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

06-20-2025 12:39 UTC-8

Brewer Eliminated by Ivens

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 13 : Limits 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Limits: 4,000/8,000

A-5 Triple Draw

Chris Brewer opened from the cutoff, Joshua Thatcher called from the button, Bradley Bone called in the small blind and Todd Ivens called from the big blind. Bone and Ivens drew two each, Brewer took one and Thatcher took two.

After the first draw, Bone bet and Ivens raised. Brewer made it three bets, leaving one T-1,000 chip behind, Thatcher folded, Bone called and Ivens called. Bone drew one, Ivens stood pat and Brewer drew one.

Bone checked after the second draw and Ivens bet. Brewer called off with his last chip and Bone called. Bone stood pat, Ivens stood pat and Brewer drew one.

With no draws remaining, Bone check-called a final bet from Ivens. Brewer was already out of his seat, showing 7x3x2x2xAx for a pair of deuces. Ivens showed a six with 6x5x4x3xAx which was enough to send Brewer to the rail and take down the sizable pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Thatcher	285,000 10,000	10,000
Todd Ivens	117,000 50,000	50,000
Bradley Bone	95,000 50,000	50,000
Chris Brewer	Busted

Tags: Bradley Bone Chris Brewer Joshua Thatcher Todd Ivens

06-20-2025 12:45 UTC-8

Wong Triples

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Liam Gannon

Level 13 : Limits 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Limits: 4,000/8,000

Badugi

Takuro Matsumoto raised in the cutoff and Danny Wong raised in the small blind. Shawn "Bucky" Buchanan raised in the big blind and both Matsumoto and Wong called.

Wong stood pat while Buchanan and Matsumoto both drew one. Wong bet and Buchanan called, prompting Matsumoto to raise. Wong raised all in and Buchanan called while Matsumoto raised once more to create a side pot between himself and Buchanan, and Buchanan called.

Matsumoto and Wong both stood pat on the second draw while Buchanan drew one and Buchanan check-called a bet from Matsumoto.

The final draw saw Wong stand pat once more while Buchanan drew one and Matsumoto stood pat behind him. Action checked through.

Danny Wong: 10♥7♠4♣A♦ All in
Takuro Matsumoto: J♠6♣5♥2♦
Shawn Buchanan: 4♥2♠A♣ 4♦

Wong's ten badugi was good to take down the pot and Matsumoto was awarded the side pot with his jack badugi.

Player	Chips	Progress
Takuro Matsumoto	234,000 4,000	4,000
Danny Wong	87,000 20,000	20,000

Shawn Buchanan	85,000 60,000	60,000

Tags: Danny Wong Shawn Buchanan Takuro Matsumoto

06-20-2025 12:48 UTC-8

Defending Champion Patrick Moulder Among the Early Day 2 Bustouts

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 13 : Limits 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Limits: 4,000/8,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Moulder	Busted

David Funkhouser	Busted

Wataru Kosugi	Busted
Stephan Nussrallah	Busted
Andrey Zaichenko	Busted

Kyle Miholich	Busted

Jordan Siegel	Busted
Thomas Muehloecker	Busted
AJ Kelsall	Busted

Brian Hastings	Busted

Jonathan Glendinning	Busted
Kyle Arora	Busted
Dan Shak	Busted
Robert Wells	Busted

David Gee	Busted
Martin Schamaun	Busted

Tags: Patrick Moulder

06-20-2025 12:58 UTC-8

Blum Takes From Gerhart

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Liam Gannon

Level 13 : Limits 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Limits: 4,000/8,000

A-5 Triple Draw

Allen Kessler raised on the button and in the small blind Daniel Blum called, while in the big blind, Kevin Gerhart raised, earning two calls.

Blum drew two on the first draw, while Gerhart drew one and Kessler drew two. Blum checked over to Gerhart, who bet, and both of his opponents called.

The second draw repeated identically to the first and Blum checked a second time to Gerhart, who bet and this time only Blum continued.

Both players stood pat and checked. Blum tabled 7x6x5x4xAx which was good for the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Gerhart	193,000 52,000	52,000

Allen Kessler	122,000 9,000	9,000
Daniel Blum	116,000 38,000	38,000

Tags: Allen Kessler Daniel Blum Kevin Gerhart

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Limits: 5,000/10,000

06-20-2025 13:06 UTC-8

Glaser Picks Off Urbanovich

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 14 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Limits: 5,000/10,000

2-7 Triple Draw

Benny Glaser opened from the cutoff, Dzmitry Urbanovich three-bet from the small blind and Glaser called, drawing two, while Urbanovich took one.

After the first draw, Glaser called a continuation-bet from Urbanovich and drew one while Urbanovich stood pat.

Urbanovich bet after the second draw and Glaser called, once again drawing one. Urbanovich stood pat again.

With no draws remaining, Urbanovich checked, Glaser bet, Urbanovich check-raised and Glaser called. Urbanovich snap-mucked his hand and Glaser won the pot without having to show.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	225,000 28,000	28,000

Mike Thorpe	135,000 73,000	73,000
Sean Yu	128,000 17,000	17,000
David Lin	100,000 96,000	96,000
John Lombardo	71,000 28,000	28,000
Dzmitry Urbanovich	56,000 32,500	32,500

Tags: Benny Glaser Dzmitry Urbanovich

06-20-2025 13:17 UTC-8

Assorted Chip Updates and Recent Bustouts

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 14 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Limits: 5,000/10,000

Player	Chips	Progress
David Bach	225,000 108,000	108,000

Christopher Vitch	215,000 13,000	13,000

David ODB Baker	170,000 57,000	57,000

Chino Rheem	169,000 57,000	57,000
Johannes Becker	150,000 43,000	43,000

Ruiko Mamiya	137,000 18,000	18,000
Allen Kessler	110,000 12,000	12,000
John Monnette	108,000 17,000	17,000

Felipe Ramos	85,000 32,000	32,000

James Woods	83,000 47,000	47,000
Philip Sternheimer	70,000 56,000	56,000

Xixiang Luo	Busted

Ian Chan	Busted
Terrance Jennings	Busted
Devin Looney	Busted
Aalok Arora	Busted
Mark Roland	Busted
Bradley Bone	Busted
Haresh Thaker	Busted
Robert Ruhl	Busted
Todd Bui	Busted

Shawn Buchanan	Busted
Kory Swekla	Busted

06-20-2025 13:20 UTC-8

Wattel Left Short After Tate Confrontation

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Liam Gannon

Level 14 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Limits: 5,000/10,000

2-7 Triple Draw

Mike Wattel raised on the button and in the big blind, Brian Tate three-bet which Wattel called.

Both players drew one and checked on the first and second draws.

"Honest poker," said Wattel as both of them drew one on the final draw. "At least it was."

Tate bet on the end and Wattel called.

"Eight-seven," said Tate as he tabled 8x7x6x4x2x.

"I have eight-seven-five," said Wattel before taking a second look at his hand, "wait no I don't."

Wattel showed 8♦7♦5♦3♦2♦ for a flush which was no good and Tate took down the pot.

A few hands later Wattel was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Tate	175,000 46,000	46,000
Mike Wattel	Busted

Tags: Brian Tate Mike Wattel

06-20-2025 13:31 UTC-8

Vitch Gets Max Value With a Wheel

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 14 : Limits 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000/5,000
Limits: 5,000/10,000

2-7 Triple Draw

Action was heads-up just after the second draw between Christopher Vitch in the small blind and Matthew Schultz in the big blind. With around 35,000 already in the middle Vitch checked and Schultz bet. Vitch check-raised, Schultz three-bet and Vitch four-bet. Schultz called, Vitch drew one and Schultz stood pat.

With no draws remaining Vitch bet once more and Schultz called.

"Wheel" Vitch announced, showing 7x5x4x3x2x to win the massive pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Klecan	330,000 35,000	35,000
Christopher Vitch	305,000 90,000	90,000

Kelvin Kerber	295,000 74,000	74,000

Nam Le	255,000 5,000	5,000
Ian Pelz	69,000 80,000	80,000

Matthew Schultz	32,000 87,000	87,000