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

06-08-2025 20:41 UTC-8

Papastavrou Leaves Mao Short

Dan O'Hair

Level 7 : Blinds 600/1,200, 1,800 ante

Jason Papastavrou opened to 3,000 and Renji Mao three-bet to 9,000 on the button. Papastavrou called.

Both players drew one and then Papastavrou led out for 6,000.

Mao called and Papastavrou showed 9x8x6x4x3x. Mao shook his head and mucked and was left with just 25,000 following the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Papastavrou	160,000 68,000	68,000
Renji Mao	25,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Jason Papastavrou Renji Mao

Level: 8

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 2,400

06-08-2025 20:55 UTC-8

Chambers Gets There to Double Off Chen

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David Salituro

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

James Chen had a raise of 14,000 in front of him from middle position before Walter Chambers moved all in for 53,600 in the big blind. Chen called and stood pat, while Chambers drew one.

Chen opened up 9x8x6x5x4x, while Chambers had 8x7x5x2x. Chambers slowly peeled his last card before slamming down a 3x to make his 8-7 and earn the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Chen	120,000 48,800	48,800

Walter Chambers	110,000 34,300	34,300

Tags: James Chen Walter Chambers

06-08-2025 20:57 UTC-8

Johansson Finishes Mao Off

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Dan O'Hair

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

Ray Fishman opened to 3,400 from under the gun and was three-bet to 10,200 by James Obst in the hijack. Oscar Johansson called cold from the cutoff and Renji Mao shoved for his last 24,000 from the big blind. Fishman folded, but Obst and Johansson called.

Mao drew one, Obst stood pat, and Johansson drew one.

Mao revealed he drew to a pair of eights and Johansson tabled 9x7x5x4x2x. Obst mucked his hand and Johansson collected the large pot while Mao was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	135,000 36,500	36,500

Stephen Moreschi	130,000 158,000	158,000
Oscar Johansson	115,000 65,000	65,000
Ray Fishman	83,000 9,300	9,300
Renji Mao	Busted

Tags: James Obst Oscar Johansson Ray Fishman Renji Mao

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

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 21:16 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 21:17 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 21:31 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 21:38 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.