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Event #17: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship
Day 2 Completed
2026 World Series of Poker
Event #17: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship
Day: 2
Players Left 7 / 198
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Final Table
Level 18
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 24,000 ante
Just 13 players remain in Event #17: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship at the 2026 World Series of Poker, with Japan’s Ryutaro Suzuki at the top heading into the final day at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas.
The tournament drew a total of 198 entries, generating a prize pool of $1,841,400, with only 30 spots in the money. After another full day on the felt, the field was trimmed down to just two tables, all chasing the top prize of $428,923 and the WSOP gold bracelet.
Suzuki bagged 1,570,000 at the end of Day 2, slightly above Shaun Deeb, who finished with 1,530,000. Suzuki's compatriot Naoya Kihara finished the night third in chips with 1,155,000, while John Monnette (955,000), Alex Foxen (785,000), and WSOP Main Event champions John Cynn (825,000) and Phil Hellmuth (620,000) also advanced to the final day.
Day 2 Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryutaro Suzuki | Japan | 1,570,000 | 79 |
| 2 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 1,530,000 | 77 |
| 3 | Naoya Kihara | Japan | 1,155,000 | 58 |
| 4 | Per Hildebrand | Sweden | 1,110,000 | 56 |
| 5 | John Monnette | United States | 955,000 | 48 |
| 6 | David Lin | United States | 945,000 | 47 |
| 7 | John Cynn | United States | 825,000 | 41 |
| 8 | Alex Foxen | United States | 785,000 | 39 |
| 9 | Chad Eveslage | United States | 770,000 | 39 |
| 10 | Robert French | United States | 735,000 | 37 |
| 11 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | 620,000 | 31 |
| 12 | Jason Daly | United States | 515,000 | 26 |
| 13 | Dan Shak | United States | 365,000 | 18 |
Day 2 Action
The day began with late entries and reentries pouring into the field, with several notables finding the rail after registration officially closed. Defending champion Nick Schulman was among the early casualties after first losing to Ray Dehkharghani, before firing another bullet that ultimately ended at the hands of Hellmuth. Jesse Lonis, Joao Vieira, Yuri Dzivielevski, Cary Katz, and Robert Mizrachi were also unable to survive the day.
Something Suzuki will have for memories from this tournament is the fact that he eliminated the man who started the 'poker boom', WSOP 2003 Main Event winner Chris Moneymaker. Suzuki caught a wheel and Moneymaker paid off in full with an eight-six.
As always, the money bubble was one of the biggest moments of the day. With just one elimination needed before the remaining players locked up a payday, Jon Shoreman got his chips in with a made ten against Xavier Kyablue. Kyablue slowly peeled a nine to make a nine-eight and eliminate Shoreman on the stone bubble.
Daniel Negreanu survived the bubble despite getting extremely short, but his quest for another bracelet came to an end shortly after when Per Hildebrand drew a better nine to beat Negreanu’s pat nine. The 2023 Main Event winner Daniel Weinman hit the rail late in the evening, while Ren Lin bowed out in 14th place after pairing up against Monnette in the final elimination of the night.
Foxen (785,000) ended the night with a good stack, despite being one of the short stacks near the bubble. The three-time bracelet winner doubled through Yueqi Zhu, battled repeatedly with Negreanu, then won back-to-back pots against Ryan Hoenig and Weinman. Although he failed to bluff Hildebrand right at the end of the day, Foxen still advanced comfortably into Day 3.
Hellmuth also enjoyed a rollercoaster day that included eliminating Schulman, surviving a three-way all in against Vieira and Scott Seiver, and winning a huge pot against Shak after drawing to an eight against Shak’s pat nine.
Play resumes at 1 p.m. local time on Wednesday, June 4. The survivors return to Level 20, where blinds are 10,000/20,000 with a big blind ante of 30,000. Levels will continue at 90 minutes each, with the tournament scheduled to play down to a winner.
Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $428,923 |
| 2 | $288,711 |
| 3 | $198,302 |
| 4 | $139,038 |
| 5 | $99,557 |
| 6 | $72,834 |
| 7 | $54,467 |
| 8-9 | $41,656 |
| 10-11 | $32,598 |
| 12-13 | $26,116 |
Stay tuned to PokerNews for continued coverage of the $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship at the 2026 World Series of Poker.
Level 18
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 24,000 ante
| Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | 1 | Robert French | United States | 407,000 | 25 |
| 121 | 3 | Jason Daly | United States | 797,000 | 50 |
| 121 | 4 | Naoya Kihara | Japan | 1,040,000 | 65 |
| 121 | 5 | Per Hildebrand | Sweden | 1,110,000 | 69 |
| 121 | 6 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | 620,000 | 39 |
| 121 | 7 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 1,530,000 | 96 |
| 125 | 1 | Alex Foxen | United States | 785,000 | 49 |
| 125 | 2 | Ryutaro Suzuki | Japan | 1,271,000 | 79 |
| 125 | 3 | David Lin | 945,000 | 59 | |
| 125 | 4 | Chad Eveslage | United States | 626,000 | 39 |
| 125 | 5 | Dan Shak | United States | 875,000 | 55 |
| 125 | 6 | John Cynn | United States | 662,000 | 41 |
| 125 | 7 | John Monnette | United States | 955,000 | 60 |
Level 18
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 24,000 ante
Level 18
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 24,000 ante
Naoya Kihara raised to 48,000 in the hijack and Ryutaro Suzuki called in the big blind.
Suzuki drew two, while Kihara took one. Kihara then bet 65,000, and Suzuki raised to 200,000. Kihara quickly called.
Suzuki showed 9x6x4x3x2x, but Kihara had 8x7x6x3x2x to win the pot.
Level 18
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 24,000 ante
On the last hand of the day, Shaun Deeb raised the button to 32,000 and Phil Hellmuth three-bet from the small blind to 80,000. Alex Foxen four-bet the big blind to around 170,000, and Deeb responded by ripping it with the covering stack.
Hellmuth frustratingly folded, and Foxen also let go of his hand, allowing Deeb to pick up a good-sized pot without going to a draw.
Level 18
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 24,000 ante
Alex Foxen raised the button to 32,000 and Per Hildebrand three-bet the big blind to 125,000. Foxen called, and they both drew one.
Hildebrand checked, and Foxen carved out a bet of 215,000. Hildebrand thought about what to do for quite a while as Foxen's bet was for nearly half of his stack. Finally, Hildebrand settled on a call.
Foxen announced a pair of eights and lost the pot to Hildebrand's Jx8x7x5x2x.
Level 18
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 24,000 ante
Tournament officials announced that each table will play five more hands before players bag up their chips for the night.
Level 18
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 24,000 ante
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm all in. Please don't snap-call," Ren Lin said as he moved all in for 43,000. John Monnette called in the big blind and took two, while Lin drew one.
Ren Lin: 9x8x4x2x 
John Monnette: 10x7x3x
Lin ended up with another 8x to make a pair, while Monnette turned over Kx4x for a K-10 to win the pot and send Lin to the rail in 14th place.
"What could I do?", Lin said.
Level 18
: Blinds 8,000/16,000, 24,000 ante
Shaun Deeb raised to 32,000 in the hijack, Phil Hellmuth three-bet to 140,000 in the cutoff, and Deeb called.
Deeb drew one, while Hellmuth stood pat. Deeb then bet 190,000, and Hellmuth called.
Deeb showed 9x8x4x3x2x, and Hellmuth mucked.
