2005 WSOP Event #8

June 11, 2005

Seven Card Stud
Buy-in: $1500
Number of Entries: 472
Total Prize Money: $651,360

Final Table Results:

1st – Cliff ‘Bax’ Josephy
2nd - Kirill Gerasimov
3rd - Dr. Mark Burtman
4th – Greg Mascio
5th – Abe Almalhi
6th - Ardell Willis
7th – Minh Nguyen
8th – Murry Reinhart
9th – Yevgeny Karelnikov

Memorable Hand:
Seriously short-stacked, Gerasimov decided to take a stand early in heads-up play with rolled up fives, and ‘Bax’ Josephy called him with a pair of fours, an ace and a king. Another ace came Josephy’s way on sixth street, and the Russian didn’t catch the five he needed to pull out the win.

Other noteworthy finishers were Max Pescatori in 25th place and Chris ‘Jesus” Ferguson in 31st place.

Running Numbers:

14: Months Josephy had been playing poker before winning the bracelet.
0: Stud tournaments Josephy had previously placed in.
5: Minutes of Stud instruction Josephy got from friends Scott Fischman and Brett Junglblut prior to playing in the tournament