Event #30: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-08-2025 22:10 UTC-8

Negreanu Gets a Massive Double Off Kornuth

David Salituro

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 3,000 ante

Chance Kornuth raised to 5,000 in middle position and David Funkhouser called on the button. Daniel Negreanu then three-bet to 18,500 in the big blind and Kornuth four-bet to 42,500. Funkhouser got out of the way, while Negreanu called.

Both players stood pat and Kornuth bet 70,000. Negreanu came back with an all-in shove for 92,000 and Kornuth called.

Negreanu showed 8x5x4x3x2x and Kornuth mucked as Negreanu doubled up in a massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	270,000 136,000	136,000

Chance Kornuth	25,000 125,000	125,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth Daniel Negreanu

06-08-2025 22:01 UTC-8

Updated Counts

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Dan O'Hair

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 3,000 ante

Updated chip counts per the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	350,000 130,000	130,000

Nick Schulman	279,500 144,300	144,300

Joshua Faris	227,500 39,600	39,600
Eric Wasserson	196,000 90,000	90,000

Aaron Kupin	195,000 70,000	70,000
Greg Mueller	195,000 96,000	96,000

Scott Seiver	191,500 76,500	76,500

Huck Seed	180,000 180,000	180,000

Chris Vitch	160,000 160,000	160,000

Frank Kassela	159,000 69,000	69,000

Ryutaro Suzuki	156,000 106,000	106,000

Galen Hall	155,500 21,100	21,100

James Obst	151,500 16,500	16,500

Chance Kornuth	150,000 10,000	10,000

Jason Papastavrou	145,500 14,500	14,500
Adam Owen	145,000 15,000	15,000
Robert Wells	134,500 66,700	66,700

Dario Sammartino	134,000 6,000	6,000
Arthur Morris	133,000 82,600	82,600
David "ODB" Baker	131,000 70,300	70,300

Jonathan Krela	130,500 59,000	59,000
Taylor Wilson	122,500 7,500	7,500
Dan Smith	117,000 3,000	3,000

David Lin	110,000 33,800	33,800
Cary Katz	103,000 71,500	71,500

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06-08-2025 21:45 UTC-8

Smith Draws Good For a Double

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 800/1,600, 2,400 ante

Paul Volpe was in the hijack with a raise of 15,000 in front of him before Dan Smith moved all in for 57,000 in middle position. Volpe called.

Smith drew one and Volpe stood pat. Smith had 7x5x3x2x, while Volpe showed 10x8x5x3x2x. "You're in trouble," Smith said as he slowly peeled his card, eventually turning over a 9x to make a 9-7 and earn the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Smith	120,000 120,000	120,000

Paul Volpe	80,000 57,800	57,800

Tags: Dan Smith Paul Volpe

06-08-2025 21:40 UTC-8

Owen Happy to Not Break His Ten

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 800/1,600, 2,400 ante

Action folded to Andres Korn who raised to 5,000 in the small blind. Adam Owen then moved all in for 63,000 in the big blind and Korn snap-called.

Korn stood pat while Owen spent a few minutes pondering his decision before announcing he was pat as well. Korn showed Jx9x6x5x2x, but Owen had 10x9x8x5x4x to win the pot and double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Owen	130,000 18,000	18,000
Andres Korn	50,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Adam Owen Andres Korn

06-08-2025 21:38 UTC-8

Hellmuth Lays Down a Nine

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Dan O'Hair

Level 8 : Blinds 800/1,600, 2,400 ante

Phill Hellmuth recently hopped into the field and has gotten off to a rough start.

In a recent hand, Oscar Johansson opened to 3,500 from the hijack and was three-bet to 7,000 by Hellmuth, who was in the small blind. Johansson called.

Both players drew one and then Hellmuth bet 15,000. Johansson responded by sliding a stack of t-5,000 denomination chips into the middle, which was enough to put Hellmuth all in for his last 25,500 behind.

Hellmuth tossed his arm into the air and said, "I made a really good hand."

Hellmuth rechecked his hole cards and tanked a while before eventually folded a ninety-seven face up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oscar Johansson	165,000 50,000	50,000
Phil Hellmuth	25,500 25,500	25,500

Tags: Oscar Johansson Phill Hellmuth

06-08-2025 21:31 UTC-8

Alioto Shoves on Shoreman

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 800/1,600, 2,400 ante

Around 30,000 was in the pot as Jon Shoreman and Dario Alioto both took one. Shoreman then led out for 35,000 from the small blind.

Alioto moved all in from the button and Shoreman, with around 40,000 remaining, quickly folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Alioto	240,000 20,000	20,000

Jon Shoreman	40,000 11,100	11,100

Tags: Dario Alioto Jon Shoreman

06-08-2025 21:17 UTC-8

Deeb Frustrates Hennigan

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 800/1,600, 2,400 ante

John Hennigan drew one while Shaun Deeb took two. Hennigan then led out for 17,000 from under the gun.

Deeb came back with a raise to 40,000 on the button and Hennigan quickly called. Deeb showed 8x7x6x5x2x and Hennigan slammed his cards on the table before mucking.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	130,000 64,400	64,400

John Hennigan	40,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Shaun Deeb John Hennigan

06-08-2025 21:16 UTC-8

Negreanu Accidentally Value Bets a Straight

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Dan O'Hair

Level 8 : Blinds 800/1,600, 2,400 ante

Four ways post-draw with several thousand already in the middle, Joel Deutsch checked in the small blind, Chance Kornuth checked in the big blind, and Jean-Robert Bellande checked from the hijack to Daniel Negreanu, who bet 15,000 on the button.

Deutsch folded, Kornuth called, and Bellande folded.

Negreanu looked at his hand and said, "Oh my God! I accidentally value bet a straight!" and revealed 9x8x7x6x5x. "I swear I thought I had a nine!"

Kornuth revealed 10x8x7x6x3x for a ten and was sent the pot.

"We need to play Negreanu more when he's drinking," Bellande chimed in.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chance Kornuth	160,000 37,300	37,300

Daniel Negreanu	134,000 6,000	6,000

Jean-Robert Bellande	53,000 53,000	53,000

Joel Deutsch	35,000 35,000	35,000
Naoya Kihara	Busted

Tags: Chance Kornuth Daniel Negreanu Jean-Robert Bellande Joel Deutsch

06-08-2025 21:11 UTC-8

Schreiber Does Catch Sternheimer Bluffing This Time

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 800/1,600, 2,400 ante

Heads-up after the draw, Matthew Schreiber bet 5,100 from the hijack and Philip Sternheimer moved all in for 60,100 on the button.

"Why do I like paying you off so much? I just pay everyone off, right Billy?" Schreiber said as Billy Baxter wandered over from another table to observe the action.

"He has to be a psychopath to bluff here because he knows I like calling. But he did something that I feel like he's bluffing," Schreiber added. He eventually called and Sternheimer instantly tossed his cards into the muck.

Schreiber showed 10x9x7x3x2x as he took the pot. "Nice call," Sternheimer told him on his way to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Schreiber	250,000 90,000	90,000

Philip Sternheimer	Busted

Tags: Matthew Schreiber Philip Sternheimer

06-08-2025 21:02 UTC-8

Elias Leaves Foxen on Fumes

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David Salituro

Level 8 : Blinds 800/1,600, 2,400 ante

Alex Foxen raised to 4,000 in middle position and Dan Zack called in the hijack. Darren Elias then three-bet to 25,000 in the big blind and only Foxen called.

Elias stood pat while Foxen took one. Elias checked and Foxen bet 48,000, leaving himself only a few chips behind. Elias only took a few seconds before calling with 10x9x5x3x2x, and Foxen showed an Ax as he mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	220,000 30,000	30,000

Daniel Zack	90,000 15,000	15,000

Alex Foxen	2,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Darren Elias Dan Zack