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

06-26-2025 22:36 UTC-8

Daly on Fumes After Getting Chopped Up

Frank Visser

Level 24

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

Philip Shing: 7♣5♦2♣/3♣8♣9♥10♠
Jason Daly: XxXx/7♥J♦4♦2♠/Xx - folded on seventh street
Denis Strebkov: A♠Q♠4♣/3♠10♣4♠A♦

Philip Shing brought in, Jason Daly completed, and Denis Strebkov made it two bets. Shing defended, and Daly called as well. It checked to Shing on fourth street, and he bet.

Daly and Strebkov both called to fifth street, which checked through. Strebkov caught the betting lead on sixth street and led out. Both Shing and Daly called to seventh street, but only Shing called Strebkov's bet once there.

Strebkov tabled aces and fours for the high, and Shing had an eight-low for the low half of the pot. Daly, meanwhile, was left with less than one big bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denis Strebkov	500,000 230,000	230,000

Philip Shing	415,000 105,000	105,000
Jason Daly	45,000 245,000	245,000

Tags: Denis Strebkov Jason Daly Philip Shing

06-26-2025 22:52 UTC-8

Jason Daly Eliminated in 18th Place ($5,777)

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Nick Vazquez

Level 24

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

Jason Daly: A♣2♠ / 5♣7♣5♠2♣ / K♥ All in
Blaz Zerjav: 10♣8♣ / 10♠Q♦8♠6♠ / 4♥

Blaz Zerjav completed, Jason Daly raised from the bring in, Zerjav reraised enough to put Daly all in and Daly called.

Zerjav's two pair busted Daly, who was the 18th place finisher.

Player	Chips	Progress
Blaz Zerjav	2,120,000 70,000	70,000

Jason Daly	Busted

Tags: Jason Daly Blaz Zerjav

06-26-2025 23:05 UTC-8

Philip Shing Eliminated in 17th Place ($5,777); Kevin Choi Eliminated in 16th Place ($5,777)

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Connor Richards

Level 24

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

Denis Strebkov: A♣7♥ / 4♦3♣5♠5♥ / 2♥
Philip Shing: K♠Q♦ / A♦Q♥7♣A♥ / 10♠ All in
Kevin Choi: 8♥2♦ / 8♠10♦Q♣3♦ / J♠ All in

Kevin Choi moved all in and was called by both Philip Shing and Denis Strebkov. Strebkov bet on fourth street and Shing called. Strebkov bet again on fifth street and Shing raised all in. Strebkov called.

The final cards were dealt and Strebkov miraculously pulled a deuce to make a Wheel to scoop for a double elimination ahead of the two-table redraw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Denis Strebkov	800,000 300,000	300,000

Kevin Choi	Busted

Philip Shing	Busted

Tags: Denis Strebkov Kevin Choi Philip Shing

06-26-2025 23:06 UTC-8

Ivan Zhechev Eliminated in 15th Place ($6,995)

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Frank Visser

Level 24

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

Ivan Zhechev: 10♠10♥/2♣J♥6♣5♣/3♣ All in
Sergei Tolkachov: A♣Q♣/5♠K♠8♣A♥/10♣
Aaron Lugibihl: XxXx/3♦9♠Q♥ - folded on fifth street

After several raises, Ivan Zhechev's stack of 185,000 was in the middle. Sergei Tolkachov and Aaron Lugibihl were playing in a side pot.

Tolkachov bet on fourth street for Lugibihl to call, but Lugibihl folded to a second barrel on fifth street.

When the cards went face up, Zhechev was ahead with a pair of tens. Tolkachov made a pair of aces on sixth street, which remained the best hand to eliminate Zhechev just before the two-table redraw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergei Tolkachov	1,400,000 890,000	890,000
Aaron Lugibihl	1,275,000 110,000	110,000
Ivan Zhechev	Busted

Tags: Aaron Lugibihl Ivan Zhechev Sergei Tolkachov

06-26-2025 23:06 UTC-8

Two Table Redraw

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Frank Visser

Level 24

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

Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Bets
624	1	Hal Rotholz	United States	800,000	10
624	2	Aaron Lugibihl	Canada	1,225,000	15
624	3	John Comeau	United States	1,250,000	16
624	4	Michal Frejka	United States	1,025,000	13
624	5
624	6	Vasu Amarapu	United States	340,000	4
624	7	Blaz Zerjav	Slovenia	2,025,000	25
624	8	Sergei Tolkachov	United States	1,200,000	15

625	1	David Lin	United States	425,000	5
625	2	Jay Kerbel	United States	2,750,000	34
625	3	Michelle Konig	United States	415,000	5
625	4	Huck Seed	United States	840,000	11
625	5	Timothy Batow	United States	685,000	9
625	6
625	7	Denis Strebkov	Russia	670,000	8
625	8	Robert Mizrachi	United States	530,000	7

Player	Chips	Progress
Jay Kerbel	2,750,000 680,000	680,000

Blaz Zerjav	2,025,000 95,000	95,000

John Comeau	1,250,000 375,000	375,000
Aaron Lugibihl	1,225,000 50,000	50,000
Sergei Tolkachov	1,200,000 200,000	200,000
Michal Frejka	1,025,000 20,000	20,000
Huck Seed	840,000 100,000	100,000

Hal Rotholz	800,000 380,000	380,000

Timothy Batow	685,000 265,000	265,000
Denis Strebkov	670,000 130,000	130,000

Robert Mizrachi	530,000 55,000	55,000

David Lin	425,000 700,000	700,000
Michelle Konig	415,000 40,000	40,000
Vasu Amarapu	340,000 55,000	55,000

06-26-2025 23:15 UTC-8

Zerjav Scoops Rotholz

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Frank Visser

Level 24

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

Blaz Zerjav: 6♦5♣3♠/3♣8♠8♦A♦
Hal Rotholz: XxXx/J♦5♠9♠A♥/Xx

Blaz Zerjav fired a bet when he paired up on fifth street, and Hal Rotholz called. Zerjav bet twice more on sixth and seventh street, with Rotholz quickly calling down.

Zerjav showed two pair and an eight-low, and Rotholz mucked his cards after about 30 seconds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Blaz Zerjav	2,800,000 775,000	775,000

Hal Rotholz	400,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Blaz Zerjav Hal Rotholz

06-26-2025 23:24 UTC-8

Comeau Pulling Moves

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Frank Visser

Level 24

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

Sergei Tolkachov: Q♠6♦4♠/8♦10♣A♥6♠
John Comeau: Q♣9♦3♣/3♠2♦8♣5♠

Sergei Tolkachov bet on fifth street, and was raised by John Comeau. Tolkachov called and check-called Comeau's bet on sixth street as well.

Tolkachov check-called one more time on seventh street.

"You might scoop, I just have a pair of threes," Comeau said as he tabled his and.

Tolkachov had called with a pair of sixes, and was thus awarded the entire pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sergei Tolkachov	1,580,000 380,000	380,000
John Comeau	1,010,000 240,000	240,000

Tags: John Comeau Sergei Tolkachov

06-26-2025 23:28 UTC-8

Amarapu Doubles Dire Stack

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Frank Visser

Level 24

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

Vasu Amarapu: A♥J♦/J♣5♣5♥5♠/6♠
Blaz Zerjav: 6♣K♠/A♦2♥K♦10♠/10♥

Vasu Amarapu piled in his 160,000 chips on third street, and was looked up by Blaz Zerjav.

By sixth street, Amarapu had made a full house to leave Zerjav's kings drawing dead. A meaningless seventh street was dealt, and Amarapu doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Blaz Zerjav	2,425,000 375,000	375,000

Vasu Amarapu	400,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Blaz Zerjav Vasu Amarapu

Level: 25

Ante: 10,000
Bring-In: 15,000
Completion: 50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

06-26-2025 23:38 UTC-8

Jacks Up for Kerbel

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Nick Vazquez

Level 25

Ante: 10,000
Bring-In: 15,000
Completion: 50,000
Limits: 50,000-100,000

Jay Kerbel: 4♦2♦ / 3♣3♠2♠J♣ / J♠
Denis Strebkov: XxXx / K♥6♦8♦10♦ / Xx

Jay Kerbel was the bring in, but opted to complete. Denis Strebkov raised, and Kerbel called.

When Kerbel took over the lead on fourth, he fired. Strebkov called. This was the pattern until the river.

Kerbel announced "Three pair" and showed his jacks and threes, and that won him the entire pot. Kerbel has carried the momentum for much of the latter stages of play today, as he sits with the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jay Kerbel	3,025,000 275,000	275,000

Denis Strebkov	420,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Jay Kerbel Denis Strebkov