WSOP Events 6-10 Recap

Event 6: Buy in: $1,500 Game: Limit Hold'em

Gary Styczynski holds off Varouzhan Gumroyan and Hansu Chu as he trumps a field of 910 players to win $280,715.

Event 7: Buy in: $5,000 PL Omaha Re-buys

Burt Boutin overcame final table chip leader and second place finisher Erik Cajelais to win his second WSOP bracelet. There were over three times as many re-buys as entries, helping the prize pool near almost $3,000,000. Events such as this draw a large portion of professional players making Calejais' accomplishment that much more impressive. Over fifty percent of the top 20 finishers are well known professionals including third place finisher David "Devilfish" Ulliot.

Event: 8 Buy in: $1,000 Game: NL Hold'em

The $1,000 dollar re-buy event is known for the raucous atmosphere that it produces. In years past, players like Daniel Negreanu have actually requested that tournament officials stand next to them during the re-buy period because of their willingness to put their entire stack in with nearly any two cards. However, this year's winner, Michael Chu, won without re-buying even once! The format of such tournaments leads to deep stack poker which can be conducive to a lot of loose action. Thus it comes as no surprise that Amir Vahedi, known for his reckless style, began the final table as the chip leader. Vahedi did not make good use of his chips as he finished in 7th place. Other notable final table appearances included Tommy Vu (2nd), Mike Gracz (6th), and online limit expert Todd Witteles (10th).

Event: 9 Buy in: $1,500 Game: Omaha hi-lo split-Eight or better

Alexander Kravchenko held off a field of 690 including 2006 U.S. Poker Championship runner-up Jordan Morgan. Morgan entered the final table in second chip position but could not get anything going leading to a 7th place finish. Kravenchko won $228,446 for the victory.

Event: 10 Buy in: $2,000 Game: NL Hold'em

William Durkey, a 24-year old graduate student held off the competition in the field of over 1,500 to win his first gold bracelet.

-Benjamin Ryan