Brian Hastings opened from the cutoff and action folded to Yuval Bronshtein in the small blind, who three-bet. Hastings called to send the two players heads-up to the initial draw.
Bronshtein took one card to Hasting's two and then bet out. Hastings, after asking how much Bronshtein had behind, raised enough to put his opponent all in. Bronsthein made the call to put himself at risk.
Bronhstein stood pat on the second draw while Hastings took one. The same pattern was repeated during the final draw after which Bronshtein revealed he held . Hastings turned over before peeling to pip Bronshtein and send him home in 7th.
Dan Zack opened on the button and Phil Hellmuth called out of the big blind.
Both players took two cards on the initial draw after which Hellmuth check-called the continuation from Zack.
Hellmuth took another two on the second draw while Zack stood pat. Hellmuth then checked to Zack, who threw out another bet and was called.
The final draw saw Hellmuth draw one more card and Zack once again stand pat. Hellmuth checked and Zack fired off a bet. This did not seem to please Hellmuth, who said, "Dan fucking Zack, what the fuck. Two fucking days of this". Hellmuth did eventually make the call and was shown . "This fucking guy", continued Hellmuth as he threw his hand away, leaving himself with just 35,000.
A few hands later Hellmuth was all in from the button and Eric Wasserson responded with a raise from the small blind. Zack re-raised out of the big blind and Wasserson called.
On the first draw Wasserson and Hellmuth both took two cards while Zack drew one. Wasserson then check-called a bet from Zack.
The second draw saw Wasserson and Hellmuth each take another two and Zack stand pat. Wasserson then called a second bet from Zack.
Wasserson and Zack stood pat on the final draw and Hellmuth drew what would be his last two cards of the tournament. Zack led out for a third time, which persuaded Wasserson to release his hand. "Number two" announced Zack as he turned over . Hellmuth, mustering some grace, wished the table good luck as he tossed his hand away. He will have to wait for another day to extend his bracelet record.
Ali Eslami in the big blind was involved in a hand with Daniel Zack on the button.
On the first draw, Eslami took two cards while Zack drew one. Eslami then checked to Zack, who threw out a bet and was called.
Eslami took another two cards on the second draw and again Zack drew just one. Eslami checked for a second time and called off for his tournament life after Zack pushed enough chips into the middle to put him all in.
Zack stood pat on the final draw and tabled . Eslami was drawing but could not find the help he needed to beat Zack's ten. After saying "good game" to the table, Eslami made his way to the payout desk.
There are plenty of possible storylines ahead of the final day in Event #31: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Championship with just 10 players remaining from a starting field of 118.
Leading the way is Brian Hastings, already the owner of five WSOP bracelets, looking to become only the 17th player to win six bracelets. Just three of the remaining players have never won a bracelet, with second-in-chips Eric Wasserson joined by Jordan Siegel and shortstack Ali Eslami.
And then there's Phil Hellmuth. Not much needs to be said about the "Poker Brat" as he eyes yet another WSOP title, but he will have to do it the hard way starting eighth in chips.
Place
Player
Country
Chips
1
Brian Hastings
United States
1,365,000
2
Eric Wasserson
United States
1,350,000
3
Marco Johnson
United States
1,105,000
4
Jordan Siegel
United States
725,000
5
Andrew Kelsall
United States
540,000
6
Daniel Zack
United States
535,000
7
Shaun Deeb
United States
435,000
8
Phil Hellmuth
United States
380,000
9
Yuval Bronshtein
Israel
280,000
10
Ali Eslami
United States
170,000
This tournament will play down to a winner at Bally's and Paris Las Vegas, the new home of the 2022 World Series of Poker. PokerNews will be there every step of the way so make sure to follow for all the latest live updates.