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

06-23-2025 17:14 UTC-8

Okuda Takes on Deeb and Mizrachi

Yori Epskamp

Level 6

Blinds: 300-600
Limits: 600-1,200

Kazuhito Okuda raised from under the gun, Shaun Deeb called in the cutoff and Robert Mizrachi called from the big blind. All players drew two cards on the first draw. Mizrachi bet, Okuda called, and Deeb called.

Mizrachi and Okuda drew one card on the second draw, Deeb drew two. Mizrachi checked, Okuda bet, Deeb folded, and Mizrachi called.

Mizrachi checked the final draw while Okuda waved his hand. Mizrachi then check-folded to a final bet from Okuda.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kazuhito Okuda	40,000 15,000	15,000
Shaun Deeb	31,000 14,000	14,000

Robert Mizrachi	6,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Kazuhito Okuda Robert Mizrachi Shaun Deeb

06-23-2025 17:16 UTC-8

Second Break

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Dan O'Hair

Level 6

Blinds: 300-600
Limits: 600-1,200

Players have been sent on their second 15-minute break of the day.

Level: 7

Blinds: 400-800
Limits: 800-1,600

06-23-2025 17:33 UTC-8

Updated Counts After Break

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Dan O'Hair

Level 7

Blinds: 400-800
Limits: 800-1,600

Per the WSOP+ app.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jay Kerbel	132,000 107,000	107,000
Michael Lau	93,300 53,300	53,300
Jon Turner	88,000 88,000	88,000

Corey Emery	79,900 37,100	37,100
Tal Avivi	75,500 36,700	36,700
Thomas Fuller	68,800 43,800	43,800
Shirley Rosario	68,400 48,100	48,100
Ilija Savevski	65,300 26,000	26,000
Shuofei Geng	64,800 42,700	42,700
Casey Dockstader	64,700 24,000	24,000
Keita Yamashiro	64,000 17,700	17,700
Abdel Hamid	63,600 38,100	38,100
Jun Weng	63,400 39,000	39,000
Amir Nematinia	61,600 28,100	28,100
Kyriakos Papadopoulos	61,000 36,000	36,000

Taylor Atchison	60,200 800	800
Michael Smith (NC)	60,000 35,000	35,000
Francois Scapula	58,900 33,900	33,900
Jonathan Wirjo	58,400 58,400	58,400
Chuning Tan	58,300 29,300	29,300
Yuval Bronshtein	58,000 40,100	40,100

David Mead	56,500 13,000	13,000
Bradley Owen	56,500 56,500	56,500

Brandon Shack-Harris	56,000 32,000	32,000

Nicholas Marsico	55,500 14,700	14,700

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06-23-2025 17:45 UTC-8

Zolotow Chops, Stays Around

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Yori Epskamp

Level 7

Blinds: 400-800
Limits: 800-1,600

Picking the action up after the first draw, Steve Zolotow checked, Jeremy Hamey bet, Zolotow raised, and Hamey called. Zolotow tapped the felt to indicate a pat and Hamey drew one. Zolotow bet and Hamey called.

Zolotow remained pat and Hamey drew one on the last draw. Zolotow committed his final 300 in chips and Hamey quickly called, showing he got there with 7x6x5x3x2x. Zolotow, however, also had 7x6x5x3x2x and the two chopped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeremy Hamey	18,500 6,500	6,500
Steve Zolotow	5,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Steve Zolotow Jeremy Hamey

06-23-2025 17:55 UTC-8

Pair no Good for Kalas

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Dan O'Hair

Level 7

Blinds: 400-800
Limits: 800-1,600

Kane Kalas raised from the cutoff and was called by Mike Thorpe on the button for a heads-up pot.

Both players drew two on the first draw and Kalas continued for a bet. Thorpe raised and Kalas called.

On the second draw, Kalas took one off and Thorpe announced he was pat. Kalas then check-called a bet from Thorpe.

The same drawing action occurred on the final round and action checked through.

"I have a pair of deuces," Kalas announced. Thorpe tuned over 8x7x6x5x3x to claim pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Thorpe	23,000
Kane Kalas	20,000

Tags: Kane Kalas Mike Thorpe

06-23-2025 18:04 UTC-8

"I Had All the Sevens"

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Yori Epskamp

Level 7

Blinds: 400-800
Limits: 800-1,600

Four players were in the hand after the second draw. Action was checked to Liam Gannon on the button who bet, Alberto Fonseca called, and Sam Spira called. Keegan Mccann then made it two bets, prompting a snap-fold from Gannon. Fonseca called and Spira, somewhat reluctantly, also called.

On the final draw, Fonseca and Mccann stood pat while Spira opted for two. Action was checked around and Mccann wheeled his 8x6x4x3x2x. Fonseca flashed a nine before mucking and Spira mucked as well.

"I had all the sevens," Gannon remarked, revealing a failed snow with three sevens in his hand. "That's why nobody could make anything," he chuckled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Liam Gannon	43,000 1,500	1,500
Tom Koral	39,000 6,000	6,000

Robbi Jade Lew	37,000 37,000	37,000
Keegan Mccann	32,000 17,500	17,500
Alberto Fonseca	20,000 27,400	27,400
Sam Spira	15,000 29,000	29,000