Event #25: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-06-2025 14:20 UTC-8

Eskandani Trips Up Lieberman

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Brett Slezak

Level 3

Ante: 200
Low Card: 200
Completion: 800
Limits: 800-1600

David Lieberman: 10♠5♣4♥ / A♣4♠5♠A♠
Mori Eskandani: A♥2♥2♦ / J♥9♠6♥2♣

Action was picked up on fifth street as Lieberman check-called.

On sixth, Lieberman led with open aces and Eskandani called. Eskandani called a final bet on seventh. Lieberman revealed his two pair which were no good against the trip twos of Eskandani who dragged the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mori Eskandani	70,000 10,000	10,000

David Lieberman	45,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: David Lieberman Mori Eskandani

Level: 3

Ante: 200
Low Card: 200
Completion: 800
Limits: 800-1600

06-06-2025 14:30 UTC-8

Lieberman Shows Negreanu a Straight

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3

Ante: 200
Low Card: 200
Completion: 800
Limits: 800-1600

Brian Lieberman: 9♠8♦2♣/7♥6♥10♣Q♦
Daniel Negreanu: XxXx/K♦K♠J♠8♠/Xx

Catching up on fourth street, Liberman called a bet from Negreanu, who held face-up kings.

Lieberman proceeded to call bets from Negreanu on fifth and sixth street, and then both players checked on seventh.

"Can you beat it?" Negreanu asked in reference to his board.

"Yeah," Lieberman said as he tabled 9♠8♦2♣ for a straight.

Negreanu took another look at his hole cards and sent his hand into the muck to award Lieberman the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Lieberman	70,000 10,000	10,000
Daniel Negreanu	57,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Brian Lieberman Daniel Negreanu

06-06-2025 14:43 UTC-8

Zinno Up; Defending Champion in

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3

Ante: 200
Low Card: 200
Completion: 800
Limits: 800-1600

Anthony Zinno: XxXx/K♣7♥7♠A♣/Xx
Brian Lieberman: XxXx/2♠4♥2♦10♦/Xx - folded on seventh street
James Obst: XxXx/A♥6♠5♥ - folded on fifth street

Defending champion James Obst was seen taking his seat and wasted little time getting involved.

Anthony Zinno completed with his king and was called by Obst and Brian Lieberman for a three-way pot.

Action checked through on fourth street, and then Zinno bet on fifth after pairing his seven. Obst folded, and Lieberman called.

Both players checked on sixth street, and Zinno went back to betting on seventh. Lieberman let his hand go, and Zinno was sent the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Lieberman	75,000 5,000	5,000
Anthony Zinno	65,000 6,000	6,000

James Obst	59,000 59,000	59,000

Tags: Anthony Zinno Brian Lieberman James Obst

06-06-2025 14:50 UTC-8

Liberto Makes the Right Call Against Brannan

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Brett Slezak

Level 3

Ante: 200
Low Card: 200
Completion: 800
Limits: 800-1600

Frank Brannan: A♠A♣6♦ / K♣5♥4♣J♣
Justin Liberto: Q♠8x4x / 4♦2♣K♠8♦

Jason Gola completed with the Q♣, Brannan raised, Liberto made it three bets from the bring in, Gola folded, and Brannan called.

Brannan check-called on fourth before he took the lead on fifth and Liberto called.

Liberto called another bet on sixth before Brannan fired a final time on seventh. Liberto would tank for almost a minute before he flicked in the call. Brannan had a lone pair of aces as Liberto's two pair was good to drag a sizeable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Liberto	65,000 5,000	5,000

Frank Brannan	51,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Frank Brannan Jason Gola Justin Liberto

06-06-2025 14:58 UTC-8

Leonard Pads His Stack

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3

Ante: 200
Low Card: 200
Completion: 800
Limits: 800-1600

Patrick Leonard: 8♣5♥2♠/5♣3♣5♦A♥
Jose Paz-Gutierrez: XxXx/4♠9♦7♥2♣/Xx
Ali Eslami: XxXx/10♥6♥ - folded on fourth street

Three ways on fourth street, Patrick Leonard bet and both Jose Paz-Gutierrez and Ali Eslami called.

Leonard continued betting after pairing his five on fifth street and only Paz-Gutierrez called.

Paz-Gutierrez called one more bet from Leonard on sixth and then both players checked down on seventh.

Leonard showed the 5♥ followed by 8♣2♠ for trip fives and Paz-Gutierrez mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Leonard	69,000 69,000	69,000

Jose Paz-Gutierrez	65,000 6,500	6,500
Ali Eslami	64,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Ali Eslami Jose Paz-Gutierrez Patrick Leonard

06-06-2025 15:00 UTC-8

Flush for Eskandani

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Brett Slezak

Level 3

Ante: 200
Low Card: 200
Completion: 800
Limits: 800-1600

Bradley Jansen: XxXx / 4♠5♣A♥7♣ / Xx - folded on seventh street
Oxana Cummings: XxXx / 3♦Q♣8♦6♥ / Xx
Mori Eskandani: 10♥8♣3♥ / 10♦9♥Q♥J♥

Action was picked up on fifth street as Jansen led the action, Cummings called, and Eskandani raised. Both opponents called behind.

Jansen led again on sixth and both called. On seventh, the action checked to Eskandani, who bet, Jansen folded, and Cummings called. Eskandani tabled his flush as he became one of the largest stacks in the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mori Eskandani	90,000 20,000	20,000

Bradley Jansen	54,000 54,000	54,000

Oxana Cummings	42,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Bradley Jansen Mori Eskandani Oxana Cummings

06-06-2025 15:01 UTC-8

Break Time

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3

Ante: 200
Low Card: 200
Completion: 800
Limits: 800-1600

Players have been sent on a 15-minute break.

The field is now up to 47 entrants.

Level: 4

Ante: 200
Low Card: 300
Completion: 1000
Limits: 1000-2000

06-06-2025 15:18 UTC-8

Updated Counts

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4

Ante: 200
Low Card: 300
Completion: 1000
Limits: 1000-2000

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Paz-Gutierrez	85,900 20,900	20,900
Frank Brannan	84,300 33,300	33,300

Dylan Weisman	83,000 83,000	83,000

Brian Lieberman	82,500 7,500	7,500
Justin Liberto	81,300 16,300	16,300

Chris Hunichen	76,000 76,000	76,000

Viktor Blom	73,300 13,300	13,300
Jason Gola	72,500 12,500	12,500

Robert Wells	65,000 2,000	2,000

James Obst	62,800 3,800	3,800

Alan Dvorkis	60,900 900	900
Jeff Madsen	60,000 60,000	60,000

Hal Rotholz	60,000 60,000	60,000

Patrick Leonard	59,600 9,400	9,400

Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht	59,300 59,300	59,300
Ali Eslami	59,100 4,900	4,900

Vassilios Lazarou	59,000 5,000	5,000
Christian Roberts	54,400 2,600	2,600

Oxana Cummings	54,000 12,000	12,000
Anthony Zinno	52,500 12,500	12,500

Bradley Jansen	52,000 2,000	2,000

Jeffery Taylor	51,700 8,300	8,300
Brian Breck	50,400 13,600	13,600
Renan Bruschi	49,600 49,600	49,600

Daniel Negreanu	49,500 7,500	7,500

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