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

06-30-2025 21:44 UTC-7

Wong Scoops a Three-Way Pot

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David Salituro

Level 9

Ante: 1,000
Bring In: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000

Jerry Wong: XxXx/4♦2♠10♠10♣/Xx
Ryan Miller: XxXx/9♣8♠6♦2♣/Xx
Nikolay Ponomarev: XxXx/K♠5♠10♦J♣/Xx

Jerry Wong bet on fourth street and was called by Nikolay Ponomarev and Ryan Miller.

Miller then bet on fifth and both opponents called. All three players checked on sixth before Wong bet on seventh. Ponomarev folded, but Miller called.

Wong turned over 6♥5♥3♥ for a pair of tens and a low, and Miller mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Miller	80,000 87,000	87,000

Jerry Wong	80,000 20,000	20,000

Nikolay Ponomarev	40,000 46,000	46,000

Tags: Jerry Wong Nikolay Ponomarev Ryan Miller

06-30-2025 21:43 UTC-7

Entries and Exits Heading Into Final Level

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Frank Visser

Level 9

Ante: 1,000
Bring In: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Cantu	60,000

Frank Brannan	60,000

Ryan Hoenig	60,000

Dzmitry Urbanovich	Busted
Dominick Sarle	Busted

Christian Roberts	Busted

Joao Vieira	Busted

Roland Israelashvili	Busted

Koji Fujimoto	Busted
Philip Sternheimer	Busted

Paresh Doshi	Busted
Yehuda Buchalter	Busted
Erich Gmur	Busted
Brandon Shack-Harris	Busted

Thomas Taylor	Busted
Ryan Hughes	Busted

06-30-2025 21:35 UTC-7

Guo Survives With a Chop, Bronshtein Takes a Chunk Off Zappulla

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David Salituro

Level 9

Ante: 1,000
Bring In: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000

Yuebin Guo: XxXx/7♣3♣7♠7♦/Xx
Yuval Bronshtein: XxXx/2♠5♥8♣5♣/Xx
Paul Zappulla: XxXx/10♦7♥2♦9♠/Xx
Richard Bai: XxXx/8♠ - folded on third street

Richard Bai completed before Paul Zappulla raised. Yuebin Guo called all in, while Yuval Bronshtein made it four bets. Bai folded, but Zappulla called to create a side pot.

Bronshtein continued betting on fourth and fifth streets as Zappulla called. Bronshtein bet again on sixth, and this time Zappulla folded.

Guo turned over A♥A♣3♠ for a full house, while Bronshtein had A♣J♣4♣ to chop the pot with a low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuval Bronshtein	200,000 95,000	95,000

Richard Bai	150,000 5,000	5,000
Paul Zappulla	40,000 19,000	19,000

Yuebin Guo	20,000 62,500	62,500

Tags: Paul Zappulla Richard Bai Yuebin Guo Yuval Bronshtein

06-30-2025 21:29 UTC-7

Eveslage Scoops as Betting Caps on Fourth

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Frank Visser

Level 9

Ante: 1,000
Bring In: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000

Roland Israelashvili: XxXx/J♦5♠10♣A♥/Xx - folded on seventh street
Nick Guagenti: XxXx/10♦8♣4♥8♦/Xx
Chad Eveslage: 7♠6♦4♠/5♣3♦3♥8♠
Qinghai Pan: XxXx/3♣9♥ - folded on fourth street

Roland Israelashvili led out on fourth street, Nick Guagenti made it two bets, and Chad Eveslage three-bet. Qinghai Pan mucked his cards after some thought, and Israelashvili called.

Guagenti then four-bet, Eveslage capped the betting at five bets, and Israelashvili and Guagenti called. Fifth street checked through to sixth street, where Eveslage paired up and bet.

Both Eveslage and Israelashvili called to seventh street, where Guagenti checked and Eveslage bet. Israelashvili decided to get out of the way before Guagenti quickly tossed in a call.

Eveslage showed down a straight, and Guagenti mucked what he claimed were kings and eights.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai Pan	232,500 17,500	17,500

Nick Guagenti	165,000 1,000	1,000

Chad Eveslage	151,000 91,000	91,000

Roland Israelashvili	50,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Chad Eveslage Nick Guagenti Qinghai Pan Roland Israelashvili

06-30-2025 21:23 UTC-7

Tull, Paz-Gutierrez Chop Up Grapenthien

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David Salituro

Level 9

Ante: 1,000
Bring In: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000

Larry Tull: XxXx/3♥9♦10♥2♠/Xx
Jose Paz-Gutierrez: XxXx/5♥7♥2♣3♣/Xx
Matt Grapenthien: XxXx/10♣A♣3♠8♦/Xx

Larry Tull bet on fourth street and Matt Grapenthien raised. Jose Paz-Gutierrez called, as did Tull.

Grapenthien bet on fifth and both opponents called. Paz-Gutierrez then opened the betting on sixth and Tull and Grapenthien both called.

The action on seventh was checked around and Grapenthien showed 8♣5♣4♠ for a pair of eights and a low. Paz-Gutierrez had Q♦6♦2♦ for a 7-6-5-3-2 low, while Tull turned over Q♠Q♥6♥ for a pair of queens as he and Paz-Gutierrez chopped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Larry Tull	90,000 12,500	12,500
Matt Grapenthien	90,000 3,000	3,000

Jose Paz-Gutierrez	70,000 3,400	3,400

Tags: Jose Paz-Gutierrez Larry Tull Matt Grapenthien

06-30-2025 21:15 UTC-7

Anderson Wins Two; Schulman a Bad Darts Player

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David Salituro

Level 9

Ante: 1,000
Bring In: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000

Davin Anderson: XxXx/6♠A♦5♣
Max Kruse: XxXx/6♦K♥4♠ - folded on fifth street

"Is there a sport that you wouldn't bet to beat me in," Tim Frazin asked Nick Schulman.

"Darts. I spray it all over the place," Schulman replied.

"You can't be a good pool player and be bad at darts," Frazin added.

"Know how you become a good pool player? Grow up playing pool," Schulman said.

"I grew up playing pool and I'm terrible," Frazin said.

While Schulman and Frazin were debating their relative proficiency at various sports, Max Kruse had completed and Davin Anderson called.

"Fair fight," Kruse said as both players were showing a six. Anderson then bet on fourth street and Kruse called. Anderson bet again on fifth and Kruse folded this time.

"What about skee ball?" Craig Chait asked Schulman.

"I've run hot at skee ball," Schulman replied.

"He won a lot of tickets once. There's a picture somewhere," Frazin added.

Davin Anderson: XxXx/6♦6♣8♠
Craig Chait: XxXx/5♣J♦K♣ - folded on fifth street
Max Kruse: XxXx/2♠J♠ - folded on fourth street

Anderson then completed and Chait and Kruse called. Anderson bet on fourth and only Chait called.

Anderson put out another bet on fifth. "We're going in the opposite directions here," Chait said as he tossed his chips over to Anderson and sent his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Chait	80,000 17,000	17,000
Davin Anderson	80,000 22,500	22,500
Max Kruse	65,000 9,500	9,500

Nick Schulman	50,000 5,500	5,500

Timothy Frazin	50,000 28,700	28,700

Tags: Craig Chait Davin Anderson Max Kruse Nick Schulman Tim Frazin

06-30-2025 21:15 UTC-7

Late Arrivals and Recent Departures

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Frank Visser

Level 9

Ante: 1,000
Bring In: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Ari Engel	60,000

Maksim Pisarenko	60,000

Elior Sion	60,000

Philip Sternheimer	60,000

Jon Turner	60,000

Chad Eveslage	60,000

Benjamin Miner	Busted
Andrew Yeh	Busted

Adrienne Carter	Busted
Joey Couden	Busted

Huck Seed	Busted

Yueqi Zhu	Busted

Anson Tsang	Busted

Saulo Galvao	Busted

06-30-2025 21:12 UTC-7

Taylor on Fumes as Bhargava Scoops

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Frank Visser

Level 9

Ante: 1,000
Bring In: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000

Richard Bai: XxXx/K♦Q♣3♦5♠/Xx
Thomas Taylor: XxXx/4♠2♦10♦ - folded on fifth street
Sachin Bhargava: 9♠3♥2♣/4♥9♣9♥3♠

Richard Bai checked fourth street to Thomas Taylor, who bet. Sachin Bhargava called before Bai raised.

Taylor called, and so did Bhargava. Bhargava made an open pair on fifth street, which he checked. Bai bet, and Taylor folded after some thought. Bhargava called, after which sixth street was checked through.

Bhargava led out on seventh street, and Bai made a reluctant call, declaring two pair. Bhargava tabled a full house, however, and he was awarded the full pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Bai	145,000 15,000	15,000
Sachin Bhargava	105,000 55,000	55,000
Thomas Taylor	9,500 22,000	22,000

Tags: Richard Bai Sachin Bhargava Thomas Taylor

06-30-2025 21:02 UTC-7

Cheung Takes All of Five-Way Pot

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David Salituro

Level 9

Ante: 1,000
Bring In: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000

James Cheung: XxXx/6♠7♥2♠4♥/Xx
Kevin Nathan: XxXx/A♣A♦6♦9♣/Xx
Eric Rodawig: XxXx/2♥5♣8♦J♥ - folded on sixth street
Erich Gmur: XxXx/2♦2♣ - folded on fourth street
Brad Ruben: XxXx/Q♦6♣ - folded on fourth street

James Cheung completed and was called by Eric Rodawig, Erich Gmur, Brad Ruben, and Kevin Nathan.

Nathan then bet on fourth street with aces showing and only Cheung and Rodawig called. Cheung bet on fifth and Rodawig and Nathan called.

Cheung bet again on sixth and Rodawig folded, but Nathan called down to seventh where he called another bet from Cheung. Cheung turned over 8♠5♥5♦ for a straight and Nathan mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Cheung	140,000 25,000	25,000
Kevin Nathan	80,000 10,000	10,000

Brad Ruben	60,000 21,000	21,000

Eric Rodawig	50,000 17,000	17,000

Erich Gmur	45,000 9,500	9,500

Tags: Brad Ruben Eric Rodawig Erich Gmur James Cheung

06-30-2025 21:00 UTC-7

Roberts Rakes In More

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Frank Visser

Level 9

Ante: 1,000
Bring In: 1,000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000

Gabriel Ramos: XxXx/6♦J♠10♠7♥ - folded on sixth street
Christian Roberts: XxXx/10♦9♠A♥Q♣

Gabriel Ramos completed, Christian Roberts raised, and Ramos called. Ramos check-called Roberts' bet on fourth street before Roberts gained the betting lead on fifth street.

Ramos called another bet, but he folded when Roberts fired a third barrel on sixth street.