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

06-11-2025 16:17 UTC-8

Schulman Gets Value With Eight

Frank Visser

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

Nick Schulman made the minimum raise to 240,000 on the button. Darren Elias called in the big blind and drew one card. Schulman followed suit and saw the action being checked to him after the draw.

He thought for a while before settling on a bet of 785,000. Elias quickly grabbed some calling chips and dropped them in the middle.

"Eight," declared Schulman as he tabled 8x7x6x4x3x, raking in the chips when Elias returned his cards to the dealer face down.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	8,265,000 535,000	535,000

Nick Schulman	5,715,000 535,000	535,000

Tags: Darren Elias Nick Schulman

06-11-2025 16:09 UTC-8

Elias Applies Pressure to Schulman

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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, while Elias took one. Elias then bet 450,000 and Schulman folded.

The next hand, Schulman opened to 240,000 on the button and Elias came back with a three-bet to 1,000,000. Schulman again gave up the pot and Elias extended his lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	8,800,000 925,000	925,000

Nick Schulman	5,180,000 925,000	925,000

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06-11-2025 16:04 UTC-8

Elias Pays Off Schulman

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Frank Visser

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

Darren Elias made it 260,000 on the button, which Nick Schulman called in the big blind. Schulman drew two cards, prompting Elias to remain pat.

Schulman then led out for 700,000, and Elias called after a minute or so in thought.

Schulman tabled 10x9x5x4x3x for a ten-nine, and Elias cards disappeared into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	7,875,000 505,000	505,000

Nick Schulman	6,105,000 505,000	505,000

Tags: Darren Elias Nick Schulman

06-11-2025 15:57 UTC-8

Two For Each

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David Salituro

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

Nick Schulman raised to 240,000 on the button and Darren Elias called.

Elias took two, while Schulman stood pat. Both players checked and Elias showed 8x7x6x5x2x to win the pot.

Elias then raised to 260,000 on the button and Schulman called. He took one, while Schulman drew two. Elias bet 275,000 after the draw and Schulman folded.

Two hands later, Elias opened to 260,000 again and Schulman called. Both players drew one and Schulman led out for 225,000. Elias folded.

Schulman then raised to 240,000 and Elias called. Both players drew two and Elias led out for 250,000. Schulman called and Elias tapped the felt as Schulman turned over 10x6x5x4x2x to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	8,380,000 250,000	250,000

Nick Schulman	5,600,000 250,000	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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	8,630,000 850,000	850,000

Nick Schulman	5,350,000 850,000	850,000

Tags: Darren Elias Nick Schulman

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 15:36 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 15:33 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.