We're rounding the corner on the first full week of the 2017 World Series of Poker and the $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball is the next event up. The Mixed Triple Draw Lowball tournament is a mix of ace-to-five triple draw, deuce-to-seven triple draw, and badugi.
Christopher Vitch won this event last year to take home his first WSOP gold bracelet and $136,854. Vitch is likely to be in the field today to defend his title, but is sure to have some stiff competition as going back-to-back in any WSOP event is quite difficult.
The tournament starts at 3 p.m. local time and players will play 10 one-hour levels before bagging for Day 2. Late registration is open until the start of level nine, which will be roughly around midnight. Last year, this event drew 236 players, but was later in the schedule.
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Jason Mercier and Max Pescatori have joined the Event #7 field.
Mercier won his fourth and fifth bracelets within four days of each other in the 2016 World Series of Poker. He won the $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship for $273,335 and then won the $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship for $422,874. As if two bracelets weren't enough, during his four-day bracelet draught, he finished second in the $10,000 Razz Championship for $168,936.
Pescatori won his last two bracelets in 2015 when he won the $1,500 Razz for $155,947 and the $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship for $292,158.
Both of these players have a history of winning in bunches, so a deep run in Event #7 might just be the springboard they need to bring home their next two bracelets.
"Hey Barry!" Matt Schrieber calls to Barry Greenstein at a neighboring table.
"This is the craziest hand you've ever seen."
Moments before Schrieber had fanned out to show a bluff and take down a huge pot.
According to Zach Freeman, here's how the action went down.
Dan Hirleman opened with a raise and Freeman three-bet. Schrieber called from the big blind and Hirleman called as well.
Schrieber drew two, Hirleman and Freeman both drew one. Schrieber checked. Hirleman bet and both Freeman and Schrieber called.
The next draw, Schrieber drew one, Hirleman stood pat, and Freeman drew one.
Schrieber checked again. Hirleman bet and Freeman called. Schrieber raised and both Hirleman and Freeman called.
Schrieber stood pat as did Hirleman, and Freeman drew one. At this point Freeman says he made a seven-low.
Schrieber checked. Hirleman checked and Freeman bet. Schrieber raised again. Hirleman, who was the original raiser and the first one to pat folded. The action was on Freeman, who had a seven-low made . He tanked for a while before folding.
Schrieber then showed his hand for a pair of threes and raked in the pot now that both his opponents had folded.
The first day of Event #7: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball is in the books and Sampo Ryynanen bagged 102,000, which is good for the chip lead at the end of Day 1.
Jared Bleznick (91,300) was close behind along with several others near the top, including Wes Self (97,000), Joe "Bubba" Wagner (85,300), Eric Wasserson (78,000), and Matt Schrieber (79,000).
Many players fired and failed to make it to Day 2. Daniel Negreanu was very vocal about how happy he was to be playing mixed games for the first time this WSOP. He enjoyed his time after busting from the One Drop, but was unable to make Day 2.
Marco Johnson, Aaron Mermelstein, Robert Mizrachi, and Tommy Hang also fell during Day 1.
Meanwhile, Brandon-Shack Harris (68,800), Jason Mercier (36,000), and David "ODB" Baker (34,000) managed to bag.
The tournament restarts Sunday at 2 p.m. Stay tuned for all of the latest updates from PokerNews.