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

07-01-2025 14:08 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Norman Chad	Busted
Michael Rocco	Busted

Christopher Vitch	Busted

Max Hoffman	Busted
Hiroyuki Noda	Busted
Carol Fuchs	Busted

Simeon Tsonev	Busted
Ali Eslami	Busted

Nicolas Milgrom	Busted

Davin Anderson	Busted

Obst Falls to Kalas

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David Salituro

Level 12

Ante: 1,000
Bring In: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000

James Obst: XxXx/3♦K♠9♥J♠ All in
Kane Kalas: XxXx/10♠5♦2♠2♣

Kane Kalas bet on fourth street and James Obst called.

Kalas bet again on fifth, Obst raised, and Kalas called. Kalas then bet on sixth and Obst committed his last chips.

Kalas turned over 6♠6♣ for two pair, while Obst had K♦5♥ for a pair of kings. Obst failed to improve with the 10♣ as he tossed his cards into the muck and headed for the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kane Kalas	120,000 18,500	18,500
James Obst	Busted

Tags: James Obst Kane Kalas

07-01-2025 14:06 UTC-8

Livingston Scoops Chambers With Seven-Card Straight

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Frank Visser

Level 12

Ante: 1,000
Bring In: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000

Walter Chambers: XxXx/2♠7♥A♦5♥/Xx
Alex Livingston: 8♠7♠5♦/4♣6♥3♦2♥

Walter Chambers checked to Alex Livingston on sixth street, with the latter putting in a bet. Chambers called to seventh street, where he check-called again.

Livingston showed seven cards in a row, with an eight-high straight and six-low as the qualifying hands. Chambers made sure of Livingston's hand before he mucked his cards and sent the pot to his neighbor.

Player	Chips	Progress
Walter Chambers	325,000 25,000	25,000

Blaz Zerjav	276,000 21,000	21,000

Alex Livingston	157,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Alex Livingston Walter Chambers

07-01-2025 13:56 UTC-8

Bruschi Scoops Rheem to the Rail

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David Salituro

Level 12

Ante: 1,000
Bring In: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000

Chino Rheem: XxXx/A♦8♣5♠5♥/Xx All in
Renan Bruschi: XxXx/3♣7♦K♦A♥/Xx

Chino Rheem bet on fifth street and Renan Bruschi called.

Rheem bet again on sixth, Bruschi raised, and Rheem called. Rheem then bet his last chips on seventh and Bruschi called to put him at risk.

Rheem had a low with 6♠3♦, but Bruschi showed 6♣6♦5♣ for a pair of sixes and 7-6-5-3-A to scoop the pot and send Rheem to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Renan Bruschi	200,000 79,000	79,000

Chino Rheem	Busted

Tags: Chino Rheem Renan Bruschi

07-01-2025 13:55 UTC-8

Thorpe to the Rail

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Frank Visser

Level 12

Ante: 1,000
Bring In: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000

Mike Thorpe: A♥5♦2♠/5♠Q♥9♦10♣ All in
Chris Hunichen: 10♠8♥3♥/7♠8♠8♣Q♠
Craig Chait: XxXx/3♦10♦A♦Q♣/Xx - folded on seventh street

Mike Thorpe was already all-in when Chris Hunichen fired a bet on fifth street. Craig Chait called, and did so too when Hunichen bet again on sixth street.

Hunichen tossed in a final bet on seventh street, this time receiving a fold for his efforts. Hunichen tabled trip eights, and Thorpe was sent to the exit with a lonely pair of fives.

Player	Chips	Progress
Craig Chait	145,000 15,000	15,000
Chris Hunichen	85,000 50,000	50,000

Mike Thorpe	Busted

Tags: Chris Hunichen Craig Chait Mike Thorpe

07-01-2025 13:48 UTC-8

Gregorich Sends Out Kenney

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David Salituro

Level 12

Ante: 1,000
Bring In: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000

Bryn Kenney: XxXx/6♣8♠7♦ All in
Mark Gregorich: XxXx/Q♦4♥K♦

Bryn Kenney bet on fifth street, Mark Gregorich raised, and Kenney called all in.

Kenney ended up with 6♦2♣2♦Q♣ for sixes and deuces, but Gregorich made Q♥4♠5♦2♠ for queens and fours to win the pot and send Kenney to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Gregorich	100,000 21,000	21,000
Bryn Kenney	Busted

Jerry Wong	Busted

Raymond Bentley	Busted
Christopher Wallace	Busted

Ben Yu	Busted

Tags: Bryn Kenney Mark Gregorich

07-01-2025 13:45 UTC-8

Alioto Exits as Bunch Wins a Bunch

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Frank Visser

Level 12

Ante: 1,000
Bring In: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000

John Bunch: A♦5♥2♥/K♥K♣5♣J♣
Jon Turner: XxXx/6♣10♥7♠ - folded on fifth street
Dario Alioto: XxXx/4♠10♦5♦9♣/Xx

The hand was picked up on fourth street, where John Bunch bet with an open pair of kings and was called by Jon Turner and Dario Alioto. Bunch bet again on fifth street, this time folding out Turner.

Alioto called to sixth street, however, where he called another of Bunch's bets. Seventh street was checked to showdown, and Alioto mucked his cards when Bunch showed kings-up.

Alioto was left with just over one big bet, which he would lose not much later.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Turner	150,000 10,000	10,000

John Bunch	100,000 36,000	36,000
Dario Alioto	Busted

Tags: Dario Alioto John Bunch Jon Turner

07-01-2025 13:39 UTC-8

Not Time For Thorpe to Die Just Yet

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David Salituro

Level 12

Ante: 1,000
Bring In: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000

Mike Thorpe: XxXx/K♦A♥ All in
Jake Schwartz: XxXx/6♠8♦
Andres Korn: XxXx/A♦9♠ - folded on fourth street

Andres Korn completed and Mike Thorpe raised. Jake Schwartz and Korn called.

Thorpe bet on fourth street and Schwartz raised. Korn folded as action went back on Thorpe. "Can I have the all-in button?" he asked the dealer as he called off his last chips.

"Good luck, Mike," Craig Chait told Thorpe.

"It might be time to die," Thorpe replied. He had A♣K♣2♥6♥ showing by seventh street, while Schwartz had 7♠5♥J♣8♦.

"Do you want me to go first? You're going to like what you see," Schwartz said as he tossed the Q♣ face up, while Thorpe showed the 5♠ and won the pot with his aces and kings to double up.

"Is everybody happy?" Thorpe asked the table.

"I don't think Jake is happy," Chait replied.

"I don't care, actually," Schwartz added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Schwartz	130,000 2,500	2,500
Mike Thorpe	60,000 6,000	6,000
Andres Korn	50,000 28,500	28,500

Tags: Andres Korn Jake Schwartz Mike Thorpe

07-01-2025 13:37 UTC-8

Prize Pool Confirmed

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Frank Visser

Level 12

Ante: 1,000
Bring In: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000

The $10,000 Stud Hi-Lo Championship attracted a field of 186 players, who created a prize pool of $1,729,800.

The top 28 players will receive a minimum of $20,552, while six-figure payouts will begin from fourth place. The eventual champion will walk away with the grand sum of $411,051 in addition to their new bracelet.

The full payout structure is listed below.

Place	Prize	Place	Prize
1	$411,051	9	$34,233
2	$274,023	10-11	$28,458
3	$188,105	12-15	$24,393
4	$132,423	16-20	$21,580
5	$95,665	21-28	$20,552
6	$70,970
7	$54,105
8	$42,421

07-01-2025 13:28 UTC-8

Glaser Gets Chopped

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Frank Visser

Level 12

Ante: 1,000
Bring In: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000

Shaun Deeb: J♦9♠9♦/Q♠7♣8♥9♣
Mike Gorodinsky: 5♥2♥2♦/3♦10♣4♦8♠
Benny Glaser: XxXx/J♥2♠8♣Q♣/Xx - folded on seventh street

Three-way on fifth street, it checked to Benny Glaser, who bet. Shaun Deeb and Mike Gorodinsky both called, after which Glaser checked on sixth street. Deeb then bet, receiving calls from both opponents.

It checked to Gorodinsky on seventh street. When he bet, Glaser folded and Deeb quickly called. Deeb had three nines for the high half of the pot, while Gorodisnky's eight-low was awarded the low half.