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 14:17 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	480,000 10,000	10,000

Karina Jett	356,500 111,000	111,000
Robert Price	335,000 96,000	96,000
Gary Benson	330,000 182,000	182,000

Brian Rast	317,500 188,500	188,500

Suketu Patel	312,500 158,500	158,500
Jim Collopy	286,000 52,000	52,000

Scott Clements	280,000 75,500	75,500

Jon Kyte	271,000 132,500	132,500
Shaun Deeb	271,000 48,000	48,000

Christopher Vitch	265,000 116,500	116,500

Antonio Seremet	264,000 72,000	72,000
Gus Hansen	258,000 141,000	141,000

Anson Tsang	255,000 100,000	100,000

Felipe Ramos	255,000 128,000	128,000

Kevin Choi	255,000 173,000	173,000
Steve Chanthabouasy	254,000 139,000	139,000
Allan Le	233,000 30,000	30,000

Benny Glaser	232,000 47,000	47,000

Christina Hill	218,000 10,000	10,000
Qiang Xu	217,000 68,000	68,000

Ryan Hughes	207,000 45,000	45,000

John Monnette	201,000 173,500	173,500

Ziya Rahim	196,000 123,000	123,000
Aron Dermer	185,500 107,500	107,500

Four-Way to Seventh: Obst Obliterates Opposition, Short Sent to Exit

Frank Visser

Level 14

Limit Flop: 2,500/5,000 Blinds, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring In, 5,000 Completion, 5,000-10,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Christopher Cook: 6♣5♣3♠/2♦K♦2♥A♦ All in
William Short: Q♦5♦3♥/7♦10♥8♣6♥
Maxx Coleman: AxXxXx/A♣8♥Q♣9♥
James Obst: 7♠6♠4♣/A♠7♥Q♠10♠

In a huge four-way pot, Christopher Cook tossed in his final 5,000 on seventh street. William Short called all-in for 4,000, and Maxx Coleman called as well.

James Obst then raised, and Coleman tossed in a reluctant call. Obst tabled a flush, adding the small side pot to his enormous stack as Coleman quickly mucked his cards.

Christopher Cook had made the best low, leaving Short empty-handed as the pot was chopped up between Cook and Obst.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	490,000 331,000	331,000

Christopher Cook	100,000 22,000	22,000
Maxx Coleman	22,000 61,500	61,500

William Short	Busted

Tags: Christopher Cook James Obst Maxx Coleman William Short

06-16-2025 13:55 UTC-8

Brown With Three Nines

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Liam Gannon

Level 14

Limit Flop: 2,500/5,000 Blinds, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring In, 5,000 Completion, 5,000-10,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Action was picked up in a three-way pot on the flop between William Flachsbart in middle position, Andrew Brown in the cutoff, and Luigi Santoro on the button.

The flop rolled out 10♦9♠5♥ and Flachsbart checked to Brown who bet and only Santoro called.

On the turn 9♣, Brown bet again and Santoro called.

Brown bet once more on the river Q♥ and Santoro called, only to be shown A♠9♥4♦2♥ for three nines with an ace which was good for the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Brown	293,000 110,000	110,000

Luigi Santoro	83,000 64,000	64,000

Tags: Andrew Brown Luigi Santoro William Flachsbart

06-16-2025 13:50 UTC-8

Hellmuth Soaring on Day 2

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Frank Visser

Level 14

Limit Flop: 2,500/5,000 Blinds, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring In, 5,000 Completion, 5,000-10,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Phil Hellmuth: K♥K♣2♠/2♣4♠8♠8♥
Nam Le: XxXx/6♥4♣5♠9♥/Xx

Phil Hellmuth brought in, Nam Le completed, and Phil Hellmuth two-bet. Le called, after which fourth and fifth street were checked by both players.

Hellmuth bet when he made an open pair on sixth street, but reverted to checking when Le tossed in a call. Le quickly checked behind on seventh street, and Hellmuth tabled kings and eights to rake in the entire pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Hellmuth	220,000 131,000	131,000

Nam Le	54,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Nam Le Phil Hellmuth

06-16-2025 13:49 UTC-8

Ruben Misses It All

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Liam Gannon

Level 14

Limit Flop: 2,500/5,000 Blinds, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring In, 5,000 Completion, 5,000-10,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Action was picked up in a limped pot between four players.

Brad Ruben bet in the small blind on a flop of 2♠10♣A♣ and only Qiang Xu in the cutoff called.

Ruben checked on the turn 4♠ turn to Xu who bet and Ruben called.

On the river K♦, Ruben checked over to Xu who bet and Ruben flashed his 9♣9♥4♥3♣ into the muck, ceding the pot to Xu.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qiang Xu	285,000 95,000	95,000

Brad Ruben	27,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Brad Ruben Qiang Xu

06-16-2025 13:42 UTC-8

No Longer Chopping Pots

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Frank Visser

Level 14

Limit Flop: 2,500/5,000 Blinds, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring In, 5,000 Completion, 5,000-10,000 Limits

Player	Chips	Progress
Jyri Merivirta	Busted
David Prociak	Busted

Daniel Mayoh	Busted
Travis Trail	Busted
Nicolas Milgrom	Busted

Noah Bronstein	Busted

Max Hoffman	Busted
Jeffrey Mitseff	Busted
Alejandro Burzaco	Busted
Cole Jackson	Busted
James Tilton	Busted
John Racener	Busted

Jay Johnson	Busted
Ryan Remmes	Busted
Scott Bohlman	Busted

Johannes Becker	Busted

Jude Arena	Busted
Lisa Passadore	Busted
Juan Caridad	Busted
Frankie O'Dell	Busted

David Funkhouser	Busted

Aaron Duczak	Busted
Ian Steinman	Busted

Jared Koppel	Busted
Georgios Sotiropoulos	Busted

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06-16-2025 13:30 UTC-8

Kearse Calls Clock on Ahmed, Busts One Hand Later

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Frank Visser

Level 14

Limit Flop: 2,500/5,000 Blinds, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring In, 5,000 Completion, 5,000-10,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Three-way to a 7♥9♠K♦ flop, Robert Kearse checked from the big blind to Benny Glaser in early position. Glaser bet, prompting Owais Ahmed to toss in a raise on the button.

Kearse quickly folded, but Glaser threw in a three-bet. Ahmed called, as did he when Glaser bet on the 7♦ turn. Glaser did not hold back on the 10♥ river as he bet again.

Ahmed took about a minute to think it over, after which an irritated Kearse called the clock. Not long after the floor had arrived, Ahmed laid his hand down.

After the hand, Kearse kept making remarks about the speed of Ahmed's play.

"What are you complaining about? I've played five hands faster than you!" Ahmed retaliated.

"Well, I've played five hands better than you," Kearse quipped back, which got some laughs out of the other players.

Ahmed and Kearse would not argue for much longer, as Kearse was eliminated the very next hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	185,000 20,000	20,000

Anthony Ribeiro	167,000 60,500	60,500
Anson Tsang	155,000 9,000	9,000

Stuart Rutter	145,000 2,000	2,000
Owais Ahmed	130,000

Felipe Ramos	127,000 57,000	57,000

Norman Chad	120,000 15,000	15,000
Robert Kearse	Busted

Tags: Benny Glaser Owais Ahmed Robert Kearse

06-16-2025 13:16 UTC-8

Phillips Takes From Prociak

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Liam Gannon

Level 14

Limit Flop: 2,500/5,000 Blinds, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring In, 5,000 Completion, 5,000-10,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Action was picked up on fourth street in a pot between Dale Phillips and David Prociak.

Dale Phillips: XxXx/K♠9♣10♠8♣/Xx
David Prociak: XxXx/2♦J♦6♦K♣/Xx

Phillips bet on fourth street and Prociak called.

On fifth street, Phillips bet a second time and Prociak raised, which Phillips called.

Both players checked down through seventh and Phillips won by tabling 9♥7♠7♥ for nines and sevens which was good for the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dale Phillips	93,000 53,500	53,500
David Prociak	48,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Dale Phillips David Prociak

06-16-2025 13:04 UTC-8

Remaining First-Level Eliminations

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Frank Visser

Level 14

Limit Flop: 2,500/5,000 Blinds, 5,000-10,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 2,000 Bring In, 5,000 Completion, 5,000-10,000 Limits

Player	Chips	Progress
Pearce Arnold	Busted
Dave Stann	Busted
Antonios Onoufriou	Busted
Lamont Davis	Busted
Matthew Bode	Busted

Ariel Mantel	Busted
Patrick Leonard	Busted

Aaron Cummings	Busted

David Greenberg	Busted
Michael Palermo	Busted
Jonathan McMichael	Busted
Jeffrey Jerome	Busted
Micah Brooks	Busted
Tom Koral	Busted

Andrew Latto	Busted
Susan Genard	Busted
Pomjun Cha	Busted
Bart Hanson	Busted
Frederik Brink	Busted
Gina Hecht	Busted
Bradley Helm	Busted
Daniel Strelitz	Busted

Philip Sternheimer	Busted

Jackson Spencer	Busted
Mark Rubbathan	Busted

06-16-2025 13:00 UTC-8

Poker Legends Battle

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Frank Visser

Level 13

Limit Flop: 2,000/4,000 Blinds, 4,000-8,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring In, 4,000 Completion, 4,000-8,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Seven-time bracelet winner Benny Glaser and longtime WSOP commentator Norman Chad were heads up on a flop of 3♠2♦Q♦.

"Would you please instruct the gentleman in seat seven not to speak to me during the hand?" Chad asked the dealer in jest when Glaser told him it was his turn to act.

Chad then checked, Glaser bet, and Chad called.

"He's eating an apple," Chad accurately noted as Glaser was indeed consuming a piece of said fruit when the 8♠ turn was dealt. Chad check-called Glaser's bet again before he led out on the 10♠ river.

"Good bet, Norm!" Owais Ahmed shouted from across the table.

"Is he still eating the apple?" Chad asked no one in particular as Glaser thought things through.

Eventually, the Player of the Year leader let his hand go, granting the pot to Chad and eliciting loud cheers from Ahmed.