Event #47: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-15-2025 16:52 UTC-8

Pescatori Reclaims Some Chips

Frank Visser

Level 6

Limit Flop: 500/1,000 Blinds, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 300 Bring In, 1,000 Completion, 1,000-2,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Cristian Gutierrez: 5♠5♥Xx/7♥9♠3♠8♦
Max Pescatori: A♣5♦4♣/7♦3♣6♥8♣

Cristian Gutierrez completed, and Max Pescatori called. Gutierrez check-called bets by Pescatori on fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh street.

Pescatori showed a straight and a six-low, and Gutierrez showed two fives before he mucked his final card face down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Cristian Gutierrez	35,000 35,000	35,000

Max Pescatori	32,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Cristian Gutierrez Max Pescatori

06-15-2025 16:43 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Walter Chambers	35,000

Nick Pupillo	35,000

Mark Gregorich	35,000
Christopher Claassen	35,000

John Monnette	35,000

Matt Grapenthien	35,000

Samuel Sternfield	35,000
Nathan Gamble	35,000

Robert Mizrachi	35,000

Owais Ahmed	35,000

Andrew Brown	35,000

Scott Clements	35,000

David Funkhouser	35,000

Toby Lewis	35,000

Gerhart Gets There on the River to Leave Rheem Short

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Brett Slezak

Level 5

Limit Flop: 500/1,000 Blinds, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 300 Bring In, 1,000 Completion, 1,000-2,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Chino Rheem raised from the cutoff and was called by William Coren in the small blind and Kevin Gerhart in the big blind.

On the K♣5♠4♦ flop, Rheem continued and both opponents called.

The turn brought the 10♥. The action checked to Rheem who bet again and both Coren and Gerhart stuck around.

On the Q♥ river, Gerhart led from the big blind, Rheem quickly called and Coren sigh-called. Gerhart tabled A♥K♠J♣6♦ for rivered broadway as he scooped.

Rheem lamented in the post-mortem, "I had five-five-deuce-three, I had you so f*cked."

Player	Chips	Progress
William Coren	46,000 46,000	46,000
Kevin Gerhart	39,000 4,000	4,000

Chino Rheem	5,500 29,500	29,500

Tags: Chino Rheem Kevin Gerhart William Coren

06-15-2025 16:25 UTC-8

Chudnovsky Pips Shak to Scoop

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Frank Visser

Level 5

Limit Flop: 500/1,000 Blinds, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 300 Bring In, 1,000 Completion, 1,000-2,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Joshua Chudnovsky: 7♠6♥5♥/2♣A♣7♦Q♣
Dan Shak: 7♥6♣2♦/3♠5♣Q♥2♠
Ziya Rahim: XxXx/J♣2♥ - folded fourth street

Joshua Chudnovsky brought in, Dan Shak completed, and Ziya Rahim called. Chudnovsky tossed in the necessary chips for a call as well, and checked when he got the betting lead on fourth street.

Shak continued firing, folding out Rahim. Chudnovsky called, however, and led out on fifth street. Shak called, and bet once Chudnovsky reverted to a check on sixth street.

Chudnovksy called, signaling the end of the betting action as seventh street was checked down.

Shak showed a pair of deuces and a seven-low, while Chudnovsky tabled a a pair of sevens and a slightly lower seven to be awarded the entire pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Chudnovsky	52,500
Dan Shak	27,500 7,500	7,500
Ziya Rahim	27,000

Tags: Dan Shak Joshua Chudnovsky Ziya Rahim

06-15-2025 16:19 UTC-8

Kimhi Straightens Out Vitch

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Brett Slezak

Level 5

Limit Flop: 500/1,000 Blinds, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 300 Bring In, 1,000 Completion, 1,000-2,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Itay Kimhi: 10♥8♠8♥ / J♥9♦Q♥8♣
Mehmet Cetinkaya: XxXx / 3♥3♣J♦ - folded on fifth street
Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht: XxXx / A♣6♥2♠9♥ - folded on sixth street
Christopher Vitch: XxXx / 5♦4♣5♣10♦ / Xx

Action picked up on fifth street four-ways as Vitch led with open fives, which earned calls from Kimhi and Zwingmann-Gocht, while Cetinkaya bowed out.

On sixth, Vitch led again, Kamhi called, and Zwingmann-Gocht folded. Vitch slowed down with a check on seventh and called after Kimhi bet. Kimhi revealed his straight which was good for the scoop as neither player made a low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Itay Kimhi	48,000 2,000	2,000
Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht	40,000 2,000	2,000
Christopher Vitch	11,000 19,500	19,500

Tags: Christopher Vitch Itay Kimhi Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht Mehmet Cetinkaya

06-15-2025 15:57 UTC-8

Alioto Plays Perfect Hand

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Frank Visser

Level 4

Limit Flop: 400/800 Blinds, 800-1,600 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 200 Bring In, 800 Completion, 800-1,600 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

David Margolis: XxXx/3♣5♣J♠3♠/Xx
Dario Alioto: A♥4♦2♣/5♦3♦2♥Q♥

Four-ways to fourth street, Dario Alioto fired a bet and found bring-in David Margolis as his only caller. Margolis checked all subsequent streets to Alioto, calling the Italian's bets each time.

Eventually, they reached showdown, where Alioto showed a wheel. Margolis mucked his hand, and Alioto was awarded the full pot.

"Did I play it well?" Alioto asked his opponent.

"You played it perfectly, I lost the maximum," Margolis responded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Alioto	56,500 21,500	21,500

David Margolis	22,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Dario Alioto David Margolis

06-15-2025 15:44 UTC-8

More Additions to the Field

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Brett Slezak

Level 4

Limit Flop: 400/800 Blinds, 800-1,600 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 200 Bring In, 800 Completion, 800-1,600 Limits

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Shak	35,000 35,000	35,000
Nghia Le	35,000 35,000	35,000
Robert Wells	35,000 35,000	35,000

Brandon Shack-Harris	35,000 35,000	35,000

Andres Korn	35,000

Stephen Hubbard	35,000
Ian Pelz	35,000

Matthew Wolfson	35,000 35,000	35,000
Kevin Gerhart	35,000

Timothy Frazin	35,000 35,000	35,000
David Prociak	35,000

Max Hoffman	35,000 35,000	35,000
Eddie Blumenthal	35,000
Michael Parizon	35,000 35,000	35,000
Norman Chad	35,000 35,000	35,000
Yuri Dzivielevski	35,000 35,000	35,000

Brian Rast	35,000 35,000	35,000

Mike Leah	35,000 35,000	35,000

Dennis Weiss	35,000 35,000	35,000

Aaron Kupin	35,000 35,000	35,000
Chino Rheem	35,000 35,000	35,000
Koji Fujimoto	35,000 35,000	35,000

06-15-2025 15:39 UTC-8

Vitch Receives Nothing From Four-Way Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 4

Limit Flop: 400/800 Blinds, 800-1,600 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 200 Bring In, 800 Completion, 800-1,600 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht checked from the small blind on the J♦10♠2♠ flop, after which Steven Wendroff tossed out a bet from the big blind. Christopher Vitch raised in early position, folding out Itay Kimhi in the cutoff.

Zwingmann-Gocht and Wendroff both called, and Wendroff led out on the 5♦ turn. Vitch and Zwingmann-Gocht tossed in a call each again, after which the 4♥ river was checked by all.

Zwingmann-Gocht tabled A♦Q♦6♥6♦ for a six-low, and Wendroff showed K♣J♠J♣5♥ for a set of jacks, and they chopped up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Itay Kimhi	50,000
Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht	38,000
Christopher Vitch	30,500

Steven Wendroff	24,000

Tags: Christopher Vitch Itay Kimhi Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht Steven Wendroff

06-15-2025 15:17 UTC-8

Assorted Break Counts

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Frank Visser

Level 4

Limit Flop: 400/800 Blinds, 800-1,600 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 200 Bring In, 800 Completion, 800-1,600 Limits

Counts as listed on the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Dauphinais	65,000 65,000	65,000
William Short	63,500 63,500	63,500
Adam Rymer	61,100 61,100	61,100
Michael Fishel	55,000 55,000	55,000
Pearce Arnold	52,000 17,000	17,000
David Arganian	51,700 16,700	16,700
Micah Brooks	50,000 15,000	15,000
Bryan Jolly	49,500 49,500	49,500
Philip Sternheimer	48,200 13,200	13,200

Jason Daly	48,000 13,000	13,000

Andrey Zaichenko	48,000 7,000	7,000

Jay Hong	48,000 13,000	13,000
Dean Joe	47,100 12,100	12,100
Blaz Zerjav	47,000 12,000	12,000

Jonah Seewald	45,000 45,000	45,000
Lawrence Berg	44,500 44,500	44,500

Jude Arena	44,500 44,500	44,500
Joseph Villella	44,200 9,200	9,200
Shane Daniels	43,600 8,600	8,600
John Bell	43,000 43,000	43,000
Mark Vathanasin	42,200 7,200	7,200
Stanislav Ivanov	41,100 6,100	6,100
Barry Greenstein	40,000 5,000	5,000

John Farrell-Clancy	40,000
Yarron Bendor	39,500 3,000	3,000

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06-15-2025 14:39 UTC-8

More Faces in the Field

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Brett Slezak

Level 3

Limit Flop: 300/600 Blinds, 600-1,200 Limits
Stud Games: 100 Ante, 200 Bring In, 600 Completion, 600-1,200 Limits

Player	Chips	Progress
Dekel Balas	35,000
Dario Alioto	35,000

Carol Fuchs	35,000

Gina Hecht	35,000
Jon Shoreman	35,000

Anthony Arvidson	35,000
Renan Bruschi	35,000

Sean Yu	35,000
David Lin	35,000
Yuval Bronshtein	35,000

Shirley Rosario	35,000
Karina Jett	35,000
Ilia Krupin	35,000
Daisuke Ogita	35,000
Philip Sternheimer	35,000

Ken Aldridge	35,000
Scott Abrams	35,000

Max Pescatori	35,000