Event #47: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better | 2025 World Series of Poker

Jun 17, 2025

Davin Anderson Eliminated in 20th Place ($9,257)

Connor Richards

Level 24

Limit Flop: 25,000/50,000 Blinds, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring In, 50,000 Completion, 50,000-100,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Davin Anderson opened from the hijack and Phil Hellmuth three-bet on the button. Anderson called with his remaining chips.

Davin Anderson: A♠J♥J♠5♣ All in
Phil Hellmuth: A♦K♦7♠2♠

The board ran out 6♦Q♣3♠4♦A♣ as Hellmuth scooped to mark Anderson's elimination.

Tags: Davin Anderson Phil Hellmuth

Jun 17, 2025

Tom McCormick Eliminated in 21st Place ($9,257)

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Frank Visser

Level 24

Limit Flop: 25,000/50,000 Blinds, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring In, 50,000 Completion, 50,000-100,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Tom McCormick: K♣J♣/K♠3♣8♥6♦/6♥ All in
Lynda Tran: 2♦3♥/5♣5♦10♦A♦/7♦ All in
Benny Glaser: J♦8♠/8♦K♣A♥Xx/A♣

Lynda Tran brought in, Benny Glaser completed, and Tom McCormick called all-in for 25,000. Tran defended her bring-in and bet out when she paired her five on fourth street.

Glaser called, and the rest of Tran's chips were put in on sixth street. Tran made a seven-low and a flush on seventh street to scoop the pot and knock McCormick out of the tournament.

Tags: Benny Glaser Lynda Tran Tom McCormick

Jun 17, 2025

Brian Rast Eliminated in 22nd Place ($9,257)

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Connor Richards

Level 24

Limit Flop: 25,000/50,000 Blinds, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring In, 50,000 Completion, 50,000-100,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Brian Rast: 8♦8♠J♥10♥/Q♦7♣5♣ All in
Tobias Hausen: 3♥2♥8♥9♥/Q♣Q♥Xx

Brian Rast played a heads-up Stud pot against Tobias Hausen and went deep into the tank on fifth street as Shaun Deeb called the floor. Rast then checked and moved all in on sixth street as Hausen called. Hausen had already made a flush and the Poker Hall of Famer was eliminated when the final street was dealt.

Tags: Brian Rast Shaun Deeb Tobias Hausen

Level: 24

Limit Flop: 25,000/50,000 Blinds, 50,000-100,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 20,000 Bring In, 50,000 Completion, 50,000-100,000 Limits

Jun 17, 2025

Patrick Stacey Eliminated in 23rd Place ($9,257)

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Frank Visser

Level 23

Limit Flop: 20,000/40,000 Blinds, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Patrick Stacey raised under the gun, and Davin Anderson made it three bets in the hijack. Lynda Tran then called all in for 120,000, and Stacey moved in as well for 150,000, with Anderson calling.

Lynda Tran: A♣7♥5♦3♣ All in
Patrick Stacey: A♦K♥J♦6♥ All in
Davin Anderson: A♠A♥9♣2♠

Tran made a flush on the 6♦6♣7♣10♠Q♣ board to triple up, and Stacey made trip sixes to win a minute side pot.

The next hand, Stacey was automatically all-in in the big blind. Anderson then limped in from middle position, Tom McCormick called all-in for 35,000 in the cutoff, and Tran completed her small blind.

The flop fell 10♠5♣6♦, and Tran check-folded to a bet from Anderson.

Patrick Stacey: Q♣J♠7♦4♣ All in
Tom McCormick: A♣6♠4♠2♠ All in
Davin Anderson: A♦K♠5♥4♦

Anderson made aces and fives on the A♥4♥ runout, with McCormick's live deuce taking the low half of the pot, eliminating Stacey.

Tags: Davin Anderson Lynda Tran Patrick Stacey Tom McCormick

Jun 17, 2025

The Wolf Pack

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Connor Richards

Level 23

Limit Flop: 20,000/40,000 Blinds, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Brian Rast was explaining the "Wolf Pack" — the term for middling 6-10 cards in Omaha games inside Bobby's Room — before Christopher Claassen raised on the button. Brian Rast three-bet in the small blind and Claassen raised before Rast called off with his stack of 180,000.

Brian Rast: A♥K♦5♦4♠ All in
Christopher Claassen: A♠8♥8♦2♦

The board ran out 2♠7♠4♥6♥A♣ for Rast to scoop with aces up and the better low.

Tags: Brian Rast Christopher Claassen

Jun 17, 2025

Doug Polk Kills Tony Stand-Up Comedy; Michael Kaplan’s Final Stu Ungar Story | PokerNews Podcast #898

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Chad Holloway

Level 23

Limit Flop: 20,000/40,000 Blinds, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits

In the 898th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Kyna Englandn and Mike Holtz are back at Level 9 Studio to offer their thoughts on Doug Polk's recent appearance on Kill Tony, the popular Austin-based stand-up comedy program. How did Doug do in front of Tony Hinchcliffe and company? Let's just say you might be surprised.

Mike, who made a recent appearance in Daniel Negreanu's vlog, then sounds off on the cancelled WSOP Online bracelet event, the crew discusses the recently-announced changes to the WSOP Circuit, Chad goes to the world's largest casino collectibles show, and Matt Savage offers his thoughts as a special guest speaker.

Other topics include bracelet wins by Nick Schulman, Jason Koon, and John Racener, highlights from recent Charity Series of Poker (CSOP) events, and an exclusive interview with famed poker author Michael Kaplan, who recently released a new book, Advantage Players. The veteran scribe shares several poker stories, including Phil Ivey and Kelly Sun's baccarat edge sorting, the legendary Billy Baxter, and what it was like working with Stu Ungar in what was one of the final, if not THE final, interviews before he passed in 1998.

Learn about all those stories and more in the latest episode of the PokerNews Podcast!

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Jun 17, 2025

Gus Hansen Eliminated in 24th Place ($7,771)

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Frank Visser

Level 23

Limit Flop: 20,000/40,000 Blinds, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Jason Daly raised in early position. It folded to Gus Hansen in the big blind, who called. Hansen check-called a bet from Daly on the A♥4♥10♣ flop, and the 4♦ turn was dealt.

Hansen checked again, and Daly put him all-in for his last 20,000. Hansen considered folding for a bit, but ultimately decided his odds were too good and called off.

Gus Hansen: Q♠7♣6♠2♣ All in
Jason Daly: A♣K♣J♦5♥

Hansen's low draw was live, but it did not come in on the 10♠ river, securing his elimination in 24th place.

Tags: Gus Hansen Jason Daly

Jun 17, 2025

Three Table Redraw

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Connor Richards

Level 23

Limit Flop: 20,000/40,000 Blinds, 40,000-80,000 Limits
Stud Games: 10,000 Ante, 10,000 Bring In, 40,000 Completion, 40,000-80,000 Limits

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
634	1	Benny Glaser	United Kingdom	1,210,000	24
634	2	William Flachsbart	United States	830,000	17
634	3	Davin Anderson	United States	150,000	3
634	4	Marshall Ragir	United States	725,000	15
634	5	Tom McCormick	United States	105,000	2
634	6	Phil Hellmuth	United States	900,000	18
634	7	Lynda Tran	United States	80,000	2
634	8	Patrick Stacey	United States	475,000	10

635	1	Shaun Deeb	United States	725,000	15
635	2	Alexander Orlov	Russia	1,000,000	20
635	3	Christopher Claassen	United States	1,105,000	22
635	4	Brian Rast	United States	260,000	5
635	5	Kevin Choi	United Kingdom	670,000	13
635	6	Shirley Rosario	United States	1,025,000	21
635	7	Tobias Hausen	Germany	2,030,000	41
635	8	Jon Kyte	Norway	835,000	17

626	1	Gus Hansen	Denmark	140,000	3
626	2	Gary Benson	Australia	800,000	16
626	3	Jason Daly	United States	2,000,000	40
626	4	Eiichiro Teshima	Japan	550,000	11
626	5	Gabriel Ramos	United States	1,700,000	34
626	6	Ruiko Mamiya	Japan	700,000	14
626	7	Jon Turner	United States	975,000	20
626	8	Ryan Hughes	United States	600,000	12