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

Kimhi Straightens Out Vitch

Brett Slezak

Level 5

Limit Flop: 500/1,000 Blinds, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 300 Bring In, 1,000 Completion, 1,000-2,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Itay Kimhi: 10♥8♠8♥ / J♥9♦Q♥8♣
Mehmet Cetinkaya: XxXx / 3♥3♣J♦ - folded on fifth street
Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht: XxXx / A♣6♥2♠9♥ - folded on sixth street
Christopher Vitch: XxXx / 5♦4♣5♣10♦ / Xx

Action picked up on fifth street four-ways as Vitch led with open fives, which earned calls from Kimhi and Zwingmann-Gocht, while Cetinkaya bowed out.

On sixth, Vitch led again, Kamhi called, and Zwingmann-Gocht folded. Vitch slowed down with a check on seventh and called after Kimhi bet. Kimhi revealed his straight which was good for the scoop as neither player made a low.

Tags: Christopher Vitch Itay Kimhi Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht Mehmet Cetinkaya

Jun 15, 2025

Anderson Scoops Mamiya

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Frank Visser

Level 5

Limit Flop: 500/1,000 Blinds, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 300 Bring In, 1,000 Completion, 1,000-2,000 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Davin Anderson: A♦Q♥J♦/6♦A♠2♦J♣
Ruiko Mamiya: XxXx/5♠9♣4♣8♠/Xx

Davin Anderson had called the bring-in when Ruiko Mamiya completed. Anderson called but took the betting lead on fourth street, leading out.

Mamiya called, as did she when Anderson bet all subsequent streets. Anderson tabled aces and jacks at showdown, and Mamiya could not show a better high or a low as she mucked her cards.

Tags: Davin Anderson Ruiko Mamiya

Level: 5

Limit Flop: 500/1,000 Blinds, 1,000-2,000 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 300 Bring In, 1,000 Completion, 1,000-2,000 Limits

Jun 15, 2025

Alioto Plays Perfect Hand

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Frank Visser

Level 4

Limit Flop: 400/800 Blinds, 800-1,600 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 200 Bring In, 800 Completion, 800-1,600 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

David Margolis: XxXx/3♣5♣J♠3♠/Xx
Dario Alioto: A♥4♦2♣/5♦3♦2♥Q♥

Four-ways to fourth street, Dario Alioto fired a bet and found bring-in David Margolis as his only caller. Margolis checked all subsequent streets to Alioto, calling the Italian's bets each time.

Eventually, they reached showdown, where Alioto showed a wheel. Margolis mucked his hand, and Alioto was awarded the full pot.

"Did I play it well?" Alioto asked his opponent.

"You played it perfectly, I lost the maximum," Margolis responded.

Tags: Dario Alioto David Margolis

Jun 15, 2025

Scary Board Doesn't Bother Krupin

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Brett Slezak

Level 4

Limit Flop: 400/800 Blinds, 800-1,600 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 200 Bring In, 800 Completion, 800-1,600 Limits

Stud Hi-Lo

Wendy Freedman: XxXx / A♣6♣9♣10♣ / Xx
Ilia Krupin: A♥2♠2♣ / 6♦J♣2♦5♣

Freedman completed, Krupin raised, Freedman made it three bets, and Krupin called.

Freedman led on fourth and fifth and Krupin stuck around.

Showing four clubs, Freedman slowed down with a check on sixth, Krupin bet, and Freedman called.

Freedman check-called a final bet on seventh as Krupin showed trip deuces and no low, and Freedman mucked.

Tags: Ilia Krupin Wendy Freedman

Jun 15, 2025

Anandan Overtakes Pan

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Frank Visser

Level 4

Limit Flop: 400/800 Blinds, 800-1,600 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 200 Bring In, 800 Completion, 800-1,600 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Qinghai Pan raised his button, and Madhan Anandan defended in the big blind. Pan fired all three streets on the K♠Q♥8♣A♥Q♦ runout, with Anandan check-calling to showdown.

Pan shook his head and tabled K♥5♦9♠3♥ for kings and queens, which Anandan beat with A♦10♥9♥7♦ for aces and queens.

Tags: Madhan Anandan Qinghai Pan

Jun 15, 2025

More Additions to the Field

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Brett Slezak

Level 4

Limit Flop: 400/800 Blinds, 800-1,600 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 200 Bring In, 800 Completion, 800-1,600 Limits

Jun 15, 2025

Vitch Receives Nothing From Four-Way Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 4

Limit Flop: 400/800 Blinds, 800-1,600 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 200 Bring In, 800 Completion, 800-1,600 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht checked from the small blind on the J♦10♠2♠ flop, after which Steven Wendroff tossed out a bet from the big blind. Christopher Vitch raised in early position, folding out Itay Kimhi in the cutoff.

Zwingmann-Gocht and Wendroff both called, and Wendroff led out on the 5♦ turn. Vitch and Zwingmann-Gocht tossed in a call each again, after which the 4♥ river was checked by all.

Zwingmann-Gocht tabled A♦Q♦6♥6♦ for a six-low, and Wendroff showed K♣J♠J♣5♥ for a set of jacks, and they chopped up the pot.

Tags: Christopher Vitch Itay Kimhi Lucas Zwingmann-Gocht Steven Wendroff

Jun 15, 2025

WSOP Performance of the Week: Schulman Strengthens Hall of Fame Case w/ Bracelet #7

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Calum Grant

Level 4

Limit Flop: 400/800 Blinds, 800-1,600 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 200 Bring In, 800 Completion, 800-1,600 Limits

Most poker players at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) agree that Nick Schulman is heading into the Poker Hall of Fame this summer and it’s getting harder to argue otherwise.

On Thursday, Schulman was awarded his seventh WSOP bracelet in the $10,000 2-7 Championship, the third time he's won that event, further cementing his legacy as one of the game’s all-time greats.

And that’s exactly why Schulman earns this week’s WSOP Performance of the Week honors.

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Jun 15, 2025

Lamps Scoops Jett

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Brett Slezak

Level 4

Limit Flop: 400/800 Blinds, 800-1,600 Limits
Stud Games: 200 Ante, 200 Bring In, 800 Completion, 800-1,600 Limits

Omaha Hi-Lo

Karina Jett from the hijack and Anthony Lamps from the button were tangled in a bloated pot as each player had 6,000 in front of them headed to the river.

With the board reading K♦4♥3♣10♥8♥, Jett checked to Lamps who fired out a final bet, and Jett reluctantly put in the call. Lamps tabled 8♦6♦4♣2♠ for two pair and six-two for the low. Jett had another look at her cards but could not salvage half as she mucked, and Lamps scooped a big one.

Tags: Anthony Lamps Karina Jett