in large scale poker tournaments (World Poker Tour, World Series of Poker) the final table is made up of six players. thus, the "bubble place", i.e. missing the final table, is seventh. usually the final table in these tournament events is televised, so besides missing the prize
money jump, the player also misses being on televisions (and the endorsements that come with it.)
Joe Sebok, son of poker legend
Barry Greenstein, has had two WPT 7th place finishes; his
friend, poker pro
Gavin Smith, gave him the nickname "Seventhbok" for this feat.
03/12/07 - $ 9,600 WPT Championship Event No Limit Hold'em Bay 101 Shooting Stars, San
Jose
08/25/07 - $ 9,500 No Limit Hold'em Championship Event 2007 Legends of Poker, Los Angeles
i was playing great and had a good
loose-aggressive image. i picked up aces on the
button and raised; the big
blind called and we got it all-in on the flop. i was a big dog to his flopped set and end up going out Seventhbok.