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

06-30-2025 17:23 UTC-7

Triple-Digit Entries Reached; Blumenthal and Seiver Book Early Exits

Frank Visser

Level 5

Ante: 300
Bring In: 300
Completion: 1,200
Limits: 1,200-2,400

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Vengrin	60,000

Maxx Coleman	60,000

Felipe Ramos	60,000

Dario Sammartino	60,000
Timothy Frazin	60,000
Huck Seed	60,000

Phillip Hui	60,000

Michael Estes	60,000
Joao Vieira	60,000

Benjamin Miner	60,000
Jose Paz-Gutierrez	60,000
Eddie Blumenthal	Busted
Scott Seiver	Busted

06-30-2025 17:22 UTC-7

Milgrom Fills Up to Take Massive Pot

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David Salituro

Level 5

Ante: 300
Bring In: 300
Completion: 1,200
Limits: 1,200-2,400

Nicolas Milgrom: XxXx/6♦5♦5♣8♥/Xx
Long Tran: XxXx/K♥4♥K♣J♣/Xx
Jon Kyte: XxXx/2♦6♣8♣8♠/Xx

Nicolas Milgrom completed and Long Tran raised. Jon Kyte called, Milriom reraised, and both Tran and Kyte called.

Milgrom bet on fourth street and both opponents called. Tran made a pair of kings on fifth and bet, while Milgrom and Kyte called down to sixth.

Tran bet again and both opponents called. Tran put out another bet on seventh and Kyte called, while Milgrom raised. Tran reraised and Kyte called, while Milgrom reraised again. Tran called while Kyte folded this time.

Milgrom turned over A♥A♦A♠ for a full house and Tran mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Milgrom	90,000 2,000	2,000

Long Tran	85,000 37,500	37,500
Jon Kyte	45,000 14,000	14,000

Tags: Jon Kyte Long Tran Nicolas Milgrom

06-30-2025 17:20 UTC-7

Claassen Three-Bets Seventh

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Frank Visser

Level 5

Ante: 300
Bring In: 300
Completion: 1,200
Limits: 1,200-2,400

John Monnette: 8♥3♥2♥/4♥6♥9♠8♦
Christopher Claassen: A♣J♣9♣/7♣2♣5♣3♦

The action was picked up on sixth street, where John Monnette check-called a bet from Christopher Claassen. Monnette then check-raised Claassen on seventh street, after which Claassen tossed in a third bet.

Monnette quickly called and was ready to take his chips back when the tabled a flush and eight-low, but Claassen had a seven-low and higher flush to scoop the entire pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Monnette	54,800 22,200	22,200

Christopher Claassen	54,000 8,300	8,300

Tags: Christopher Claassen John Monnette

06-30-2025 17:14 UTC-7

Bhargava Gives Up on Seventh as Fujimoto and Hoffman Chop

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David Salituro

Level 5

Ante: 300
Bring In: 300
Completion: 1,200
Limits: 1,200-2,400

Max Hoffman: XxXx/3♠7♦2♠6♦/Xx
Koji Fujimoto: XxXx/8♦4♠J♦J♠/Xx
Sachin Bhargava: XxXx/2♦K♦8♥5♦/Xx

Max Hoffman completed and Koji Fujimoto raised. Sachin Bhargava called, while Hoffman reraised. Both opponents called.

Hoffman continued betting on fourth, fifth, and sixth streets as Bhargava and Fujimoto called him down. He bet again on seventh, Fujimoto called once more, while Bhargava folded this time.

Hoffman showed A♣A♠8♣ for aces and a low, while Fujimoto had 9♥9♦4♣ for jacks and nines to chop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Hoffman	75,000 5,000	5,000
Koji Fujimoto	70,000 10,000	10,000
Sachin Bhargava	20,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Koji Fujimoto Max Hoffman Sachin Bhargava

06-30-2025 17:12 UTC-7

Kyte Gets Chopped

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Frank Visser

Level 5

Ante: 300
Bring In: 300
Completion: 1,200
Limits: 1,200-2,400

Nicolas Milgrom: J♥6♦3♥/J♦4♥K♥A♣
Jon Kyte: 8♣5♦3♦/5♣7♠K♦6♥
Esther Taylor: 9♣8♥2♦/4♠3♣J♣A♦

Nicolas Milgrom checked sixth street, and Jon Kyte followed. Esther Taylor then bet, receiving two calls.

The trio checked down seventh street, where Milgrom showed a pair of jacks. Kyte had an eight-seven low, but Taylor tabled an eight-four to take the low half of the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicolas Milgrom	92,000 17,400	17,400

Esther Taylor	80,000 12,200	12,200
Jon Kyte	31,000 29,000	29,000

Tags: Esther Taylor Jon Kyte Nicolas Milgrom

06-30-2025 17:02 UTC-7

Shak, Tsang Frustrate Seiver

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David Salituro

Level 5

Ante: 300
Bring In: 300
Completion: 1,200
Limits: 1,200-2,400

Dan Shak: XxXx/6♣5♦2♣A♣/Xx
Anson Tsang: XxXx/3♥3♣7♥9♥/Xx
Scott Seiver: XxXx/Q♠8♣8♠10♣/Xx

A big pile of chips was already in the middle as Dan Shak, Anson Tsang, and Scott Seiver went three-handed to sixth street. Shak then bet and both opponents called.

Shak bet again on seventh and Tsang called, while Seiver spent around 30 seconds shaking his head and shuffling his chips in his hand before tossing them in the middle. Shak turned over 10♠7♠4♥, while Tsang had J♥6♥4♣ for a flush. Seiver mucked and Shak and Tsang split up the pot that contained more than 50,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Shak	80,000 20,000	20,000
Anson Tsang	65,000 65,000	65,000

Scott Seiver	25,000 18,600	18,600

Tags: Anson Tsang Dan Shak Scott Seiver

06-30-2025 16:57 UTC-7

Israelashvili Takes From Table Leader

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Frank Visser

Level 5

Ante: 300
Bring In: 300
Completion: 1,200
Limits: 1,200-2,400

Roland Israelashivili: 10♣8♣6♦/Q♥8♠7♥Q♦
Qinghai Pan: A♦K♠K♦/Q♠6♣2♠7♦

Roland Israelashivili check-called Qinghai Pan's bets on fourth and fifth street before leading out on sixth street when he paired his door card.

Pan called, and did so too when Israelashvili bet again on seventh street. Israelashvili showed queens and eights, and Pan tabled a lonely pair of kings before he sent them to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai Pan	90,500 4,500	4,500

Roland Israelashvili	67,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Qinghai Pan Roland Israelashivili

Level: 5

Ante: 300
Bring In: 300
Completion: 1,200
Limits: 1,200-2,400

06-30-2025 16:55 UTC-7

"I Love This Game"; Roberts Shows Down Trips to Win a Big Pot

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David Salituro

Level 4

Ante: 200
Bring In: 300
Completion: 1,000
Limits: 1,000-2,000

Christian Roberts: XxXx/7♥8♥K♥3♠/Xx
Lawrence Brandt: XxXx/J♠8♣6♣J♦/Xx
Arthur Peters: XxXx/5♥10♣5♠10♠/Xx

Christian Roberts bet on fourth street and Lawrence Brandt called. Arthur Peters then raised and Roberts reraised. Brandt made it four bets and both opponents called.

Brandt bet on fifth and Peters and Roberts called. He bet again on sixth and both opponents called down to seventh, where Brandt put out another bet.

Peters folded this time, while Roberts called. Brandt showed 9♣9♠4♦ for jacks and nines, but Roberts had 6♠3♦3♣ for trips to win the big pot.

"I love this game," Roberts said with a chuckle as the dealer pushed him the pile of chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christian Roberts	80,000 38,400	38,400

Arthur Peters	65,000 2,000	2,000
Lawrence Brandt	45,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Arthur Peters Christian Roberts Lawrence Brandt

06-30-2025 16:48 UTC-7

Ruben Scoops It Three-Way

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Frank Visser

Level 4

Ante: 200
Bring In: 300
Completion: 1,000
Limits: 1,000-2,000

Brad Ruben: J♠4♠4♦/2♦2♣6♥J♣
Gordon Ernst: Q♠5♣3♣/8♣4♣9♦Q♦
Vasu Amarapu: XxXx/J♥4♥5♠10♣/Xx

Brad Ruben fired a bet on fifth street. Gordon Ernst and Vasu Amarapu both called to sixth street, where they called another one of Ruben's bets.

Seventh street then checked to showdown, where Ruben's jacks and fours took the entire pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brad Ruben	73,000 13,000	13,000

Vasu Amarapu	68,000 4,000	4,000
Gordon Ernst	63,500 6,500	6,500

Tags: Brad Ruben Gordon Ernst Vasu Amarapu