Event #13: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Dia 2 | 2017 World Series of Poker

2017-06-07 22:26 UTC-7

Naoya Kihara Eliminated in 13th Place ($4,387)

Nível 17 : 2,000/4,000, 1,000 ante

Naoya Kihara open-jammed from under the gun, and action folded around to Benny Glaser in the big blind. Glaser asked for a count, and the dealer informed him Kihara's shove was worth 70,300. Glaser called.

Glaser stood pat, sending Kihara into the tank. Several minutes went by as Kihara agonized over his decision. He apologized to his tablemates a couple times and announced he had jack-seven, still contemplating.

Eventually, Kihara tapped, indicating a pat, and Glaser gave him the bad news, tabling a ten-seven.

Kihara received $4,387 for his 13th-place finish.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Benny Glaser	236,000 93,400	93,400

Naoya Kihara	Eliminado

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2017-06-07 22:53 UTC-7

JC Tran Eliminated in 12th Place ($4,387)

Nível 18 : 2,500/5,000, 1,300 ante

JC Tran opened the action with a raise to 12,000, and Frank Kassela reraised to 25,000 in position. Tran went all in, and Kassela snap-called.

Both players stood pat, and Kassela was the first to show. He had .

Tran flipped over , then grabbed the card he would have drawn. It was a , which would have given him the winning hand. Instead, Tran received $4,387 for his 12th-place finish.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Frank Kassela	299,000 73,000	73,000

JC Tran	Eliminado

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2017-06-07 23:04 UTC-7

It's Not Midnight Yet!

Nível 18 : 2,500/5,000, 1,300 ante

Matt Waxman's Cinderella story is still alive. For now. If you've been following this event today, you may have seen that Waxman began the day with five big blinds, the shortest stack of the 50 to resume play.

Waxman scored an early triple up and ha soared through the counts and scaled the ladder since the money bubble burst.

Waxman has recently slid down the counts but has just picked up a double from Alex Foxen. Waxman moved all-in pre-draw and Foxen called. Waxman stood pat while Foxen drew one. Waxman tabled a ten-eight and needed to fade Foxen's live draw.

Fortunately, Foxen paired and Waxman scored the double up.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Alex Foxen	253,000 -43,000	-43,000

Matt Waxman	97,000 55,000	55,000

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2017-06-07 23:16 UTC-7

Another Full Double for Matt Waxman

Nível 18 : 2,500/5,000, 1,300 ante

Matt Waxman and Alex Foxen played another big hand and Waxman doubled through Foxen once again.

The hand started when Waxman opened to 12,000 from the small blind and Foxen reraised to 33,500 from the big blind. Waxman went all in for roughly 92,000 and Foxen wanted a count. He got the count and called.

Both players drew one. Waxman showed . A five would give him a straight, but he drew an eight to make .

Foxen showed a draw to a seven but drew a queen to end up with .

"Sometimes I would actually fold that, but that was like the sixth time he three-bet me since we came back from dinner," Waxman said as he collected the pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Matt Waxman	219,000 122,000	122,000

Alex Foxen	158,500 -94,500	-94,500

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2017-06-07 23:21 UTC-7

Tom Schneider Eliminated in 11th Place ($5,530)

Nível 18 : 2,500/5,000, 1,300 ante

Tom Schneider shoved all in from early position for 31,000 and Alex Foxen called from the big blind.

Schneider had a draw to a ten-seven, but drew an ace for .

Foxen had a draw to a smooth ten but made a , which was good enough to win the pot and send Schneider home in 11th place.

Schneider will receive $5,530 for his finish.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Alex Foxen	192,000 33,500	33,500

Tom Schneider	Eliminado

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2017-06-07 23:31 UTC-7

Jeff Lisandro Eliminated in 10th Place ($5,530)

Nível 18 : 2,500/5,000, 1,300 ante

Former WSOP Player of the Year Jeff Lisandro has just been eliminated by Matt Waxman. Waxman raised pre-draw and Lisandro called with less than a big blind behind. Waxman drew one, Lisandro drew two and Waxman bet, forcing Lisandro all-in. Lisandro called off and was behind as Waxman held a ten-low to take the pot.

Lisandro exited in 10th place earning $5,530.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Matt Waxman	307,000 27,000	27,000

Jeff Lisandro	Eliminado

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2017-06-08 00:16 UTC-7

Alex Foxen Eliminated in 9th Place ($5,530)

Nível 19 : 3,000/6,000, 1,500 ante

Alex Foxen has been eliminated in ninth place. Foxen was the Day 1 chipleader and held a large stack for most of the tournament. When the players returned from dinner break, Foxen doubled up Matt Waxman two times and lost a third pot to him, bringing his stack down to average.

Eventually, Jared Bleznick opened to 15,000 and Foxen shoved all in for 105,000. Bleznick called.

Foxen was drawing to a nine and hit it, making a . Bleznick had and was drawing very thin, but hit an eight to make an and eliminate Foxen.

"Really well played," Bleznick said, "I'm serious, you got a phenomenal future."

Bleznick has been talking a lot, so it is sometimes difficult to gauge his level of sincerity, but he congratulated Foxen on a well-played tournament and got up to shake his hand and give him a one-armed hug.

Foxen earned his tenth World Series of Poker cash with his ninth place finish. He took home $5,530 for his effort. Bleznick will now carry the chip lead into the unofficial final table.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jared Bleznick	426,000 96,000	96,000
Alex Foxen	Eliminado

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2017-06-08 00:44 UTC-7

Bernard Lee Makes an Eight Perfect

Nível 19 : 3,000/6,000, 1,500 ante

Bernard Lee and Benny Glaser headed into the draw phase, each already in for 16,500.

Each player drew one. Glaser led for 35,000 and Lee raised to 96,000 leaving 139,000 behind. Glaser tanked for a while. He asked Lee how many chips he had behind and then thought some more. At this point, Glaser had Lee covered. Eventually, Glaser called.4

Lee rolled over a smooth eight, and Glaser tossed out a single eight, to signify he also had an eight. He mucked the rest of his hand and Lee took down the 240,000 pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Bernard Lee	385,000 125,000	125,000
Benny Glaser	256,000 -120,000	-120,000

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2017-06-08 01:30 UTC-7

Samuel Spiwak Eliminated in 8th Place ($7,150)

Nível 20 : 4,000/8,000, 2,000 ante

Samuel Spiwak couldn't find a hand to go all in with and was eventually left with only a few blinds behind. Matt Waxman and Jared Bleznick joined Spiwak in his final hand, giving him an opportunity to triple up.

Spiwak was in the small blind and Waxman opened to 16,000. Spiwak went all in for less and Bleznick also called. Spiwak drew two, Bleznick stood pat, and Waxman drew one.

The action was on Bleznick and he checked. Waxman checked behind. Bleznick called out a jack and Waxman looked at his hand.

"I have a jack. Jack nine," he said.

Bleznick had a jack-ten and mucked his hand. Spiwak said he threw away a jack and a ten and turned over his three card hand for a sweat. He showed . Unfortunately for Spiwak, there wasn't much of a sweat as he pulled a on his first card. He was eliminated in eighth place and took home $7,150.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Jared Bleznick	372,000 37,000	37,000
Matt Waxman	319,000 39,000	39,000

Samuel Spiwak	Eliminado

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2017-06-08 02:12 UTC-7

Benny Glaser Eliminated in 7th Place ($9,477)

Nível 20 : 4,000/8,000, 2,000 ante

Jared Bleznick opened to 21,000 and Benny Glazer moved all-in for a bit less than 100,000. Stuart Rutter re-shoved over top and Bleznick folded.

Rutter stood pat and Glaser was forced to draw one, throwing a ten. For the sweat, Rutter tabled a ten-seven so Glaser was live. Glaser slowly peeled but instantly saw paint and knew his run was over. A cash of $9,477 awaited him at the payout desk for his 7th place finish.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Stuart Rutter	268,000 172,000	172,000
Benny Glaser	Eliminado

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