Event #22: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw (6-Handed)
Jour 1 terminé
Event #22: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw (6-Handed)
Jour 1 terminé
The first draw poker tournament of the 2024 World Series of Poker (WSOP) at the Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas shuffled up and dealt today, and it proved as popular as ever. Event #22: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw attracted 574 mixed game specialists, with 157 of those punching their Day 2 tickets.
Chicago's Bradley Maltz bagged up a tournament-leading stack of 385,000 chips and will fancy his chances of getting his hands on the lion's share of the $766,290 prize pool. Maltz recently cashed in a $1,100 H.O.R.S.E. tournament at the Orleans Hotel & Casino, so came into this event in good form.
Five bracelet winners are among the top ten chip counts. Carol Fuchs (218,500) returns to the action fourth in chips, Nathan Gamble (202,000) is fifth, and five-time WSOP champion Benny Glaser (201,500) occupies sixth place. Tom Franklin (186,000) and Lawrence Brandt (184,500) are seventh and ninth, respectively.
Glaser fell short of capturing his sixth bracelet earlier this week when he fell in sixth place in the $10,000 Omaha Hi-Lo 8 or Better Championship. The British pro's first bracelet came from this very event back in 2015.
| Rank | Player | Country | Chips |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradley Maltz | United States | 385,000 |
| 2 | Jacob Hamed | United States | 270,000 |
| 3 | Tana Karnchanakphan | United States | 219,500 |
| 4 | Carol Fuchs | United States | 218,500 |
| 5 | Nathan Gamble | United States | 202,000 |
| 6 | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | 201,500 |
| 7 | Tom Franklin | United States | 186,000 |
| 8 | Stephan Nussrallah | United States | 185,500 |
| 9 | Lawrence Brandt | United States | 184,500 |
| 10 | Nicolas Fountotos | United States | 173,500 |
A slew of players selected in the $25K Fantasy Draft will return for Day 2 with top 20 stacks. Alex Livingston (173,000), Michael Noori (166,500), Brian Yoon (164,000), and David "ODB" Baker (161,000) all shone brightly on the opening day's play.
Other notables include the likes of Daniel Idema (137,000), Kevin Gerhart (130,000), Yuval Bronshtein (105,000), David "Bakes" Baker (103,000), and mixed game specialist Adam Friedman (72,500).
Not everyone who entered this tournament was fortunate enough to progress to Day 2. Seasoned pros, including, Robert Campbell, David Bach, Ari Engel, Michael Gathy, Allen Kessler, and John Monnette, all fell by the wayside during Day 1.
Of the returning players, only 87 will receive a min-cash of $3,000. Day 2 begins at 1:00 p.m. local time on June 7 on Level 16, with blinds at 2,000/4,000 and limits of 4,000/8,000. Players will have a much-needed 15-minute break every two levels, and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 21, which will be around 7:30 p.m. local time.
The plan is to play ten hour-long levels, which should see this event get close to its final table. Stay with PokerNews for all the action from Event #22 $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw and the other live bracelet events throughout the 2024 WSOP.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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385,000
385,000
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385,000 |
|
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270,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
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219,500
19,500
|
19,500 |
|
|
218,500
128,500
|
128,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
202,000
177,000
|
177,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
201,500
106,500
|
106,500 |
|
|
||
|
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186,000
186,000
|
186,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
185,500
185,500
|
185,500 |
|
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184,500
14,500
|
14,500 |
|
|
||
|
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173,500
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
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173,000
108,000
|
108,000 |
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|
||
|
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170,000
170,000
|
170,000 |
|
|
166,500
166,500
|
166,500 |
|
|
||
|
|
165,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
|
164,000
24,000
|
24,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
162,000
162,000
|
162,000 |
|
|
161,000
86,000
|
86,000 |
|
|
||
|
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159,000
69,000
|
69,000 |
|
|
||
|
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154,500
154,500
|
154,500 |
|
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154,000
154,000
|
154,000 |
|
|
152,000
152,000
|
152,000 |
|
|
151,000
151,000
|
151,000 |
|
|
150,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
149,500
149,500
|
149,500 |
|
|
148,000
148,000
|
148,000 |
Day 1 has ended with approximately 168 players remaining.
Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day's action.
Tournament officials announced that players will see three more hands before bagging up for the night.
Yuichi Kanai raised on the button before Ryutaro Suzuki reraised in the small blind. Kanai called and both players took one.
Suzuki checked to Kanai who bet. Suzuki called and took one, while Kanai stood pat and bet again.
Suzuki called and drew one and Kanai patted again. Kanai then bet and Suzuki tanked for a minute before calling.
"No. 2," Kanai cried out as he showed 7-6-4-3-2. Suzuki mucked as the two Japanese players shared a laugh while Kanai dragged in the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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100,000
10,000
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10,000 |
|
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90,000
45,000
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45,000 |
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Anthony Lazar raised in the cutoff, Billy Baxter reraised in the small blind, and Lazar called.
"You draw better than me," Lazar said as both players took two. Baxter then bet and Lazar called.
Lazar took another two on the second draw and Baxter one. Baxter then bet, but Lazar this time raised.
Baxter called and drew one while Lazar stood pat and bet. Baxter folded and Lazar showed him a 7-6 as he took the pot.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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110,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
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60,000
44,000
|
44,000 |
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A tournament official came to the table and asked the players a trivia question: which four major sports teams have nicknames that don't end in "s"?
Paul Fehlig began writing them down as the table celebrated when they got one. Meanwhile, Scott Bohlman was all in and ended up making an 8-7-6-4-3 to double up against his opponent's 10.
Fehlig and his tablemates got up to eight teams but couldn't figure out the last one, which turned out to be the Orlando Magic.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
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50,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
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40,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
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A player in the small blind bet the first draw and Lawrence Brandt called on the button.
Both players drew one and checked. They each drew one more on the final draw and the small blind bet again.
Brandt then raised and his opponent called. Brandt showed 7-5-4-3-2 for a wheel.
"Really?" his opponent said before mucking.
"From nothing to a real hand," tablemate Artur Saakyants said.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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170,000 | |
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