Event #25: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-07-2025 21:24 UTC-8

Another Big Hand for Xu

Calum Grant

Level 17

Ante: 3000
Low Card: 5000
Completion: 15000
Limits: 15000-30000

Qiang Xu: A♠K♠6♠ / K♦2♠9♠A♥
Paul Volpe: XxXx / A♦6♥5♠7♦ / Xx

After making quads, Qiang Xu was active once more. The action was caught on seventh street, where there was around 200,000 pot.

Xu checked, and Volpe bet. A raise then came from Xu which Volpe quickly called.

Xu had another big hand, an ace-high flush. Volpe conceded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Volpe	605,000 65,000	65,000

Qiang Xu	387,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Paul Volpe Qiang Xu

06-07-2025 21:31 UTC-8

Dzmitry Urbanovich Eliminated in 17th Place ($19,999)

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Brett Slezak

Level 17

Ante: 3000
Low Card: 5000
Completion: 15000
Limits: 15000-30000

Dzmitry Urbanovich: 5♠2♥2♣ / Q♥7♣A♥4♣ All in
Qiang Xu: A♠J♣8♥ / J♥6♠K♠Q♦

The majority of Urbanovich's chips went in on third and fourth. The action checked on fifth and sixth before Xu bet on seventh and Urbanovich called all-in for 3,000. His twos were no good against the jacks of Xu as he exited in 17th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qiang Xu	305,000 82,000	82,000

Dzmitry Urbanovich	Busted

Tags: Dzmitry Urbanovich Qiang Xu

06-07-2025 21:40 UTC-8

Per Hildebrand Eliminated in 16th Place ($19,999)

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Calum Grant

Level 17

Ante: 3000
Low Card: 5000
Completion: 15000
Limits: 15000-30000

Per Hildebrand: 8♥6♥ / 9♠7♦9♦J♥ / J♣ All in
Mori Eskandani: 5♦5♠ / 2♥5♥J♦3♥ / 6♦
Dan Heimiller: Q♥Q♦ / 4♦Q♠A♠6♣ / 10♠

Per Hildebrand completed before Dan Heimiller raised. Mori Eskandani, the bring-in, called and so did Hildebrand.

Fourth street checked through. On fifth street, Hildebrand put in his last 4,000. Heimiller called and then Eskandani raised. Heimiller called.

On sixth street, Heimiller checked. Eskandani bet and then Heimiller raised. Eskandani three-bet and Heimiller just called. Heimiller then check-called on seventh street.

The at-risk Hildebrand had jacks and nines but saw both of his opponents have better holdings. Eskandani thought he'd won with trip fives but Heimiller had three queens to become the first player to hit 1,000,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Heimiller	1,000,000 225,000	225,000

Mori Eskandani	320,000 433,000	433,000

Per Hildebrand	Busted

Tags: Dan Heimiller Mori Eskandani Per Hildebrand

06-07-2025 21:41 UTC-8

Final Two Tables (full)

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Brett Slezak

Level 17

Ante: 3000
Low Card: 5000
Completion: 15000
Limits: 15000-30000

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Bets
666	1	Philip Sternheimer	430,000	14
666	2	Dave Rogers	530,000	18
666	3	Dan Heimiller	980,000	33
666	4	George Alexander	520,000	17
666	5	Adam Friedman	595,000	20
666	6	Mike Matusow	385,000	13
666	7	Paul Volpe	600,000	20
666	8	Bryce Yockey	260,000	9

667	1	Mori Eskandani	370,000	12
667	2	Chino Rheem	950,000	32
667	3	Qiang Xu	250,000	8
667	4	Tom McCormick	300,000	10
667	5	Nick Guagenti	550,000	18
667	6	Daniel Negreanu	490,000	16
667	7	Yueqi Zhu	150,000	5

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Heimiller	980,000 20,000	20,000

Chino Rheem	950,000 317,000	317,000

Paul Volpe	600,000 5,000	5,000

Adam Friedman	595,000 83,000	83,000

Nick Guagenti	550,000 236,000	236,000

Dave Rogers	530,000 175,000	175,000
George Alexander	520,000 80,000	80,000

Daniel Negreanu	490,000 7,000	7,000

Philip Sternheimer	430,000 137,000	137,000

Mike Matusow	385,000 43,000	43,000

Mori Eskandani	370,000 50,000	50,000

Tom McCormick	300,000 60,000	60,000
Bryce Yockey	260,000 97,000	97,000

Qiang Xu	250,000 55,000	55,000

Yueqi Zhu	150,000 30,000	30,000

06-07-2025 21:53 UTC-8

Bryce Yockey Eliminated in 15th Place ($20,999)

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Calum Grant

Level 17

Ante: 3000
Low Card: 5000
Completion: 15000
Limits: 15000-30000

Bryce Yockey was leaving the tournament area with Mike Matusow being his eliminator.

Matusow briefly recapped the hand to PokerNews. The chips went in on sixth street. Matusow started with split queens. Yockey had a flush draw, which improved to a pair of nines but Matusow's queens remained best.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Matusow	530,000 145,000	145,000

Bryce Yockey	Busted

Tags: Bryce Yockey Mike Matusow

06-07-2025 22:03 UTC-8

Matusow Catches Sternheimer's Bluff and Lets Everyone Know

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Brett Slezak

Level 17

Ante: 3000
Low Card: 5000
Completion: 15000
Limits: 15000-30000

Philip Sternheimer: 8xXxXx / Q♣J♦8♣7♣
Mike Matusow: A♠K♠Q♦ / J♠9♣Q♥9♥

Action was picked up on fifth as Sternheimer called a bet from Matusow. Matusow opted to check-call on sixth after making open nines.

On seventh, Matusow checked to Sternheimer who fired out a bet and Matusow reluctantly called.

"One pair of eights," announced Sternheimer as Matusow windmilled his hole cards into the middle.

"They keep trying to rob me Daniel!" Matusow yelled across to the other table.

Matusow continued his tirade, "You can't bluff me for one bet, stop trying!"

Matusow had two pair, queens and nines, and made the right call on the end that was, in his opinion, quite heroic.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Matusow	725,000 195,000	195,000

Philip Sternheimer	275,000 155,000	155,000

Tags: Mike Matusow Philip Sternheimer

06-07-2025 22:08 UTC-8

"Take the Money, Tom"

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Calum Grant

Level 17

Ante: 3000
Low Card: 5000
Completion: 15000
Limits: 15000-30000

Chino Rheem: XxXx / 7♣6♣8♠J♣ / Xx
Tom McCormick: Q♣9♠ / 3♦9♦10♣4♦ / 2♦

Chino Rheem completed, and Tom McCormick, the bring-in, called.

McCormick check-called bets on fourth and fifth street. He then called bets on sixth and seventh street.

"Take the money, Tom," said Rheem, who couldn't beat McCormick's pair of nines.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chino Rheem	1,100,000 150,000	150,000

Tom McCormick	350,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Chino Rheem Tom McCormick

06-07-2025 22:16 UTC-8

Alexander Gets There on Seventh Against Sternheimer

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Brett Slezak

Level 17

Ante: 3000
Low Card: 5000
Completion: 15000
Limits: 15000-30000

Paul Volpe: XxXx / Q♥J♥6♦10♠ / Xx - folded on seventh street
Philip Sternheimer: XxXx / 9♠9♦7♠A♦ / Xx
George Alexander: K♠J♠4♠ / 8♠A♠9♥7♦
Adam Friedman: XxXx / 2♠8♥ - folded on fourth street

Volpe completed, Sternheimer called, Alexander called, and Friedman defended his bring-in.

Sternheimer led on fourth with open nines. Alexander called, Friedman folded, and Volpe called.

Fifth street checked through before Sternheimer bet again on sixth and both opponents called.

Sternheimer led for a final time of seventh. Alexander quickly called while Volpe got out of the way. Sternheimer annoounced two pair before Alexander shook his head and tabled three spades in the hole for a flush.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Alexander	775,000 255,000	255,000

Paul Volpe	550,000 50,000	50,000

Philip Sternheimer	215,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Adam Friedman George Alexander Paul Volpe Philip Sternheimer

06-07-2025 22:19 UTC-8

Negreanu in the Danger Zone

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Calum Grant

Level 17

Ante: 3000
Low Card: 5000
Completion: 15000
Limits: 15000-30000

Chino Rheem: 8♥7♦Q♦ / 7♠10♥8♦9♣
Daniel Negreanu: J♥7♥9♦ / 6♥5♦K♥J♦

Action picked up on fifth street, with Daniel Negreanu check-calling a bet from Chino Rheem. The same action took place on sixth street before both players checked on seventh.

"Two pair," said Rheem, who had eights and sevens. Negreanu knew he didn't have the winner, but still tabled his hand just in case he actually made his flush but didn't realise.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chino Rheem	1,300,000 200,000	200,000

Daniel Negreanu	104,000 386,000	386,000

Tags: Chino Rheem Daniel Negreanu

06-07-2025 22:26 UTC-8

Yueqi Zhu Eliminated in 14th Place ($20,999)

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Calum Grant

Level 17

Ante: 3000
Low Card: 5000
Completion: 15000
Limits: 15000-30000

Yueqi Zhu: K♦3♥ / J♣6♠4♦7♥ / Q♠ All in
Qiang Xu: 6♥7♠ / 4♠9♠A♥7♣ / 5♣

Yueqi Zhu completed out of his short stack, and Qiang Xu, who was the bring-in, called.

Zhu put in his last 13,0000 on fourth street and Xu called to put the former at risk.

Zhu was ahead with king-high but needed to improve after Xu picked up an ace on fifth street. Xu improved to a pair of sevens on sixth street to take a firm lock on the hand. Zhu's board rounded out with a queen, which provided no help, and he was eliminated in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qiang Xu	620,000 370,000	370,000

Yueqi Zhu	Busted

Tags: Qiang Xu Yueqi Zhu