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

06-24-2025 13:11 UTC-8

Bubble Bursts in $1,500 2-7 Lowball Draw

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Will Shillibier

Level 17

Blinds: 4,000-8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Aaron Kupin raised from under the gun. Ariel Mantel raised from the big blind and was all in. Kupin called.

Mantel drew two and Kupin drew one. On the second and third draw, Mantel drew one and Kupin stood pat both times.

Ariel Mantel: 7x6x3x2x All in
Aaron Kupin: 9x8x5x4x3x

Kupin had made his nine, with Mantel drawing live to his seven. However, he paired his 6x and was eliminated.

Meanwhile, at a neighbouring table, Jon Turner raised blind on blind and Carlos Chang defended his big blind. Turner drew two and Chang drew one.

Turner bet and Chang was all in. Turner then stood pat and Chang drew one. The draws repeated on the end.

Carlos Chang: 8x5x4x3x All in
Jon Turner: 9x8x7x6x4x

Chang was live, but paired his 4x to join Mantel on the rail. However, the pair both split the min-cash of $3,004.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Turner	440,000 50,000	50,000

Aaron Kupin	125,000 19,000	19,000
Carlos Chang	Busted

Ariel Mantel	Busted

Tags: Aaron Kupin Ariel Mantel Carlos Chang Jon Turner

06-24-2025 13:17 UTC-8

Friedman and Stacey Exchange Crumbs

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Dan O'Hair

Level 17

Blinds: 4,000-8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Patrick Stacey raised on the button and Adam Friedman raised all in for his last 14,000 from the small blind. Stacey called, having Friedman slightly covered.

Friedman drew one and Stacey drew two on the first draw. Friedman then remained pat on the second and third while Stacey drew one on each round.

"I have it," Friedman said as he turned over 7x5x4x3x2x for the wheel. Stacey showed Kx8x7x4x2x and was forced to surrender the majority of his chips to Friedman.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Friedman	35,000 198,000	198,000

Patrick Stacey	12,000 62,000	62,000

Tags: Adam Friedman Patrick Stacey

06-24-2025 13:19 UTC-8

A Wave of Min-Cashers

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Dan O'Hair

Level 17

Blinds: 4,000-8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

The following players were eliminated shortly after the money bubble burst:

Player	Chips	Progress
Carlos Chang	Busted

Ahmed Amin	Busted
Benjamin Scholl	Busted

Matt Grapenthien	Busted

Mark Kastory	Busted
Travis Canyock	Busted
Steve Zolotow	Busted
Thomas Franklin	Busted
Michael Lau	Busted
Cole Jackson	Busted
Alessandro De Michele	Busted
Taylor Atchison	Busted
Patrick Stacey	Busted
Matthew Schultz	Busted

06-24-2025 13:20 UTC-8

Brenneke Left With a Chip and a Chair

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Will Shillibier

Level 17

Blinds: 4,000-8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Jay Kerbel raised and was three-bet by Alexander Brenneke from the button. The blinds folded and Kerbel called.

Kerbel drew two and Brenneke drew one. Kerbel check-raised the bet from his opponent and Brenneke called.

Kerbel stood pat. Brenneke pondered his decision for a while, so long in fact that Brenneke slid his bet out in anticipation. Brenneke eventually also stood pat.

He then called his opponent's bet and both players stood pat again. Kerbel bet. Brenneke had 17,000 chips behind, so would be left with just 1,000 chips if he called and was wrong. Eventually he did call, but was left with a chip and a chair when Kerbel showed 8x6x5x3x2x

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Smith (NC)	420,000 348,000	348,000
Colton Blomberg	370,000 10,000	10,000
Kenneth Douglas	185,000 15,000	15,000
Heather Alcorn	180,000 110,000	110,000
Jay Kerbel	140,000 75,000	75,000
Alexander Brenneke	1,000 307,000	307,000

Tags: Alexander Brenneke Jay Kerbel

06-24-2025 13:20 UTC-8

Woods Squeezes into the Money

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Yori Epskamp

Level 17

Blinds: 4,000-8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Actor James Woods survived the bubble with a mere 13,000 in chips, or two big blinds. In the first hand after the bubble, he got those chips in against Andrew Brown and Alan Bostick, with the latter being all in himself for just 20,000.

Bostick and Brown drew one on the first draw, while Woods drew two. All players drew one on the second draw. Bostick and Brown stood pat on the final draw and Woods drew one.

Bostick showed 9x8x7x5x3x and Brown tabled a rough eight 8x7x6x5x3x to take the lead.

Woods had paired up after the final draw 4x4x8x7x2x and collected $3,004 for his efforts, as did Bostick.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Brown	170,000 100,000	100,000

James Woods	Busted
Alan Bostick	Busted

Tags: Alan Bostick Andrew Brown James Woods

06-24-2025 13:26 UTC-8

Mead Takes From Cartwright

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Will Shillibier

Level 17

Blinds: 4,000-8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Clinton Cartwright raised and called the three-bet from David Mead. Mead drew one and Cartwright drew two.

Mead bet and Cartwright called. Mead then stood pat as Cartwright drew two again. Mead bet and Cartwright called.

Mead stood pat on the end and Cartwright drew one. Mead bet and Cartwright mucked, slapping his cards down into the middle of the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Takuro Matsumoto	325,000 82,000	82,000
David Mead	220,000 105,000	105,000
Jennifer Kellar	80,000 8,000	8,000
Kully Burnet	70,000 2,000	2,000
Alejandro Burzaco	35,000 25,000	25,000
Clinton Cartwright	20,000 85,000	85,000

Tags: Clinton Cartwright David Mead

06-24-2025 13:32 UTC-8

Uchida Puts a Dent in Zhu's Stack

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Dan O'Hair

Level 17

Blinds: 4,000-8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Shunjiro Uchida raised from the cutoff and was three-bet by Yueqi Zhu on the button. Action folded to Uchida, who called.

Both players drew two on the first draw and Uchida led out for a bet, which Zhu called.

On the second draw, Uchida drew one and Zhu took another two off. Zhu again called a bet from Uchida.

Both players drew one on the final round and action checked through. Uchida showed an Ax and Zhu motioned that it was good — prompting Uchida to reveal the 7x6x3x2x behind it. Zhu mucked his hand and Uchida padded his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yueqi Zhu	460,000 20,000	20,000

Shunjiro Uchida	175,000 79,000	79,000
Alexander Brenneke	Busted
Jonathan Krela	Busted
Pablo Quintana	Busted
Lindsey Mcdougall	Busted
Owais Ahmed	Busted

Clinton Cartwright	Busted
Alejandro Burzaco	Busted
Tobias Hausen	Busted

Tags: Shunjiro Uchida Yueqi Zhu

06-24-2025 13:33 UTC-8

Another One Down

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Yori Epskamp

Level 17

Blinds: 4,000-8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

A short-stacked Eugene Yanayt was all in and sweating the final draw of his opponent Jong Lim:

Eugene Yanayt: 8x7x6x3x2x All in
Jong Lim: 7x6x5x2x

Lim drew his final card and revealed a picture-perfect 3x to complete a seven. "No!" Yanayt yelled as his tournament came to an end.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jong Lim	250,000 230,000	230,000
Eugene Yanayt	Busted

Tags: Eugene Yanayt Jong Lim

06-24-2025 13:41 UTC-8

Friedman Gets Value from Jett

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Yori Epskamp

Level 17

Blinds: 4,000-8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

On the first draw, Chip Jett and Adam Friedman each drew two and Jett check-called a bet from Friedman. Both players then drew one and Friedman followed it up with another bet, called by Jett.

On the final draw, Jett drew one and Friedman stood pat. Jett called a final bet from the five-time bracelet winner, but couldn't beat Friedman's 8x7x6x5x3x.