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 22:48 UTC-8

Reigning Champion Among Recent Eliminations

Frank Visser

Level 11

Limit Flop: 1,300/2,500 Blinds, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 700 Bring In, 2,500 Completion, 2,500-5,000 Limits

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	Busted

Stephen Hubbard	Busted
Matthew Wantman	Busted

Barry Greenstein	Busted

Joseph Astorina	Busted
Ray Fishman	Busted
Andrey Zaichenko	Busted

Eddie Blumenthal	Busted
Aaron Lipstet	Busted
Mike Henrich	Busted
Frank Athey	Busted
Likith Govindaiah	Busted
Ioannis Angelou Konstas	Busted

06-15-2025 22:51 UTC-8

Roberts and Jolly Chop Up Whittemore

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Brett Slezak

Level 11

Limit Flop: 1,300/2,500 Blinds, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 700 Bring In, 2,500 Completion, 2,500-5,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Kelly Whittemore: XxXx / 5♠Q♥3♥7♣ / Xx
Christian Roberts: A♠5♦3♠ / 4♣2♠9♥8♦
Bryan Jolly: Q♣10♣ / 9♣J♣2♥3♣ / 7♠

Action was picked up on fourth as Jolly bet, Whittemore called, and Roberts threw in an array of red T-5,000 chips totaling 30,000. However, it was ruled that he could only raise to a maximum of 5,000, and both opponents called.

Fifth street checked through as Whittemore led on sixth, Roberts called, Jolly raised, and both opponents wanted to receive another card.

Whittemore led again on seventh, Roberts raised, Jolly called, and Whittemore called. Roberts tabled his wheel for the low as Jolly showed his flush for the high, as Whittemore could not salvage half the pot against two strong hands.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryan Jolly	92,000 11,000	11,000
Christian Roberts	61,000 38,800	38,800

Kelly Whittemore	34,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Bryan Jolly Christian Roberts Kelly Whittemore

06-15-2025 22:55 UTC-8

Choi Scoops Hall of Famers

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Frank Visser

Level 11

Limit Flop: 1,300/2,500 Blinds, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 700 Bring In, 2,500 Completion, 2,500-5,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Brian Rast in middle position, Huck Seed in the cutoff, and Kevin Choi in the hijack went three-way to the 5♦3♣A♥ flop. It checked to Choi, who bet out.

Rast quickly folded, but Seed called. Seed check-called the 7♥ turn and 6♣ river as well, but mucked his cards when Choi tabled A♣6♠4♦2♥ for the nut low and a straight to the seven.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	113,000 17,000	17,000

Kevin Choi	99,000 99,000	99,000
Huck Seed	64,500 15,500	15,500

Blaz Zerjav	11,000 36,000	36,000

Tags: Brian Rast Huck Seed Kevin Choi

Level: 12

Limit Flop: 1,500/3,000 Blinds, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 700 Ante, 1,000 Bring In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits

06-15-2025 23:08 UTC-8

Remaining Eliminations From Penultimate Level

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Frank Visser

Level 12

Limit Flop: 1,500/3,000 Blinds, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 700 Ante, 1,000 Bring In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Kelsall	Busted

Anthony Arvidson	Busted
Maximilian Schindler	Busted
Aaron Kupin	Busted
Matt Grapenthien	Busted

Andres Korn	Busted

Barbara Schindler	Busted
Levon Torosyan	Busted
Mike Matusow	Busted

06-15-2025 23:15 UTC-8

"What's Your Kicker"

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Brett Slezak

Level 12

Limit Flop: 1,500/3,000 Blinds, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 700 Ante, 1,000 Bring In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Max Hoffman: 7♣5♠Xx / A♦9♦7♥8♥
Bradley Smith: A♣K♦5♦ / 7♠J♥7♦2♦

Smith completed, Hoffman raised, and Smith called.

Hoffman led on fourth and Smith called. Smith opted to check-call after making open sevens on fifth street.

Smith check-called again on sixth before seventh checked through. The hands were tabled as there was some minor confusion.

"What's your kicker?" asked Hoffman as it became apparent that both players shared a lone pair of sevens with no low. Smith's seven-seven-ace-king was best in a funny ending.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bradley Smith	110,000 47,500	47,500

Max Hoffman	61,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Bradley Smith Max Hoffman

06-15-2025 23:22 UTC-8

Prize Pool Information

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Brett Slezak

Level 12

Limit Flop: 1,500/3,000 Blinds, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 700 Ante, 1,000 Bring In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits

A record-breaking 575 entries were tallied for the event, with the final 87 being in the money and guaranteed a minimum cash of $5,008. The eventual champion will take home $244,674.

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$244,674	10-11	$14,010
2	$163,085	12-15	$11,269
3	$112,360	16-23	$9,257
4	$78,825	24-31	$7,771
5	$56,327	32-39	$6,669
6	$41,013	40-47	$5,854
7	$30,439	48-55	$5,259
8	$23,036	56-87	$5,008
9	$17,784

06-15-2025 23:26 UTC-8

Obst Triples as Joe Departs

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Frank Visser

Level 12

Limit Flop: 1,500/3,000 Blinds, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 700 Ante, 1,000 Bring In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Dean Joe was already all in when the 5♥10♥J♦ flop came on the table. James Obst then committed his stack of 13,400 from middle position, which was called by Jackson Spencer in the hijack and Anthony Ribeiro in the cutoff.

Spencer check-called Ribeiro's bet on the 8♦ turn to create a second side pot, after which the 8♠ river was checked by both.

Ribeiro tabled A♠J♥10♠5♠ for jacks and tens, winning him the secondary side pot.

The main pot and primary side pot went to Obst, however, who had made runner-runner trips with his A♥Q♠8♥4♣, beating the A♣K♦9♥2♦ of Joe as well, much to the frustration of Ribeiro.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jackson Spencer	104,000 16,000	16,000
Anthony Ribeiro	87,500 87,500	87,500
James Obst	75,000 54,400	54,400

Dean Joe	Busted

Tags: Anthony Ribeiro Dean Joe Jackson Spencer James Obst

06-15-2025 23:36 UTC-8

Vitch and Weng Chop Up Greenberg

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Brett Slezak

Level 12

Limit Flop: 1,500/3,000 Blinds, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 700 Ante, 1,000 Bring In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

David Greenberg: 9♦3♠2♦ / 7♦6♦8♥9♥
Christopher Vitch: A♦A♣5♠ / K♠7♠K♦J♦
Jun Weng: 6♣5♦2♥ / 6♥A♠4♦4♠
Susan Genard: XxXx / Q♠10♠ - folded on fourth street

Action was picked up four-ways to fourth in a two-bet pot. Weng led, Genard folded, Greenberg called, and Vitch called.

Vitch checked with open kings on fifth, Weng bet, and both opponents called. The same sequence occurred on sixth as the hand went three-ways to seventh.

Vitch checked dark, Weng bet, Greenberg tank-called, and Vitch quickly called. Weng tabled his two pair and six low. Greenberg could only table an eight low while Vitch had a better two pair to get half.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jun Weng	120,000 6,000	6,000
Christopher Vitch	110,000 99,000	99,000

David Greenberg	51,000 25,100	25,100
Susan Genard	36,000 4,700	4,700

Tags: Christopher Vitch David Greenberg Jun Weng Susan Genard

06-15-2025 23:37 UTC-8

Battenfield Best in Four-Bet Pot; Kyte Goes Ranting

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Frank Visser

Level 12

Limit Flop: 1,500/3,000 Blinds, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 700 Ante, 1,000 Bring In, 3,000 Completion, 3,000-6,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Christopher Battenfield: XxXx/A♠A♣J♥5♦/Xx
Jon Kyte: 5♥3♥/4♥6♦K♠Q♣/9♥
Claude Marbleu: XxXx/3♠7♠

Four bets had gone in on third street when Christopher Battenfield paired his door-card on fourth street and bet out. Jon Kyte called before Claude Marbleu tanked a bit and folded.

"Wow, we got him out! He finally folded!" Kyte rejoiced.

Battenfield and Kyte then checked fifth street before Kyte called Battenfield's bet on sixth street. Battenfield bet again on seventh street, and Kyte revealed his two hole cards, claiming he "would raise if I hit."

Instead, Kyte peeled the 9♥ and threw his cards into the muck. "Why did you fold?" he asked Marbleu.

Marbleu reminded Kyte that he wanted him to fold just moments earlier, to which Kyte responded: "Yeah, but now I have a sh*t hand."