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

06-08-2025 17:46 UTC-8

Paur Gets Paid by Elias; Ivey Shoves on Wasserson

David Salituro

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 1,200 ante

Taylor Paur and Darren Elias were heads-up after the draw when Paur bet 11,000 from the small blind. Elias called in the cutoff and Paur showed 9x6x5x4x2x to win the pot.

At the same time on another table, while Billy Baxter was regaling his tablemates with old timers stories, Phil Ivey raised to 2,400 on the button and Eric Wasserson three-bet to 9,000 in the small blind.

Ivey quickly pushed forward his stack of 60,000 and Wasserson instantly mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor Paur	230,000

Darren Elias	130,000 60,000	60,000

Eric Wasserson	80,000 26,000	26,000

Phil Ivey	70,000 21,800	21,800

Tags: Darren Elias Eric Wasserson Phil Ivey Taylor Paur

06-08-2025 17:38 UTC-8

Recent Counts

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Dan O'Hair

Level 5 : Blinds 400/800, 1,200 ante

Here are some recent counts based on the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Taylor Paur	230,000 142,100	142,100

Ali Eslami	214,000 141,900	141,900

Darren Elias	190,000 60,000	60,000

Jonathan Krela	169,500 39,500	39,500
James Obst	138,200 3,200	3,200

Frank Kassela	116,400 26,400	26,400

Farzad Bonyadi	113,700 33,700	33,700

Adam Owen	112,000 50,000	50,000
Dario Alioto	111,100 1,100	1,100

Eric Wasserson	106,000 30,000	30,000

Philip Sternheimer	96,300 6,300	6,300

Robert Mizrachi	87,700 87,700	87,700

Joshua Faris	82,000 8,000	8,000
Justin Marsh	79,300 16,600	16,600
Christopher Vitch	79,000 19,000	19,000

Daniel Negreanu	77,600 17,600	17,600

Benjamin Lamb	75,900 75,900	75,900
Walter Chambers	75,700 15,700	15,700

Bariscan Betil	75,000 7,000	7,000
Bryce Yockey	75,000 75,000	75,000

Brian Breck	74,000 9,000	9,000
Patrick Stacey	71,800 42,800	42,800
James Chen	71,200 15,800	15,800

Jason Papastavrou	70,600 4,600	4,600
Ryutaro Suzuki	68,400 6,600	6,600

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06-08-2025 17:13 UTC-8

Claassen Catches Obst Bluffing

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 900 ante

Christopher Claassen opened to 1,300 on the button and was called by James Obst in the big blind.

Both players drew two and then Obst led out for 3,000.

Claassen looked Obst up and Obst announced, "Sevens," — prompting Claassen to show 9x8x7x3x2x to claim the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	135,000 5,000	5,000

Christopher Claassen	23,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Christopher Claassen James Obst

06-08-2025 17:06 UTC-8

Obst Dealt a Pat Wheel to Cooler Harman

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 900 ante

James Obst in the hijack and Jen Harman on the button went on a preflop raising war until both players had all their chips in the middle.

Both players stood pat and Obst showed 7x5x4x3x2x for a wheel. Harman flashed a 7-6 as she mucked. The stacks were counted down and Obst had 70,000 remaining. He barely had Harman covered, and Harman pushed the rest of her stack over to Obst as she made her exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	140,000 88,000	88,000

Jen Harman	Busted

Tags: James Obst Jen Harman

06-08-2025 17:06 UTC-8

Sternheimer Ships it on Park

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 900 ante

Jonathan Park opened to 1,500 from under the gun and was three-bet to 6,200 by Philip Sternheimer, who was on the button. Action folded back to Park, who four-bet to 15,000.

Undeterred, Sternheimer announced he was all in and Park quickly let his hand go to award Sternheimer the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Sternheimer	90,000 35,000	35,000

Jonathan Park	55,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Jonathan Park Philip Sternheimer

06-08-2025 17:00 UTC-8

Rotholz Pairs Up to Fall to Kornuth

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 900 ante

Hal Rotholz was all in for 23,000 from the hijack as Chance Kornuth put him at risk in the big blind.

Kornuth stood pat and turned over 8x7x4x3x2x, while Rotholz drew one holding 8x7x4x3x. Rotholz peeled another 8x to make a pair as Kornuth secured the pot to send Rotholz to the rail.

While Rotholz was making his exit, Phil Ivey was jumping into the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	60,000

Chance Kornuth	55,000 19,000	19,000

Hal Rotholz	Busted

Tags: Chance Kornuth Hal Rotholz

06-08-2025 16:58 UTC-8

Turner Gets Trappy With a Seven

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 900 ante

Jon Turner raised to 1,800 from under the gun and was called by Walter Chambers in the hijack and Robert Wells in the cutoff.

Turner drew two and both Chambers and Wells took two off.

Action then checked through and Chambers revealed a lone 10x, which got a muck from Wells.

"No good," Turner said and he tabled 7x6x5x3x2x. Chambers sent his hand into the muck upon seeing it and Turner added to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Turner	112,000 12,000	12,000

Robert Wells	62,000 62,000	62,000

Walter Chambers	60,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Jon Turner Robert Wells Walter Chambers

06-08-2025 16:52 UTC-8

Lamb Shows Turner the Nuts

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 900 ante

Ben Lamb and Jon Turner went to the draw with around 8,000 in the pot when Lamb bet 17,500 from the small blind. Turner called in the hijack.

Lamb had the goods, turning over 7x5x4x3x2x for a wheel to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Turner	100,000 100,000	100,000

Ben Lamb	80,000 30,000	30,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Jon Turner

06-08-2025 16:48 UTC-8

Bonyadi Pads His Stack

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 900 ante

Alex Livingston opened to 1,800 first to act and was called by Bradley Jansen in the cutoff and Farzad Bonyadi on the button.

Livingston and Bonyadi drew one while Jansen took one off.

Action then checked to Bonyadi, who bet 6,500. Livingston called and Jansen let his hand go and Bonyadi fanned out 9x8x5x4x3x.

Livingston couldn't beat it and mucked — conceding the pot the Bonyadi.

Player	Chips	Progress
Farzad Bonyadi	80,000 80,000	80,000

Bradley Jansen	53,000 3,000	3,000

Alex Livingston	33,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Alex Livingston Bradley Jansen Farzad Bonyadi

06-08-2025 16:37 UTC-8

Papastavrou Gets Paid; Riess Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 4 : Blinds 300/600, 900 ante

Jason Papastavrou opened to 1,800 on the button and was called by Hye Park in the small blind and Yehuda Buchalter in the big blind for a three-way pot.

Park and Buchalter drew one and Papastavrou stood pat.

It was then checked to Papastavrou, who bet 5,000. Park folded and Buchalter called after a bit of contemplation.

Papastavrou showed 9x7x6x4x2x and Buchalter sent his hand into the muck.

At another table, 2013 Main Event Champ Ryan Riess was eliminated.