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

07-02-2025 15:07 UTC-8

Jordan Siegel Eliminated in 12th Place ($24,393)

David Salituro

Level 20

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

Jordan Siegel: XxXx/K♥5♥2♦5♠/Xx All in
Qinghai Pan: XxXx/6♣7♥J♦10♦/Xx
Alex Livingston: XxXx/Q♥3♦4♣3♣ - folded on sixth street

Qinghai Pan bet on fourth street and was called by Alex Livingston and Jordan Siegel.

Siegel then bet on fifth and both opponents called. Siegel bet again on sixth, but this time Pan raised. Livingston folded, while Siegel called to seventh. Pan then bet and Siegel called all in.

Pan showed 9♦8♣7♣ for a straight and Siegel flashed K♠J♠ before making his exit in 12th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai Pan	3,500,000 285,000	285,000

Alex Livingston	440,000 10,000	10,000

Jordan Siegel	Busted

Tags: Alex Livingston Jordan Siegel Qinghai Pan

07-02-2025 15:13 UTC-8

Gluszko Gets Paid

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Frank Visser

Level 20

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

Tomasz Gluszko: 8♥4♣2♣/8♠8♦9♦4♠
David Lin: XxXx/10♦Q♠10♥5♦/Xx

Tomasz Gluszko bet on fourth street with an open pair of eights, and David Lin called. Lin made a higher open pair on fifth street, and bet out.

Gluszko called, and did so too when Lin continued firing on sixth street. Lin slowed down on seventh street, checking it over to Gluszko. Gluszko bet, and Lin quickly called.

Gluszko tabled a full house, and Lin's cards hit the muck in defeat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomasz Gluszko	940,000 390,000	390,000
David Lin	545,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: David Lin Tomasz Gluszko

07-02-2025 15:16 UTC-8

Livingston Fills Up on Pan

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David Salituro

Level 20

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

Alex Livingston: XxXx/K♠10♥7♥7♦/Xx
Qinghai Pan: XxXx/A♥9♠K♥9♣/Xx

Qinghai Pan bet on fourth street and Alex Livingston called.

Pan bet again on fifth, but this time Livingston raised. Pan called and Livingston bet on sixth.

Pan again called down to seventh, where Livingston put out another bet. Pan called and Livingston turned over K♦J♠7♣ for a full house as Pan mucked A♣Q♦2♠.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai Pan	3,150,000 350,000	350,000

Alex Livingston	750,000 310,000	310,000

Tags: Alex Livingston Qinghai Pan

07-02-2025 15:21 UTC-8

Break Time

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Frank Visser

Level 20

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

The field has been sent on another 15-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai Pan	3,170,000 20,000	20,000

Andrey Zhigalov	1,390,000 108,000	108,000

Luke Schwartz	1,355,000 205,000	205,000
Timothy Frazin	1,205,000 155,000	155,000
Tomasz Gluszko	780,000 160,000	160,000
Alex Livingston	750,000

Christopher Claassen	610,000 290,000	290,000

David Lin	595,000 50,000	50,000
Viktor Blom	545,000 55,000	55,000
Paul Zappulla	425,000 5,000	5,000

Jared Rubin	195,000 44,000	44,000

Level: 21

Ante: 10,000
Bring In: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

07-02-2025 15:47 UTC-8

Livingston on Crumbs as Zhigalov Finds Giga Scoop

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Frank Visser

Level 21

Ante: 10,000
Bring In: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Andrey Zhigalov: A♣6♣5♣/2♣2♠A♠8♦
Qinghai Pan: XxXx/6♦K♥4♣ - folded on fifth street
Alex Livingston: Q♦4♦3♥/6♠6♥5♠8♥

Andrey Zhigalov brought in, Qinghai Pan completed, and Alex Livingston called. Zhigalov then raised, and Pan and Livingston both called.

Livingston fired a bet when he paired his door card on fourth street, seeing both opponents call. On fifth street, he checked it over to Zhigalov, who bet. Pan folded, but Livingston stuck around and called.

Livingston check-called twice more on sixth and seventh street, and Zhigalov revealed two pair and an eight-six low at showdown. Livingston dejectedly tabled a worse eight-six low, and saw the chips being shipped to Zhigalov.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai Pan	3,025,000 145,000	145,000

Andrey Zhigalov	1,900,000 510,000	510,000

Alex Livingston	375,000 375,000	375,000

Tags: Alex Livingston Andrey Zhigalov Qinghai Pan

07-02-2025 15:50 UTC-8

Nines Good For Lin; Livingston Straightens Out Zhigalov

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David Salituro

Level 21

Ante: 10,000
Bring In: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

David Lin: XxXx/K♥A♣Q♣5♦/Xx
Christopher Claassen: XxXx/4♥10♥7♠K♠/Xx

David Lin completed and Christopher Claassen called.

Lin proceeded to bet on every street down to seventh as Claassen called. Both players checked on seventh and Lin showed 9♦9♠8♠ for a pair of nines to win the pot.

At the same time at the other table, Alex Livingston had 8♦7♦9♥A♥ showing as he bet on fourth, fifth, and sixth against Andrey Zhigalov, who called with 9♦7♣J♦J♣. Livingston bet again on seventh and Zhigalov called once more.

Livingston turned over A♣6♣5♣ for a straight and Zhigalov mucked. "Too good," Luke Schwartz said as Livingston took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrey Zhigalov	1,450,000 450,000	450,000

Alex Livingston	1,000,000 625,000	625,000

David Lin	840,000 245,000	245,000
Christopher Claassen	500,000 110,000	110,000

Tags: Alex Livingston Andrey Zhigalov Christopher Claassen David Lin

07-02-2025 15:57 UTC-8

Zappulla Left With Just Over One Big Bet

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Frank Visser

Level 21

Ante: 10,000
Bring In: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Timothy Frazin: 9♥8♠6♣/5♥7♣J♠J♥
Paul Zappulla: XxXx/5♦3♠9♦9♣/Xx

Timothy Frazin completed, Paul Zappulla two-bet, and Frazin called once the action had reached him again. Both players checked through fourth street before Frazin check-called Zappulla's bet on fifth street.

Both players paired on sixth street, and they both checked to seventh street. Frazin led out, and Zappulla tossed in a reluctant call.

Frazin showed a straight, and Zappulla tossed his cards into the muck as he was left with just a few chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Timothy Frazin	1,500,000 295,000	295,000
Paul Zappulla	125,000 300,000	300,000

Tags: Paul Zappulla Timothy Frazin

07-02-2025 15:59 UTC-8

Blom Fires at Pan

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David Salituro

Level 21

Ante: 10,000
Bring In: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Viktor Blom: XxXx/7♣Q♣A♥8♦/Xx
Qinghai Pan: XxXx/7♥Q♦3♦J♥/Xx

Qinghai Pan completed, Viktor Blom raised, and Pan called.

Blom continued betting on fourth, fifth, and sixth streets as Pan called. Blom bet again on seventh, and this time Pan quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai Pan	2,700,000 325,000	325,000

Viktor Blom	950,000 405,000	405,000

Tags: Qinghai Pan Viktor Blom

07-02-2025 16:06 UTC-8

Shorties Chip Up

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Frank Visser

Level 21

Ante: 10,000
Bring In: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Paul Zappulla: 8♥8♦/2♦2♠9♥6♠/Q♠ All in
Tomasz Gluszko: Q♠7♦/7♠4♦3♠4♣/K♣

Paul Zappulla committed his chips on third street, being looked up by Tomasz Gluszko. Both players had two pair by sixth street, but Zappulla's higher one remained best as neither player improved on seventh street, doubling him up.

Qinghai Pan: 8♠8♦6♠/4♦2♣10♣8♥
Viktor Blom: A♣Q♥4♠/3♥9♣5♣6♦
Luke Schwartz: XxXx/3♦9♠8♣10♥/Xx - folded on seventh street

At the other table, Qinghai Pan checked to Viktor Blom on fifth street. The Swedish phenom bet, Luke Schwartz called, and Pan called as well.

Blom also bet on sixth street, seeing both opponents check-call. Blom fired a final time on seventh street. Schwartz check-folded before Pan check-called with three eights. Blom showed a six-low, and the pot was chopped.

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai Pan	2,900,000 200,000	200,000

Luke Schwartz	900,000 455,000	455,000
Viktor Blom	800,000 200,000	200,000
Tomasz Gluszko	650,000 130,000	130,000
Paul Zappulla	350,000 225,000	225,000

Tags: Luke Schwartz Paul Zappulla Qinghai Pan Tomasz Gluszko Viktor Blom