Event #6: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

05-29-2025 21:03 UTC-8

Kessler KOs Kastory With Straight Flush

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Dan O'Hair

Level 11

Ante: 300
Low Card: 500
Completion: 2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

Allen Kessler was seen collecting the rest of Mark Kastory's chips with the K♣Q♣J♣10♣9♣7♥ in front of him.

"That's the first time I've ever made a straight flush in Stud!" said Kessler, who is now up to approximately 95,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allen Kessler	95,000 66,000	66,000
Mark Kastory	Busted

Tags: Allen Kessler Mark Kastory

05-29-2025 20:50 UTC-8

Recently Departed

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Dan O'Hair

Level 11

Ante: 300
Low Card: 500
Completion: 2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

Player	Chips	Progress
David Funkhouser	Busted

Biao Ding	Busted
Dario Alioto	Busted

Ted Forrest	Busted

Katherine Fleck	Busted
Daniel Pearlman	Busted
Scott Clements	Busted

Barry Greenstein	Busted

Eric Baldwin	Busted

Jeffrey Lisandro	Busted

Andrew Kelsall	Busted

Kevin Song	Busted

David Grubb	Busted
Joseph Locasto	Busted
Daniel Strelitz	Busted

Mike Leah	Busted
Roland Israelashvili	Busted

Calvin Anderson	Busted

05-29-2025 20:35 UTC-8

Vargas Wins Big Pot With Small Pair

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 11

Ante: 300
Low Card: 500
Completion: 2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

Antonio Vargas: 5♠J♦/5♣7♥A♣4♦/2♦
Maurizio Melara: Q♠J♠/8♠K♥A♥4♥/5♦
Adam Owen: XxXx/K♣2♣Q♥7♦ - folded on sixth street
John Monnette: XxXx/6♥4♣ - folded on fourth street
Scott Lake: XxXx/3♣Q♣ - folded on fourth street

Scott Lake brought in, Antonio Vargas called the bring in, Maurizio Melara called, John Monnette called and Adam Owen called.

On fourth street action checked around to Vargas who bet. Owen and Melara called while the other two players got out of the way.

The three remaining players checked fifth street. On sixth street Melara bet and only Vargas called.

Melara bet once more on seventh street and after taking a few seconds to consider his options Vargas called. Melara had completely missed and could only show ace-high while Vargas had just a pair of fives to win the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Lake	117,000 33,000	33,000
Antonio Vargas	51,000 51,000	51,000
Maurizio Melara	32,500 23,800	23,800
John Monnette	27,000 2,000	2,000

Adam Owen	16,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Adam Owen Antonio Vargas John Monnette Maurizio Melara Scott Lake

05-29-2025 20:31 UTC-8

Prize Pool Info

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Dan O'Hair

Level 11

Ante: 300
Low Card: 500
Completion: 2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

Event #6: $1,500 Seven Card Stud drew 377 entrants and generated a prize pool of $519,977.

A total of 57 players will make the money, with a min-cash being worth $3,041 and the eventual winner taking home $106,840 in addition to a gold bracelet.

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$106,840	10-11	$5,919
2	$70,568	12-15	$4,864
3	$47,660	16-23	$4,108
4	$32,921	24-31	$3,569
5	$23,271	32-39	$3,193
6	$16,842	40-57	$3,041
7	$12,487
8	$9,490
9	$7,397

Level: 11

Ante: 300
Low Card: 500
Completion: 2,000
Limits: 2,000-4,000

05-29-2025 20:17 UTC-8

Grinding to the Bag in the $1,500 Seven Card Stud

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Patrizia Trammell

Level 10

Ante: 300
Low Card: 500
Completion: 1,500
Limits: 1,500-3,000

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05-29-2025 20:14 UTC-8

Rast Leaves Ramdin With Crumbs

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Dan O'Hair

Level 10

Ante: 300
Low Card: 500
Completion: 1,500
Limits: 1,500-3,000

Brian Rast: 9♦3♦2♣/3♣J♠K♣9♣
Victor Ramdin: XxXx/Q♥4♣J♣9♠/Xx

Heads-up on sixth street with over 10,000 already in the middle, Brian Rast bet and Victor Ramdin called.

Rast bet again on seventh street and Ramdin tanked a while before announcing a call.

"Two pair," Rast said as he fanned out 9♦3♦2♣.

Ramdin shook his head before sending his cards into the muck and was left with just 1,000 following the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	68,000 15,000	15,000

Victor Ramdin	1,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Brian Rast Victor Ramdin

05-29-2025 19:55 UTC-8

Big Stacks After Third Break

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 10

Ante: 300
Low Card: 500
Completion: 1,500
Limits: 1,500-3,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Gregory Josephson	138,000 30,000	30,000
Jordan Walther	102,100 49,100	49,100
Benjamin Gold	101,200 101,200	101,200
Garth Yettick	98,000 98,000	98,000

Scott Brooks	87,000 20,000	20,000
Jyri Merivirta	87,000 87,000	87,000
Brandon Shack-Harris	86,000 44,000	44,000

Rodney Spriggs	85,000 85,000	85,000
Ali Eslami	85,000 85,000	85,000

Scott Lake	84,000 14,000	14,000
Joseph Santagata	80,000 80,000	80,000
Michael Krescanko	79,000 79,000	79,000
Alessandro Ponzio	78,500 78,500	78,500
Terrance Reid	78,400