Event #63: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-25-2025 12:34 UTC-8

Lord and Erdman Back At It Again

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Will Shillibier

Level 26

Blinds: 30,000-60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000

Travis Erdman raised and called a three-bet from Kristan Lord.

Lord drew one and Erdman drew two. Lord bet and Erdman called.

Lord stood pat and Erdman drew one. Lord bet and Erdman called.

The draws repeated and both players checked. Lord tabled 8x7x6x4x3x with Erdman flashing a nine-low before mucking.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Krescanko Jr	2,300,000 200,000	200,000
Hideki Nakamura	2,200,000

Travis Erdman	1,750,000 50,000	50,000
Kristan Lord	1,300,000 100,000	100,000
David Mead	1,000,000

Tags: Kristan Lord Travis Erdman

06-25-2025 12:35 UTC-8

Lord and Erdman...Again!

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Will Shillibier

Level 26

Blinds: 30,000-60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000

Kristan Lord raised and Travis Erdman defended his big blind. Both players drew two cards.

Erdman bet and Lord called. Erdman drew one and Lord drew two. Erdman bet and Lord called.

Erdman stood pat and Lord drew one. Erdman bet and Lord called.

Erdman sheepishly turned over Kx8x6x5x4x and Lord won the pot with 9x7x6x4x2x

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Krescanko Jr	2,300,000
Hideki Nakamura	2,200,000

Kristan Lord	1,800,000 500,000	500,000
Travis Erdman	1,375,000 375,000	375,000
David Mead	1,000,000

Tags: Kristan Lord Travis Erdman

06-25-2025 12:37 UTC-8

The Perfect Gamble

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Chad Holloway

Level 26

Blinds: 30,000-60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000

There was already a sizeable pot brewing between Aaron Cummings and Nathan Gamble headed into the last draw. Gamble had checked from the big blind and Cummings bet 120,000 from the cutoff.

Gamble then check-raised to 240,000 and Cummings called. The former stood pat while the latter drew one.

Gamble wasted little time in putting out a bet of 120,000 and Cummings called.

Gamble then rolled over the perfect 7x5x4x3x2x and an exasperated Cummings sent his hand to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nathan Gamble	2,500,000 500,000	500,000

Aaron Cummings	1,100,000 550,000	550,000

Tags: Aaron Cummings Nathan Gamble

06-25-2025 12:43 UTC-8

Tilton Breaks Two Million

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Yori Epskamp

Level 26

Blinds: 30,000-60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000

James Tilton raised from middle position and Andres Korn defended the big blind. Both players drew two cards on the first draw. Korn bet and Tilton called.

Korn and Tilton took one card each on the second draw. Again, Korn bet and Tilton called.

Korn stood pat going into the final draw and Tilton drew one. Korn checked and Tilton bet. Grimacing, Korn paid it off.

Tilktpon showed Number Three 7x6x5x3x2x to win the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nathan Gamble	2,200,000 300,000	300,000

James Tilton	2,050,000 250,000	250,000
Andres Korn	1,230,000 470,000	470,000

Aaron Cummings	950,000 150,000	150,000

Brandon Shack-Harris	820,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Andres Korn James Tilton

06-25-2025 12:47 UTC-8

Mead Getting Shorter

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Will Shillibier

Level 26

Blinds: 30,000-60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000

David Mead raised and Travis Erdman called.

Both players drew two and checked. Erdman stood pat and Mead drew one. Erdman bet and Mead called.

Erdman stood pat and Mead drew one. Both players checked.

Erdman tabled 8x7x6x4x3x and took down the pot, with Mead slipping under one million chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Krescanko Jr	2,450,000 150,000	150,000
Hideki Nakamura	2,100,000 100,000	100,000

Travis Erdman	1,700,000 325,000	325,000
Kristan Lord	1,700,000 100,000	100,000
David Mead	650,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: David Mead Travis Erdman

06-25-2025 12:49 UTC-8

Cummings Gives It Up to Shack-Harris

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Chad Holloway

Level 26

Blinds: 30,000-60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000

Aaron Cummings raised under the gun and Brandon Shack-Harris, who had lost a big pot to Nathan Gamble a couple of hands prior, three-bet next to act. Action folded back to Cummings and he called before drawing two.

Shack-Harris took one and then bet after Cummings checked. The latter called and drew another two while Shack-Harris stood pat.

Cummings checked and Shack-Harris bet 120,000, leaving himself just 100,000 behind. Cummings didn't like it and folded his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Shack-Harris	800,000 400,000	400,000

Aaron Cummings	750,000 300,000	300,000

06-25-2025 12:56 UTC-8

Lord Takes From Krescanko Jr

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Will Shillibier

Level 26

Blinds: 30,000-60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000

Mike Krescanko Jr raised and Kristan Lord defended his big blind.

Both players drew two. Lord bet and Krescanko called.

Lord drew one and Krescanko drew two. Lord bet, Krescanko raised and Lord called.

Both players stood pat and checked. Lord tabled 8x6x4x3x2x and Krescanko mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristan Lord	2,100,000 400,000	400,000
Mike Krescanko Jr	2,000,000 450,000	450,000
Hideki Nakamura	1,800,000 300,000	300,000

David Mead	1,375,000 725,000	725,000
Travis Erdman	1,275,000 425,000	425,000

Tags: Kristan Lord Mike Krescanko Jr

06-25-2025 13:00 UTC-8

Gamble Loses Two in a Row

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Yori Epskamp

Level 26

Blinds: 30,000-60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000

Nathan Gamble raised from the cutoff and Aaron Cummings called the big blind. Both players drew two cards, Cummings bet, and Gamble called.

They took two each on the second draw as well, once again followed by a bet from Cummings and a call from Gamble.

On the final draw, Cummings and Gamble drew one card and checked it down.

"Queen," Cummings announced and showed a queen perfect Qx5x4x3x2x. With a slight grimance on his face, Gamble mucked.

In the next hand, Andres Korn raised from under the gun and Gamble three-bet one seat over. Korn called and drew two, Gamble drew one and bet. Korn called.

On the second draw, Korn took two again and Gamble took one. Korn checked, Gamble bet, Korn check-raised, Gamble made it three bets, and Korn called.

Korn stood pat and Gamble exchanged one card going into the final draw. Korn opted to lead after the draw and Gamble slumped back in his chair. He carefully considered the situation for two minutes before giving up his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andres Korn	1,900,000 670,000	670,000

Nathan Gamble	1,770,000 430,000	430,000

Aaron Cummings	990,000 240,000	240,000

Tags: Aaron Cummings Nathan Gamble Andres Korn

06-25-2025 13:06 UTC-8

Brandon Shack-Harris Eliminated in 10th Place ($10,106)

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Will Shillibier

Level 26

Blinds: 30,000-60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000

Brandon Shack-Harris opened and got calls from Andres Korn and James Tilton.

Tilton and Shack-Harris drew one and Korn drew two. It checked to Shack-Harris who bet, with Tilton the only caller.

Tilton drew one and Shack-Harris stood pat. Tilton's check-raise after the second draw was enough for Shack-Harris to fold.

On the next hand, Shack-Harris opened and called a three-bet from Nathan Gamble. Both players drew two and Shack-Harris check-called a bet.

Shack-Harris drew two and Gamble drew one. Shack-Harris check-called another bet.

Shack-Harris drew one and Gamble stood pat.

"Good luck," said Gamble to his opponent.

"I'm going to need it," replied Shack-Harris.

"I hope you make it," said Gamble.

After Shack-harris received his card, and with less than a big bet behind, he moved all in with Gamble snap-calling.

Gamble tabled 7x6x5x4x2x beating Shack-Harris' 9x8x7x3x2x

Player	Chips	Progress
James Tilton	2,350,000 300,000	300,000
Nathan Gamble	1,800,000 30,000	30,000

Andres Korn	1,625,000 275,000	275,000

Aaron Cummings	1,150,000 160,000	160,000

Brandon Shack-Harris	Busted

Tags: Andres Korn Brandon Shack-Harris James Tilton Nathan Gamble

Level: 27

Blinds: 40,000-80,000
Limits: 80,000-160,000