Event #69: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Championship Dia 2 | 2023 World Series of Poker

2023-06-30 12:10 UTC-7

Stacked Field Returns for Day 2 of Event #69: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Championship

Day 2 of Event #69: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Championship at the 2023 World Series of Poker at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas sees 54 players return from a total of 126 Day 1 entries. That number will likely change, however, as late registration remains open until the start of the day.

A stacked field turned out for the high buy-in version of what many believe to be the purest form of poker. While Michael Moncek was able to bag the biggest with 452,000, his advantage heading into the day can only be considered slight given the level of competition he will be up against. For example, all five top place finishers in the $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw remain in contention with 4th place Jon Turner bagging an impressive 270,000, good for third in the chip counts.

Day 2 Top 10 Chip Counts

Rank	Player	Country	Chip Count
1	Michael Moncek	United States	452,000
2	Galen Hall	United States	298,000
3	Jon Turner	United States	270,000
4	Yingui Li	China	260,000
5	Ryan Riess	United States	256,500
6	Jason Mercier	United States	255,500
7	Pedro Bromfman	Brazil	240,000
8	Paul Volpe	United States	233,500
9	Robert Wells	United Kingdom	232,000
10	Cary Katz	United States	221,000

Other top pros returning for Day 2 include defending champion Pedro Bromfman (240,000), four time bracelet winner and Poker Hall of Fame nominee Mike Matusow (216,000) and the expert on the triple draw version of this game, Daniel Negreanu (201,000).

Day 2 restarts at 1 p.m. in the Paris Purple section with blinds resuming at 1,500/3,000 with a 4,500 ante. Levels will be 90-minutes in length for the remainder of the tournament and the plan heading into the day is to whittle the field down to five players.

Be sure to stay tuned to PokerNews as its live reporting team continues to provide coverage of Event #69: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Championship through to its conclusion.

Tags: Cary Katz Daniel Negreanu Galen Hall Jason Mercier Jon Turner Michael Moncek Mike Matusow Paul Volpe Pedro Bromfman Robert Wells Ryan Riess Yingui Li

2023-06-30 14:27 UTC-7

Shak Makes Obst Break a Better Ten, Leaves Him on Fumes

Nível 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 4,500 ante

Dan Shak raised to 7,500 and faced a three-bet from James Obst on the button to 25,000. Shak jammed for around 105,000 and Obst made the call.

Shak stood pat which sent Obst into the tank to decide if he needed to break his hand and draw to a better low. After a few minutes, he decided to draw one.

Dan Shak: 10♥8♦6♥5♦4♦
James Obst: 8♠5♣3♣2♠

Once the hands were up, it was clear that Obst had broken a better ten and was now drawing to beat Shak's ten-eight low. Unfortunately for Obst, he drew the 3♥ to pair his three and send the pot to Shak, leaving himself with half a big blind.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dan Shak	222,000 99,000	99,000

James Obst	1,500 1,500	1,500

Tags: Dan Shak James Obst

2023-06-30 14:31 UTC-7

Prizepool and Payouts

Nível 11 : Blinds 1,500/3,000, 4,500 ante

With late registration now closed, the prizepool and payouts have been confirmed. A total of 154 entries generated a prizepool of $1,432,200 that will be split amongst the top 24 finishers. Anyone who finishes in the money is guaranteed a minimum of $16,000 with $367,599 and a WSOP gold bracelet set to go the eventual winner's way.

2023-06-30 16:07 UTC-7

Elezra Leaves Li Short

Nível 12 : Blinds 2,000/4,000, 6,000 ante

Eli Elezra raised to 13,000 from the cutoff before seeing Yingui Li put in a three-bet to 38,000 from the button.

Elezra, clearly far from done raising the action, slid out a four-bet to 103,000. Li though briefly before putting in the call, leaving himself only 45,500 in stack headed to the draw.

Elezra said, "I'm pat" as Li drew one.

Elezra stood from the table and put out a bet big enough to set Li all in then walked to the rail to have a short conversation with a friend. He came back quickly enough to watch Li peel his drawn card and toss a queen into the middle of the table, saying, "Shit!" before tossing his other four cards into the muck.

Elezra said, "You were drawing dead" before tossing his own cards in the muck and collecting the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Eli Elezra	608,000 412,000	412,000

Yingui Li	45,500 -214,500	-214,500

Tags: Eli Elezra Yingui Li

2023-06-30 17:38 UTC-7

Livingston Sends Boukai to the Rail

Nível 13 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 7,500 ante

Alex Livingston raised to 15,000 from the button. Rami Boukai jammed from the small blind for around 100,000 and Livingston quickly called.

Both players stood pat and Boukai turned over 10♥9♣7♥4♥3♥ as Livingston turned over 10♦6♥5♣4♣3♦ for a better ten low to send Boukai to the exit.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alex Livingston	624,000 496,000	496,000

Rami Boukai	Eliminado

Tags: Alex Livingston Rami Boukai

2023-06-30 18:35 UTC-7

Monnette Doubles Through Volpe in Massive Confrontation

Nível 13 : Blinds 2,500/5,000, 7,500 ante

Paul Volpe raised to 13,500 from middle position and faced a three-bet from Tobias Schwecht on the button to 37,000.

John Monnette four-bet jammed for 101,500 from the small blind to send action back to Volpe who didn't wait too long before five-bet jamming for 183,500.

Schwecht tanked for about three minutes before finally letting it go and sending Volpe and Monnette to a heads up draw.

Monnette stood pat which sent Volpe into a three minute tank of his own while he decided on whether or not he needed to break a made hand to beat Monnette.

Eventually, Volpe did pat behind and Monnette quickly turned up 8♥7♠5♦4♥2♣ which was good against the 9♠8♠5♣4♦3♣ of Volpe.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
John Monnette	254,000 152,500	152,500

Tobias Schwecht	187,000
Paul Volpe	82,000 -151,500	-151,500

Tags: John Monnette Paul Volpe Tobias Schwecht

2023-06-30 21:04 UTC-7

Vengrin Doubles Through Mercier

Nível 14 : Blinds 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

Young Ko raised under the gun to 15,000 and Jason Mercier called from the small blind.

Matt Vengrin three-bet jammed from the big blind for 106,000.

Ko folded the action back to Mercier who thought briefly before putting in a call.

Both Mercier and Vengrin drew one card each and turned the other four over to sweat the squeeze.

Matt Vengrin: 9♠5♥4♠3♠
Jason Mercier: 7♣6♣4♥2♣

Mercier went to the draw ahead but upon squeezing his fifth card, he turned over the 4♣, pairing his four and giving Vengrin great odds to win as long as he could avoid pairing his nine or five.

Vengrin squeezed and turned over the 6♥, good for a full double.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Young Ko	670,000 -5,000	-5,000
Jason Mercier	370,000 -105,000	-105,000

Matt Vengrin	288,000 183,000	183,000

Tags: Matt Vengrin Young Ko Jason Mercier

2023-06-30 21:50 UTC-7

Riess Sends Sammartino to the Rail Two Short of the Money

Nível 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante

Ryan Riess raised to 20,000 from early position and Dario Sammartino jammed from the small blind for 104,000.

The big blind folded and Riess made the call to put Sammartino at risk.

Both players stood pat and turned their cards up.

Riess was quick to table 8♥7♦5♣3♠2♥ which caused Sammartino to stand up and toss his cards toward the muck as he gathered his things to head toward the exit two from the money.

With the elimination of Sammartino, there are now 25 players remaining and play has entered the hand-for-hand portion of the tournament with only one more elimination going home empty handed.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Ryan Riess	411,000 71,000	71,000

Dario Sammartino	Eliminado

Tags: Dario Sammartino Ryan Riess

2023-06-30 22:06 UTC-7

Jen Harman Bubbles Event #69: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Championship

Nível 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante

Picking up the action after the draw, Jen Harman from under the gun was involved in a hand with Young Ko on the button. Harman checked to Ko who bet enough to put her all in. Harman appeared to be in a very difficult spot as players from the other three tables began to gather round with their hands completed. With the Colossus on break, a crowd had also materialized on the rail, all eyes on an old school poker legend making a decision for her tournament life.

Eventually, she made the call but found out the bad news when Ko announced "number three" before turning over 7x6x5x3x2x. Harman tossed her chips across the table, whether out of jest or frustration, it was not clear, and then made her exit on the pure bubble.

All remaining players have now locked up $16,000, but no one will be happy to settle for that amount with $367,599 up top to go along with a coveted WSOP gold bracelet.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Young Ko	830,000 160,000	160,000
Jen Harman	Eliminado

Tags: Jen Harman Young Ko

2023-06-30 23:12 UTC-7

Three Table Redraw

Nível 15 : Blinds 4,000/8,000, 12,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count
138	1	Galen Hall	333,000
138	2	Jeff Lennon	260,000
138	3	Felipe Ramos	135,000
138	4	Brad Ruben	280,000
138	5	David "ODB" Baker	60000
138	6	Young Ko	910,000
138	7	Tobias Schwecht	435,000

143	1	James Chen	1,060,000
143	2	Alex Livingston	1,100,000
143	3	Yuri Dzivielevski	425,000
143	4	Chris Brewer	435,000
143	5	Ryutaro Suzuki	460,000
143	6	Mel Wiener	155,000
143	7	Eli Elezra	457,000

144	1	John Monnette	360,000
144	2	Christopher Claassen	335,000
144	3	Jason Mercier	405,000
144	4	Ryan Riess	465,000
144	5	Chris Vitch	420,000
144	6	Daniel Negreanu	306,000
144	7	Matt Vengrin	396,000

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alex Livingston	1,100,000 480,000	480,000

James Chen	1,060,000 -10,000	-10,000

Young Ko	910,000 80,000	80,000
Ryan Riess	465,000 54,000	54,000

Ryutaro Suzuki	460,000 235,000	235,000

Eli Elezra	457,000 -13,000	-13,000

Tobias Schwecht	435,000 75,000	75,000
Chris Brewer	435,000 -60,000	-60,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	425,000 50,000	50,000

Chris Vitch	420,000 80,000	80,000

Jason Mercier	405,000 -10,000	-10,000

Matt Vengrin	396,000 -4,000	-4,000

John Monnette	360,000 180,000	180,000

Christopher Claassen	335,000 -100,000	-100,000
Galen Hall	333,000 -3,000	-3,000

Daniel Negreanu	306,000 -89,000	-89,000

Brad Ruben	280,000 130,000	130,000

Jeff Lennon	260,000 15,000	15,000
Mel Wiener	155,000 -125,000	-125,000
Felipe Ramos	135,000 20,000	20,000

David "ODB" Baker	60,000 -45,000	-45,000