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 17:11 UTC-8

Seven-High Bluff in WSOP $250K w/ 15% Pot Bet; Did It Work?

Calum Grant

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

The $250,000 Super High Roller — the biggest buy-in on the 2025 World Series of Poker schedule — got underway Sunday at noon inside Paris Las Vegas. And it didn’t take long for fireworks.

Austrian high-stakes crusher Matthias Eibinger, who has more than $24 million in live earnings according to The Hendon Mob, attempted an ambitious seven-high bluff with a 15% pot shove on businessman Brandon Steven. But did the gutsy move pay off?

Find out here

06-15-2025 17:10 UTC-8

Kennedy Starts Low and Ends High

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Brett Slezak

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

Darren Kennedy: 3♥2♦ / 7♣Q♣Q♦4♦ / Q♥
Pearce Arnold: XxXx / 2♠9♦8♥ - folded on fifth street
William Smith: XxXx / K♥5♣8♠3♦ / Xx
Michael Taylor: XxXx / 6♠7♠6♥8♣ / Xx - folded on seventh street

Smith limped, Taylor completed, Kennedy called, Arnold called, and Smith closed the action with a call.

Taylor bet on fourth and everyone called. The action checked to Taylor again on fifth and he bet. Kennedy called, Arnold folded, and Smith called.

Another bet went in on sixth before Kennedy led on seventh showing the highest board. Smith quickly called before Taylor painfully folded with just 4,000 behind. Kennedy tabled trip queens as he started with a low hand and ended with a high hand, and Smith mucked as neither player made a low

Player	Chips	Progress
William Smith (OR)	62,000 30,000	30,000
Darren Kennedy	41,000 41,000	41,000
Pearce Arnold	31,000 21,000	21,000
Michael Taylor	4,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Darren Kennedy Michael Taylor Pearce Arnold William Smith

06-15-2025 17:03 UTC-8

Joe Battles Against Open Aces

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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

Michelle Roth: A♣Q♣4♠/A♥3♦A♠Q♥
Dean Joe: XxXx/9♣K♣3♥2♠/Xx

Picking up the action on fifth street, Michelle Roth bet with paired aces, and Dean Joe called. Joe called another one of Roth's bets on sixth street, and Roth bet seventh street as well.

Joe then raised, and Roth quickly flicked in a third bet. Joe made an instant call but mucked his cards when Roth showed aces full, claiming to also have made a full house on seventh street.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michelle Roth	58,500
Dean Joe	54,700 7,600	7,600

Tags: Dean Joe Michelle Roth

06-15-2025 16:52 UTC-8

Pescatori Reclaims Some Chips

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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 16:49 UTC-8

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

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Chad Holloway

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

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!

A new PokerNews Podcast will drop twice a week during the 2025 WSOP every Thursday and Sunday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode!

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

06-15-2025 16:43 UTC-8

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Brett Slezak

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

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

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

06-15-2025 16:37 UTC-8

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 16:37 UTC-8

Santoro Scoops Big Pot

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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

Calen McNeil: XxXx/K♦7♦2♠A♣/Xx
Luigi Santoro: K♠K♣10♣/3♣5♦10♥3♠
Matthew Townsend: A♠Q♦8♠/9♣2♥10♠Q♣
Cole Stewart: XxXx/5♣J♠4♠J♦/Xx

After the four players had put in two bets each on fourth street, Calen McNeil bet on fifth street, receiving three calls.

McNeil continued firing on sixth street, again seeing all his opponent flick in a call.

On seventh street, the action checked to showdown. Luigi Santoro showed kings and tens, which took down the pot when the remaining 21 cards were added to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Luigi Santoro	73,500 41,500	41,500
Matthew Townsend	30,000
Cole Stewart	27,000
Calen McNeil	20,200 16,600	16,600

Tags: Calen McNeil Cole Stewart Luigi Santoro Matthew Townsend

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.