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

06-09-2025 20:49 UTC-8

Rast Checks and Wins With "Good Check-Back Hand"

Dan O'Hair

Level 17 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 18,000 ante

Elior Sion opened to 27,000 first to act and was called by Brian Rast from directly behind and Dario Alioto in the big blind for a three-way pot.

Alioto drew two, Sion stood pat, and Rast drew one.

It was checked to Rast, who said, "I have a good check-back hand, so I'm gonna check." Alioto mucked his hand and Sion announced, "Jack."

Rast fanned out 10x8x6x5x2x for a ten and was sent the pot.

"It was a good check-back and win hand."

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	720,000 120,000	120,000

Dario Alioto	330,000 87,000	87,000

Elior Sion	150,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Brian Rast Dario Alioto Elior Sion

06-09-2025 20:43 UTC-8

Schulman Draws Good to Bust Hildebrand, Take From Chen

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Blinds 6,000/12,000, 18,000 ante

Nick Schulman raised to 24,000 in middle position and James Chen three-bet to 95,000 in the cutoff. Per Hildebrand called for his last 85,000 in the small blind, while Schulman also called.

Schulman and Hildebrand took one while Chen stood pat. Schulman then bet 40,000 and Chen called.

Schulman showed 9x8x7x5x3x and Chen mucked. Hildebrand turned over 5x4x3x2x. "Not dead yet," he said as he prepared to turn over his last card, but he ended up with a 6x to make a straight and was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	800,000 180,000	180,000

James Chen	560,000 133,000	133,000

Per Hildebrand	Busted

Tags: James Chen Nick Schulman Per Hildebrand

06-09-2025 20:27 UTC-8

Chip Counts at Break

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 15,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	1,558,000 58,000	58,000

Daniel Negreanu	1,214,000 14,000	14,000

Dan Smith	1,061,000 211,000	211,000

Darren Elias	920,000 220,000	220,000

Greg Mueller	760,000 28,000	28,000

Oscar Johansson	750,000 200,000	200,000
George Alexander	740,000 120,000	120,000

James Chen	693,000 197,000	197,000

Bariscan Betil	635,000 244,000	244,000
Nick Schulman	620,000 80,000	80,000

Brian Rast	600,000 20,000	20,000

Ben Yu	550,000 27,000	27,000

Ali Eslami	430,000 200,000	200,000

Dario Alioto	417,000 29,000	29,000

Chad Eveslage	408,000 158,000	158,000

David Funkhouser	395,000 120,000	120,000

Ben Diebold	317,000 80,000	80,000

Stuart Rutter	280,000 120,000	120,000
Bradley Jansen	270,000 140,000	140,000

Robert Wells	260,000 10,000	10,000

Felipe Ramos	257,000 53,000	53,000

Huck Seed	235,000 78,000	78,000

Danny Wong	220,000 130,000	130,000

Elior Sion	192,000 28,000	28,000

Stephen Moreschi	126,000 82,000	82,000

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06-09-2025 20:20 UTC-8

Foxen Takes Hellmuth Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 15,000 ante

Alex Foxen raised to 20,000 from the hijack and Phil Hellmuth tanked a bit in the big blind before announcing he was all in for his last 55,000. Foxen called.

Hellmuth stood pat and Foxen drew one.

"You were supposed to draw two. You might be a small favorite," Hellmuth said.

Phil Hellmuth: QxJx8x4x2x All in
Alex Foxen 9x7x6x5x

Foxen peeled a 4x to leave him best with a nine and eliminate Hellmuth late in the evening.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	1,500,000

Phil Hellmuth	Busted

Tags: Alex Foxen Phil Hellmuth

06-09-2025 20:07 UTC-8

Negreanu Over a Million

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Dan O'Hair

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 15,000 ante

Daniel Negreanu opened to 25,000 on the button and just behind him, Philip Sternheimer shoved for his remaining stack in the small blind. Negreanu didn't take long to call to put Sternheimer at risk.

Sternheimer drew one and Negreanu stood pat.

Philip Sternheimer: 9x8x5x2x All in
Daniel Negreanu: 8x7x5x4x3x

Sternheimer was already drawing dead against Negreanu's eight and peeled an irrelevant 3x to make his elimination official.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	1,500,000 400,000	400,000

Daniel Negreanu	1,200,000 350,000	350,000

Philip Sternheimer	Busted

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Philip Sternheimer

06-09-2025 20:04 UTC-8

A Jack Is a Jack For Negreanu

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 15,000 ante

Elior Sion raised to 23,000 on the button and Brian Rast called in the small blind. Daniel Negreanu then three-bet to 83,000 in the big blind and both opponents called.

"Hello, boys," Rast said as he took two, while Negreanu stood pat and Sion drew one. All three players then checked.

Rast had made a pair of deuces, while Negreanu showed a J-9. Sion and Rast both mucked.

"I have a jack. Not a very good jack, but a jack is a jack," Negreanu said as he took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	850,000 280,000	280,000

Brian Rast	620,000 47,000	47,000

Elior Sion	140,000 135,000	135,000

Tags: Brian Rast Daniel Negreanu Elior Sion

06-09-2025 19:58 UTC-8

Rutter Makes the Right Call

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Dan O'Hair

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 15,000 ante

Philip Sternheimer and Stuart Rutter were heads-up after the draw with a sizable pot already in the middle.

Sternheimer shoved fro the hijack, which was enough to put Rutter all in for his last 75,000 in the cutoff.

Rutter went deep into the tank and the clock was eventually called.

Rutter stuck in a call with a few seconds to go and Sternheimer showed 9x9x6x4x2x for a pair of nines. Rutter revealed 8x7x5x2x2x for a winning pair of deuces and was awarded the double up.

"Nice hand," Sternheimer offered as Rutter collected the pot.

At another table, Quan Zhou was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stuart Rutter	350,000 97,000	97,000
Philip Sternheimer	135,000 235,000	235,000

Quan Zhou	Busted

Tags: Philip Sternheimer Quan Zhou Stuart Rutter

06-09-2025 19:54 UTC-8

Smith Makes an Eight to Bust Kassela

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David Salituro

Level 16 : Blinds 5,000/10,000, 15,000 ante

Dan Smith put Frank Kassela all in from the big blind, and Kassela called for his last 300,000 on the button.

Smith ended up with 8x7x5x3x2x and Kassela showed a jack as he mucked. "Good hand. I decided I was calling there no matter what," Kassela told Smith on his way to the exit.