Taylor Willson raised to 12,000 under-the-gun and was three-bet to 35,500 by Kenji Faris in the cutoff. Wilson called.
Both players drew one and Wilson checked to Faris, who bet 40,000.
Wilson folded and Faris scooped the pot.
Taylor Willson raised to 12,000 under-the-gun and was three-bet to 35,500 by Kenji Faris in the cutoff. Wilson called.
Both players drew one and Wilson checked to Faris, who bet 40,000.
Wilson folded and Faris scooped the pot.
Event #31: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
Jour 1 terminé
Day 1 of Event #31: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw at the 2021 World Series of Poker is in the books and Ali Imsirovic leads a returning field of 84 into Saturday’s Day 2. The popular lowball variant attracted a field of 272 runners that generated a prize pool of $363,120. The winner of the three-day event will take home $84,851 and the coveted WSOP gold bracelet.
Imsirovic is seeking his first WSOP gold bracelet after a red-hot year on the high roller circuit. The 26-year-old has been making his presence felt all over the poker world in 2021, and he will be looking to add a WSOP gold bracelet to an already world-beating year. Imsirovic has cashed 22 times in his career at the WSOP, and his best finish came as runner-up in the $10,000 Super Turbo Bounty in 2019.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $84,851 |
| 2 | $52,502 |
| 3 | $36,387 |
| 4 | $25,661 |
| 5 | $18,421 |
| 6 | $13,463 |
| 7 | $10,023 |
| 8-9 | $7,602 |
| 10-11 | $5,877 |
| 12-14 | $4,633 |
| 15-21 | $3,725 |
| 22-28 | $3,056 |
| 29-35 | $2,674 |
| 36-41 | $2,445 |
Among the other leaders at the end of Day 1 are Melanie Weisner, Matt Vengrin, and two-time WSOP champion Chris Vitch. Vitch started strong and remained among the chip leaders all day, while Weisner came on big in the later levels to bag as one of the top stacks. Vengrin and Weisner are looking for their first WSOP gold bracelet. Reigning champion Yuval Bronshtein will also return to defend his title.

Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth will also be back for Day 2. Both players are on their second entry and they will need to spin it up on Saturday to catch up with the leading group. Hellmuth is looking for his 16th bracelet and Negreanu is chasing his seventh.
Play will restart on Saturday, October 16 at 2 p.m. Blind levels continue in Level 11 with blinds at 1,000/2,000 and a 3,000 big blind ante. Levels will remain 60 minutes and there will be a dinner break at the end of Level 16.
Be sure to keep it here for all the Day 2 action in Event #31: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw from the PokerNews live reporting team.
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 426 | 1 | Christopher Vitch | United States | 157,000 |
| Amazon | 426 | 2 | DID NOT REPORT 1 | United States | 1 |
| Amazon | 426 | 3 | Gregory Donatelli | United States | 104,800 |
| Amazon | 426 | 4 | John Racener | United States | 70,700 |
| Amazon | 426 | 5 | Mike Wattel | United States | 23,200 |
| Amazon | 426 | 7 | Andrew Kelsall | United States | 52,800 |
| Amazon | 427 | 1 | Kevin Tatum | United States | 49,400 |
| Amazon | 427 | 2 | Jerry Wong | United States | 71,700 |
| Amazon | 427 | 3 | Melanie Weisner | United States | 138,800 |
| Amazon | 427 | 4 | Paul Fehlig | United States | 81,200 |
| Amazon | 427 | 5 | Michael Lech | United States | 103,500 |
| Amazon | 427 | 6 | Taylor Wilson | United States | 102,600 |
| Amazon | 427 | 7 | Jake Daniels | United States | 110,800 |
| Amazon | 428 | 1 | Todd Brenn | United States | 49,400 |
| Amazon | 428 | 2 | Joshua Faris | United States | 148,800 |
| Amazon | 428 | 3 | Jonathan Williams | United States | 73,200 |
| Amazon | 428 | 4 | Frank Kassela | United States | 26,600 |
| Amazon | 428 | 5 | Abdel Hamid | United States | 24,200 |
| Amazon | 428 | 6 | Andrew Donabedian | United States | 138,000 |
| Amazon | 428 | 7 | Brian Rast | United States | 110,100 |
| Amazon | 429 | 1 | David Funkhouser | United States | 147,100 |
| Amazon | 429 | 2 | Vanessa Kade | Canada | 25,600 |
| Amazon | 429 | 3 | Yueqi Zhu | United States | 60,300 |
| Amazon | 429 | 4 | Ali Imsirovic | United States | 257,300 |
| Amazon | 429 | 6 | Will Berry | United States | 73,500 |
| Amazon | 429 | 7 | Tobias Schwecht | Austria | 55,300 |
| Amazon | 430 | 1 | Rok Gostisa | Slovenia | 92,900 |
| Amazon | 430 | 2 | Phil Hellmuth | United States | 79,400 |
| Amazon | 430 | 3 | Daniel Zack | United States | 34,500 |
| Amazon | 430 | 4 | Aron Dermer | United States | 89,400 |
| Amazon | 430 | 5 | Kevin Mcguinness | United States | 34,800 |
| Amazon | 430 | 7 | Albert Ng | United States | 50,500 |
| Amazon | 436 | 1 | James Hoeppner | United States | 88,700 |
| Amazon | 436 | 3 | Ryan Hughes | United States | 88,200 |
| Amazon | 436 | 4 | Robert Mizrachi | United States | 65,500 |
| Amazon | 436 | 5 | Mark Andress | Canada | 48,300 |
| Amazon | 436 | 6 | Vishal Talasani | United States | 33,900 |
| Amazon | 436 | 7 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 64,900 |
| Amazon | 437 | 1 | John Monnette | United States | 83,700 |
| Amazon | 437 | 2 | Yuval Bronshtein | Israel | 120,300 |
| Amazon | 437 | 3 | Koray Aldemir | Austria | 137,800 |
| Amazon | 437 | 4 | Maurizio Melara | Canada | 82,200 |
| Amazon | 437 | 5 | Dustin Dirksen | United States | 74,000 |
| Amazon | 437 | 6 | Noel Eicher | United States | 71,200 |
| Amazon | 437 | 7 | John Marlowe | United States | 29,600 |
| Amazon | 438 | 1 | Jonathan Aguiar | Portugal | 121,100 |
| Amazon | 438 | 2 | Aaron Rogers | United States | 107,500 |
| Amazon | 438 | 3 | Jon Turner | United States | 57,900 |
| Amazon | 438 | 4 | Todd Ivens | United States | 102,600 |
| Amazon | 438 | 5 | Greg Mueller | Canada | 103,800 |
| Amazon | 438 | 7 | Yuri Dzivielevski | Brazil | 101,200 |
| Amazon | 439 | 1 | Ryan D'Angelo | United States | 22,500 |
| Amazon | 439 | 2 | Ismael Bojang | Austria | 1 |
| Amazon | 439 | 3 | Brian Yoon | United States | 27,600 |
| Amazon | 439 | 4 | Benjamin Penchas | United States | 115,400 |
| Amazon | 439 | 5 | Amnon Filippi | United States | 54,400 |
| Amazon | 439 | 6 | Michael Chow | United States | 52,600 |
| Amazon | 439 | 7 | Michael Trivett | United States | 45,800 |
| Amazon | 445 | 1 | Leonard Maue | Germany | 49,600 |
| Amazon | 445 | 2 | Brandon Shack-Harris | United States | 111,700 |
| Amazon | 445 | 3 | Steve Zolotow | United States | 60,900 |
| Amazon | 445 | 4 | Paul Kundrouf | United States | 52,800 |
| Amazon | 445 | 5 | Michael Rosenberg | United States | 94,600 |
| Amazon | 445 | 7 | Kevin Gerhart | United States | 18,400 |
| Amazon | 446 | 1 | Neeraj Nayak | United States | 14,800 |
| Amazon | 446 | 2 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 158,600 |
| Amazon | 446 | 3 | Justin Lapka | United States | 206,700 |
| Amazon | 446 | 4 | Jared Hemingway | United States | 40,000 |
| Amazon | 446 | 5 | Ryan Riess | United States | 99,700 |
| Amazon | 446 | 6 | Ryan Lenaghan | United States | 91,200 |
| Amazon | 446 | 7 | Jason Papastavrou | United States | 77,900 |
| Amazon | 447 | 1 | Bradley Jansen | United States | 47,600 |
| Amazon | 447 | 2 | Kento Mori | Japan | 120,100 |
| Amazon | 447 | 3 | Dario Sammartino | Italy | 59,600 |
| Amazon | 447 | 4 | Matt Vengrin | United States | 152,300 |
| Amazon | 447 | 5 | Scott Bohlman | United States | 39,100 |
| Amazon | 447 | 6 | Jason C Lipiner | United States | 60,600 |
| Amazon | 447 | 7 | Nick Schulman | United States | 68,000 |
| Amazon | 448 | 1 | James Scott | United States | 27,600 |
| Amazon | 448 | 3 | Corey Emery | United States | 61,300 |
| Amazon | 448 | 4 | Joshua Rhodes | United States | 70,800 |
| Amazon | 448 | 5 | Jake Schwartz | United States | 115,200 |
| Amazon | 448 | 6 | Casey Coughlan | United States | 41,000 |
| Amazon | 448 | 7 | Travis Erdman | United States | 122,800 |
The top 41 players are guaranteed a min-cash of $2,445.
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1 | $84,851 |
| 2 | $52,502 |
| 3 | $36,387 |
| 4 | $25,661 |
| 5 | $18,421 |
| 6 | $13,463 |
| 7 | $10,023 |
| 8-9 | $7,602 |
| 10-11 | $5,877 |
| 12-14 | $4,633 |
| 15-21 | $3,725 |
| 22-28 | $3,056 |
| 29-35 | $2,674 |
| 36-41 | $2,445 |
A total of 272 runners generated a prize pool of $363,120. The top 41 places will pay a min-cash of $2,445 and first prize will pay $84,951. Stay tuned for a full list of payouts.
Ali Imsirovic has crossed 200K late in Day 1 action as he looks to make a run at his first WSOP gold bracelet.
Niveau: 10
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 2,400