Event #77: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 3 | 2025 World Series of Poker

07-02-2025 13:18 UTC-8

Claassen Picks Up Chips

Frank Visser

Level 19

Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Paul Zappulla: XxXx/3♦K♥4♦9♠/Xx
Christopher Claassen: 10♦5♠2♥/10♥6♥5♦8♥

Paul Zappulla and Christopher Claassen both checked on fourth street. Zappulla checked again on fifth street, this time being met with a bet from Claassen. Zappulla called, and check-called sixth street as well.

Seventh street was checked to showdown, where Claassen's tens and fives awarded him the full pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Zappulla	960,000 185,000	185,000

Christopher Claassen	590,000 169,000	169,000

Tags: Christopher Claassen Paul Zappulla

07-02-2025 13:28 UTC-8

Pan Extends His Lead With an Ace

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David Salituro

Level 19

Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Qinghai Pan: XxXx/3♣5♦K♣A♣/Xx
Jordan Siegel: XxXx/4♦6♠9♣2♦/Xx

Jordan Siegel bet on fourth street before Qinghai Pan raised. Siegel called and Pan bet again on fifth.

Siegel called that bet and another on sixth as they went to seventh. Both players then checked and Pan showed A♥10♦7♥ for a pair of aces to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai Pan	1,700,000 180,000	180,000

Jordan Siegel	940,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Jordan Siegel Qinghai Pan

07-02-2025 13:31 UTC-8

Lin Overtakes Zappulla

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Frank Visser

Level 19

Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

David Lin: Q♦10♠4♥/4♦10♣J♠2♣
Paul Zappulla: 3♥3♣Xx/5♦5♠J♥K♣

David Lin brought in, Paul Zappulla completed, and Lin defended. Zappulla paired his door card on fifth street and bet out. Lin called to fifth street, where Zappulla bet again.

Lin raised, and Zappulla called after some thinking time. Zappulla check-called another one of Lin's bets on sixth street, and seventh street was checked to showdown.

Zappulla showed fives and threes, but Lin quickly tabled tens and fours to rake in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Lin	945,000 195,000	195,000
Paul Zappulla	825,000 135,000	135,000

Tags: David Lin Paul Zappulla

07-02-2025 13:32 UTC-8

Pan Sends Hellmuth Off to Break Steaming

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David Salituro

Level 19

Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Qinghai Pan: XxXx/4♥6♥2♣2♠/Xx
Phil Hellmuth: XxXx/4♣3♠A♦Q♦/Xx

Qinghai Pan and Phil Hellmuth were heads-up on fifth street when Pan bet. Hellmuth called and Pan bet again on sixth.

Hellmuth called once more before Pan put out another bet on seventh. Hellmuth called and Pan showed A♠8♦2♦ for trip deuces and an 8-6-4-2-A.

"This f**king guy. What the f**k," Hellmuth muttered to himself as he stormed out of the room while Pan picked up the pot right before break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai Pan	2,000,000 300,000	300,000

Phil Hellmuth	950,000 170,000	170,000

Tags: Phil Hellmuth Qinghai Pan

07-02-2025 13:32 UTC-8

Break Time

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Frank Visser

Level 19

Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

The 13 remaining players have been sent on a 15-minute break.

07-02-2025 13:42 UTC-8

Updated Counts

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Frank Visser

Level 19

Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai Pan	2,081,000 81,000	81,000

Andrey Zhigalov	1,282,000 63,000	63,000

Viktor Blom	1,143,000 3,000	3,000
Timothy Frazin	965,000 205,000	205,000
Phil Hellmuth	942,000 8,000	8,000

Jordan Siegel	832,000 108,000	108,000
Paul Zappulla	815,000 10,000	10,000

David Lin	812,000 133,000	133,000
Christopher Claassen	620,000 30,000	30,000

Tomasz Gluszko	527,000 23,000	23,000
Alex Livingston	499,000 199,000	199,000

Luke Schwartz	426,000 224,000	224,000
Jared Rubin	151,000 214,000	214,000

07-02-2025 13:44 UTC-8

Martin Kabrhel Will Take Over WSOP POY Lead with Final Table Win

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Jon Sofen

Level 19

Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Love him or despise his antics, Martin Kabrhel is closing in on first place in the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Player of the Year race.

The Czech poker pro, at the time of publishing, had a large chip lead in Event #75: $1,000 Mini Main Event with just four players remaining. He entered the day second in chips with five players left. But he's taken over the final table, at least for the time being, in a tournament that attracted 10,794 entrants.

Read the Full Story Here

Tags: Martin Kabrhel

Level: 20

Ante: 7,000
Bring In: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

07-02-2025 13:57 UTC-8

Schwartz Takes Down a Monster With Quads

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David Salituro

Level 20

Ante: 7,000
Bring In: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

Luke Schwartz: XxXx/5♣4♦8♣4♠/Xx
Alex Livingston: XxXx/Q♠K♠7♥K♥/Xx
Jordan Siegel: XxXx/2♦J♠5♦9♥ - folded on sixth street
Viktor Blom: XxXx/Q♣8♦ - folded on fourth street
Phil Hellmuth: XxXx/10♠ - folded on third street

Jordan Siegel completed and Phil Hellmuth called. Alex Livingston then raised, Viktor Blom reraised, and both Luke Schwartz and Siegel called. "What is going on?" Hellmuth said as he folded.

Livingston then bet on fourth street and Blom folded, while Schwartz raised. Siegel and Livingston called to fifth, where Schwartz bet again. Both opponents called.

Schwartz bet on sixth and Siegel folded, while Livingston called to seventh. Schwartz bet again and Livingston called.

Schwartz turned over 4♥4♣3♠ for quads and Livingston mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	1,100,000 43,000	43,000
Luke Schwartz	1,100,000 674,000	674,000
Jordan Siegel	600,000 232,000	232,000
Alex Livingston	130,000 369,000	369,000

Tags: Alex Livingston Jordan Siegel Luke Schwartz Phil Hellmuth Viktor Blom

07-02-2025 14:09 UTC-8

Blom Takes From Pan as Hellmuth Rages On

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Frank Visser

Level 20

Ante: 7,000
Bring In: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

Viktor Blom: 8♦4♦3♥/A♣3♠9♠4♣
Luke Schwartz: XxXx/7♦Q♣ - folded on fourths street
Qinghai Pan: XxXx/K♥9♥10♣8♣/Xx

Phil Hellmuth had just folded a pair of aces to Qinghai Pan's board with four low cards. "What the f*ck is going on? " Hellmuth vented. "This guy just hits perfect, perfect, perfect, perfect. He is probably betting a pair of fives and an eight-draw, while I have aces and a seven-draw."

In the meantime, Viktor Blom bet out on fourth street. Luke Schwartz folded before Pan called. Blom slowed down on fifth street, checking it over to Pan. Pan bet, Blom called, and the same happened on sixth street.

Seventh street was checked to showdown, where Blom's baby two pair was good enough to scoop the pot.