Event #77: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 2 | 2025 World Series of Poker

Jul 01, 2025

Tull and Hui Chop Up Frazin's Aces

Frank Visser

Level 16

Ante: 3,000
Bring In: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Phil Hui: 6♦5♣2♦/2♣7♥K♠7♦
Timothy Frazin: XxXx/A♠A♥J♠K♥/Xx
Larry Tull: A♣6♣4♠/3♥8♦5♠Q♥

Phil Hui was the bring-in, Timothy Frazin completed, and Larry Tull called. Frazin paired his ace on fourth street and bet, but both oppontents called undeterred.

Frazin checked fifth street over to Tull, who caught his third open low card. Tull then bet, Hui called, and Frazin did as well. The same betting pattern happened on sixth and seventh street, after which the players showed down.

Tull revealed a low, and Hui showed sevens and deuces. Frazin was stuck with just aces as he mucked his three hole cards and saw the pot being chopped between Tull and Hui.

Tags: Larry Tull Phil Hui Timothy Frazin

Level: 16

Ante: 3,000
Bring In: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Jul 01, 2025

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

Level 15

Ante: 2,000
Bring In: 3,000
Completion: 10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

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Jul 01, 2025

Dinner's Served

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Frank Visser

Level 15

Ante: 2,000
Bring In: 3,000
Completion: 10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

The 38 remaining players have been sent on a 60-minute dinner break.

The tournament will resume around 7:30 p.m. local time, ten spots away from the money.

Jul 01, 2025

Blom Blasts Pan Off Aces

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David Salituro

Level 15

Ante: 2,000
Bring In: 3,000
Completion: 10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

Viktor Blom: XxXx/10♦8♣7♦
Qinghai Pan: XxXx/A♦A♥6♠ - folded on fifth street

Qinghai Pan completed and Viktor Blom raised. Pan called and picked up a pair of aces on fourth street.

Pan then bet and Blom raised again. Pan called to fifth, where Blom put out another bet. Pan quickly folded and Blom took down the pot.

Tags: Qinghai Pan Viktor Blom

Jul 01, 2025

Pre-Dinner Bust-Outs

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Frank Visser

Level 15

Ante: 2,000
Bring In: 3,000
Completion: 10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

Jul 01, 2025

Schwartz Gets an Unwanted Three Against Born

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David Salituro

Level 15

Ante: 2,000
Bring In: 3,000
Completion: 10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

Jake Schwartz: XxXx/3♦3♣3♠
Laura Born: XxXx/6♣8♦J♦ - folded on fifth street

Craig Chait has been attempting to talk with tablemate Irvin Garcia Ramirez in Spanish, but without much success. "The only Spanish word he knows is Tijuana," Esther Taylor joked.

Meanwhile, Jake Schwartz had completed and Laura Born called. "Who raised, Jacob? Okay, back to folding," Chait said as he let Schwartz and Born go heads-up.

Schwartz made a pair on fourth street and bet as Born called. Schwartz made trips on fifth and bet again, and Born quickly folded.

"I don't know if I wanted that three," Schwartz said, revealing A♥A♠ as his down cards while taking in the pot.

Tags: Jake Schwartz Laura Born

Jul 01, 2025

Schwartz Takes Back From Bai

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Frank Visser

Level 15

Ante: 2,000
Bring In: 3,000
Completion: 10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

Luke Schwartz: 7♠7♦4♥/4♦10♥K♦A♥
Richard Bai: XxXx/3♥8♣10♦4♠/Xx

Richard Bai check-called a bet from Luke Schwartz on fourth street, and the same pattern occurred three more times before the players reached showdown.

Schwartz showed two pair, and Bai could not show a low or a better high as he mucked his cards.

Tags: Luke Schwartz Richard Bai

Jul 01, 2025

Bai Bets Three-Way

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Frank Visser

Level 15

Ante: 2,000
Bring In: 3,000
Completion: 10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

James Cheung: XxXx/3♥Q♣9♠5♥ - folded on sixth street
Luke Schwartz: XxXx/4♥J♠Q♠7♣/Xx
Richard Bai: A♥K♥5♣/A♣8♦9♥A♦

James Cheung completed, Luke Schwartz called, and Richard Bai two-bet. Cheung and Schwartz called to fourth street, where Bai barreled again. Both opponents called, and did so too when Bai fired on fifth street.

Bai paired his ace on sixth street and kept betting. Cheung folded after some thought, but Schwartz wanted to see a seventh card and called. Bai then chekced seventh street, and Schwartz checked back.

Bai tabled trip aces, scooping the pot when Schwartz mucked his hand.

Tags: James Cheung Luke Schwartz Richard Bai

Jul 01, 2025

Hellmuth Scoops to Send Out Deeb

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David Salituro

Level 15

Ante: 2,000
Bring In: 3,000
Completion: 10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

Shaun Deeb: XxXx/5♠10♦A♥9♣/Xx All in
Phil Hellmuth: XxXx/7♠8♣J♣J♠/Xx
Qinghai Pan: XxXx/3♥K♣9♦4♦/Xx

Shaun Deeb completed and Phil Hellmuth called. Qinghai Pan then raised and Deeb reraised. Hellmuth called and Pan made it five bets. Both Deeb and Hellmuth called.

Hellmuth bet on fourth street and Pan called. Deeb then raised all in and Hellmuth and Pan both called.

Hellmuth and Pan checked on fifth before Hellmuth bet on sixth. Pan called and they checked down on seventh.

Hellmuth turned over 10♥6♦4♣ and was playing his jacks. Pan mucked 7♦6♠4♥, while Deeb also tossed 8♠7♣5♥ into the muck as he headed to the rail and the entire pot was sent over to Hellmuth.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth Qinghai Pan Shaun Deeb