Event #23: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship
Dia 2 Começado
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #23: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship
Dias: 2
Event Info
Resultados Finais
Event Info
Informações do Nível
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Premiação
$893,000
Entries
95
Nível
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
20,000
Defending Champ Monnette Still in the $10K 2-7 NL Draw Mix with Hall on Top
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The field will be significantly narrowed this afternoon as Day 2 of Event #23: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship sees 38 players return with defending champion John Monnette and former champions Paul Volpe, Jesse Martin, and Nick Schulman all still in the hunt.
The action will resume at 2 p.m. with late registration remaining open until that time. A number of Day 1 casualties still have another bullet to fire and the likes of Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu, and Phil Hellmuth have yet to make an appearance.
Galen Hall starts the day off at the top of the counts bringing forth a stack of 389,800. Benny Glaser ended Day 1 second-best with 352,000 while Timothy McDermott (304,800), Stephen Chidwick (222,800), and Dario Sammartino (212,500) round out the top five.
German professional soccer player Max Kruse cruised through Day 1, spending a lot of the day near the top of the counts. The former $1,500 NL 2-7 Single Draw finalist saw his stack dwindle through the latter stages but returns to Day 2 with 72,800.
Monnette (90,000), along with multiple bracelet-winners Mike Wattel (135,500), John Hennigan (135,100), Billy Baxter (94,000), Volpe (128,300), Schulman (105,800), Erik Seidel (91,800), Chris Ferguson (85,500), Martin (75,800), Eli Elezra (51,400), and Shaun Deeb (30,100) will look to add to their legend with a strong run on Day 2.
Other notables that will hit the felt this afternoon include Scott Seiver (142,600), Jean-Robert Bellande (100,800), Darren Elias (70,600), and Illya Trincher (42,200).
Play kicks off in Level 11 with blinds at 1,500/3,000 with an ante of 700. Day 2 is scheduled to play ten 60-minute levels separated by a 60-minute dinner break after the sixth level of the day.
Keep it locked to the blog as PokerNews will be on the floor providing live coverage until the last card comes off the deck and the latest WSOP champion is crowned.
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 430 | 1 | Jyri Merivirta | Finland | 92,100 | 31 |
| Amazon | 430 | 2 | James Alexander | United States | 15,500 | 5 |
| Amazon | 430 | 3 | Adam Owen | United Kingdom | 37,600 | 13 |
| Amazon | 430 | 4 | Eli Elezra | United States | 51,400 | 17 |
| Amazon | 430 | 5 | Mike Wattel | United States | 132,500 | 44 |
| Amazon | 430 | 6 | Mike Leah | Canada | 30,500 | 10 |
| Amazon | 431 | 1 | Timothy Mcdermott | United States | 304,800 | 102 |
| Amazon | 431 | 2 | Scott Seiver | United States | 142,600 | 48 |
| Amazon | 431 | 3 | Jesse Martin | United States | 75,800 | 25 |
| Amazon | 431 | 4 | Galen Hall | United States | 389,800 | 130 |
| Amazon | 431 | 6 | Ray Dehkharghani | United States | 203,900 | 68 |
| Amazon | 431 | 7 | Philip Sternheimer | United States | 104,600 | 35 |
| Amazon | 438 | 1 | Darren Elias | United States | 70,600 | 24 |
| Amazon | 438 | 2 | Xavier Kyablue | United States | 85,600 | 29 |
| Amazon | 438 | 4 | Shawn Sheikhan | United States | 73,600 | 25 |
| Amazon | 438 | 6 | Chris Ferguson | United States | 88,500 | 30 |
| Amazon | 438 | 7 | John Monnette | United States | 90,000 | 30 |
| Amazon | 439 | 1 | Paul Volpe | United States | 128,300 | 43 |
| Amazon | 439 | 2 | Daniel Zack | United States | 165,600 | 55 |
| Amazon | 439 | 3 | Nick Schulman | United States | 105,800 | 35 |
| Amazon | 439 | 4 | Billy Baxter | United States | 94,000 | 31 |
| Amazon | 439 | 6 | Farzad Bonyadi | United States | 87,300 | 29 |
| Amazon | 439 | 7 | Cary Katz | United States | 59,900 | 20 |
| Amazon | 445 | 1 | Frank Kassela | United States | 19,200 | 6 |
| Amazon | 445 | 3 | Dario Sammartino | Italy | 212,500 | 71 |
| Amazon | 445 | 4 | James Chen | Taiwan | 17,500 | 6 |
| Amazon | 445 | 5 | Mikhail Zlotnik | United States | 84,200 | 28 |
| Amazon | 445 | 6 | Jean-Robert Bellande | United States | 100,800 | 34 |
| Amazon | 446 | 1 | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | 352,000 | 117 |
| Amazon | 446 | 2 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 30,100 | 10 |
| Amazon | 446 | 4 | John Hennigan | United States | 135,100 | 45 |
| Amazon | 446 | 5 | Illya Trincher | United States | 92,200 | 31 |
| Amazon | 446 | 6 | Stephen Chidwick | United Kingdom | 222,800 | 74 |
| Amazon | 447 | 1 | Kane Kalas | United States | 47,200 | 16 |
| Amazon | 447 | 3 | Erik Seidel | United States | 91,800 | 31 |
| Amazon | 447 | 5 | Larry Wright (TX) | United States | 74,500 | 25 |
| Amazon | 447 | 6 | Max Kruse | Germany | 72,800 | 24 |
| Amazon | 447 | 7 | Mike Gorodinsky | United States | 126,500 | 42 |
Nível: 11
Blinds: 1,500/3,000
Ante: 700
Doyle Brunson Among the Latest of Entries
Nível 11
: 1,500/3,000, 700 ante
Registration closed at the start of the day but that didn't stop some superstar players to sit with a sub-20 big blind stack. Among the last-minute entries is none other than poker legend Doyle Brunson.
Going to the Rio to play in 2-7 lowball tournament. Probably the last one I'll ever play.
— Doyle Brunson (@TexDolly)
Doyle is joined by his son, Todd Brunson, along with poker greats Phil Ivey, Phil Hellmuth, Brian Rast and several others choosing to taking a seat here at the start of Day 2.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
Kassela and Leah Eliminated
Nível 11
: 1,500/3,000, 700 ante
Frank Kassela was the first elimination on Day 2. He told Shaun Deeb that he got it in with a pat-jack against Phil Hellmuth's pat-jack, only to come out second-best.
Mike Leah has also been eliminated. Both he and Adam Owen drew two. Both made pairs, but it was Owen's pair of deuces that meant that he sent the Canadian to the rail.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,000 | 20,000 |
|
65,000 | 27,400 |
|
Eliminado | |
|
Eliminado |
Rast Busts Deeb on Very First Hand
Nível 11
: 1,500/3,000, 700 ante
Brian Rast sat down in the small blind and Shaun Deeb open-raised all in for 23,500 from the button. Rast moved all in and John Hennigan folded his big blind.
Both players drew one.
Shaun Deeb: 
Brian Rast: 
Rast went first and said it was a flip, before turning over a to pair. Deeb said that was a good card for him, but also paired with a to be eliminated.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
75,000 | 25,000 |
|
Eliminado |
Obst Doubles Through Ferguson; Hellmuth Eliminated
Nível 11
: 1,500/3,000, 700 ante
Both James Obst and Chris Ferguson held 
drawing one. Ferguson went first and paired with a before Obst drew an to double up.
At another table, Jean-Robert Bellande raised to 8,500 and Phil Hellmuth moved all in for 75,000. Bellande called and both drew one. According to Bellande, he made a 
while Hellmuth could only make a 
and was eliminated.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000 | 49,200 |
|
|
110,000 | 60,000 |
|
45,000 | -43,500 |
|
|
Eliminado |
Doyle Brunson Gets a Double
Nível 11
: 1,500/3,000, 700 ante
Daniel Zack opened to 8,000 under the gun only to see Doyle Brunson three-bet shove from the cutoff for the tune of 34,600. That cleared the rest of the table and Zack made the call to put the poker legend at risk.
Zack drew one and Brunson hummed for just a few seconds, deciding a queen was strong enough and stood pat, tabling a 
.
Zack turned over a and peeled a . Brunson was awarded the pot.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
145,000 | -20,600 |
|
|
75,000 | 25,000 |
Brunson Eliminates Katz
Nível 11
: 1,500/3,000, 700 ante
Doyle Brunson just sent Cary Katz to the rail. Both players had pat hands with Brunson's beating Katz's nine-seven. It's been a strong start for the living legend having already doubled and sent a player to the rail.
Also sent to the sidelines recently was Eli Elezra.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
|
120,000 | 45,000 |
|
Eliminado | |
|
Eliminado |
Zlotnik Eliminates Chen and Doubles Through Bellande
Nível 11
: 1,500/3,000, 700 ante
James Chen moved all in from under the gun for 22,600. Mikhail Zlotnik flat-called and Jean-Robert Bellande three-bet to 45,000. It folded back to Zlotnik who moved all in.
"You wanted me to jam over the top," said Bellande before calling.
Chen took his time before opting to draw two. Zlotnik stood pat, while Bellande announced he was "making a play" and drew one showing a
James Chen:
Mikhail Zlotnik:
Jean-Robert Bellande:
"I'm dead," said Bellande, drawing a four to pair. Chen turned over a and a to make his eight, but lose out to the eight-seven-four of Zlotnik.
| Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
|---|---|---|
|
150,000 | 65,800 |
|
|
85,000 | -65,000 |
|
Eliminado |