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

06-08-2025 16:57 UTC-7

Elias Continues to Climb

Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 800 ante

Darren Elias opened to 1,8000 from under the gun and was three-bet to 6,000 by Ryutaro Suzuki from directly behind. Action folded back to Elias, who called.

Elias stood pat and Suzuki drew one. Both players then checked and Elias showed 10x9x8x7x4x, which got a muck from Suzuki to send the pot Elias' way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	147,000 30,000	30,000

Ryutaro Suzuki	51,000 6,500	6,500

Tags: Darren Elias Ryutaro Suzuki

06-08-2025 16:49 UTC-7

Breck Check-Raises the River

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 800 ante

Oscar Johansson opened to 1,500 first to act and was called by Ryan Riess in the cutoff, Brian Breck in the small blind, and Patrick Stacey in the big blind for a four-way pot.

Breck drew three, Stacey drew two, and Johansson and Riess both took one off.

Action then checked to Riess, who bet 3,000. Breck cut out a raise to 9,000 and tossed it into the middle, which got a fold from everyone in turn to award Breck the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Breck	125,000 60,000	60,000
Oscar Johansson	38,000 17,000	17,000
Patrick Stacey	29,000 14,500	14,500
Ryan Riess	28,000 63,600	63,600

Tags: Brian Breck Patrick Stacey Oscar Johansson Ryan Riess

06-08-2025 16:48 UTC-7

Sammartino Pairs as Betil Doubles

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 800 ante

Bariscan Betil raised to 1,300 in the hijack and Dario Sammartino three-bet to 5,500 in the small blind. Betil then four-bet to 14,000 and Sammartino called.

Both players drew one and Sammartino moved all in. Betil snap-called for 27,100.

Sammartino turned over 7x7x6x4x2x, saying he caught another seven, while Betil had 8x7x4x3x2x to double up.

"Eight or seven?" tablemate Jon Kyte asked Betil, who replied he caught the seven. "It's funny that you both hit sevens," Kyte added.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bariscan Betil	82,000 47,000	47,000
Dario Sammartino	25,000

Tags: Bariscan Betil Dario Sammartino

06-08-2025 16:41 UTC-7

Dzivielevski Gets Aggressive Against Owen

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 800 ante

Adam Owen raised to 1,800 in the hijack and Yuri Dzivielevski three-bet to 7,500 on the button. Owen called and they both stood pat.

Owen then led out for 4,500 and Dzivielevski raised again, this time making it 27,000. Owen quickly gave up his hand and Dzivielevski took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuri Dzivielevski	85,000

Adam Owen	62,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Adam Owen Yuri Dzivielevski

06-08-2025 16:39 UTC-7

Owen Gets Respect

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 800 ante

Xavier Kyablue opened to 1,400 from the hijack and was called by Adam Owen in the cutoff and James Obst in the big blind.

Obst and Owen took one off and Kyablue drew two. Action then checked to Owen, who fired 9,000 into the middle.

Obst and Kyablue wanted nothing to do with it and quickly let their hands go — awarding the pot to Owen.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Owen	75,000 20,000	20,000
Xavier Kyablue	55,000 5,000	5,000

James Obst	52,000 8,000	8,000

Tags: Adam Owen James Obst Xavier Kyablue

06-08-2025 16:31 UTC-7

Moreschi Calls Down Betil

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 800 ante

Jon Kyte raised to 1,300 under the gun and Stephen Moreschi three-bet to 4,000 in the cutoff. Bariscan Betil called on the button, while Kyte folded.

Moreschi stood pat and Betil took one. Moreschi checked to Betil who bet 5,100, and Moreschi quickly called.

Moreschi showed 9x6x4x3x2x and Betil mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stephen Moreschi	60,000 20,000	20,000
Jon Kyte	55,000 2,000	2,000
Bariscan Betil	35,000 13,000	13,000

Tags: Bariscan Betil Jon Kyte Stephen Moreschi

06-08-2025 16:29 UTC-7

Kyte Doesn't Back Down

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 800 ante

Jon Kyte opened to 1,300 from the cutoff and was called by Stephen Moreschi in the small blind. Bariscan Betil then squeezed to 6,400 from the big blind, which was met with a four-bet to 14,400 by Kyte.

Moreschi got out of the way, as did Betil after a bit of thought and Kyte collected the pot without showing.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Kyte	57,000 3,000	3,000
Bariscan Betil	48,000 7,000	7,000
Stephen Moreschi	40,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Bariscan Betil Jon Kyte Stephen Moreschi

06-08-2025 16:26 UTC-7

Lamb Can't Bluff Chambers

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 800 ante

Three players went past the draw when Walter Chambers bet 3,500 from the button. Ben Lamb then raised to 14,000 in the big blind.

Nick Schulman folded in the hijack as action went back on Chambers, and he quickly called. "Straight," Lamb said, and instantly mucked his cards. Chambers flashed a 9-8 as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Walter Chambers	70,000 7,300	7,300

Ben Lamb	50,000 13,300	13,300

Tags: Ben Lamb Walter Chambers

06-08-2025 16:22 UTC-7

Baxter Raises Morris

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David Salituro

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 800 ante

Adam Owen, Billy Baxter, and Arthur Morris all drew one and Morris then bet 2,000 from the cutoff.

Owen folded in the small blind, but Baxter raised to 6,000 in the big blind. Morris snap-called and Baxter showed 9x7x6x5x2x as the Poker Hall of Famer, who has six WSOP bracelets in this game, took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Billy Baxter	60,000 17,000	17,000

Adam Owen	55,000 55,000	55,000
Arthur Morris	40,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Adam Owen Arthur Morris Billy Baxter

06-08-2025 16:17 UTC-7

Updates Counts

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Dan O'Hair

Level 3 : Blinds 300/500, 800 ante

Here are the most recent counts per the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	117,000 18,000	18,000

Naoya Kihara	101,400 35,400	35,400

Ryan Riess	91,600 36,600	36,600

Taylor Paur	87,900 2,900	2,900

James Chen	87,000 27,000	27,000

David Lin	76,200 6,200	6,200
Eric Wasserson	76,000 11,000	11,000

Chance Kornuth	74,000 4,000	4,000

Ali Eslami	72,100 11,100	11,100

Scott Bohlman	70,000 12,000	12,000

Frank Kassela	66,000 3,000	3,000

Nick Schulman	65,900 8,900	8,900

Scott Seiver	65,000 3,000	3,000

Brian Tate	63,600 1,600	1,600
Ben Lamb	63,300 3,300	3,300

Majid Yahyaei	63,000 3,000	3,000
Justin Marsh	62,700 2,700	2,700
Walter Chambers	62,700 4,700	4,700

David "ODB" Baker	60,500 500	500

Ryutaro Suzuki	57,500 2,500	2,500

Jason Papastavrou	57,000 4,000	4,000
Bariscan Betil	55,000
Oscar Johansson	55,000 5,000	5,000
Jean-Robert Bellande	54,600 5,400	5,400

Hye Park	52,600 2,400	2,400

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