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

06-09-2025 19:44 UTC-8

Ramos Doubles Through Foxen

Dan O'Hair

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

Catching up after the draw, Felipe Ramos checked from the big blind and Alex Foxen bet 42,000 on the button. Ramos then check-raised all in for 128,000 total and Foxen called after a bit of thought.

Ramos tabled 8x7x6x5x2x and Foxen sent his hand into the muck — awarding Ramos the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	1,250,000 100,000	100,000

Felipe Ramos	310,000 66,000	66,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Felipe Ramos

06-09-2025 19:47 UTC-8

Elias Raises Big Against Eslami

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David Salituro

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

Darren Elias and Ali Eslami were heads-up after the draw when Eslami bet 50,000 from under the gun. Elias then raised to 175,000 in the big blind.

Eslami quickly called and Elias showed 8x7x5x3x2x to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	700,000 192,000	192,000

Ali Eslami	630,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Ali Eslami Darren Elias

06-09-2025 19:50 UTC-8

Eveslage, Foxen Try to Take Out Tate

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David Salituro

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

Brian Tate was down to around 30,000 as he moved all in from the cutoff. Chad Eveslage called on the button, as did big blind Alex Foxen.

All three players took one and Foxen and Eveslage checked. Eveslage then showed 10x9x6x4x2x and Tate flashed a jack before making his exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	1,100,000 150,000	150,000

Chad Eveslage	250,000 24,000	24,000

Brian Tate	Busted

Tags: Alex Foxen Brian Tate Chad Eveslage

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Smith	850,000 600,000	600,000

Frank Kassela	Busted

Tags: Dan Smith Frank Kassela

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 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 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 20:19 UTC-8

Rutter Can't Catch to Bust Sion

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David Salituro

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

Stuart Rutter raised to 32,000 in the cutoff and Elior Sion moved all in for 110,000 in the big blind. Rutter called and they both drew one.

Rutter showed 9x7x4x2x, while Sion had 8x6x3x2x. "Paint," Sion announced, turning over a Jx while Rutter turned over another nine to make a pair as he handed over the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Elior Sion	220,000 80,000	80,000

Stuart Rutter	160,000 190,000	190,000

Tags: Elior Sion Stuart Rutter

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