Chris Hunichen: XxXx / Q♥2♠3♥ - folded on fifth street
Phil Ivey: XxXx / 4♦9♥5♦4♣ / Xx
Mori Eskandani: 10♦9♣2♦ / 9♦10♥Q♠9♠
Hal Rotholz: XxXx / J♠7♣6♥10♣ / Xx - folded on seventh street
Action was picked up on fourth in a two-bet pot four-ways. Rotholz bet and everyone called.
Fireworks erupted on fifth as Rotholz bet, Hunichen folded, Ivey raised, Eskandani called, Rotholz three-bet, Ivey four-bet, Eskandani called, Rotholz capped it at five bet, and both called.
Ivey bet on sixth and both called. On seventh, the action checked to Ivey who bet, Eskandani raised, Rotholz painfully folded, and Ivey called. Eskandani revealed his full house which was good as he claimed the largest pot of the tournament thus far to become the biggest stack in the room.
Mike Noori: XxXx/A♠2♥3♠2♣
Phil Ivey: XxXx/7♠3♦K♥J♣ - folded on sixth street
Adam Roberts: XxXx/8♣ - folded on third street
Mike Noori completed and was raised by Adam Roberts. Phil Ivey then made it three bets to go and Noori responded with a four-bet. Adams let his hand go and Ivey called for a bloated heads-up pot.
Ivey called bets from Noori on fourth and fifth street, but mucked facing a bet from Noori on sixth.
Walter Chambers: K♦10♠7♦ / 10♦K♥3♦5♦
Chad Eveslage: 10♣8♠8♣ / 8♦6♦5♠6♠
Brian Breck: XxXx / 9♥2♦8♥ - folded on fifth street
Action was picked up on fifth as the action checked to Eveslage, who bet, Walters raised, and Breck folded after some deliberation. Eveslage made it three bets and Chambers called.
Eveslage led on sixth with open sixes and Chambers called. Eveslage led again on seventh, Chambers raised, and Eveslage just called. Chambers revealed his king-high flush which was no good against the full house of Eveslage, who was on the right side of the cooler.
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Stud specialists are set to descend on the Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas today and compete in Event #25: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship. This three-day tournament should attract a field that reads like a who's who of the poker world.
Day 1 kicks off at 2 p.m. local time. Players start their quest for WSOP gold with 60,000 chips, with the initial goal to survive 10 levels and reach Day 2. Levels 1-6 last 40 minutes, Levels 7-15 last 60 minutes, and Levels 16 until the crowning of the champion are 90 minutes.
The plan for Day 1 is to play 10 levels with a 15-minute break after every two hours of play. Late registration remains open for 11 levels, or around 2:15 p.m. on Day 2, allowing players to turn up fashionably late.
Day 2 starts at 1 p.m. on June 7. Eight levels are scheduled, with 15-minute breaks after Levels 11, 13, 16, and 17. A 60-minute dinner break takes place after Level 15 (~6:30 p.m.). The third and final day is June 8; its start time has yet to be confirmed.
Australia's James Obst is this event's reigning champion. Obst navigated through 106 opponents in 2024, capturing his second WSOP bracelet and $260,658 in prize money. Obst emerged victorious after a lengthy heads-up battle with Paul Volpe.
“A little bit overwhelming. Very strung out. It’s been a long couple of days,” Obst said following his victory. “I can’t really believe it, just thinking about the week that I’ve had. To be here with a bracelet is surreal. It’s unreal.”
Year
Entries
Winner
Country
Prize
2024
107
James Obst
$260,658
2023
131
Brian Yoon
United States
$311,433
2022
96
Adam Friedman
United States
$248,254
2021
62
Anthony Zinno
United States
$182,872
2020
-
Not held
-
-
2019
88
John Hennigan
United States
$245,451
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