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

06-11-2025 16:52 UTC-8

Elias Calls While Paired

Frank Visser

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

Nick Schulman raised to 240,000 on the button, seeing Darren Elias call in the big blind and draw two. Schulman also changed two cards and bet 450,000 when Elias checked to him.

Elias weighed his options for a while before he elected to call. Schulman announced a pair of nines, which lost against the 10x6x4x4x3x of Elias, who had called with a pair of fours.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	7,350,000 150,000	150,000

Darren Elias	6,630,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Darren Elias Nick Schulman

06-11-2025 16:54 UTC-8

Schulman Makes a Nine to Extend Lead

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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 three-bet to 1,020,000. Elias quickly folded.

Elias opened again to 260,000 a few hands later and Schulman just called this time. Both players drew two.

Schulman then led out for 450,000 and Elias called. Schulman showed 9x5x4x3x2x and Elias mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	8,400,000 1,050,000	1,050,000

Darren Elias	5,580,000 1,050,000	1,050,000

Tags: Darren Elias Nick Schulman

06-11-2025 16:55 UTC-8

Ten-Minute Break

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Frank Visser

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

The heads-up opponents have been sent on a ten-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	8,180,000 220,000	220,000

Darren Elias	5,800,000 220,000	220,000

Level: 28

Blinds: 80,000/160,000

Ante: 240,000

06-11-2025 17:08 UTC-8

Elias Takes the First Two Pots to Move All Square

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David Salituro

Level 28 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 240,000 ante

Darren Elias raised to 340,000 on the button and Nick Schulman called.
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Schulman drew one and Elias two. Elias then bet 900,000 and Schulman folded.

The next hand, Schulman opened to 320,000 and Elias three-bet to 1,100,000. Schulman again folded and Elias took the pot to move virtually even in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	7,000,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Nick Schulman	6,980,000 1,200,000	1,200,000

Tags: Darren Elias Nick Schulman

06-11-2025 17:17 UTC-8

Schulman Barrels Big in Three-Bet Pot

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Frank Visser

Level 28 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 240,000 ante

Nick Schulman raised to 320,000 on the button. Darren Elias reraised to 1,255,000 in the big blind, which Schulman called. When Elias stood pat on the draw, Schulman drew one card.

Elias then quickly checked to Schulman, who took some time before announcing a bet of 3,500,000. Elias spent some time in the tank of his own, but ultimately decided to muck his cards, giving up on the big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	9,315,000 2,335,000	2,335,000

Darren Elias	4,665,000 2,335,000	2,335,000

Tags: Darren Elias Nick Schulman

06-11-2025 17:20 UTC-8

Schulman Keeps the Pressure On

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David Salituro

Level 28 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 240,000 ante

Darren Elias limped in from the button and Nick Schulman raised to 600,000. Elias quickly folded.

Schulman then raised to 320,000 on the button and Elias called.

Both players drew two and Elias led out for 325,000. Schulman then raised to 1,800,000 and Elias took a minute before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	10,100,000 785,000	785,000

Darren Elias	3,880,000 785,000	785,000

Tags: Darren Elias Nick Schulman

06-11-2025 17:28 UTC-8

Elias Wins Pot After Confusing Draw

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Frank Visser

Level 28 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 240,000 ante

Darren Elias limped in on the button, and Nick Schulman checked his option in the big blind. Schulman drew two cards, while Elias took three.

After the draw had been completed, Schulman noticed he was given three new cards instead of two, leaving him with six cards in total.

His old and new cards were still separated, and after the floor had made a ruling, the three new cards were shuffled around, and Schulman was given two of them.

Schulman then check-folded to a bet of 400,000 from Elias as the heads-up battle continued.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	9,500,000 600,000	600,000

Darren Elias	4,480,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Darren Elias Nick Schulman

06-11-2025 17:30 UTC-8

Elias Creeps Closer With a Better Ten

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David Salituro

Level 28 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 240,000 ante

Nick Schulman raised to 320,000 on the button and Darren Elias called.

Both players drew one. Schulman then bet 525,000 and Elias called.

Schulman showed 10x8x7x6x2x, but Elias. had 10x5x4x3x2x to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	8,680,000 820,000	820,000

Darren Elias	5,300,000 820,000	820,000

Tags: Darren Elias Nick Schulman

06-11-2025 17:42 UTC-8

Elias Closes Gap Even More

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Frank Visser

Level 28 : Blinds 80,000/160,000, 240,000 ante

Nick Schulman raised his button to 320,000. Darren Elias called in the big blind, drawing two cards. Schulman declared a one-draw, but lost the pot when Elias showed Qx7x6x4x3x at the checked-down showdown.

The next hand, Elias raised to 325,000, being awarded the pot when Schulman folded before the draw.