Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante
The 128 remaining players have been sent on their last 15-minute break of the day.
When they come back, three more 40-minute levels are scheduled before Day 1 wraps up.
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
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$706,230
Entries
532
Level
26
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
90,000
Entries
532
Players Left
78
Players Left 1 / 532
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Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante
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Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante
Dan Matsuzuki made it 4,000 to go in the hijack. It folded to Han Liu in the big blind, who called and drew one card. Matsuzuki took one as well, after which the players checked it to showdown.
Liu tabled Kx9x8x4x3x and took down the pot when Matsuzuki mucked his cards. Liu ended the hand with over 200 big blinds in his possession, good for more than five times the average stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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515,000 | |
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35,500
19,000
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Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante
Tyler Brown opened to 6,000 from middle position and Walter Chambers defended from the big blind. Chambers drew one while Brown stood pat.
After the draw Chambers bet 15,000 and Brown called. Chambers turned over an eight-low with 8x6x4x3x2x and Brown mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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146,000
29,500
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29,500 |
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105,500 | |
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104,000
53,500
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53,500 |
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101,500
68,500
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68,500 |
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98,000
33,000
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33,000 |
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75,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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71,000
27,400
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27,400 |
Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante
Robert Gussoni got his stack of 28,000 in from the small blind and was up against 2010 WSOP Player of the Year Frank Kassela, who won the $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw event in 2017.
Robert Gussoni: 7x6x3x2x 
Frank Kassela: 7x6x5x2x
Both players were drawing to a seven-low, but only Gussoni made it when he tabled a 4x to leave Kassela drawing dead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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80,000
20,000
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20,000 |
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61,000
36,000
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36,000 |
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Level 12
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Level 12
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante
Brandon Cantu opened from under the gun, Justin Marsh three-bet to 15,000 from the button and Cantu called, drawing one while Marsh stood pat. Both players checked after the draw.
"You win" Cantu told Marsh, who quickly turned over a nine-low with 9x8x7x5x3x. Cantu mucked and Marsh won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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160,000
57,000
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57,000 |
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128,000
128,000
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128,000 |
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114,000
94,600
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94,600 |
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96,500
3,000
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3,000 |
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96,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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90,000
43,000
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43,000 |
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53,000
17,000
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17,000 |
Level: 12
Blinds: 1,000/2,500
Ante: 3,500
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 3,000 ante
David Funkhouser raised his button to 4,000. Taisaku Iwao and Tomas Szwarcberg called in the blinds, after which they drew two cards and three cards, respectively.
Funkhouser remained pat, and the action checked to showdown. All players were reluctant to show, but Funkhouser's 10x9x7x6x4x won him the pot as the others had not outdrawn him.
Funkhouser ended the hand with around 56 big blinds, which is an above-average stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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113,000
67,000
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67,000 |
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60,000
3,000
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3,000 |
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35,500
35,500
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35,500 |
Level 11
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 3,000 ante
Daniel Dangoor opened to 7,000 from the cutoff and Ray Villaman called from the button. Villaman drew two while Dangoor drew one.
After the draw Dangoor continued for 10,000. Villaman flashed 4x4x from his hand before mucking and Dangoor took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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148,000
63,000
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63,000 |
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92,000 | |
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60,000
17,500
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17,500 |
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35,000 | |
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27,000 | |
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23,500
45,500
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45,500 |
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23,500
1,500
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1,500 |
