James Obst Eliminated in 15th Place ($77,320)

2-7 Triple Draw

A series of two hands sent James Obst to the rail in the round of 2-7 triple draw. We caught the first hand after the first draw. Obst was involved from the small blind against Paul Volpe on the button. Obst bet and Volpe called.

On the second draw each player took one then checked. On the last draw Obst stood pat while Volpe took one. Obst then checked over to Volpe. Volpe bet and Obst tanked a long time before folding, leaving himself with just 116,000 behind.

On the next hand Daniel Negreanu opened from the cutoff with a raise. Obst three-bet all in and Negreanu called. On the first draw both players took two. On the second draw both players took one. And on the last draw both players stood pat. Negreanu showed Obst while Obst held and that would do it for him. For his 15th place finish in this event Obst will take home $77,320.