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

06-06-2025 16:48 UTC-7

Bruschi Catches Liberto's Bluff

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 16:46 UTC-7

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 16:33 UTC-7

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 16:28 UTC-7

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 16:18 UTC-7

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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Level: 4

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

06-06-2025 16:01 UTC-7

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.

06-06-2025 16:00 UTC-7

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 15:58 UTC-7

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 15:50 UTC-7

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