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

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

Tags: Darren Elias Nick Schulman

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

Tags: Darren Elias Nick Schulman

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

Tags: Darren Elias Nick Schulman

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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06-11-2025 19:20 UTC-8

Schulman Calls Down With a Ten

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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 one. Elias then bet 550,000 and Schulman folded.

Schulman then made it 400,000 and Elias called. Schulman took two and Elias one.

Elias led out for 450,000 and Schulman called. Elias announced a J-8, but Schulman showed 10x8x6x4x3x to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	7,500,000 450,000	450,000

Nick Schulman	6,500,000 450,000	450,000

Tags: Darren Elias Nick Schulman

06-11-2025 19:17 UTC-8

Schulman Continues Comeback

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Frank Visser

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

Nick Schulman was on the button, and he raised to 400,000. Darren Elias called in the big blind. He changed two cards, after which Schulman changed one.

Elias checked to Schulman after the draw, who bet 550,000. After some thought, Elias tossed in calling chips.

Schulman showed Jx10x4x3x2x. His jack-low won him the pot as Elias returned his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	7,950,000 650,000	650,000

Nick Schulman	6,050,000 650,000	650,000

Tags: Darren Elias Nick Schulman

06-11-2025 19:12 UTC-8

Limped Pot Turns to Gold For Schulman

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David Salituro

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

Darren Elias limped in and Nick Schulman checked.

Schulman drew three and Elias two. Schulman then led out for 200,000 and Elias came back with a raise to 800,000. Schulman snap-called.

"Ten-eight," Elias announced, but Schulman turned over 10x7x6x5x4x to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	8,600,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Nick Schulman	5,400,000 1,000,000	1,000,000

Tags: Darren Elias Nick Schulman

06-11-2025 19:10 UTC-8

Elias Goes Bluff-Catching

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Frank Visser

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

It was Nick Schulman to be on the button, and he raised to 400,000. Darren Elias tossed in the extra chips for a call in the big blind before he drew one card. Schulman tossed out two cards and was checked to after the draw.

The six-time bracelet winner fired a pot-sized bet of 1,100,000. Elias pondered his options for quite a while. Eventually, he cut out a call and slid it into the middle.

"Good call," Schulman stated, prompting Elias to table AxJx9x7x5x for an ace-low to win the pot.