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

06-09-2025 19:25 UTC-8

Owen First to Fall in the Money

David Salituro

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

Adam Owen moved all in for 42,000 in middle position and Danny Wong called in the cutoff.

Owen drew one and Wong stood pat with 10x9x7x6x5x. Owen was drawing to an eight but couldn't connect with his draw and quickly sent his cards into the muck before heading off to collect his payout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danny Wong	350,000 110,000	110,000

Adam Owen	Busted

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06-09-2025 19:23 UTC-8

Wilkinson Bubbles; Smith More Than Doubles

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Dan O'Hair

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

Wil Wilkinson shoved for his last 40,000 from the hijack and was called by Dario Alioto in the small blind. Dan Smith raised to approximately 140,000 from the big blind — leaving himself just 1,000 behind and Alioto called.

Alioto drew one and both Smith and Wilkinson stood pat.

Alioto bet to put Smith all in before looking at his draw and Smith called all in.

Dan Smith: 8x7x6x4x2x All in
Dario Alioto: 7x6x4x3x

Alioto peeled a 4x and Wilkinson mucked his hand — eliminating Wilkinson and more than doubling Smith on the stone bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Alioto	550,000 127,000	127,000

Dan Smith	340,000 145,000	145,000

Wil Wilkinson	Busted

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06-09-2025 19:17 UTC-8

Tilton Picks the Right Time to Wake Up With a Monster

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David Salituro

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

Action folded to Danny Wong who moved all in from the small blind as James Tilton quickly called for his last 37,000 in the big blind.

Wong took one, but it was of no use as Tilton turned over 7x5x4x3x2x for a pat wheel. "I'll say you're the favorite," Ali Eslami said.

Wong didn't even bother looking at his cards before mucking and giving up the pot. "What is that? I keep getting f**ked. I've had like four tilting things happen to me in the last hour and a half," Wong lamented.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danny Wong	240,000 51,000	51,000

James Tilton	80,000 2,000	2,000

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06-09-2025 17:30 UTC-8

Alexander Heads to Dinner With a Wheel

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante

Taylor Wilson raised to 20,000 in the cutoff and George Alexander three-bet to 75,000 on the button. Wilson then moved all in for 100,000 and Alexander called.

Wilson stood pat while Alexander drew one. "Yes! You're drawing dead, buddy," Wilson said as he shot out of his seat and turned over Jx10x9x6x3x.

"Oh no. How can you call that?" Alexander replied, showing 5x4x3x2x.

"Let's do it together," Wilson told him as he grabbed Alexander's last card. "It's a three-carder. I'm drawing dead. Oh, it could be a six," Wilson added.

"It's not an eight so I'm 50-50," he said, looking at the card from another angle. "You have a wheel," he concluded, tossing a 7x into the middle of the table and making his exit right before the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Alexander	550,000 300,000	300,000

Taylor Wilson	Busted

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06-09-2025 17:28 UTC-8

Yu Stands Pat to Bust Ausmus

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante

Jeremy Ausmus moved all in for 122,000 under the gun and both Philip Sternheimer on the button and big blind Ben Yu called.

Yu stood pat, while Ausmus and Sternheimer both drew one. Yu turned over 9x8x7x3x2x and Ausmus' and Sternheimer's cards quickly hit the muck as Ausmus was sent to the rail.

Maxx Coleman was also recently eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Yu	550,000 220,000	220,000

Philip Sternheimer	230,000 88,000	88,000

Jeremy Ausmus	Busted

Maxx Coleman	Busted

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06-09-2025 17:15 UTC-8

Faris Calls Off Against Foxen

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante

Joshua Faris and Alex Foxen went heads-up after the draw when Foxen moved all in from the hijack. Faris snap-called in middle position for his last 150,000.

Foxen showed 9x8x5x3x2x and Faris' cards quickly hit the muck as Foxen scored the knockout to climb up past 1,000,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	1,100,000 210,000	210,000

Joshua Faris	Busted

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06-09-2025 17:11 UTC-8

Diebold Calls Down Smith

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante

Ben Diebold limped in from the small blind and Dan Smith raised to 28,000. Diebold called and drew one, while Smith stood pat.

Smith then bet another 35,000 and Diebold quickly called. Smith flashed a 10-8, but Diebold had a 9-7 to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Diebold	320,000 69,000	69,000

Dan Smith	215,000 138,000	138,000

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06-09-2025 16:57 UTC-8

Elias Whiffs a Big Draw as Betil Earns a Massive Double

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante

Darren Elias raised to 20,000 under the gun and Bariscan Betil three-bet to 62,000 on the button. Elias then moved all in and Betil took a minute before calling for 349,000.

Elias took one and Betil stood pat, opening up 9x6x5x3x2x. Elias had 7x5x3x2x for a draw to a wheel, but he paired his three on the draw. "Let's go!" Betil yelled out, shooting out of his seat while Elias counted out the chips to pay off the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bariscan Betil	700,000 350,000	350,000
Darren Elias	520,000 319,000	319,000

Tags: Bariscan Betil Darren Elias

06-09-2025 16:50 UTC-8

Betil Pulls Off a Big Bluff Against Kelsall

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante

Around 150,000 was already in the middle as Bariscan Betil and Andrew Kelsall went heads-up to the draw. Betil then bet 100,000 from under the gun.

Kelsall was in the cutoff and went deep into the tank. "Didn't you say you didn't like gambling?" Betil asked him after several minutes had gone off the clock.

"Okay, you talked me out of it," Kelsall said.

"You're going to fold now?" Betil added, and Kelsall tossed his cards into the muck.

"Show the bluff for PokerNews," Dario Alioto said, and Betil showed 7x5x2x2x2x for trips as he took the big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bariscan Betil	350,000 170,000	170,000
Andrew Kelsall	150,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Andrew Kelsall Bariscan Betil

06-09-2025 16:40 UTC-8

Rutter Sends Out Suzuki

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David Salituro

Level 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante

Ryutaro Suzuki moved all in for 108,000 in the cutoff and Stuart Rutter called in the small blind.

Rutter stood pat while Suzuki took one. Rutter opened up 9x7x4x3x2x, while Suzuki had 9x6x3x2x but drew a Jx and was sent to the rail.

Thomas Eychenne was also recently eliminated as the field moved within 10 spots of the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stuart Rutter	240,000 146,000	146,000
Ryutaro Suzuki	Busted

Thomas Eychenne	Busted

Tags: Ryutaro Suzuki Stuart Rutter Thomas Eychenne