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

2017-06-11 20:00 UTC-7

Glaser Wins the Battle of the Jacks

MrCleverFox

Niveau 5 : 400/800, 200 ante

Benny Glaser opened with a raise to 2,300. It folded around to Dan Smith, who raised to 7,300. Everyone folded back to Glaser, and he called.

Smith stood pat, while Glaser took one. Then, both players checked.

Smith turned over , but Glaser showed .

"When you said, 'Check,' I thought you said, 'Jack,'" Smith said. Glaser's jack-low was best, and he took down the pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Benny Glaser	48,500 22,500	22,500

Dan Smith	38,200 -11,800	-11,800

Tags: Benny Glaser Dan Smith

2017-06-11 19:58 UTC-7

Hellmuth Enters

zedmaster84

Niveau 5 : 400/800, 200 ante

Defending champion Jason Mercier was eliminated and re-entered, and another familiar face followed right after him with a ticket in hand. It was 14-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth that joined the field and increased the number of entries to 66.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Phil Hellmuth	50,000 50,000	50,000

Jason Mercier	50,000 23,000	23,000

Tags: Jason Mercier Phil Hellmuth

2017-06-11 19:51 UTC-7

Some Fresh Stack Counts

[user270022]

Niveau 5 : 400/800, 200 ante

Below is a list of some updated counts, along with the entry of Mike Leah and the re-entry of Bernard Lee.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Galen Hall	118,000 -32,000	-32,000

Mike Gorodinsky	106,000 34,000	34,000

Max Kruse	72,000 -2,000	-2,000

Christopher George	71,000 -1,500	-1,500

Majid Yahyaei	58,000 -12,000	-12,000
Alexander Schwartz	56,000 27,000	27,000
Ned Price	52,000 -15,000	-15,000
Bernard Lee	50,000 50,000	50,000
Mike Leah	50,000 50,000	50,000

Bob Bright	44,000 15,000	15,000
Alan Schein	41,000 19,000	19,000
Mark Gregorich	38,000 -12,000	-12,000
John Monnette	36,000 -26,000	-26,000

Steve Gee	36,000 -9,000	-9,000
Adam Owen	31,000 -56,000	-56,000
Jason Mercier	27,000 -31,000	-31,000

Anthony Zinno	27,000 12,000	12,000

2017-06-11 19:48 UTC-7

Hildebrand gets Some

zedmaster84

Niveau 5 : 400/800, 200 ante

Ray Dehkharghani, Per Hildebrand, and Steve Gee all invested 5,500 and headed to the draw, in which Hildebrand stood pat and his two opponents drew one apiece. The action was checked through, and Dehkharghani showed a jack. Hildebrand had that beat with , and Gee mucked.

At the start of the hand, Mike Leah had chuckled. "I was dealt a full house," he said after the hand was over. The dealer replied, "I dealt a royal flush before, also in deuce to seven."

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Ray Dehkharghani	113,000 -15,000	-15,000

Per Hildebrand	73,000 23,000	23,000
Steve Gee	45,000 -10,000	-10,000

Tags: Mike Leah Per Hildebrand Ray Dehkharghani Steven Gee

2017-06-11 19:46 UTC-7

Siddique Eliminates Lee

MrCleverFox

Niveau 5 : 400/800, 200 ante

Bernard Lee moved all in from under the gun for 6,300. He was called by Usman Siddique from the small blind and Frank Kasella from the big blind. Siddique stood pat, while Kassela and Lee both took one. With action on the side, Siddique shoved all in. Kassela thought briefly, then folded.

Siddique turned up for the second nuts, and that was all she wrote for Lee. He was sent to the rail, while Siddique stacked up his chips.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Frank Kassela	37,000 -13,000	-13,000

Usman Siddique	27,000 -11,000	-11,000
Bernard Lee	Eliminé

Tags: Bernard Lee Frank Kassela Usman Siddique

Niveau: 5

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 200

2017-06-11 19:20 UTC-7

Break Time Again

[user270022]

Niveau 4 : 300/600, 150 ante

The remaining players have completed another two levels and are now on a 15-minute break.

2017-06-11 19:20 UTC-7

Down But Not Out; A Few More Newbies

[user270022]

Niveau 4 : 300/600, 150 ante

Nick Schulman, Lamar Wilkinson, Marvin Karlins, Philip Sternheimer, and Paul Volpe have all busted and fired their second bullet.

Naoya Kihara and Ben Lamb are two new players to join the field.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Marvin Karlins	50,000 50,000	50,000
Nick Schulman	50,000 50,000	50,000

Lamar Wilkinson	50,000 50,000	50,000
Philip Sternheimer	50,000 50,000	50,000

Paul Volpe	50,000 50,000	50,000

Naoya Kihara	50,000 50,000	50,000

Ben Lamb	50,000 50,000	50,000

Tags: Ben Lamb Lamar Wilkinson Marvin Karlins Naoya Kihara Paul Volpe Philip Sternheimer

2017-06-11 19:14 UTC-7

Volpe and Schulman Sent to the Rail

zedmaster84

Niveau 4 : 300/600, 150 ante

A raising war resulted in the all in of Paul Volpe for around 26,000, and Jean-Robert Bellande called. Bellande stood pat, while Volpe drew one card.

Bellande tabled his , and Volpe said, "You were trying to get me off that one," and showed . He squeezed the last card, said, "Oh wait, that's not good," before tabling a jack. His jack-eight was no good to the jack-seven of Bellande, and Volpe headed to the rail.

At the same time one table over, Steve Gee raised to 1,800 from under the gun, and Nick Schulman called. Randy Ohel three-bet to 7,000 in the big blind, and Gee folded. "How much do you have?" Schulman asked, and Ohel replied with, "Starting stack." Schulman called.

Ohel stood pat and drew one card. Once the draw was finished, Ohel checked, and Schulman moved all in for 31,625. Ohel called after one minute of consideration, and Schulman showed a pair of eights, whiel Ohel had beat with .

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Randy Ohel	93,000 43,000	43,000

Jean-Robert Bellande	68,000 18,000	18,000

Paul Volpe	Eliminé

Nick Schulman	Eliminé

Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande Nick Schulman Paul Volpe Randy Ohel Steven Gee

2017-06-11 19:09 UTC-7

Bleznick Doesn't Break, Busts to Wasserson, Buys Back in

[user270022]

Niveau 4 : 300/600, 150 ante

Eric Wasserson opened to 2,000, and Jared Bleznick three-bet jammed for 10,375. Action folded back around to Wasserson, who called, putting Bleznick at risk.

Wasserson stood pat, putting the decision on Bleznick. The two traded a few remarks as Bleznick debated. Eventually, Bleznick patted, and Wasserson announced "ten-seven," flipping over .

Bleznick shook his head and tabled a ten-nine. He asked to see the top card, and Wasserson flipped it, revealing a deuce.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Eric Wasserson	65,000 15,000	15,000

Jared Bleznick	50,000 36,500	36,500

Tags: Eric Wasserson Jared Bleznick