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

06-24-2025 15:26 UTC-8

Rakuss Leaves Lim Short

Dan O'Hair

Level 18

Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000

Jong Lim raised from the cutoff and just behind him, Eduards Rakuss three-bet on the button. It was folded back to Lim, who called.

Both players drew two on the first draw and then Lim check-called a bet from Rakuss.

On the scond draw, both players took one off and Lim again check-called a bet from Rakuss.

Lim drew one and Rakuss stood pat on the final draw. Lim check-folded facing another barrel from Rakuss and was left with just 81,000 following the hand.

Lim busted shortly thereafter.

Player	Chips	Progress
Eduards Rakuss	480,000 130,000	130,000
Jong Lim	Busted
Nicolas Milgrom	Busted

Daniel Martin	Busted

Tags: Eduards Rakuss Jong Lim

Level: 19

Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

06-24-2025 15:30 UTC-8

Chin Sees Through Shack-Harris' Snow

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Yori Epskamp

Level 19

Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Brandon Shack-Harris raised on the button and Michelle Chin defended the big blind. Shin drew two and Shack-Harris drew one. Chin checked, Shack-Harris bet, Chin raised, and Shack-Harris called.

Chin stood pat after the first draw and Shack-Harris pitched two cards this time. Chin bet and Shack-Harris took his time before raising. Chin came along with a call.

On the final draw, both players stood pat. Chin checked, Shack-Harris bet, and Chin called.

Shack-Harris showed 7x7x7x4x2x and Chin took it with 8x6x5x4x3x.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michelle Chin	535,000 402,000	402,000
Brandon Shack-Harris	380,000 165,000	165,000

Tags: Brandon Shack-Harris Michelle Chin

06-24-2025 15:36 UTC-8

Dunn Can't Get it Going

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Yori Epskamp

Level 19

Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Down to her final scraps, Tara Dunn was all in for 12,000 and Brandon Shack-Harris, coming off the previous lost hand against Michelle Chin, made it two bets. Daniel Blum clicked it to three bets on the button and Shack-Harris came along.

Dunn drew three cards while Shack-Harris and Blum took two. Shack-Harris then bet and received a call.

On the second draw, Dunn again went for three while the others took one each. This time, Shack-Harris checked, Blum bet, and got a call.

Dunn still needed three new cards on the final draw, Shack-Harris drew one, and Blum stood pat. Shack-Harris then fired a bet and Blum paid it off.

Shack-Harris rolled over 8x6x5x3x2x, Blum flashed a ninety-seven, and Dunn couldn't muster up more than KxKx8x4x2x to end her tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Shack-Harris	560,000 180,000	180,000

Daniel Blum	190,000 105,000	105,000
Tara Dunn	Busted

Tags: Brandon Shack-Harris Daniel Blum Tara Dunn

06-24-2025 15:38 UTC-8

Who Wants to Raise Now?

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Will Shillibier

Level 19

Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

On the first draw, Jay Kerbel drew three and James Tilton drew two. Kerbel checked, Tilton bet, Kerbel raised and Tilton called.

Both players drew one and Kerbel bet. This time Tilton raised and Kerbel called.

Kerbel drew one and Tilton stood pat. Both players checked.

Kerbel showed a Jx but Tilton had that beat with 9x7x5x4x2x

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Brunner	680,000 209,000	209,000
James Tilton	515,000 5,000	5,000
Nick Guagenti	360,000 110,000	110,000

Michael Smith (NC)	220,000 120,000	120,000
Jay Kerbel	215,000 31,000	31,000

Tags: James Tilton Jay Kerbel

06-24-2025 15:46 UTC-8

Chin Pays Brown Off

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Dan O'Hair

Level 19

Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Michelle Chin called from the small blind and Andrew Brown exercised his option to raise from the big blind. Chin called.

Chin drew one and Brown drew one on the first draw. Chin then check-called a bet from Brown.

On the second draw, Chin drew two and Brown drew one again. Chin again check-called a bet.

Both players drew one on the end and Chin led out for a bet. Brown raised and Chin fell back in her seat with a grimace. Eventually, Chin decided to look Brown up and Brown announced "Seven" as he fanned out 7x6x5x4x2x for the goods.

Chin sent her hand into the muck and Brown was sent the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Brown	450,000 110,000	110,000

Michelle Chin	390,000 145,000	145,000

Tags: Andrew Brown Michelle Chin

06-24-2025 15:48 UTC-8

Wagner vs. Greenlee

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Will Shillibier

Level 19

Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Adam Greenlee raised and called a three-bet from Michael Wagner.

Wagner drew one and Greenlee drew two. Wagner bet and Greenlee called.

Wagner stood pat and this time Greenlee drew one. Wagner bet and Greenlee called.

Both players stood pat on the end and Wagner checked it over to Greenlee, who checked behind.

Wagner tabled 7x6x5x3x2x and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Wagner	600,000 80,000	80,000
Andres Korn	500,000 285,000	285,000

Eduards Rakuss	440,000 40,000	40,000
Kenneth Douglas	250,000 115,000	115,000
Adam Greenlee	245,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Adam Greenlee Michael Wagner

06-24-2025 15:48 UTC-8

No Bracelet for Menendez

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Yori Epskamp

Level 19

Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Frank Menendez was all in and at risk against Christopher Claassen and Brian Tate. Claassen bet after the final draw to shake Tate out.

Claassen showed a Number Four with 7x6x5x4x2x and Menendez let out a chuckle. He opted not to show his hand, instead flinging them face down to the dealer to end his run in 45th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
William Romaine	590,000 222,000	222,000
Christopher Claassen	360,000 248,000	248,000

Brian Tate	240,000 94,000	94,000
Michael Boik	170,000 50,000	50,000
Zachery Senser	140,000 82,000	82,000
Frank Menendez	Busted

Tags: Brian Tate Christopher Claassen Frank Menendez

06-24-2025 15:55 UTC-8

Blum Doubles Through Brown

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Will Shillibier

Level 19

Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Daniel Blum was all-in for 34,000 before the first draw against Andrew Brown.

Blum drew two, two and stood pat while Brown drew two, one and one.

Blum tabled 9x8x6x3x2x while Brown paired his 7x and mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brandon Shack-Harris	725,000 165,000	165,000

Kristan Lord	405,000 276,000	276,000
Andrew Brown	400,000 50,000	50,000

Michelle Chin	340,000 50,000	50,000
Wilson Leung	240,000 38,000	38,000
Daniel Blum	75,000 115,000	115,000

Tags: Andrew Brown Daniel Blum

06-24-2025 15:59 UTC-8

A Small Loss for Gamble

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Dan O'Hair

Level 19

Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Nathan Gamble raised from the hijack and was called by Raymond Henson in the cutoff.

Gamble drew one and and Henson drew two on the first draw. Henson then called a bet from Gamble.

On the second draw, both players drew one and Gamble check-called a bet from Henson.

Gamble took one off on the final draw and Henson stood pat. Action checked through and Gamble showed he drew to a king. Henson turned over 8x7x6x3x2x and collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Turner	380,000 155,000	155,000

Nathan Gamble	330,000 140,000	140,000

Raymond Henson	325,000 75,000	75,000

Yueqi Zhu	Busted

Michael Smith (NC)	Busted
Takuro Matsumoto	Busted

Tags: Nathan Gamble Raymond Henson