Event #44: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship Dia 1 | 2018 World Series of Poker

2018-06-22 02:16 UTC-7

Michael Noori Leads After Day 1 of the $10,000 2-7 Triple Draw Championship

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Nível 10 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

The final installment of 2-7 at the 2018 World Series of Poker kicked off on Thursday afternoon with Day 1 of Event #44: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship. The prestigious event attracted a total of 100 entries with just 41 moving on to Day 2. Sitting atop the counts after the first ten levels of play was Michael Noori.

Noori took to the top of the counts early on and maintained a top spot for the rest of play. The chipleader will come back to 335,000 on Friday. Professional soccer player Max Kruse from Germany, who has been a staple in the 2-7 events the last few years finished second best after bagging 282,000.

Christopher Kruk (247,500), Luke Schwartz (200,000), Lawrence Berg (171,000), and Andrey Zhigalov (170,500) round out the top of the leaderboard.

Poker superstar Daniel Negreanu wasn't able to find any traction on Day 1. After busting the $25,000 PLO event, Negreanu late registered but wasn't able to keep his stack going in the right direction. Negreanu eventually got it in against Frank Kassela and ran an eighty-six into Kassela's number two. Kassela found a bag by night's end and will return with 34,500.

The field lost some other talented players over the course of the night with the likes of John Hennigan, Michael Mizrachi, Stephen Chidwick, John Monnette, Jean Robert-Bellande, James Obst, and David "ODB" Baker failing to outdraw their opponents.

Just days ago, Hanh Tran, captured the $1,500 2-7 Triple Draw title for his first WSOP gold bracelet. Tran has lots of work to do on Day 2 but the dream for a Triple Draw sweep is still alive with 72,000 in the bag.

Notables also returning with a deep run in their sights include Chris Vitch (159,500), Benny Glaser (156,000), Eli Elezra (155,500), Mike Matusow (136,500), Vanessa Selbst (120,000), Cary Katz (114,000), and Jesse Martin (88,500).

Fortunately, for any player who was unable to take a seat before the end of play on Day 1, registration remains open until the start of Day 2. Day 2 will see cards get back in the air at 2 p.m. local time with blinds at 1,500/3,000.

Stay tuned 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.

Professional soccer player and 2-7 aficionado Max Kruse sits in second place after Day 1

Tags: Andrey Zhigalov Benny Glaser Cary Katz Chris Vitch Christopher Kruk Daniel Negreanu Eli Elezra Frank Kassela Hanh Tran John Monnette Lawrence Berg Max Kruse Michael Mizrachi Michael Noori Mike Matusow Stephen Chidwick Vanessa Selbst

2018-06-21 23:43 UTC-7

Negreanu Eliminated by Kassela

Nível 8 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Daniel Negreanu was all in from the small blind against Frank Kassela in the big blind, and Yong Wang on the button.

Negreanu and Kassela drew two as Wang drew one. Kassela check-called 2,000 and both he and Wang drew one as Negreanu stood pat.

Both the two active players checked, and after Negreanu stood pat again, Kassela wrapped pat behind him while Wang drew one.

Kassela bet, and Wang folded. Kassela fanned his for a number two, and Negreanu showed his before being eliminated from Event #44.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Frank Kassela	70,000
Yong Wang	25,800	-12,200
Daniel Negreanu	Eliminado

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Frank Kassela Yong Wang

2018-06-21 23:12 UTC-7

Did Elezra Bluff Hastings?

Nível 8 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

From the button, Eli Elezra raised to 4,000 and both Jordan Siegel and Brian Hastings called in the blinds.

Each player drew two, and Siegel led out for 2,000 before Hastings raised to 4,000. Elezra called, as did Siegel, and both of them drew one as Hastings stood pat.

Siegel checked and Hastings bet 4,000 before Elezra raised to 8,000. Siegel folded, but Hastings called as he stood pat, and Elezra stood pat behind him.

Hastings checked, Elezra bet, and after mulling over his decision for a few moments, Hastings folded and showed an .

Elezra flashed his hand to the PokerNews reporter and said, "Just for PokerNews!"

"Did he bluff me?" asked Hastings.

The PokerNews reporter didn't reply, and Elezra collected the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jordan Siegel	135,000	16,000
Eli Elezra	130,000	20,000
Brian Hastings	50,000	-25,000

Tags: Brian Hastings Eli Elezra Jordan Siegel

2018-06-21 21:54 UTC-7

Sheikhan Scoops with a Nine-Eight in Multiway Pot

Nível 7 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

From under the gun, Shawn Sheikhan raised to 4,000 and Hanh Tran three-bet next to act. Nikolai Yakovenko called in the small blind, as did Luke Schwartz in the big blind.

Sheikhan made it four bets to go, and Tran, Yakovenko and Schwartz all called. Yakovenko drew one, Schwartz drew three, Sheikhan drew one, and Tran drew two.

Sheikhan bet out 2,000 and his three opponents called. Yakovenko drew one, Schwartz drew two, Sheikhan drew one, and Tran drew two.

Action checked to Sheikhan again, and he bet out 4,000 as his three opponents called. Schwartz drew two, while the other three players all drew one.

Sheikhan bet one more time, and Tran called while Yakovenko and Schwartz folded.

Sheikhan fanned his , and Tran mucked.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Hanh Tran	88,000	16,000
Shawn Sheikhan	66,000	21,000
Nikolai Yakovenko	65,000	41,000
Vanessa Selbst	55,000	-29,000
Luke Schwartz	50,000	-25,000

Tags: Hanh Tran Luke Schwartz Nikolai Yakovenko Shawn Sheikhan

2018-06-21 20:56 UTC-7

Noori Ascends Over 200k

Nível 6 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Michael Noori opened to 3,000 and Chris Klodnicki called from the big blind.

Both players drew two, and Klodnicki check-called a bet of 1,500 as both players drew one.

Klodnicki checked, Noori bet 3,000, and Klodnicki called and drew one, as Noori stood pat.

Both players checked, and Noori fanned his and Klodnicki mucked.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Michael Noori	205,000	25,000
Chris Klodnicki	36,300	-13,700

2018-06-21 18:02 UTC-7

Shack-Harris Finds a Fold to Bleznick

Nível 3 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Jared Bleznick raised in the cutoff and Brandon Shack-Harris called from the big blind and drew three as Bleznick drew one.

Shack-Harris check-called a bet of 800 before both players drew one.

Shack-Harris now opted to lead out, and Bleznick called as both players stood pat.

Shack-Harris checked, Bleznick bet, and Shack-Harris went into the tank.

Bleznick had his hand fanned up in the air as the PokerNews reporter stood behind him writing the details of the hand.

"Does he have a pair?" asked Shack-Harris to the PokerNews reporter.

He didn't budge.

"I mean, if you check, I think my hand is good enough to bet right?" stated Bleznick.

Eventually, Shack-Harris folded and Bleznick tossed him his hand so he could have a look.

"See what I mean?" asked Bleznick.

Shack-Harris nodded, and then tossed Bleznick's hand to the muck.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jared Bleznick	97,000	27,000
Brandon Shack-Harris	22,200	-13,800

Tags: Jared Bleznick Brandon Shack-Harris

2018-06-21 15:47 UTC-7

Thursday Night Delight for Johnny Mundo

Nível 1 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

Rep Porter opened to 1,000 in the cutoff, and John Hennigan made it three bets and 1,500 from the button.

Porter called and drew two as Hennigan drew one. Porter then check-called a bet of 500 and the same two-one draw was repeated.

Porter checked, Hennigan bet 1,000, and Porter called. Porter drew one, Hennigan stood pat, and both players checked.

Hennigan fanned his , and Porter mucked.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
John Hennigan	64,200	5,700
Rep Porter	52,000	2,000

Tags: John Hennigan Rep Porter

2018-06-21 11:15 UTC-7

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2018-06-21 09:49 UTC-7

One Draw, Two Draw, Three Draws, It's Time for the 2-7 Triple Draw Championship!

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Welcome to the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino and the 2018 World Series of Poker for Day 1 of the Event #44: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Championship!

The 2018 WSOP is well past the halfway point, and with Event #44, it also means that this will be the last time players will be able to play any form of 2-7 in a tournament setting. Just a few days ago Hahn Tran topped a 356-player field to capture the $1,500 buy-in installment of this tournament for his first WSOP bracelet, and the $117,282 first prize. It's now time for the big dog to take center stage as some of the world's best draw players will be in attendance for this Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Championship.

In 2017, Ben Yu captured his second WSOP bracelet when he topped the 80-player field and a final table featuring Shaun Deeb, Nick Schulman, Mike Watson, Shawn Buchanan, and Mike Matusow to capture the $232,738 first prize. Robert Campbell, Anthony Zinno, Brian Tate, Mark Gregorich, Konstantin Puchkov, and Adam Owen all fell short of a final table appearance.

$10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Championship Previous Results

Year	Winner	Country	Players	Prize Pool	First Prize
2017	Ben Yu	United States	80	$752,000	$232,738
2016	John Hennigan	United States	125	$1,175,000	$320,103
2015	Tuan Le	United States	109	$1,024,600	$322,756
2014	Tuan Le	United States	120	$1,128,000	$355,324
2013	Jesse Martin	United States	87	$817,800	$253,524

Players will begin with 50,000 in tournament chips and endure ten 60-minute levels on Day 1 with a 15-minute break after every two levels. Registration is open until the start of Day 2 at approximately 2:00 p.m. (PDT) on Friday June 22.

Play is set to begin at 3:00 p.m. (PDT) with the PokerNews Live Reporting team providing continuous live updates of all the Day 1 action. So stay tuned to PokerNews for all the Event #44 updates, along with all the other happenings from the 2018 WSOP!

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