Day 2 of the Event #22: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship will get underway at 2 p.m. local time at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. There are 30 players out of a 92-entry strong field still in contention, with each one wanting to get one step closer to claiming one of the elusive golden bracelets at the 2017 World Series of Poker.
Jon Turner (367,300) and Mike Leah (361,500) dominated the late stages of Day 1 and bagged up the biggest stacks while two-time WSOP bracelet winner John Monnette follows in third position overnight with 265,400.
Monnette is closely followed by multiple-bracelet winners Robert Mizrachi (255,000), Shaun Deeb (230,700) and Phil Galfond (223,100) who are also in the top 10 heading Day 2. Furthermore, in addition to Galfond who won this event in 2015, three other former champions of the $10K NL 2-7 Draw Championship made it through last night: Nick Schulman (186,000), Jesse Martin (105,900) and Paul Volpe (97,700).
More than half of the remaining field will leave empty-handed, as only the top 14 spots are guaranteed a share of the $864,800 prize pool. The minimum cash is worth $15,333, while a first-place finish comes with a payday of $256,610 and the golden bracelet. Defending champion Jason Mercier entered twice yesterday and was eliminated as many times.
Day 2 Blind Structure
Level
Ante
Small Blind
Big Blind
11
700
1,500
3,000
12
700
1,500
3,000
13
1,000
2,000
4,000
14
1,000
2,000
4,000
15
1,300
2,500
5,000
16
1,300
2,500
5,000
17
1,500
3,000
6,000
18
2,000
4,000
8,000
19
2,500
5,000
10,000
20
3,000
6,000
12,000
The action will recommence with blinds of 1,500/3,000 and a running ante of 700. Day 2 will play a total of 10 levels of one hour each with a 15-minute break every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after the end of today's sixth level. The PokerNews live reporting team will be on the floor to provide all the action from the tables on the way to crown yet another champion here in Las Vegas.
Shaun Deeb opened to 7,200 from the cutoff, Bernard Lee three-bet to 27,000 from the button, Erik Seidel four-bet shoved from the big blind for about 52,000, Deeb folded, and Lee called.
Seidel stood pat, Lee drew one, and Seidel fanned .
Lee tabled and quickly turned over a to make an eight, ending Seidel's tournament.
Ray Dehkharghani opened to 9,000 and Shaun Deeb called from one seat over. Bernard Lee in the cutoff three-bet to 41,700 for almost one third of his stack and Dehkharghani reluctantly called. Deeb then moved all in for 188,200 and Lee called all in for approximately 125,000, which forced out Dehkharghani.
Deeb stood pat and Lee gave him a staredown before also standing pat as well.
Deeb turned over for a ninety-eight, and Lee showed his very briefly before tossing the cards into the muck and departing from the tournament area.
Chris Ferguson raised all in for 5,300 from the cutoff, Konstantin Maslak reraised to 10,500 from the button, and Galen Hall called from the big blind,
Hall stood pat, Ferguson drew one, and Maslak drew one.
Hall checked to Maslak who bet 14,000. After some brief deliberation, Hall folded.
Maslak showed , Ferguson tabled , and slowly squeezed a to end his tournament.
Mike Leah raised to 10,000 from the hijack and short stack Phil Galfond moved all in. Leah asked for a count and the shove was for 59,700 in total, which Leah called and stood pat.
Galfond checked his cards carefully, shook his head and finally drew one, then said "I have a flush draw."
Mike Leah:
Phil Galfond:
Galfond spiked the as last card and that completed the flush, killing his hand and sending the former champion of this very event to the rail.
Mike Leah opened on the button to 11,000 and Darren Elias three-bet from the big blind to 57,000.
Leah asked Elias for a look at his remaining stack and Elias made it easily countable. Elias was sitting with 122,000 more. Leah went all in having Elias well covered and Elias called.
Elias stood pat quickly and Leah rolled over and tossed one card. Elias showed and Leah needed a six or a four to win the hand.
Leah asked if Elias would mind a peel and Elias said he could do whatever he wanted. Leah peeled the side of the card.
"It's a club, three across," said Leah.
"Fifty fifty," said a couple players from the table.
Meaning the Leah had either the , which would win the hand and eliminate Elias, or the which would give Elias the double up. Leah turned the card all the way over to reveal the , making his hand and giving Elias the double.
Down to just 7,100, Hertzel Zalewski moved all in from under the gun and John Monnette raised to 13,000 on the button. Both players drew two cards and waited for the other tables to finish before proceeding with the showdown.
Hertzel Zalewski:
John Monnette:
Monnette picked up the and Zalewski said, "You don't have to sweat anymore," after pairing his . Monnette's last card was a and Zalewski's didn't matter anymore as the money bubble burst. The remaining 14 players will now redraw to the last two tables, some of them may stand pat on their seats, though.
On the first hand back from break, Mike Leah opened under the gun to 12,500. John Monnette three-bet from the small blind, making it 40,000. Mike Watson was in the big blind and he four-bet to 110,000.
Leah looked back at his hand and capped his cards with a single 5,000 chip. He asked for a rough count of Watson's remaining stack and eyed what Monnette had left as well. Then Leah went all in for roughly 450,000. Monnette didn't wait too long to call and Watson followed shortly after.
Monnette and Watson both stood pat in quick succession.
"Pat, pat?" questioned Leah, "I guess I need a backup plan."
Leah tossed one card.
"Eight-six-four," said Monnette as he rolled over .
Watson showed and was in second place.
Leah rolled over and needed a seven or an eight to win. However, he hit the , giving him a ten. He said later that he broke a nine-perfect.
Monnette was the short stack and tripled up. Watson doubled his remaining stack through Leah and Leah was left with one of the shortest stacks remaining with just over 100,000.
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to end his tournament.
as last card and that completed the flush, killing his hand and sending the former champion of this very event to the rail.
, which would win the hand and eliminate Elias, or the 
which would give Elias the double up. Leah turned the card all the way over to reveal the 
, giving him a ten. He said later that he broke a nine-perfect.