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

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

06-07-2025 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 23:43 UTC-8

Eskandani Hanging On

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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 23:41 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."

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	925,000 345,000	345,000

George Alexander	725,000 225,000	225,000

Paul Volpe	475,000 233,000	233,000

Tags: Adam Friedman George Alexander Paul Volpe

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 23:24 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 23:12 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 23:08 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

Level: 18

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

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