Event #22: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship Jour 1 | 2017 World Series of Poker

2017-06-11 23:15 UTC-7

Kihara Makes a Move, Busts to Turner

zedmaster84

Niveau 8 : 800/1,600, 400 ante

A big three-way pot that included Galen Hall in the cutoff, Naoya Kihara in the small blind, and Jon Turner in the big blind resulted in the elimination of Kihara. He drew two, as did Turner, while Hall took one card. Kihara then check-raised all in after a bet by Hall, and Turner eventually called. Hall folded.

Kihara showed for trip deuces, and Turner won the pot with .

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jon Turner	190,000 140,000	140,000
Galen Hall	75,000 -15,000	-15,000

Naoya Kihara	Eliminé

Tags: Galen Hall Jon Turner Naoya Kihara

2017-06-11 23:06 UTC-7

"Can You Just Let Me Value Bet You One Time?"

MrCleverFox

Niveau 8 : 800/1,600, 400 ante

Dario Sammartino opened with a raise. He was called by both Jean-Robert Bellande and Shaun Deeb. Deeb then took one. Sammartino stood pat, and Bellande took two. Deeb led out with a bet of 10,500. Sammartino called, and Bellande quickly folded.

Deeb showed , but Sammartino showed .

"Can you just let me value you bet you one time?" Deeb asked. Sammartino just laughed.

This spawned some conversation at the table about the game of 2-7 No-Limit Single Draw.

"In my opinion, this is the purest form of poker," Bellande said. "It has everything. It has bluffs, it has math."

"I totally agree," Sammartino said.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Dario Sammartino	159,500 1,500	1,500
Shaun Deeb	100,800 -19,200	-19,200

Tags: Dario Sammartino Jean-Robert Bellande Shaun Deeb

2017-06-11 22:56 UTC-7

Small Tidbits

zedmaster84

Niveau 8 : 800/1,600, 400 ante

At the end of the last level, Darren Elias doubled up through Philip Sternheimer with versus .

Felipe Ramos entered when the level had just gone up and defended his big blind against a raise by Iraj Parvizi. Both players stood pat, and Ramos showed . Parvizi had a ten-nine and won the pot.

Mike Wattel opened and called a three-bet to 13,000 by Jean-Robert Bellande. Wattel drew one card, and Bellande stood pat. Wattel then checked and folded to a bet of 16,000 by Bellande.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Philip Sternheimer	70,000 -6,000	-6,000
Darren Elias	48,000 11,000	11,000
Felipe Ramos	47,000 47,000	47,000

Tags: Darren Elias Iraj Parvizi Jean-Robert Bellande Mike Wattel Philip Sternheimer

2017-06-11 22:56 UTC-7

More Counts From Around the Room

[user270022]

Niveau 8 : 800/1,600, 400 ante

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Dario Sammartino	158,000 35,000	35,000
Per Hildebrand	126,000 -4,000	-4,000
Shaun Deeb	120,000 79,500	79,500

Jean-Robert Bellande	102,000 -11,000	-11,000

Majid Yahyaei	100,000 9,000	9,000
Mark Gregorich	99,000 18,000	18,000
Naoya Kihara	94,000 -18,000	-18,000

Chris Klodnicki	90,000 58,000	58,000

Galen Hall	90,000 7,000	7,000

Philip Sternheimer	76,000 11,000	11,000
Christopher George	68,000 -3,000	-3,000
Ray Dehkharghani	67,000 -11,000	-11,000

Jeff Lisandro	59,000 13,000	13,000

Eric Wasserson	34,000 -16,000	-16,000
Anthony Zinno	30,000 11,300	11,300

Steve Gee	25,000 -5,000	-5,000

2017-06-11 22:50 UTC-7

Monnette and Wasserson Re-Enter

[user270022]

Niveau 8 : 800/1,600, 400 ante

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
John Monnette	50,000 50,000	50,000

Eric Wasserson	50,000 50,000	50,000

Niveau: 8

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 400

2017-06-11 22:47 UTC-7

Recent Bust-outs

[user270022]

Niveau 7 : 600/1,200, 300 ante

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Lamar Wilkinson	Eliminé
Alan Schein	Eliminé
Bob Bright	Eliminé
Eric Wasserson	Eliminé
John Monnette	Eliminé

2017-06-11 22:45 UTC-7

Kassela Can't Get There

MrCleverFox

Niveau 7 : 600/1,200, 300 ante

Under the gun, John Monnette raised to 2,800. Next to act, James Chen reraised to 9,500 total. Action folded around to Frank Kassela, who moved all in for a total of 36,025. Action folded back to Monnette, who followed suit with a fold. Chen asked for a count, then called the shove.

Chen stood pat, while Kassela drew one. Chen showed . Kassela showed and was drawing live, but a on the end paired him and dashed his hopes, eliminating him from the tournament. That was Kassela's second entry, so he has officially been eliminated.

Kassela was the first player to win a bracelet in 2-7 Lowball Single Draw this year when he locked up $89,151 for his victory in Event #13. Bernard Lee, who finished second in that event, is still alive in this tournament, albeit on his second bullet, as well. He has built up a healthy stack here on Day 1 and could be poised to make another deep run.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
James Chen	135,000 25,000	25,000

Frank Kassela	Eliminé

Tags: Bernard Lee Frank Kassela James Chen

2017-06-11 22:44 UTC-7

Leah Takes from Dehkharghani

zedmaster84

Niveau 7 : 600/1,200, 300 ante

Iraj Parvizi raised to 3,000, and Mike Leah asked to see his stack before calling from the small blind. Ray Dehkharghani three-bet to 15,000 in the big blind, and Parvizi and Leah both called.

All three players drew one card apiece, and Leah checked. Dehkharghani bet 25,000, and Parvizi, who had slightly more than that behind, folded. Leah called, and Dehkharghani showed . Leah had that beat with and pulled away at the top of the counts.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Mike Leah	235,000 51,000	51,000

Ray Dehkharghani	78,000 3,000	3,000

Iraj Parvizi	26,000 -30,000	-30,000

Tags: Iraj Parvizi Mike Leah Ray Dehkharghani

2017-06-11 22:38 UTC-7

Owen Sent to the Rail

zedmaster84

Niveau 7 : 600/1,200, 300 ante

Mike Leah raised to 3,000, and Iraj Parvizi called before Randy Ohel moved all in for around 38,000 in the big blind. Leah asked for a count and folded, as did Parvizi.

Soon after, Per Hildebrand raised, and short stack Adam Owen moved all in for 16,000. Hildebrand called and stood pat with a . Owen drew one card and showed a . The Brit needed a deuce to double, but instead, it was a blank that left Owen empty-handed with nothing to show for bullet number two.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Per Hildebrand	130,000 -3,000	-3,000
Randy Ohel	46,000 -28,000	-28,000

Adam Owen	Eliminé

Tags: Adam Owen Iraj Parvizi Mike Leah Per Hildebrand Randy Ohel