Event #71: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship
Day 3 Completed
2025 World Series of Poker
Event #71: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
2025 World Series of Poker
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 3
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,340,910
Entries
141
Level
25
Limits
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
0
Entries
9
Players Left
1
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Level 25
: Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
For more than 30 years, California casino owner Wil Wilkinson has been grinding the World Series of Poker, amassing a record of eight final tables, 20 cashes, and more than $1 million in career winnings.
One thing Wilkinson had never done, though, was win a bracelet. He left that to his son, Alex Wilkinson, who finally brought the coveted piece of WSOP gold jewelry back home to his family today by taking down Event #71: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Championship.
“It was a long three-handed battle and I’m a little tired, but I feel good. I’m happy,” Wilkinson said after dispatching Matthew Schreiber heads-up to prevail over the 141-player field and capture the $333,054 top prize. “I don’t know if I deserve to be the first one, but I am. I’ll take it.”
Event #71: $10,000 2-7 Triple Draw Championship Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Country | Payout (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexander Wilkinson | United States | $333,054 |
| 2 | Matthew Schreiber | United States | $215,848 |
| 3 | Nick Schulman | United States | $144,431 |
| 4 | Hye Park | United States | $99,885 |
| 5 | Brian Tate | United States | $71,475 |
| 6 | Yuri Dzivielevski | Brazil | $52,985 |
With his father watching on the rail, Wilkinson battled Schreiber and seven-time bracelet winner Nick Schulman three-handed for more than four hours. It was a swingy, back-and-forth contest, with each player taking turns holding the chip lead and falling to the short stack. Throughout the wild swings in fortune, Wilkinson tried not to let any of that distract him from his ultimate goal.
“I never really felt too bothered. Triple Draw is a very swingy game. I was down to not that many bets a few times. In poker, it doesn’t help you any to get annoyed or get frustrated, so I just tried to be relaxed and see what happened. It all worked out,” he said.
This wasn’t the first time that a Wilkinson had displayed his prowess at 2-7. Among his father’s poker accomplishments is making the final table of this same event twice, with third-place finishes in 2016 and 2021. The California Grand Casino owner also has a PPC final table on his resume and multiple deep runs in the Main Event, and his son was just following in his footsteps.
The 33-year-old younger Wilkinson, who’s currently the managing partner of a venture capital firm based in Las Vegas, finished ninth in this event in 2023. His lone WSOP final table before today was a third-place finish in the $1,500 2-7 Triple Draw last year. Success in the game, it seems, runs in the family.
Wilkinson grew up following his father in WSOP events and credits that with motivating him to take up the game himself. “Growing up, I remember sweating my dad deep in the Main Event and deep in these different tournaments on WSOP.com. I have to imagine that had a big influence on me getting into the game. It was a lot of fun. It’s cool that now the shoe is on the other foot. He’s here watching me. It’s a lot of fun,” he said.
Day 3 Action
Day 3 began with the final nine players returning at 1 p.m. local time inside the Horseshoe Event Center. Jonathan Krela and Pedro Bromfman busted within the first few minutes of the day to set the seven-handed final table.
Schreiber, the start-of-day chip leader, still held the lead to begin the final table with 1,900,000, while Wilkinson was in the middle of the pack with 900,000. Wilkinson climbed up to more than 1,500,000 when he made an 8-6 in a three-bet, three-way pot. He then took down another three-way pot and crossed 2,000,000 to take the chip lead at the first break of the final table.
Oscar Johansson was left short after an encounter with Wilkinson, and while he managed to double up once, he eventually ran into Brian Tate’s 8-5 to fall in seventh place. Brazilian superstar Yuri Dzivielevski, followed by his usual contingent of media beaming his exploits back home, had a rollercoaster experience at the final table. He began with 1,200,000 but fell to less than 400,000. He climbed back up again before finally falling in sixth when he was drawing to an 8-5 but couldn’t connect against Tate’s K-6-5-3-2.
Tate, whose oatmeal company logo adorned the felt as one of the event sponsors, was the next to fall, standing pat with an 8-7 while Schulman took one with 8-4-3-2. Schulman caught a six on his last card to win the pot and send Tate to the rail in fifth place. Schreiber then made a 9-7 against Hye Park’s 9-8 to bust the past WSOP Main Event finalist in fourth.
The first four eliminations at the final table occurred relatively quickly, but it wouldn’t be for several more hours until there was another bustout. Wilkinson jumped up to an early lead, but Schreiber moved up past 4,000,000 after taking two pots off Schulman. Schreiber ran into a wheel two hands in a row and quickly plummeted back to 2,000,000 while Schulman moved into the chip lead. Wilkinson then picked off Schreiber with a Q-7 to win a pot and cross 4,000,000 going to the 75-minute dinner break.
Schreiber, mimicking his first final table appearance this summer when he finally succumbed to Benny Glaser in the $1,500 Dealers Choice after multiple miraculous comebacks, fell all the way down to 500,000 before mounting another charge back up the leaderboard. Just 30 minutes later, he tied Wilkinson for the chip lead.
Wilkinson made a 7-6 in a four-bet pot against Schreiber, while Schulman fell under 1,000,000 before climbing back up to 2,500,000. Wilkinson won another four-bet pot off Schulman to knock the future Hall of Famer back down. Schulman managed to double up after catching a 9-7, but it was Schreiber who began to pull away, approaching nearly 6,000,000 as Wilkinson fell to the short stack.
Wilkinson won a big pot off Schreiber by catching an 8-7 and finally took out Schulman with an 8-7-4-3-2 against Schulman’s 8-7-5-4-3, depriving Schulman of his second bracelet this series. Schreiber led 4,625,000 to 3,825,000 at the start of heads-up, but Wilkinson quickly grabbed the chip lead as Schreiber wailed about his run of bad luck.
“You can’t make this shit up,” Schreiber cried out as he fell down to just 500,000, good for only two big bets. Wilkinson then completed a 10-7 while Schreiber was all in and drawing to a 7-6. He caught a nine on his first card to keep his hopes alive, but his second was an ace as Wilkinson secured the title.
It was a long, grueling three-way battle, but the Wilkinson family had already been waiting for decades for this moment. “It’s been a long journey,” Wil said during the last break of the night. Alex finally brought the bracelet home, and in the game that has been passed down from generation to generation.
That concludes PokerNews' coverage of the $10,000 2-7 Triple Draw Championship. Stay tuned for more updates throughout the 2025 WSOP.
Level 25
: Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
Matthew Schreiber raised and called a three-bet from Alexander Wilkinson.
"I'm not folding," he said as Wilkinson drew one and Schreiber drew three. Wilkinson bet and Schreiber called and was all in.
Wilkinson drew one again. "Look what I'm drawing," said Schreiber, throwing away KxJx9x and drawing three again.
Wilkinson drew one and Schreiber drew two.
Matthew Schreiber: 7x6x2x 
Alexander Wilkinson: 7x5x3x2x
Wilkinson drew a 10x to complete his low. "We have a chance," said Schreiber drawing a 9x. He peeled his second card slowly. "Two-to-one dog," he said before slowly crumpling and folding his final card in half. It was an Ax. He was eliminated in second place, taking home $215,848.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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8,400,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 25
: Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
Alexander Wilkinson raised on the button and Matthew Schreiber called.
Schreiber drew three and Wilkinson two. Wilkinson then bet and Schreiber called.
Schreiber drew another three and Wilkinson one. Wilkinson bet again and Schreiber showed a full house as he mucked. "Sevens and deuces. You can't make this shit up. It's hard to win when you can't make a hand," Schreiber lamented.
Schreiber then raised on the button, Wilkinson reraised, and Schreiber called. Wilkinson drew one and Schreiber three.
"He draws one every hand. I'm drawing three," Schreiber said as Wilkinson bet and Schreiber called. Wilkinson then drew one and Schreiber two.
Wilkinson bet and Schreiber called. Both players took one and Schreiber bet, Wilkinson called. "Tens," Schreiber announced, but Wilkinson had 7x6x4x2x2x and won the pot with a pair of deuces.
"Absolutely disgusting. I can't make a hand," Schreiber said.
The next hand, Wilkinson raised on the button and Schreiber called.
Schreiber drew two and Wilkinson three. Schreiber led out with a bet and Wilkinson called.
Schreiber drew one and Wilkinson two. Schreiber bet again and Wilkinson called.
Schreiber took one again and Wilkinson two. Both players checked and Wilkinson showed Ax8x5x4x3x to win another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,900,000
1,400,000
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1,400,000 |
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500,000
1,400,000
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1,400,000 |
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Level 25
: Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
Matthew Schreiber raised and Alexander Wilkinson called. Both players drew two. Wilkinson bet and Schreiber called.
Both players drew one and Wilkinson bet. Schreiber called.
Wilkinson stood pat and Schreiber drew one. Wilkinson bet and Schreiber folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,500,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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1,900,000
500,000
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500,000 |
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Level 25
: Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
Alexander Wilkinson raised and called a three-bet from Matthew Schreiber. Both players drew two. Schreiber bet and Wilkinson called.
Both players drew one and checked. Both players drew one and Schreiber bet and Wilkinson folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,000,000
600,000
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600,000 |
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2,400,000
600,000
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600,000 |
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Level 25
: Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
Matthew Schreiber raised on the button, Alexander Wilkinson reraised, and Schreiber called.
Wilkinson drew one, while Schreiber took three. Wilkinson then bet, Schreiber raised, and Wilkinson called.
Both players drew one and Wilkinson bet. Schreiber called and drew one, while Wilkinson stood pat and bet. Schreiber folded.
Wilkinson then raised on the button and Schreiber called.
Schreiber drew three and Wilkinson two. Wilkinson then bet and Schreiber called.
Both players drew one and Schreiber led out with a bet. Wilkinson called and they both stood pat. Schreiber checked to Wilkinson who bet, and Schreiber slapped the rail of the table as he mucked his cards and got up from his seat to take a walk around the table while Wilkinson raked in another pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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6,600,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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1,800,000
1,500,000
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1,500,000 |
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Level 25
: Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
Matthew Schreiber raised and called a three-bet from Alexander Wilkinson.
Wilkinson drew one and Schreiber drew one. Wilkinson bet and Schreiber called. Both players drew one.
Wilkinson check-called a bet and drew one as Schreiber stood pat. Both players checked and Schreiber tabled 10x6x5x4x2x and won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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5,100,000
550,000
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550,000 |
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3,300,000
550,000
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550,000 |
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Level 25
: Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
Alexander Wilkinson raised and Matthew Schreiber called. Both players drew two. Schreiber bet and called a raise from Wilkinson.
Schreiber drew one and Wilkinson stood pat. Schreiber check-called a bet. Schreiber drew one and Wilkinson stood pat, but Schreiber check-folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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5,650,000
450,000
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450,000 |
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2,750,000
450,000
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450,000 |
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Level 25
: Limits 100,000/200,000, 0 ante
Blinds: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000
Matthew Schreiber asked Alexander Wilkinson if he had a bracelet yet as they started heads-up play.
"Today's the day," Wilkinson replied.
"Not if I have anything to do with it. I can't have two second places in one summer," Schreiber added.
Schreiber then raised on the button and Wilkinson called.
Wilkinson drew three and Schreiber two. Wilkinson led out with a bet and Schreiber called.
Wilkinson drew one and bet, while Schreiber called after taking two. Wilkinson stood pat and Schreiber took one. Both players checked and Wilkinson showed 9x8x6x3x2x to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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5,200,000
1,375,000
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1,375,000 |
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3,200,000
1,425,000
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1,425,000 |
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