Event #34: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship Dia 1 | 2017 World Series of Poker

2017-06-17 21:04 UTC-7

Zalewski Falls to Gathy

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Nível 6 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Hertzel Zalewski just became the latest casualty in the $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw.

Zalewski was all in after the second draw, facing Georgii Belianin and Michael Gathy. Zalewski and Belianin drew one apiece, and Gathy stood pat.

Belianin and Gathy ceased fire on the last draw, and the cards were shown.

Gathy quickly tabled his patted , and Belianin's hand remained unclear as he couldn't beat it. Zalewski had four to a wheel, holding . He needed to spike a seven, eight or nine to triple up, but he received a instead. That was the last card he'd have delivered, as he left the tournament empty-handed.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Georgii Belianin	125,000	71,000
Michael Gathy	67,000	36,000
Hertzel Zalewski	Eliminado

Tags: Georgii Belianin Hertzel Zalewski Michael Gathy

2017-06-17 20:56 UTC-7

Yu Gets There

MrCleverFox

Nível 6 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

[Removed:412] raised on the button and was called by Mike Gorodinsky, in the small blind, and Ben Yu, in the big blind. Gorodinsky took three, Yu took two, and Kruk took one. Both blinds checked over to Kruk, and he bet. This time, only Yu came along.

Yu took two on the second draw, while Kruk stood pat. Yu checked, and Kruk bet, then Yu called.

On the final draw, Yu took one card, and Kruk stood pat again. After looking at his card, Yu led out with a bet, then Kruk called. Yu showed .

"What is that?" Kruk asked, squinting over at the cards. "Eight-natural? You're good."

Kruk mucked his hand, and Yu took down the pot. Yu has just recently joined the tournament but has quickly jumped above the starting stack and will look to keep climbing here on Day 1.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
[Removed:412]	124,000	-26,000
Ben Yu	65,500	65,500

Tags: Benjamin Yu

2017-06-17 20:50 UTC-7

Matusow Loses One, Wins the Next Two

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Nível 6 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Mike Matusow was down to 56,100 after losing a hand described below:

Matusow raised and called Matthew Szymaszek's three-bet from the small blind. Szymaszek drew one, and Matusow drew two.

Szymaszek went bet-bet-bet on the following streets, patting from the second draw. Matusow called every bet, drawing one in the last two rounds.

Szymaszek showed , and Matusow mucked.

However, Matusow stopped his bleeding right away. He won the next two pots, climbing back to 80,000.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mike Matusow	80,000	34,500

Tags: Mike Matusow

2017-06-17 20:39 UTC-7

Barlow Gets a Near-Double Through Baker

MrCleverFox

Nível 6 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

James Barlow raised and was called by David Baker from the big blind. Both players took two on the first draw.

Baker bet, was raised by Barlow, and called. On the second draw, Baker took one, while Barlow stood pat.

Baker checked, then called a bet from Barlow. Barlow's bet left him with just over 1,000 behind.

On the third draw, Baker took one again. Barlow stood pat, then both players checked it down. Barlow showed , and that was strong enough to get a muck out of Baker, getting him a near-double.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
David "ODB" Baker	71,000	-12,500
James Barlow	16,000	-34,000

Tags: David "ODB" Baker James Barlow

Nível: 6

Limites: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 0

2017-06-17 20:31 UTC-7

Anthony Zinno Enters the Lowball

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Nível 5 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

If one would expect Daniel Negreanu and Jason Mercier in the field, it might be a legitimate guess. Negreanu and Mercier would probably be battling in the Lowball, but they're sitting just a few yards away on the stage. They're busy playing on the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship final table.

Anthony Zinno was there too, but his run ended in ninth place, good for $28,808. Zinno didn't take a long rest before entering the Lowball, trying to make another final table.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Anthony Zinno	50,000	50,000

Tags: Anthony Zinno

2017-06-17 20:16 UTC-7

Kruk Makes a Correct Call With a Pair

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Nível 5 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

[Removed:412] had already gone deep in the $1,500 8-Game Event, and he's kicked off his $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw campaign well, too.

Kruk is now sitting on roughly 150,000. He added a few bets after making a gutsy call against Ismael Bojang, who bet in position after the third draw. Kruk called, and Bojang revealed his busted hand, showing . Kruk didn't have a good hand either, as his deuces paired up, but his was still a winner.

Renowned for his no-limit hold'em accolades from the online realm, Kruk is proving his knowledge in the live mixed games, too.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
[Removed:412]	150,000	40,000

Tags: Ismael Bojang

2017-06-17 20:11 UTC-7

More Updated Chip Counts

MrCleverFox

Nível 5 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Mike Ross	118,000	68,000
Abe Mosseri	113,000	-27,000
Chris Vitch	100,500	5,500
David Benyamine	85,500	25,500
Chris Klodnicki	85,000	23,000
Terry Jennings	73,000	3,000
Robert Campbell	70,200	11,400
Jyri Merivirta	65,000	20,000
Rep Porter	62,000	12,000
Tom McCormick	55,000	5,000
Jesse Martin	52,000	2,000
Alex Luneau	45,000	-27,500
Marco Johnson	40,500
Robert Mizrachi	29,600	-16,900
Tommy Hang	27,000	-48,000
James Chen	25,000	-32,500
Mark Gregorich	20,500	-6,500
Scott Bohlman	12,000	-38,000

2017-06-17 19:55 UTC-7

Urbanovich in the Danger Zone

MrCleverFox

Nível 5 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Dzmitry Urbanovich raised from the button and was reraised by [Removed:412]. Urbanovich called.

On the first draw, Kruk took one, and Urbanovich took two. Kruk bet, and Urbanovich called. On the next draw, Kruk took one again, while Urbanovich took two again. Kruk bet once more, and Urbanovich released his hand.

After that pot, Urbanovich was left with just over 4,000 chips.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
[Removed:412]	110,000	110,000
Dzmitry Urbanovich	4,500	-5,500

Tags: Dzmitry Urbanovich

2017-06-17 19:51 UTC-7

Gregorich Pats but Folds

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Nível 5 : 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Tommy Hang battled with Mark Gregorich in a heads-up pot. Gregorich was out of position and took two on the first draw. Hand drew one.

Gregorich checked, and when Hang continued with a bet, Gregorich check-raised. Hang called, and they continued to the second draw.

Gregorich patted, betting immediately. Hang drew one and then raised. Gregorich called.

Both players stood pat, and Gregorich slowed down with a check. Hang, however, bet once more. Gregorich looked at his cards and shuffled them several times. Then, he let this hand go.

Jogador	Fichas	Progresso
Tommy Hang	75,000	75,000
Mark Gregorich	27,000	-23,000

Tags: Mark Gregorich Tommy Hang