Event #77: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-30-2025 15:58 UTC-7

Holley and Phan Chop, Smith Gets Nothing in Big Three-Way Pot

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David Salituro

Level 3

Ante: 200
Bring In: 200
Completion: 800
Limits: 800-1,600

John Holley: XxXx/2♣A♦6♥4♠/Xx
Luan Phan: XxXx/A♣7♣8♠10♦/Xx
Dylan Smith: XxXx/7♦5♦A♠4♦/Xx

Luan Phan bet on fourth street and Dylan Smith raised. John Holley then reraised and Phan and Smith both called.

Holley continued betting on each street down to seventh as Phan and Smith called him down. Holley bet again on seventh and both opponents called.

Holley showed J♥8♦3♣ for a low, while Phan had J♠8♣8♥ for trip eights. Smith mucked as he watched Holley and Phan chop the pot.

At the same table, Scott Seiver has lost nearly half his stack in the early stages of Day 1, while Craig Chait has taken his seat.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Holley	70,000 10,000	10,000
Luan Phan	65,000 5,000	5,000
Craig Chait	60,000
Dylan Smith	40,000 13,000	13,000
Scott Seiver	35,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Dylan Smith John Holley Luan Phan

06-30-2025 15:58 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Adrienne Carter	60,000 60,000	60,000
Ryan Hughes	60,000 60,000	60,000

Ying Chu	60,000 60,000	60,000
Jon Kyte	60,000 60,000	60,000
Qiang Xu	60,000 60,000	60,000

Craig Chait	60,000 60,000	60,000
Yehuda Buchalter	60,000 60,000	60,000
Hal Rotholz	60,000 60,000	60,000
Max Pescatori	60,000 60,000	60,000

David Lin	60,000 60,000	60,000
Irvin Garcia Ramirez	60,000 60,000	60,000
Luan Phan	60,000 60,000	60,000
Hisashi Yamanouchi	60,000
Mike Matusow	60,000

John Evans	60,000
Gordon Ernst	60,000

Grapenthien Wins Half With One Pair

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Frank Visser

Level 3

Ante: 200
Bring In: 200
Completion: 800
Limits: 800-1,600

Matt Grapenthien: K♣Q♠3♠/A♦8♠7♣K♦
Erich Gmur: XxXx/J♦10♣A♣6♦/Xx - folded on seventh street
Yuval Bronshtein: XxXx/5♣4♥ - folded on fourth street
Larry Tull: A♥6♠2♥/8♦3♥5♥3♣

Four-way to fourth street, it checked to Larry Tull, who bet. Matt Grapenthien called, and Erich Gmur followed suit. Yuval Bronshtein got out of the way, after which it checked to Tull again.

He fired another bet, which both Grapenthien and Gmur called. Tull gained the betting lead on sixth street and bet again, seeing two more calls tossed in by his opponents.

Tull bet a final time on seventh street. This time, only Grapenthien called as Gmur folded his seven cards.

Gmur showed a six-low in addition to his open pair of threes, and Grapenthien showed a pair of kings to take down half of the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Larry Tull	75,000 15,000	15,000
Yuval Bronshtein	71,000 4,000	4,000

Erich Gmur	55,000 10,000	10,000
Matt Grapenthien	51,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Erich Gmur Larry Tull Matt Grapenthien Yuval Bronshtein

06-30-2025 15:48 UTC-7

Wallace Gets Paid by Hastings

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David Salituro

Level 3

Ante: 200
Bring In: 200
Completion: 800
Limits: 800-1,600

Christopher Wallace: XxXx/4♦5♥5♦8♥/Xx
Brian Hastings: XxXx/9♣6♥4♠4♥/Xx
James Cheung: XxXx/8♠K♥J♠ - folded on fifth street

James Cheung was showing Christopher Wallace his new tablet and discussing cell phone plans as Cheung completed. Brian Hastings then raised, and both Wallace and Cheung called.

Hastings continued on fourth street and both opponents called. Wallace then bet on fifth, Cheung folded, while Hastings called.

Wallace bet again on sixth and seventh as Hastings called both bets. Wallace then showed 7♠6♦2♠ for a straight and a low, and Hastings mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Wallace	75,000 13,000	13,000

James Cheung	65,000 5,000	5,000
Brian Hastings	65,000

Tags: Brian Hastings Christopher Wallace James Cheung

06-30-2025 15:44 UTC-7

Seiver Raises Seventh to Get Chopped

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Frank Visser

Level 3

Ante: 200
Bring In: 200
Completion: 800
Limits: 800-1,600

Dylan Smith: J♠J♥J♦/10♠8♣7♣3♥
Scott Seiver: 6x6xXx/4♠6♦10♦8♥
Robert Meyer: A♣3♠3♦/5♦7♠6♥J♣

It checked to Robert Meyer on fourth street, who bet out. His opponents were Dylan Smith and Scott Seiver, and they both tossed in a call. Meyer gained the betting lead on sixth street and fired again, seeing two more calls fly in.

Meyer also bet on seventh street. Smith called, but Seiver announced a raise. Meyer and Smith both quickly called. Seiver showed three sixes, and Meyer tabled a seven-low.

Smith had the better high with trip jacks, however, and Seiver saw his chips get chopped between Meyer and Smith.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Meyer	66,500 21,400	21,400
Dylan Smith	53,000 500	500
Scott Seiver	50,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Dylan Smith Robert Meyer Scott Seiver

06-30-2025 15:40 UTC-7

Bronshtein, Gmur Chop Three-Way Pot

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David Salituro

Level 3

Ante: 200
Bring In: 200
Completion: 800
Limits: 800-1,600

Yuval Bronshtein: XxXx/K♦9♣5♦10♣/Xx
Erich Gmur: XxXx/Q♥4♦2♠6♠/Xx
Matt Grapenthien: XxXx/8♣J♦6♦3♣/Xx

Yuval Bronshtein bet on fifth street and was called by Erich Gmur and Matt Grapenthien.

Bronshtein continued betting on sixth and both opponents called. He then bet on seventh and again received two calls.

Bronshtein turned over K♠9♦3♥ for kings and nines, while Gmur had A♥5♠5♣ for a low to chop up Grapenthien's contributions to the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erich Gmur	65,000 5,000	5,000
Yuval Bronshtein	58,000 2,000	2,000

Matt Grapenthien	45,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Erich Gmur Matt Grapenthien Yuval Bronshtein

06-30-2025 15:34 UTC-7

Rodawig Gets Paid

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Frank Visser

Level 3

Ante: 200
Bring In: 200
Completion: 800
Limits: 800-1,600

Eric Rodawig: J♠J♣4♠/4♦A♦9♠A♥
Saulo Galvao: XxXx/10♣Q♥8♦K♠
Brandon Shack-Harris: XxXx/2♠7♦K♦Q♣ - folded on sixth street

Three-way to sixth street, Eric Rodawig caught an open pair of aces and bet out. Saulo Galvao called, after which Brandon Shack-Harris mucked his cards.

Rodawig fired again on seventh street, and Galvao called off. Rodawig tabled aces and jacks, and Galvao made a few frustrated motions before he added his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Shack-Harris	75,000 2,000	2,000

Eric Rodawig	55,000

Saulo Galvao	40,300 22,700	22,700

Tags: Brandon Shack-Harris Eric Rodawig Saulo Galvao

06-30-2025 15:33 UTC-7

Barthe, Claassen Chop Up Luo

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David Salituro

Level 3

Ante: 200
Bring In: 200
Completion: 800
Limits: 800-1,600

Nicolas Barthe: XxXx/4♠2♠5♣5♥/Xx
Christopher Claassen: XxXx/A♥J♥2♦2♥/Xx
Xixiang Luo: XxXx/8♠2♣9♠6♥/Xx
John Monnette: XxXx/7♠9♣6♠10♠ - folded on sixth street

Nicolas Barthe bet on fourth street and was called by Christopher Claassen and John Monnette. Xixiang Luo then raised and all three opponents called.

Fifth street was checked through and Barthe resumed betting on sixth. Claassen and Luo called, while Monnette folded.

Barthe bet again on seventh and both opponents called. Claassen turned over K♥9♥7♥ for a flush, while Barthe had A♣8♣5♦ for a low and Luo mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Barthe	70,000 8,000	8,000
John Monnette	57,000

Christopher Claassen	56,000 4,000	4,000

Xixiang Luo	30,000 9,000	9,000

Tags: Christopher Claassen John Monnette Nicolas Barthe Xixiang Luo

06-30-2025 15:24 UTC-7

Koral Trips Up Three Opponents

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David Salituro

Level 3

Ante: 200
Bring In: 200
Completion: 800
Limits: 800-1,600

Tom Koral: XxXx/2♠5♠9♠5♦/Xx
Kevin Nathan: XxXx/10♦7♥7♣J♣/Xx
Andres Korn: XxXx/8♠7♦K♣4♠/Xx
Nikolay Fal: XxXx/2♣9♥9♦10♥ - folded on sixth street

Kevin Nathan bet on fourth street and Nikolay Fal called before Tom Koral raised. Andres Korn called, as did Nathan and Fal.

Koral continued betting on fifth and all three opponents called. He bet again on sixth and Korn and Nathan called, while Fal folded.

Koral put out another bet on seventh and both opponents called. He then showed A♠5♥4♦ for trips and Nathan and Korn mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Koral	67,000 7,000	7,000

Nikolay Fal	57,000 7,000	7,000

Andres Korn	50,000 10,000	10,000

Kevin Nathan	45,000 11,500	11,500

Tags: Andres Korn Kevin Nathan Nikolay Fal Tom Koral

06-30-2025 15:23 UTC-7

Rubinstein Shows Hearts

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Frank Visser

Level 3

Ante: 200
Bring In: 200
Completion: 800
Limits: 800-1,600

Xixiang Luo: XxXx/3♦9♦3♠J♦ - folded on sixth street
Philip Shing: XxXx/5♣ - folded on third street
Viktor Blom: XxXx/5♥ - folded on third street
Donny Rubinstein: XxXx/3♥9♥Q♥A♥

Xixiang Luo completed and received calls from Philip Shing and Viktor Blom. Donny Rubinstein then raised, and Luo three-bet. Shing and Blom thought better of it and mucked their hands, after which Rubinstein called.

The pair checked through fourth street before Luo bet his open pair of threes on fifth street. Rubinstein called and caught a fourth heart on sixth street, which slowed Luo down.

Rubinstein bet after seeing his opponent check, and Luo gave up on the pot by folding his hand.