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

06-16-2025 15:15 UTC-8

Xu Hangs On; Slezak Gets Half of It All

Liam Gannon

Level 15

Limit Flop: 3,000/6,000 Blinds, 6,000-12,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,500 Ante, 2,000 Bring In, 6,000 Completion, 6,000-12,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Action was picked up in a pot between four players on fourth street.

Hang Xu: XxXx/7♠8♠2♦9♦/Xx All in
Bob Slezak: XxXx/4♥J♣3♠4♠/Xx
Brian Rast: XxXx/A♠7♣Q♦10♠/Xx
Daniel Dangoor: XxXx/K♣5♥ (Folded on fourth street)

Brian Rast bet on fourth street and Hang Xu called to put himself at risk. Daniel Dangoor folded and Bob Slezak called.

Rast checked over to Slezak on fifth street who bet and Rast called.

Both players checked on sixth street and Slezak bet on seventh street which Rast called.

"You get half," said Slezak as he tabled 8♦5♣A♣ for an eight-five low with a pair of fours. Rast turned over 7♦6♥2♣ for a pair of sevens to take half of the side pot while Xu showed Q♠8♣7♥ for eights up for half of the main.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	121,000 196,500	196,500

Bob Slezak	92,000 88,500	88,500

Hang Xu	26,500 32,000	32,000

Tags: Bob Slezak Brian Rast Daniel Dangoor Hang Xu

06-16-2025 15:32 UTC-8

Kerbel Chopped Up

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Liam Gannon

Level 16

Limit Flop: 4,000/8,000 Blinds, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring In, 8,000 Completion, 8,000-16,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Action was picked up on the flop between Jay Kerbel in the hijack, Jon Kyte in the cutoff, and Ingo Klasen in the big blind.

The flop read A♣Q♥6♥ and Klasen checked over to Kerbel who bet and Kyte called. Klasen raised, prompting Kerbel to raise again and both Kyte and Klasen called.

On the turn 7♠, Klasen checked over to Kerbel who bet and both Kyte and Klasen called.

Klasen checked the river 6♠ and Kerbel bet which Kyte called. Klasen raised which saw both Kerbel and Kyte call.

"I have a full house," said Kyte as he tabled A♥6♣3♠3♣ for sixes full of aces. Klasen tabled 10♦7♥3♥2♣ for the nut-low and Kerbel mucked his hand.

A few hands later the start of day chip leader was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Kyte	261,000 53,000	53,000
Ingo Klasen	165,000 36,000	36,000
Jay Kerbel	Busted

Tags: Ingo Klasen Jay Kerbel Jon Kyte

06-16-2025 15:43 UTC-8

Stacey Takes One Without Showdown

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Liam Gannon

Level 16

Limit Flop: 4,000/8,000 Blinds, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring In, 8,000 Completion, 8,000-16,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Action was picked up in a three way pot on the flop between Patrick Stacey in the big blind, Robert Wells in the cutoff, and Christina Hill on the button.

The flop read 9♥A♦7♥ and action checked to Hill who bet and Stacey raised which saw Wells and Hill call.

On the turn Q♣ Stacey bet again and both of his opponents called.

Stacey bet on the river J♣ and both Wells and Hill pitched their hands.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Stacey	391,000 333,000	333,000
Robert Wells	99,000 13,000	13,000

Christina Hill	41,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Christina Hill Patrick Stacey Robert Wells

06-16-2025 15:53 UTC-8

Yucius and Kyte Steal Some From Table Leader

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Frank Visser

Level 16

Limit Flop: 4,000/8,000 Blinds, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring In, 8,000 Completion, 8,000-16,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Donald Yucius: 7♠5♠2♦/6♣A♦8♠J♣
Paul Edwards: XxXx/5♦Q♠4♠K♦/Xx
Jon Kyte: 10♣5♣3♥/10♠9♠9♦Q♦

After each player had put in two bets each on third street, Donald Yucius bet out on fourth street and received two calls.

Kyte paired up on fifth street and checked, after which Yucius continued betting. Edwards called, Kyte raised, and Yucius and Edwards both called.

Kyte continued betting on sixth street, being called twice again, before seventh street was checked down. Kyte tabled two pair, Yucius showed a low, and Edwards flung his cards into the muck as the pot was chopped.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Edwards	515,000 85,000	85,000
Jon Kyte	185,000 35,000	35,000
Donald Yucius	141,000 61,000	61,000

Tags: Donald Yucius Jon Kyte Paul Edwards

06-16-2025 16:10 UTC-8

Hellmuth Takes It on Flop

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Frank Visser

Level 16

Limit Flop: 4,000/8,000 Blinds, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring In, 8,000 Completion, 8,000-16,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Phil Hellmuth raised his small blind, and Felipe Ramos defended his big blind. Hellmuth bet on the A♥K♥7♥ flop, only to be raised by Ramos.

Hellmuth responded with a three-bet, and Ramos instantly folded, showing the Q♥. Hellmuth returned the favor by tabling K♦K♣ for a set.

"I should've just called, f*ck," Hellmuth laughed as he raked in the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Ramos	445,000 55,000	55,000

Phil Hellmuth	255,000 35,000	35,000

Tags: Felipe Ramos Phil Hellmuth

06-16-2025 16:11 UTC-8

Richards and Stacey Chop Up Rahim

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Liam Gannon

Level 16

Limit Flop: 4,000/8,000 Blinds, 8,000-16,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring In, 8,000 Completion, 8,000-16,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Action was picked up on fourth street in a pot between three players.

Patrick Stacey: XxXx/7♥4♥5♥8♠/Xx
Anthony Richards: XxXx/5♦Q♥A♥2♣/Xx
Ziya Rahim: XxXx/A♦8♦9♦5♠/Xx

Ziya Rahim bet on fourth street and both Anthony Richards and Patrick Stacey called.

On fifth street, Richards checked over to Stacey who bet and both players called.

Richards bet on sixth street and both Stacey and Rahim called.

Seventh street saw Richards bet once more and Stacey and Rahim called again.

"Six-low," said Richards as he tabled Q♦6♠3♦ for a six-five low. Stacey turned over 9♥4♣2♥ for nine-high flush and he took the high half of the pot while Rahim was left short.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Stacey	441,000 50,000	50,000
Anthony Richards	111,000 61,000	61,000
Ziya Rahim	26,000 170,000	170,000

Tags: Anthony Richards Patrick Stacey Ziya Rahim

06-16-2025 16:36 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Frank Visser

Level 17

Limit Flop: 5,000/10,000 Blinds, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits

All counts listed below have been pulled from the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Felipe Ramos	547,000 102,000	102,000

Robert Kwan	473,000 348,500	348,500
Ryan Hughes	440,000 215,000	215,000

Espen Sandvik	440,000 172,000	172,000

Patrick Stacey	440,000 1,000	1,000
Brian Rast	422,000 301,000	301,000

David Lin	397,000 272,500	272,500
Robert Price	373,500 92,500	92,500
William Flachsbart	364,000 191,500	191,500
Gary Benson	334,000 4,000	4,000

Carol Fuchs	327,000 162,000	162,000

Andrew Brown	323,000 30,000	30,000

Kraige Jean	310,000 180,000	180,000
Gus Hansen	309,000 51,000	51,000

Kevin Choi	299,000 36,000	36,000
Christopher Claassen	281,000 180,500	180,500

Benny Glaser	279,000 59,000	59,000

Dylan Smith	273,000 165,000	165,000
Phil Hellmuth	270,000 15,000	15,000

Bryan Jolly	267,000 199,500	199,500
Robert Klein	258,500 180,500	180,500
Shane Daniels	252,000 80,000	80,000
Michelle Konig	250,000 98,000	98,000
Shaun Deeb	245,000 115,000	115,000

Joseph Bowers	240,000 167,500	167,500

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06-16-2025 16:45 UTC-8

Lin Overtakes Rast as Big Stacks Battle

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Frank Visser

Level 17

Limit Flop: 5,000/10,000 Blinds, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

David Lin: XxXx/7♣5♥2♣K♠
Brian Rast: XxXx/4♥6♦K♦9♥

David Lin check-called a bet from Brian Rast on fourth street, after which he bet on fifth street after Rast had checked.

Rast check-called one more time on fifth street, but check-folded once Lin fired again on sixth.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Lin	450,000 53,000	53,000
Brian Rast	430,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Brian Rast David Lin

06-16-2025 17:01 UTC-8

Collopy Folds Out Bolden

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Liam Gannon

Level 17

Limit Flop: 5,000/10,000 Blinds, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Action was picked up on fourth street between Gary Bolden and Jim Collopy.

Jim Collopy: XxXx/7♦J♣6x8♣
Gary Bolden: XxXx/3♣2♦9♣10♣

Collopy bet and Bolden called on fourth street.

Fifth street saw Collopy bet and Bolden called a second time.

On sixth street, Collopy bet and Bolden mucked his hand after some thought.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jim Collopy	275,000 15,000	15,000

Gary Bolden	89,000 181,000	181,000

Tags: Gary Bolden Jim Collopy

06-16-2025 17:05 UTC-8

Nearing the Money

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Frank Visser

Level 17

Limit Flop: 5,000/10,000 Blinds, 10,000-20,000 Limits
Stud Games: 2,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring In, 10,000 Completion, 10,000-20,000 Limits

Player	Chips	Progress
Simeon Tsonev	Busted
Stanislav Ivanov	Busted
Nick Pupillo	Busted

Nikolai Fal	Busted

Jon Shoreman	Busted

Scott Clements	Busted

Sergio Braga	Busted
Elie Nakache	Busted

Jeffrey Mcdonald	Busted
Ziya Rahim	Busted
Jack Traylor	Busted