Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-27-2025 20:23 UTC-8

"You Bet into That Board?"

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Nick Vazquez

Level 33

Ante: 75,000
Bring-In: 100,000
Completion: 300,000
Limits: 300,000-600,000

Blaz Zerjav: XxXx / 8♥9xJ♣Q♦ / Xx
Huck Seed: XxXx / 7♠4♣6♠5♥ / Xx

Blaz Zerjav completed, Huck Seed called.

Zerjav check-raised on fourth street, and Seed called.

Both players checked fifth and sixth street, and then Zerjav bet on seventh. "You bet into that board?", Seed asked rhetorically. He eventually folded, and gave Zerjav the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Huck Seed	10,255,000 370,000	370,000

Blaz Zerjav	5,100,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Blaz Zerjav Huck Seed

06-27-2025 20:09 UTC-8

Seed Inches Closer

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Tyler Boyer

Level 33

Ante: 75,000
Bring-In: 100,000
Completion: 300,000
Limits: 300,000-600,000

Blaz Zerjav: XxXxXx/5♥10♠6♣A♦ folded on seventh street
Huck Seed: XxXxXx/10♥Q♣9♣8♣

Action was picked up on fifth street and Huck Seed bet, before Blaz Zerjav put in a raise. Seed responded with a third bet, which Zerjav called.

On sixth street Zerjav called another bet from Seed.

After seventh street, Seed bet once more. Zerjav debated his decision, before mucking to give Seed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Huck Seed	10,625,000 1,125,000	1,125,000

Blaz Zerjav	4,700,000 1,125,000	1,125,000

Tags: Blaz Zerjav Huck Seed

Level: 33

Ante: 75,000
Bring-In: 100,000
Completion: 300,000
Limits: 300,000-600,000

06-27-2025 19:52 UTC-8

Seed Gives Up on Fifth Street

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Tyler Boyer

Level 32

Ante: 50,000
Bring-In: 75,000
Completion: 250,000
Limits: 250,000-500,000

Huck Seed: XxXx/6♣2♣6♥ folded on fifth street
Blaz Zerjav: XxXx/ J♥5♣3♣

Huck Seed brought it in and called after Blaz Zerjav completed.

Seed called a bet from Zerjav on fourth street.

After Seed paired his six on fifth street, he checked to Zerjav who bet. Seed gave it some thought before mucking his hand and giving the pot to Zerjav.

Player	Chips	Progress
Huck Seed	9,500,000 625,000	625,000

Blaz Zerjav	5,825,000 625,000	625,000

Tags: Blaz Zerjav Huck Seed

06-27-2025 19:43 UTC-8

Seed Keeps Growing

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Nick Vazquez

Level 32

Ante: 50,000
Bring-In: 75,000
Completion: 250,000
Limits: 250,000-500,000

Huck Seed: XxXx / 5♠K♠A♠2♠ / Xx
Blaz Zerjav: XxXx / 10♠Q♠A♣Q♥ / Xx - folded on seventh street

Blaz Zerjav completed, and Huck Seed raised. Zerjav called.

Seed check-called on fourth street. Then on fifth street, he gained the lead and decided to bet, and Zerjav called.

Zerjav got the lead back on sixth but checked, and Seed bet. Zerjav called.

Zerjav checked on seventh street, Seed bet, and Zerjav thought for a long time before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Huck Seed	10,125,000 3,025,000	3,025,000

Blaz Zerjav	5,200,000 2,800,000	2,800,000

Tags: Huck Seed Blaz Zerjav

06-27-2025 19:22 UTC-8

First Scoop for Seed During Heads Up

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Yori Epskamp

Level 32

Ante: 50,000
Bring-In: 75,000
Completion: 250,000
Limits: 250,000-500,000

Huck Seed: XxXx / 8♦3♣J♣10♠ / Xx
Blaz Zerjav: XxXx / 2♥J♥6♠10♥ / Xx

Blaz Zerjav was the bring-in, Huck Seed completed, and Zerjav called. Seed bet fourth and fifth street and Zerjav called. Seed checked on sixth street, Zerjav bet, and Seed called.

On the river, Seed checked and Zerjav checked behind after some thought.

Seed showed A♠A♦2♣ for a pair of aces, and Zerjav couldn't beat it.

Player	Chips	Progress
Blaz Zerjav	8,000,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Huck Seed	7,100,000 1,400,000	1,400,000

Tags: Blaz Zerjav Huck Seed

06-27-2025 19:18 UTC-8

Sergei Tolkachov Eliminated in 3rd Place ($70,071)

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Nick Vazquez

Level 32

Ante: 50,000
Bring-In: 75,000
Completion: 250,000
Limits: 250,000-500,000

Blaz Zerjav: 8♥5♥ / 2♣7♠6♥4♠ /3♥
Sergei Tolkachov: Q♥Q♣ / 2♥Q♠6♠9♥ / K♣

Sergei Tolkachov completed and Blaz Zerjav called.

On fourth street, Tolkachov bet and Zerjav called.

On fifth, Tolkachov checked and Zerjav bet Tolkachov raised, and Zerjav reraised. Tolkachov called.

Tolkachov then check-called sixth and seventh street, and Zerjav revealed a straight, while Tolkachov frustratingly showed that he had three queens.

On the very next hand, Tolkachov and Zerjav got all in on third street. Zerjav's ace high won against Tolkachov's queen high, and Tolkachov finished in third place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Blaz Zerjav	9,200,000 3,450,000	3,450,000

Huck Seed	5,700,000 300,000	300,000

Sergei Tolkachov	Busted

Tags: Blaz Zerjav Sergei Tolkachov

06-27-2025 18:58 UTC-8

Seed Gets There

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Yori Epskamp

Level 32

Ante: 50,000
Bring-In: 75,000
Completion: 250,000
Limits: 250,000-500,000

Huck Seed: XxXx / 8♦3♠2♣7♦ / Xx
Sergei Tolkachov: XxXx / 10♥K♠9♥8♠ / Xx

Blaz Zerjav was the bring-in with a three. Sergei Tolkachov completed, Huck Seed called, and Zerjav folded. Both players checked fourth street.

Tolkachov check-called it down from fifth street onwards with Seed blasting all the way.

On showdown, Seed first revealed A♣4♥ for a wheel draw before looking at his final card.

"Gutshot," he quipped.

He then carefully squeezed his final card and, as if he had summoned it on the spot, slapped the 5♣ onto the felt to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Huck Seed	5,400,000 1,850,000	1,850,000

Sergei Tolkachov	4,500,000 1,550,000	1,550,000

Tags: Blaz Zerjav Huck Seed Sergei Tolkachov

Level: 32

Ante: 50,000
Bring-In: 75,000
Completion: 250,000
Limits: 250,000-500,000

06-27-2025 18:39 UTC-8

Break

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Yori Epskamp

Level 31

Ante: 50,000
Bring-In: 50,000
Completion: 2000,00
Limits: 200,000-400,000

The three remaining players are on a 15-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergei Tolkachov	6,050,000 675,000	675,000
Blaz Zerjav	5,750,000 50,000	50,000

Huck Seed	3,550,000 250,000	250,000