Day 1 of Event #57: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship Kicks Off Shortly
Welcome to Day 1 of Event #57: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship at the 2021 World Series of Poker. Cards go in the air at 3 p.m. for this prestigious mixed game championship.
Luke Schwartz returns as the reigning champion after winning his first bracelet in the 2019 event. The London-based poker pro survived a field of 100 entrants to beat George Wolff and Johannes Becker in a grueling three-way battle to win $273,336.
The 2021 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw event saw an increase in participants to 122 over 91 runners in 2019, and it remains to be seen if the limit variant will follow the same trend. A world-class field of returning champions and notable poker professionals are expected to take their shot at one of the more coveted WSOP gold bracelets.
$10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship Results
| Year | Winner | Country | Players | First Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Luke Schwartz | United Kingdom | 100 | $273,336 |
| 2018 | Nicholas Seiken | United States | 109 | $287,987 |
| 2017 | Ben Yu | United States | 80 | $232,738 |
| 2016 | John Hennigan | United States | 125 | $320,103 |
| 2015 | Tuan Le | United States | 109 | $322,756 |
| 2014 | Tuan Le | United States | 120 | $355,324 |
Players will start with 60,000 chips. Blind levels on Day 1 are 60 minutes long before they increase to 90 on Days 2&3. Day 1 will play 10 levels with a 15-minute break every two hours. Level 1 will begin with blinds at 300/500 and limits at 500/1,000. Late registration is available until the start of Day 2.
Be sure to keep it here for updates throughout the entire championship from the PokerNews live reporting team.
for the nut low and Zinno tossed his losing hand in the muck.
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and was eliminated early in Day 1.
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