people came out to participate, bringing the prize pool to a sum of $869,400. David Warga won first place and $208,682, while Maxwell Troy won $129,253. The event could be as large this year, if not larger.

Event 25, the Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8 or Better event, will kick off on June 14th. Players are invited to sit at 5 PM, at which time the 3 day event will begin. The tournament will last three days, so the event will end on June 16th. If you are going to enter this event, you will have to do so before the 14th. Pre-registration is already open, so those who wish to participate should do so now. A buy-in of $1,500 is required to enter.

Tournament Updates
(New Updates Posted Daily During Event)

Day 1 Update - Eliminations ran rampantly through the 606 players that came out to the Seven Card Stud Hi-Low 8 or Better tournament, with Daniel Negreanu, Chad Brown, David Benyamine, Allen Kessler, Todd Brunson, Ted Forrest, BIll Chen and Huck Seed all going home. Those who are still in the running include Jonathan Duhamel, Joe Turner, Sean Nguyen, Tom Dwan, Norman Chad, Frank Kassela and Mike Sexton are all still in the running for the bracelet. Of the 172 players remaining, 56 players will be paid. The bubble is expected to burst by the end of the second day. A prizepool of $818,000 has been established, with a $200,459 prize going to the player who wins the bracelet in this event. It took eight levels of play to slim the field to these numbers, and up to ten levels will be played in day 2.

Day 2 Update - Only three tables remain in the 25th event, with 23 players of the original 606 going to to these tables. The blinds at this tournament are 5000/10000, with an ante of 1,000. With several players under 50,000, eliminations are likely to come fast. Mike Sexton, John Pappas, and Frank Kassela are a few important players remaining, though Mike Sexton is likely to check out soon as he only has 54,000 chips remaining. All of the remaining players will earn at least $5,726 for their efforts. Cory Zeidman has the chip lead, with 217,500 players remaining in his stack. Sean Urban held second place, with 152,000 chips in his name. Eliminations are likely to come fast in this final day, especially considering the low chip counts compared to the height of the blinds.

Day 3 Update - Event 25 has turned into another event in which a fourth day is necessary, despite having been scheduled for three. Mike Sexton entered day 3 with only 54,000 chips, which put him in the lower end of the spectrum, but he managed to fight his way to heads up play. He and Chris Viox are the last two remaining, and Viox holds 2,090,000 chips. Sexon has only 640,000 remaining. Heads up play began around 2:05 AM, and the night was called at approximately 4AM, making this a long roller coaster ride between the two. Eliminations in day 3 included Frank Kassela, Filippos Stavrakis, James Wheatley, and the last female standing, Kristy Gazes. Mike Sexton won this event exactly 22 years ago, and he is looking to take down the bracelet, as well as the top prize of $200,459.

Day 4 Update - Chris Viox has eliminated Mike Sexton during heads up play in order to win his first bracelet. IT took less than an hour in order for Chris "PiMaster" Viox to win the 25th bracelet in the 2011 WSOP. Though Sexton won this bracelet over two decades ago, he could not oust Viox in the final day of play. The two had gone up and down on the third day, and neither could maintain a dominant lead for long. When the final hand came, Sexton brought in to the hand with the 3d, while Viox completed with the 6c. Sexton ended up shoving his stack with 8h-8s-3d, while Viox had 2d-6d-6c. Sexton started out on top, buy his pair of eights failed to improve. Viox ended up drawing into a two pair, beating Sexton out of the event. He earned $123,000 for his efforts, while Viox took a prize of $200,459 in addition to his bracelet.

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