Event #73: $1,500 Eight Game Mix Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

Jun 27, 2025

Frejka Makes a Move at the Wrong Time

Brett Slezak

Level 12

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500/5,000, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 700 Bring-In, 2,500 Completion 2,500-5,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,200/1,800 Ante, 600/1,200 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Valentin Vornicu limped under the gun before Michal Frejka potted to 5,400 next to act. In the big blind, Ron Schindelheim repotted to 17,400, Vornicu folded, and Frejka called all-in for his final 8,100 total.

Michal Frejka: Q♣10♣8♣5♠ All in
Ron Schindelheim: K♥K♣10♦8♠

Frejka needed some help to survive which he certainly did not get on the K♦4♥4♦ flop as Schindelheim flopped a full house. Frejka was drawing stone dead as the board ran out 2♣4♠ and Schindelheim scored the knockout.

"You got saved," Vornicu joked after the hand, "I had a four."

Tags: Michal Frejka Ron Schindelheim Valentin Vornicu

Jun 27, 2025

Faces From the Field

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Dan O'Hair

Level: 12

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,500/5,000, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 700 Bring-In, 2,500 Completion 2,500-5,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,200/1,800 Ante, 600/1,200 Blinds

Jun 27, 2025

Stann Keeps His Foot on the Gas

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Dan O'Hair

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000/4,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion 2,000-4,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500/1,000 Blinds

Pot-Limit Omaha

Dave Stann raised to 2,600 from the hijack and was called by Gilmar Chrusciak in the big blind.

Chrusciak checked dark and Stann continued for 4,000 on the 9♠2♣10♠ flop. Chrusciak called.

The 5♣ fell on the turn and Chrusciak check-called an 8,000 bet from Stann.

Chrusciak checked dark again on the Q♦ river and Stann bet 10,000. This time Chrusciak let his hand go and Stann was sent the pot.

Tags: Dave Stann Gilmar Chrusciak

Jun 27, 2025

Kessler Dispatches Seiver

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Brett Slezak

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000/4,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion 2,000-4,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500/1,000 Blinds

Seven Card Stud

Scott Seiver: A♥10♥ / J♠8♣9♠3♣ / K♥ All in
Allen Kessler: K♦7♦ / K♠4♣10♦J♥ / 2♦

Seiver completed, Kessler raised, and Seiver called with not much behind.

"If you catch a king and I catch the three of clubs I'll fold," joked Seiver.

The rest of the money got in on fourth as Kessler revealed his pair of kings against the ace-high of Seiver.

Seiver picked up an open-ender on fifth but could not improve as he ended with ace-high, and Kessler's kings held for the elimination.

Tags: Allen Kessler Scott Seiver

Jun 27, 2025

Fallen By the Wayside

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Brett Slezak

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000/4,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion 2,000-4,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500/1,000 Blinds

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Jun 27, 2025

John Evans

84,000 27,000

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Jun 27, 2025

Justice For Woods

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Dan O'Hair

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000/4,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion 2,000-4,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500/1,000 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo

James Woods raised on the button and Rami Hammoud defended his big blind.

Hammound check-called bets from Woods on the A♣10♠J♦ flop and J♠ turn and then both players checked on the 6♣ river.

Woods turned over A♥K♠7♠7♦, which got a muck from Hammound.

"Finally, justice!" Woods joked. "He's been beating me all day. He's better, smarter, handsomer, younger..."

"Literally none of those things are true!" Hammound replied. "Except for maybe the younger part."

Tags: James Woods Rami Hammoud

Jun 27, 2025

Huck Seed Chasing First Bracelet in 22 Years, Heads-Up for the Title

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Eliot Thomas

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000/4,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion 2,000-4,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500/1,000 Blinds

Twenty-two years after his last bracelet, four-time WSOP winner and 1996 Main Event champion Huck Seed is in pole position to triumph once again on poker’s grandest stage.

Seed currently leads the $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better event, heads-up against Slovenian standout Blaz Zerjav.

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Tags: Huck Seed Blaz Zerjav

Jun 27, 2025

Balas Falls to Chambers

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Brett Slezak

Level 11

Limit Flop/Draw: 2,000/4,000, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring-In, 2,000 Completion 2,000-4,000 Limits
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,000/1,500 Ante, 500/1,000 Blinds

Omaha Hi-Lo

Colton Blomberg raised from the cutoff, Dekel Balas called all-in for his final 2,800 from the button, and Judah Chambers defended his big blind.

On the K♥3♥2♣ flop, Chambers check-raised a bet from Blomberg who called.

Chambers continued on the 6♠ turn as Blomberg stuck around.

On the A♥ river, Chambers bet for a final time and Blomberg folded.

Dekel Balas: A♠A♦A♣6♦ All in
Judah Chambers: J♣5♠4♥2♦