Tom Hall Bags Another Big Stack, This Time in the Lucky 7s
The United Kingdom's Tom Hall (1,455,000) has again proven he knows his way around fast-paced, large field tournaments. After bagging the Day 1b chip lead in the $600 Ultra Stack a few days ago, Hall finds himself in the top ten after Day 1a of Event #90: $777 Lucky 7's No-Limit Hold’em here at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP).
Although Hall enjoyed a fruitful day at the tables, the 36 big blinds he returns with on Day 2 are less than half what Hertsel Levy (3,405,000) accumulated on the first of this event's three flights. Levy returns on Day 2 armed with an 85 big blind war chest, putting him in pole position early on.
In 2019, Levy finished 169th from 10,185 entrants in the $888 Crazy Eights. Another super deep run looks to be in the cards.
Day 1a Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hertsel Levy | Panama | 3,405,000 | 85 |
| 2 | Zachary Fischer | United States | 2,440,000 | 61 |
| 3 | Samuel Rosen | United States | 2,275,000 | 57 |
| 4 | William Jia | Australia | 2,060,000 | 52 |
| 5 | Kaihung Hu | Taiwan | 2,045,000 | 51 |
| 6 | Lachlan Crilly | Australia | 1,940,000 | 49 |
| 7 | Tom Hall | United Kingdom | 1,455,000 | 36 |
| 8 | Calvin Nguyen | United States | 1,450,000 | 36 |
| 9 | Fred Li | United States | 1,440,000 | 36 |
| 10 | Garen Zobian | United States | 1,400,000 | 35 |
Only three bracelet winners progressed from this flight. Bradley Smith (1,100,000) was the best-placed of them, followed by Joshua Remitio (940,000), and Andrew Kelsall (480,000), the latter also being a 25K Fantasy Draft pick.
Day 1b shuffles up and deals at 10 a.m. on July 11, with entrants tasked with navigating through 22 levels that each last 30 minutes. PokerNews traditional coverage of this event starts on Day 2 on July 13, but you can update your chip count via MyStack.