Event #71: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship Day 1 | 2025 World Series of Poker

06-26-2025 18:44 UTC-8

Turner Dealt Number Three

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Liam Gannon

Level 8 : Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 1,500-2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Frank Brannan raised on the button and in the big blind Jon Turner raised which saw Brannan call.

Turner stood pat while Brannan drew two and Turner lead out to see Brannan call.

The second draw saw Turner stand pat again and Brannan drew one, still calling the bet from Turner.

On the final draw, Turner stood pat again and lead out to see Brannan raise and Turner called.

Brannan turned over 8x5x4x3x2x for a perfect eight but it was no good against Turner's 7x6x5x3x2x and he raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Turner	155,000 27,000	27,000

Frank Brannan	68,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Frank Brannan Jon Turner

06-26-2025 18:54 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Glantz	140,000 140,000	140,000

Anthony Hu	95,000 20,500	20,500

Negreanu Leaves Eveslage Short

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Liam Gannon

Level 8 : Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 1,500-2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Liam He raised from under the gun and Daniel Negreanu raised in the small blind which saw Chad Eveslage call in the big blind with He calling behind him.

Negreanu drew one while Eveslage and He drew two. Negreanu lead out and Eveslage responded with a raise. He folded while Negreanu clicked it back to Eveslage who called.

Both players stood pat and Negreanu bet once more to see Eveslage call.

The final draw saw Negreanu stand pat and Eveslage tossed one card. Negreanu bet once more and Eveslage shifted in his chair for a little bit before deciding to call.

At showdown Negreanu tabled 7x6x5x3x2x for number three and Eveslage mucked his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Liam He	219,000 157,700	157,700
Daniel Negreanu	129,000 69,000	69,000

Chad Eveslage	23,000 37,000	37,000

Tags: Chad Eveslage Daniel Negreanu Liam He

06-26-2025 18:59 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Laith Salem	60,000 60,000	60,000
Max Kruse	60,000 60,000	60,000

Roy Thung	60,000 60,000	60,000
Walter Chambers	60,000 60,000	60,000

Yehuda Buchalter	60,000 60,000	60,000
Philip Sternheimer	60,000 60,000	60,000

Chad Eveslage	Busted

Chi Tang	Busted
Yong Wang	Busted
Aaron Kupin	Busted
Brant Hale	Busted
Adam Miller	Busted
Jerry Wong	Busted

Nick Guagenti	Busted

Daniel Strelitz	Busted

Johannes Becker	Busted

Eduards Rakuss	Busted

Baker Cooked By Stacey

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Liam Gannon

Level 8 : Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 1,500-2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

David "Bakes" Baker raised in the hijack and in the small blind, Patrick Stacey three-bet to see Baker call.

Both players drew one on the first draw and Baker bet after Stacey checked, earning a quick call.

Stacey drew one on the second draw while Baker stood pat and Stacey check-called an all in bet from Baker.

David "Bakes" Baker: 9x8x6x5x2x All in
Patrick Stacey: 8x7x4x3x

The last card came as a 2x to give Stacey eight-seven perfect and the WSOP bracelet winner took his leave from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Stacey	103,000 67,000	67,000
David "Bakes" Baker	Busted

Tags: Patrick Stacey David "Bakes" Baker

06-26-2025 19:14 UTC-8

Kalas Claims Four-Way Pot

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Dan O'Hair

Level 8 : Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 1,500-2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Laith Salem raised from the hijack and was three-bet by Yehuda Buchalter in the cutoff. Oscar Johansson called cold on the button, Kane Kalas called from the small blind, and Salem called as well for a bloated four-way pot.

Kalas and Buchalter drew one while Salem and Johansson drew two on the first draw. Kalas then led out for a bet and everyone called.

On the second draw, Kalas, Salem, and Buchalter all drew one and Johansson took two off. Action then checked through.

The same drawing action occurred on the final round and Kalas went back to betting. Salem called and everyone else folded.

Kalas turned over 8x6x5x4x3x and Salem sent his hand into the muck to award Kalas the large pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kane Kalas	230,000 135,000	135,000
Oscar Johansson	90,000 37,000	37,000
Yehuda Buchalter	80,000 20,000	20,000
Laith Salem	50,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Kane Kalas Laith Salem Oscar Johansson Yehuda Buchalter

06-26-2025 19:30 UTC-8

Leonard Back Over Starting

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Dan O'Hair

Level 8 : Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 1,500-2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Patrick Leonard raised from the cutoff and Ariel Mantel defended his big blind.

Mantel drew two and Leonard drew three on the first draw. Mantel then check-called a bet from Leonard.

On the second draw, both players drew two and action checked through.

Mantel drew one and Leonard drew two on the final draw and Mantel check-folded facing another bet from Leonard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ariel Mantel	100,000 16,000	16,000
Patrick Leonard	67,000 17,000	17,000

Tags: Ariel Mantel Patrick Leonard

06-26-2025 19:31 UTC-8

McKeehen With an Eight

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Liam Gannon

Level 8 : Limits 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 1,500-2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Action was picked up on the first betting round in a pot between Frank Brannan in the small blind, Joe McKeehen in the hijack, and Maksim Pisarenko on the button.

Brannan bet and McKeehen called while Pisarenko raised and both Brannan and McKeehen called.

The second draw saw Brannan stand pat while McKeehen drew two and Pisarenko drew one. Brannan bet and received three callers.

On the final draw, Brannan stood pat while McKeehen and Pisarenko both drew one. Everyone checked.

McKeehen tabled 8x7x5x4x2x and the 2015 WSOP Main Event Champion was awarded the pot.