Event #22: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship Dia 1 | 2017 World Series of Poker

2017-06-11 22:06 UTC-8

"Can You Just Let Me Value Bet You One Time?"

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MrCleverFox

Nível 8 : 800/1,600, 400 ante

Dario Sammartino opened with a raise. He was called by both Jean-Robert Bellande and Shaun Deeb. Deeb then took one. Sammartino stood pat, and Bellande took two. Deeb led out with a bet of 10,500. Sammartino called, and Bellande quickly folded.

Deeb showed , but Sammartino showed .

"Can you just let me value you bet you one time?" Deeb asked. Sammartino just laughed.

This spawned some conversation at the table about the game of 2-7 No-Limit Single Draw.

"In my opinion, this is the purest form of poker," Bellande said. "It has everything. It has bluffs, it has math."

"I totally agree," Sammartino said.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Dario Sammartino	159,500 1,500	1,500

Shaun Deeb	100,800 -19,200	-19,200

Tags: Dario Sammartino Jean-Robert Bellande Shaun Deeb

2017-06-11 22:15 UTC-8

Kihara Makes a Move, Busts to Turner

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Nível 8 : 800/1,600, 400 ante

A big three-way pot that included Galen Hall in the cutoff, Naoya Kihara in the small blind, and Jon Turner in the big blind resulted in the elimination of Kihara. He drew two, as did Turner, while Hall took one card. Kihara then check-raised all in after a bet by Hall, and Turner eventually called. Hall folded.

Kihara showed for trip deuces, and Turner won the pot with .

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jon Turner	190,000 140,000	140,000
Galen Hall	75,000 -15,000	-15,000

Naoya Kihara	Eliminado

Tags: Galen Hall Jon Turner Naoya Kihara

2017-06-11 22:19 UTC-8

Defending Champion Mercier Eliminated

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Nível 8 : 800/1,600, 400 ante

Jason Mercier had re-entered after running out of chips in the first attempt, and he was cut down on bullet number two, too. Just now, Alexander Schwartz opened to 4,500, and Mercier moved all in from one seat over for what appeared to be 25,000.

Schwartz called, and Mercier stood pat, flipping over . Schwartz drew one and showed his , and the last card he turned over was a to eliminate Mercier.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alexander Schwartz	70,000 20,000	20,000
Jason Mercier	Eliminado

Tags: Alexander Schwartz Jason Mercier

2017-06-11 22:23 UTC-8

Felipe Ramos Enters, Loses Half His Stack, Then Doubles

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MrCleverFox

Nível 8 : 800/1,600, 400 ante

Felipe Ramos recently entered the tournament and immediately lost half his stack.

In a more recent hand, after a raise from Iraj Parvizi to 4,000, Per Hildebrand called. Next to act, Ramos moved all in for 20,300. Action folded around to Parvizi, who folded. Hildebrand called, though. Ramos was considering keeping one of his cards, but eventually decided to let it go.

"I just have too good a draw. I can't," Ramos said.

Both drew one and turned their hands face-up.

Hildebrand showed , while Ramos showed . Hildebrand turned over a to complete a king-low, but Ramos turned up a , which gave him a better hand to double up.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Per Hildebrand	105,000 -21,000	-21,000
Felipe Ramos	48,000 1,000	1,000

Tags: Felipe Ramos Iraj Parvizi Per Hildebrand

2017-06-11 22:25 UTC-8

Re-Entry Station Getting Busy

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Nível 8 : 800/1,600, 400 ante

The table that is handling late registration and re-entries has been very busy over the last half hour, as registration closes at the end of the break following the current level.

Erik Seidel fell to Xavier Kyablue when his draw missed and couldn't best Kyablue's pat jack-ten. Darren Elias busted his first bullet around the same time, getting clipped by Galen Hall with a better nine-low.

John Racener, Ben Tollerene, Richard Ashby, and Stephen Chidwick are all newcomers to the game, while Phil Hellmuth just busted and has returned.

There are about 38 minutes left till registration closes, so there will likely be a bit of a rush incoming.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Xavier Kyablue	145,000 20,000	20,000

Galen Hall	134,000 59,000	59,000

Erik Seidel	50,000 8,500	8,500

Darren Elias	50,000 2,000	2,000
Stephen Chidwick	50,000 50,000	50,000

Richard Ashby	50,000 50,000	50,000

Ben Tollerene	50,000 50,000	50,000
Phil Hellmuth	50,000 14,000	14,000

John Racener	50,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Ben Tollerene Darren Elias Erik Seidel Galen Hall John Racener Phil Hellmuth Richard Ashby Stephen Chidwick

2017-06-11 22:32 UTC-8

Jon Turner Near the Top of the Counts

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Nível 8 : 800/1,600, 400 ante

At the tail end of a hand between Galen Hall and Jon Turner, the latter bet 10,500 into a pot of 20,000, and Hall raised to 30,300. Turner called and was good with a .

The next hand, Konstantin Maslak opened to 4,700, and Jeff Lisandro called in the cutoff, as did Turner in the small blind. Lisandro stood pat, while both his two opponents drew one card. There was no betting action after the draw, and Turner showed a pair of fours. Lisandro turned over his , and Maslak mucked.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Jon Turner	245,000 55,000	55,000
Jeff Lisandro	93,000 34,000	34,000

Galen Hall	80,000 -54,000	-54,000

Konstantin Maslak	62,000 -8,000	-8,000

Tags: Galen Hall Jeffrey Lisandro Jon Turner Konstantin Maslak

2017-06-11 22:37 UTC-8

James Chen Approaches 300,000-Chip Mark

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MrCleverFox

Nível 8 : 800/1,600, 400 ante

After a raise to 5,200 from Paul Volpe, James Chen reraised to 15,600 from the small blind. Volpe called.

Chen stood pat, while Volpe took one. Both players checked. Chen showed for a ten-nine, and that was good enough to get a muck from Volpe.

With that pot, Chen moves close to the chip lead and has almost breached 300,000 late here on Day 1.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
James Chen	275,000 140,000	140,000

Paul Volpe	80,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: James Chen Paul Volpe

2017-06-11 22:43 UTC-8

Schwartz Doubles Through Zalewski

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Nível 8 : 800/1,600, 400 ante

Alexander Schwartz raised, and Hertzel Zalewski three-bet to 15,800 in the small blind. Schwartz moved all in, and Zalewski asked how much more the shove was for. It was deemed to be for 30,500 on top, and Zalewski called.

Schwartz stood pat and quickly rolled over his . Zalewski also stood pat, and could only show a ninety-eight to lose a decent portion of his stack.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Alexander Schwartz	94,000 24,000	24,000
Hertzel Zalewski	79,000 79,000	79,000

Tags: Alexander Schwartz Hertzel Zalewski

2017-06-11 22:45 UTC-8

Two Re-Entries

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Nível 8 : 800/1,600, 400 ante

Ben Tollerene raised to 4,000, and both Nick Schulman and John Monnette called in the blinds. Tollerene stood pat, while both his oppponents drew one card apiece. There was no betting action, and Tollerene's won the pot.

The table was missing Matthew Szymaszek, who recently busted and re-entered. Usman Siddique also used his second bullet to boost the field to 90 entries.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Nick Schulman	140,000 -46,000	-46,000

John Monnette	110,000 60,000	60,000

Ben Tollerene	60,000 10,000	10,000
Matthew Szymaszek	50,000 14,000	14,000
Usman Siddique	50,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Ben Tollerene John Monnette Matthew Szymaszek Nick Schulman Usman Siddique

2017-06-11 22:48 UTC-8

Deeb Sends Hellmuth to the Rail Again

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MrCleverFox

Nível 8 : 800/1,600, 400 ante

When Phil Hellmuth sat down at Shaun Deeb's table, Deeb said, "This is gonna be fun."

"Can I get a new table, please?" Dario Sammartino asked, also seated with them.

Sammartino raised to 4,500, and Hellmuth three-bet to 17,000. Shaun Deeb, on the button, made it 42,000 to play on a four-bet. Everyone folded back around to Hellmuth, and after some time, he called, leaving himself with just 2,300 behind.

Both players took one card. Hellmuth checked over to Deeb. Deeb asked for a count, and upon seeing Hellmuth's tiny stack, put him all in for the rest. Hellmuth thought for a bit, then called.

Deeb showed , and it was good. Hellmuth's hand was turned over, revealing for an ace-low.

"I thought you were drawing," Hellmuth said, as he got up from his chair and took his leave from the tournament.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Shaun Deeb	215,000 114,200	114,200

Phil Hellmuth	Eliminado

Tags: Dario Sammartino Phil Hellmuth Shaun Deeb