2025 World Series of Poker

Event #12: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
9x7x6x3x2x
Prize
$138,080
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$706,230
Entries
532
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
90,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
532
Players Left
78
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Chen Decimates Lorgeree

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 4,500 ante
James Chen
James Chen

James Chen opened from the button and Justin Gardenhire three-bet shoved for 15,500 from the small blind. Doug Lorgeree four-bet to 45,000 from the big blind and Chen shoved for 114,000 leaving a single T-500 chip behind. Lorgeree, who had Chen slightly covered, went into the tank for a couple minutes before moving all in. Chen called and was at risk.

Gardenhire drew one, Lorgeree stood pat, and Chen drew one.

Justin Gardenhire: 7x6x5x2x All in
James Chen: 9x7x5x4x All in
Doug Lorgeree: 10x5x4x3x2x

Lorgeree had ten-perfect while Chen was drawing to a nine and Gardenhire was drawing to a seven. Gardenhire bricked after catching another 6x but Chen caught a 3x to complete his draw, sending Gardenhire to the rail and earning a full double up while Lorgeree was left with just two big blinds.

Player Chips Progress
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James Chen
256,000
241,000
241,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Grant Oen
123,000
123,000
123,000
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John Capitano
118,000
41,000
41,000
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Mike Leah
69,000
10,500
10,500
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Stephen Moreschi
42,000
27,000
27,000
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Doug Lorgeree
6,000
69,000
69,000
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Justin Gardenhire
Busted

Tags: Doug LorgereeJames ChenJustin Gardenhire

Owen Downs Brown

Level 13 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 4,500 ante
Tyler Brown
Tyler Brown

Adam Owen opened to 7,5000 in the hijack and snap-called when Tyler Brown put in his stack of 32,000 from the cutoff. Owen drew one card, and so did Brown.

Tyler Brown: 9x8x6x2x All in
Adam Owen: 9x5x4x2x

Owen had the better draw, and he made the better hand as well when he drew a Qx against Brown's Kx.

Player Chips Progress
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Adam Owen
145,000
74,000
74,000
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Tyler Brown
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Adam OwenTyler Brown

Recent Eliminations

Level 11 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 3,000 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Valentin Vornicu
Busted
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Nick Pupillo
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
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Galen Hall
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Jeremiah Keeney us
Jeremiah Keeney
Busted
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Mickey Doft
Busted
Profile photo of Scott Bohlman us
Scott Bohlman
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 2X Winner
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Chad Eveslage
Busted
WSOP 4X Winner
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Patrick Moulder
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
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Bryan Micon
Busted
Profile photo of Roland Israelashvili us
Roland Israelashvili
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Michael Moncek us
Michael Moncek
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
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Naoya Kihara
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
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Nicholas Marchington
Busted
Profile photo of Abel Lin us
Abel Lin
Busted
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Ray Fishman
Busted
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Ryan Riess
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 1X Winner

Various Eliminations Throughout Day 1

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 2,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Jacob Boyle
Busted
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Liz Young
Busted
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Bruce Kary
Busted
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Eric Kesselman
Busted
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Brandon Nicholson
Busted
Profile photo of Eric Tipsword us
Eric Tipsword
Busted
Profile photo of Kory Swekla us
Kory Swekla
Busted
Profile photo of John Marlowe us
John Marlowe
Busted
Profile photo of Maxim Elisman us
Maxim Elisman
Busted
Profile photo of David Matthews us
David Matthews
Busted
Profile photo of Gabriel Paul us
Gabriel Paul
Busted
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Patrick Stacey
Busted
Profile photo of Alex Epstein us
Alex Epstein
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
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Michel Leibgorin
Busted
Profile photo of Bradley Jansen us
Bradley Jansen
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Sachin Bhargava us
Sachin Bhargava
Busted
Profile photo of Alexander Frye us
Alexander Frye
Busted
Profile photo of Toby Boas us
Toby Boas
Busted
Profile photo of Fabian Bump us
Fabian Bump
Busted
Profile photo of Max Pescatori it
Max Pescatori
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 4X Winner
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Ryutaro Suzuki
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner
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Ryan Leng
Busted
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
Run It Once
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Jyri Merivirta
Busted
Profile photo of Christopher Vitch us
Christopher Vitch
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
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Dekel Balas
Busted

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Game Over for Smith

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/1,500, 2,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
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Matthew Smith
Busted

Zack Sends Fossilman to the Rail

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,500 ante
Greg Raymer
Greg Raymer

Greg Raymer opened to 12,500 from the button, leaving a single T-100 chip behind. Daniel Zack shoved from the big blind with a covering stack and Raymer called. Zack stood pat and Raymer drew one, showing that he discarded 10x

Greg Raymer: 7x6x5x2x All in
Daniel Zack: 10x9x7x4x2x

Raymer had broken a ten-seven leaving Zack ahead with a ten-nine. Raymer couldn't improve after picking up a Kx and was sent to the rail while Zack claimed the last of his chips.

Player Chips Progress
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Daniel Zack
56,500
13,500
13,500
WSOP 4X Winner
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Greg Raymer
Busted

Tags: Daniel ZackGreg Raymer

Depaulo Going for Fourth Straight Cash

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,500 ante

Poker vlogger and bracelet winner Ryan Depaulo has entered the $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw every year since 2022, and has managed to cash every time, even getting a higher placement every iteration.

He just sat down for his first tournament of the 2025 WSOP and raised to 3,000 in the hijack. John Holley then three-bet to 11,000 in the cutoff, leaving only a few chips behind, and called off once Depaulo put him all-in.

Depaulo drew one, and Holley stood pat in response.

John Holley: 10x8x6x5x2x All in
Ryan Depaulo: 7x6x4x3x

Depualo drew an 8x to make a better hand, sending Holley to the rail on his quest for his fourth cash in a row.

Player Chips Progress
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Ryan Depaulo
35,000
35,000
35,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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John Holley
Busted

Tags: John HolleyRyan Depaulo

Funkhouser Eliminates Vonk

Level 8 : Blinds 500/1,000, 1,500 ante
Marcel Vonk
Marcel Vonk

Patrick Moulder opened the action to 2,500, and David Funkhouser called. Marcel Vonk then jammed all in for roughly 15,000, folding out Moulder.

Funkhouser snapped it off, however, and both players drew one card.

Marcel Vonk: 8x7x5x2x All in
David Funkhouser: 8x6x3x2x

Funkhouser had Vonk drawing dead after he peeled a 4x, rendering Vonk's Qx meaningless as the Dutchman headed to the exit.

Player Chips Progress
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David Funkhouser
55,000
33,500
33,500
Defending Champion
WSOP 1X Winner
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Patrick Moulder
27,000
3,000
3,000
WSOP 1X Winner
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Marcel Vonk
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: David FunkhouserMarcel VonkPatrick Moulder