Event #75: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship | 2026 World Series of Poker

4 days 2 hours ago

Paul Volpe Eliminated in 11th Place ($28,681)

Liam Gannon

Level 21

Ante: 10,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Paul Volpe brought it in for half of his stack and Walter Chambers called. Koji Fujimoto completed to see Volpe call for his last 20,000 and Chambers called.

Paul Volpe: 8♣3♠/3♥2♥5♣J♦/Xx All in
Walter Chambers: 9♠5♠/5♦6♦A♥Q♣/Xx
Koji Fujimoto: XxXx/4♠K♥8♥ - Folded on fifth street

Fujimoto check-called a bet from Chambers on fourth street.

Fifth street came along and Chambers bet to see Fujimoto toss his hand away.

Chambers peeled a 2♣ on seventh to leave him with just the pair of fives. Volpe needed any low card or pairing card to survive, but he peeled a Q♦ on seventh and the WSOP bracelet winner was eliminated from the tournament.

Tags: Koji Fujimoto Paul Volpe Walter Chambers

4 days 3 hours ago

Volpe Left with Crumbs; Comeskey Doubles

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Brett Slezak

Level 21

Ante: 10,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Action picked up on fifth in hand between Paul Volpe, Jack Germaine, and Koji Fujimoto after each player contributed one bet on fourth.

Paul Volpe: XxXx / 8♦8♣6♠Q♦ / Xx
Jack Germaine: XxXx / 2♠5♣7♠3♠ / Xx
Koji Fujimoto: XxXx / 5♥7♥10♣2♣ / Xx

Volpe led fifth with open eights, Germaine raised, Fujimoto cold-called, Volpe made it three bets, and both opponents called.

Volpe checked to Germaine on sixth who bet, and both opponents called.

On seventh, Germaine bet again, Fujimoto raised, Volpe cold-called with 15,000 behind, and Germaine called. Fujimoto tabled 9♥6♥4♥ for a flush and seven low, while Germaine had A♠A♥6♦ for a six low, and Volpe could not salvage half the pot.

Volpe was all-in for 5,000 after the ante on the next hand and managed to scoop.

At the other table, Caitlin Comeskey doubled through Matt Vengrin. She was all-in on sixth with kings and low draw against Vengrin's eights. She held to secure the double.

Tags: Caitlin Comeskey Jack Germaine Koji Fujimoto Matt Vengrin Paul Volpe

4 days 3 hours ago

Grapenthien's Straight Flush Against Comeskey's Boat

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Liam Gannon

Level 21

Ante: 10,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Action was picked up on fourth street in a pot between Caitlin Comeskey and Matt Grapenthien after both player had matched a completion.

Matt Grapenthien: XxXx/8♥7♥J♥2♠/Xx
Caitlin Comeskey: XxXx/5♥8♠8♦6♠/Xx

Both players checked fourth street and Comeskey bet on fifth street to see Grapenthien raise.

Comeskey called the raise and checked over to Grapenthien on sixth street who bet and Comeskey raised. Grapenthien clicked it back and Comeskey called.

Seventh street saw Comeskey check-call a bet from Grapenthien.

"Straight flush," said Grapenthien as he tabled 10♥9♥4♠ for a jack-high straight flush.

"Nooooo," lamented Comeskey as she showed 10♦6♥6♣ for sixes full of eights, leaving Grapenthien to climb to over one million chips.

Tags: Caitlin Comeskey Matt Grapenthien

4 days 3 hours ago

Vengrin Nearly Doubles Through Milgrom

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Brett Slezak

Level 21

Ante: 10,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Matt Vengrin completed and was called by Nicolas Milgrom.

Matt Vengrin: XxXx / A♥J♠Q♠5♦ / Xx
Nicolas Milgrom: XxXx / 7♠A♦J♦6♦ / Xx

Milgrom would check-call a bet on fourth. Vengrin then took the betting lead with the higher board and he quickly led the entire way, with Milgrom calling bets on fifth and sixth.

Vengrin fired a final bet on seventh and Milgrom called.

"Aces-up," Vengrin announced, tabling A♣Q♥3♦ in the hole, and it was enough for the scoop as he virtually doubled his stack.

Tags: Matt Vengrin Nicolas Milgrom

4 days 3 hours ago

Jose Paz-Gutierrez Eliminated in 12th Place ($24,377)

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Brett Slezak

Level 21

Ante: 10,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Jose Paz-Gutierrez, Maxx Coleman, and Jack Germaine all limped, and Koji Fujimoto was the bring-in.

Jose Paz-Gutierrez: XxXx / 8♥A♥2♦10♠ / Xx
Maxx Coleman: XxXx / 7♦4♠9♦ - folded on fifth street
Jack Germaine: XxXx / 8♦K♥ - folded on fourth street
Koji Fujimoto: XxXx / 4♦6♦7♠5♠ / Xx

Paz-Gutierrez led on fourth, only getting rid of Germaine. He led again on fifth, and this time Coleman folded as well.

On sixth, Paz-Gutierrez opted to check-call a bet from Fujimoto, and he did the same on seventh. Fujimoto tabled J♦J♣5♥ in the hole, and his jacks-up were good to leave Paz-Gutierrez with 65,000.

After paying the ante, Paz-Gutierrez got his final 55,000 into the middle as the bring-in after Fujimoto completed from steal position.

Jose Paz-Gutierrez: K♥9♣ / 2♣7♠4♠10♠ / Xx All in
Koji Fujimoto: 8♣4♥ / K♠8♠3♠Q♠ / Xx

Going into seventh, Fujimoto had eights while Paz-Gutierrez had just king-high. Fujimoto caught the Q♥ on seventh to make two pair, leaving Paz-Gutierrez drawing dead as he hit the rail.

Tags: Jack Germaine Jose Paz-Gutierrez Koji Fujimoto Maxx Coleman

4 days 3 hours ago

Bradley Jansen Eliminated in 13th Place ($24,377)

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Liam Gannon

Level 21

Ante: 10,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

Bradley Jansen completed and Maxx Coleman raised to see everyone fold back to Jansen who moved all in and Coleman called.

Bradley Jansen: 7♣2♥/6♦K♦3♦K♠/K♣ All in
Maxx Coleman: A♠A♥/J♠A♣J♦4♦/3♣

Coleman made aces full of jacks and Jansen was unable to make his low, leaving the WSOP bracelet winner to leave the tournament area.

Tags: Bradley Jansen Maxx Coleman

Level: 21

Ante: 10,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000

4 days 3 hours ago

Shuffle Up and Deal!

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Liam Gannon

The players have taken their seats and cards are in the air.

4 days 4 hours ago

Brewer, Volpe, and Comeskey Among Those Hunting the $10k Stud Hi-Lo Championship Bracelet

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Liam Gannon

From a starting field of 190, just 13 players survive in Event #75: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better. Each one of them has already locked up a piece of the $1,767,000 prize pool, but all eyes rest on the $415,648 and the WSOP gold bracelet yet to be awarded.

Leading the way is Maxx Coleman (2,430,000) who is hunting for his third WSOP bracelet. Both he and Paul Volpe (715,000) are fresh off of a final table of the $50k Poker Players Championship, looking to better their finishes from that table.

Day d Chip Counts

Place	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Bets
1	Maxx Coleman	United States	2,430,000	30
2	Jack Germaine	United Kingdom	1,490,000	18
3	Walter Chambers	United States	1,050,000	13
4	Nicolas Milgrom	France	1,030,000	12
5	Mark Rubbathan	United Kingdom	955,000	11
6	Matt Grapenthien	United States	890,000	11
7	Paul Volpe	United States	715,000	8
8	Chris Brewer	United States	680,000	8
9	Koji Fujimoto	Japan	640,000	8
10	Caitlin Comeskey	United States	505,000	6
11	Jose Paz-Gutierrez	Bolivia	375,000	4
12	Matt Vengrin	United States	305,000	3
13	Bradley Jansen	United States	90,000	1

Others remaining in the field include Matt Grapenthien (890,000), Chris Brewer (680,000), and Caitlin Comeskey (505,000). Each one of them is looking to deepen their legacy at the WSOP.

At 1:00 pm today, the 13 remaining players will return and compete for the WSOP bracelet. Level 21 will be the first level of play with antes at 10,000. It will be 10,000 to bring in and 40,000 to complete, with limits at 40,000/80,000. Levels will last 90 minutes each, with a 10-minute break occurring at the conclusion of every level. Play is scheduled to continue until a winner is crowned at Paris Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews for all of the exciting updates on the ground of the 2026 WSOP.

Tags: Big Bets Bradley Jansen Caitlin Comeskey Chris Brewer Jack Germaine Jose Paz-Gutierrez Koji Fujimoto Mark Rubbathan Matt Grapenthien Matt Vengrin Maxx Coleman Nicolas Milgrom Paris Hotel Paul Volpe Walter Chambers