2025 World Series of Poker

Event #6: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
Day: 1
Event Info

2025 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q1099663
Prize
$106,840
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$500,467
Entries
377
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
377
Players Left
69

Johnny Woolen Leads the Field After Day 1 of $1,500 Seven Card Stud

Level 15
Johnny Woolen
Johnny Woolen

That’s a wrap on Day 1 of Event #6: $1,500 Seven Card Stud here at Horseshoe and Paris, Las Vegas. The first stud event of the series attracted 377 entrants, bringing the prize pool to $519,977. After fifteen 40-minute levels, just 69 players remained at the end of the night.

Johnny Woolen bagged the Day 1 chip lead after finishing with 439,000, worth just under 37 big bets going into Day 2. Woolen is most closely followed by Matthew Valeo (353,300), while Robert Shepp rounds out the top three with 340,000.

End of Day 1 Top Ten Chip Counts

RankPlayerCountryChipsBig Bets
1Johnny WoolenUnited States439,00037
2Matthew ValeoUnited States353,50029
3Robert SheppUnited States340,00028
4David BachUnited States282,50024
5Dan HeimillerUnited States272,00023
6Michael NooriUnited States263,00022
7Max PescatoriItaly261,50022
8Joey CoudenUnited States261,50022
9Ryutaro SuzukiJapan249,50021
10Charles PhillipsUnited States249,00021

Two 25k Fantasy Draft picks, Max Pescatori and Joey Couden, also found themselves among the top ten chip stacks of the night. Other notables to advance to Day 2 include Greg Mueller (169,500), Brian Rast (153,000), Frankie O'Dell (136,000) and defending champion Richard Ashby (36,500).

Others who were not as fortunate to advance include Scott Seiver, Ted Forrest, Calvin Anderson, Benny Glaser, Adam Friedman and Huck Seed, who fell in the last level of the night.

Play will resume on May 30 at 1 p.m. on Level 16, featuring an ante of 1,500 and limits of 6,000/12,000. Ten hour-long levels are scheduled on Day 2, with a 15-minute break for every two hours of play and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 21 at approximately 7:30 p.m.

PokerNews will be on site to bring you all the exciting updates for this event, which will culminate in the crowning of a winner on the third and final day.

Tags: Adam FriedmanBenny GlaserBrian RastCalvin AndersonCharles PhillipsDaniel HeimillerDavid BachFrankie O'DellGreg MuellerHuck SeedJoey CoudenJohn WoolenMatthew ValeoMax PescatoriMichael NooriRichard AshbyRobert SheppRyutaro SuzukiScott SeiverTed Forrest