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

06-25-2025 13:15 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Cummings	1,800,000 650,000	650,000

Nathan Gamble	1,700,000 400,000	400,000

Erdman Gets Dealt a Pat Hand

Yori Epskamp

Level 27

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

Travis Erdman raised from under the gun, Hideki Nakamura three-bet from the small blind, Erdman four-bet, and Nakamura called. Nakamura drew one card and Erdman was standing pat right off the bat. Nakamura checked, Erdman bet, and the Japanese player called.

Nakamura opted to draw two on the second draw with Erdman remaining pat. Another check-call followed before Nakumara took one on the final draw. Erdman remained pat throughout and Nakamura check-folded to a final barrel.

Player	Chips	Progress
Travis Erdman	2,400,000 1,125,000	1,125,000
Hideki Nakamura	1,650,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Hideki Nakamura Travis Erdman

06-25-2025 13:18 UTC-8

Reigning Main Event Champ Jonathan Tamayo on New WSOP Rules & Folding Pocket Queens

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Connor Richards

Level 27

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

Life Outside Poker is a podcast for PokerNews hosted by Connor Richards that seeks to pull back the curtain on poker players and allow viewers and listeners to get to know them on a personal level.

In the 30th episode, Connor talks with 2024 WSOP Main Event champion Jonathan Tamayo about growing up in Humble, Texas, studying hotel management at Cornell University, graduating during the 2008 recession, running deep in the 2009 and 2015 Main Events, his friendship with fellow Main Event champion Joe McKeehen, winning the biggest-ever WSOP Main Event for $10 million, and his first purchase as world champion.

Tamayo also spoke about his infamous fold with pocket queens late in the 2024 Main Event, which he says cost him $120,000 in equity, and gave his thoughts on new rules implemented at the 2025 WSOP in the wake of "LaptopGate," as well as the Main Event structure and Phil Hellmuth's proposed boycott that he has since rescinded.

Check Out the Latest Life Outside Poker Podcast!

Tags: Connor Richards Joe McKeehen Jonathan Tamayo

06-25-2025 13:23 UTC-8

Tilton's Call Puts Him Back on Top

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Will Shillibier

Level 27

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

Blind on blind, Nathan Gamble raised and James Tilton called.

Gamble drew three and checked while Tilton drew one and bet. Gamble called and drew one. Tilton stood pat.

Gamble check-called another bet and drew one. Tilton stood pat again.

Gamble bet on the end, with Tilton going into the tank.

He apologized to his tablemates, running through the combinations in his head, before calling.

Gamble flipped over a Jx as Tilton won the pot with 8x7x6x5x2x

"Was that the worst eight?" asked Aaron Cummings from the other end of the table.

"Second-worst," replied Tilton.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Tilton	2,750,000 400,000	400,000
Aaron Cummings	1,750,000 50,000	50,000

Andres Korn	1,475,000 150,000	150,000

Nathan Gamble	1,300,000 400,000	400,000

Tags: Aaron Cummings James Tilton Nathan Gamble

06-25-2025 13:30 UTC-8

Mead vs. Krescanko Jr

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Chad Holloway

Level 27

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

Mike Krescanko Jr raised under the gun and then called when David Mead three-bet from the button.

The former drew two and the latter one before Krescanko Jr check-called a bet.

That action repeated for the second draw, and then Krescanko Jr took one on the last draw while Mead stood pat.

Both players checked, Mead tabled 9x8x6x3x2x, and Krescanko Jr send his hand to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Mead	2,100,000 500,000	500,000
Mike Krescanko Jr	800,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: David Mead Mike Krescanko Jr

06-25-2025 13:37 UTC-8

Mike Krescanko Jr Eliminated in 9th Place ($13,163)

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Yori Epskamp

Level 27

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

In the previous hand, Kristan Lord raised on the button and Mike Krescanko Jr called from the small blind. Krescanko drew two and Lord drew one on the first draw. Krescanko checked, Lord bet, and Krescanko called.

Both players drew one card on the second draw and Krescanko check-called again. Krescanko drew one on the final draw and Lord stood pat. Krescanko checked, Lord bet, and Krescanko folded to leave himself with 280,000 in chips.

In the next hand, he reraised after an open from Lord and the two kept reraising until all the chips were in the middle. They both drew two cards on the first draw and stood pat on the second draw. Lord took his time before patting again on the final draw and Krescancko remained pat as well.

Lord showed 8x6x4x3x2x, Krescanko had an inferior eighty-six 8x6x5x4x3x and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristan Lord	3,200,000 1,100,000	1,100,000
David Mead	2,600,000 500,000	500,000
Travis Erdman	1,650,000 750,000	750,000
Hideki Nakamura	1,500,000 150,000	150,000

Mike Krescanko Jr	Busted

Tags: Mike Krescanko Kristan Lord

06-25-2025 13:46 UTC-8

Korn Value Bets a Ten

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Will Shillibier

Level 27

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

James Tilton opened and called a three-bet from Andres Korn. Korn drew one and Tilton two.

As Korn checked his cards, he went to replace his spinning card protector on top. He attempted to spin it, failed, and respan it before conteplating his decision.

"It didn't spin," said Tilton. "It's a tell."

"100% a tell," replied Korn who bet. Tilton called.

Both players drew one and stood pat. Both players drew one on the end and Korn bet.

Tilton called, with Korn tabling 10x7x5x3x2x which was good enough to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Cummings	2,425,000 675,000	675,000

James Tilton	1,950,000 800,000	800,000
Nathan Gamble	1,775,000 475,000	475,000

Andres Korn	1,150,000 325,000	325,000

Tags: Andres Korn James Tilton

06-25-2025 13:56 UTC-8

Nakamura Caught Slipping

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Yori Epskamp

Level 27

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

Hideki Nakamura raised on the button and Travis Erdman defended. Both players drew one card before Erdman bet. Nakamura called in position.

On the second draw, each player drew one and Erdman checked. This time, Nakamura stuck in a bet and Erdman called.

Both players drew one again on the final draw. Erdman checked and Nakamura quickly bet. Erdman snap-called and Nakamura flung his cards face-down in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Travis Erdman	3,100,000 1,450,000	1,450,000
Kristan Lord	2,600,000 600,000	600,000
David Mead	2,350,000 250,000	250,000
Hideki Nakamura	700,000 800,000	800,000

Tags: Hideki Nakamura Travis Erdman

06-25-2025 14:03 UTC-8

Break Time

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Chad Holloway

Level 27

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

The final eight players are now on their first break of the day.

06-25-2025 14:04 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts at the Break (full)

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Chad Holloway

Level 27

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Travis Erdman	3,615,000 515,000	515,000
Kristan Lord	2,280,000 320,000	320,000
Aaron Cummings	2,200,000 225,000	225,000

David Mead	2,000,000 350,000	350,000
James Tilton	2,000,000 50,000	50,000
Andres Korn	1,600,000 450,000	450,000

Nathan Gamble	1,585,000 190,000	190,000

Hideki Nakamura	685,000 15,000	15,000