Limits: 3,000-6,000
Today saw the first day of Event #71: $10,000 2-7 Triple Draw take place at the Horseshoe and Paris Casino for the 2025 WSOP. One of the most prestigious events of the summer saw none other than Phil Ivey win this event last year, beating out a field of 149 entrants to claim his 11th WSOP bracelet. This freezeout event saw a total of 122 players take their seats today, with only 50 surviving into the following day.
Leading the way is Englishman Jon Shoreman who ended his day with 360,000. With tournament results dating back to 1994, Shoreman has made his mark on the poker landscape over his long career. His first WSOP cash back 2007 being a fourth place finish in the $1,000 2-7 Triple Draw, Shoreman has collected various cashes in almost every variant of poker there is. With eight cashes already this year, Shoreman looks to collect his first WSOP bracelet in this prestigious event.
Sitting in second is Oscar Johansson, who ended their day with 336,000. Having come onto the WSOP scene in 2017 with a ninth place finish in the $1,500 2-7 Triple Draw, then following it up with runner up finish in the 2018 version of the event, Johansson has made his presence known in the lowball variants of poker all around Las Vegas. This particular event was the very same one that Johansson finished in second place against Benny Glaser in 2023, collecting a career best score of $192,479. Still hunting for his first WSOP bracelet, he now sits with a sizable stack to set up a deep run.
Others that bagged included WSOP bracelet winners Yueqi Zhu (323,000), John Monnette (282,000), Jeremy Ausmus (240,000), Yuri Dzivielevski (195,000), and Daniel Negreanu (182,000). Defending champion Ivey has not entered the event, but with registration open into Day 2 there is a chance that he makes his way into the event.
Top Ten Chip Counts Day 1
| Place | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Bets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Shoreman | United Kingdom | 360,000 | 45 |
| 2 | Oscar Johansson | Sweden | 336,000 | 42 |
| 3 | Yueqi Zhu | China | 323,000 | 40 |
| 4 | Jason Kluska | United States | 322,000 | 39 |
| 5 | John Monnette | United States | 282,000 | 35 |
| 6 | Brian Tate | United States | 268,000 | 33 |
| 7 | Liam He | United States | 265,000 | 33 |
| 8 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 240,000 | 30 |
| 9 | Jon Turner | United States | 196,000 | 24 |
| 10 | Yuri Dzivielevski | Brazil | 195,000 | 24 |
Fortune did not smile upon all today. Many of the game's brightest stars fell by the wayside like Billy Baxter, Brandon Shack-Harris, Owais Ahmed, David “ODB” Baker, David “Bakes” Baker, and Brian Hastings. Their hope for a bracelet in the 2-7 Triple Draw will have to come another year.
The remaining 50 players will return tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. to start on Level 11 and be joined by new Day 2 entrants. Blinds will return to 2,000/4,000 with limits at 4,000/8,000. Registration will remain open until the beginning of Level 12, or roughly around 2:15 p.m. After that, players will play until Level 18 with a dinner break.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for all of the exciting action on the ground of the 2025 WSOP.
