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

06-30-2025 20:53 UTC-7

Gorodinsky Doubles Dire Stack

Frank Visser

Level 9

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

Mike Gorodinsky: 4♦2♠/3♣5♣3♦4♠/4♥ All in
Yehuda Buchalter: 10♠10♥/A♥Q♠8♣9♥/8♠

Mike Gorodinsky bet on fifth street, leaving only 2,500 behind. Yehuda Buchalter just called before he called off the all-in on sixth street.

Buchalter made a better two pair on seventh street, prompting Gorodinsky to sweat his card.

"Fifty-fifty," he claimed as he peeled the card. Eventually, he turned over another four to make a full house and rake in the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yehuda Buchalter	107,000 11,000	11,000
Mike Gorodinsky	38,000 22,500	22,500

Tags: Mike Gorodinsky Yehuda Buchalter

06-30-2025 20:52 UTC-7

Roberts Fills Up to Double Off Meyer

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David Salituro

Level 9

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

Christian Roberts: XxXx/9♣2♠6♥6♠/Xx
Robert Meyer: XxXx/5♣2♥5♠10♥/Xx

Christian Roberts bet his last chips on sixth street and Robert Meyer called.

Roberts ended up with 4♥4♦6♦ for a full house, while Meyer had 8♥4♣10♣ for two pair as he paid off the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Meyer	90,000 54,000	54,000
Christian Roberts	40,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Christian Roberts Robert Meyer

06-30-2025 20:45 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Esther Taylor	184,000 24,000	24,000
Christopher Claassen	175,000 89,900	89,900

Ryan Miller	167,000 72,000	72,000

James Cheung	165,000 80,000	80,000
Anthony Zinno	159,500 11,500	11,500

Paul Houvener	155,000 500	500
Nikolay Fal	150,000 60,400	60,400

Nicolas Milgrom	148,500 83,500	83,500

Robert Meyer	144,000 69,000	69,000
Andres Korn	143,000 13,000	13,000

Viktor Blom	140,500 50,000	50,000
Christopher Wallace	138,000 70,900	70,900

Richard Bai	135,500 15,500	15,500
Long Tran	129,500 500	500
Hunter McClelland	127,000 17,000	17,000
Felipe Ramos	124,500 61,500	61,500

Donny Rubinstein	122,500 17,500	17,500
Yehuda Buchalter	118,000 25,500	25,500
Michael Noori	112,500 60,500	60,500

David Lin	111,000 13,200	13,200
Todd Brunson	110,000 50,000	50,000

Irvin Garcia Ramirez	110,000 50,000	50,000
Walter Chambers	109,500 33,500	33,500

Andrey Zhigalov	108,500 18,500	18,500

Jared Rubin	107,700 24,500	24,500

No Bracelet Awarded to Milly Maker Winner Following Alleged Chip Dumping Scandal

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Jon Sofen

Level 9

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

Jesse Yaginuma and James Carroll, alleged to have participated in a chip-dumping scheme, will receive their seven-figure payouts from the World Series of Poker (WSOP). But the winner won't take home the gold bracelet, per a tweet.

The poker pros with over $9 million in combined live tournament cashes were accused of colluding during heads-up play in the $1,500 buy-in Millionaire Maker event to allow Yaginuma, who stood to win an extra $1 million bonus, to win the bracelet. Poker players immediately cried foul on social media, pointing to numerous questionable hands that led many to believe chip dumping occurred.

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Tags: James Carroll Jesse Yaginuma

Level: 9

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

06-30-2025 20:31 UTC-7

Final Break of Day 1

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Frank Visser

Level 8

Ante: 500
Bring In: 700
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

The 100 remaining players have been sent on their last 15-minute break of the night.

When they return, they will play two more 60-minute levels before the survivors bag up.

06-30-2025 20:30 UTC-7

Bolden Enters Among Exits

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Frank Visser

Level 8

Ante: 500
Bring In: 700
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Bolden	60,000 60,000	60,000

Cary Katz	Busted

Derek Dubois	Busted
Jason Papastavrou	Busted
Vasu Amarapu	Busted
Benjamin Miner	Busted
Andrew Yeh	Busted

06-30-2025 20:28 UTC-7

Blom Busts Tate

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Frank Visser

Level 8

Ante: 500
Bring In: 700
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Brian Tate: 9♣8♥6♠6♣4♦2♠/K♣ All in
Viktor Blom: A♠5♥/2♥5♠3♣7♠/7♦

Brian Tate had an open pair of sixes, which he check-called Viktor Blom's bet with on fifth street. He check-called again on sixth street, this time putting him all-in.

Tate's sixes were best for the high, but Blom made two pair on seventh street to scoop the pot as Tate bricked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	90,500 10,400	10,400
Brian Tate	Busted

Tags: Brian Tate Viktor Blom

06-30-2025 20:25 UTC-7

Milgrom Straightens Out Bohlman; Coleman Doesn't Regret His Career Choice

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David Salituro

Level 8

Ante: 500
Bring In: 700
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Nicolas Milgrom: XxXx/4♣7♦5♠K♦/Xx
Scott Bohlman: XxXx/2♥J♥5♣J♦/Xx

"If you could go back in time, would you still become a poker player?" Mike Thorpe asked tablemate Maxx Coleman, who nodded and said yes.

"I don't know what else I would do," Coleman replied.

"What else would he do? Become a mortgage broker?" Esther Taylor added.

In the meantime, Nicolas Milgrom had bet on fourth street and Scott Bohlman raised. Milgrom called to fifth street where he bet again. Bohlman just called this time.

Milgrom continued betting on sixth and seventh as Bohlman called both bets. Milgrom then showed Q♣8♠6♣ for a straight and Bohlman mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Milgrom	65,000 35,000	35,000

Scott Bohlman	30,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Nicolas Milgrom Scott Bohlman

06-30-2025 20:22 UTC-7

Alex Foxen Multi-Tabling Poker Tournaments at Separate Las Vegas Venues

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Jon Sofen

Level 8

Ante: 500
Bring In: 700
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Alex Foxen left the Horseshoe on a Day 3 dinner break on Monday at the World Series of Poker (WSOP) to take his seat in another tournament across town that was approaching the money bubble.

The high roller traveled a mile up the Strip to Wynn Las Vegas, where Day 2 in the $10,400 buy-in Wynn Summer Championship took place. He bagged a stack on a Day 1 flight and played briefly early in the Day 2 session before returning to the WSOP for Day 3 of Event #74: $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship.

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Tags: Alex Foxen