Event #77: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day 3 Started
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #77: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,729,800
Entries
186
Level
27
Limits
0 / 0
Ante
0
Entries
15
Players Left
4
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A couple of weeks ago, Phil Hellmuth came agonizingly close to capturing his record-extending 18th lifetime bracelet at the 2025 World Series of Poker in the $2,500 Omaha Hi-Lo / Stud Hi-Lo mix, but ultimately fell short in third place.
Today, the "Poker Brat" may get a shot at split-pot redemption, as he is one of only 15 players returning to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas at 1 p.m. local time for the third and final day of Event #77: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship, an event which attracted a record-breaking 186 entries to create a prize pool of $1,729,800 and a first-place prize of $411,051.
With 906,000 chips in his possession, Hellmuth sits in fourth on the leaderboard, having 18 big bets to play with at the start of Day 3. The Hall of Famer is still some ways away from chipleader Qinghai Pan, whose strong performance on Day 2 provided him with 1,581,000 in his bag, hunting a live bracelet to add to his two online ones. Jordan Siegel and Andrey Zhigalov round out the podium, while Luke Schwartz, Viktor Blom, and Alex Livingston also secured a spot in the top ten.
Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Day 3 Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qinghai Pan | United States | 1,581,000 | 32 |
| 2 | Jordan Siegel | United States | 1,245,000 | 25 |
| 3 | Andrey Zhigalov | Russian Federation | 1,135,000 | 23 |
| 4 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | 906,000 | 18 |
| 5 | Luke Schwartz | United Kingdom | 774,000 | 15 |
| 6 | Timothy Frazin | United States | 766,000 | 15 |
| 7 | Paul Zappulla | United States | 754,000 | 15 |
| 8 | David Lin | United States | 703,000 | 14 |
| 9 | Viktor Blom | Sweden | 674,000 | 13 |
| 10 | Alex Livingston | Canada | 594,000 | 12 |
Tomasz Gluszko (590,000) and Christopher Claassen (421,000) find themselves in the bottom third of the field, but with absolute short-stack Jose Paz-Gutierrez's 302,000 being worth six big bets, there is plenty of room to maneuver for everyone.
The remaining 15 players have already locked up a payday of $24,393. Making the official final table of eight players will net them a minimum of $42,421, with six-figure payouts being reserved for the top four spots.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $411,051 | 9 | $34,233 | |
| 2 | $274,023 | 10-11 | $28,458 | |
| 3 | $188,105 | 12-15 | $24,393 | |
| 4 | $132,423 | |||
| 5 | $95,665 | |||
| 6 | $70,970 | |||
| 7 | $54,105 | |||
| 8 | $42,421 |
All remaining levels in the Stud Hi-Lo Championship will be 90 minutes long, with a short break scheduled after every level. Play will resume in Level 19, which has limits of 25,000/50,000, with a 5,000 ante and 7,000 bring-in. It is looking like a marathon day will be needed to crown a winner, but details regarding a dinner break have yet to be confirmed.
PokerNews will be on the floor to provide live updates from the very start until a champion has been crowned, so stay tuned to find out how the WSOP G.O.A.T. fares on his quest to capture bracelet 18.
Level: 19
Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000
Level 19
Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000
Bring In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000
The remaining 15 players have taken their seats, and Day 3 is underway.
Level 19
Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000
Bring In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000
Phil Hellmuth: XxXx/6♣8♦7♣7♦/Xx
Viktor Blom: XxXx/6♥7♠J♦A♠/Xx
Andrey Zhigalov: XxXx/10♠4♥ - folded on fourth street
Jordan Siegel: XxXx/3♣6♠Q♣J♠ - folded on sixth street
"Burrito time, Phil?" Jordan Siegel asked Phil Hellmuth, who had his lunch wrapped up in front of him.
"I think this is a cheesesteak. Were you at the gym half an hour ago like I was? Thirty minutes of cardio," Hellmuth replied.
"We're in trouble," Alex Livingston replied.
Viktor Blom then completed and Andrey Zhigalov, Siegel, and Hellmuth called. Blom bet again on fourth street and Siegel and Hellmuth called, while Zhigalov folded.
Hellmuth then bet on fifth and Blom and Siegel called. Hellmuth bet again on sixth, Blom raised, and Siegel folded. Hellmuth called and opened the betting again on seventh. Blom called with 9♦8♥4♠, while Hellmuth had 5♠5♣3♦ for two pair to chop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,150,000
95,000
|
95,000 |
|
960,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
||
|
950,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
||
|
750,000
76,000
|
76,000 |
Level 19
Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000
Bring In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000
David Lin: XxXx/4♥6♦K♦Q♠/Xx
Paul Zappulla: K♥J♥6♥/K♣A♠J♠7♥
After a few minutes of chops and third-street action, David Lin completed, Paul Zappulla two-bet, and Lin called. Lin called Zappulla's bet on fourth street, and Zappulla bet again on fifth street.
Lin raised, and Zappulla called. Sixth and seventh street were checked to showdown, where Zappulla tabled two pair to win the entire pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
246,000
|
246,000 |
|
||
|
545,000
158,000
|
158,000 |
Level 19
Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000
Bring In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000
Phil Hellmuth: 6♠6♣5♣/2♠5♥Q♥6♥
Alex Livingston: XxXx/A♥Q♣ - folded on fourth street
Jordan Siegel: XxXx/4♥8♠10♦Q♦/Xx
Phil Hellmuth was the bring-in, Alex Livingston completed, and Jordan Siegel called. Hellmuth defended, and Livingston checked to Siegel on fourth street. Siegel bet, Hellmuth called, and Livingston got out of the way.
Fifth street check through to sixth street, where Siegel checked before calling a bet by Hellmuth. The same occurred on seventh street to force a showdown.
"Full house!" Hellmuth triumphantly declared as he tabled his cards. Siegel scooped up his cards and tossed them into the muck, seeing the pot shipped to the "Poker Brat."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,125,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,015,000
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
540,000
54,000
|
54,000 |
|
|
||
Level 19
Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000
Bring In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000
Tomasz Gluszko: XxXx/8♦7♥Q♦A♣/Xx
Paul Zappulla: 7♠7♦6♠/3♠8♣4♣5♠
Paul Zappulla and Tomasz Gluszko were the two remaining players on sixth street after a multi-way pot. Gluszko checked to Zappulla before calling his bet.
Gluszko also check-called on seventh street, but he mucked his cards when Zappulla tabled a straight and a seven-low.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,145,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
|
||
|
540,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
Level 19
Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000
Bring In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000
Jordan Siegel: XxXx/5♥5♣A♥7♦/Xx
Andrey Zhigalov: XxXx/5♠9♥9♣8♠/Xx
Phil Hellmuth: XxXx/8♦3♣K♠ - folded on fifth street
"You eat it like corn on the cob," Jordan Siegel said as Phil Hellmuth devoured his cheesesteak.
"At least nobody is filming me eating today. Those clips go viral," Hellmuth replied.
Andrey Zhigalov then completed and both Siegel and Hellmuth called. Hellmuth then bet on fourth street and both opponents called.
Siegel bet on fifth and Hellmuth folded, while Zhigalov called. Siegel bet again on sixth and Zhigalov called before both players checked on seventh.
Siegel turned over 7♣6♥3♥ for two pair and a low, and Zhigalov mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,200,000
185,000
|
185,000 |
|
|
1,040,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
960,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
||
Level 19
Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000
Bring In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000
Qinghai Pan: XxXx/2♠2♣J♦K♣/Xx
Andrey Zhigalov: A♣10♠4♠/3♣A♠Q♦A♦
Qinghai Pan bet out on fifth street, and Andrey Zhigalov called. Zhigalov made an open pair of aces on sixth street, prompting him to lead out. Pan called to seventh street, where he tanked a bit before calling a final bet by Zhigalov.
Zhigalov showed three aces, and Pan nodded his head as he saw some of his chips move over to Zhigalov.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,610,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
||
|
|
1,175,000
215,000
|
215,000 |
|
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