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

06-09-2025 01:47 UTC-8

Day 2 Seat Draw

Matthew Pitt

Casino	Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
Event Center	Silver 654	1	Jason Papastavrou	United States	110,500	37
Event Center	Silver 654	3	Brian Rast	United States	198,500	66
Event Center	Silver 654	4	Arthur Morris	United States	133,000	44
Event Center	Silver 654	6	Adam Owen	United Kingdom	145,000	48
Event Center	Silver 654	7	Jason Mercier	United States	44,500	15

Event Center	Silver 655	1	Bradley Jansen	United States	293,500	98
Event Center	Silver 655	2	Kyle Miholich	United States	205,500	69
Event Center	Silver 655	4	Quan Zhou	China	154,500	52
Event Center	Silver 655	5	Darren Elias	United States	287,500	96
Event Center	Silver 655	6	Nick Schulman	United States	322,500	108

Event Center	Silver 656	2	David "ODB" Baker	United States	90,000	30
Event Center	Silver 656	3	Matthew Schreiber	United States	164,000	55
Event Center	Silver 656	5	Dan Shak	United States	53,500	18
Event Center	Silver 656	6	Patrick Leonard	United Kingdom	152,000	51

Event Center	Silver 657	1	Maxx Coleman	United States	120,500	40
Event Center	Silver 657	3	Joshua Faris	United States	239,000	80
Event Center	Silver 657	6	Daniel Zack	United States	85,000	28
Event Center	Silver 657	7	Gregory Jensen	United States	48,500	16

Event Center	Silver 658	1	Dario Alioto	Italy	242,000	81
Event Center	Silver 658	2	Ryan Johnson	United States	132,500	44
Event Center	Silver 658	4	Stephen Moreschi	United States	128,000	43
Event Center	Silver 658	5	Philip Sternheimer	Germany	202,000	67
Event Center	Silver 658	7	David Funkhouser	United States	33,000	11

Event Center	Silver 659	1	Daniel Negreanu	Canada	273,500	91
Event Center	Silver 659	2	Lamar Wilkinson	United States	83,500	28
Event Center	Silver 659	3	James Obst	Australia	159,000	53
Event Center	Silver 659	5	Huck Seed	United States	136,500	46
Event Center	Silver 659	6	Pedro Bromfman	United States	190,000	63

Event Center	Silver 660	1	Ariel Mantel	Argentina	114,000	38
Event Center	Silver 660	2	Majid Yahyaei	United States	50,000	17
Event Center	Silver 660	6	Christopher Vitch	United States	95,000	32
Event Center	Silver 660	7	Jonathan Borenstein	United States	42,000	14

Event Center	Silver 661	1	Frank Kassela	United States	146,000	49
Event Center	Silver 661	3	Johannes Becker	Germany	153,500	51
Event Center	Silver 661	5	Scott Seiver	United States	304,000	101
Event Center	Silver 661	6	Jonathan Park	United States	202,500	68
Event Center	Silver 661	7	Cary Katz	United States	82,000	27

Event Center	Silver 662	2	Ben Diebold	United States	226,500	76
Event Center	Silver 662	4	Chance Kornuth	United States	100,000	33
Event Center	Silver 662	5	Jonathan Krela	Canada	68,500	23
Event Center	Silver 662	6	Taylor Paur	United States	107,500	36
Event Center	Silver 662	7	Per Hildebrand	Swede	69,500	23

Event Center	Silver 663	1	Hye Park	United States	54,000	18
Event Center	Silver 663	4	Walter Chambers	United States	79,000	26
Event Center	Silver 663	6	Greg Mueller	Canada	195,000	65
Event Center	Silver 663	7	Joao Vieira	Portugal	190,000	63

Event Center	Silver 664	1	David Lin	United States	111,000	37
Event Center	Silver 664	2	Bariscan Betil	United States	100,000	33
Event Center	Silver 664	4	Oscar Johansson	Sweden	157,000	52
Event Center	Silver 664	5	John Monnette	United States	26,000	9
Event Center	Silver 664	7	Dario Sammartino	Italy	143,000	48

Event Center	Silver 665	1	Alex Foxen	United States	300,500	100
Event Center	Silver 665	3	Eric Wasserson	United States	200,000	67
Event Center	Silver 665	4	Robert Wells	United Kingdom	253,500	85
Event Center	Silver 665	5	Jonathan Turner	United States	83,000	28
Event Center	Silver 665	6	Alexander Wilkinson	United States	91,500	31

Event Center	Silver 666	2	Ryutaro Suzuki	Japan	81,000	27
Event Center	Silver 666	3	Ben Lamb	United States	77,000	26
Event Center	Silver 666	6	Brian Breck	United States	247,000	82
Event Center	Silver 666	7	Elior Sion	United Kingdom	167,500	56

Event Center	Silver 667	1	Jean-Robert Bellande	United States	42,500	14
Event Center	Silver 667	3	Ali Eslami	United States	208,000	69
Event Center	Silver 667	4	Benny Glaser	United Kingdom	112,000	37
Event Center	Silver 667	6	Alex Epstein	United States	166,000	55
Event Center	Silver 667	7	James Tilton	United States	193,500	65

Event Center	Silver 668	1	Brian Tate	United States	81,000	27
Event Center	Silver 668	2	Chad Eveslage	United States	180,000	60
Event Center	Silver 668	4	Aaron Kupin	United States	115,500	39
Event Center	Silver 668	5	Brad Owen	United States	44,000	15
Event Center	Silver 668	6	Corel Theuma	United States	46,500	16

Event Center	Silver 669	1	Billy Baxter	United States	54,500	18
Event Center	Silver 669	3	Shaun Deeb	United States	142,000	47
Event Center	Silver 669	4	Paul Volpe	United States	122,000	41
Event Center	Silver 669	5	James Chen	Taiwan	89,000	30
Event Center	Silver 669	7	Chris Hundley	United States	157,000	52

Event Center	Silver 670	2	Stuart Rutter	United Kingdom	69,500	23
Event Center	Silver 670	3	Christopher Claassen	United States	102,500	34
Event Center	Silver 670	6	Daniel Smith	United States	276,500	92
Event Center	Silver 670	7	Felipe Ramos	Brazil	50,000	17

Event #30: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship

Day 2 Started

06-09-2025 10:20 UTC-8

Nick Schulman Leads 79 Players on Day 2 of a Record-Setting Event #30: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Championship

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David Salituro

Event #30: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Championship has already smashed records, but it could get a lot bigger once Day 2 begins at 1 p.m. local time.

This event was first added to the World Series of Poker schedule in 2008 and had never had quite a day like yesterday. A total of 189 players have already taken their shot at the bracelet, exceeding the tournament record with late registration still open for the first level. Players are allowed two reentries, and with new and returning players, the field should cross 200 players for the first time.

Six-time bracelet winner Nick Schulman leads the 79 returning players for Day 2 with 322,500. A star-studded field sits right behind him, highlighted by defending champion Scott Seiver (304,000) and Alex Foxen (300,500). Bradley Jansen (293,500) and Darren Elias (287,500) round out the top five, while Dan Smith (276,500) and Daniel Negreanu (273,500) also sit inside the top 10 to begin the day.

Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Nick Schulman	United States	322,500	108
2	Scott Seiver	United States	304,000	101
3	Alex Foxen	United States	300,500	100
4	Bradley Jansen	United States	293,500	98
5	Darren Elias	United States	287,500	96
6	Dan Smith	United States	276,500	92
7	Daniel Negreanu	Canada	273,500	91
8	Robert Wells	United Kingdom	253,500	85
9	Brian Breck	United States	247,000	82
10	Dario Alioto	Italy	242,000	81

Other returning players include Brian Rast (198,500), Chad Eveslage (180,000), James Obst (159,000), Patrick Leonard (152,000), Shaun Deeb (142,000), Benny Glaser (112,000), and Chance Kornuth (100,000), while Ben Lamb (77,000), Jason Mercier (44,500), and Jean-Robert Bellande (42,500) start the day as short stacks.

The action on Day 2 picks up on Level 11 with blinds of 1,500/3,000 and a 4,500 big blind ante. Anyone who registers at this point starts with their initial 60,000 stack worth 20 big blinds. Levels will continue to be 60 minutes through Level 15 and will then be extended to 90 minutes beginning on Level 16 for the duration of the tournament. The plan is to play down to the final five players today.

It’s already been a history-making event, and Day 2 promises to be even bigger so stay tuned as PokerNews follows all the action and provides live updates.

Tags: Alex Foxen Ben Lamb Benny Glaser Bradley Jansen Brian Rast Chad Eveslage Dan Smith Daniel Negreanu Darren Elias James Obst Jason Mercier Jean-Robert Bellande Nick Schulman Patrick Leonard Scott Seiver Shaun Deeb

Level: 11

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 4,500

06-09-2025 12:00 UTC-8

Action Underway

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Dan O'Hair

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 4,500 ante

Players have taken their seats and cards are in the air!

So far, four additional players have hopped in with late-registration open until the start of Level 12.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Ivey	60,000 60,000	60,000

Ben Yu	60,000

Dylan Smith	60,000
Justin Marsh	60,000 60,000	60,000

06-09-2025 12:06 UTC-8

Baker Gets an Early Shove Through

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 4,500 ante

Matthew Schreiber raised to 7,000 under the gun and David "ODB" Baker three-bet to 33,000 in the big blind. Schreiber called and both players drew one.

Baker then moved all in for 52,000. Schreiber spent more than a minute in the tank before throwing away an ace as Baker took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David "ODB" Baker	120,000 30,000	30,000

Matthew Schreiber	120,000 44,000	44,000

Tags: Matthew Schreiber David "ODB" Baker

06-09-2025 12:07 UTC-8

Turner Off to a Good Start

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Dan O'Hair

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 4,500 ante

Jon Turner opened to 7,500 from the cutoff and was called by Alex Foxen in the small blind and Eric Wasserson in the big blind for a three-way pot.

Foxen and Turner took one off and Wasserson drew two.

It was then checked to Turner, who continued for 14,000. Foxen called and Wasserson folded after a bit of thought.

"Nine," Tuner said as he turned over 9x7x5x4x2x.

Foxen sent his hand into the muck and Turner added to his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Foxen	280,000 20,500	20,500

Eric Wasserson	190,000 10,000	10,000

Jon Turner	110,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Alex Foxen Eric Wasserson Jon Turner

06-09-2025 12:09 UTC-8

Rutter Scoops a Three-Way All In

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 4,500 ante

Stuart Rutter, Ryutaro Suzuki, and Ben Lamb all had their chips in the middle as they went past the draw.

Rutter turned over 10x6x4x3x2x, while Lamb had 10x8x7x5x3x. Suzuki had 8x6x4x3x showing but drew a Kx on his last card to end up third best.

Rutter tripled up for his 65,000, while Lamb took a small side pot off Suzuki.

Player	Chips	Progress
Stuart Rutter	180,000 110,500	110,500
Ryutaro Suzuki	10,000 71,000	71,000

Ben Lamb	6,000 71,000	71,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Ryutaro Suzuki Stuart Rutter

06-09-2025 12:13 UTC-8

Theuma Makes Quick Work of Owen, Who Quickly Re-enters

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Dan O'Hair

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 4,500 ante

Brad Owen was already all in pre-draw from the cutoff against Corel Theuma, who was on the button.

Theuma had 9x8x7x6x3x in front of him, having drawn to a nine.

Owen was already drawing dead with 10x8x4x2x and he "made" his draw by turning over a 5x for a losing ten.

Owen quickly re-entered after being eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Corel Theuma	220,000 173,500	173,500
Brad Owen	60,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Brad Owen Corel Theuma

06-09-2025 12:13 UTC-8

Kornuth Only Looks at Three

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 4,500 ante

Chance Kornuth moved all in for 17,500 under the gun, Jonathan Krela reshoved in the hijack, and the rest of the table folded.

"I only looked at three," Kornuth said as he stood pat. Krela took one and turned over 7x4x3x2x, while Kornuth had 9x7x6x3x2x. Krela paired his deuce on the draw and Kornuth doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Krela	40,000 28,500	28,500
Chance Kornuth	35,000 65,000	65,000

Tags: Chance Kornuth Jonathan Krela