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

07-01-2025 23:21 UTC-8

James Cheung Eliminated in 17th Place ($21,580)

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Frank Visser

Level 18

Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

James Cheung: 8♠3♠/9♠4♣J♣2♣/6♥ All in
Timothy Frazin: K♥8♣7♠/6♦3♥4♦2♠
Qinghai Pan: A♦J♠10♠/8♥5♠K♣Q♦

James Cheung two-bet all in on third street. Timothy Frazin and Qinghai Pan called, after which they checked it to showdown.

Pan tabled a Broadway straight, and Frazin had a seven-low. Cheung's hand could not beat either of his opponents, and he saw his chips chopped up as he departed one spot before the two-table redraw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai Pan	1,255,000 28,000	28,000

Timothy Frazin	755,000 55,000	55,000
James Cheung	Busted

Tags: James Cheung Qinghai Pan Timothy Frazin

07-01-2025 23:24 UTC-8

Hellmuth Fills Up on Gluszko

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David Salituro

Level 18

Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Phil Hellmuth: XxXx/3♦A♠8♠5♦/Xx
Tomasz Gluszko: XxXx/Q♦K♣2♣A♥/Xx

Just as the field was about to redraw for the last two tables, Phil Hellmuth tangled in a pot against Tomasz Gluszko.

Gluszko had completed and Hellmuth raised. Gluszko called and Hellmuth bet on every street. Gluszko called him down and Hellmuth turned over 8♦8♥5♥ for a full house to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Hellmuth	750,000 200,000	200,000

Tomasz Gluszko	230,000 220,000	220,000

Tags: Phil Hellmuth Tomasz Gluszko

07-01-2025 23:27 UTC-8

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Bets
626	1	Christopher Claassen	320,000	8
	2	Timothy Frazin	660,000	17
	3	Paul Zappulla	950,000	24
	4	Jared Rubin	250,000	6
	5	David Lin	920,000	23
	6	Tomasz Gluszko	230,000	6
	7	Richard Bai	30,000	1
	8	Sachin Bhargava	380,000	10

634	1	Jose Paz-Gutierrez	500,000	13
	2	Phil Hellmuth	750,000	19
	3	Alex Livingston	970,000	24
	4	Viktor Blom	650,000	16
	5	Andrey Zhigalov	920,000	23
	6	Luke Schwartz	1,100,000	28
	7	Jordan Siegel	950,000	24
	8	Qinghai Pan	1,250,000	31

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai Pan	1,250,000 5,000	5,000

Luke Schwartz	1,100,000 101,000	101,000
Alex Livingston	970,000 120,000	120,000

Paul Zappulla	950,000 45,000	45,000

Jordan Siegel	950,000 50,000	50,000
David Lin	920,000 130,000	130,000
Andrey Zhigalov	920,000 80,000	80,000

Phil Hellmuth	750,000

Timothy Frazin	660,000 95,000	95,000
Viktor Blom	650,000 65,000	65,000
Jose Paz-Gutierrez	500,000 175,000	175,000
Sachin Bhargava	380,000 60,000	60,000
Christopher Claassen	320,000 280,000	280,000

Jared Rubin	250,000 87,000	87,000
Tomasz Gluszko	230,000
Richard Bai	30,000 30,000	30,000

Richard Bai Eliminated in 16th Place ($21,580)

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Frank Visser

Level 18

Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Richard Bai: 4♥4♣/Q♣10♣9♣Q♠/7♣ All in
Paul Zappulla: 10♦3♣/A♦6♦2♦8♦/8♠

Paul Zappulla completed and Richard Bai moved all in with a two-bet. Zappulla called off, and made a flush and low on sixth street for a massive lead.

Bai needed a queen or four for half the pot, but seventh street brought a seven instead, eliminating Bai.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Zappulla	1,255,000 305,000	305,000

Richard Bai	Busted

Tags: Paul Zappulla Richard Bai

07-01-2025 23:36 UTC-8

Pan Calls for Half With Ace-High

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Frank Visser

Level 18

Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Luke Schwartz: J♥8♦6♥/7♣5♦Q♠3♠
Qinghai Pan: A♣9♦2♣/6♦10♠3♥Q♥

Luke Schwartz completed, and Qinghai Pan called. Pan check-called Schwartz's bet on fourth street before the roles reversed on fifth street.

Sixth street saw the betting lead change again, with pan check-calling Schwartz's bet. Schwartz bet again on seventh street, and Pan called after about a minute in the tank.

Schwartz tabled a naked eight-low, and Pan showed down a naked ace-high, earning him compliments from the table as the pot was chopped.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai Pan	1,255,000 5,000	5,000

Luke Schwartz	1,150,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Luke Schwartz Qinghai Pan

07-01-2025 23:39 UTC-8

Gluszko Gets Some Chips Back

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David Salituro

Level 18

Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Tomasz Gluszko: XxXx/9♥2♣K♦7♠/Xx
Paul Zappulla: XxXx/3♣6♠6♥A♠/Xx
Tim Frazin: XxXx/2♠10♠8♣10♦ - folded on sixth street

Tomasz Gluszko bet on fifth street and Tim Frazin and Paul Zappulla called.

Zappulla then bet on sixth and Gluszko called, while Frazin got out of the way. Both players checked on seventh and Gluszko showed K♠9♠ for two pair to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Frazin	960,000 300,000	300,000
Paul Zappulla	860,000 395,000	395,000

Tomasz Gluszko	400,000 170,000	170,000

Tags: Paul Zappulla Tim Frazin Tomasz Gluszko

07-01-2025 23:47 UTC-8

Siegel Scoops Chip Lead Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 18

Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Andrey Zhigalov: XxXx/3♥A♥8♥8♣/Xx
Jordan Siegel: 5♠4♠2♠/A♠4♥4♣5♥
Qinghai Pan: XxXx/A♣Q♥10♥ - folded on fifth street
Jose Paz-Gutierrez: XxXx/4♦5♣7♣9♦/Xx - folded on seventh street

Andrey Zhigalov completed, and Jordan Siegel called. Qinghai Pan then two-bet, Jose Paz-Gutierrez called cold, and Zhigalov and Siegel called as well.

"Juicy family pot, this one's gonna be big," Luke Schwartz commented on the action.

Fourth street checked to Zhigalov, who bet. All three players called to fifth street, where it checked to Zhigalov again. He placed another bet, seeing only Pan fold while the others called.

Zhigalov gained the betting lead on sixth street and fired again. Siegel raised, Paz-Gutierrez called, and Zhigalov called as well. Zhigalov then checked to Siegel on seventh street. Siegel bet, Paz-Gutoerrez folded, and Zhigalov called to showdown.

Siegel showed down a full house, and Zhigalov eyed his opponent's cards for a few moments before forfeiting the pot by mucking his hand.

"That was the biggest pot of the tournament," Phil Hellmuth said as Siegel dragged the chips to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jordan Siegel	1,430,000 480,000	480,000
Qinghai Pan	1,165,000 90,000	90,000

Andrey Zhigalov	590,000 330,000	330,000

Jose Paz-Gutierrez	590,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Andrey Zhigalov Jordan Siegel Jose Paz-Gutierrez Qinghai Pan

07-01-2025 23:51 UTC-8

Pan Trips Up Paz-Gutierrez

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David Salituro

Level 18

Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Qinghai Pan: XxXx/2♣4♥9♠A♣/Xx
Jose Paz-Gutierrez: XxXx/6♥6♦8♦8♥/Xx
Phil Hellmuth: XxXx/J♠3♥10♣7♠ - folded on sixth street

Phil Hellmuth bet on fourth street and was called by Qinghai Pan and Jose Paz-Gutierrez.

All three players checked on fifth before Paz-Gutierrez bet on sixth. Only Pan called.

Pan then bet on seventh and Paz-Gutierrez called. Pan showed 7♣2♦2♥ for trip deuces and Paz-Gutierrez mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai Pan	1,300,000 135,000	135,000

Phil Hellmuth	750,000

Jose Paz-Gutierrez	480,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Jose Paz-Gutierrez Phil Hellmuth Qinghai Pan

07-01-2025 23:57 UTC-8

Zappulla Shows Gluszko Aces Up

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David Salituro

Level 18

Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Paul Zappulla: XxXx/2♦2♠A♥Q♠/Xx
Tomasz Gluszko: XxXx/5♥6♥Q♦K♥/Xx

Tomasz Gluszko bet on fourth street and Paul Zappulla called.

Zappulla bet on fifth and Gluszko called before both players checked on sixth. Gluszko then bet on seventh and Zappulla called.

"Kings up," Gluszko announced.

"Aces up," Zappulla replied, turning over A♠7♦3♦ to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Zappulla	940,000 80,000	80,000

Tomasz Gluszko	460,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Paul Zappulla Tomasz Gluszko

07-02-2025 00:05 UTC-8

Paz-Gutierrez Left Frustrated After Encounter With Pan

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David Salituro

Level 18

Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Qinghai Pan: XxXx/7♠7♥4♦Q♦/Xx
Jose Paz-Gutierrez: XxXx/5♣2♥K♠9♦/Xx

Qinghai Pan bet on fourth street and Jose Paz-Gutierrez called.

Pan continued betting on fifth and sixth as Paz-Gutierrez called down to seventh. Pan slowed down and checked, and Paz-Gutierrez peeked at his last card before flinging his arms in the air in frustration and instantly mucking.

Pan showed him K♥J♦2♠ and took the pot with his pair of sevens.