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 18:18 UTC-8

Choi Catches A Wheel to Double

Liam Gannon

Level 18

Limit Flop: 6,000/12,000 Blinds, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring In, 12,000 Completion, 12,000-24,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Xiaochuan Zhang completed with a 5♥ up and Masataka Kuwahata moved all in which saw Gus Hansen raise and Kevin Choi raise again. Zhang folded and three players saw fourth street.

Masataka Kuwahata: 3♣2♥/5♠A♠J♦9♠/3♦ All in
Kevin Choi: A♣7♥/4♥2♦6♥3♠/5♦ All in
Gus Hansen: K♣8♣/K♥K♠A♥9♥/6♠

Hansen bet on fourth street and Choi called.

On fifth street, Hansen bet and Choi raised which saw Hansen call.

Sixth street saw Hansen check over to Choi who bet and Hansen raised him all in, which Choi called.

Seventh street came and Choi made a seven-high straight on top of his wheel to scoop the pot to double while eliminating Kuwahata from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gus Hansen	368,000 59,000	59,000

Kevin Choi	331,000 43,000	43,000
Xiaochuan Zhang	84,000 36,000	36,000
Masataka Kuwahata	Busted

Tags: Gus Hansen Kevin Choi Masataka Kuwahata Xiaochuan Zhang

06-16-2025 18:11 UTC-8

Prager Nearly Triples Through Big Stacks

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Frank Visser

Level 18

Limit Flop: 6,000/12,000 Blinds, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring In, 12,000 Completion, 12,000-24,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

David Prager limped in under the gun. James Obst then raised in the cutoff, and Jason Daly called in the big blind. Prager also called, after which he led out on the 3♠2♠A♥ flop.

Obst raised, Daly called, and Prager called as well. Prager led out again on the 5♥ turn, this time seeing two calls. On the 7♣ river, Prager tossed in his final 23,000. Obst quickly folded, but Daly called after some thinking time.

Prager showed A♦K♣6♣4♠ for the nut low and a straight to the seven, and he raked in the entire pot when Daly mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Daly	737,000 63,000	63,000

James Obst	510,000 90,000	90,000

David Prager	261,000 96,000	96,000

Tags: David Prager James Obst Jason Daly

06-16-2025 17:49 UTC-8

Ten Tables In Play

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Frank Visser

Level 18

Limit Flop: 6,000/12,000 Blinds, 12,000-24,000 Limits
Stud Games: 3,000 Ante, 3,000 Bring In, 12,000 Completion, 12,000-24,000 Limits

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Vitch	Busted

Albert Shim	Busted
Qiang Xu	Busted

Calen McNeil	Busted

Greg Baird	Busted

06-16-2025 17:28 UTC-8

Heimowitz Heads Home, Vitch Survives After Five-Way hand

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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

Lonnie Heimowitz: QxJxXx/10♠Q♦2♣K♦ All in
Suketu Patel: XxXx/8♥J♠ - folded fourth street
Michelle Konig: A♣7♦3♥/Q♥4♥Q♠4♣
Christopher Vitch: J♦8♦5♣/3♦A♠7♣3♣ All in
Samuel Rosen: K♠K♥2♥/5♠4♦K♣9♠

Lonnie Heimowitz had gone all in on third street, with no less than four callers. Christopher Vitch then bet on fourth street, Samuel Rosen raised, Suketu Patel folded, Michelle Konig, and Vitch also called.

On fifth street, Konig bet her open pair of queens, after which Vitch called all-in for 13,000. Rosen also called, as did he when Konig bet again on sixth street.

On seventh street, the action was checked down. Rosen had the best high hand with three kings, and Vitch had the only low hand, seeing the pots chopped between them and knocking out Heimowitz.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Flachsbart	355,000 9,000	9,000
Marshall Ragir	315,000 142,000	142,000
Alexander Orlov	315,000 112,000	112,000
Suketu Patel	305,000 20,000	20,000
Samuel Rosen	143,000 34,000	34,000
Michelle Konig	135,000 115,000	115,000
Christopher Vitch	63,000 2,000	2,000

Lonnie Heimowitz	Busted

Tags: Christopher Vitch Michelle Konig Lonnie Heimowitz Samuel Rosen Suketu Patel

06-16-2025 17:12 UTC-8

Snider Busted by Hellmuth

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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

Omaha Hi-Lo

Bradley Snider raised in the small blind, leaving only 8,000 behind. Phil Hellmuth sat in the big blind, weighing his options.

"Man, I don't know if I should fold this. It ain't pretty."

Eventually, the 17-time bracelet winner tossed in a call, and called off when Snider committed his remaining chips on the 6♣J♣9♣ flop.

Bradley Snider: A♣K♠10♥7♦ All in
Phil Hellmuth: K♦Q♣7♠6♠

Hellmuth had flopped bottom pair, and his six won him the pot when only he made two pair on the J♦9♠ runout, sending Snider out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Hellmuth	420,000 150,000	150,000

Bradley Snider	Busted

Tags: Bradley Snider Phil Hellmuth

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

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 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 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 16:11 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