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

Jun 27, 2025

Frank Brannan Eliminated in 15th Place ($21,159)

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 10,000-15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000

Jonathan Krela raised under the gun and Pedro Bromfman called in the hijack, as did Frank Brannan in the big blind.

Brannan took three, Krela one, and Bromfman two. Krela then bet and both opponents called.

Krela stood pat and bet again on the second draw, while his opponents each drew one. Brannan called, while Bromfman got out of the way.

Both players stood pat and Brannan bet. Krela called and Brannan showed an 8-7, but Krela had 8x6x5x3x2x to win the pot.

Brannan then had his last 40,000 in the next hand and was up against Krela, Bromfman, and Nick Schulman.

Brannan, Krela, and Bromfman drew two, and Schulman took one. Bromfman then bet and Schulman called, while Krela raised. Bromfman folded and Schulman reraised. Krela called.

Krela and Brannan drew one and Schulman stood pat and bet. Krela called and they each drew one, while Schulman stood pat and checked back.

Schulman turned over 9x8x7x4x3x. "I'm so live," Brannan said as he revealed 7x4x3x2x, but he caught an Ax and Schulman scooped the pot to send Brannan to the rail.

Tags: Frank Brannan Jonathan Krela Nick Schulman Pedro Bromfman

Jun 27, 2025

Daniel Blum Eliminated in 16th Place ($21,159)

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Will Shillibier

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 10,000-15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000

Daniel Blum was all in against Oscar Johansson.

Blum drew one on each draw, with Johansson drawing one twice and then standing pat.

Daniel Blum: 7x6x5x4x All in
Oscar Johansson: 8x7x5x3x2x

Blum drew a 10x and was eliminated.

Tags: Daniel Blum Oscar Johansson

Jun 27, 2025

Centeno Leaves Blum on Fumes

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 10,000-15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000

John Centeno raised in the cutoff and Oscar Johansson called in the small blind. Daniel Blum then reraised in the big blind and both opponents called.

Johansson drew three, Blum one, and Centeno two. Blum then bet and Centeno and Johansson called.

The players drew the same number of cards on the second draw and Blum bet again. Centeno then raised and Johansson got out of the way, while Blum called.

Blum and Centeno stood pat and checked after the third draw, and Centeno showed 8x6x5x3x2x to win the pot.

Tags: Daniel Blum John Centeno Oscar Johansson

Jun 27, 2025

Tate vs. Thorpe

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Will Shillibier

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 10,000-15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000

Mike Thorpe raised and called a three-bet from Brian Tate.

Both players drew one. Thorpe bet and Tate called.

Both players stood pat and Thorpe check-called a bet.

Both players stood pat and Thorpe check-called another bet.

Tate tabled 8x6x5x3x2x and wont he pot.

Tags: Brian Tate Mike Thorpe

Jun 27, 2025

Tate Fires at Thorpe

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 10,000-15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000

Mike Thorpe raised under the gun, Brian Tate reraised in the cutoff, and Thorpe called.

Thorpe took two and Tate one. Tate then bet and Thorpe called.

Thorpe again drew two and Tate took one and bet. Thorpe called and drew one, while Tate stood pat.

Tate then bet and Thorpe gave up his hand.

Tags: Brian Tate Mike Thorpe

Jun 27, 2025

Esther Taylor Makes History as Second Woman to Final Table $50K PPC

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Eliot Thomas

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 10,000-15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000

Esther Taylor has made history by becoming the second-ever woman to cash the $50,000 Poker Players Championship, after making the final table of one of the summer's showpiece events.

The American, who has over $2.3 million in total live earnings, joins trailblazer Melissa Burr as the second female player to cash the event, eleven years on from Burr's 7th-place finish in 2014 for $165,435.

Rotholz and Brannan Getting Short

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Will Shillibier

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 10,000-15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000

Hal Rotholz raised on the button and got calls from Nick Schulman and Frank Brannan in the blinds.

Schulman and Brannan drew two and Rotholz drew one. All three players checked.

Schulman drew one, Brannan drew two and Rotholz drew one. Schulman bet and was called by Rotholz.

Schulman drew one and Rotholz stood pat. Schulman bet and Rotholz eventually folded.

Tags: Frank Brannan Hal Rotholz Nick Schulman

Jun 27, 2025

Michael Wolff Eliminated in 17th Place ($21,159)

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 10,000-15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000

Michael Wolff put in his last 25,000 on the button and was up against Mike Thorpe in the big blind.

"May the best Mike win," Wolff said.

"May the worst Mike win," Thorpe replied.

Wolff ended up drawing a 7x6x5x3x2x and Thorpe was left with 8x7x6x5x2x as Wolff doubled up.

A few hands later, Wolff raised under the gun, Thorpe reraised on the button, and Wolff called all in once more.

Wolff took three and Thorpe two. Thorpe patted the last two draws, while Wolff took two.

Thorpe showed 8x6x4x3x2x, while Wolff had 8x5x2x showing but paired his eight to hit the rail in 17th place.

Tags: Michael Wolff Mike Thorpe

Jun 27, 2025

Ariel Mantel Eliminated in 18th Place ($20,000)

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Will Shillibier

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 10,000-15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000

"Have you bluffed and been caught?" Brian Tate asked the table.

"I called with a pair of threes," said Ariel Mantel. "It was against Phil Ivey. The play of my life. I will take it to my grave."

Mantel then raised and Yuri Dzivielevski three-bet. Mantel called and was all in for 45,000.

Mantel drew two, one and one while Dzivielevski drew one and stood pat for second and third draws.

Ariel Mantel: 6x5x4x2x All in
Yuri Dzivielevski: 8x7x6x3x2x

Mantel drew a 5x and wished the table good luck as he was eliminated.

Tags: Ariel Mantel Yuri Dzivielevski

Jun 27, 2025

Final Three Tables

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David Salituro

Level 17 : Limits 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Blinds: 10,000-15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count	Big Bets
658	1	Jason Papastavrou	250,000	8
	2	Oscar Johansson	900,000	30
	3	Daniel Blum	200,000	7
	4	Alexander Wilkinson	500,000	17
	5	John Centeno	500,000	17
	6	Jon Shoreman	225,000	8

662	1	Nick Schulman	900,000	30
	2	Frank Brannan	250,000	8
	3	Jonathan Krela	580,000	19
	4	Pedro Bromfman	770,000	26
	5	Matthew Schreiber	800,000	27
	6	Hal Rotholz	200,000	7

663	1	Yuri Dzivielevski	750,000	25
	2	Michael Wolff	25,000	1
	3	Hye Park	450,000	15
	4	Mike Thorpe	215,000	7
	5	Brian Tate	600,000	20
	6	Ariel Mantel	60,000	2