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

06-20-2025 18:08 UTC-8

Male Poker Player Sparks Controversy After WSOP Ladies Champs Satellite Win

Calum Grant

Level 18 : Limits 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Limits: 12,000/24,000

Male poker player Albert "albiexchewy" Ng has sparked online controversy after winning a $1,000 seat to the WSOP Ladies Championship via an open online satellite held on June 19, 2025.

The satellite, which drew 51 entrants on WSOP.com, awarded a single $1,000 seat to the Ladies Championship, set to run June 26–30 at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. Ng claimed the top prize despite not being eligible to play the event without paying a significant premium.

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06-20-2025 18:12 UTC-8

Rhodes Makdes A Good Call... Or Doesn't

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Liam Gannon

Level 18 : Limits 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Limits: 12,000/24,000

2-7 Triple Draw

David Prociak raised on the button and in the small blind Joshua Rhodes three-bet which saw action Sean Akhavi call in the big blind and Prociak call behind him.

Rhodes drew two, Akhavi drew one, and Prociak drew three. Rhodes checked over to Akhavi who bet and only Rhodes called.

On the second draw, Rhodes drew two again and Akhavi stood pat which saw Rhodes check-call a bet from Akhavi again.

The final draw saw Rhodes draw one and Akhavi stood pat which saw Rhodes check-call a bet from Akhavi after some time in the tank.

"Good call," Akhavi said.

"I have fours," said Rhodes as he tabled 7x4x4x3x2x.

"Oh, I have a Jack," responded Akhavi as he tabled Jx8x7x6x2♠ for a jack.

Akhavi raked in the pot and Rhodes was left with just 9,000. He was eliminated from the tournament shortly after.

Player	Chips	Progress
Sean Akhavi	515,000 348,000	348,000
David Prociak	335,000 195,000	195,000

Joshua Rhodes	Busted

Tags: David Prociak Joshua Rhodes Sean Akhavi

06-20-2025 18:22 UTC-8

Klecan Shows the Goods

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Dan O'Hair

Level 18 : Limits 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Limits: 12,000/24,000

A-5 Triple Draw

Jon Shoreman raised on the button and was called by Sean Akhavi in the small blind and Mark Klecan in the big blind.

Everyone drew two on the first draw and Akhavi checked to Klecan, who bet. Both Shoreman and Akhavi called.

Akhavi and Klecan drew one on the second draw, while Shoreman drew one. It was again checked to Klecan, who bet. This time Shoreman folded and Akhavi called.

On the final draw, Akhavi drew one and and Klecan stood pat.

Shoreman check-folded facing a bet from Klecan, who showed 5x4x3x2xAx for a wheel before collecting the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mark Klecan	1,350,000 100,000	100,000
Sean Akhavi	350,000 165,000	165,000
Jon Shoreman	185,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Jon Shoreman Mark Klecan Sean Akhavi

06-20-2025 18:25 UTC-8

Glaser's Six is Good

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Liam Gannon

Level 18 : Limits 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Limits: 12,000/24,000

A-5 Triple Draw

Action was picked up with a significant pot brewing between Benny Glaser in the small blind and Jerome Zerbib in first position.

Glaser checked over to Zerbib who bet and Glaser called.

Both players drew one on the second draw and Glaser check-called a second bet from Zerbib.

On the final draw, Glaser drew one while Zerbib stood pat and Glaser lead out to earn a quick call.

"Six," said Glaser as he tabled 6x5x4x3x2x for a six-five and the 7-time WSOP bracelet winner was awarded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	414,000 254,000	254,000

Jerome Zerbib	145,000 136,000	136,000

Tags: Benny Glaser Jerome Zerbib

06-20-2025 18:30 UTC-8

Ivens Ends Kessler's run

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 18 : Limits 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Limits: 12,000/24,000

Badugi

Allen Kessler, after being left very short-stacked the previous hand, put his remaining stack of 11,000 in the middle from the hijack.
Todd Ivens raised from the cutoff, Akshat Bajaj called from the small blind and Hooman Nikzad defended from the big blind. Nikzad drew one while the other three players each drew two.

After the first draw Bajaj checked and Nikzad bet. Ivens called and Bajaj called. This time all four players drew one.

Action checked to Ivens who bet after the second draw. This time only Nikzad called. All three players drew one.

With no draws remaining Nikzad check-called one more bet from Ivens. Kessler had bricked, ending up with 6♠5♥5♣3♥. Ivens showed a three-card three with 10♥3♥2♠A♣ which was enough to eliminate Kessler and win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Todd Ivens	635,000 275,000	275,000
Hooman Nikzad	175,000 281,000	281,000
Akshat Bajaj	140,000 25,000	25,000
Allen Kessler	Busted

Tags: Akshat Bajaj Allen Kessler Hooman Nikzad Todd Ivens

06-20-2025 18:30 UTC-8

Monnette Makes a Wheel

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Dan O'Hair

Level 18 : Limits 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Limits: 12,000/24,000

A-5 Triple Draw

John Monnette raised from the cutoff and was called by Aron Dermer on the button for a heads-up pot.

Both players drew two on the first draw and then Dermer called a bet from Monnette.

Monnette stood pat and Dermer drew one on the second draw and Dermer called another bet from Monnette.

On the final draw, both players stood pat and Dermer paid off one last bet from Monnette, who announced "Wheel," as he fanned out 5x4x3x2xAx.

"Nice hand," Dermer said as he sent his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Monnette	420,000 195,000	195,000

Aron Dermer	260,000 105,000	105,000
Mike Thorpe	Busted
Hooman Nikzad	Busted

Tags: Aron Dermer John Monnette

06-20-2025 18:35 UTC-8

Klodnicki Takes From Monnette

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Liam Gannon

Level 18 : Limits 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Limits: 12,000/24,000

2-7 Triple Draw

Chris Klodnicki raised in the small blind and in the big blind John Monnette called.

Klodnicki drew two and Monnette drew three which saw Klodnicki bet to earn a quick call from Monnette.

On the second draw, Klodnicki pitched one while Monnette pitched two and once more Klodnicki bet to see Monnette call.

The final draw saw Klodnicki stand pat and Monnette drew one then folded after Klodnicki bet.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Monnette	352,000 68,000	68,000

Chris Klodnicki	294,000 96,000	96,000

Yanshing Tsang	Busted

Amir Nematinia	Busted

Tags: Chris Klodnicki John Monnette

06-20-2025 18:40 UTC-8

Dinner Break

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Dan O'Hair

Level 18 : Limits 12,000/24,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Limits: 12,000/24,000

The remaining 34 players have been sent on a 60-minute dinner break.

Action will resume at approximately 8:40 p.m. local time.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Alexander	1,275,000 475,000	475,000

Mark Klecan	1,270,000 80,000	80,000
David "Bakes" Baker	1,090,000 110,000	110,000

Schuyler Thornton	950,000 485,000	485,000
Renan Bruschi	880,000 446,000	446,000

Chino Rheem	835,000 109,000	109,000
Michael Balan	780,000 646,000	646,000

Yuval Bronshtein	710,000 230,000	230,000

David Tarbet	615,000 403,000	403,000
David Prociak	570,000 235,000	235,000

Kelvin Kerber	500,000 60,000	60,000

Jampana Appalaraju	490,000 95,000	95,000
Ben Yu	485,000 293,000	293,000

Takuro Matsumoto	480,000 72,000	72,000
Kevin Gerhart	400,000 77,000	77,000

Sean Akhavi	395,000 45,000	45,000
Todd Ivens	365,000 270,000	270,000
John Monnette	355,000 3,000	3,000

James Woods	345,000 135,000	135,000
Akshat Bajaj	340,000 200,000	200,000
David Lin	300,000 53,000	53,000
Kyle Loman	300,000 225,000	225,000
David Bach	300,000 74,000	74,000

Johannes Becker	300,000 161,000	161,000

Chris Klodnicki	300,000 6,000	6,000