Hertsel Levy Retains Chip Lead After Day 1b of the Lucky 7s!

Despite the stellar turnout on Day 1b of Event #90: $777 Lucky 7's here at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP), Hertsel Levy — the Day 1a chip leader with 3,405,000 in chips — kept his spot at the top of the chip counts.

The Day 1b chip leader, Gianluca Cabitza slots into second place overall with 3,100,000 in chips.

They are followed in third place by Andrew Dean (2,820,000).

This triumverate holds the podium positions in a field that has now hit 3,890 entries of which 159 have found a bag for Day 2. With the Day 1b additions, the prize pool is now at $2,644,694 and counting.

These numbers still have room to grow as there is a third starting flight, Day 1c, still to come.

Day 1a & b Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Hertsel Levy	Panama	3,405,000	85
2	Gianluca Cabitza	Italy	3,100,000	78
3	Andrew Dean	United States	2,820,000	71
4	Zachary Fischer	United States	2,440,000	61
5	Samuel Rosen	United States	2,275,000	57
6	Tomer Krom	Israel	2,225,000	56
7	Caleb Levesque	United States	2,145,000	54
8	William Jia	Australia	2,060,000	52
9	Gerard Brady	United States	2,055,000	51
10	Kaihung Hu	Taiwan	2,045,000	51

Among those who found a bag on Day 1b were notables like Chris Hunichen (965,000) and Paulina Loeliger (340,000), as well as previous bracelet winners like Loni Hui (1,775,000), Joseph Roh (1,730,000), and Erik Cajelais (119,000).

Day 1c kicks off 10 a.m. on July 12. Play will last for 22 levels, each of which is expected to last 30 minutes.

PokerNews traditional coverage of this event starts on Day 2 (July 13), but if you are playing the event, you can update your chip count via MyStack.