Event #6: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

05-30-2025 20:06 UTC-8

Lord Extracts Value from Jaramillo

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 22

Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Kristan Lord: J♦J♣/9♥J♠3♠K♣/2♣
Sam Jaramillo: XxXx/A♦5♠6♦Q♥/Xx

Kristan Lord completed, Sam Jaramillo raised to two bets and Lord called.

Jaramillo bet fourth and fifth street, receiving a call from Lord each time. On sixth street Jaramillo checked, Lord bet and Jeramillo called.

Jaramillo check-called another bet from Lord on seventh street and announced that he had aces up. Lord turned over trip jacks to secure nearly a full double up through Jaramillo.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristan Lord	475,000 195,000	195,000
Sam Jaramillo	240,000 185,000	185,000

Tags: Kristan Lord Sam Jaramillo

05-30-2025 19:49 UTC-8

Ronald Ware Eliminated in 17th Place ($4,108)

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Dan O'Hair

Level 22

Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Ronald Ware was heads-up against Tyler Phillips and already all in with a completed board of A♥Q♠J♠10♣8♦8♥6♠ in front of him.

Phillips' board read A♠A♣K♦10♥7♥5♥5♠ for a pair of aces, which was enough to eliminate Ware in 17th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Phillips	600,000 600,000	600,000
Ronald Ware	Busted

Tags: Tyler Phillips Ronald Ware

Level: 22

Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

05-30-2025 19:36 UTC-8

Back in Action

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Dan O'Hair

Level 21

Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Players have returned from dinner break and cards are back in the air.

05-30-2025 18:40 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Heimiller	1,065,000 300,000	300,000

Jyri Merivirta	1,010,000 90,000	90,000
Nicolas Milgrom	615,000 290,000	290,000

Scott Lake	615,000 165,000	165,000
MengQi Chen	570,000 15,000	15,000
Greg Mueller	560,000 345,000	345,000

Ronald Ware	530,000 20,000	20,000

Michael Noori	515,000 185,000	185,000

Joey Couden	485,000 165,000	165,000

Robert Shepp	450,000
Sam Jaramillo	425,000 125,000	125,000
Tyler Phillips	421,000 421,000	421,000
Ryutaro Suzuki	335,000 360,000	360,000

Ian Gavlick	300,000 90,000	90,000
Kristan Lord	280,000 60,000	60,000
Max Pescatori	265,000 170,000	170,000

Gary Benson Eliminated in 18th Place ($4,108)

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Dan O'Hair

Level 21

Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Gary Benson: A♦9♠/6♦6♥7♣Q♠/10♣ All in
Tyler Phillips: K♥9♦/4♠9♥6♠J♥/3♦

Gary Benson completed and was called by Tyler Phillips.

Benson bet on fourth street and Phillips raised. Benson three-bet all in for his remaining stack and Phillips called to put Benson at risk.

Benson was behind Phillips' pair of nines and his board bricked out — eliminating him in 18th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Phillips	480,000 480,000	480,000
Gary Benson	Busted

Tags: Tyler Phillips Gary Benson

05-30-2025 18:26 UTC-8

Aron Dermer Eliminated in 19th Place ($4,108)

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 21

Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Tyler Phillips: 5♥6♦6♥5♠10♠4♣4♦
Aron Dermer: A♥10♣K♥Q♣7♣9♦8♠

Action was picked up between two players with the cards already on their backs just after Aron Dermer committed his last chips on fifth street.

Dermer completely whiffed, ending up with ace-high. Tyler Phillips was good at showdown with two pair, sixes and fives to send Dermer to the rail and claim the last of his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tyler Phillips	421,000 421,000	421,000
Aron Dermer	Busted

Tags: Tyler Phillips Gary Benson

05-30-2025 18:07 UTC-8

Leonard August Eliminated in 20th Place ($4,108)

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Dan O'Hair

Level 21

Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Leonard August: XxXx/6♥3♦5♠3♣/Xx All in
Jyri Merivirta: 9♣9♠8♣/9♦J♦2♠6♦

Heads-up on fifth street, Leonard August called a bet from Jyri Merivirta and another bet from Merivirta on sixth.

On seventh street, Merivirta bet a final time and August called all in.

August turned over 9♣9♠8♣ for trip nines and August mucked his hand to be eliminated in 20th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jyri Merivirta	1,100,000 425,000	425,000
Leonard August	Busted

05-30-2025 17:59 UTC-8

Matthew Valeo Eliminated in 21st Place ($4,108)

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Dan O'Hair

Level 21

Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Matthew Valeo: Q♠10♠/9♣7♠3♠A♣/Xx All in
Ronald Ware: A♠J♥/3♦7♦2♣A♥/2♦

Matthew Valeo raised all in and was called by Ronald Ware to be put at risk.

Ware's board gave him aces-up while Valeo bricked his flush draw to be eliminated in 21st place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ronald Ware	510,000 40,000	40,000

Matthew Valeo	Busted

Tags: Matthew Valeo Ronald Ware

05-30-2025 17:53 UTC-8

Joseph Villella Eliminated in 22nd Place ($4,108)

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 21

Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Dan Heimiller: 6♣3♣/6♦10♦3♥Q♥/10♣
Joseph Villella: 5♦8♦/5♠2♦K♣9♥/8♣
Kristan Lord: XxXx/2♠ - folded on third street

Dan Heimiller called the bring in, Joseph Villella completed, leaving just 3,000 behind, and Heimiller called.

Heimiller bet on fourth streeet and Villella called with his remaining chips.

Villella was behind with a pair of fives versus Heimiller's pair of sixes. Villella made two pair on seventh street but Heimiller was best at showdown with two pair, tens and sixes to eliminate Villella in 22nd place.