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

06-07-2025 14:15 UTC-8

Claassen Dispatches Krela

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Brett Slezak

Level 12

Ante: 1000
Low Card: 2000
Completion: 5000
Limits: 5000-10000

Jonathan Krela: K♦J♦ / 8♦4♦3♠7♣ / A♥ All in
Christopher Claassen: 8♠2♦ / 2♥2♠8♥J♣ / A♦

Action was picked up on fourth as Claassen led with open twos, John David Rogers folded, and Krela called.

On fifth, Claassen bet, Krela raised, Claassen three-bet, and Krela called all-in. Claassen revealed his full house as Krela was drawing stone dead on fifth. The final cards were just a formality as Krela hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Claassen	195,000 113,000	113,000

Jonathan Krela	Busted

Tags: Christopher Claassen Jonathan Krela

06-07-2025 14:22 UTC-8

Huge Boost for Moskowitz as Turner Departs

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Calum Grant

Level 12

Ante: 1000
Low Card: 2000
Completion: 5000
Limits: 5000-10000

Jon Turner: 10♦A♦J♣ / 10♣2♥8♠K♦ All in
David Moskowitz J♥J♦Xx / 4♣2♦7♣Xx
Arthur Morris: A♣Q♥4♥ / 9♥2♠3♦9♦
Hal Rotholz: XxXx / 6♥ - folded on third street

Hal Rotholz completed, and Arthur Morris called. Jon Turner raised before David Moskowitz three-bet on his immediate left. Rotholz folded, but Morris and Turner stuck around.

On fourth street, Turner checked, Moskowitz bet, and Morris called. Turner then raised to put himself all-in. Moskowitz raised again, leaving himself with one big bet behind. Morris called.

On fifth street, Moskowitz put in his last chips, and Morris called again.

When the cards were tabled, Moskowitz had jacks in the hole for the best hand. Turner had a pair of tens, and Morris had just ace-high.

Neither Morris nor Turner could improve as the final cards hit the felt, and Moskowitz's pair of jacks was good for the pot and bust out.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Moskowitz	100,000 87,500	87,500
Arthur Morris	58,000 62,000	62,000
Jon Turner	Busted

Tags: Arthur Morris David Moskowitz Hal Rotholz

Level: 13

Ante: 1500
Low Card: 2000
Completion: 6000
Limits: 6000-12000

06-07-2025 14:26 UTC-8

Merivirta & Suzuki Hit the Rail

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Calum Grant

Level 13

Ante: 1500
Low Card: 2000
Completion: 6000
Limits: 6000-12000

Player	Chips	Progress
Jyri Merivirta	Busted
Ryutaro Suzuki	Busted

06-07-2025 14:29 UTC-8

Heimiller Takes from Friedman

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Brett Slezak

Level 13

Ante: 1500
Low Card: 2000
Completion: 6000
Limits: 6000-12000

Dan Heimiller: A♦K♠K♦ / A♣9♥4♥2♠
Adam Friedman: K♦8♦Xx / 8♥K♣5♠10♣

Friedman completed first-to-act and Heimiller called.

Heimiller took the betting initiative the entire way, leading on fourth, fifth, and sixth.

On seventh, Heimiller fired for a final time and Friedman sigh-called. Heimiller revealed his two pair, aces and kings, which were good as Friedman showed that he made kings and eights.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Heimiller	425,000 60,500	60,500

Adam Friedman	390,000 97,000	97,000

Tags: Adam Friedman Dan Heimiller

06-07-2025 14:35 UTC-8

Prize Pool Announced

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Brett Slezak

Level 13

Ante: 1500
Low Card: 2000
Completion: 6000
Limits: 6000-12000

127 total entries were tallied with the final 20 being in the money. The minimum cash is $19,999 and first-place is $295,008.

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$295,008	7	$41,357
2	$196,662	8	$33,190
3	$135,828	9	$27,528
4	$96,502	10-11	$23,623
5	$70,587	12-15	$20,999
6	$53,201	16-20	$19,999

06-07-2025 14:39 UTC-8

Chip Leader Xu Loses One to Friedman

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Calum Grant

Level 13

Ante: 1500
Low Card: 2000
Completion: 6000
Limits: 6000-12000

Qiang Xu: K♠K♣Xx / J♣4♠3♣A♣
Adam Friedman: A♦9♥5♦ / A♠J♥10♥Q♣

Chip leader Qiang Xu completed and then called when Adam Friedman made it two-bets. Fourth street checked through, and then Xu called bets on fifth and sixth street. Friedman, without looking at his final down card, checked and Xu followed suit.

Friedman showed a pair of aces, which bested Xu, who flashed K♣K♠ before mucking.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qiang Xu	493,000 127,500	127,500

Dan Heimiller	470,000 45,000	45,000

Adam Friedman	400,000 10,000	10,000

George Alexander	250,000 43,000	43,000

Christopher Claassen	155,000 40,000	40,000

Brandon Shack-Harris	125,000 65,000	65,000

John David Rogers	108,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Adam Friedman Qiang Xu

06-07-2025 14:51 UTC-8

Sternheimer Hits 300K

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Calum Grant

Level 13

Ante: 1500
Low Card: 2000
Completion: 6000
Limits: 6000-12000

Robert Wells: XxXx / 4♦9♥J♣ - folded on fiftth street
Matt Grapenthien: XxXx / 7♦8♣K♦ - folded on fiftth street
Philip Sternheimer: XxXx / 2♦A♥9♦

Philip Sternheimer was dealt the 2♦, meaning he was the bring-in. Robert Wells and Matt Grapenthien called.

Fourth street checked through to fifth street, where Sternheimer's bet folded out his opponents.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Sternheimer	300,000 130,000	130,000

Paul Volpe	270,000 210,000	210,000

Matt Grapenthien	137,500 20,000	20,000

Robert Stevanovski	100,000 30,500	30,500
Mike Matusow	90,000 40,000	40,000

Robert Wells	82,500 87,500	87,500

Huck Seed	37,000 63,000	63,000

06-07-2025 14:52 UTC-8

Hildebrand Defends and Wins

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Brett Slezak

Level 13

Ante: 1500
Low Card: 2000
Completion: 6000
Limits: 6000-12000

Karl Tretter: XxXx / A♦9♣6♠4♦ / Xx
Per Hildebrand: 5♥5♦ / 2♠8♠2♣A♠ / K♣

Tretter completed and Hildebrand called from the bring-in.

Tretter led on fourth and Hildebrand called. Hildebrand took the betting lead on fifth after making open twos.

Hildebrand led again on sixth before the action checked through on seventh. Hildebrand revealed his two pair, fives and twos, which were good against Tretter to drag a modest pot as he becomes one of the largest stacks in the room.

Player	Chips	Progress
Per Hildebrand	400,000 142,000	142,000
Karl Tretter	105,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Karl Tretter Per Hildebrand

06-07-2025 14:56 UTC-8

Rheem Takes Out Katz

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Brett Slezak

Level 13

Ante: 1500
Low Card: 2000
Completion: 6000
Limits: 6000-12000

Cary Katz: 5♠4♠ / 2♠2♦K♥Xx / Xx All in
Chino Rheem: J♥J♣ / Q♣6♠J♠Xx / Xx

Action was picked up three-ways on fifth with multiple bets in the middle. Katz led all-in and Rheem raised before Yueqi Zhu let his hand go.

The hole cards were tabled as Katz was in terrible shape against the trip jacks of Rheem. Katz found the 6♦ on sixth to pick up a gutter as Rheem caught the 3♥ and a 9x on seventh. Unfortunately for Katz, he could not find the four-outer on seventh as he peeled the 10♣ and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chino Rheem	380,000 235,000	235,000

Cary Katz	Busted

Tags: Cary Katz Chino Rheem