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

06-06-2025 18:46 UTC-7

Glaser's Two Pair is Best

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Dan O'Hair

Level 7

Ante: 500
Low Card: 500
Completion: 2000
Limits: 2000-4000

Benny Glaser: K♦Q♦10♦/9♥Q♣2♥10♠
Dan Heimiller: A♣8♣5♥/8♥4♥3♦5♣

Benny Glaser completed and was called by Dan Heimiller.

Heimiller called bets from Glaser on fourth through sixth street and then both players checked down on seventh.

"Two pair," Heimiller announced as he tabled his hole cards.

"Better two pair," Glaser responded as he revealed queens-up to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	90,000 17,000	17,000

Dan Heimiller	65,000 16,900	16,900

Tags: Benny Glaser Dan Heimiller

06-06-2025 18:44 UTC-7

Yoon Leaves Eslami Short

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Brett Slezak

Level 7

Ante: 500
Low Card: 500
Completion: 2000
Limits: 2000-4000

Ali Eslami: XxXx / 8♦K♥7♥3♣ / Xx
Brian Yoon: 10♥9♠9♣ / Q♦9♥5♦3♥

Eslami completed, Yoon raised, and Eslami called. Eslami check-called on fourth.

On fifth, Eslami check-raised a bet from Yoon who called. Eslami led on sixth and Yoon called.

Eslami led for a final time on seventh, Yoon raised, and Eslami called. Yoon tabled his trip nines which were the winner as Eslami is left short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Yoon	90,000 35,000	35,000

Ali Eslami	11,000 39,000	39,000

Tags: Ali Eslami Brian Yoon

06-06-2025 18:35 UTC-7

Recent Counts

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Dan O'Hair

Level 7

Ante: 500
Low Card: 500
Completion: 2000
Limits: 2000-4000

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Wells	180,500 102,500	102,500

David Bach	97,700 7,300	7,300

Dzmitry Urbanovich	93,300 33,300	33,300
Mike Noori	90,300 5,300	5,300

Frank Brannan	89,800 5,500	5,500

Adam Friedman	88,800 28,800	28,800

Brian Breck	85,400 29,400	29,400
Yueqi Zhu	84,600 49,600	49,600

Justin Liberto	83,500 28,500	28,500

Dan Heimiller	81,900 1,900	1,900

James Gorham	79,600 25,600	25,600

Yuri Dzivielevski	76,500 1,500	1,500

Benny Glaser	73,000 13,000	13,000

Christopher Claassen	67,200 11,800	11,800
Shaun Deeb	67,000 53,000	53,000

Viktor Blom	66,900 6,400	6,400
Scott Seiver	64,800 2,200	2,200

Daniel Negreanu	63,600 14,100	14,100

Scott Bohlman	60,500 60,500	60,500

Mike Matusow	60,000 60,000	60,000

Qiang Xu	60,000 60,000	60,000

Bryce Yockey	60,000 60,000	60,000

James Obst	58,500 25,500	25,500

Andrew Kelsall	58,000 3,000	3,000

Yu Fu	56,500 28,900	28,900

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Level: 7

Ante: 500
Low Card: 500
Completion: 2000
Limits: 2000-4000

06-06-2025 18:16 UTC-7

Ready, Break!

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Dan O'Hair

Level 6

Ante: 300
Low Card: 500
Completion: 1500
Limits: 1500-3000

Players in the field have been sent on another 15-minute break.

06-06-2025 18:15 UTC-7

Eskandani Scoops Largest Pot of the Day

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Brett Slezak

Level 6

Ante: 300
Low Card: 500
Completion: 1500
Limits: 1500-3000

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mori Eskandani	195,000 80,000	80,000

Hal Rotholz	40,000 20,000	20,000
Phil Ivey	35,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Chris Hunichen Hal Rotholz Mori Eskandani Phil Ivey

06-06-2025 18:03 UTC-7

Noori Gets Respect

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Dan O'Hair

Level 6

Ante: 300
Low Card: 500
Completion: 1500
Limits: 1500-3000

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Noori	85,000 15,000	15,000

Phil Ivey	45,000 15,000	15,000

Adam Roberts	40,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Adam Roberts Mike Noori Phil Ivey

06-06-2025 17:59 UTC-7

Lieberman Takes Out Taylor

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Brett Slezak

Level 6

Ante: 300
Low Card: 500
Completion: 1500
Limits: 1500-3000

Thomas Taylor: Q♥Q♦5♦ / A♦2♥2♠8♥ All in
Brian Lieberman: 9♥9♣7♥ / J♥4♥9♦3♦
James Obst: XxXx / A♠4♣8♣6♦ / Xx

Four bets went in on third with Obst as the last aggressor. He led on fourth, and both opponents called.

On fifth, Taylor led with open deuces, Obst raised, Lieberman called, and Taylor called all-in for 4,400.

Obst led on sixth before checking on seventh. Lieberman bet and Obst folded after a minute's tank. Taylor's two pair was no good against the trip nines of Lieberman, who crossed the six-figure mark in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Lieberman	105,000 22,500	22,500
James Obst	33,000 29,800	29,800

Thomas Taylor	Busted
Alan Dvorkis	Busted

Tags: Brian Lieberman James Obst Thomas Taylor

06-06-2025 17:49 UTC-7

Kelsall's Aces are Good

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Dan O'Hair

Level 6

Ante: 300
Low Card: 500
Completion: 1500
Limits: 1500-3000

Andrew Kelsall: A♥A♠2♠/K♣6♥2♣3♣
Brian Breck: 9♦6♦3♥/5♦5♥10♠4♠

Andrew Kelsall completed and was called by Brian Breck.

Both players checked on fourth street and then Kelsall called bets from Breck on fifth street through seventh street.

Breck turned over 9♦6♦3♥ for just his open pair of fives and Kelsall revealed A♥A♠2♠ for aces in the hole to collect the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Breck	56,000 5,600	5,600
Andrew Kelsall	55,000 5,000	5,000

06-06-2025 17:45 UTC-7

Taylor Eliminates Madsen

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Brett Slezak

Level 6

Ante: 300
Low Card: 500
Completion: 1500
Limits: 1500-3000

Jeff Madsen: KxQx3x / K♣2♠3♦A♥ All in
Jeffery Taylor: A♦Q♥J♥ / K♦A♠J♦2♥
Mike Noori: 10♠8♠ / 10♣K♠7♠9♥ / 3♣

Action picked up on fourth as Taylor checked, Madsen bet, Noori raised, Taylor called, Madsen three-bet all-in, and both called.

Taylor check-called on fifth and sixth before the action checked through. Noori was left with a pair of tens after bricking his combo draw, Taylor had two pair, and Madsen had a worse two pair to be eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Noori	70,000 10,000	10,000

Jeffery Taylor	55,000 3,300	3,300
Jeff Madsen	Busted

Tags: Jeff Madsen Jeffery Taylor Mike Noori