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

06-07-2025 23:43 UTC-8

Eskandani Hanging On

Calum Grant

Level 18

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

Mori Eskandani: XxXx / 10♦8♣A♠
Tom McCormick: XxXx / 2♣5♥3♦ - folded fifth street
Daniel Negreanu: XxXx / 3♥6♣9♠ - folded fifth street

Mori Eskandani has been one of the short stacks over the last level, but has dragged in a few pots to keep his head above the water.

In the latest hand he's won, he completed with Tom McCormick and Daniel Negreanu calling.

Eskandani fired a bet on fourth street, with both opponents calling. Another barrel on fifth street got the job done, as McCormick and Negreanu conceded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	245,000 43,000	43,000

Mori Eskandani	220,000 114,000	114,000

Tom McCormick	118,000 265,000	265,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Mori Eskandani Tom McCormick

06-07-2025 23:49 UTC-8

Tom McCormick Eliminated in 12th Place ($20,999)

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Brett Slezak

Level 18

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

Tom McCormick: 10♠6♣ / Q♠10♣K♣5♣ / 9♥ All in
Nick Guagenti: 7♠5♠ / 6♠8♣4♠9♠ / 6♦

The rest of McCormick's short stack found its way into the middle on fifth street against Guagenti.

Guagenti made a straight on fifth and a flush on sixth, but McCormick still had outs to a higher flush on seventh. Unfortunately for him, he peeled an offsuit nine on the end as he had to settle for 12th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Guagenti	450,000 22,000	22,000

Tom McCormick	Busted

Tags: Nick Guagenti Tom McCormick

06-07-2025 23:57 UTC-8

Straight for Heimiller

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Brett Slezak

Level 18

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

Dan Heimiller: Q♥9♠4♠ / Q♦J♥10♦K♠
Adam Friedman: XxXx / 5♠Q♠3♣8♣ / Xx

Friedman completed and Heimiller called. Heimiller check-called on fourth.

Heimiller opted to lead on fifth and sixth with Friedman calling down.

He led for a final time on seventh and Friedman quickly called. Heimiller announced his straight which was good as Friedman showed a queen and mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Heimiller	1,275,000 360,000	360,000

Adam Friedman	650,000 275,000	275,000

Tags: Adam Friedman Dan Heimiller

06-08-2025 00:01 UTC-8

Friedman Gets Some Back from Heimiller

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Brett Slezak

Level 18

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

Dan Heimiller: A♠A♣ / Q♦Q♠K♥10♠ / J♦
Adam Friedman: 2♠2♦ / Q♣2♥K♣Q♥ / 8♠

Action was picked up on sixth as four bets went in from each player.

Friedman led for a final time on seventh and Heimiller stated, "I think you have deuces full but I have to call."

Friedman did indeed have deuces full as he got some chips back from Heimiller.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Heimiller	975,000 300,000	300,000

Adam Friedman	950,000 300,000	300,000

06-08-2025 00:11 UTC-8

Rheem Leaves Negreanu on Fumes

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Brett Slezak

Level 18

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

Daniel Negreanu: XxXx / 8♠3♥7♠2♥ / Xx - folded on seventh street
Chino Rheem: 6♠5♥ / 5♠6♣5♣9♣ / Xx

Negreanu completed and Rheem called. Negreanu check-called on fourth.

Rheem took the lead on fifth and sixth as Negreanu stuck around.

Rheem bet dark on seventh as Negreanu pondered his decision.

Rheem pointed to his last card and announced, "I don't even have to look at this card."

"Understood," replied Negreanu as he folded. Rheem showed that he made a full house on fifth as Negreanu was drawing dead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chino Rheem	1,300,000 103,000	103,000

Daniel Negreanu	55,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Chino Rheem Daniel Negreanu

06-08-2025 00:23 UTC-8

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated in 11th Place ($23,623)

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Brett Slezak

Level 18

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

Daniel Negreanu: A♣9♣ / 10♠5♣4♣K♥ / 6♠ All in
Qiang Xu: A♠A♥3♥ / 5♠7♥A♦2♣
Nick Guagenti: Q♦J♣ / 2♦Q♠Q♥8♥ / 6♦

Negreanu completed and was called by Xu and Guagenti from the bring-in.

Negreanu bet on fourth, Xu called, Guagenti check-raised, and both opponents called.

Guagenti led on fifth, Negreanu called, Xu raised, Guagenti called, and Negreanu called all-in for 54,000.

Guagenti check-raised a bet from Xu on sixth who called. Guagenti bet dark on seventh and Xu called. Xu had trip aces against the trip queens of Guagenti to win the side pot. Negreanu was live to a fifth club but he peeled an offsuit six on seventh street to be eliminated in 11th.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qiang Xu	1,325,000 685,000	685,000

Nick Guagenti	210,000 240,000	240,000

Daniel Negreanu	Busted

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Nick Guagenti Qiang Xu

06-08-2025 00:29 UTC-8

Flush for Guagenti to End the Night

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Brett Slezak

Level 18

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

Chino Rheem: XxXx / K♦2♥J♠2♦ / Xx
Nick Guagenti: 10♣9♣ / J♣5♣Q♦8♣ / 10♦

Rheem completed, Guagenti raised, and Rheem called.

Rheem check-called the whole way on fourth, fifth, and sixth.

On seventh, Rheem checked dark, Guagenti bet dark, and Rheem called. Guagenti tabled his flush to pad his stack on the last hand of the night,

Player	Chips	Progress
Chino Rheem	1,350,000 50,000	50,000

Nick Guagenti	435,000 225,000	225,000

Tags: Chino Rheem Nick Guagenti

06-08-2025 00:37 UTC-8

George Alexander Eliminated in 10th Place ($23,623)

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Calum Grant

Level 18

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

George Alexander and Paul Volpe exchanged raises on third street that saw the former all-in for their tournament life.

George Alexander: Q♠Q♣6♣9♦3♠5♥K♥ All in
Paul Volpe: A♣A♠10♦7♣J♦J♠7♠

Alexander woke up with queens but Volpe was a head with aces. Alexander's queens failed to improve and Alexander departed on the final hand of the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Volpe	640,000 165,000	165,000

George Alexander	Busted

Tags: George Alexander Paul Volpe

06-08-2025 00:38 UTC-8

Day 2 Ends

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Calum Grant

Level 18

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

Day 2 has come to a close with nine players remaining. They'll return on Sunday, June 8 at 1 p.m. to play down to a winner. The field is on the unofficial final table, with the final table being official when eight players remain.

Chip counts and recap of today's action to follow shortly.

06-08-2025 00:44 UTC-8

Final Day Seat Draw

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Calum Grant

Level 18

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

Seat	Player	Country	Chips	Big Bets
1	Daniel Heimiller	United States	996,000	20
2	Paul Volpe	United States	684,000	14
3	Chino Rheem	United States	1,351,000	27
4	Mori Eskandani	United States	338,000	7
5	Adam Friedman	United States	1,038,000	21
6	Mike Matusow	United States	999,000	20
7	Nick Guagenti	United States	435,000	9
8	Dave Rogers	United States	512,000	10
9	Qiang Xu	China	1,275,000	26