Event #44: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship
Dia 3 Começado
Event #44: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship
Dia 3 Começado
Coming back from a 16-1 deficit, Vietnam-born Austrian player Hanh Tran won his first bracelet two weeks ago in the $1,500 2-7 Triple Draw. With one bit of gold hardware under his belt, Tran is now aiming to double down on his victories and pair the title. He sits in the middle of the pack among final 13 players in the Event #44: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Championship.
While there's still a lot of draws to be made and many sevens to pat, Tran is now getting closer to becoming the first player ever to win two bracelets in this game during the same series. And while 2-7 Triple Draw seems to be getting more popular around the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino facility, the potential accomplishment of nabbing a summer double is emphasized by the fact that there are exactly two events in this limit draw variant featured on the WSOP schedule.
Tran might not be the biggest favorite in terms of his initial position coming to the final day, but his wave of success certainly can't be ignored. He's already pulled off one of the most remarkable heads-up upsets in the $1,500 event, snubbing massive chip leader Oscar Johansson.
So the largest stacks should be highly alerted, especially when a deep structure is taken into account. Michael Noori will try to go wire-to-wire after leading the tournament for two consecutive days, having 870,000 in his bag ahead of the final day. Midway through the 2018 series, Noori has notched seven cashes so far and he'll be hungry to convert his eighth into a debut victory. Noori is yet to make a podium at WSOP and he'll surely aim to capitalize on the opportunity that now lies ahead of him.
Highly-accomplished no-limit player [Removed:412] is second in chips with 658,000, followed by Shek Queng, Randy Ohel and Jason Gray. Sixth-placed Tran is the lowest-ranked player on the standings with a chip-stack higher than the virtual average line, but there's only one truly short-stacked player in the field as Tyler Meservy brings just three big bets to the tables. The others will have a solid room to pick their spots cautiously, guarding eight-plus big bets apiece.
That means we're likely in for a long day full of tremendous battles and the chips could be swinging fairly easily. Each of the 13 remaining players has a legit shot at the title and $287,987 first-place prize so make sure to come back at PokerNews at 2 p.m. to follow our live coverage of the final draw poker tournament of the 2018 World Series of Poker.
Final day seating chart and chip counts:
Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
---|---|---|---|---|
Amazon Tan 430 | 1 | Tyler Meservy | United States | 65,000 |
Amazon Tan 431 | 2 | Steven Tabb | United States | 170,000 |
Amazon Tan 432 | 3 | Christopher Kruk | Canada | 658,000 |
Amazon Tan 433 | 4 | -- empty -- | -- | -- |
Amazon Tan 434 | 5 | Nicholas Seiken | United States | 384,000 |
Amazon Tan 435 | 6 | Hanh Tran | Austria | 423,000 |
Amazon Tan 432 | 1 | -- empty -- | -- | -- |
Amazon Tan 433 | 2 | Michael Noori | United States | 870,000 |
Amazon Tan 434 | 3 | -- empty -- | -- | -- |
Amazon Tan 435 | 4 | Matt Glantz | United States | 198,000 |
Amazon Tan 436 | 5 | Quek Sechariah Sheng | Singapore | 645,000 |
Amazon Tan 437 | 6 | Farzad Bonyadi | United States | 392,000 |
Amazon Tan 439 | 1 | Kristijonas Andrulis | Lithuania | 304,000 |
Amazon Tan 440 | 2 | Calvin Anderson | United States | 168,000 |
Amazon Tan 441 | 3 | Jason Gray | United Kingdom | 569,000 |
Amazon Tan 442 | 4 | -- empty -- | -- | -- |
Amazon Tan 443 | 5 | -- empty -- | -- | -- |
Amazon Tan 444 | 6 | Randy Ohel | United States | 602,000 |
Nível: 21
Limites: 10,000/20,000
Ante: 0
Tyler Meservy three-bet over Nicholas Seiken's raise and then called his four-bet, leaving himself with 15,000. Meservy drew two and Seiken took one before Meservy bet-called for his remaining chips.
Meservy was out of position and patted but when Seiken stood pat as well, Meservy broke his hand and drew one on the last draw. Seiken remained pat and turned up his . Meservy was drawing live with but he was unable to peel the river and walked away in 13th place.
The remaining players have been redrawn to the last two tables.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Tyler Meservy | Eliminado |
Seat | Table 431 | Table 439 |
---|---|---|
1 | Matt Glantz | Michael Noori |
2 | Steven Tabb | Kristijonas Andrulis |
3 | Hanh Tran | Farzad Bonyadi |
4 | Nicholas Seiken | Randy Ohel |
5 | [Removed:412] | Calvin Anderson |
6 | Quek Sechariah Sheng | Jason Gray |
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Michael Noori
|
880,000 | 10,000 |
Quek Sechariah Sheng | 610,000 | -35,000 |
Christopher Kruk | 560,000 | -98,000 |
Hanh Tran
|
510,000 | 87,000 |
Randy Ohel
|
475,000 | -127,000 |
Jason Gray | 444,000 | -125,000 |
Farzad Bonyadi
|
435,000 | 43,000 |
Nicholas Seiken
|
410,000 | 26,000 |
Kristijonas Andrulis | 405,000 | 101,000 |
Matt Glantz | 155,000 | -43,000 |
Calvin Anderson
|
152,000 | -16,000 |
Steven Tabb | 130,000 | -40,000 |
Matt Glantz was the initial pre-draw aggressor but Steven Tabb placed in one more bet. Glantz called and took two while Tabb discarded one. They each put in one bet before the second draw where both took one.
The final round was checked and they drew one again. Glantz fired and Tabb paused for a moment before calling. Glantz showed , earning a muck from his opponent.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Matt Glantz | 220,000 | 65,000 |
Steven Tabb | 190,000 | 60,000 |
Calvin Anderson was in a pot against Farzad Bonyadi with both players taking two on the first draw. Anderson bet and Bonyadi called and Anderson stood pat. Bonyadi peeled one and called Anderson's bet. Then he took one again and Anderson checked the river, patting. Bonyadi threw in a bet and Anderson decided to fold, leaving himself with 83,000.
He lost them on the following hand against Randy Ohel in a four-bet pre situation. Anderson drew two, Ohel one and Anderson called a bet. They took one each on the second draw and Ohel fired again. Anderson check-shoved for 13,000 more and Ohel called.
Both Anderson and Ohel stood pat and Ohel rolled over . Anderson briefly flashed what looked like a ten-nine and left his chair.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Randy Ohel
|
780,000 | 305,000 |
Farzad Bonyadi
|
550,000 | 115,000 |
Calvin Anderson
|
Eliminado |
After the first draw was complete, Matt Glantz check-called a bet from Nicholas Seiken. Glantz drew one and Seiken stood pat. Glantz checked once more but when Seiken bet, this time, Glantz raised all in for 38,000 and Seiken called.
Both players stood pat and Glantz doubled with an .
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Nicholas Seiken
|
350,000 | -60,000 |
Matt Glantz | 135,000 | 70,000 |
Steven Tabb lost a significant amount of his chips in a pot against Quek Sechariah Sheng, calling bets after the first two rounds but folding on the river.
Tabb, however, bounced back on the very next hand that saw him three-bet out of the small blind when Nicholas Seiken opened and [Removed:412] called. They both called the three-bet and all players drew one.
Tabb led out, earning two calls again and stood pat while Seiken and Kruk remained drawing one. Tabb bet and found two calls one more time.
He fired on the river after Seiken and Kurk took one each and only Seiken called to see the showdown. Tabb tabled Number Two with and Seiken threw his cards face down into the muck.
Jogador | Fichas | Progresso |
---|---|---|
Christopher Kruk | 850,000 | 290,000 |
Quek Sechariah Sheng | 645,000 | 35,000 |
Nicholas Seiken
|
270,000 | -80,000 |
Steven Tabb | 215,000 | 25,000 |