Event #56: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-19-2025 18:32 UTC-8

Barbero Takes from Thomas

Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Blinds: 600/1,200
Limits: 1,200/2,400

Badugi

Nacho Barbero opened from the button and Charles Thomas called from the small blind, drawing one while Barbero drew two.

Thomas check-called a bet from Barbero after the first draw and drew one while Barbero stood pat. After the second draw Thomas check-called another bet and drew one while Barbero stood pat again.

Wuth no draws remaining both players checked and Barbero showed J♥7♦2♠A♣ to win the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Lin	77,500
Christopher Chung	61,500
Sergio Braga	48,500
Nacho Barbero	30,000 1,000	1,000

Charles Thomas	26,000
Yuuki Minamimoto	10,500

Tags: Charles Thomas Nacho Barbero

06-19-2025 18:31 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	76,000 11,000	11,000

Allen Kessler	Busted

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	65,000

Jason Daly	61,000 26,000	26,000

David ODB Baker	55,000 20,000	20,000

Felipe Ramos	47,000 21,000	21,000

Joshua Thatcher	46,000
Christopher Vitch	40,000

Chino Rheem	38,500 16,500	16,500
Danny Wong	38,000

Matthew Valeo	36,000 5,500	5,500

Nacho Barbero	31,000 1,000	1,000

Mike Leah	25,500

Calvin Anderson	21,000

Philip Sternheimer	20,000

John Monnette	19,500 5,500	5,500

Dario Alioto	15,000 20,000	20,000

Jon Kyte	14,000
Allen Kessler	7,000 26,000	26,000

Errors To Go Around

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Liam Gannon

Level 7 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Blinds: 600/1,200
Limits: 1,200/2,400

Badugi

Action was picked up in a three-way pot between three players with Ravee Sundara in the small blind, Matthew Valeo in the big blind, and Robert Ruhl in the hijack.

Everyone drew one on the first draw and Sundara checked over to Valeo who bet and everyone called.

On the second draw, everyone drew one again and Sundara checked over to Valeo who bet and Ruhl raised. Sundara called all in and Valeo called as well.

Before the final draw, Ruhl turned over 7♦5♠ before realizing there was one more draw and he quickly turned it back over.

"I showed a bluff," a frustrated Ruhl joked as Sundara and Valeo drew one and he stood pat. Action checked to Ruhl and he checked saying "I guess I can't bet it anymore."

Ravee Sundara: 2♦A♠/6♠4♦ All in
Matthew Valeo: 7♥5♣A♥/A♣
Robert Ruhl: 7♦5♠3♥2♣

Sundara had misread his hand and drew thinking he had a six-draw when he only had a two card and Ruhl's seven was good for the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Ruhl	39,400 39,400	39,400
Matthew Valeo	30,500 30,500	30,500

Ravee Sundara	Busted

Tags: Matthew Valeo Ravee Sundara Robert Ruhl

06-19-2025 18:06 UTC-8

Eslami Wins a Blinds Battle Against Porter

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Blinds: 600/1,200
Limits: 1,200/2,400

2-7 Triple Draw

Ralph Porter raised from the small blind and Ali Eslami defended from the big blind. Both players drew two.

After the first draw, Porter check-called a bet from Eslami and drew two while Eslami stood pat.

Eslami bet again when checked to after the second draw and this time Porter opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ali Eslami	84,000 1,600	1,600

Ralph Porter	54,000

Benny Glaser	44,000 15,000	15,000

Xiaochuan Zhang	29,700
Oscar Johansson	19,500 15,500	15,500

Tags: Ali Eslami Ralph Porter

06-19-2025 17:53 UTC-8

Luna Leaves Lonis With Dust

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Blinds: 600/1,200
Limits: 1,200/2,400

2-7 Triple Draw

Jesse Lonis opened from the hijack, and Albert Luna defended from the big blind, drawing three while Lonis drew two.

Luna checked after the first draw, and Lonis bet. Luna raised, and Lonis called. Both players drew one.

After the second draw, Luna bet, and Lonis called. Luna stood pat while Lonis drew one.

With no draws remaining, Luna bet. Lonis showed 5x5x from his hand before folding, leaving himself with just under 2,000 in his stack.

Luna showed that he had 7x6x4x2x after the first draw and caught a three after the second draw to make number two before taking the pot.

Lonis was eliminated shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Albert Luna	103,000 1,300	1,300
Stuart Rutter	55,000 55,000	55,000
Mike Dreese	37,000 37,000	37,000
Thomas Taylor	31,500 19,600	19,600
Ian Pelz	12,000 12,000	12,000

Jesse Lonis	Busted

Tags: Albert Luna Jesse Lonis

06-19-2025 17:49 UTC-8

Lombardo Makes A Six

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Liam Gannon

Level 7 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Blinds: 600/1,200
Limits: 1,200/2,400

A-5 Triple Draw

Action was picked up on the first betting round in a pot between John Lombardo in the small blind and Joshua Rhodes in the big blind.

Lombardo bet, and Rhodes called, which was followed by Lombardo standing pat and Rhodes drawing one.

The second betting round saw Lombardo bet a second time, and Rhodes called again.

On the final draw, Lombardo stood pat and Rhodes drew one, which saw Lombardo bet once more and Rhodes call.

"Six," said Lombardo, who turned over 6x4x3x2xAx for number two, and it was good.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Lombardo	48,500 48,500	48,500
Joshua Rhodes	37,500 37,500	37,500

Tags: John Lombardo Joshua Rhodes

06-19-2025 17:38 UTC-8

Phil Ivey is the Big Chip Leader with 10 Left in WSOP $25K PLO High Roller

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Connor Richards

Level 7 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Blinds: 600/1,200
Limits: 1,200/2,400

Phil Ivey is starting to heat up at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP), and he could be just one day away from capturing his 12th gold bracelet.

The Poker Hall of Famer, with 10 players remaining at the time of publishing, held the chip lead in Event #51: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller, a tournament with 489 entrants.

Bryn Kenney, who is closing in on $80 million in live tournament cashes, busted in 11th place ($134,007). The remaining players still have a shot at the $2,292,155 first-place prize, to be awarded on Friday.

Read About Ivey's PLO Run!

Tags: Bryn Kenney Phil Ivey

06-19-2025 17:34 UTC-8

Top Stacks After Third Break

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 7 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Blinds: 600/1,200
Limits: 1,200/2,400

According to the WSOP+ App, these are the top 25 stacks in the room after the third break of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nam Le	103,500 500	500
David Prociak	103,000 103,000	103,000

Albert Luna	101,700 101,700	101,700
Martin Knorr	99,800 36,800	36,800
Timothy Frazin	91,000 91,000	91,000
Stephen O'Dwyer (CA)	86,500 86,500	86,500
Denis Strebkov	86,000 86,000	86,000

Carol Anderson	85,800 85,800	85,800
Ali Eslami	85,600 2,400	2,400

Kyohei Watanabe	83,400 83,400	83,400
Eli Ross	83,000 83,000	83,000
Lamar Wilkinson	82,000 82,000	82,000
Jay Kerbel	81,200 46,200	46,200
Mark Roland	80,000 80,000	80,000
Hooman Nikzad	79,500 79,500	79,500
Kyle Arora	79,300 42,900	42,900
Eduards Rakuss	78,600 44,700	44,700
Kevin Choi	77,700 77,700	77,700
John Evans	77,000
Thor Morstol	77,000 77,000	77,000
Gershon Distenfeld	75,200

Luiz Neto	75,000 75,000	75,000
Frank Athey	74,400 74,400	74,400
Jesse Lonis	9,600 14,900	14,900