Event #36: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball
Dia 2 Iniciado
Event #36: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball
Dia 2 Iniciado
Table | Seat | Player | Chips |
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347 | 1 | --empty-- | -- |
347 | 2 | Chris Klodnicki | 18,975 |
347 | 3 | Scott Bohlman | 18,100 |
347 | 4 | Eli Elezra | 38,125 |
347 | 5 | Tom McCormick | 10,380 |
347 | 6 | Thomas Fuller | 6,200 |
347 | 7 | Brian Rast | 62,950 |
348 | 1 | Yuval Bronshtein | 4,625 |
348 | 2 | --empty-- | -- |
348 | 3 | Matthew Schultz | 5,900 |
348 | 4 | Phil Hellmuth | 42,400 |
348 | 5 | Joseph Cheong | 54,475 |
348 | 6 | Hanna Salim | 20,900 |
348 | 7 | Thomas Ricketts | 25,875 |
353 | 1 | Marcel Vonk | 13,400 |
353 | 2 | Orjan Skommo | 22,950 |
353 | 3 | --empty-- | -- |
353 | 4 | Chino Rheem | 27,100 |
353 | 5 | Scott Blackman | 50,000 |
353 | 6 | Adam Crawford | 6,750 |
353 | 7 | Max Pescatori | 25,450 |
354 | 1 | Mike Leah | 21,300 |
354 | 2 | William Toh | 5,100 |
354 | 3 | Brandon Merrill | 16,725 |
354 | 4 | Justin Gardenhire | 17,775 |
354 | 5 | Robert Williamson III | 24,525 |
354 | 6 | Samuel Touil | 50,525 |
354 | 7 | Scott Abrams | 30,300 |
359 | 1 | --empty-- | -- |
359 | 2 | Bryce Yockey | 49,625 |
359 | 3 | Vincent Maglio | 37,500 |
359 | 4 | Chris Viox | 42,650 |
359 | 5 | Max Kruse | 48,075 |
359 | 6 | Brian Brubaker | 24,675 |
359 | 7 | Markus Garberg | 9,550 |
360 | 1 | John Racener | 28,050 |
360 | 2 | Christopher Mecklin | 48,175 |
360 | 3 | Ali Eslami | 43,700 |
360 | 4 | Steven Wolansky | 42,475 |
360 | 5 | Eric Wasserson | 37,000 |
360 | 6 | Robin Rightmire | 9,800 |
360 | 7 | Shunjiro Uchida | 39,450 |
Welcome to PokerNews' Day 2 coverage of Event #36: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball. After 10 levels on Day 1, the starting field of 241 entrants is down to just 38 players. They money is within reach as the top 28 players are paid and if the Day 1 elimination pace was any indication, a final table will be reached sooner rather than later. Up top is $89,483, and of course a coveted World Series of Poker gold bracelet.
Brian Rast is on top of the chip counts entering Day 2 with 62,950, followed by Joseph Cheong with 54,475. Rast is looking for bracelet #3, while Cheong is still seeking that elusive first bracelet. An interesting story line to keep an eye on today will be that of Phil Hellmuth chasing his 14th bracelet. Hellmuth begins the day 11th in chips with 42,400, and is sitting to the direct right of Cheong, which should make for some interesting situations, to say the least.
Play is set to resume at 2 p.m. so be sure to keep it here at PokerNews throughout out the day as the quest to crown another bracelet winner continues!
Nível: 11
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 250
The cards are in the air, let's play some poker!
On the first hand of the day Yuval Bronshtein moved all in for 4,375 and Joseph Cheong made the call.
Cheong was drawing to an eight while Bronshtein turned over . Cheong paired his hand and Bronshtein drew a to keep his hopes in this tournament alive.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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Joseph Cheong |
49,000
-5,475
|
-5,475 |
|
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Yuval Bronshtein |
8,800
4,175
|
4,175 |
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Yuval Bronshtein ended up all in before the draw again and this time he was up against Phil Hellmuth.
Hellmuth showed and he was in great shape against Bronshtein's .
"Oh man, I misread my hand," Bronshtein said, who thought he was drawing to a ten.
Hellmuth drew a and paired his hand, so Bronshtein kept his hopes alive to double up. When Bronshtein also drew a Hellmuth erupted from his seat, because he had just lost quite a big pot.
"Jezus Christ!" Hellmuth yelled as he paced around the room.
"Sorry, I misread my hand," Bronshtein responded with a smile.
"You're not going to last long in this tournament if you keep playing like this, buddy," Hellmuth snapped back.
"Don't worry, I'm going to change how I play now," Bronshtein replied.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
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Phil Hellmuth |
32,000
-10,400
|
-10,400 |
|
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Yuval Bronshtein |
23,000
14,200
|
14,200 |
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Marcel Vonk was all in for about 7,000 against Adam Crawford. Each player drew one card.
Vonk: - drew one card
Crawford: - drew one card
Crawford turned over a to make a ten-six, while Vonk tabled a for an inferior ten.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Adam Crawford |
18,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
Marcel Vonk | Eliminado | |
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Matthew Schultz moved all in from the button for only 3,675 and Joseph Cheong, from the big blind, said, "I don't even know what to do here."
Cheong ultimately made the call and looked long and hard at his cards before discarding three.
Schultz showed and Cheong laughed, as he was drawing dead. Cheong was drawing to a jack-low and his cards ended up in the muck.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Joseph Cheong |
44,000
-5,000
|
-5,000 |
|
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Matthew Schultz |
7,200
1,300
|
1,300 |
Brian Rast raised to 3,000 in the small blind and Samiel Touil called from the big blind. Rast drew one card while Touil drew two.
Rast bet 6,500, Touil quickly called and Rast tabled . Touil mucked, giving Rast the pot to further extend his chip lead.
Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
---|---|---|
Brian Rast |
71,000
8,050
|
8,050 |
|
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Samuel Touil |
42,000
-8,525
|
-8,525 |