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

Jun 25, 2025

O'Dell Chips Up With Fives

Frank Visser

Level 13

Ante: 500
Bring-In: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000

Hasan Kural: XxXx/2♥Q♦7♦J♥/Xx - folded on seventh street
Frankie O'Dell: XxXx/5♦Q♠5♥9♦/Xx
Donny Rubinstein: XxXx/8♥Q♣Xx - folded on fifth street

Hasan Kural brought in, Frankie O'Dell completed, and Donny Rubinstein called. Kural also tossed in calling chips, after which each player caught a queen on fourth street.

They checked it through to fifth street, where O'Dell paired up and led out. Rubinstein made a quick fold, but Kural called, as he did on sixth street.

O'Dell fired a final time on seventh street, but Kural quickly mucked his hand as he forfeited the pot.

Kural was left with less than two big bets, which he put in the next hand to no avail.

Tags: Donny Rubinstein Frankie O'Dell Hasan Kural

Jun 25, 2025

Did Chip Dumping Occur with $1 Million Bonus at Stake During WSOP Final Table?

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Eliot Thomas

Level 13

Ante: 500
Bring-In: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000

Jesse Yaginuma pulled off a wild comeback on Wednesday night at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) to win a gold bracelet, which normally would be celebrated by the poker community. But the victory has become controversial as many poker players have made allegations of chip dumping during heads-up play.

The champion took down Event #53: $1,500 Millionaire Maker for $1,255,180. He also received an extra $1 million from a ClubWPT Gold promotion. Yaginuma won a Gold Rush ticket from the sweeps coin poker site, which made him eligible for the seven-figure bonus if he were to take down a qualifying WSOP event.

James Carroll, the second-place finisher, earned $1,012,320 as a consolation prize. But social media blew up during the PokerGO livestream with players accusing the heads-up opponents of chip dumping to allow Yaginuma to win the tournament so that the $1 million bonus would be awarded.

Daly Downs Two

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Frank Visser

Level 13

Ante: 500
Bring-In: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000

Gordon Ernst: Q♦2♣Q♥A♣5♥7♣/Q♣ All in
Nathan Rosenberg: 3♠9♠3♥J♥8♦2♦/K♣ All in
Jason Daly: 8♠6♣5♠7♠Q♠K♥/6♠

Gordon Ernst and Nathan Rosenberg were both all in on third street, being looked up by Jason Daly.

Daly made a flush on seventh street, leaving Rosenberg drawing dead. Ernst bricked his low draw, and Daly was awarded the entire pot as he knocked out two players.

Tags: Gordon Ernst Jason Daly Nathan Rosenberg

Jun 25, 2025

Assorted Break Counts

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Frank Visser

Level 13

Ante: 500
Bring-In: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000

Chip counts as listed on the WSOP+ app.

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Level: 13

Ante: 500
Bring-In: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000

Jun 25, 2025

Break Time

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Nick Vazquez

Level 12

Ante: 500
Bring-In: 1,000
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Players are on their last 15-minute break of the night, and will come back to play the last three levels of the day.

Jun 25, 2025

Further Oustings

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Frank Visser

Level 12

Ante: 500
Bring-In: 1,000
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Jun 25, 2025

Koral Kicks Out Vallurupalli

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Frank Visser

Level 12

Ante: 500
Bring-In: 1,000
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Jai Vallurupalli: 10♥6♥/6♦A♥8♣K♥/4♠ All in
Tom Koral: 10♣4♣/2♦7♣7♦4♦/A♠

Jai Vallurupalli went all in by fourth street, and was looked up by Tom Koral. Koral made a higher pair than Vallurpalli on fifth street, and two pair on sixth street.

Vallurupalli did not improve on seventh street, sending him to the rail just before the final break of Day 1.

Tags: Jai Vallurupalli Tom Koral

Jun 25, 2025

Treccarichi Chopped by Fal and Sanchez

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Frank Visser

Level 12

Ante: 500
Bring-In: 1,000
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Walter Treccarichi: 6♣3♣/4♠9♥6♦J♥/5♣ All in
Sandy Sanchez: K♠K♥/10♣8♦2♣J♦/Q♦ All in
Nikolay Fal: 8♣4♣/5♠A♣2♥K♦/9♣

Nikolay Fal completed, Sandy Sanchez two-bet, and Walter Treccarichi three-bet. Fal called, Sanchez then four-bet, and both Treccarichi and Fal called.

Fal led out on fourth street, seeing Sanchez call and Treccarichi call all-in for 600 chips. Fal fired bets on fourth and fifth street, at which point Sanchez was also all in.

The players were dealt their seventh cards. Nobody improved, sending Treccarichi home with his pair of sixes. The pot was chopped between Fal's low and Sanchez's high, and the table was broken shortly after.

Tags: Nikolay Fal Sandy Sanchez Walter Treccarichi

Jun 25, 2025

Richey Gets Two Opponents to Fold on River

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Nick Vazquez

Level 12

Ante: 500
Bring-In: 1,000
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Brett Richey: XxXx/ 8♥10♥10♦7♣/ Xx
Blaz Zerjav: XxXx 6♥2♠J♣6♠/ Xx - folded on seventh street
David Kluchman: XxXx/ 5♦8♣Q♥5♣ Xx - folded on seventh street

David Kluchman completed, Blaz Zerjav raised next to act, and Brett Richey reraised. Kluchman and Zerjav both called.

On fourth street, Zerjav bet when action checked to him. Both players made the call.

On fifth street, Richey made an open pair of tens and bet, both players called. The same action happened on sixth street.

On the river, Richey bet and both players folded. Richey flashed the 10♣ as he mucked and collected the pot.

Tags: Blaz Zerjav Brett Richey David Kluchman