Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
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2025 World Series of Poker
Event #69: $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better
Day: 2
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$816,413
Entries
615
Level
34
Limits
0 / 0
Ante
0
Entries
132
Players Left
11
Players Left 1 / 615
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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 |
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.
Level: 16
Ante: 1,500
Bring-In: 2,000
Completion: 6,000
Limits: 6,000-12,000
Level 16
Ante: 1,500
Bring-In: 2,000
Completion: 6,000
Limits: 6,000-12,000
Bring-In: 2,000
Completion: 6,000
Limits: 6,000-12,000
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.
Level 16
Ante: 1,500
Bring-In: 2,000
Completion: 6,000
Limits: 6,000-12,000
Bring-In: 2,000
Completion: 6,000
Limits: 6,000-12,000
Jonah Seewald: A♠Q♠2♠/7♦8♥6♥Q♦
Bich Nguyen: XxXx/5♣3♥6♣K♣/Xx
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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115,000
80,000
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80,000 |
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80,000
29,500
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29,500 |
Level 16
Ante: 1,500
Bring-In: 2,000
Completion: 6,000
Limits: 6,000-12,000
Bring-In: 2,000
Completion: 6,000
Limits: 6,000-12,000
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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85,000
7,000
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7,000 |
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78,500
10,000
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10,000 |
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76,500
8,000
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8,000 |
Level 16
Ante: 1,500
Bring-In: 2,000
Completion: 6,000
Limits: 6,000-12,000
Bring-In: 2,000
Completion: 6,000
Limits: 6,000-12,000
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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365,000
187,000
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187,000 |
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145,000
5,000
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5,000 |
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39,000
24,000
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24,000 |
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30,000
42,500
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42,500 |
Level 16
Ante: 1,500
Bring-In: 2,000
Completion: 6,000
Limits: 6,000-12,000
Bring-In: 2,000
Completion: 6,000
Limits: 6,000-12,000
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Level 16
Ante: 1,500
Bring-In: 2,000
Completion: 6,000
Limits: 6,000-12,000
Bring-In: 2,000
Completion: 6,000
Limits: 6,000-12,000
Carol Anderson: 10♦6♠4♦/7♦J♣8♦J♠
Albert Luna: 5♥4♣3♥/3♠5♣8♣6♥
Koji Fujimoto: K♥7♣6♦/K♠8♥8♠Q♣
Albert Luna was the bring-in. Koji Fujimoto then completed, Carol Anderson moved all in for 9,000, and Luna called. Fujimoto put in one more raise, which Luna called as well.
Fujimoto led out with bets on fourth and fifth street, both times seeing Luna call. Luna gained the betting lead on sixth street because Anderson paired her jack, and he fired a bet.
Fujimoto called, and called down on seventh street as well. Luna tabled two pair and an eight-low, while Fujimoto was sitting on a higher two pair.
Anderson was stuck with just one pair and no low, and she said her goodbyes to the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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170,000
145,000
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145,000 |
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155,000
125,500
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125,500 |
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