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 13:16 UTC-8

Phillips Takes From Prociak

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 13:30 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 13:33 UTC-8

Dembowski Fires Twice

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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

Jason Dembowski raised in early position and in the big blind, Greg Baird called.

The flop rolled out 10♠K♥10♦ and Baird check-called a bet from Dembowski.

On the turn 9♦, Baird checked over to Dembowski again, who bet, and Baird folded.

Dembowski flashed a K♠ as he was awarded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Greg Baird	75,000 10,000	10,000
Jason Dembowski	61,000 25,500	25,500

Tags: Greg Baird Jason Dembowski

06-16-2025 13:39 UTC-8

Daly Continues Building

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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

Jason Daly raised in the hijack, and Qiang Xu called in the small blind. Big blind Joshua Rhodes tossed in a third bet, which both Daly and Xu called.

Rhodes continued with a bet on the 9♦3♠4♠ flop. Daly called, while Xu check-called. The K♠ turn then checked around to the 6♠ river, where Xu checked for a third time.

Rhodes placed a bet, Daly called, and Xu mucked his cards after some thought.

Rhodes showed A♣J♥3♦2♣ for the nut low, and Daly raked in the high half of the pot with A♦J♣7♣5♠ for a straight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Daly	265,000 33,500	33,500

Qiang Xu	190,000 43,000	43,000

Joshua Rhodes	128,000 22,000	22,000

Tags: Jason Daly Joshua Rhodes Qiang Xu

06-16-2025 13:42 UTC-8

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

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 13:50 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 13:55 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 13:59 UTC-8

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

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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

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.