Event #47: $2,500 Mixed Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better; Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

Jun 15, 2025

Duczak Makes Quads in a Family Pot

Brett Slezak

Level 11

Limit Flop: 1,300/2,500 Blinds, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 700 Bring In, 2,500 Completion, 2,500-5,000 Limits

Jay Johnson limped from early position, Jared Koppel limped from middle position, Philip Sternheimer limped the hijack, Phil Hellmuth limped the button, Aaron Duczak completed from the small blind, and Steve Chanthabouasy checked his option in the big blind.

No less than six players saw the 10♠7♠2♣ flop as the action checked to Koppel who bet. Sternheimer called, Hellmuth called, and Duczak called, while the other two folded.

On the K♠ turn, Koppel bet again and only Duczak called.

Duczak opted to lead on the 10♣ river and Koppel begrudgingly put in the call. Duczak tabled 10♥10♦7♦4♠ for quad tens as the 2022 Main Event final tablist dragged the pot.

Tags: Aaron Duczak Jared Koppel Jay Johnson Phil Hellmuth Philip Sternheimer Steve Chanthabouasy

Jun 15, 2025

Unseated Players

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Frank Visser

Level 11

Limit Flop: 1,300/2,500 Blinds, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 700 Bring In, 2,500 Completion, 2,500-5,000 Limits

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Jun 15, 2025

Kyte Wheels His Way to a Triple

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Brett Slezak

Level 11

Limit Flop: 1,300/2,500 Blinds, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 700 Bring In, 2,500 Completion, 2,500-5,000 Limits

Gabriel Ramos: XxXx / 8♣8♦10♣K♥ / Xx - folded on seventh street
Jon Kyte: 3♥2♥ / 4♥J♦5♦A♦ / 6♦
Josh Arieh: XxXx / 2♦Q♥8♥7♥ / Xx

Action was picked up three-ways to fifth with several bets already in the middle. Ramos led with open eights, Kyte raised, Arieh cold-called, and Ramos called.

On sixth, Ramos checked to Kyte who bet. Arieh tanked for a bit before he raised, Ramos called, Kyte made it three bets, and both opponents called.

Kyte bet for a final time on seventh with just 4,000 behind. Arieh tank-called before Ramos tank-folded. Kyte revealed his wheel with a six-high straight on seventh for dessert.

Tags: Gabriel Ramos Jon Kyte Josh Arieh

Jun 15, 2025

Engel, Funkhouser Left Short as Konig Reigns Over Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 11

Limit Flop: 1,300/2,500 Blinds, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 700 Bring In, 2,500 Completion, 2,500-5,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

David Funkhouser: XxXx/K♥5♥ - folded fourth street
Michelle Konig: XxXx/Q♦8♣10♠9♥/Xx
Ari Engel: XxXx/6♣4♠7♥J♠/Xx
David Prager: XxXx/3♦10♦3♥Q♣/Xx

The action was picked up on fourth street, where David Funkhouser checked to Michelle Konig, who bet. Ari Engel then raised, David Prager called, Funkhouser folded, and Konig called.

It checked to Engel on fifth street, who fired a bet. Both opponents called to sixth street, which checked through. Konig then bet out on seventh street and was rewarded with two folds as she took down the pot.

Tags: Ari Engel David Funkhouser David Prager Michelle Konig

Jun 15, 2025

Late-Night Stacks

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Frank Visser

Level 11

Limit Flop: 1,300/2,500 Blinds, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 700 Bring In, 2,500 Completion, 2,500-5,000 Limits

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Jun 15, 2025

Final Entries

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Brett Slezak

Level 11

Limit Flop: 1,300/2,500 Blinds, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 700 Bring In, 2,500 Completion, 2,500-5,000 Limits

Level: 11

Limit Flop: 1,300/2,500 Blinds, 2,500-5,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 700 Bring In, 2,500 Completion, 2,500-5,000 Limits

Jun 15, 2025

Final Break of Day 1; Late Registration to Close

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Frank Visser

Level 10

Limit Flop: 1,000/2,000 Blinds, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring In, 2,000 Completion, 2,000-4,000 Limits

The field has been sent on their final 15-minute break of the night.

When they come back, the late registration will have been closed.

Jun 15, 2025

Pads Hangs on For Half

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Brett Slezak

Level 10

Limit Flop: 1,000/2,000 Blinds, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring In, 2,000 Completion, 2,000-4,000 Limits

Kenneth Kemple: 7♦5♦2♦ / A♠6♥4♥2♠
James Cheung: XxXx / K♦8♣5♥ - folded on fifth street
Patrick Leonard: K♠K♥ / 10♥5♣3♠4♣ / 3♦

Kemple completed, Cheung called, Leonard raised, and both opponents called.

Kemple led on fourth, Cheung called, Leonard raised again, and both called again.

Kemple led once again on fifth and only Leonard called. Leonard called another bet on sixth.

Another bet went in on seventh as Kemple tabled his pair of twos and a six low while Leonard had kings and threes for half as he survived the freeroll.

Tags: Kenneth Kemple Patrick Leonard James Cheung

Jun 15, 2025

Carol Fuchs Them Up

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Frank Visser

Level 10

Limit Flop: 1,000/2,000 Blinds, 2,000-4,000 Limits
Stud Games: 500 Ante, 500 Bring In, 2,000 Completion, 2,000-4,000 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Carol Fuchs raised in the hijack, and Jake Schwartz and Joseph Ranciato called in the blinds. Fuchs continued with a bet on the 6♣2♠5♣ flop, which Schwartz and Ranciato both check-called.

Fuchs fired again on the 10♣ turn. Schwartz check-called again before Ranciato check-folded. Schwartz check-called one more time on the 6♥ river.

Fuchs showed A♦9♥4♣3♣ for the nut low and a flush. "It's all yours," Schwartz said as he tossed his cards into the muck.

"F*ck 'em up, Carol!" Nick Guagenti encouraged his neighbor as she stacked up her chips.

Tags: Carol Fuchs Jake Schwartz Joseph Ranciato Nick Guagenti