Event #30: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship
Day 1 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #30: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$2,166,900
Entries
233
Level
31
Blinds
150,000 / 300,000
Ante
450,000
Entries
189
Players Left
79
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Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante
Scott Seiver and Daniel Negreanu took full advantage of their third bullets to climb near the top of the leaderboard after Day 1 of Event #30: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw.
Seiver, who won his third bracelet of the summer in this event last year, busted twice, both times to Alex Livingston, early in the day but made the most of his third attempt. The defending champion bagged up 304,000 which puts him in second place among 79 players who survived the day.
He’s trailing only six-time bracelet winner Nick Schulman, who ended the day atop the leaderboard with 322,500. Alex Foxen (300,500), Bradley Jansen (293,500), and Darren Elias (287,500) round out the top five.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Schulman | United States | 322,500 | 108 |
| 2 | Scott Seiver | United States | 304,000 | 101 |
| 3 | Alex Foxen | United States | 300,500 | 100 |
| 4 | Bradley Jansen | United States | 293,500 | 98 |
| 5 | Darren Elias | United States | 287,500 | 96 |
| 6 | Dan Smith | United States | 276,500 | 92 |
| 7 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 273,500 | 91 |
| 8 | Robert Wells | United Kingdom | 253,500 | 85 |
| 9 | Brian Breck | United States | 247,000 | 82 |
| 10 | Dario Alioto | Italy | 242,000 | 81 |
Negreanu also burned through two early bullets but returned with a bottle of wine and some good luck. Negreanu earned a massive double up off Chance Kornuth when he made an 8-5, ending Day 1 with 273,500. Other top stacks include Brian Rast (198,000), Chad Eveslage (190,000), Matthew Schreiber (164,000), James Obst (159,000), and Patrick Leonard (152,000).
Further down the leaderboard are Shaun Deeb (142,000), Huck Seed (136,500), and Ben Lamb (77,000). Jason Mercier waited until nearly the end of the night before jumping into the field but managed to only bag a short stack of 44,500, as did Brad Owen (44,000) and Jean-Robert Bellande (42,500). Players who didn't make it through the day included 2023 champion Chris Brewer, Ryan Riess, Livingston, Yuri Dzivielevski, $1,500 champion Brad Ruben, John Hennigan, and Phil Hellmuth.
A massive field of 189 players entered over the course of 10 60-minute levels, already surpassing last year’s field. The 79 remaining players return on Monday at 1 p.m. local time for Day 2. Late registration remains open for the first level of the day, with players allowed two reentries, so there is a chance for the field to grow substantially larger by the time the prize pool is announced. The action picks up on Level 11 with blinds of 1,500/3,000 and a 4,500 ante.
Stay tuned as PokerNews returns tomorrow to provide live updates throughout the day.
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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322,500
122,500
|
122,500 |
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304,000
59,000
|
59,000 |
|
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300,500
120,500
|
120,500 |
|
||
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293,500
238,500
|
238,500 |
|
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287,500
7,500
|
7,500 |
|
||
|
276,500
116,500
|
116,500 |
|
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|
273,500
33,500
|
33,500 |
|
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|
253,500
119,000
|
119,000 |
|
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|
247,000
247,000
|
247,000 |
|
242,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
||
|
239,000
29,000
|
29,000 |
|
226,500
163,500
|
163,500 |
|
|
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208,000
73,000
|
73,000 |
|
|
||
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205,500
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
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202,500
112,500
|
112,500 |
|
202,000
202,000
|
202,000 |
|
|
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200,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
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198,500
112,500
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112,500 |
|
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195,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
|
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193,500
135,000
|
135,000 |
|
190,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
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190,000
190,000
|
190,000 |
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180,000
116,300
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116,300 |
|
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167,500
37,500
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37,500 |
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166,000
26,000
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26,000 |
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Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante
Players are now bagging and tagging for the evening.
Stay tuned for a recap of Day 1.
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante
Paul Volpe and Bariscan Betil went heads-up to the draw where Volpe bet 15,000 from the big blind. Betil then raised to 62,000 in middle position.
Volpe leaned back in his chair and took a few swigs from his beer as he considered the decision. "You look guilty," he said to Betil.
Volpe ended up taking several minutes before folding as Betil showed a 6x and 2x as he took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
110,000
5,000
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5,000 |
|
80,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
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Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante
The tournament director has announced that each table will be dealt two more hands before players bag and tag for the evening.
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante
Ryutaro Suzuki raised to 6,000 from the cutoff and Quan Zhou defended his big blind.
Both players took two off and then Zhou led out for 11,000.
Suzuki called and mucked after Zhou fanned out 9x8x7x3x2x.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000
150,000
|
150,000 |
|
78,000
78,000
|
78,000 |
|
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Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante
Stephen Moreschi raised to 6,000 on the button and was three-bet to 24,000 by Bariscan Betil in the small blind. Moreschi called.
Betil drew one and Moreschi stood pat.
Betil then tanked for a while before saying, "I'm thinking... sorry." He then put 41,000 into the middle.
Moreschi didn't like it and thought for some time before eventually placing calling chips into the middle.
"I have a straight," Betil said. Moreschi tabled 10x7x5x3x2x for a ten and Betil sent his hand into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
260,000
130,000
|
130,000 |
|
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105,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
Level 10
: Blinds 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante
Joshua Faris raised to 6,500 under the gun and Daniel Negreanu three-bet to 28,500 in the small blind. Faris called and they both stood pat.
Negreanu checked over to Faris who quickly checked back. "I have two pair. Two pair. Two pair," Negreanu kept repeating in an exaggerated accent. Faris could only laugh at Negreanu's wine-filled antics as he showed a 9-7 to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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240,000
30,000
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30,000 |
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210,000
35,000
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35,000 |
