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

06-07-2025 22:26 UTC-8

Another Flush for Alexander

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Brett Slezak

Level 17

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

George Alexander: J♥5♥7♣ / 8♥3♥6♥K♣
Adam Friedman: XxXx / 9♥10♣7♥10♦ / Xx

Alexander limped from late position, Friedman completed, and Alexander called.

Friedman led on fourth and Alexander called. Friedman check-called on fifth.

Sixth street checked through before Friedman led on seventh and Alexander instantly called.

"Tens-up," announced Friedman before Alexander showed his flush, much to the distaste of Friedman who said that he also had two hearts in the hole.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Alexander	1,100,000 325,000	325,000

Adam Friedman	405,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Adam Friedman George Alexander

06-07-2025 22:36 UTC-8

Negreanu Has Aces in the Hole

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Calum Grant

Level 17

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

Daniel Negreanu: A♦A♣ / 6♠A♠3♥K♦ / 9♠ All in
Qiang Xu: K♠10♠ / J♣Q♥J♦3♣ / 7♥

Qiang Xu completed before he exchanged raises with Daniel Negreanu that saw the latter all-in for his last 54,000.

Negreanu woke up with aces, which improved to trips on fourth street. Xu picked up some outs with an open-ender but Negreanu held out to book the late night double.

Kid Poker then broke out into a rendition of "Daniel Negreanu, the man, the myth, the legend." Nick Guagenti joined in on the sing-song, as did a couple of rail birds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qiang Xu	420,000 200,000	200,000

Daniel Negreanu	118,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Nick Guagenti Qiang Xu

06-07-2025 22:38 UTC-8

Break Time

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Calum Grant

Level 17

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

The 13 remaining players have been sent on their final 15-minute break of the night. Day 2 will wrap up after one more level of play.

06-07-2025 22:56 UTC-8

Counts at the Break

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Calum Grant

Level 17

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Chino Rheem	1,403,000 103,000	103,000

Dan Heimiller	1,100,000 120,000	120,000

George Alexander	921,000 179,000	179,000

Mike Matusow	725,000

Paul Volpe	708,000 158,000	158,000

Qiang Xu	660,000 240,000	240,000

Nick Guagenti	555,000 5,000	5,000

Adam Friedman	486,000 81,000	81,000

Tom McCormick	383,000 33,000	33,000
Dave Rogers	257,000 273,000	273,000
Mori Eskandani	175,000 195,000	195,000

Philip Sternheimer	132,000 83,000	83,000

Daniel Negreanu	117,000 1,000	1,000

Level: 18

Ante: 5000
Low Card: 5000
Completion: 20000
Limits: 20000-40000

06-07-2025 23:08 UTC-8

Another Negreanu Double

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Calum Grant

Level 18

Ante: 5000
Low Card: 5000
Completion: 20000
Limits: 20000-40000

Daniel Negreanu: 6♥5♠ / 6♦4♦A♥5♥ / J♦ All in
Mori Eskandani: 8♣8♦ / 3♠K♣Q♣Xx / Xx

Nick Guangenti completed before Daniel Negreanu raised on his immediate left. Mori Eskandani three-bet as the bring in, forcing out Guagenti. Negreanu called.

Negreanu called on fourth street before the rest of his chips went on fifth street.

Eskandani was ahead with a pair of eights, but Negreanu made sixes and fives to take the lead. Eskandani's eights failed to improve and Negreanu picked up another double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	252,000 135,000	135,000

Mori Eskandani	106,000 69,000	69,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Mori Eskandani Nick Guangenti

06-07-2025 23:12 UTC-8

Philip Sternheimer Eliminated in 13th Place ($20,999)

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Brett Slezak

Level 18

Ante: 5000
Low Card: 5000
Completion: 20000
Limits: 20000-40000

Philip Sternheimer: A♣5♦ / 5♠3♣J♦J♣ / 4♥
Adam Friedman: Q♦Q♣ / 8♠Q♥J♥J♠ / 4♣

Paul Volpe completed, Sternheimer raised, Friedman made it three bets, Volpe folded, and Sternheimer called.

Friedman led on fourth and Sternheimer called all-in. He was in rough shape against the three queens of Friedman, who made a full house on sixth as Sternheimer was left drawing dead to seventh.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	580,000 94,000	94,000

Philip Sternheimer	Busted

Tags: Adam Friedman Philip Sternheimer

06-07-2025 23:24 UTC-8

Xu Halts Negreanu's Momentum

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Calum Grant

Level 18

Ante: 5000
Low Card: 5000
Completion: 20000
Limits: 20000-40000

Daniel Negreanu XxXx / 9♣9♦7♥6♠ / Xx
Qiang Xu: 7♠2♠ / 8♠8♥J♦2♦ / Q♦

Daniel Negreanu completed and then called when Qiang Xu raised.

On fourth, Negreanu check-called with open nines after Xu bet with his open eights. Fifth Street checked, prompting Negreanu to fire out a bet on sixth Street. Xu called.

Seventh street checked through, and Negreanu announced his nines. However, Xu had eights and deuces, and his two pair was good enough to scoop.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qiang Xu	640,000 20,000	20,000

Daniel Negreanu	202,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Qiang Xu

06-07-2025 23:29 UTC-8

Sixes Enough for Alexander

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Brett Slezak

Level 18

Ante: 5000
Low Card: 5000
Completion: 20000
Limits: 20000-40000

Dan Heimiller: Q♠J♥7♥ / 10♦2♠2♥4♥
George Alexander: K♥J♠10♥ / 3♥6♠6♣7♦

Heimiller completed from late position, Alexander raised from the bring-in, Heimiller made it three bets, and Alexander called.

Heimiller led on fourth and Alexander called. Alexander check-called on fifth.

Both sixth and seventh checked through as Alexander tabled his hole cards. Heimiller, and the whole table, seemed to be in disbelief that the lone pair of sixes was the winner as Heimiller flashed his cards and mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Alexander	950,000 29,000	29,000

Dan Heimiller	915,000 185,000	185,000

Tags: Dan Heimiller George Alexander

06-07-2025 23:41 UTC-8

"The Greatest Stud Player" Coolers Alexander

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Brett Slezak

Level 18

Ante: 5000
Low Card: 5000
Completion: 20000
Limits: 20000-40000

George Alexander: A♣K♣ / J♣6♠10♣5♠ / Q♦
Adam Friedman: K♥7♥ / Q♥J♥3♠6♥ / 4♣
Paul Volpe: XxXx / Q♠3♥6♦4♠ / Xx - folded on seventh street

Alexander completed, Friedman raised, Volpe made it three bets, and both opponents called.

Friedman led on fourth and both opponents called. Fifth street checked through.

Friedman led again on sixth and both opponents called. Friedman led for a final time and only Alexander called. Friedman tabled his flush as Alexander showed that he made broadway on seventh as Friedman scooped a massive one.

"Adam is the greatest stud player," Mike Matusow announced. "He just makes the f*cking nuts every time."