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

Jul 02, 2025

Taylor Surrenders to Blom

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David Salituro

Level 18

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

Esther Taylor: XxXx/5♦5♠8♦K♥/Xx
Viktor Blom: XxXx/8♠10♥9♠2♠/Xx
Larry Tull: XxXx/3♦9♦K♠ - folded on fifth street

Esther Taylor bet on fourth street and was called by Viktor Blom and Larry Tull.

Taylor bet again on fifth and Blom called, while Tull folded. Blom then bet on sixth and Taylor called.

Blom put out another bet on seventh and Taylor folded this time.

Tags: Esther Taylor Larry Tull Viktor Blom

Jul 02, 2025

Craig Chait Eliminated in 20th Place ($21,580)

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David Salituro

Level 18

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

Craig Chait was all in by fourth street and up against Phil Hellmuth.

Phil Hellmuth turned over 2♠2♣2♦J♦10♣4♦6♥ for trips, while Chait had A♣A♥5♠5♥7♥6♣ showing by seventh street and needed to improve to stay alive. He instead flipped over the K♣ and was sent to the rail in 20th place.

"Phil beat me with deuces. You won't hear about it, but I'm going to tweet about it, though," Chait said on his way to the exit.

Tags: Craig Chait Phil Hellmuth

Jul 01, 2025

Scott Bohlman Eliminated in 21st Place ($20,552)

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Frank Visser

Level 18

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

Scott Bohlman: 9♣8♥/2♠3♠A♣Q♦/2♦ All in
Andrey Zhigalov: XxXx/4♣8♦Q♣ - folded on fourth street
Jose Paz-Gutierrez: 7♥7♣/K♠3♣3♦4♠/K♣

Scott Bohlman's final chips were pushed in on third street, and he was looked up by Andrey Zhigalov and Jose Paz-Gutierrez. Paz-Gutierrez bet into the side pot on fourth street, and Zhigalov called.

Paz-Gutierrez kept betting on fifth street. Zhigalov decided to fold this time, and a showdown was ordered.

Bohlman had a low draw against the two pair of Gutierrez, but it bricked on sixth and seventh street, sending him to the rail.

Tags: Andrey Zhigalov Jose Paz-Gutierrez Scott Bohlman

Jul 01, 2025

Jake Schwartz Eliminated in 22nd Place ($20,552)

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Frank Visser

Level 18

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

Jake Schwartz: 8♦6♦/4♦3♣4♣10♠/Q♦ All in
David Lin: A♠4♠/7♥8♠10♥A♣/2♠

Jake Schwartz moved in his last chips on third street, and he was looked up by David Lin. Schwartz paired up on fifth street, but Lin made a pair of aces on sixth street.

Neither player's high improved on seventh street, and Lin was the only player to make a low. Schwartz said his goodbyes to the table as he left to pick up his min-cash.

Tags: David Lin Jake Schwartz

Jul 01, 2025

Gluszko Takes Accountability For Dropping Pot to Bhargava

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David Salituro

Level 18

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

Sachin Bhargava: XxXx/2♣Q♠J♥5♣/Xx
Tomasz Gluszko: XxXx/2♠3♦8♣K♣/Xx

Tomasz Gluszko bet on fourth street and Sachin Bhargava called.

Gluszko continued betting on fifth and sixth as Bhargava called. Both players checked on seventh and Bhargava showed Q♣7♣6♥ for a pair of queens.

"I let you catch that queen with my pussy play," Gluszko said as he mucked.

"It's commendable, Tomasz. You take accountability for your play," Craig Chait told him.

Tags: Sachin Bhargava Tomasz Gluszko

Jul 01, 2025

Updated Counts

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Frank Visser

Level 18

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

Level: 18

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

Jul 01, 2025

Final Break of Day 2

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Frank Visser

Level 17

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

The players have been sent on their last 15-minute break of the day.

When they return, they will play one more 90-minute level before Day 2 wraps up.

Jul 01, 2025

Tull Triples Up, Bohlman Survives With the Side Pot

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David Salituro

Level 17

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

Scott Bohlman: XxXx/3♦K♥8♣8♥ All in
Larry Tull: XxXx/5♦5♥8♦6♦ All in
Jose Paz-Gutierrez: XxXx/4♥3♣J♣7♦

Larry Tull bet on fifth street and Jose Paz-Gutierrez called. Scott Bohlman then raised, Tull reraised all in, and both Paz-Gutierrez and Bohlman called.

Bohlman then moved all in on sixth street and Paz-Gutierrez called. Bohlman ended up with A♣A♦J♠ for aces and eights, while Tull had [6s6c4d for sixes full of fives to triple up. Paz-Gutierrez mucked A♠7♣4♣ for sevens and fours as he also handed over the side pot to Bohlman.

Tags: Jose Paz-Gutierrez Larry Tull Scott Bohlman

Jul 01, 2025

Laura Born Eliminated in 23rd Place ($20,552)

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Frank Visser

Level 17

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

Laura Born: J♣4♠/2♦5♥A♥K♠/5♦ All in
Richard Bai: J♥3♥/Q♥K♥7♥4♣/4♥
David Lin: XxXx/5♠Q♦ - folded on fourth street

Laura Born brought in, Richard Bai completed, and David Lin called. Born also cut a call out from her short stack and tossed it in the middle.

Bai bet on fourth street, folding out Lin and seeing Born call off her remaining chips. Bai made a flush on fifth street, leaving Born drawing to a low.

Neither sixth nor seventh street brought her a low card, however, and she departed the tournament area just before the break.

Tags: David Lin Laura Born Richard Bai