Event #20: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Jour 2 | 2022 World Series of Poker

2022-06-10 13:00 UTC-7

A Sea of Bracelet Winners Return for Day 2 of Event #20: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw

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After 15 levels of play yesterday, 116 players will return from the field of 350 entries for Day 2 of Event #20: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw. However, last year’s winner David “Bakes” Baker will not be one of them as he was eliminated on the back end of Day 1. Action will pick up again at 2:00 p.m. local time in Bally’s where the levels will extend to 60 minutes as players will play 10 levels on Day 2, beginning with Level 16 and limits of 4,000/8,000.

Many notables remain including Justin Geary as the chip leader as he bagged 259,500 to end Day 1. Other notables who survived Day 1 include four-time bracelet winners Adam Friedman (130,500), Kevin Gerhart (178,500) and Benny Glaser (108,500); poker veteran Allen Kessler (97,500) and last year's runner up Peter Lynn (70,500).

PokerNews will be here for all the action as they play down to a winner on Day 3.

Tags: Adam Friedman Allen Kessler Benny Glaser Justin Geary Kevin Gerhart Peter Lynn

2022-06-10 17:06 UTC-7

Aldridge Busts to Setup Hand for Hand Play

Niveau 18 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

With just 55 players left and only 53 spots getting paid, action folded to Scott Hirsch in the cutoff who raised, leaving himself just over 3,000 behind. Ken Aldridge moved all in from the button and Ryan Leng raised enough out of the big blind to force Hirsch to call off for his tournament life.

All three players took one card on the initial draw. On the second draw, Leng stood pat while his two opponents drew another card. That pattern was repeated on the final draw and Leng showed down . Aldridge made an eight-seven with and Hirsch, prior to peeling his last card, showed . Hirsch would need to catch a seven or an eight to survive and did just that, rolling over to send Aldridge to the rail in cruel fashion just two spots off the money.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Scott Hirsch	41,000 31,000	31,000
Ken Aldridge	Eliminé

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2022-06-10 19:31 UTC-7

Friedman Soaring

Niveau 20 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Action folded to Adam Friedman on the button, who raised. Denis Nesterenko three-bet out of the small and the big blind folded to send the action back to Friedman, who called.

Nesterenko drew one on the initial draw to Friedman's two. He followed up that draw with a bet, which was called by Friedman.

On the second draw Nesterenko took one for a second time and Friedman again drew two. Nesterenko led into Friedman, who responded with a raise. It was not enough to shed Nesterenko, however, who flatted.

The third and final draw saw both players stand pat. Action went check-check and Friedman showed to take down the pot and move up over 600,000.

At another table former WSOP Main Event champion Joe McKeehen was seen headed to the payout desk.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Adam Friedman	650,000 290,000	290,000

Denis Nesterenko	130,000 3,000	3,000

Joe McKeehen	Eliminé
Jonathan Lynn	Eliminé

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2022-06-10 21:43 UTC-7

Gerhart Headed Home

Niveau 21 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

Kevin Gerhart had just 22,000 coming back from dinner and immediately got it all in the middle from the big blind against Ian Chan from the small blind.

On the final draw Ian Chan had showing to Gerhart's . Peeling the final card, Gerhart would need to catch a two or a three but instead hit a to send him straight to the cashier's cage.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ian Chan	140,000 25,000	25,000
Kevin Gerhart	Eliminé

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2022-06-10 22:49 UTC-7

Geary Eliminated by Heafner

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Niveau 23 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Justin Geary raised from under the gun and Christopher Heafner three bet to put Geary all in. Geary called.

Heafner drew three while Geary drew two.

Heafner drew two while Geary drew one.

Heafner drew one while Geary stayed pat.

Geary was sent to the rails as he couldn't beat Heafner's as the Day 1 chip leader was eliminated in 20th.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Christopher Heafner	195,000 90,000	90,000
Justin Geary	Eliminé

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2022-06-10 23:27 UTC-7

Robert Mizrachi Eliminated in 17th Place ($5,054)

Niveau 23 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Shortly after the three table redraw, Robert Mizrachi got the remainder of his stack in the middle with a jack high.

Unfortunately for him, it was not good enough and he was sent to the rail in 17th place, a result good for $5,054.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Robert Mizrachi	Eliminé

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2022-06-10 23:40 UTC-7

Adam Friedman Eliminated in 16th Place ($5,054)

Niveau 23 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Action folded to Yufei Zhong in the small blind who raised enough to force Adam Friedman in the big blind all in. Friedman made the call for his tournament life.

On the first draw both players took two cards. The second draw was no different, though Friedman did expose a discarded ace. During the final draw Zhong took one and showed . Friedman discarded one card and revealed he held . Drawing very much live, Friedman peeled the last card. It was a , giving Friedman an unwanted straight and sending him to the payout desk in 16th.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Yufei Zhong	1,382,000 -218,000	-218,000
Adam Friedman	Eliminé

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2022-06-11 00:38 UTC-7

Richard Bai Eliminated in 15th Place ($5,054)

Niveau 24 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Action folded around to Richard Bai in the small blind who moved all in for his last 35,000. Georgios Sotiropoulos made the call out of the big blind to put Bai at risk.

Bai took two cards on the first draw to Sotiropoulos' one. On the second draw, Bai again drew two cards, and Sotiropoulos took just one. The final draw saw Bai once more draw two cards while Sotiropoulos stood pat.

Sotiropoulos showed . Bai turned over , leaving him drawing thin but live. However, his hopes were dashed when he turned over and did not bother peeling the meaningless fifth card and instead made a hasty exit.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Georgios Sotiropoulos	205,000 -65,000	-65,000

Richard Bai	Eliminé

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2022-06-11 00:43 UTC-7

Toby Mulloy Eliminated in 14th Place ($5,054)

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Niveau 24 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Denis Nesterenko raised from under the gun and Toby Mulloy three bet. Nesterenko called.

Mulloy drew two while Nesterenko drew one. Mulloy moved all in and Nesterenko called.

Mulloy drew two while Nesterenko stood pat. Mulloy drew two again while Nesterenko stood pat again.

Mulloy was sent to the rails in 14th place as he couldn't beat Nesterenko's .

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Denis Nesterenko	500,000 15,000	15,000

Toby Mulloy	Eliminé

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2022-06-11 01:33 UTC-7

Phillip Hui Eliminated in 12th Place ($5,054)

Niveau 25 : 30,000/60,000, 0 ante

Yufei Zhong opened from the cutoff and was met by a three-bet from Christopher Heafner out of the small blind. Phillip Hui called in the big blind as did Zhong.

On the first draw Heafner took two, Hui stood pat and Zhong drew three. Heafner then checked to Hui, who moved all in. Zhong made the call to officially put Hui at risk and Heafner followed suit.

Heafner drew another two on the second draw, Hui stood pat again and Zhong took two. Heafner then check-raised a bet from Zhong, who in turn responded with a re-raise. Far from dissuading Heafner, he actually came back over the top of Zhong's raise. Zhong ended the button clicking at that point by just calling.

The final draw saw Heafner stand pat, Hui drew one, and Zhong decline the option to take more cards. Heafner and Zhong both showed while Hui, up against the second nuts, was somehow still drawing live holding . He could not find the necessary five, however, instead turning over , sending him home in 12th Place, good for $5,054.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Yufei Zhong	2,045,000
Christopher Heafner	385,000
Phillip Hui	Eliminé

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