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

07-01-2025 19:47 UTC-8

Hellmuth Stacking as Ivey Gets Stacked

Frank Visser

Level 16

Ante: 3,000
Bring In: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Tomasz Gluszko: XxXx/5♠3♥9♠5♣/Xx
James Cheung: XxXx/A♥K♥ - folded on fourth street
Phil Hellmuth: 10♠6♠2♠/7♠8♠3♦6♥

Tomasz Gluszko brought in, James Cheung completed, and Phil Hellmuth called. Gluszko also matched the bet, after which it checked to him on fourth street.

Gluszko bet, Cheung folded, and Hellmuth called. Gluszko slowed down on fifth street, checking it over to Hellmuth. Hellmuth bet, Gluszko called, and the same sequence happened twice more.

Hellmuth tabled a flush and an eight-low, and Gluszko's cards disappeared into the muck.

"The flush surprised me a little," Gluszko told Hellmuth.

"Lucky river," Hellmuth admitted.

While this hand took place, Hellmuth's fellow Hall of Famer Phil Ivey was eliminated at another table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomasz Gluszko	651,000 89,000	89,000
Phil Hellmuth	500,000 100,000	100,000

James Cheung	35,000 35,000	35,000
Phil Ivey	Busted

Tags: James Cheung Phil Hellmuth Phil Ivey Tomasz Gluszko

07-01-2025 19:48 UTC-8

Pan Cracks Rubinstein's Aces For a Bustout

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David Salituro

Level 16

Ante: 3,000
Bring In: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Donny Rubinstein: XxXx/8♠2♥4♠4♥/Xx All in
Qinghai Pan: XxXx/7♠10♣K♥6♦/Xx

Donny Rubinstein bet on fifth street and Qinghai Pan called.

Pan then bet on sixth, Rubinstein raised all in, and Pan called. Rubinstein showed A♣A♦ for two pair, but Pan turned over 6♠6♣ for trips. Rubinstein failed to improve with the 8♥ on seventh as he was sent to the rail three spots off the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai Pan	900,000 250,000	250,000

Donny Rubinstein	Busted

Tags: Donny Rubinstein Qinghai Pan

07-01-2025 20:00 UTC-8

Bhargava Doubles Up Before Break

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Frank Visser

Level 16

Ante: 3,000
Bring In: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Sachin Bhargava: A♠3♥/3♠6♠K♦9♣/6♣ All in
Jordan Siegel: Q♥Q♣/6♦9♠8♦A♣/4♥
Larry Tull: XxXx/7♦K♠9♥ - folded on fifth street

Jordan Siegel completed, and Larry Tull and Sachin Bhargava both called. Bhargava moved in his final chips on fourth street, which both players called.

Siegel then bet out on fifth street, and Tull quickly folded his hand. Bhargava needed to best Siegel's queens by seventh street, and he did so by making two pair to double up and stay alive.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan Siegel	830,000
Larry Tull	635,000
Sachin Bhargava	142,000

Tags: Jordan Siegel Larry Tull Sachin Bhargava

07-01-2025 20:00 UTC-8

Blom, Gluszko Chop a Big One Off Pan

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David Salituro

Level 16

Ante: 3,000
Bring In: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Viktor Blom: XxXx/5♣4♦6♥6♣/Xx
Tomasz Gluszko: XxXx/4♥2♥10♠J♥/Xx
Qinghai Pan: XxXx/7♠K♦10♣10♥/Xx

Viktor Blom completed and Tomasz Gluszko raised. Qinghai Pan called and Blom put in a reraise. Both opponents called.

Gluszko then bet on fourth street and Pan called. Blom raised, Gluszko reraised, and Pan and Blom called.

Blom bet on fifth street and both opponents called. He bet again on sixth and Gluszko and Pan called once more.

Blom bet on seventh and both opponents called yet again. Blom showed 8♣7♣5♥ for a straight and low, while Gluszko had A♥9♥2♣ for a flush to chop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai Pan	900,000

Tomasz Gluszko	750,000 99,000	99,000
Viktor Blom	450,000 70,000	70,000

Tags: Qinghai Pan Tomasz Gluszko Viktor Blom

07-01-2025 20:01 UTC-8

Break Time; 30 Players Remain

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David Salituro

Level 16

Ante: 3,000
Bring In: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Players are going on a 15-minute break.

With 30 players remaining, there are two more eliminations to go before the money.

07-01-2025 20:10 UTC-8

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

Level 16

Ante: 3,000
Bring In: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai Pan	895,000 5,000	5,000

Alex Livingston	846,000 56,000	56,000

Jordan Siegel	845,000 55,000	55,000
Tomasz Gluszko	765,000 15,000	15,000
Luke Schwartz	650,000 110,000	110,000
Paul Zappulla	645,000 420,000	420,000

Phil Hellmuth	570,000 70,000	70,000

Andrey Zhigalov	560,000 405,000	405,000

Ryutaro Suzuki	462,000 42,000	42,000

Christopher Claassen	402,000 272,000	272,000

Viktor Blom	363,000 87,000	87,000
Nikolay Fal	355,000 75,000	75,000

Jose Paz-Gutierrez	289,000 233,000	233,000
Timothy Frazin	289,000 11,000	11,000
Phil Hui	261,000 139,000	139,000

David Lin	255,000 24,000	24,000
Kevin Nathan	247,000 97,000	97,000

Scott Bohlman	237,000 45,000	45,000

Felipe Ramos	180,000 306,000	306,000

Laura Born	171,000 14,000	14,000
Jake Schwartz	170,000 270,000	270,000
Ryuta Nakai	157,000 103,000	103,000
Sachin Bhargava	147,000 5,000	5,000
Craig Chait	132,000 43,000	43,000
Renan Bruschi	122,000 393,000	393,000

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Level: 17

Ante: 3,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000

07-01-2025 20:19 UTC-8

Chait Doesn't Look, Wins Anyway

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David Salituro

Level 17

Ante: 3,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000

Craig Chait: XxXx/2♣K♣6♣9♠/Xx
Alex Livingston: XxXx/3♠4♦6♠2♦/Xx

Alex Livingston bet on fourth street and Craig Chait called.

Livingston continued betting on fifth and sixth as Chait called. Chait then checked over to Livingston on seventh.

"Can you beat fours?" Livingston asked as he checked behind. Chait peeked at his cards and ended up turning over 8♣4♣3♥ for a flush.

"I guess I should've looked," Chait said while taking in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Livingston	800,000 46,000	46,000

Craig Chait	240,000 108,000	108,000

Tags: Alex Livingston Craig Chait

07-01-2025 20:26 UTC-8

Gluszko Hits Quads But Forced to Chop With Hui

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David Salituro

Level 17

Ante: 3,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000

Phil Hui: XxXx/2♥6♠7♣Q♦ All in
Tomasz Gluszko: XxXx/K♠K♦K♥2♠
Viktor Blom: XxXx/A♥J♣ - folded on fourth street

Viktor Blom completed and Tomasz Gluszko raised. Phil Hui called and Blom put in a reraise. Both Gluszko and Hui called.

Gluszko bet on fourth street and Hui called, while Blom folded. Gluszko continued betting on fifth and sixth as Hui called until he was all in on sixth.

Gluszko turned over K♣Q♥10♦ for quads, but Hui had little to sweat as he had A♦3♣J♥ for a low to chop the pot.

"Aces and a low draw," Blom said after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomasz Gluszko	700,000 65,000	65,000
Viktor Blom	540,000 177,000	177,000
Phil Hui	150,000 111,000	111,000

Tags: Phil Hui Tomasz Gluszko Viktor Blom

07-01-2025 20:30 UTC-8

Ramos Among Shortest Stacks

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Frank Visser

Level 17

Ante: 3,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000

Sachin Bhargava: 9♠9♣4♥/9♥Q♥K♠6♦
Felipe Ramos: XxXx/5♣7♥10♠Q♦/Xx
Larry Tull: XxXx/2♦7♦J♥ - folded on fifth street

Catching the action on fourth street, Sachin Bhargava checked to Felipe Ramos, who bet. Larry Tull called, as did Bhargava.

Bhargava then led out on fifth street. Only Ramos called to sixth street, where he tanked before calling another bet by Bhargava.

Seventh street was checked by both players, and Bhargava's trip nines scooped the pot at showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Larry Tull	625,000 10,000	10,000
Sachin Bhargava	270,000 123,000	123,000
Felipe Ramos	65,000 115,000	115,000

Tags: Felipe Ramos Larry Tull Sachin Bhargava