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

06-25-2025 17:05 UTC-8

David Mead Eliminated in 5th Place ($33,546)

Yori Epskamp

Level 30

Blinds: 75,000-150,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000

Left on fumes, David Mead went all in for 200,000 and ended up making a queen-low against Aaron Cummings and James Tilton to triple up.

In the next hand, Mead raised from under the gun and Kristan Lord called from the big blind. Lord drew two and Mead three on the first draw. Lord bet and Mead called.

Lord stood pat on the second draw and Mead drew two. Lord bet and Mead called all in for his final 150,000.

David Mead: 8x4x3x2x All in
Kristan Lord: 8x7x6x5x2x

Mead carefully peeled his final card but flipped a 2x open to pair up. His deep run came to an end in fifth place, worth $33,546.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristan Lord	2,100,000 350,000	350,000
David Mead	Busted

Tags: Aaron Cummings David Mead James Tilton Kristan Lord

06-25-2025 17:09 UTC-8

Lord Pays Off Erdman

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Will Shillibier

Level 30

Blinds: 75,000-150,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000

Travis Erdman opened and Kristan Lord defended his big blind.

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

Both players drew one and Lord check-called a bet.

Lord drew one while Erdman stood pat. Lord bet and Erdman raised. Lord took his time before calling.

Erdman tabled 8x5x4x3x2x and Lord nodded before folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Travis Erdman	8,000,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
Aaron Cummings	5,200,000 375,000	375,000

James Tilton	1,800,000 575,000	575,000
Kristan Lord	625,000 1,475,000	1,475,000

Tags: Kristan Lord Travis Erdman

06-25-2025 17:17 UTC-8

Kristan Lord Eliminated in 4th Place ($47,969)

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Yori Epskamp

Level 30

Blinds: 75,000-150,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000

Kristan Lord raised on the button and Travis Erdman called from the small blind. Erdman drew two on the first draw and Lord took three. Erdman bet and Lord called, leaving himself with 100,000 behind.

On the second draw, Erdman drew one and Lord two. Erdman bet and Lord called all in.

Both players drew one card on the final draw and opened up their cards.

Kristan Lord: Jx6x4x2x All in
Travis Erdman: 5x4x3x2x

Lord didn't want to wait for Erdman and looked at his card first, but shook his head as the Jx was staring back at him. He could only win if Erdman would draw a 6x, but caught the 7x instead for a wheel to knock out Lord.

Player	Chips	Progress
Travis Erdman	7,600,000 400,000	400,000
Aaron Cummings	6,150,000 950,000	950,000

James Tilton	1,600,000 200,000	200,000
Kristan Lord	Busted

Tags: Kristan Lord Travis Erdman

06-25-2025 17:22 UTC-8

Tilton Scares Off Two

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Will Shillibier

Level 30

Blinds: 75,000-150,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000

In a three-way pot, Aaron Cummings raised and got two callers. All three players drew two. Travis Erdman checked and James Tilton bet. Both opponents called.

On the second draw, Erdman drew two, Tilton stood pat and Cummings drew two.

"Feel bad about this one," Tilton said to Erdman. "This is how you make wheels."

Erdman checked to Tilton who bet, which got two quick folds.

Player	Chips	Progress
Travis Erdman	8,150,000 550,000	550,000
Aaron Cummings	5,500,000 650,000	650,000

James Tilton	2,200,000 600,000	600,000

Tags: Aaron Cummings James Tilton Travis Erdman

06-25-2025 17:24 UTC-8

Cummings vs. Erdman

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Will Shillibier

Level 30

Blinds: 75,000-150,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000

Blind on blind, Aaron Cummings raised and Travis Erdman called.

Both players drew two. Cummings checked and Erdman bet. Cummings raised and Erdman called.

Cummings stood pat as Erdman drew one. Cummings bet and Erdman called.

Cummings stood pat and Erdman drew one again. This time both players checked.

Cummings tabled 8x7x6x3x2x and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Travis Erdman	7,600,000 550,000	550,000
Aaron Cummings	6,150,000 650,000	650,000

James Tilton	2,100,000 100,000	100,000

Tags: Aaron Cummings Travis Erdman

06-25-2025 17:27 UTC-8

Cummings Takes the Lead

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Yori Epskamp

Level 30

Blinds: 75,000-150,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000

Aaron Cummings raised from the small blind and Travis Erdman called. Cummings drew one and Erdman two, followed by a bet and a call.

Cummings patted on the second draw and Erdman drew one. Cummings bet and Erdman came along with a call.

Erdman drew another card on the final draw and action was checked around. Cummings opened up 8x7x6x4x2x to win the hand and wrestle the chip lead from Erdman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Cummings	7,300,000 1,150,000	1,150,000

Travis Erdman	6,500,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Tags: Aaron Cummings Travis Erdman

06-25-2025 17:32 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Will Shillibier

Level 30

Blinds: 75,000-150,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Travis Erdman	6,900,000 400,000	400,000
Aaron Cummings	6,875,000 425,000	425,000

James Tilton	2,100,000

06-25-2025 17:42 UTC-8

Tilton in Danger

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Yori Epskamp

Level 30

Blinds: 75,000-150,000
Limits: 150,000-300,000

James Tilton lost two small pots in quick succession to drop to around a million in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aaron Cummings	7,600,000 725,000	725,000

Travis Erdman	7,100,000 200,000	200,000
James Tilton	1,000,000 1,100,000	1,100,000

Tags: James Tilton

Level: 31

Blinds: 100,000-200,000
Limits: 200,000-400,000

06-25-2025 17:49 UTC-8

James Tilton Eliminated in 3rd Place ($70,121)

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Will Shillibier

Level 31

Blinds: 100,000-200,000
Limits: 200,000-400,000

Travis Erdman raised and was three-bet by James Tilton. Aaron Cummings folded and the others went back and forth until Tilton was all-in for his last 825,000.

Erdman drew one on each draw with Tilton drawing two, two and then standing pat.

James Tilton: Jx10x7x4x2x All in
Travis Erdman: 8x7x6x3x