Event #30: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship Day 3 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-10-2025 16:28 UTC-8

Eveslage Doubles Through Smith

Dan O'Hair

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 45,000 ante

Oscar Johansson opened to 70,000 from the cutoff and Chad Eveslage three-bet to 530,000 from the small blind — leaving himself just 5,000 behind. Dan Smith verified the amount and called cold from the big blind. Johansson folded.

Both players drew one and Eveslage bet his last 5,000. Smith called and Eveslage tabled 7x6x5x4x2x.

Smith showed Jx7x5x4x2x and was forced to surrender a large chunk of his stack over to Eveslage.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Smith	1,950,000 400,000	400,000

Oscar Johansson	1,750,000 100,000	100,000
Chad Eveslage	1,175,000 665,000	665,000

Tags: Chad Eveslage Oscar Johansson Dan Smith

06-10-2025 16:23 UTC-8

Elias Shows Eveslage a Nine

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 45,000 ante

More than an orbit had gone by without any post-draw action until Darren Elias opened to 65,000 in the hijack. Chad Eveslage called in the big blind and they each drew one.

Elias then bet 150,000 and Eveslage called. Elias showed 9x6x5x3x2x and Eveslage mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	2,600,000 250,000	250,000

Chad Eveslage	510,000 440,000	440,000

Tags: Chad Eveslage Darren Elias

06-10-2025 16:08 UTC-8

Smith's Ten is Good

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Dan O'Hair

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 45,000 ante

Ben Yu opened to 65,000 from the hijack and was called by Dan Smith in the big blind.

Smith stood pat and Yu drew one.

Both players then checked and Smith showed 10x9x7x6x4x. Yu sent his hand into the muck and Smith padded his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Smith	2,350,000 50,000	50,000

Ben Yu	1,300,000

Tags: Ben Yu Dan Smith

06-10-2025 16:02 UTC-8

Final Table

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 45,000 ante

Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count	Big Blinds
1	Daniel Negreanu	Canada	1,300,000	43
2	George Alexander	United States	700,000	23
3	Darren Elias	United States	2,350,000	78
4	Ben Yu	United States	1,300,000	43
5	Oscar Johansson	Sweden	1,850,000	62
6	Nick Schulman	United States	2,800,000	93
7	Chad Eveslage	United States	950,000	32
8	Dan Smith	United States	2,300,000	77

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	2,800,000 25,000	25,000

Darren Elias	2,350,000 50,000	50,000

Dan Smith	2,300,000

Oscar Johansson	1,850,000 50,000	50,000
Daniel Negreanu	1,300,000 100,000	100,000

Ben Yu	1,300,000 100,000	100,000

Chad Eveslage	950,000

George Alexander	700,000 200,000	200,000

06-10-2025 15:58 UTC-8

Greg Mueller Eliminated in 9th Place ($45,883)

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Dan O'Hair

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 45,000 ante

Greg Mueller raised to 75,000 from the cutoff and was called by Dan Smith in the small blind. Nick Schulman then announced a squeeze to 350,000 from the big blind and Mueller quickly moved all in for 1,055,000. Smith got out of the way and Schulman called to put Mueller at risk.

Schulman stood pat and Mueller drew one.

Greg Mueller: 8x5x4x2x All in
Nick Schulman: 9x7x6x4x3x

Mueller squeezed his draw and turned over a Qx — eliminating him one spot shy of the final table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	2,775,000 975,000	975,000

Dan Smith	2,300,000 25,000	25,000

Greg Mueller	Busted

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06-10-2025 15:57 UTC-8

Johansson Makes Another Eight

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 45,000 ante

Daniel Negreanu raised to 75,000 on the button and Oscar Johansson called in the big blind.

Both players drew two and Johansson then led out for 175,000. Negreanu called and Johansson showed 8x6x4x3x2x.

"I knew it and still called," Negreanu said as he mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oscar Johansson	1,800,000 220,000	220,000
Daniel Negreanu	1,400,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Oscar Johansson

06-10-2025 15:48 UTC-8

Negreanu Pats a Nine to Double Off Johansson

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David Salituro

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 45,000 ante

Darren Elias raised to 65,000 in the cutoff and Oscar Johansson three-bet to 200,000 on the button. Daniel Negreanu then reraised to 735,000 in the big blind and Johansson called.

Both players stood pat and Negreanu put in his last 15,000. Johansson called and Negreanu showed 9x7x4x3x2x. Johansson mucked a ten as Negreanu doubled up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	2,300,000 100,000	100,000

Daniel Negreanu	1,550,000 730,000	730,000

Oscar Johansson	1,100,000 700,000	700,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Darren Elias Oscar Johansson

06-10-2025 15:47 UTC-8

Yu Doubles Through Schulman

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Dan O'Hair

Level 21 : Blinds 15,000/30,000, 45,000 ante

Nick Schulman raised to 80,000 from the small blind and Ben Yu shoved for his last 575,000 in the big blind. Schulman quickly called to put Yu at risk.

Yu stood pat and Schulman drew one.

Ben Yu: 8x7x6x3x2x All in
Nick Schulman: 7x6x4x2x

Yu was in great shape with his pat eight and Schulman drew a Kx to award Yu the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	1,800,000 700,000	700,000

Ben Yu	1,200,000 650,000	650,000

06-10-2025 15:23 UTC-8

Schulman Forces a Fold From Yu

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Dan O'Hair

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 35,000 ante

Nick Schulman raised to 50,000 on the button and was three-bet to 175,000 by Ben Yu in the small blind. Schulman responded by going all in and Yu counted out his remaining 580,000 before sending his hand into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	2,550,000 450,000	450,000

Ben Yu	580,000 520,000	520,000

06-10-2025 15:12 UTC-8

Negreanu Drops Below a Million

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David Salituro

Level 20 : Blinds 10,000/25,000, 35,000 ante

Oscar Johansson raised to 60,000 under the gun and Daniel Negreanu called in the small blind.

Both players drew one and Johansson bet 150,000. Negreanu called, then mucked when Johansson showed 9x7x5x4x2x to win the pot.

The next hand, Darren Elias limped in from the small blind, Johansson raised to 75,000 in the big blind, and Elias called.

Both players drew one and Elias led out for 75,000. Johansson then raised to 250,000 and Elias folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oscar Johansson	2,200,000 450,000	450,000
Darren Elias	2,100,000 100,000	100,000

Daniel Negreanu	900,000 200,000	200,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Darren Elias Oscar Johansson