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

06-06-2025 15:43 UTC-7

Zinno Up; Defending Champion in

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 15:30 UTC-7

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

Level: 3

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

06-06-2025 15:20 UTC-7

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

06-06-2025 15:10 UTC-7

Taylor Keeps His Foot on the Gas

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Dan O'Hair

Level 2

Ante: 100
Low Card: 200
Completion: 600
Limits: 600-1200

Thomas Taylor: XxXx/K♥J♥4♠7♥
Brian Breck: XxXx/2♥10♦4♣3♦ - folded on sixth street

Thomas Taylor completed and Brian Breck defended his bring-in.

Breck called bets from Taylor on fourth and fifth street, but folded facing a bet on sixth street to send the pot Taylor's way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Breck	64,000 8,000	8,000
Thomas Taylor	58,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Thomas Taylor Brian Breck

06-06-2025 15:05 UTC-7

Walters On the Wrong Side Again

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Brett Slezak

Level 2

Ante: 100
Low Card: 200
Completion: 600
Limits: 600-1200

Walter Chambers: 8x8xXx / 8♥J♣A♣Q♦
Anthony Zinno: 9♠9♦7♥ / 6♠2♦9♥4♦
Vassilios Lazarou: XxXx / A♠10♥6♥2♣ - folded on sixth street

Action was picked up three-ways to sixth as Chambers led. Zinno raised before Lazarou painfully folded, and Chambers called.

Chambers check-called a final bet from Zinno on seventh who revealed three nines which were good against the three eights of Chambers as he fell on the wrong side of a cooler again.

Player	Chips	Progress
Anthony Zinno	71,000 71,000	71,000

Frank Brannan	60,000 60,000	60,000

Yueqi Zhu	60,000

Vassilios Lazarou	54,000 6,000	6,000
Walter Chambers	42,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Anthony Zinno Vassilios Lazarou Walter Chambers

06-06-2025 14:54 UTC-7

Yoon Pays Bach Off

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Dan O'Hair

Level 2

Ante: 100
Low Card: 200
Completion: 600
Limits: 600-1200

David Bach: A♥K♥4♠/3♣6♦A♠9♥
Brian Yoon: XxXx/J♦3♠K♠10♥/Xx

Brian Yoon completed and David Bach defended his big blind.

Bach called a bet from Yoon on fourth street and then raised a bet from Yoon on fifth, which Yoon called.

Yoon proceeded to call bets from Bach on sixth and seventh and Bach turned over A♥K♠4♠ for a pair of aces. Yoon couldn't beat it and sent his hand into the muck — awarding Bach a nice pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Bach	78,000 13,000	13,000

Brian Yoon	55,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Brian Yoon David Bach

06-06-2025 14:53 UTC-7

Eveslage Coolers Chambers

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Brett Slezak

Level 2

Ante: 100
Low Card: 200
Completion: 600
Limits: 600-1200

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Breck	72,000 2,000	2,000
Chad Eveslage	71,000 8,000	8,000

Walter Chambers	49,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Brian Breck Chad Eveslage Walter Chambers

06-06-2025 14:51 UTC-7

Ryan Hoenig Wins Event #18: $10,000 Dealers Choice 6-Handed Championship

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Milko van Winden

Level 2

Ante: 100
Low Card: 200
Completion: 600
Limits: 600-1200

Tags: Ryan Hoenig

06-06-2025 14:42 UTC-7

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Brett Slezak

Level 2

Ante: 100
Low Card: 200
Completion: 600
Limits: 600-1200

The field size has grown to 35 to start Level 2, with Daniel Negreanu joining the fray early.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	60,000 60,000	60,000

Vassilios Lazarou	60,000 60,000	60,000
Robert Stevanovski	60,000 60,000	60,000
Thomas Taylor	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jeffery Taylor	60,000 60,000	60,000
Ali Eslami	60,000 60,000	60,000

Justin Liberto	60,000 60,000	60,000