Event #30: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship
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2025 World Series of Poker
Event #30: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship
Day: 4
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 4
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$2,166,900
Entries
233
Level
31
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
450,000
Entries
6
Players Left
1
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In 2009, Nick Schulman won his first World Series of Poker bracelet in the $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship. Three years later, he won it again for his second one. Over the next 12 years, four more bracelets followed, and today, at the 2025 World Series of Poker, Schulman can capture number seven in the same event as his first two, adding $497,356 to his eight-figure lifetime earnings.
Schulman is one of only six players out of the field of 233 entries, who created a prize pool of $2,166,900, returning to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas for the final day of Event #30: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship. Third in chips, Schulman will return with an above-average stack of 2,670,000, approximately 33 big blinds. The chiplead, meanwhile, is in the hands of Darren Elias, who will try to use his 3,475,000 chips to close out a victory in this No-Limit 2-7 Championship after having finished third in 2019 and 2017.
Second in chips with 2,910,000 is the only European player at the table, Swede Oscar Johansson. Like Elias, Johnasson is still chasing his first bracelet, having two runner-up finishes on his resume. Chad Eveslage and Ben Yu have also made the final day, looking to add to their multi-bracelet collection. The absolute short stack is Dan Smith, who will have to spin up his stack of 905,000 to remain in contention for his second bracelet.
Final Six Seating and Chip Counts
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darren Elias | United States | 2,350,000 | 78 |
| 2 | Ben Yu | United States | 1,300,000 | 43 |
| 3 | Oscar Johansson | Sweden | 1,850,000 | 62 |
| 4 | Nick Schulman | United States | 2,800,000 | 93 |
| 5 | Chad Eveslage | United States | 950,000 | 32 |
| 6 | Dan Smith | United States | 2,300,000 | 77 |
With $83,179 locked up for the final six, six-figure payouts will commence once the first elimination of the day has taken place. The pay jumps will increase with every spot, until eventually the winner walks away with nearly half a million dollars.
Final Table Payouts/Results
| Place | Player | Country | Earnings |
| 1 | $497,356 | ||
| 2 | $336,421 | ||
| 3 | $231,321 | ||
| 4 | $161,721 | ||
| 5 | $114,989 | ||
| 6 | $83,179 | ||
| 7 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | $61,231 |
Play will resume at 1 p.m. local time, with blinds at 40,000/80,000 with an 120,000 big blind ante. The levels will continue to be 90 minutes long, with a short break planned after every completed level.
PokerNews will be in the Horseshoe Event Center to cover the thrilling conclusion of this prestigious tournament, so keep your eyes peeled on this page to not miss any of the updates.
Level: 25
Blinds: 40,000/80,000
Ante: 120,000
Level 25
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 120,000 ante
The six remaining players have taken their seats back at the final table, and action is underway.
Level 25
: Blinds 40,000/80,000, 120,000 ante
Oscar Johansson opened to 180,000 in the hijack. Nick Schulman called in the cutoff, standing pat on the draw after Johansson had discarded one card.
The players checked to showdown. Johansson declared an ace, and Schulman tabled Jx9x4x3x2x to rake in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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3,090,000
420,000
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420,000 |
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2,730,000
180,000
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180,000 |
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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3,300,000
175,000
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175,000 |
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1,800,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
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4,495,000
1,405,000
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1,405,000 |
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1,550,000
250,000
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250,000 |
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Busted | |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
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4,400,000
95,000
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95,000 |
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2,800,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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2,535,000
765,000
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765,000 |
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1,800,000
105,000
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105,000 |
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1,600,000
50,000
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50,000 |
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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.
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 |
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3,950,000
2,150,000
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2,150,000 |
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Busted | |
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