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

06-06-2025 15:28 UTC-8

Boat Over Flush for Wells

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Brett Slezak

Level 4

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

Robert Wells: 8♠4♠4♦ / A♠4♣7♦A♥
Ali Eslami: 6♦5♦5♣ / 5♥10♦Q♦3♦

Action picked up on fourth which saw Wells check-call. He check-called again on fifth.

Wells led on sixth after making open aces, Eslami raised, and Wells called. Wells check-called on seventh as his full house was best against the flush of Eslami.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Wells	78,000 13,000	13,000

Ali Eslami	50,000 9,100	9,100

Tags: Ali Eslami Robert Wells

06-06-2025 15:33 UTC-8

Hunichen Takes From Eskandani

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4

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

Chris Hunichen: XxXx/2♥8♥5♠10♥/Xx
Mori Eskandani: XxXx/9♦7♥8♦2♣/Xx - folded on seventh street

Mori Eskandani completed with his nine and Chris Hunichen defended his bring-in.

Eskandani continued for a bet on fourth street and Hunichen raised. Eskandani called and then led out for another bet on fifth, which Hunichen called.

Hunichen then took over the betting lead on sixth and Eskandani called.

On seventh, Hunichen bet once more and Eskandani let his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mori Eskandani	115,000 25,000	25,000

Chris Hunichen	90,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Chris Hunichen Mori Eskandani

06-06-2025 15:46 UTC-8

Queens-up for Wells

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4

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

Robert Wells: Q♣10♠6♠/6♦Q♠3♥J♠
Jose Paz-Gutierrez: XxXx/K♦9♠5♦3♠/Xx

Jose Paz-Gutierrez completed and Robert Wells defended his bring-in.

Wells called a bet from Paz-Gutierrez on fourth street and then raised a bet from Paz-Gutierrez on fifth. Paz-Gutierrez responded with a three-bet and Wells called.

Wells called a bet from Paz-Gutierrez on sixth and then bet himself after Paz-Gutierrez checked on seventh.

Paz-Gutierrez looked Wells up and Wells tabled Q♣10♠6♠ for queens-up. Paz-Gutierrez couldn't beat it and sent his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jose Paz-Gutierrez	80,000 5,900	5,900
Robert Wells	78,000

Tags: Jose Paz-Gutierrez Robert Wells

06-06-2025 15:48 UTC-8

Bruschi Catches Liberto's Bluff

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Brett Slezak

Level 4

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

Shaun Deeb: XxXx / 10♠Q♠4♦9♥ - folded on sixth street
Justin Liberto: XxXx / Q♦9♦3♥2♦ / Xx
Renan Bruschi: A♥5♥4♠ / 4♥J♥A♠7♦

Deeb completed, Liberto raised, Bruschi cold-called, and Deeb called. A bet went in from each on fourth.

On fifth, Bruschi checked to Deeb who bet, Liberto called, Bruschi raised, and both opponents called.

Bruschi led on sixth, Deeb called, Liberto raised, Bruschi called, and Deeb folded.

Liberto bet a final time on seventh and Bruschi sigh-called. Liberto conceded as Bruschi tabled his hole cards to reveal his two pair which was good as Liberto mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renan Bruschi	68,000 18,400	18,400

Shaun Deeb	65,000 1,000	1,000

Justin Liberto	55,000 26,300	26,300

Tags: Justin Liberto Renan Bruschi Shaun Deeb

06-06-2025 15:49 UTC-8

More Late Arrivals

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Owen	60,000 60,000	60,000
Dzmitry Urbanovich	60,000 60,000	60,000
Koji Fujimoto	60,000 60,000	60,000
Andrew Kelsall	60,000 60,000	60,000

Amir Mirrasouli	60,000 60,000	60,000
Greg Mascio	60,000 60,000	60,000
Mike Noori	60,000

Level: 5

Ante: 300
Low Card: 300
Completion: 1200
Limits: 1200-2400

06-06-2025 16:04 UTC-8

Heimiller Forces a Fold from Zhu

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Brett Slezak

Level 5

Ante: 300
Low Card: 300
Completion: 1200
Limits: 1200-2400

David Bach: XxXx / Q♦K♥7♥ - folded on fifth street
Dan Heimiller: A♠A♦Xx / 7♦3♣6♦2♠
Yueqi Zhu: XxXx / Q♣K♠J♦5♠ / Xx -folded on seventh street

Bach completed, Heimiller called, Zhu raised, and both called. Zhu led on fourth and both opponents called.

On fifth, Zhu led, Bach folded, Heimiller raised, and Zhu called. Zhu led out again on sixth, Heimiller put in a quick raise, and Zhu called.

Zhu checked on seventh and Heimiller bet. Zhu would tank for almost a minute before he decided to let it go, as Heimiller showed him two aces among his hole cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Bach	105,000 27,000	27,000

Dan Heimiller	80,000 20,000	20,000

Yueqi Zhu	35,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Dan Heimiller David Bach Yueqi Zhu

06-06-2025 16:06 UTC-8

Claassen Chips up Against Leonard

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Dan O'Hair

Level 5

Ante: 300
Low Card: 300
Completion: 1200
Limits: 1200-2400

Christopher Claassen: XxXx/8♣8♥9♠3♠/Xx
Patrick Leonard: XxXx/7♦10♠A♣J♠/Xx

Patrick Leonard called bets from Christopher Claassen on fourth and fifth street before both players checked on sixth.

Claassen went back to betting on seventh street and Leonard tossed his hand into the muck after a bit of thought.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Claassen	79,000 19,000	19,000

Patrick Leonard	78,000 18,400	18,400

Tags: Christopher Claassen Patrick Leonard

06-06-2025 16:06 UTC-8

Trio of Heavy Hitters Arrive

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Brett Slezak

Level 5

Ante: 300
Low Card: 300
Completion: 1200
Limits: 1200-2400

Newly-minted seven-time bracelet winner Benny Glaser is among the latest arrivals, along with Hall of Famers Phil Ivey and John Hennigan.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	60,000 60,000	60,000

Benny Glaser	60,000 60,000	60,000

John Hennigan	60,000 60,000	60,000

06-06-2025 16:16 UTC-8

Tretter Catches a Bluff

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Brett Slezak

Level 5

Ante: 300
Low Card: 300
Completion: 1200
Limits: 1200-2400

Bradley Jansen: XxXx / K♦J♣8♥ - folded on fifth street
Karl Tretter: K♥7♣2♥ / 7♥6♥6♦4♣
Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht: XxXx / 3♦8♦9♦4♥ / Xx
Adam Owen: XxXx / Qx2x - folded on fourth street

Action picked up on fifth as Tretter led with open sixes, Zwingmann-Gocht raised showing three diamonds, Jansen folded, and Tretter called.

Tretter check-called on sixth and he did the same on seventh as Zwingmann-Gocht instantly mucked his hole cards after the call. Tretter still tabled his two pair, sevens and sixes.

Zwingmann-Gocht was eliminated a couple hands later as the first casualty of the day.