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Event #6: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
Day 1 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #6: $1,500 Seven Card Stud
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$500,467
Total Entries
377
Level
30
Blinds
0 / 0
Ante
0
Entries
377
Players Left
69
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Level 15
Ante: 1,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
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
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny Woolen | United States | 439,000 | 37 |
| 2 | Matthew Valeo | United States | 353,500 | 29 |
| 3 | Robert Shepp | United States | 340,000 | 28 |
| 4 | David Bach | United States | 282,500 | 24 |
| 5 | Dan Heimiller | United States | 272,000 | 23 |
| 6 | Michael Noori | United States | 263,000 | 22 |
| 7 | Max Pescatori | Italy | 261,500 | 22 |
| 8 | Joey Couden | United States | 261,500 | 22 |
| 9 | Ryutaro Suzuki | Japan | 249,500 | 21 |
| 10 | Charles Phillips | United States | 249,000 | 21 |
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.
Level 15
Ante: 1,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
Level 15
Ante: 1,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
Level 15
Ante: 1,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
The remaining 69 players are now bagging and tagging for the evening.
Stay tuned for a recap of Day 1.
Level 15
Ante: 1,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
Ryan Hughes: XxXx/5♣5♥A♠J♥
John Huber: XxXx/5♠6♥4♣10♥/Xx - folded on seventh street
John Huber called bets from Ryan Hughes on fourth through sixth street, but folded facing a final bet from Hughes on seventh to end play for the night.
Level 15
Ante: 1,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
Level 15
Ante: 1,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
The tournament director has just announced that each table will be dealt three more hands before players bag and tag for the evening.
Level 15
Ante: 1,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
Raymond Henson: XxXx/10♣J♦K♦
Dzmitry Urbanovich: J♣Xx/8♣K♥6♥
Dzmitry Urbanovich completed with his eight and Raymond Henson raised. Action folded back to Urbanovich, who called.
Urbanovich called a bet from Henson on fourth street, but revealed the J♣ from his hand and folded facing another bet from Henson on fifth.
"You never bluff," Dave Stann said to Henson from across the table.
"I only bluff when I have nothing," Henson replied.
Level 15
Ante: 1,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
Giovanni Dimento: A♠K♥/7♥J♣A♦K♠/5♣
Huck Seed: 9♥Q♥/A♣2♦9♦3♣/Xx
Robert Shepp: XxXx/4♥ - folded on third street
Huck Seed completed, Giovanni Dimento raised and Seed called.
Seed check-called another bet from Dimento on fourth street, leaving just 3,000 behind. On fifth street Dimento bet once more and Seed called off with his remaining chips, putting himself at risk.
Seed had a pair of nines but was in bad shape against Dimento's pair of aces. Dimento improved to two pair, aces and kings, while Seed could not improve and was sent to the rail just before the end of the night.
