After the first draw, Tuan Le moved all in for 22,900, and he was called by Steven Friedlander and Kenneth Fitzgerald.
On the second draw, Friedlander took one, Fitzgerald took two, and Le took two as well.
Friedlander checked over to Fitzgerald, who bet pot. Friedlander thought for a second before folding.
On the last draw, Fitzgerald stood pat, and Le took two again.
Fitzgerald turned over , and that meant Le was already drawing dead, because he had held . Le's last two cards were a and a , and he was eliminated from the tournament in 17th place, collecting $5,657 for his run.
A short-stacked Brandon Cantu moved all in from the small blind before the flop and was called by David Baker in the big blind.
Cantu:
Baker:
The flop came down , giving Baker a commanding lead, and completed with the turn and the river. That made Baker's ace-king high with the trips on the board the best hand, and Cantu was eliminated from the tournament.
Daniel Negreanu limped from under the gun. Jason Stockfish called, as did Iraj Parvizi before Ryan Hughes raised to 7,400 from the big blind and got three callers.
The flop came , and Parvizi potted for 31,600. Hughes moved all in, then Negreanu moved all in. Stockfish covered all other players and thought for a while before folding.
"I was just trying to steal," said Parvizi, but he put the rest of his stack into the middle.
Negreanu:
Hughes:
Parvizi:
The turn was the and the river the . Hughes took the side pot with his deuce-three making a better low, and Negreanu's trip nines held off the straight and flush draws of his opponents.
Day 1 chipleader Parvizi was eliminated in 15th place, taking home $5,657.
Steven Friedlander moved all in from the button for 32,400, and Kenneth Fitzgerald called his shove from the small blind.
Friedlander:
Fitzgerald:
The board ran out , keeping Fitzgerald ahead the whole way with no sign of a sweat. That did it for Friedlander, who was eliminated in 14th place, collecting $5,657 for his run.
Ismael Bojang raised from the button, and Sergey Altbregin moved all in from the small blind. Bojang called.
Both players drew one, and Bojang showed . Altbrergin was drawing live with , but unfortunately for him, he drew another to pair and was eliminated in 13th place.
Daniel Negreanu picked the game and seemed to be pretty excited about choosing Pot-Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw.
On the first hand, he opened from under the gun with a raise to 10,500. Ryan Hughes was the only caller from the small blind. Hughes took two while Negreanu took one. Hughes then bet 20,000, and Negreanu moved all in for not much more. Hughes called.
Both players took one apiece on the second draw, then one more on the third draw.
Hughes showed .
"Give him a six," Negreanu requested. "Oh wait, I threw away three sixes."
Negreanu was holding . Hughes peeled first and revealed a making him the nuts and giving him an unbeatable hand. Negreanu showed his , and he was eliminated in 12th place, collecting $7,188 for his finish.
It folded to David "ODB" Baker, on the button, who moved all in for 48,400. Ismael Bojang folded in the small blind, and Jerry Wong called in the big blind.
Wong drew three and Baker two.
Wong showed , and Baker showed . Wong drew .
"Naked jacks, Dave," said Wong.
"First one's a four-across diamond, but I already have one of those," said Baker, referring to his . "The second's a no-spotter spade."
He slammed the face up on the table, confirming what he already knew. For good measure, he turned over the and was eliminated in 10th place for $9,336.
Ismael Bojang limped from the cutoff. Jerry Wong folded his button, and Andrew Kelsall completed his small blind. Jens Lakemeier then raised to 44,000 from the big blind. Both other players called.
The flop came . Bojang was holding his hands in front of his face to obscure his view of the flop.
"I hope they check to me, then I'm good," said Bojang. Kelsall checked, but Lakemeier bet the pot for 134,400. Bojang tanked for a while before calling.
Kelsall seemed to think about his decision for a good while. "If I fold, I'm gonna have to go over there for a couple of minutes and stare into the corner," he said. Eventually, he folded.
"That's good for me," said Lakemeier showing
"High cards, please, dealer," said Bojang, showing
The turn was the and the river the , meaning Lakemeier's kings and ace-deuce low held. Bojang was eliminated.
On the first hand back from break, Ryan Hughes opened with a raise to 17,000. Action folded to Maco Johnson, who moved all in with a shorter stack. Before the dealer could finish counting, Hughes called.
Johnson stood pat.
"I have a straight, Hughes said, then took one.
Johnson showed for a ten-eight smooth, while Hughes had . He needed a nine, three, or two to eliminate Johnson. His last card was a and that did it.
Johnson was eliminated in eighth place, collecting $12,390 for his efforts.
The final seven players are now redrawing for seats at the unofficial final table.
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, and he was eliminated from the tournament in 17th place, collecting $5,657 for his run.
, giving Baker a commanding lead, and completed with the 
turn and the 
river. That made Baker's ace-king high with the trips on the board the best hand, and Cantu was eliminated from the tournament.
. Hughes took the side pot with his deuce-three making a better low, and Negreanu's trip nines held off the straight and flush draws of his opponents.
on the turn and the 
on the river, and that was it for Matusow, who needed to hit his flush or a four to survive.
, and Baker showed 
face up on the table, confirming what he already knew. For good measure, he turned over the 
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