Hernan Novick raised first to act and was three-bet by James Morris in the cutoff. Action folded back to Novick, who made it four bets to go. Morris called.
Novick stood pat and bet on the first and second draws while Morris drew one and called.
On the final draw, Novick remained pat while Morris drew one again. Both players then checked and Morris revealed he held an ace. Novick revealed 8x7x4x3x2x and collected the pot.
Tyler Phillips raised from the cutoff and was three-bet by Simen Gulbrandsen in the small blind. Ari Engel called cold in the big blind and Phillips made it four bets to go. Both Gulbrandsen and Engel called for a bloated three-way pot.
Gulbrandsen and Engel drew two on the first draw, while Phillips drew one. It was then checked to Phillips, who bet. Both Gulbrandsen and Engel called.
Everyone drew one on the second draw and then checked.
Gulbrandsen stood pat on the final draw, while Engel and Phillips took one off. Gulbrandsen then led out for a bet, which got a call from Engel and a fold from Phillips.
Gulbrandsen fanned out 6x5x3x2xAx and Engel sent his cards into the muck.
Jason Dennis was all in for his final 10,500 against Daniel Tafur. Dennis drew three and Tafur drew two. Dennis then drew one and Tafur stood pat, and the same action took place on the third draw.
"I might be dead," Dennis said before showing 9x6x4x3x2x.
He was indeed dead as Tafur turned over a Wheel with 5x4x3x2xAx.
Hanh Tran raised in the cutoff and Michael Mizrachi three-bet on the button. Joshua Mullins then four-bet in the big blind and only Mizrachi called. Mullins drew one and Mizrachi drew two.
Mullins bet after the first draw and Mizrachi raised to put him all in. Mullins called and stood pat as Mizrachi drew one. Both players then stood pat.
Mullins showed 7x6x5x3x2x for a seven-six, but he couldn't beat the six-five of Mizrachi with 7x5x4x3xAx.
Yesterday, 508 entrants made their way to the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas to take part in Event #77: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball as the 2026 World Series of Poker enters its final stretch. Today, only 151 will return to continue their pursuit at Lowball glory.
Leading the way is two-time bracelet winner Dong Chen, who is fresh off a victory in the $10k Limit Hold'em Championship. While the majority of his resutls have come primarily from Hold'em events, Chen is out to prove his proficiency in other variants as well. He currently holds a solid chip lead with 352,000 — good for 44 big bets from the start of play today.
A bit further down the leaderboard is American producer and actor James Woods with 263,000, good for the fourth spot overall. Woods is an avid participant in mixed-game events at the WSOP and will be looking for his first gold bracelet. Woods came close in 2018 after placing fifth in a 1,500 Dealer's Choice 6-Handed event and is currently poised for another deep run.
Start of Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Bets
1
Dong Chen
China
352,000
44
2
Hiroyuki Noda
Japan
300,500
38
3
Alon Huberman
Israel
298,000
37
4
James Woods
United States
263,000
33
5
Edward Jackson-Spivack
United Kingdom
243,500
30
6
Akira Morikawa
Japan
241,500
30
7
Jonathan Park
United States
239,500
30
8
Karl Tretter
United States
234,500
29
9
Gustavo Silva Campos
Brazil
230,000
29
10
Frederic Moss
Canada
226,500
28
Other notables with above-average stacks include Nam Le (224,000), Benny Glaser (217,000), Kane Kalas (200,500), Nick Guagenti (176,000), James Obst (174,000), Yueqi Zhu (158,000), Brian Yoon (156,000), and Allen Kessler (134,000), who will be chasing his 329th cash at the WSOP and first gold bracelet.
Of the 155 players remaining, 77 will make money. Everyone who survives the money bubble will take home at least $5,009, while the winner will walk away with $223,177 and a WSOP gold bracelet. Here's a look at the complete payout schedule:
$2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Payouts
Place
Prize
Place
Prize
1
$223,177
12 -17
$11,255
2
$145,365
18 -23
$9,201
3
$96,888
24 -29
$7,740
4
$66,103
30 -35
$6,707
5
$46,191
36 -41
$5,992
6
$33,077
42 -47
$5,524
7
$24,289
48 -53
$5,260
8 -9
$18,301
54 -77
$5,009
10 -11
$14,149
Day 2 will begin on Level 13, which features 2,000/4,000 blinds with 4,000/8,000 betting limits. Action will get underway at 1 p.m. local time and the plan is to play 10 more hour-long levels before bagging and tagging for the day. Breaks will be held after every two levels, with an extended 60-minute break occurring after level 18 (~7:30 p.m.)
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