Event #77: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-01-2025 16:17 UTC-8

Glaser on Crumbs

Frank Visser

Level 14

Ante: 2,000
Bring In: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Benny Glaser: XxXx/4♠4♦A♥ - folded fifth street
Qinghai Pan: Q♠10♣5♠/7♠K♠9♠3♦
Shaun Deeb: 9♣8♣2♣/A♣4♥6♥10♦

Benny Glaser completed, Qinghai Pan called, and Shaun Deeb raised. Glaser and Pan called to fourth street, which checked to Deeb. Deeb bet, and Glaser and Pan called.

It checked to Deeb again on fifth street. Glaser called another bet, but Pan raised. Deeb then three-bet, sending Glaser deep into the tank. After a couple of minutes, he sighed and folded his hand.

Pan four-bet, Deeb called, and Deeb check-called to showdown. Pan tabled a flush, and Deeb had a low as the pot was chopped up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai Pan	445,000 25,000	25,000

Scott Bohlman	230,000 120,000	120,000

Shaun Deeb	220,000 55,000	55,000

Viktor Blom	220,000 40,000	40,000
Ari Engel	160,000 85,000	85,000

Mike Gorodinsky	132,000 12,000	12,000

Benny Glaser	50,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Benny Glaser Qinghai Pan Shaun Deeb

07-01-2025 16:08 UTC-8

Pan Bets Out Blom and Gorodinsky

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David Salituro

Level 14

Ante: 2,000
Bring In: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Qinghai Pan: XxXx/9♦10♣5♦2♥/Xx
Viktor Blom: XxXx/J♥5♥9♥K♣/Xx
Mike Gorodinsky: XxXx/4♥6♠J♣2♦/Xx

Qinghai Pan bet on fourth street and Viktor Blom and Mike Gorodinsky both called.

All three players checked on fifth before Pan resumed betting on sixth. Blom and Gorodinsky called once more.

Pan bet again on seventh and Blom quickly folded. Gorodinsky, though, tanked for more than a minute before he also folded as Pan took the pot without a showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai Pan	420,000 110,000	110,000

Viktor Blom	180,000 111,000	111,000
Mike Gorodinsky	120,000 56,000	56,000

Tags: Mike Gorodinsky Qinghai Pan Viktor Blom

07-01-2025 16:04 UTC-8

Born Sends Schwartz Into Tank

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Frank Visser

Level 14

Ante: 2,000
Bring In: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Irvin Garcia Ramirez: XxXx/2♥Q♦ - folded on fourth street
Jake Schwartz: XxXx/6♥5♣9♦J♣ - folded on sixth street
Laura Born: XxXx/7♥8♠A♣10♠

Irvin Garcia Ramirez called the bring-in, Jake Schwartz completed, and Laura Born called. Garcia also called to fourth street, which he checked over to Schwartz.

Schwartz bet, Born called, and Garcia got out of the way. Born took initiative on fifth street with an ace, and she led out.

Schwartz called to sixth street, where he eventually folded to a second bet by Born after spending some time in thought.

Player	Chips	Progress
Laura Born	360,000 105,000	105,000
Jake Schwartz	330,000 35,000	35,000
Irvin Garcia Ramirez	140,000 20,000	20,000
Paul Zappulla	135,000 35,000	35,000

Motoyoshi Okamura	110,000 32,000	32,000

Craig Chait	100,000 10,000	10,000
Esther Taylor	70,000 64,000	64,000

Tags: Irvin Garcia Ramirez Jake Schwartz Laura Born

07-01-2025 15:57 UTC-8

Siegel, Ruben Chop a Massive Pot to Bust Bunch

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David Salituro

Level 14

Ante: 2,000
Bring In: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

John Bunch: XxXx/5♣7♠8♥ All in
Brad Ruben: XxXx/K♠9♥J♣ All in
Jordan Siegel: XxXx/A♣4♥5♠
Yuval Bronshtein: XxXx/2♣9♠7♦ - folded on fifth street
Phil Hellmuth: XxXx/9♦ - folded on third street

Phil Hellmuth completed before Brad Ruben raised. John Bunch and Jordan Siegel called, while Yuval Bronshtein reraised. Hellmuth got out of the way, while Ruben, Bunch, and Siegel all called.

Siegel bet on fourth street and Bronshtein and Ruben called. Bunch then raised and Siegel reraised. Bronshtein and Ruben again called before Bunch reraised all in. All three opponents called.

Siegel bet again on fifth and Bronshtein called. Ruben then raised and Siegel reraised. Bronshtein folded this time, while Ruben reraised all in and Siegel called.

All three players then revealed their hands. Siegel had J♠3♦2♦ for a wheel, while Ruben had K♥Q♠10♠ for a king-high straight. "I'm drawing dead," Bunch said, tossing 6♣6♦4♦ into the muck as Ruben and Siegel chopped up the massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan Siegel	480,000 153,000	153,000
Brad Ruben	220,000 26,000	26,000

Yuval Bronshtein	130,000 93,000	93,000

John Bunch	Busted

Tags: Brad Ruben John Bunch Jordan Siegel Yuval Bronshtein

07-01-2025 15:55 UTC-8

Guagenti Gone

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Frank Visser

Level 14

Ante: 2,000
Bring In: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Nick Guagenti: 8♦6♣/7♥K♣10♠Xx/5♦ All in
Nikolay Fal: XxXx/A♦Q♥2♦ - folded on fifth street
Richard Bai: 6♦4♥/5♥2♠6♥J♠/3♠

Three-way to fourth street, Nikolay Fal checked to Richard Bai, who bet. Nick Guagenti called, and Fal came along as well. Fal checked again on fifth street, and Bai fired another bet.

Guagenti called all-in before Fal decided to get out of the way. Bai made a six-low and six-straight on seventh street, sending Guagenti to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Bai	250,000 74,000	74,000
Nikolay Fal	175,000 58,000	58,000

Nick Guagenti	Busted

Tags: Nick Guagenti Nikolay Fal Richard Bai

07-01-2025 15:44 UTC-8

Lin Overtakes Tull

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Frank Visser

Level 14

Ante: 2,000
Bring In: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

David Lin: XxXx/8♠4♥5♦3♣/Xx
Larry Tull: XxXx/2♠A♣7♦10♥/Xx - folded on seventh street

David Lin completed, and Larry Tull called. Tull led out when he caught an ace on fourth street, with Lin calling the bet. Tull kept betting on fifth street, and Lin called again.

Lin caught a fourth low card on sixth street. Tull slowed down and checked before calling Lin's bet, but he folded when Lin fired again on seventh street.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Lin	300,000 49,000	49,000
Larry Tull	203,000 47,000	47,000

07-01-2025 15:37 UTC-8

Garcia Bailed Out by Aces

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Frank Visser

Level 14

Ante: 2,000
Bring In: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Paul Zappulla: XxXx/A♠10♥2♥9♥ - folded on sixth street
Irvin Garcia Ramirez: XxXx/6♥A♥J♣A♦

Paul Zappulla checked fourth street over to Irvin Garcia Ramirez, who bet. Zappulla called before the roles reversed on fifth street with Garcia check-calling Zappulla's bet.

Garcia caught an open pair of aces on sixth street and bet out. Zappulla shook his head and mucked his cards as the pot was shipped to his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Irvin Garcia Ramirez	100,000 50,000	50,000
Paul Zappulla	100,000 62,000	62,000

Tags: Irvin Garcia Ramirez Paul Zappulla

07-01-2025 15:36 UTC-8

Nakai Scoops Three-Way Pot to Leave Hastings on Fumes

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David Salituro

Level 14

Ante: 2,000
Bring In: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Ryuta Nakai: XxXx/8♦3♦4♥10♣/Xx
Brian Hastings: XxXx/5♣9♠J♣7♦/Xx
Larry Tull: XxXx/4♠5♠J♦Q♦/Xx

Three-handed going to fourth street, Larry Tull bet and was called by Ryuta Nakai and Brian Hastings.

Nakai then bet on fifth and both opponents called. Nakai bet again on sixth and Hastings and Tull called once more.

All three players checked on seventh and Nakai showed A♠6♦8♥ for a pair of eights and a low to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryuta Nakai	320,000 102,000	102,000
Larry Tull	200,000 2,000	2,000
Brian Hastings	15,000 48,000	48,000

Tags: Brian Hastings Larry Tull Ryuta Nakai

Level: 14

Ante: 2,000
Bring In: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

07-01-2025 15:26 UTC-8

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

Level 13

Ante: 1,500
Bring In: 2,000
Completion: 6,000
Limits: 6,000-12,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Luke Schwartz	468,000 328,000	328,000
Felipe Ramos	468,000 264,500	264,500

Walter Chambers	423,000 23,000	23,000

Jake Schwartz	365,000 125,000	125,000
Phil Hui	350,000 25,000	25,000

Scott Bohlman	350,000 70,000	70,000

Andrey Zhigalov	349,000 1,000	1,000

Tomasz Gluszko	341,000 281,000	281,000
Jordan Siegel	327,000 27,000	27,000
Christopher Claassen	308,000 38,000	38,000

Viktor Blom	291,000 194,000	194,000
James Cheung	285,000 55,000	55,000
Timothy Frazin	267,000 37,000	37,000
Alex Livingston	267,000 38,000	38,000

Laura Born	255,000 25,000	25,000
David Lin	251,000 67,000	67,000
Jose Paz-Gutierrez	249,000 197,000	197,000
Nikolay Fal	233,000 62,000	62,000

Yuval Bronshtein	223,000 19,000	19,000

Ryuta Nakai	218,000 21,500	21,500
Noah Bronstein	216,000 156,000	156,000

Larry Tull	202,000 148,000	148,000
Ryutaro Suzuki	198,000 63,000	63,000

Brad Ruben	194,000 24,000	24,000

Richard Bai	176,000 151,000	151,000

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