Event #22: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship | 2017 World Series of Poker

2017-06-13 14:47 UTC-8

Large Four-Way Goes to Monnette

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Nível 22 : 10,000/20,000, 5,000 ante

James Chen opened to 53,000, getting calls from John Monnette on the button and Darren Elias and Xavier Kyablue in the blinds.

Chen was the only player to stand pat with the other three each drawing one. Action folded around to Monnette who fired a bet of 125,000. Kyablue made the call and mucked when Monnette tabled a .

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
John Monnette	1,770,000 300,000	300,000

Darren Elias	1,300,000 100,000	100,000
Per Hildebrand	580,000 -5,000	-5,000
James Chen	443,000 -110,000	-110,000

Xavier Kyablue	360,000 -395,000	-395,000

Tags: Darren Elias James Chen John Monnette Xavier Kyablue

2017-06-13 14:31 UTC-8

Monnette Picks Off Kyablue's Bluff

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Nível 22 : 10,000/20,000, 5,000 ante

John Monnette opened with a raise to 51,000. Action folded around to Xavier Kyablue on the button and he made it 150,000 to go. Monnette called.

Both players stood pat and Monnette checked to Kyablue. Kyablue put out a big bet of 200,000 and Monnette called after just a few seconds of thought. Kyablue half laughed and half sighed as he realized he'd been caught. He started to turn up his cards slowly, but before he could Monnette showed , allowing Kyablue to muck his bluff. With that pot Monnette took control of the chip lead.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
John Monnette	1,470,000 350,000	350,000

Xavier Kyablue	755,000 -405,000	-405,000

Tags: John Monnette Xavier Kyablue

2017-06-13 14:26 UTC-8

Chen Doubles Through Kyablue

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Nível 22 : 10,000/20,000, 5,000 ante

James Chen had saw his stack dwindle to just over ten big blinds until he got it all in the middle against Xavier Kyablue. Kyablue had opened to 55,000 and called Chen's shove for 251,000.

Kyablue drew one and Chen stood pat. Chen tabled a and was at risk against Kyablue's draw. Luckily Kyablue paired his five and Chen scored the double-up.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Xavier Kyablue	1,160,000 -260,000	-260,000

James Chen	553,000 138,000	138,000

Tags: James Chen Xavier Kyablue

2017-06-13 14:12 UTC-8

Mike Gorodinsky Eliminated in 6th Place ($42,357)

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Nível 22 : 10,000/20,000, 5,000 ante

Mike Gorodinksy opened with a raise for what looked like 60,000. Action folded around to John Monnette in the big blind and he thought about it before moving all in. Gorodinsky thought for about a minute before calling.

Both players stood pat. Gorodinsky showed but he was just pipped by Monnette's . Monnette took down the pot while Gorodinsky was sent to the rail in sixth place, collecting $42,357 for his run.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
John Monnette	1,120,000 420,000	420,000

Mike Gorodinsky	Eliminado

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Nível: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 5,000

2017-06-13 14:08 UTC-8

Kyablue Adds Some More

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Nível 21 : 8,000/16,000, 4,000 ante

Not much action had gone down in the five hands previous, none of them making it to the draw phase.

The last hand, though, saw some chips exchanged. John Monnette opened to 42,000 and Xavier Kyablue three-bet to 140,000. Monnette called.

Kyablue stood pat and Monnette drew one. Both players checked and Kyablue took the pot down with a jack-nine.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Xavier Kyablue	1,420,000 70,000	70,000

John Monnette	700,000 -90,000	-90,000

Tags: John Monnette Xavier Kyablue

2017-06-13 13:50 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Nível 21 : 8,000/16,000, 4,000 ante

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Xavier Kyablue	1,350,000

Darren Elias	1,200,000
John Monnette	790,000

Per Hildebrand	585,000
James Chen	415,000

Mike Gorodinsky	320,000 65,000	65,000

2017-06-13 13:50 UTC-8

Elias Gets There to Chop Down Gorodinsky's Stack

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Nível 21 : 8,000/16,000, 4,000 ante

Darren Elias opened with a raise to 45,000. Next to act was Mike Gorodinsky and he made it 135,000 to go. Elias called, then took one while Gorodinsky stood pat.

Elias then pushed forward a big bet of 220,000. Gorodinsky didn't take too long to throw in a chip, signifying a call.

Elias fanned his for a seventy-six perfect. Gorodinsky quickly showed an eighty-six then mucked, and Elias took the big pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Darren Elias	1,200,000 562,500	562,500
Mike Gorodinsky	255,000 -336,000	-336,000

Tags: Darren Elias Mike Gorodinsky

2017-06-13 13:40 UTC-8

Mike Leah Eliminated in 7th Place ($31,903)

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Nível 21 : 8,000/16,000, 4,000 ante

John Monnette opened to 43,000 and Mike Leah moved all in. Xavier Kylablue four-bet jammed over top and Monnette folded.

Leah drew one and Kyablue stood pat. Kyablue tabled a for a nine-seven and Leah turned over a , drawing live.

Leah's peel was quick and painful as the Canadian instantly saw paint and knew his day was done. The card was a , eliminating Leah in seventh place, good for $31,903.

Kyablue is now the overwhelming chip leader.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Xavier Kyablue	1,380,000 460,000	460,000

Mike Leah	Eliminado

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2017-06-13 13:23 UTC-8

Kyablue Doubles Through Leah

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Nível 21 : 8,000/16,000, 4,000 ante

Mike Leah opened on the button with a raise to 40,000. Next to act was Xavier Kyablue in the small blind and he moved all in. Leah called.

Kyablue took one then Leah turned over his , standing pat. Kyablue showed .

"Can I sweat it with you?" Leah asked. They sweated the card together then Kyablue turned up the , making a better hand and doubling through Leah.

"That wasn't a very good sweat at all," Leah said after the hand while laughing. Kyablue looks to be the chip leader after that pot.

Jogador	Fichas	Oscilação
Xavier Kyablue	920,000 435,500	435,500

Mike Leah	494,000 -436,000	-436,000

Tags: Mike Leah Xavier Kyablue