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

06-11-2025 12:55 UTC-8

Elias Raises Schulman, Schulman Wins With Pair

Frank Visser

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 120,000 ante

Darren Elias raised his button to 200,000. Nick Schulman called in the small blind, drawing one card. Elias needed two fresh ones and faced a bet of 175,000 from Schulman after the draw.

After some thought, Elias raised it to 700,000. Schulman quickly folded his hand, surrendering the pot to Elias.

On the next deal, Schulman limped in from the small blind. Chad Eveslage checked his option in the big blind and drew three cards after Schulman had taken two.

The players checked to showdown, where Schulman's 7x7x5x3x2x won the pot.

"If you had bet, it was coming," Schulman told Eveslage.

"Oh, I believe you," Eveslage responded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	5,750,000 250,000	250,000

Darren Elias	4,430,000 830,000	830,000

Chad Eveslage	3,800,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Chad Eveslage Darren Elias Nick Schulman

06-11-2025 12:49 UTC-8

Oscar Johansson Eliminated in 4th Place ($161,721)

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 120,000 ante

Action folded to Darren Elias who moved all in from the small blind, and Oscar Johansson called for his last 900,000 in the big blind.

Both players drew one. Elias turned over Jx5x4x3x, while Johansson had 9x6x4x3x. Elias drew a 9x to make J-9-5, while Johansson received a Jx to make an inferior J-9-6 as he was sent to the rail in fourth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	3,600,000 725,000	725,000

Oscar Johansson	Busted

Tags: Darren Elias Oscar Johansson

06-11-2025 12:46 UTC-8

Elias Outdraws Schulman

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Frank Visser

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 120,000 ante

Nick Schulman opened to 160,000 on the button. Darren Elias defended his big blind and declared a two-card draw. Schulman only needed one card, and the players checked it down.

Elias showed 10x8x6x5x2x, and his ten-eight won him the pot when Schulman tossed his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	6,000,000 200,000	200,000

Darren Elias	2,875,000 340,000	340,000

Tags: Darren Elias Nick Schulman

06-11-2025 12:38 UTC-8

Schulman Picks Off a Big Bluff From Johansson

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 120,000 ante

Nick Schulman raised to 160,000 under the gun and Oscar Johansson called in the big blind.

Both players drew one and Johansson then led out for 250,000. Schulman raised to 675,000 and Johansson took around two minutes before sliding in a reraise to 1,500,000.

Schulman turned around to take a sip of his drink (his usual order of hot water and lemon) before burying his face on the rail of the table. He eventually ripped off his sunglasses and spent a few minutes counting out his chips before announcing a call.

"Good call," Johansson said, and Schulman turned over 9x8x6x3x2x. Johansson mucked and Schulman took in the massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	5,900,000 1,500,000	1,500,000

Oscar Johansson	1,200,000 1,600,000	1,600,000

Tags: Nick Schulman Oscar Johansson

06-11-2025 12:32 UTC-8

Ben Yu Eliminated in 5th Place ($114,989)

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Frank Visser

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 120,000 ante

Ben Yu raised to 160,000 under the gun. Chad Eveslage sat in the small blind, asking how much Yu played in total before moving all in. Yu quickly called off his stack of 1,660,000, and saw Eveslage stand pat on the draw.

Yu spent the next minutes in thought, looking at his hand several times before deciding to also stay pat.

Eveslage showed 10x8x7x4x3x for a ten-eight, beating the ten-nine of Yu, who tabled his 10x9x4x3x2x before he left to pick up his payout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Eveslage	3,950,000 2,150,000	2,150,000

Ben Yu	Busted

Tags: Ben Yu Chad Eveslage

06-11-2025 12:29 UTC-8

Jennifer Tilly on Nearly Voicing Marge Simpson, Dating Phil Laak & Bracelet Anniversary

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Connor Richards

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 120,000 ante

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 29th episode, Connor talks with actress and high-stakes poker player Jennifer Tilly about the 20th anniversary of her World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet win, high-stakes cash games, the recent cancellation of Chucky, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, voicing Bonnie Swanson on Family Guy, dating poker pro Phil Laak, and her goal of getting into the Poker Hall of Fame.

Tilly also revealed that she tried to stop her ex-husband, Sam Simon, from creating The Simpsons and told the story of how she was nearly the voice of Marge Simpson.

Check Out the Interview Here!

Tags: Connor Richards Jennifer Tilly Phil Laak Sam Simon

06-11-2025 12:24 UTC-8

Schulman Plays Three in a Row

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 120,000 ante

Immediately following his elimination of Dan Smith, Nick Schulman opened to 160,000 in the cutoff, and Ben Yu called in the big blind.

Yu drew two, and Schulman stood pat. Both players checked, and Yu announced a pair, while Schulman showed a J-10 to win the pot.

Schulman then raised again to 160,000 under the gun, but this time Oscar Johansson three-bet to 450,000 in the big blind. Schulman gave up his hand.

Chad Eveslage then raised to 160,000 under the gun, and Schulman called in the big blind. He took two, and Eveslage stood pat.

Both players checked, and Schulman showed a J-7, but Eveslage had 10-7 to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	4,400,000 95,000	95,000

Oscar Johansson	2,800,000 70,000	70,000
Darren Elias	2,535,000 765,000	765,000

Chad Eveslage	1,800,000 105,000	105,000

Ben Yu	1,600,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Ben Yu Chad Eveslage Nick Schulman Oscar Johansson

06-11-2025 12:20 UTC-8

Dan Smith Eliminated in 6th Place ($83,179)

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Frank Visser

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 120,000 ante

Dan Smith was first to act and raised to 920,000, leaving only a single T-5,000 chip back. Nick Schulman called in the small blind and stood pat on the draw.

Smith drew one card, after which the players checked it to showdown. "Number three," Schulman announced, and tabled 7x6x5x3x2x.

Smith's hand disappeared into the muck as he placed his final chip as the big blind for the next hand. Ben Yu then limped in from the hijack before he called button Schulman's raise to 250,000.

Smith and Yu drew one card each, while Schulman remained pat behind. Yu checked to Schulman after the draw, but he folded once the six-time bracelet winner placed a bet of 175,000.

"You gotta beat an eight, cowboy," Schulman said to Smith as he showed 8x7x6x4x2x.

Smith had been drawing dead to Schulman's hand with his 9x6x5x2x, and he revealed an Ax as his final card before departing the stage.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	4,495,000 1,405,000	1,405,000

Ben Yu	1,550,000 250,000	250,000

Dan Smith	Busted

Tags: Ben Yu Dan Smith Nick Schulman

06-11-2025 12:07 UTC-8

Yu Makes the First Shove

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David Salituro

Level 25 : Blinds 40,000/80,000, 120,000 ante

Darren Elias raised to 160,000 on the button and Ben Yu moved all in for 1,600,000 in the small blind. Oscar Johansson gave up his big blind, while Elias also quickly folded as Yu took the pot.