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

06-27-2025 12:12 UTC-8

Katz Out of the Tournament

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Will Shillibier

Level 11 : Limits 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000-4,000
Limits: 4,000-8,000

Cary Katz was all-in for his last 18,000 before the first draw against Phil Hui.

Katz drew two and Hui drew one. Katz then drew one on both subsequenet draws after Hui stood pat.

Cary Katz: 7x6x4x2x All in
Phil Hui: 7x6x4x3x2x

Katz needed a three and only a three to stay alive, but draw a Qx and was sent to the exit.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Centeno	210,000 58,000	58,000
Jeremy Ausmus	210,000 30,000	30,000

Hye Park	140,000 23,000	23,000
Phil Hui	110,000 10,000	10,000

Andrew Kelsall	60,000

Cary Katz	Busted

Tags: Cary Katz Phil Hui

06-27-2025 12:19 UTC-8

Wilkinson Bets Out Schulman; Schulman Gets Some Back With a Wheel

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Limits 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000-4,000
Limits: 4,000-8,000

In a blind versus blind battle, Nick Schulman bet after the first draw and Wil Wilkinson called.

Both players drew one and Schulman bet again. Wilkinson called and drew one more, while Schulman stood pat.

Schulman checked to Wilkinson who bet, and Schulman instantly folded.

Schulman recovered those chips the next hand when Wilkinson bet after the third draw, Schulman raised, and Wilkinson called Schulman turned over 7x5x4x3x2x for a wheel to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wil Wilkinson	150,000 28,000	28,000
Nick Schulman	100,000 40,000	40,000

Tags: Wil Wilkinson Nick Schulman

06-27-2025 12:21 UTC-8

He Shows Strength

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Will Shillibier

Level 11 : Limits 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000-4,000
Limits: 4,000-8,000

Three players drew two cards each and Matt Glantz bet. Liam He raised and Ariel Mantel cold-called on the button. Glantz also called.

Each player drew one. Glantz checked and He bet. Mantel and Glantz both called.

Glantz drew one, He stood pat and Mantel also drew one. It checked to He who bet. Mantel promptly folded and Glantz considered it for a moment before also folding.

"The way he folded that hand was like he didn't mind if it flipped up or not," commented Calvin Anderson cordially to Glantz. "Sometimes guys really slide them in face down. I think you made a good fold."

Player	Chips	Progress
Liam He	330,000 65,000	65,000
Matt Glantz	160,000 2,000	2,000

Roland Israelashvili	160,000 3,000	3,000

Ariel Mantel	155,000 5,000	5,000
Calvin Anderson	45,000 61,000	61,000

Tags: Ariel Mantel Calvin Anderson Matt Glantz Liam He

06-27-2025 12:27 UTC-8

Blum Pats His Way to a Bustout

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Limits 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000-4,000
Limits: 4,000-8,000

Daniel Blum bet from the cutoff after the second draw and David Funkhouser called on the button.

Both players stood pat and Blum bet again. Funkhouser called off his last chips and Blum showed 8x5x4x3x2x to win the pot and send Funkhouser to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Blum	180,000 58,000	58,000
David Funkhouser	Busted

Motoyoshi Okamura	Busted

Dominick Sarle	Busted

Bariscan Betil	Busted
Anthony Hu	Busted
James Obst	Busted

Tags: Daniel Blum David Funkhouser

06-27-2025 12:30 UTC-8

Now That's a Poker Face!

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Kaelaine Minton

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Tags: Patrick Leonard

06-27-2025 12:31 UTC-8

Johansson Gets in a Three-Bet With a Nine

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Limits 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000-4,000
Limits: 4,000-8,000

Allan Le raised in the cutoff and Oscar Johansson called in the small blind.

Both players drew one and Johansson led out with a bet. Le then raised, Johansson made it three bets, and Le called.

Both players stood pat and checked down the last two streets. Johansson then showed 9x7x6x5x3x and Le mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Oscar Johansson	360,000 24,000	24,000
Allan Le	155,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Allan Le Oscar Johansson

06-27-2025 12:34 UTC-8

Schwartz Catches Up...But Not Enough

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Will Shillibier

Level 11 : Limits 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000-4,000
Limits: 4,000-8,000

Jake Schwartz drew two and Kane Kalas stood pat on the first draw.

"I'm gonna need to catch up real quick Kane," said Schwartz before checking. Kalas bet and Schwartz checked his new cards. "I did it!" he said, and raised. Kalas called.

Both players stood pat. Schwartz checked and Kalas bet. Schwartz raised and was all in for his remaining 11,000. He stood pat and Kalas stood pat behind him.

"Farts," said Schwartz tabling 8x7x6x4x3x but came out second best, with Kalas showing 8x6x5x3x2x for the winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom McCormick	230,000 219,100	219,100
Frank Brannan	190,000

Kane Kalas	180,000 38,000	38,000
Yuval Bronshtein	80,000 17,000	17,000

Jake Schwartz	Busted

Tags: Jake Schwartz Kane Kalas

06-27-2025 12:36 UTC-8

Sternheimer Leaves Deeb on Fumes With No. 15

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Limits 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000-4,000
Limits: 4,000-8,000

Shaun Deeb raised on the button and Philip Sternheimer called in the small blind.

Sternheimer drew two and Deeb one. Deeb then bet and Sternheimer called.

Both players drew one and Sternheimer led out with a bet. Deeb called and they both stood pat. Sternheimer then bet again and Deeb called, leaving himself just 4,000 behind.

"No. 15. Eight-seven-six perfect," Sternheimer announced, showing 8x7x6x4x2x as Deeb mucked.

"To be fair, he had to ask what eight-seven-six perfect was like 20 minutes ago," tablemate Bryce Yockey said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Sternheimer	150,000 19,000	19,000

Shaun Deeb	4,000 36,000	36,000

Tags: Philip Sternheimer Shaun Deeb

06-27-2025 12:42 UTC-8

Kalas Draws Four Against Chan

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David Salituro

Level 11 : Limits 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000-4,000
Limits: 4,000-8,000

Ian Chan raised on the button and Kane Kalas called in the big blind.

Kalas drew four and Chan one. "Put in the headline that Kalas draws four. I look forward to reading it," Arthur Morris, observing the action from the rail, said.

Both players checked to the second draw as Kalas drew three and Chan one. Chan then bet his last chips and Kalas tossed three fives into the middle of the table and mucked.

"He couldn't find the creative draw four check-raise," Morris added.

"There was nothing to check-raise. I was all in," Chan pointed out.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kane Kalas	170,000 10,000	10,000
Ian Chan	20,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Ian Chan Kane Kalas

06-27-2025 12:43 UTC-8

Schreiber Stays Alive, Just

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Will Shillibier

Level 11 : Limits 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 2,000-4,000
Limits: 4,000-8,000

Matthew Schreiber raised and called a three-bet from Bradley Jansen. Schreiber drew two and Jansen drew one. Jansen bet and Schreiber called.

Schreiber drew one and Jansen stood pat. Jansen bet and Schreiber called the 8,000 with two 5,000 chips. Schreiber drew one and Jansen stood pat.

Jansen then put out a bet and tabled his hand. He had thought Schreiber had called, but the 2,000 chips in front of him was just his change from the previous street.

Schreiber tabled 8x7x4x3x2x and Jansen had been drawing dead with an eight-seven-five draw. He didn't call and was left with 2,000 chips.

On the next hand, Schreiber got his last chips in against the same opponent. He drew two, one and then stood pat while Jansen drew two, one and one.

In a reversal of the previous hand, Jansen was drawing dead with an eight-seven-five draw against the made 8x7x4x3x2x of Schreiber. Schreiber doubled but was left with just 8,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Joshua Kay	140,000 5,000	5,000
Bradley Jansen	105,000 23,000	23,000

Daniel Blum	100,000 80,000	80,000
John Bunch	45,000 15,000	15,000
Matthew Schreiber	8,000 52,000	52,000

Tags: Matthew Schreiber Bradley Jansen