button in SafariHubbard and Moulder Lead the Way in Hunt for Repeat Lowball Draw Success
With Day 2 of Event #58: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw ready to begin at the 2026 World Series of Poker, just 125 players will be opening up their bags as play resumes, having outlasted the large majority of the 657 entries that were recorded in the event.
The title of chip leader was earned by Stephen Hubbard, who ended last night on 405,000 chips, good for just over forty big bets. Both he and second-placed Patrick Moulder (373,000) are in the hunt for a second bracelet, and both earned their first in a lowball draw variant. Hubbard has already had an incredible series, taking down the $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw event a few weeks ago, before final tabling the $1,500 Razz.
Moulder's bracelet came two years ago in the $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw, having picked up the game on a whim two years prior. Each will have full belief in themselves to double their bracelet tally; meanwhile, hot on their heels is Casey Hayes, who ended the day with 370,000 in chips, and will have his eyes on his maiden piece of WSOP hardware.
Start of Day 2 Top Ten Chip Counts
| Rank | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Hubbard | United States | 405,000 |
| 2 | Patrick Moulder | United States | 373,000 |
| 3 | Casey Hayes | United States | 370,000 |
| 4 | John Cressend | United States | 311,000 |
| 5 | David Avina | United States | 310,000 |
| 6 | Jerry Wong | United States | 283,000 |
| 7 | Michael Rodrigues | Portugal | 275,000 |
| 8 | Jon Kyte | Norway | 275,000 |
| 9 | Horacio Chaves | Paraguay | 272,000 |
| 10 | Zachary Reinbold | United States | 256,000 |
Also returning for Day 2 are plenty of well-versed players in the mixed-game streets. Norwegian poker legend Jon Kyte (8th) will come back to 275,000, UK circuit crusher Alex Rizvi (17th) bagged up 260,000, and serial casher and mixed-game grinder Ari Engel (20th) is always a force to be reckoned with, as he starts the day with 211,000.
Plenty of 25k Fantasy players remain in with a shot, including Nick Guagenti (212,000), Dylan Smith (195,000), Max Neugebauer (173,000) and Maxx Coleman (110,000).
Payouts were confirmed during Day 1, with all remaining players eyeing up the $161,313 first-place prize that stems from the total $1,872,167 prize pool. Only the final 99 will earn a piece, with a min-cash good for $3,013.
Day 2 Action is set to begin at 1 p.m. local time, with blinds at 3,000/5,000 and the betting limits 5,000/10,000. Stay tuned as PokerNews brings you all the action from the rest of the event.