Event #77: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day 4 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #77: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship
Day: 4
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
2025 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,729,800
Entries
186
Level
27
Limits
0 / 0
Ante
0
Entries
4
Players Left
1
Level 27
Ante: 30,000
Bring In: 50,000
Completion: 150,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000
Bring In: 50,000
Completion: 150,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000
Qinghai Pan was dubbed "The Terminator" by his opponents on Day 2 of Event #77: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship of the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP). It was fitting, then, that when four players came back for an unscheduled fourth day of the tournament, it was "The Terminator" who came out on top to win $411,051 and his third bracelet.
The $10,000 buy-in Stud Hi-Lo Championship drew 186 runners for a prize pool of $1,729,800 and saw deep runs from all-time bracelet leader Phil Hellmuth (13th - $24,393) and Swedish online poker legend Viktor Blom (10th - $28,458).
The four players who returned for the unscheduled Day 4 included Poker Boom star and three-time bracelet winner Luke Schwartz, Russian bracelet winner Andrey Zhigalov and first-time bracelet hopeful David Lin, who finished runner-up for $274,023.
| Place | Player | Country | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qinghai Pan | United States | $411,051 |
| 2 | David Lin | United States | $274,023 |
| 3 | Luke Schwartz | United Kingdom | $188,105 |
| 4 | Andrey Zhigalov | Russia | $132,423 |
| 5 | Tomasz Gluszko | Poland | $95,665 |
| 6 | Tim Frazin | United States | $70,970 |
| 7 | Alex Livingston | Canada | $54,105 |
| 8 | Jared Rubin | United States | $42,421 |
"Live is More Unique to Me"
California's Pan earned his two previous bracelets in online events, first in a 2022 WSOP Online NV/NJ Freezeout event for $36,148 before winning a NLH Turbo event in the same market for $42,875.
In his winner's interview, Pan told PokerNews that his first live bracelet was special.
“I play online so much, so online is really easy for me," Pan said. "Live is more unique for me.”
Still, Pan is no newcomer to live tournaments, especially across Southern California cardrooms like The Commerce and The Bicycle.
“I still have a lot (of live experience)," he said. "I like to play live mixed tournaments.”
The career-best score pushes Pan over $1 million in Hendon Mob earnings. He previously had $649,551 in earnings, with his top live score being a fourth-place finish in the 2023 WSOP $1,500 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better 8-Handed for $85,977.
Day 4 Action
Pan actually missed the first hand of play due to being unable to find the final table, but it proved to be anything but a bad omen. Just a few minutes into the day, Pan made a pair of kings to eliminate Zhigalov in fourth place for $132,423.
The aviator and diamond-chain-wearing Schwartz couldn't get anything going on Day 4 and fell in third place after bricking a massive draw. Schwartz started with four cards to a Wheel and bricked the next three streets to be sent out by Lin.
Lin held his own for a brief heads-up battle after entering with a chip deficit. He closed the gap a bit before Pan picked up steam, calling a seventh street bet from Lin and winning the pot with two pair.
In the final hand, Pan completed and Lin called before getting his final chips in on fifth street with a pair of sevens to be pipped by the eights of Pan, who improved to two pair as he earned his third bracelet and career-best six-figure score.
Lin, who earlier in the series finished seventh in the $1,500 Limit Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better event for $18,758, nearly doubled his $334,481 in Hendon Mob earnings with the $274,023 score.
Still a diehard online grinder at heart, Pan kept his winner's interview brief and told PokerNews he needed to go play more online poker.
That wraps up coverage of Event #77: $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship at the 2025 WSOP. Keep an eye on other PokerNews coverage this summer, including of the $10,000 Main Event that kicked off today.
Level 27
Ante: 30,000
Bring In: 50,000
Completion: 150,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000
Bring In: 50,000
Completion: 150,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000
David Lin; J♠7♦ / 7♣Q♦5♠K♦ / Xx 
Qinghai Pan: 8♦4♣ / 9♦A♦8♥10♠ / 9♣
Qinghai Pan completed and David Lin called. Lin called a bet on fourth street, with the final chips going in on fifth street
Pan was ahead with a pair of eights, besting Lin's pair of sevens. Sixth street kept Pan ahead going into seventh street.
Pan made Lin's job harder by making nines and eights on seventh. Lin needed a king, queen, jack or seven to stay alive but turned over the 8♠ instead, sealing the victory for Pan.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,160,000
625,000
|
625,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
Level: 27
Ante: 30,000
Bring In: 50,000
Completion: 150,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000
Level 26
Ante: 30,000
Bring In: 30,000
Completion: 120,000
Limits: 120,000-240,000
Bring In: 30,000
Completion: 120,000
Limits: 120,000-240,000
The two players are on a 15-minute break, with David Lin just holding a slither more than two big bets.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,535,000
445,000
|
445,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
625,000
425,000
|
425,000 |
Level 26
Ante: 30,000
Bring In: 30,000
Completion: 120,000
Limits: 120,000-240,000
Bring In: 30,000
Completion: 120,000
Limits: 120,000-240,000
Qinghai Pan: A♥A♦K♠ / 8♥7♦J♦3♠
David Lin: 9♠4♦4♣ / 5♣8♠7♠J♠
Qinghai Pan completed and David Lin raised. Pan made it three-bets and was called.
Pan had a bet called on fourth, with him then check-calling a bet on fifth street. Sixth and seventh street then checked through to showdown.
Lin could only show a pair of fours, with Pan tabling aces to take the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
10,090,000
790,000
|
790,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,050,000
750,000
|
750,000 |
Level 26
Ante: 30,000
Bring In: 30,000
Completion: 120,000
Limits: 120,000-240,000
Bring In: 30,000
Completion: 120,000
Limits: 120,000-240,000
Qinghai Pan: A♦A♥10x / 10♦J♥7♥3♦
David Lin: 8x6♥Xx / 4♥K♥6♦8♥
Qinghai Pan and David Lin put out several bets before arriving on seventh street. Lin then bet and Pan called.
Lin showed 8♣6♥ for two pair, but it was no good against the aces and tens of Pan.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,300,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,800,000
400,000
|
400,000 |
Level 26
Ante: 30,000
Bring In: 30,000
Completion: 120,000
Limits: 120,000-240,000
Bring In: 30,000
Completion: 120,000
Limits: 120,000-240,000
Qinghai Pan: XxXx / 6♣4♠J♣ - folded on fifth street
David Lin: XxXx / 3♣8♠4♥
Qinghai Pan completed and David Lin called. Lin check-called on fourth, and folded out Pan with a bet on fifth street.
Qinghai Pan: XxXx / A♠J♦2♣ - folded on fifth street
David Lin: XxXx / 3♦Q♥6♦
Pan completed and Lin called again. Lin called a bet on fourth, and folded out Pan with a raise on fifth street.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,900,000
860,000
|
860,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,200,000
800,000
|
800,000 |
Level 26
Ante: 30,000
Bring In: 30,000
Completion: 120,000
Limits: 120,000-240,000
Bring In: 30,000
Completion: 120,000
Limits: 120,000-240,000
Qinghai Pan: XxXx / 6♥7♠ - folded on fourth street
David Lin: XxXx / 6♣7♥
Qinghai Pan completed and David Lin two-bet. Pan called. Pan checked on fourth street and Lin bet. Pan folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
9,760,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
1,400,000
1,500,000
|
1,500,000 |
Level 26
Ante: 30,000
Bring In: 30,000
Completion: 120,000
Limits: 120,000-240,000
Bring In: 30,000
Completion: 120,000
Limits: 120,000-240,000
Qinghai Pan: XxXx / 7♣J♦6♥ - folded on fifth street
David Lin: XxXx / 6♣J♣7♠
Qinghai Pan completed and David Lin called. Fourth street checked through to fifth, where Pan check-folded to a bet.
Qinghai Pan: XxXx / A♥9♦2♥J♣ - folded on sixth street
David Lin: XxXx / 8♠7♠4♥2♣
Pan completed on the next deal and lin called once more. Pan check-called bets on fourth and fifth before folding to a bet on sixth street.
Qinghai Pan: 8♦4♦3♦ / 7♦K♦2♥7♣
David Lin: XxXx / 8♥A♦10♣8♠ / Xx
It was lin's turn to complete in the following hand, and Pan called. Pan called a bet on fourth street and then raised over a bet on fifth. Lin called. Sixth street then checked through to seventh street where Lin check-called a bet. Pan tabled 8♦4♦3♦ for a flush and an eight-seven low. Lin couldn't show anything better and Pan scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
8,260,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
2,900,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
