Level: 15
Blinds: 3,000-5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #63: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw
Day: 1
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$842,963
Entries
635
Level
32
Limits
0 / 0
Ante
0
Entries
635
Players Left
113
Players Left 1 / 635
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Level 15
Blinds: 3,000-5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
Steve Zolotow raised on the button and Liam Gannon defended his big blind.
Gannon drew two and Zolotow drew one on the first draw. Gannon then check-called a bet from Zolotow.
Both players drew the same on the second round and Gannon led out for a bet. Zolotow raised and Gannon called all in.
Both players stood pat on the end and Gannon showed 9x8x4x3x2x. Unfortunately for Gannon, Zolotow fanned out 7x6x4x3x2x for Number Two and was sent the rest of Gannon's chips.
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130,000
85,000
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Level 15
Blinds: 3,000-5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
There are just 128 players left with about 20 minutes to go before play concludes for the night.
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Level 15
Blinds: 3,000-5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
The tournament director has just announced that each table will be dealt three more hands before play concludes for the evening.
Level 15
Blinds: 3,000-5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
The remaining 113 players are now bagging and tagging for the evening.
Stay tuned for a recap of Day 1.
Level 15
Blinds: 3,000-5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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395,000
371,500
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371,500 |
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359,000
195,000
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195,000 |
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350,000
210,000
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210,000 |
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344,000
191,000
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191,000 |
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326,000
216,000
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216,000 |
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308,000
217,000
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217,000 |
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291,000
157,000
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157,000 |
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288,000
153,000
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153,000 |
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280,000
180,000
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180,000 |
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276,000
118,000
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118,000 |
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272,000
167,000
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167,000 |
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258,000
110,000
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110,000 |
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243,000
168,000
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168,000 |
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239,000
163,000
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163,000 |
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234,000
119,000
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119,000 |
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233,000
93,000
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93,000 |
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233,000
46,000
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46,000 |
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227,000
106,000
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106,000 |
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222,000
200,000
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200,000 |
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221,000
121,000
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121,000 |
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215,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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206,000
66,000
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66,000 |
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200,000
89,000
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89,000 |
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200,000
164,000
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164,000 |
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179,000
49,000
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49,000 |
Level 15
Blinds: 3,000-5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
Level 15
Blinds: 3,000-5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
It was another record-setting day at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas as 635 entrants made their way to Event #63: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw, surpassing last year's 574 entries in this increasingly popular tournament.
In just 10 hours of play, the field shrank to 113 hopefuls. By the time the last draw was dealt, WSOP veteran and bracelet winner Yueqi Zhu found himself sitting atop the leaderboard after amassing 395,000 in chips. Sitting second is Colton Blomberg with 359,000 and rounding out the top three is two-time bracelet winner Brandon Shack-Harris with an even 350,000.
Zhu has been a mainstay at the World Series of Poker since the 1990s, with over 20 final table appearances in WSOP events (including online). His lone bracelet came in a mixed PLO/Omaha event in 2018, and more recently, Zhu had a close call after placing third in the No-Limit 2-7 Lowball event a couple of weeks ago.
End of Day 1 Top 10 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Day 2 Big Bets |
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| 1 | Yueqi Zhu | China | 395,000 | 33 |
| 2 | Colton Blomberg | United States | 359,000 | 30 |
| 3 | Brandon Shack-Harris | United States | 350,000 | 29 |
| 4 | Raymond Henson | United States | 344,000 | 29 |
| 5 | Michael Wagner | United States | 326,000 | 27 |
| 6 | Alexander Brenneke | United States | 308,000 | 26 |
| 7 | James Tilton | United States | 291,000 | 24 |
| 8 | Peter Neff | United States | 288,000 | 24 |
| 9 | Nathan Gamble | United States | 280,000 | 23 |
| 10 | Jon Turner | United States | 276,000 | 23 |
Also still in the field are six-time bracelet winners Shaun Deeb (80,000) and Brian Hastings (49,000), five-time bracelet winners Robert Mizrachi (233,000) and Adam Friedman (233,000), three-time bracelet winners Greg Mueller (206,000) and Nick Guagenti (135,000), and defending champion Aaron Cummings — who ended with a below average but still respectable 93,000 as he looks to defend his title.
The record breaking field generated an $842,963 prize pool that will be divided up between 96 players. Just 17 eliminations are needed before the money bubble bursts, at which point everyone remaining will have secured a $3,004 payday. The eventual winner can look forward to a $157,172 payout in addition to the gold bracelet.
$1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $157,172 | 12-17 | $7,954 |
| 2 | $104,739 | 18-23 | $6,422 |
| 3 | $70,121 | 24-29 | $5,321 |
| 4 | $47,969 | 30-35 | $4,529 |
| 5 | $33,546 | 36-41 | $3,962 |
| 6 | $23,995 | 42-47 | $3,566 |
| 7 | $17,563 | 48-53 | $3,304 |
| 8-9 | $13,163 | 54-65 | $3,154 |
| 10-11 | $10,106 | 66-96 | $3,004 |
Among the less fortunate who entered but found themselves on the rail include Ryan Leng, Tyler Brown, Huck Seed, Jonathan Tamayo, Allen Kessler, Michael Moncek, Adam Owen, Jeff Madsen, Scott Seiver, Ryutaro Suzuki, and Liam Gannon — who busted in the final level of the night to Steve Zolotow after Zolotow drew to Number Two against Gannon's nine.
Day 2 is set to get underway on Tuesday, June 24 at 1 p.m. local time. Play will resume at Level 16, which features 3,000/6,000 blinds with 6,000/12,000 betting limits. Level lengths will be increased to 60 minutes each for the duration of the tournament and breaks will be held after every two hours of play. An extended 60-minute dinner break will take place at the end of Level 21 (~7:30 p.m.)
With the bubble fast approaching, the stakes are beginning to heat up. Be sure to stick with PokerNews as we move closer to crowning the next $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw champion!
Event #63: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw
Day 1 Completed
