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

07-01-2025 13:27 UTC-8

Pais Chopped Up in Three-Way All In

David Salituro

Level 12

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

Mauricio Pais and Richard Bai had all of their chips in the middle as Steve Zolotow had both players at risk.

Pais finished with 8♠8♥8♣4♥4♣9♥2♦ for a full house, but Zolotow spiked a better full house with Q♥9♦2♥Q♣J♦J♠J♣. Bai had 3♣4♠5♦6♦7♣Q♦ for a low as he and Zolotow chopped the pot and sent Pais, who had only just taken his seat in the tournament, to a quick exit.

"Pleasure doing business with you," Zolotow said to Bai after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Zolotow	65,000 5,000	5,000
Richard Bai	25,000
Mauricio Pais	Busted

Tags: Mauricio Pais Richard Bai Steve Zolotow

07-01-2025 13:21 UTC-8

Siegel Shows Vitch a King

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David Salituro

Level 12

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

Jordan Siegel: XxXx/5♣4♦8♣K♣/Xx
Christopher Vitch: XxXx/3♦10♥10♠6♥/Xx

Bryn Kenney took his seat at this table as players were coming back from break and received a round of congratulations and fist bumps for his runner-up finish in the PPC a few days ago, including from Phil Hellmuth.

"Thanks, Phil. It was the most tilting way to lose, though," Kenney told Hellmuth.

Meanwhile, Jordan Siegel had completed and Christopher Vitch called. Siegel then bet on fourth street and Vitch called.

Siegel bet again on fifth and Vitch called after making a pair of tens. Both players checked on sixth and seventh, and Siegel showed K♥8♦6♦ for kings and eights to win the pot.

Richard Sklar, runner-up in this event last year, was eliminated at the same time at another table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan Siegel	100,000 16,000	16,000
Christopher Vitch	30,000 20,500	20,500

Richard Sklar	Busted

Tags: Christopher Vitch Jordan Siegel

07-01-2025 13:17 UTC-8

Updated Stacks and Latest Entries

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Frank Visser

Level 12

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

All stacks that have been updated on the WSOP+ app are listed below.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Hui	325,000 65,000	65,000

Blaz Zerjav	297,000 100,000	100,000

Paul Houvener	295,000 35,500	35,500
Scott Bohlman	280,000 4,500	4,500

Yuval Bronshtein	242,000 12,000	12,000

Larry Tull	238,500 81,000	81,000
James Cheung	222,500 67,500	67,500
Felipe Ramos	203,500 3,500	3,500

Brian Hastings	200,000 21,000	21,000

Shaun Deeb	199,000 36,000	36,000

Sachin Bhargava	197,000 83,000	83,000
Kevin Nathan	190,000 21,000	21,000

Timothy Frazin	187,000 117,000	117,000
David Lin	184,000 41,000	41,000
Jared Rubin	170,500 75,500	75,500
Brad Ruben	170,000 30,000	30,000

Daniel Geeng	170,000 110,000	110,000
Ari Engel	161,500 1,500	1,500

Phil Hellmuth	158,000 98,000	98,000

Craig Chait	132,500 106,500	106,500
Alex Livingston	130,000 30,000	30,000

Jake Schwartz	127,500 7,500	7,500
Paul Zappulla	127,000 30,500	30,500

John Racener	105,000 31,000	31,000

Chad Eveslage	102,000 47,000	47,000

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Level: 12

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

07-01-2025 13:01 UTC-8

Break Time; Late Registration Closing

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David Salituro

Level 11

Ante: 1,000
Bring In: 1,000
Completion: 4,000
Limits: 4,000-8,000

Players are going on the first 15-minute break of the day. Late registration closes once action resumes.

The tournament clock currently shows 180 entries, with 88 players remaining.

07-01-2025 13:01 UTC-8

Brunson Leaves Wallace on Fumes

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David Salituro

Level 11

Ante: 1,000
Bring In: 1,000
Completion: 4,000
Limits: 4,000-8,000

Todd Brunson: XxXx/A♥2♣ All in
Christopher Wallace: XxXx/K♥Q♠

Christopher Wallace completed, Todd Brunson raised, and Wallace called. Brunson then bet his last chips on fourth street and Wallace put him at risk.

Brunson ended up with A♣J♥8♦5♠5♦ for aces and fives, while Wallace had A♦3♣10♥4♠7♣ and handed over most of his chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Todd Brunson	40,000 10,000	10,000

Christopher Wallace	10,000 36,000	36,000

Tags: Christopher Wallace Todd Brunson

07-01-2025 13:00 UTC-8

Out Before Break

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Frank Visser

Level 11

Ante: 1,000
Bring In: 1,000
Completion: 4,000
Limits: 4,000-8,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Maksim Pisarenko	Busted

Allan Le	Busted

Michael Mizrachi	Busted

Hunter McClelland	Busted

07-01-2025 12:59 UTC-8

Fal Gets Half of Big Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 11

Ante: 1,000
Bring In: 1,000
Completion: 4,000
Limits: 4,000-8,000

Nicolas Milgrom: 9♥4♠2♥/6♦7♥3♦A♠ All in
Nikolay Fal: A♥K♠8♠/A♦9♦5♣7♣
David "Bakes" Baker: 7♦6♣2♣/3♥A♣4♦K♣
Anthony Zinno: XxXx/5♠9♠Q♥ - folded on fifth street

David "Bakes" Baker was the bring-in and saw Anthony Zinno complete. Nicolas Milgrom called before Nikolay Fal two-bet. Baker, Zinno, and Milgrom all called to fourth street, where Fal checked to Baker.

Baker bet, receiving three calls. Baker bet again when checked to on fifth street. Zinno folded this time, but Milgrom and Fal still called. Baker appeared to slow down on sixth street with a check, after which Milgrom bet.

Fal called, but Baker put in a raise. Milgrom then reraised all in for 20,000, Fal called, and Baker raised again. Fal called to seventh street, where he called a final bet from Baker.

Baker showed the second-nut low, and Milgrom tabled the same hand. Fal had the best high hand with a pair of aces, receiving half the pot. The other half was chopped up between Baker and Milgrom.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolay Fal	295,000 62,500	62,500

Anthony Zinno	228,000 45,000	45,000

David "Bakes" Baker	85,000 35,000	35,000

Nicolas Milgrom	36,000 2,000	2,000

Tags: Anthony Zinno Nicolas Milgrom Nikolay Fal

07-01-2025 12:55 UTC-8

Suzuki Picks Off Schwartz With Aces

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David Salituro

Level 11

Ante: 1,000
Bring In: 1,000
Completion: 4,000
Limits: 4,000-8,000

Ryutaro Suzuki: XxXx/10♠2♠2♦5♦/Xx
Luke Schwartz: XxXx/4♦3♣10♥10♦/Xx

Luke Schwartz completed and Ryutaro Suzuki called.

Schwartz bet on fourth street and Suzuki called. Suzuki then opened the betting on fifth and Schwartz called.

Suzuki bet again on sixth and Schwartz called once more. Schwartz led out with a bet on seventh and Suzuki took a few seconds before calling.

"You have to beat the tens up or a low," Schwartz said, and Suzuki showed him A♣A♥4♠ for aces and deuces to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryutaro Suzuki	120,000 4,000	4,000

Luke Schwartz	70,000 10,000	10,000
Christopher Vitch	60,000

Tags: Luke Schwartz Ryutaro Suzuki

07-01-2025 12:51 UTC-8

Kalas Halts Lin's Meteoric Start

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Frank Visser

Level 11

Ante: 1,000
Bring In: 1,000
Completion: 4,000
Limits: 4,000-8,000

Kane Kalas: Q♣7♣4♣/A♣4♦10♠K♣
David Lin: XxXx/4♥6♣Q♠10♦/Xx

Kane Kalas bet out on fourth street, and David Lin, who had increased his stack quite a bit since Day 2 had started, called. Kalas went on to fire bets every street up until seventh street, and Lin called down to showdown.

Kalas showed down a flush, and Lin triple-checked his opponent's hand before he confirmed he was beat and added his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Lin	225,000 25,000	25,000
Felipe Ramos	200,000 6,500	6,500

Kane Kalas	130,000 69,000	69,000
Jared Rubin	95,000 30,000	30,000
James Obst	60,000

Donny Rubinstein	53,000 26,000	26,000
Christopher Wallace	46,000 42,500	42,500

Todd Brunson	30,000 12,500	12,500

Tags: David Lin Kane Kalas