Andrew Kelsall: XxXx/3♥7♦3♠10♣/Xx
Edward Jackson Spivack: XxXx/5♣2♦4♠Xx/Xx
Jeffery Taylor: Q♣8♣2♠/8♠2♣10♦10♥/Xx
Allen Kessler: XxXx/Q♠A♣- folded on fourth street
Andrew Kelsall brought in, and Edward Jackson Spivack completed. Jeffery Taylor called, as did Allen Kessler and Kelsall.
It checked to Spivack on fourth street, who bet. Taylor then raised, Kessler folded, but Kelsall and Spivack both called.
Kelsall caught an open pair of threes on fifth street and checked. Spivack bet, Taylor called, and Kelsall tossed in calling chips as well. Taylor led out with a bet when he paired his ten on sixth street, receiving two calls.
On seventh street, the action checked to showdown. Taylor announced tens-up, and his two pair won him the entire pot when Spivack and Kelsall eventually mucked their hands.
Viktor Blom: A♠9♠ / 6♠8♠J♠3♣ / 7♣
Will Failla: 3♥2♣2♦5♠6♦4♣ / K♥
Eldon Brown: A♦A♣2♠3♦7♦5♣8♥
Viktor Blom called, Eldon Brown completed, Will Failla defended the bring in and Blom called as well.
On fourth street, Blom checked, Brown bet, and both players called.
On fifth, action checked to Failia who now bet, and both players called. That action repeated on sixth, and now Blom was all in.
Failia also bet on seventh, and Brown called. Failia's straight and 6-5 low scooped the side pot, while Blom's flush won him the high half of the main pot.
Jonah Seewald completed, Bich Nguyen raised, and Seewald called. Nguyen placed bets on fourth and fifth street, with Seewald check-calling twice.
Nguyen took the betting lead on sixth street and led out. Seewald called before seventh street was checked down.
"Just a pair of queens," Seewald stated as he showed two queens and an eight-low. Nguyen spent some moments looking at his hand before he tossed it into the muck in defeat.
The 132 returning players have been directed to their seats, and the cards are in the air for the second day of Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better.
Eight days ago, Jason Daly won the second bracelet of his career by conquering the $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo / Stud Hi-Lo event.. Afterward, Daly was unsure of his further plans for the 2025 World Series of Poker. Evidently, he decided to be one of the 615 players to register for Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better. He proved his earlier victory was not a fluke as he was among the top 10 counts on Day 1 again, bagging 217,000 at the end of the night, putting him in a good position to add another six-figure cash to his resume as the top prize of the $816,413 prize pool amounts to $153,487.
While Daly will return today at 1 p.m. to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas with a healthy 18 big bets in his possession, the chip lead is in the hands of a familiar face to Daly. Kevin Choi, who Daly beat heads up to capture his bracelet a little over a week ago, is leading the 132 returning players with a stack of 376,500. Bracelet winner Mary Jones sits in second with 332,000, while 2006 WSOP Player of the Year Jeff Madsen also secured a top-10 stack with 190,500.
Top 10 Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Bets
1
Kevin Choi
Hong Kong
376,500
31
2
Mary Jones
United States
332,000
28
3
Jay Kerbel
United States
249,000
21
4
Jared Koppel
United States
249,000
21
5
William McMahan
United States
221,000
18
6
Jason Daly
United States
217,000
18
7
Michal Frejka
United States
203,500
17
8
Michael Moon
United States
196,500
16
9
Jeff Madsen
United States
190,500
16
10
Ryan Schoonbaert
United States
186,000
16
Jeff Madsen
Madsen is the only 25K Fantasy pick in the top 10, but plenty of others made it through to Day 2. A small selection includes Jake Schwartz (183,500), Kyle Miholich (175,000), Tom Koral (93,500), Robert Mizrachi (89,500), David "Bakes" Baker (69,000), and Viktor Blom (68,500).
With 93 spots paid, 39 eliminations need to happen before the money is reached. While people are expected to fly out at the start, the split-pot nature of the game could mean the field is in for an extended bubble period. When the money has been reached, each player is guaranteed $3,021, but the real eye-catching payouts are reserved for the final table.
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
$153,487
10-11
$8,664
2
$102,281
12-15
$6,995
3
$70,071
16-23
$5,777
4
$48,931
24-31
$4,882
5
$34,842
32-39
$4,224
6
$25,307
40-47
$3,745
7
$18,758
48-55
$3,403
8
$14,195
56-63
$3,173
9
$10,971
64-93
$3,021
The plan for Day 2 is to play 10 levels of 60 minutes, with a break scheduled after every two levels. After Level 21, there will be an extended dinner break of 60 minutes. The first level will have limits of 6,000/12,000, with 1,500 antes and a bring-in of 2,000.
PokerNews will provide another full day of split-pot live reporting, so stay tuned to this page to not miss any of the bubble-bursting action of Day 2.
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