Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-26-2025 21:29 UTC-8

Choi Doubles Up Through Zerjav

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Nick Vazquez

Level 23

Ante: 10,000
Bring-In: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

Kevin Choi: A♠K♦ / 2♥A♣K♣A♦ / 8♥ All in
Blaz Zerjav: 3♠4♣ / 3♣7♦6♥3♥ / 6♣

Blaz Zerjav completed, and Kevin Choi moved his last chips into the middle from the bring in and Zerjav called.

Both players made a full house, but Choi's aces full of kings was higher and he stayed in the tournament.

Zerjav has won a few smaller pots since then to get his stack above where it was when the tournament went down to three tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Blaz Zerjav	1,300,000 50,000	50,000

Kevin Choi	320,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Blaz Zerjav Kevin Choi

06-26-2025 21:33 UTC-8

Seed Grows

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Connor Richards

Level 23

Ante: 10,000
Bring-In: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

Huck Seed: XxXx / 10♠8♣5♥10♥ / Xx
Michelle Konig: XxXx / 4♦3♥7♣Q♥ / Xx

Michelle Konig completed and Huck Seed called. Seed checked on fourth street and Konig bet. Seed called, and check-called again on fifth street.

Seed then led out on sixth street and Konig called. Seed bet once more on seventh street and Konig folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michelle Konig	900,000 250,000	250,000
Huck Seed	550,000 410,000	410,000

Tags: Huck Seed Michelle Konig

06-26-2025 21:41 UTC-8

Seed Takes More From Konig

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Frank Visser

Level 23

Ante: 10,000
Bring-In: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

Huck Seed: 7♠6♣4♠/2♥3♥5♣J♠
Michelle Konig: XxXx/K♥2♠9♥7♣/Xx

Huck Seed was the bring-in, and he called when Michelle Konig completed. Both players checked on fourth street before Seed starting betting on fifth street.

Konig check-called, and did so two more times to reach showdown. Seed tabled a straight to the seven and a six-low, and Konig mucked her cards in defeat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hal Rotholz	1,100,000 350,000	350,000

Vasu Amarapu	1,000,000 250,000	250,000
Huck Seed	820,000 270,000	270,000

John Comeau	800,000 100,000	100,000
Michelle Konig	600,000 300,000	300,000
Jason Daly	340,000 110,000	110,000

Robert Mizrachi	300,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Huck Seed Michelle Konig

06-26-2025 21:46 UTC-8

Moss Gets a Trimming

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Connor Richards

Level 23

Ante: 10,000
Bring-In: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

Blaz Zerjav: XxXx / 2♦6♦6♠A♦
Frederic Moss: XxXx / 4♥5♠Q♠2♥
Kevin Choi: XxXx / A♣9♦ - folded on fourth street

In a three-way pot, Blaz Zerjav bet on fourth street and Kevin Choi folded as Frederic Moss called. Zerjav bet again on fifth street and Moss folded.

"You got every card I needed," Moss said as he revealed 3♠2♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Blaz Zerjav	1,700,000 400,000	400,000

Kevin Choi	400,000 80,000	80,000

Frederic Moss	250,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Blaz Zerjav Frederic Moss Kevin Choi

06-26-2025 22:00 UTC-8

Strebkov Trending Down

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Frank Visser

Level 23

Ante: 10,000
Bring-In: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

Kevin Choi: J♥8♠8♥/8♣J♣7♦5♣
Denis Strebkov: XxXx/9♥7♠J♦K♦/Xx
Blaz Zerjav: XxXx/4♣3♥6♥8♦/Xx - folded on seventh street

Kevin Choi led out with a bet on fifth street, which both Denis Strebkov and Blaz Zerjav called. Sixth street then checked through to seventh street, which also checked to Choi.

Choi fired a bet, Strebkov called, and Zerjav mucked. Choi tabled a full house, sending Strebkov's cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Blaz Zerjav	1,875,000 25,000	25,000

Jay Kerbel	1,850,000 250,000	250,000

Kevin Choi	550,000 150,000	150,000

Denis Strebkov	240,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Blaz Zerjav Denis Strebkov Kevin Choi

06-26-2025 22:01 UTC-8

Martin Engels Eliminated in 20th Place ($5,777)

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Connor Richards

Level 23

Ante: 10,000
Bring-In: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

Martin Engels is the latest player to hit the rail after losing a pot against Jay Kerbel, who has grown his stack to around 1,900,000.

Kerbel takes home $5,777 for his 20th-place finish.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jay Kerbel	1,900,000 50,000	50,000

Martin Engels	Busted

Tags: Jay Kerbel Martin Engels

06-26-2025 22:09 UTC-8

Frederic Moss Eliminated in 19th Place ($5,777)

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Nick Vazquez

Level 23

Ante: 10,000
Bring-In: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

Frederic Moss busted after being involved in a hand with Jay Kerbel, who has taken over the chip lead.

Moss received $5,777 for finishing in 19th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jay Kerbel	2,150,000 250,000	250,000

Frederic Moss	Busted

Tags: Jay Kerbel Frederic Moss Eliminated

06-26-2025 22:10 UTC-8

Final Break of Day 2

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Frank Visser

Level 24

Ante: 10,000
Bring-In: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

The players have been sent on their last 15-minute break of the night.

When they return, two more levels of 60 minutes will be played before Day 2 wraps up.

Level: 24

Ante: 10,000
Bring-In: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

06-26-2025 22:25 UTC-8

Updated Counts

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Frank Visser

Level 24

Ante: 10,000
Bring-In: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Jay Kerbel	2,070,000 80,000	80,000

Blaz Zerjav	2,050,000 175,000	175,000

John Comeau	1,625,000 825,000	825,000
Hal Rotholz	1,180,000 80,000	80,000

Aaron Lugibihl	1,165,000 325,000	325,000
David Lin	1,125,000 25,000	25,000
Michal Frejka	1,045,000 415,000	415,000
Timothy Batow	950,000 250,000	250,000
Huck Seed	740,000 80,000	80,000

Kevin Choi	525,000 25,000	25,000

Sergei Tolkachov	510,000 365,000	365,000
Robert Mizrachi	475,000 175,000	175,000

Michelle Konig	375,000 225,000	225,000
Ivan Zhechev	335,000 115,000	115,000
Philip Shing	310,000 540,000	540,000
Jason Daly	290,000 50,000	50,000

Vasu Amarapu	285,000 715,000	715,000
Denis Strebkov	270,000 30,000	30,000