Event #23: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship | 2018 World Series of Poker

2018-06-12 21:02 UTC-7

Shawn Sheikhan Eliminated in 5th Place ($59,669)

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Nível 24 : 15,000/30,000, 7,000 ante

Brian Rast raised to 70,000 and Shawn Sheikhan called in the small blind. Dario Sammartino was in the big blind and three-bet to 260,000.

Rast folded, but Sheikhan called and drew one. Sammartino also took one.

Sheikhan checked and Sammartino moved all in. Sheikhan called all in for his last 178,000.

Sammartino showed , beating the of Sheikhan, sending the US player to the rail in 5th place.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Shawn Sheikhan	Eliminado

Tags: Dario Sammartino Shawn Sheikhan

2018-06-12 21:03 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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Nível 24 : 15,000/30,000, 7,000 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dario Sammartino	2,220,000 510,000	510,000
Brian Rast	894,000 -77,000	-77,000

Mike Wattel	810,000 -7,000	-7,000

James Alexander	781,000 -7,000	-7,000

2018-06-12 21:12 UTC-7

Alexander Tries Bluffing Small

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Nível 24 : 15,000/30,000, 7,000 ante

James Alexander raised to 80,000 in the small blind and Brian Rast called. Alexander patted and Rast pulled a card. Alexander went with a small bet of 65,000. Rast went into the tank for about a minute and then called.

Alexander showed down a pair of tens and Rast had a pair of his own but was a winner.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Brian Rast	1,200,000 306,000	306,000

James Alexander	585,000 -196,000	-196,000

Tags: James Alexander Brian Rast

2018-06-12 21:20 UTC-7

Alexander Folds Last Hand Before Dinner Break

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Nível 24 : 15,000/30,000, 7,000 ante

James Alexander raised to 80,000 and Brian Rast called from the small blind.

Rast drew two and Alexander just one. Rast then bet 210,000 and after a tank, and a staredown from Alexander, he folded.

This was the last hand before the dinner break. Here are the counts for the final four. Play resumes at 10:17pm local time.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dario Sammartino	2,140,000 -80,000	-80,000
Brian Rast	1,379,000 179,000	179,000

Mike Wattel	737,000 -73,000	-73,000

James Alexander	520,000 -65,000	-65,000

Tags: Brian Rast James Alexander

Nível: 25

Blinds: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 10,000

2018-06-12 22:29 UTC-7

Wattel Doubles Through Sammartino

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Nível 25 : 20,000/40,000, 10,000 ante

Dario Sammartino raised to 90,000 and Mike Wattel called. Both players took one.

Wattel checked and Sammartino bet 145,000. Wattel then moved all in for 585,000 and after a long time in the tank, Sammartino called.

Wattel showed and beat the of Sammartino to double up in one of the first hands after the dinner break.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dario Sammartino	1,500,000 -640,000	-640,000
Mike Wattel	1,400,000 663,000	663,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino Mike Wattel

2018-06-12 22:47 UTC-7

Rast Puts Wattel to the Test

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Nível 25 : 20,000/40,000, 10,000 ante

Mike Wattel raised to 90,000 and Brian Rast made it 300,000 in the small blind. Wattel called. Rast patted and Wattel took a card. Rast checked and Wattel bet 325,000. After about two minutes, Rast moved all in for about 1 million effective.

"I wasn't bluffing," Wattel said.

He nonetheless mucked, adding, "the fanciest play of all time."

As a consequence of the pot, Rast moved into the chip lead.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Brian Rast	2,100,000 721,000	721,000

Mike Wattel	685,000 -715,000	-715,000

Tags: Brian Rast Mike Wattel

2018-06-12 22:53 UTC-7

James Alexander Eliminated in 4th Place ($81,986)

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Nível 25 : 20,000/40,000, 10,000 ante

Brian Rast raised to 90,000. It folded to short stack James Alexander in the big blind who moved all in for 400,000.

Rast called. Alexander had a decision and ended up drawing two. Rast stood pat.

James Alexander:
Brian Rast:

"At least I threw away the correct two," said Alexander. He would need to catch good cards to stay alive, but his first card was a , pairing him, and the second was an . This sent him to the rail in fourth place for $81,986.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
James Alexander	Eliminado

Tags: Brian Rast James Alexander

2018-06-12 22:56 UTC-7

Sammartino Pats But Folds

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Nível 25 : 20,000/40,000, 10,000 ante

Dario Sammartino raised to 90,000 on the button and Brian Rast defended his big blind. Rast took two but came out firing with 190,000 despite Sammartino patting. The Italian threw a into the middle but mucked.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Brian Rast	2,700,000 100,000	100,000

Dario Sammartino	1,500,000 -100,000	-100,000

Tags: Brian Rast Dario Sammartino

2018-06-12 23:05 UTC-7

Wattel Doubles Through Rast

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Nível 25 : 20,000/40,000, 10,000 ante

Brian Rast opened for 90,000 and Mike Wattel shoved all in from the big blind for 575,000. After getting the count, Rast made the call. Wattel patted and Rast threw in a , indicating he was breaking. Wattel showed . Rast had a draw to and said he sweated out a four-side club, so that was that and Wattel doubled.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Brian Rast	2,300,000 -660,000	-660,000

Mike Wattel	1,200,000 695,000	695,000

Tags: Brian Rast Mike Wattel