Four players were in for 400 heading into the draw. The first three players drew one, including Scott Seville and Rep Porter. The final player drew two.
The action then checked to Porter and he bet 1,700. The player behind him folded, as did the small blind. Seville called with and Porter showed a pair of eights.
At another table, the defending champion from this event, Ryan D'Angelo, called a William Foxen raise from the small blind. He then drew two as did Foxen. Both players checked and D'Angelo won with .
"I guarantee that I'm going to make the final table," said Jared Bleznick, who is in a confident mood midway through the fourth level of the day in the 2-7 Draw No-Limit Lowball.
"I mean it! Write this down. Eric Wasserson gave me 5/1 that I make the final table."
Tablemate Huck Seed's ears pricked up at the sound of this.
"If you're that confident, we can have a large bet on this," he said, in between an assortment of remarks ranging from the cards to the air-conditioning to the quality of Bleznick's play.
It remains to be seen whether the two have some more action, and of course whether Bleznick makes a deep run.
Felipe Ramos joined the field just after the break and just won two hands in a row.
On the first hand, Ramos called a raise to 475. Each player drew one and then checked. Ramos showed and his opponent mucked.
In the next hand, Ramos opened the button to 400. The small blind raised to 1,400 and Ramos took a moment to decide his next move. He then went all in for 6,000 and his opponent folded.