Event #30: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-11-2025 20:11 UTC-8

Elias Gets Two Shoves Through

David Salituro

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 300,000 ante

Darren Elias moved all in for 3,100,000 on the hand after doubling up Nick Schulman, and Schulman quickly folded.

Schulman then raised to 400,000 on the button and Elias jammed again. Schulman gave up his hand once more.

Elias opened to 400,000 the next hand and Schulman called. Schulman took one and Elias two as they both checked. Schulman had a pair of eights, but Elias won the pot with a pair of fives.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	9,400,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Darren Elias	4,600,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

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06-11-2025 20:08 UTC-8

Schulman Draws Best for Huge Double-Up

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Frank Visser

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 300,000 ante

Nick Schulman raised to 400,000 on the button. Darren Elias then moved all in from the big blind, and Schulman quickly called off his stack of 5,300,000. Each player drew one card and tabled their other cards.

Nick Schulman: 8x5x3x2x All in
Darren Elias: 7x4x3x2x

Elias turned over a 3x as his drawn card, pairing him up and making Schulman a big favorite to double. Schulman did just so when he peeled an Ax, making an ace-low and soaring to a three-to-one chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	10,900,000 4,900,000	4,900,000

Darren Elias	3,100,000 4,900,000	4,900,000

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06-11-2025 20:02 UTC-8

Schulman, Elias Take Turns Winning With an Ace

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David Salituro

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 300,000 ante

Nick Schulman raised to 400,000 on the button and Darren Elias called.

Both players drew two and checked as Schulman turned over AxQx7x6x2x to win the pot.

Elias then raised to 400,000 and Schulman called. They again each took two, but this time Schulman led out for 300,000. Elias called and Schulman showed two sevens, while Elias had Ax8x5x4x2x and took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	8,000,000 400,000	400,000

Nick Schulman	6,000,000 400,000	400,000

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06-11-2025 19:59 UTC-8

Schulman Wins Two Showdowns

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Frank Visser

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 300,000 ante

Nick Schulman was on the button and raised to 400,000. Darren Elias flicked in a call from the big blind, after which he drew two cards. Schulman took one, and the players checked it down.

Schulman tabled Jx10x8x6x2x for a jack-low, winning the pot.

One hand later, Elias made it 400,000 on the button. Schulman called in the big blind, and each player drew two cards.

Once again, they checked to showdown, where Schulman's Ax10x9x5x4x won him another pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	7,600,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Nick Schulman	6,400,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

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06-11-2025 19:54 UTC-8

Schulman Bets Big Against Elias' Pat Hand

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David Salituro

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 300,000 ante

Darren Elias raised to 400,000 and Nick Schulman called.

Elias stood pat while Schulman drew two. Schulman then led out for 1,500,000, sending Elias into the tank.

Elias considered the decision for around two minutes before giving up his hand as Schulman took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	8,700,000 200,000	200,000

Nick Schulman	5,300,000 200,000	200,000

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06-11-2025 19:49 UTC-8

Elias Leads Into Pat

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Frank Visser

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 300,000 ante

Nick Schulman tossed in a raise to 400,000 on the button. Darren Elias called in the big blind, changing one card. Schulmoon stood pat in response, and Elias fired a bet of 650,000 after the draw.

Schulman cut out calling chips from his stack but nevertheless folded his hand, sending the pot to Elias.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	8,900,000 100,000	100,000

Nick Schulman	5,100,000 100,000	100,000

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06-11-2025 19:44 UTC-8

Elias Dealt a Pat Eight

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David Salituro

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 300,000 ante

Nick Schulman raised to 400,000 on the button before Darren Elias moved all in. Schulman had around 5,500,000 remaining and quickly folded.

Schulman won the next two pots as they both checked after the draw, first showing a pair of threes and then a J-9. Elias then opened to 400,000 and Schulman called.

Schulman drew two and Elias stood pat and bet 600,000. Schulman called and Elias showed 8x7x4x3x2x to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	8,800,000 800,000	800,000

Nick Schulman	5,200,000 800,000	800,000

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06-11-2025 19:37 UTC-8

Schulman Passively Pats

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Frank Visser

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 300,000 ante

Darren Elias made it 400,000 to go on the button, which Nick Schulman called in the big blind. Schulman did not want any new cards on the draw, prompting Elias to draw two.

They then checked it to showdown, where Schulman's QxJx10x4x2x took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	8,000,000 400,000	400,000

Nick Schulman	6,000,000 400,000	400,000

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06-11-2025 19:32 UTC-8

Two For Elias, One For Schulman

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David Salituro

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 300,000 ante

Darren Elias raised to 400,000 on the button and Nick Schulman called.

Schulman drew two and Elias took one. Elias then bet 700,000 and Schulman folded.

Schulman opened to 400,000 the next hand and Elias called. Both players took one, and Elias folded to a bet of 1,100,000 from Schulman.

The next hand, Elias raised to 400,000 and Schulman called. They each drew two and Elias bet 550,000, forcing another fold from Schulman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	8,400,000 25,000	25,000

Nick Schulman	5,600,000 25,000	25,000

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06-11-2025 19:24 UTC-8

Elias Jams Huge

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Frank Visser

Level 29 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 300,000 ante

Nick Schulman raised his button to 400,000. Darren Elias then quickly moved all in, covering the 5,975,000 chips of Schulman.

Schulman spent about a minute in thought before he elected to preserve his chips and muck his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	8,425,000 925,000	925,000

Nick Schulman	5,575,000 925,000	925,000

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