Event #25: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-08-2025 14:54 UTC-8

Rheem Leaves Matusow on Fumes

Calum Grant

Level 20

Ante: 7000
Low Card: 10000
Completion: 30000
Limits: 30000-60000

Chino Rheem: XxXx / Q♦2♠5♣
Mike Matusow: XxXx / J♠3♦ - folded fourth street
Qiang Xu: XxXx / 3♠10♣8♦ - folded fifth street

Chino Rheem completed and was called by Mike Matusow and Qiang Xu. Rheem bet on fourth, which only folded out Matusow. Rheem fired a second barrel on fifth street, where Xu returned his cards to the dealer.

Chino Rheem: XxXx / 10♥4♥8♥10♠
Mike Matusow: XxXx / Q♠2♣3♥5♥ - folded sixth street

Rheem completed again on the next hand but faced some aggression from Matusow, who raised. Rheem called.

Rheem called a bet on fourth street before fifth street checked through. Rheem, now with open tens, bet and Matusow folded, flashing his J♦J♥ hole cards.

"It's your day Chino," bemoaned Matusow, who's down to his last two big bets.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chino Rheem	2,500,000 350,000	350,000

Qiang Xu	1,860,000 40,000	40,000

Mike Matusow	130,000 145,000	145,000

Tags: Chino Rheem Mike Matusow Qiang Xu

06-08-2025 14:45 UTC-8

Xu Leaves Matusow Short

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Brett Slezak

Level 20

Ante: 7000
Low Card: 10000
Completion: 30000
Limits: 30000-60000

Mike Matusow: 4♣Xx / 4♠8♠5♠7♥ / Xx
Qiang Xu: Q♥J♠7♠ / Q♦K♣10♥7♣

Matusow limped, Xu completed, and Matusow called.

Xu led on fourth and Matusow called. Xu checked to Matusow on fifth showing three spades. He bet and Xu called.

Xu check-called again on sixth and he reluctantly called a final bet on seventh. Matusow could only show down a pair of fours, as Xu's two pair was good as Matusow is left as the shortest stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qiang Xu	1,900,000 250,000	250,000

Mike Matusow	275,000 310,000	310,000

Tags: Mike Matusow Qiang Xu

06-08-2025 14:42 UTC-8

Eskandani Shows Rheem a Flush

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Brett Slezak

Level 20

Ante: 7000
Low Card: 10000
Completion: 30000
Limits: 30000-60000

Chino Rheem: XxXx / 6♦7♦J♥5♣ / Xx
Mori Eskandani: A♥5♥ / A♦J♦Q♥7♥ / 8♥
Qiang Xu: XxXx / 10♠Q♠4♦ - folded on fifth street

Xu completed, Rheem called, Eskandani raised, and both called.

Eskandani led on fourth and both opponents called. He led again on fifth and only Rheem called.

Rheem called another bet on sixth before Eskandani checked dark on seventh. Rheem checked back as Eskandani annunced his flush that he made on seventh to win another pot.

"I should have folded on fifth," lamented Rheem in the post-mortem. Rheem had just won a sizeable pot against Adam Friedman with a straight as he remains as the biggest stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chino Rheem	2,150,000 100,000	100,000

Mori Eskandani	1,100,000 325,000	325,000

Tags: Chino Rheem Mori Eskandani Qiang Xu

06-08-2025 14:36 UTC-8

Hidden Full House Hands Eskandani the Pot

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Calum Grant

Level 20

Ante: 7000
Low Card: 10000
Completion: 30000
Limits: 30000-60000

Mori Eskandani: A♣A♦A♠ / 9♣2♠2♥Q♦
Adam Friedman: XxXxXx / Q♠4♠K♣3♣

Mori Eskandani completed and then called when Adam Friedman raised on third street.

Eskandani called on fourth and led out after making open deuces on fifth street. Friedman called and did the same on sixth street.

On seventh street, Eskandani checked in the dark, and Friedman fired out a bet. Eskandani raised and was quickly called.

The Hall of Famer had three aces as his downcards to give him a very hidden aces full of deuces, which of course, was good to scoop in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	850,000 250,000	250,000

Mori Eskandani	775,000 425,000	425,000

Tags: Adam Friedman Mori Eskandani

06-08-2025 14:29 UTC-8

Volpe Concedes on Seventh; Chino Has It

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Brett Slezak

Level 20

Ante: 7000
Low Card: 10000
Completion: 30000
Limits: 30000-60000

Paul Volpe: XxXx / 10♣6♣9♠K♦ / Xx
Chino Rheem: K♣J♦Xx / K♥4♦J♣Q♦

Volpe completed, Rheem raised, and Volpe called.

Rheem led the whole way, with Volpe calling bets on fourth, fifth, and sixth.

Rheem fired a final bet on seventh. Volpe would contmeplate his decision for over a minute before he folded, Rheem showed his two pair as Volpe made the correct fold on seventh to save a bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chino Rheem	2,050,000 250,000	250,000

Paul Volpe	700,000 135,000	135,000

Tags: Chino Rheem Paul Volpe

06-08-2025 14:25 UTC-8

Dave Rogers Eliminated in 9th Place ($27,528)

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Calum Grant

Level 20

Ante: 7000
Low Card: 10000
Completion: 30000
Limits: 30000-60000

Dave Rogers: KxKxJx / 4♠10♥A♦Q♣ All in
Mike Matusow: J♦10♦6♦ / 9♦Q♥2♣K♥
Adam Friedman: A♥9♥4♥ / 7♥8♣J♥6♥

With mostly low cards showing and a nine the highest upcard, Chino Rheem called before Adam Friedman completed. Mike Matusow then raised, and short stack Dave Rogers three-bet. Rheem got out of the way, but both Friedman and Matusow called.

Rogers led the betting from fourth through sixth street, committing his final 27,000 on sixth. Friedman raised, and Matusow called to see seventh.

On the final street, Friedman checked without looking at his third downcard, and Matusow checked behind.

Friedman tabled a flush, which bested Rogers' (ace-high) and Matusow's (king-high) straights. This marked Roger's elimination in ninth place, and he exited to Horseshoe to collect his $27,528 prize.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	1,100,000 390,000	390,000

Mike Matusow	585,000 278,000	278,000

Dave Rogers	Busted

Tags: Adam Friedman Chino Rheem Dave Rogers Mike Matusow

06-08-2025 14:15 UTC-8

Friedman Takes From Xu

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Brett Slezak

Level 20

Ante: 7000
Low Card: 10000
Completion: 30000
Limits: 30000-60000

Adam Friedman: A♣K♦ / A♦J♥5♥K♣ / 8♦
Qiang Xu: XxXx / 10♣4♠6♦Q♦

Friedman completed, Xu raised, and Friedman just called.

Friedman check-called on fourth before fifth street checked through.

Friedman led on sixth and seventh, as Xu called down both streets.

"Aces-up going in," announced Friedman as he peeled the eight on the end. His two pair, aces and kings, were good to drag the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qiang Xu	1,650,000 150,000	150,000

Adam Friedman	710,000 305,000	305,000

Tags: Adam Friedman Qiang Xu

06-08-2025 14:07 UTC-8

Guagenti Catches a Big Pair

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Calum Grant

Level 20

Ante: 7000
Low Card: 10000
Completion: 30000
Limits: 30000-60000

Mori Eskandani: XxXx / 10♠J♠3♦7♥ - folded on sixth street
Nick Guagenti: XxXx / K♦10♥2♥K♣

Mori Eskandani completed and called when Nick Guagenti raised. The action checked through on fourth and fifth street.

"I think we have the same hand," said Eskandani.

"Not anymore," replied Guagenti after making open kings on sixth street.

Guagenti fired out a bet and Eskandani conceded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Guagenti	600,000 165,000	165,000

Mori Eskandani	350,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Mori Eskandani Nick Guagenti

06-08-2025 13:57 UTC-8

Full Seat Redraw Needed on Day 2 in WSOP High Roller After 72 Max Late Register

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Jon Sofen

Level 20

Ante: 7000
Low Card: 10000
Completion: 30000
Limits: 30000-60000

Mass max late registration in a 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) event on Sunday forced tournament staff to redraw seats for the entire field on Day 2.

Event #26: $25,000 High Roller, not to be confused with the $25,000 High-Roller 6-Max that ended on Saturday, had 300 entries through Day 1. But registration remained open for one full level on the tournament's second session.

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Tags: 2025 WSOP

06-08-2025 13:55 UTC-8

Eskandani Catches Xu's Bluff

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Brett Slezak

Level 20

Ante: 7000
Low Card: 10000
Completion: 30000
Limits: 30000-60000

Mori Eskandani: Q♦10♣5♥ / A♣8♠Q♣4♥
Qiang Xu: 9♠6♣5♠ / Q♠J♠K♥4♣

Xu completed, Eskandani raised, and Xu called. Fourth street checked through.

Eskandani check-called bets on fifth and sixth before Xu tossed out a final bet on seventh. Eskandani would think it over for almost a minute before he flicked in the call for the majority of his remaining chips. Xu could only show king high as Eskandani's pair of queens were good at showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qiang Xu	1,800,000 282,000	282,000

Mori Eskandani	550,000 270,000	270,000

Tags: Mori Eskandani Qiang Xu