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

06-11-2025 15:09 UTC-8

Schulman, Elias Exchange Pots

David Salituro

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 150,000 ante

Nick Schulman raised to 200,000 on the button and Darren Elias called.

Both players drew two and Schulman then bet 650,000. Elias quickly folded.

Schulman raised again to 200,000 a few hands later, but this time Elias three-bet to 650,000. Schulman folded and Elias took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	9,080,000 420,000	420,000

Nick Schulman	4,900,000 420,000	420,000

Tags: Darren Elias Nick Schulman

06-11-2025 15:15 UTC-8

Trading Blows

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Frank Visser

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 150,000 ante

Darren Elias raised his button to 225,000. Nick Schulman just called in the big blind before he decided to take no cards. Elias responded by drawing two, after which Schulman checked to him.

Elias fired 650,000, which received a fold from Schulman after some time thinking.

The next hand, Schulman made it 200,000 on the button, which Elias called in the big blind. Elias drew two cards, with Schulman standing pat behind. Elias checked and subsequently folded to Schulman's bet of 275,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	8,905,000 175,000	175,000

Nick Schulman	5,075,000 175,000	175,000

Tags: Darren Elias Nick Schulman

06-11-2025 15:16 UTC-8

Schulman Calls Down With a Queen

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David Salituro

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 150,000 ante

Darren Elias raised to 225,000 on the button and Nick Schulman called.

Schulman drew two and Elias one. Elias then bet 400,000 and Schulman considered the decision for a moment before calling.

Elias tapped the felt and surrendered the pot as Schulman showed Qx10x6x4x3x.

Elias then raised again to 225,000 and Schulman called. Both players took one and Schulman led out for 425,000. Elias tanked for a minute into the break but eventually folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	8,080,000 825,000	825,000

Nick Schulman	5,900,000 825,000	825,000

Tags: Darren Elias Nick Schulman

06-11-2025 15:16 UTC-8

Heads-Up Break

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Frank Visser

Level 26 : Blinds 50,000/100,000, 150,000 ante

Nick Schulman and Darren Elias have been sent on another ten-minute break.

Level: 27

Blinds: 60,000/120,000

Ante: 180,000

06-11-2025 15:30 UTC-8

Schulman Starts With Over-Bet

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Frank Visser

Level 27 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 180,000 ante

Nick Schulman min-raised to 240,000 on the button. Darren Elias defended his big blind and drew two cards, while Schulman opted to remain pat.

Elias checked over to Schulman after the draw, giving it some thought when he was faced with Schulman's bet of 800,000.

Eventually, he gave up on his hand, and the first pot after the break headed in Schulman's direction.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	8,640,000 560,000	560,000

Nick Schulman	5,340,000 560,000	560,000

Tags: Darren Elias Nick Schulman

06-11-2025 15:33 UTC-8

Schulman Gets Paid; Elias Three-Bets

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David Salituro

Level 27 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 180,000 ante

Darren Elias raised to 260,000 on the button and Nick Schulman called.

Schulman drew two and Elias one. Schulman then led out for 175,000 and Elias called. Schulman showed 10x6x4x3x2♠ and Elias mucked.

Schulman then raised to 240,000, but Elias came back with a three-bet to 1,000,000. Schulman stopped to take a sip of his drink before sending his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	7,480,000 1,160,000	1,160,000

Nick Schulman	6,500,000 1,160,000	1,160,000

Tags: Darren Elias Nick Schulman

06-11-2025 15:36 UTC-8

Elias Draws Three to Win

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Frank Visser

Level 27 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 180,000 ante

Nick Schulman opened his button to 240,000. Darren Elias called in the big blind, deciding to draw three cards. Schulman only changed one card, after which the action went check-check.

Elias tabled 10x8x6x5x2x for a ten-low, and Schulman mucked his hand after taking a second look at Elias' cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	8,030,000 550,000	550,000

Nick Schulman	5,950,000 550,000	550,000

Tags: Nick Schulman Darren Elias

06-11-2025 15:38 UTC-8

Schulman Leads Into Elias' Pat Hand

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David Salituro

Level 27 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 180,000 ante

Darren Elias raised to 260,000 on the button and Nick Schulman called.

Schulman drew one, while Elias stood pat. Schulman then led out for 700,000 and Elias thought about the decision for a minute before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	7,780,000 250,000	250,000

Nick Schulman	6,200,000 250,000	250,000

Tags: Darren Elias Nick Schulman

06-11-2025 15:49 UTC-8

Two Pots for Elias

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Frank Visser

Level 27 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 180,000 ante

Darren Elias raised to 260,000 on the button. Nick Schulman called in the big blind and drew two cards. Elias only requested one new card from the dealer, and he saw Schulman check-fold to his bet of 325,000 after the draw.

A couple of hands later, Elias made the same raise on the button. After Schulman had called in the big blind, he drew one card. Elias took two and bet 600,000 after Schulman had checked it to him.

After about a minute in the tank, Schulman mucked his cards, surrendering another pot.