Event #77: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-03-2025 12:24 UTC-8

Lin Folds Out Pan on Seventh

Calum Grant

Level 25

Ante: 20,000
Bring In: 30,000
Completion: 100,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000

Qinghai Pan: XxXx / Q♠2♥3♣9♠ / Xx - folded on seventh street
David Lin: XxXx / 9♣7♠7♥6♥ / Xx

Qinghai Pan completed and David Lin called. Lin called a bet on fourth before making open sevens on fifth and taking the betting lead. Pan then called bets on fifth and sixth, before open-folding his AxQxJx hole cards on seventh.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai Pan	8,516,000 216,000	216,000

David Lin	2,600,000 500,000	500,000

Tags: David Lin Qinghai Pan

07-03-2025 12:21 UTC-8

Luke Schwartz Eliminated in 3rd Place ($188,105)

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Connor Richards

Level 25

Ante: 20,000
Bring In: 30,000
Completion: 100,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000

Luke Schwartz: 2♣K♥4♠K♦4♣8♠9♥
David Lin: Q♦6♥3♠2♠5♣9♦J♠

Schwartz was all in on third street against David Lin and earned a small double as the boards ran out to give him kings up.

Not long after Schwartz completed and Lin called. Schwartz moved all in on fourth street and Lin called.

Luke Schwartz: 4♠3♣ / A♦5♦ All in
David Lin: A♠Q♣ / 7♣4♦

Schwartz had a very strong start with four cards to a Wheel, but his board ran out 9♣J♦K♠ to brick everything, while Lin proceeded to make eights and sevens with 8♥8♣7♥.

"This is unbelievable," Schwartz said glumly. "You win."

Player	Chips	Progress
David Lin	3,100,000 375,000	375,000
Luke Schwartz	Busted

Tags: David Lin Luke Schwartz

07-03-2025 12:14 UTC-8

Schwartz Saves His Last Few Chips

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Calum Grant

Level 25

Ante: 20,000
Bring In: 30,000
Completion: 100,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000

Qinghai Pan: 3♣3♠ / 9♣2♠3♥4♥ / 9♦
David Lin: XxXx / 4♠10♦ - folded on fourth street
Luke Schwartz: XxXx / A♦2♦7♣6♥ / Xx - folded on seventh street

Luke Schwartz completed and was called by both opponents. Schwartz bet on fourth and and Pan was the only caller.

Pan then raised over Schwartz's bet on fifth street. "Pair of nines is not a good spot," said Schwartz as he called.

Schwartz checked and Pan fired out a bet on sixth street. "Are you rolled up?" Schwartz asked after calling the bet, which left him with 120,000.

Schwartz checked on seventh and then faced a decision for his tournament life as Pan made a final bet.

Schwartz may have been attending to the pain in his neck with a massage, but he couldn't escape the pain that Pan's wager put him in.

"One time in life you have aces and a low," Schwartz directed at Pan. "I don't think you have aces and a low. You would've raised...You could do though."

After some more thinking time and talking out loud, Schwartz released his hand. Pan showed 3♠3♣9♦ for a boat, with Schwartz surprised that Pan called on third street with a pair of threes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai Pan	8,300,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

David Lin	2,725,000 775,000	775,000
Luke Schwartz	120,000 530,000	530,000

Tags: David Lin Luke Schwartz Qinghai Pan

07-03-2025 11:59 UTC-8

Schwartz Short

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Connor Richards

Level 25

Ante: 20,000
Bring In: 30,000
Completion: 100,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000

Qinghai Pan: 7♠4♥ / 6♥8♣6♠7♥ / Xx
Luke Schwartz: A♣Xx / 2♥A♦5♦J♦ / Xx

Luke Schwartz has continued trending downwards and most recently lost a pot to Qinghai Pan.

Picking up the action on sixth street, Schwartz checked and Pan also checked. Both players checked again on seventh street.

Pan showed two pair and it was good to take the pot as Schwartz complained about bricking after starting with a pair of aces.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai Pan	7,000,000 500,000	500,000

Luke Schwartz	650,000 510,000	510,000

Tags: Luke Schwartz Qinghai Pan

07-03-2025 11:58 UTC-8

WSOP Rules in Chip Dumping Controversy; Shiina Okamoto Makes Poker History | PokerNews Podcast #904

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Chad Holloway

Level 25

Ante: 20,000
Bring In: 30,000
Completion: 100,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000

In the 904th episode of the PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway, Kyna England, and Mike Holtz are joined by Grosvenor Poker Pro Jamie Nixon at Level 9 Studio in Las Vegas to talk about the latest from the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP). That includes the WSOP's controversial decision regarding the alleged Millionaire Maker chip dumping between Jesse Yaginuma and James Carroll, which may or may not include lifetime bans. It's a lively debate that examines the situation from multiple angles, including the likely involvement of the Nevada Gaming Commission.

They then take a look at a controversial hand posted by Lexy Gavin-Mather where a dealer error that may have brought a much-needed seven out of the muck had the poker world talking. From there, the trio highlight the historic win by Shiina Okamoto, who successfully defended her Ladies Event title after finishing runner-up three years ago. She also had to put up with Phil Hellmuth Jr., for better or worse, as the crew debated. That wasn't the only historic win, as Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi won the prestigious $50,000 Poker Players Championship for an unbelievable fourth time. Toss in the first gold bracelet won by Darren Elias, and there were some big winners to be celebrated.

Jamie Nixon then talks about Grosvenor Poker and the upcoming Goliath in Coventry, how his buddy is running a daily bracket of funny poker names, and then Chad explains why there's a giant cutout of Espan Jorstad's head on the set (Hint: it came from the recent GTOWizard party).

A new PokerNews Podcast will drop twice a week during the 2025 WSOP every Thursday and Sunday at 8a PT / 11a ET / 4p UK time. Remember to subscribe to our YouTube channel so you do not miss an episode!

Click here to listen to the new PN Podcast!

07-03-2025 11:53 UTC-8

Four and Half in a Row for Pan

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Calum Grant

Level 25

Ante: 20,000
Bring In: 30,000
Completion: 100,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000

Qinghai Pan: XxXx / 5♦5♥
David Lin: XxXx / A♣9♥ - folded on fourth street

David Lin completed and then called when Qinghai Pan raised from the bring-in. Pan made open fives on fourth, and his bet folded out Lin.

Qinghai Pan: XxXx / 10♥10♦8♣
David Lin: XxXx / A♣A♦6♠ - folded on fifth street

On the next deal, Lin completed and Pan called from the bring-in. Both players made open pairs on fourth, with Lin betting with his aces. However, he check-folded to a bet on fifth street.

Qinghai Pan: XxXx / 9♣3♦
Luke Schwartz: XxXx / 2♦J♥ - folded on fourth street

The following hand, Pan completed and Schwartz called. Schwartz check-folded to a bet on fourth street.

Pan then made it four pots in a row, completing on third street and taking the pot with no resistance.

Qinghai Pan: A♥Q♥10♥ / 4♥8♥7♣5♥
David Lin: 9x7x4x / 2♦A♣K♠6♣
Luke Schwartz: XxXx / A♦2♣ - folded on fourth street

Schwartz completed and was called by both opponents. On fourth, Schwartz checked and Pan bet. Lin raised, folding out Schwartz while Pan stuck around. Lin then check-called bets from fifth to seventh street.

Lin tabled A♥Q♥10♥ for a flush, while Liin's 7-6-4-2-A was good for the low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai Pan	6,500,000 500,000	500,000

David Lin	3,500,000 500,000	500,000
Luke Schwartz	1,160,000 240,000	240,000

Tags: David Lin Luke Schwartz Qinghai Pan

07-03-2025 11:40 UTC-8

Schwartz Bricks Seventh Street

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Connor Richards

Level 25

Ante: 20,000
Bring In: 30,000
Completion: 100,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000

David Lin: K♣9♣7♣ / 9♠4♠J♠10♠
Luke Schwartz: A♦3♦ / 8♠6♠9♦K♠ / 3♥

Luke Schwartz and David Lin played a pot and got to showdown with Lin having a busted spade draw and a pair of nines.

Schwartz needed to turn over an ace or king or low card but instead turned over the 3♥ before tossing his cards to the dealer.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Lin	4,000,000 550,000	550,000
Luke Schwartz	1,400,000 1,540,000	1,540,000

Tags: David Lin Luke Schwartz

07-03-2025 11:38 UTC-8

Lin Gets it All

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Connor Richards

Level 25

Ante: 20,000
Bring In: 30,000
Completion: 100,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000

Qinghai Pan: 7♠3♠ / 4♥K♣8♣2♠ / 7♣
David Lin: 7♦4♦2♣ / A♠8♠Q♦A♣

Qinghai Pan completed and David Lin two-bet. Pan called and checked on fifth street as Lin bet. Lin bet again on sixth street and Pan called, and the same action took place on seventh street.

Lin showed aces and an eight-seven-four-deuce and it was good for a scoop as he beat out Pan's sevens and eight-seven-four-three.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai Pan	6,000,000 100,000	100,000

David Lin	3,450,000 1,250,000	1,250,000

Tags: David Lin Qinghai Pan

07-03-2025 11:32 UTC-8

Andrey Zhigalov Eliminated in 4th Place ($132,423)

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Calum Grant

Level 25

Ante: 20,000
Bring In: 30,000
Completion: 100,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000

Andrey Zhigalov: 8♦2♥ / 5♦Q♣2♦6♣ / Xx All in
Qinghai Pan: K♦10♦ / 7♦A♣K♠3♥ / 9♥

Andrey Zhigalov completed out of his short stack before Qinghai Pan raised. Zhigalov came back over the top for 220,000 total. Pan called and the two were off to the races.

Pan ended making a pair of kings after the runout, with Zhigalov having a pair of deuces and a low draw to stay live for both pots. However, he peeled a 10x on seventh street and bowed out in fourth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai Pan	6,100,000 500,000	500,000

Luke Schwartz	2,940,000 110,000	110,000
David Lin	2,200,000 100,000	100,000
Andrey Zhigalov	Busted

Tags: Andrey Zhigalov Qinghai Pan

07-03-2025 11:28 UTC-8

Zhigalov Survives with Chop on Seventh; Pan Takes from Lin

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Calum Grant

Level 25

Ante: 20,000
Bring In: 30,000
Completion: 100,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000

Andrey Zhigalov: 10♥2♦ / 3♣2♣7♣4♠ / Xx All in
David Lin: 7♠4♣ / 7♥K♦6♠3♠ / A♠

David Lin completed and Andrey Zhigalov called from the bring-in. Lin check-raised on fourth street after Zhigalov bet. The latter put in their last 85,000 and the duo were off to the races.

Both players had pairs, with Lin's sevens edging the deuces. By seventh street, Lin made a low to go along with his pair.

Zhigalov had just a pair of deuces heading to seventh street but was still live to take half of the pot. He turned over the 3♥ to make two pair to chop the pot.

Lin and Pan then took pots uncontested on third street before the two tangled in a pot.

Qinghai Pan: XxXx / A♥6♥7♠A♠
David Lin: XxXx / 7♥8♦4♦10♥ = folded on sixth street

Qinghai Pan completed and Lin called from the bring-in. Lin called bets on fourth and fifth, but folded to a bet on sixth street when Pan made open aces.