Event #77: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship Day 3 | 2025 World Series of Poker

Jul 02, 2025

Blom Takes From Pan as Hellmuth Rages On

Frank Visser

Level 20

Ante: 7,000
Bring In: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

Viktor Blom: 8♦4♦3♥/A♣3♠9♠4♣
Luke Schwartz: XxXx/7♦Q♣ - folded on fourths street
Qinghai Pan: XxXx/K♥9♥10♣8♣/Xx

Phil Hellmuth had just folded a pair of aces to Qinghai Pan's board with four low cards. "What the f*ck is going on? " Hellmuth vented. "This guy just hits perfect, perfect, perfect, perfect. He is probably betting a pair of fives and an eight-draw, while I have aces and a seven-draw."

In the meantime, Viktor Blom bet out on fourth street. Luke Schwartz folded before Pan called. Blom slowed down on fifth street, checking it over to Pan. Pan bet, Blom called, and the same happened on sixth street.

Seventh street was checked to showdown, where Blom's baby two pair was good enough to scoop the pot.

Tags: Luke Schwartz Phil Hellmuth Qinghai Pan Viktor Blom

Jul 02, 2025

Schwartz Takes Down a Monster With Quads

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David Salituro

Level 20

Ante: 7,000
Bring In: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

Luke Schwartz: XxXx/5♣4♦8♣4♠/Xx
Alex Livingston: XxXx/Q♠K♠7♥K♥/Xx
Jordan Siegel: XxXx/2♦J♠5♦9♥ - folded on sixth street
Viktor Blom: XxXx/Q♣8♦ - folded on fourth street
Phil Hellmuth: XxXx/10♠ - folded on third street

Jordan Siegel completed and Phil Hellmuth called. Alex Livingston then raised, Viktor Blom reraised, and both Luke Schwartz and Siegel called. "What is going on?" Hellmuth said as he folded.

Livingston then bet on fourth street and Blom folded, while Schwartz raised. Siegel and Livingston called to fifth, where Schwartz bet again. Both opponents called.

Schwartz bet on sixth and Siegel folded, while Livingston called to seventh. Schwartz bet again and Livingston called.

Schwartz turned over 4♥4♣3♠ for quads and Livingston mucked.

Tags: Alex Livingston Jordan Siegel Luke Schwartz Phil Hellmuth Viktor Blom

Level: 20

Ante: 7,000
Bring In: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000

Jul 02, 2025

Martin Kabrhel Will Take Over WSOP POY Lead with Final Table Win

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Jon Sofen

Level 19

Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Love him or despise his antics, Martin Kabrhel is closing in on first place in the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Player of the Year race.

The Czech poker pro, at the time of publishing, had a large chip lead in Event #75: $1,000 Mini Main Event with just four players remaining. He entered the day second in chips with five players left. But he's taken over the final table, at least for the time being, in a tournament that attracted 10,794 entrants.

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Tags: Martin Kabrhel

Jul 02, 2025

Updated Counts

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Frank Visser

Level 19

Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Jul 02, 2025

Break Time

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Frank Visser

Level 19

Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

The 13 remaining players have been sent on a 15-minute break.

Jul 02, 2025

Pan Sends Hellmuth Off to Break Steaming

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David Salituro

Level 19

Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Qinghai Pan: XxXx/4♥6♥2♣2♠/Xx
Phil Hellmuth: XxXx/4♣3♠A♦Q♦/Xx

Qinghai Pan and Phil Hellmuth were heads-up on fifth street when Pan bet. Hellmuth called and Pan bet again on sixth.

Hellmuth called once more before Pan put out another bet on seventh. Hellmuth called and Pan showed A♠8♦2♦ for trip deuces and an 8-6-4-2-A.

"This f**king guy. What the f**k," Hellmuth muttered to himself as he stormed out of the room while Pan picked up the pot right before break.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth Qinghai Pan

Jul 02, 2025

Lin Overtakes Zappulla

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Frank Visser

Level 19

Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

David Lin: Q♦10♠4♥/4♦10♣J♠2♣
Paul Zappulla: 3♥3♣Xx/5♦5♠J♥K♣

David Lin brought in, Paul Zappulla completed, and Lin defended. Zappulla paired his door card on fifth street and bet out. Lin called to fifth street, where Zappulla bet again.

Lin raised, and Zappulla called after some thinking time. Zappulla check-called another one of Lin's bets on sixth street, and seventh street was checked to showdown.

Zappulla showed fives and threes, but Lin quickly tabled tens and fours to rake in the pot.

Tags: David Lin Paul Zappulla

Jul 02, 2025

Pan Extends His Lead With an Ace

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David Salituro

Level 19

Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Qinghai Pan: XxXx/3♣5♦K♣A♣/Xx
Jordan Siegel: XxXx/4♦6♠9♣2♦/Xx

Jordan Siegel bet on fourth street before Qinghai Pan raised. Siegel called and Pan bet again on fifth.

Siegel called that bet and another on sixth as they went to seventh. Both players then checked and Pan showed A♥10♦7♥ for a pair of aces to win the pot.

Tags: Jordan Siegel Qinghai Pan

Jul 02, 2025

Claassen Picks Up Chips

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Frank Visser

Level 19

Ante: 5,000
Bring In: 7,000
Completion: 25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000

Paul Zappulla: XxXx/3♦K♥4♦9♠/Xx
Christopher Claassen: 10♦5♠2♥/10♥6♥5♦8♥

Paul Zappulla and Christopher Claassen both checked on fourth street. Zappulla checked again on fifth street, this time being met with a bet from Claassen. Zappulla called, and check-called sixth street as well.

Seventh street was checked to showdown, where Claassen's tens and fives awarded him the full pot.

Tags: Christopher Claassen Paul Zappulla