Event #56: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-22-2025 00:06 UTC-8

Thornton Back In The Lead

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Liam Gannon

Level 32 : Limits 300,000/600,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Limits: 300,000/600,000

2-7 Triple Draw

Benny Glaser raised on the button and in the big blind Schuyler Thornton raised which saw Glaser call.

Both of them drew two which saw both players check.

Thornton pitched two cards and Glaser pitched one which saw Thornton check over to Glaser. Glaser bet which prompted Thornton to raise and Glaser clicked it back earning a call.

On the final draw Thornton stood pat and Glaser pitched one which saw action check through.

"Nine," said Thornton as he turned over 9x6x5x3x2x for a nine-six and he soarted back into the lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Schuyler Thornton	10,600,000 4,300,000	4,300,000
Benny Glaser	5,600,000 4,300,000	4,300,000

Tags: Benny Glaser Schuyler Thornton

06-22-2025 00:00 UTC-8

Glaser Overtakes Thornton

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Ryan Lashmar

Level 32 : Limits 300,000/600,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Limits: 300,000/600,000

2-7 Triple Draw

Schuyler Thornton opened from the button and Benny Glaser defended from the big blind, drawing two while Thornton drew three.

Both players checked after the first draw and drew two. Glaser checked, Thornton bet, Glaser raised and Thornton called.

Glaser stood pat for the final draw and Thornton drew one. Glaser then bet and Thornton called once more.

Thornton had 8x7x4x3x2x for eight-seven perfect but Glaser had an eight-six with 8x6x5x4x3x to take the pot and the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	9,900,000 5,300,000	5,300,000

Schuyler Thornton	6,300,000 5,300,000	5,300,000

Tags: Benny Glaser Schuyler Thornton

06-21-2025 23:53 UTC-8

Thornton Takes A Big One

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Liam Gannon

Level 32 : Limits 300,000/600,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Limits: 300,000/600,000

A-5 Tripled Draw

Schuyler Thornton raised on the button and Benny Glaser three-bet in the big blind which saw Glaser call.

Glaser drew two and then Thornton drew one which saw Glaser check-call a bet from Thornton.

The second draw saw Glaser draw two and Thornton drew one and Glaser check-called another bet from Thornton.

On the final draw Glaser drew one while Thornton stood pat and Glaser check-folded to a bet from Thornton.

Player	Chips	Progress
Schuyler Thornton	11,600,000 1,300,000	1,300,000
Benny Glaser	4,600,000 1,300,000	1,300,000

Tags: Benny Glaser Schuyler Thornton

06-21-2025 23:46 UTC-8

Glaser Gets Some Back

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Ryan Lashmar

Level 32 : Limits 300,000/600,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Limits: 300,000/600,000

2-7 Triple Draw

Benny Glaser opened from the button and Schuyler Thornton defended from the big blind. Both players drew two.

Thornton check-called a bet from Glaser after the first draw and drew two more. Glaser took one.

After the second draw, Thornton check-called another bet from Glaser and drew one. Glaser stood pat and both players checked.

"Pair of sevens" Thornton announced. Glaser showed a nine with 9x6x4x3x2x to win the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Schuyler Thornton	10,300,000 800,000	800,000
Benny Glaser	5,900,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Benny Glaser Schuyler Thornton

06-21-2025 23:43 UTC-8

Thornton With a Nine

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Liam Gannon

Level 32 : Limits 300,000/600,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Limits: 300,000/600,000

2-7 Triple Draw

Schuyler Thornton called on the button and called a raise from Glaser.

Glaser drew two and Thornton drew three which saw Glaser bet and Thornton call.

Both of them drew two on the second draw and the betting action repeated identically.

The final draw saw each player draw one and Glaser bet to see Thornton quickly call.

"Ten," said Glaser, but Thornton turned over 9x8x6x5x4x for a nine and it was good for the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Schuyler Thornton	11,100,000 800,000	800,000
Benny Glaser	5,100,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Schuyler Thornton Benny Glaser

06-21-2025 23:32 UTC-8

Badugi Versus Badugi

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Liam Gannon

Level 32 : Limits 300,000/600,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Limits: 300,000/600,000

Badugi

Schuyler Thornton raised in the small blind and Benny Glaser raised in the big blind which saw Thornton call.

Glaser drew one while Thornton drew two and Glaser lead out to see Glaser call.

Both players drew one on the second draw and Glaser bet to see Thornton raise and Glaser called the bet.

The final hand saw Glaser draw one and Thornton stand pat. Glaser checked over to Thornton who called.

"I made a badugi," Glaser said as he winced putting in the chips. He mucked his hand as he saw Thornton turn over 9♣6♥3♠2♦ for a nine badugi and the Thornton rail erupted in cheers.

Player	Chips	Progress
Schuyler Thornton	10,300,000 2,300,000	2,300,000
Benny Glaser	5,900,000 2,300,000	2,300,000

Tags: Benny Glaser Schuyler Thornton

Level: 32

Blinds: 150,000/300,000
Limits: 300,000/600,000

06-21-2025 23:24 UTC-8

George Alexander Eliminated in 3rd Place ($90,139)

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Ryan Lashmar

Level 31 : Limits 250,000/500,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Limits: 250,000/500,000

Badugi

Benny Glaser raised from the small blind and George Alexander three-bet from the big blind. Glaser called and both players drew one.

After the first draw Glaser checked, Alexander bet and Glaser raised. Alexander called and both players drew one.

Glaser bet after the second draw and Alexander raised, leaving around 200,000 behind. Glaser three-bet and Alexander called, putting himself all-in. Glaser drew one and Alexander stood pat.

George Alexander: 8♠5♣3♥A♦ All in
Benny Glaser: 3♣2♠A♥

Alexander had an eight-badugi and just needed to fade five outs from Glaser to double up. Glaser drew a 7♦ giving him a seven-badugi to eliminate Alexander in third place and take a slight lead going into the heads-up match against Thornton.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	8,200,000 2,400,000	2,400,000

Schuyler Thornton	8,000,000 200,000	200,000
George Alexander	Busted

Tags: Benny Glaser George Alexander

06-21-2025 23:13 UTC-8

Alexander and Glaser Switch Spots

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Liam Gannon

Level 31 : Limits 250,000/500,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Limits: 250,000/500,000

A-5 Triple Draw

Benny Glaser raised in the small blind and in the big blind, George Alexander called.

Both players pitched two cards which saw Glaser bet and Alexander responded by raising which Glaser called.

Glaser pitched one while Alexander stood pat. Glaser checked over to Alexander who bet and Glaser raised, earning a call from Alexander.

The final draw saw Glaser stand pat and Alexander pondered his decision for a long time before opting to take one card. Glaser bet and Alexander folded, which saw Glaser take down the pot while earning some cheers from his rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	5,800,000 2,900,000	2,900,000

George Alexander	2,300,000 2,800,000	2,800,000

Tags: Benny Glaser George Alexander

06-21-2025 23:05 UTC-8

Thornton Gets a Fold from Glaser

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook

Ryan Lashmar

Level 31 : Limits 250,000/500,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 125,000/250,000
Limits: 250,000/500,000

A-5 Triple Draw

George Alexander opened from the button, Schuyler Thornton called from the small blind and Benny Glaser called from the big blind. Glaser drew two while the other two players drew one each.

After the first draw Thornton bet and Glaser raised. Alexander folded and Thornton called. Both players drew one.

Thornton bet again after the second draw and this time Glaser opted to fold.