Event #34: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship Jour 1 | 2017 World Series of Poker

2017-06-17 11:32 UTC-7

Day 1 of Event #34: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship Starts Today!

MrCleverFox

John Hennigan with his gold bracelet from Event #46: $50,000 Poker Players' Championship

Welcome to PokerNews’ coverage of Event #34 $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship. It’s sure to be a star-studded field today as this tournament always brings out some of the biggest names in poker.

Last year, it was 2014 Poker Players' Championship Winner John Hennigan who bested the field of 125 players to take down the $320,103 first-place prize and his fourth World Series of Poker bracelet. He defeated three-time bracelet winner Michael Gathy heads up as well as a final table that included the likes of J.C. Tran, Chris Klodnicki, and Abe Mosseri. Hennigan was also able to break the streak of Tuan Le who won this event two years running in 2014 and 2015.

Players are slated to play 10 one-hour levels here on Day 1, where action will start at 3 p.m. PDT. Late registration will remain open for eight levels and will close at roughly 12 a.m. PDT.

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Tags: Abe Mosseri Chris Klodnicki JC Tran John Hennigan Michael Gathy Tuan Le

2017-06-17 15:56 UTC-7

All Action on Monnette's Table

Jan_Kores

Niveau 1 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

So far, it seems that John Monnette's table is the one that deserves the attention. Every hand brings some drama; at least if any action during the first level can be considered as a drama.

Monnette is the main character of the first level. Recently, the three-time WSOP bracelet winner lost against Shawn Buchanan and then got the chips back, albeit from Jyri Merivirta's piles.

Hand #1:
Buchanan raised from the cutoff and Monnette flatted from the small blind. Monnette took one and Buchanan two and the betting round brought some fire as Monnette bet-three-bet. Buchanan raise-called.

Monnette patted and Buchanan drew one before calling Monnette's bet. Buchanan drew one again on the third draw and both players tapped. Buchanan found what he needed when he looked on his new card, turning over which was enough to beat Monnette.

Hand #2:
The next hand saw Eric Kurtzman open from the cutoff and button Monnette called, inviting small blind Jyri Merivirta to the pot. Talal Shakerchi folded in the big blind.

All three players changed two and Kurtzman continued with a bet. He received two calls.

Merivirta took one on the second draw while Kurtzman and Monnette changed two again. This time Merivirta led to the pot, forcing a fold from Kurzman but a raise from Monnette. Merivirta called.

He changed two this time while Monnette stood pat. Merivirta checked to Monnette who didn't miss an opportunity to bet and Merivirta couldn't pay anymore, leaving the pot to Monnette.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
John Monnette	63,000 8,000	8,000

Shawn Buchanan	56,000 6,000	6,000

Jyri Merivirta	45,000 -5,000	-5,000

Tags: Eric Kurtzman John Monnette Jyri Merivirta Shawn Buchanan Talal Shakerchi

2017-06-17 16:21 UTC-7

Wheel For Wattel

MrCleverFox

Niveau 2 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

Mike Wattel raised from the button and was called by Chris Vitch from the small blind and Shunjiro Uchida from the big blind.

On the first draw, Vitch took one, Uchida took three, and Wattel took two. Vitch then bet and was called by both players.

Vitch stood pat. Uchida took one and Wattel took two. Vitch bet again and Uchida called. This time, Wattel raised. Only Vitch called.

On the last draw, both players stood pat. Vitch checked, Wattel bet, and, after giving it some thought, Vitch called.

"Wheel," Wattel said, showing .

"Flush!" Randy Ohel joked, making reference to the fact that Wattel's hand looked like it could have a flush since it was all black. "Just kidding."

Vitch took a closer look at Wattel's hand, then mucked his own, awarding the pot to Wattel.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Chris Vitch	73,000 23,000	23,000
Mike Wattel	52,500 2,500	2,500

Shunjiro Uchida	45,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Chris Vitch Mike Wattel Randy Ohel Shunjiro Uchida

2017-06-17 18:09 UTC-7

Big Pot For the Original

MrCleverFox

Niveau 3 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

After three limps, David "ODB" Baker raised from the small blind. Jame Barlow, Brant Hale, and Andrew Kelsall all called.

On the first draw, Baker took one, Barlow took two, Hale took three, and Kelsall took two. Baker then bet. Barlow folded. Hale raised. Kelsall called. Baker made it three bets. Hale made it four bets. Kelsall folded. Baker then capped the betting action, and Hale called.

Baker stoop pat, and after thinking about it for a while, Hale took one.

Baker bet, Hale raised, then Baker called. Baker stood pat, and Hale thought again, longer this time, before breaking and taking one card.

Both players then checked. "I think you broke good twice," Baker said after showing .

Hale nodded. "I broke and nine-seven, then an eight-seven," he said. Hale mucked his hand, and Baker took down the big pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
David "ODB" Baker	83,000 33,000	33,000

Brant Hale	23,000 -15,000	-15,000
Andrew Kelsall	16,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Brant Hale David "ODB" Baker

2017-06-17 18:43 UTC-7

No Bracelet for Alex Luneau

MrCleverFox

Niveau 4 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Terry Jennings from earlier in the Series

After some furious betting action pre-draw, Alex Luneau, Terry Jennings, and Joshua Mountain found themselves involved in a capped pot.

After the pre-draw betting, Mountain took two, Jennings took one, and Luneau took one as well. Mountain checked to Jennings. Jennings bet. Luneau raised. Mountain folded, and Jennings called.

On the second draw, both players stood pat, then checked. They stood pat again on the third draw, and Jennings led with a bet. Luneau thought a while, then called. Jennings showed , and that was good to take the pot.

"Nice hand from the self-proclaimed best ace-to-five player in the world," Abe Mosseri said after the hand.

"Now, I don't know if I'd say I was the best, but I'm certainly up there," Jennings said. "I have five gold bracelets."

"Wow," Mosseri said. "You have five World Series of Poker bracelets?"

"No no," Jennings continued. "Not World Series. Here let me just show you."

Jennings then produced a bag full of gold- and silver- plated bracelets from his pocket and explained that if he is beaten in a certain game, then he gives the bracelets out to the victors — after he engraves them, of course.

"Shaun Deeb has one," Jennings said. "I remember that."

Unfortunately for Luneau, he lost the hand and didn't earn a Terry Jennings bracelet. Not only that, Luneau is still looking for his first World Series of Poker gold bracelet, as well, so he'll have to keep trying if he wants to win either.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Terry Jennings	77,000 27,000	27,000
Alex Luneau	72,500 22,500	22,500

Tags: Abe Mosseri Alexandre Luneau Terry Jennings

2017-06-17 19:20 UTC-7

Jon Turner Triples Up

Jan_Kores

Niveau 4 : 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Shaun Deeb raised and received two calls, as Jon Turner came along from the button and John Monnette from the big blind.

All players drew two, and Monnette and Deeb let Turner bet. They both called and drew two again, while Turner changed only one this time.

Turner bet again in position, earning a call from Monnette, but Deeb woke up with a check-raise. Turned announced he was all in, making it 600 more than Deeb's bet. Monnette and Deeb both paid the extra.

Monnette took one on the last draw, while Deeb and Turner both patted. The side pot action went check-check.

Turner showed , and neither Deeb nor Monnette could beat it. Monnette tabled pair of sevens, and Deeb only flashed his ten-six for the blink of an eye. Monnette didn't see Deeb's hand and suggested to the floor staff that the dealers should remind the players about tabling their hands when a player is all in.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Jon Turner	23,300 -26,700	-26,700

Tags: John Monnette Jon Turner Shaun Deeb

2017-06-17 21:32 UTC-7

Robert Mizrachi Eliminated by James Chen

Jan_Kores

Niveau 6 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

Robert Mizrachi was down to only 6,500, and he couldn't bounce back.

His farewell came in a hand that started with Jyri Merivirta's raise. Mizrachi three-bet on the button, and James Chen woke up with a four-bet. Merivirta called, and Mizrachi moved all in for 500 more. Chen and Merivirta both called.

Chen drew one on the first draw, while Merivirta and Mizrachi discarded two each. Chen started building a side pot with a bet, and Merivirta was ready to continue fighting. He called.

All players then changed one, and Chen bet again. Merivirta called again.

No cards were changed through the third draw, as everyone patted. Chen bet out for one last time, and Merivirta finally gave up, leaving the side pot to Chen.

Chen showed his for a rough seven, and Mizrachi knew his tournament was over, flipping up .

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
James Chen	120,000 95,000	95,000

Jyri Merivirta	61,000 -4,000	-4,000
Robert Mizrachi	Eliminé

Tags: James Chen Jyri Merivirta Robert Mizrachi

2017-06-17 21:34 UTC-7

Adam Owen Continues to Climb; Baker Trending the Wrong Direction

MrCleverFox

Niveau 6 : 1,500/3,000, 0 ante

David "ODB" Baker opened with a raise and was three-bet by Adam Owen. Baker called, and the two went heads-up to the draw. Both players took two, then Owen bet, and Baker called.

On the second draw, both players took one. Owen then checked, and Baker bet. Owen called.

On the last draw, Owen took one, and Baker stood pat. Owen checked first, then Baker checked behind. Owen shook his head and turned over for the nuts. Baker mucked his hand, and Owen was awarded the pot.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Adam Owen	137,000 27,000	27,000
David "ODB" Baker	53,400 -17,600	-17,600

Tags: Adam Owen David "ODB" Baker

2017-06-17 22:57 UTC-7

Triple-Up for "Mike Miracle"

Jan_Kores

Niveau 7 : 2,000/4,000, 0 ante

Three players were in the pot for 6,500 apiece as Mike Matusow had exactly this chip count coming to the following hand.

Steve Tabb and Cary Katz were trying to send Matusow packing, but he proved to have a tough skin.

Tabb patted on the first draw, leaving Matusow and Katz drawing two each. Then, Tabb led with a bet, and Katz called, saying, "I'll go for the miracle."

Tabb bet again, still standing pat. Matusow changed one, and Katz took two again. Katz then called another bet.

The last draw saw both Tabb and Matusow patting, and Katz drew one. Tabb checked this time, and Katz checked back.

Tabb tabled a pat ninety-seven with , but Matusow hit his bingo on the second draw, tabling for a number two. Katz briefly opened what looked to be a ten-seven, and Matusow captured the pot.

"Mike Miracle," commented Cary Katz.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Steven Tabb	90,000 43,000	43,000
Cary Katz	85,000 35,000	35,000
Mike Matusow	19,500 -60,500	-60,500

Tags: Cary Katz Mike Matusow

2017-06-17 23:17 UTC-7

Klodnicki Bluffs Like a Boss; Saves George in the Tournament

Jan_Kores

Niveau 8 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Chris Klodnicki (as seen in a previous event)

Chris George was again down to pennies, putting his last 2,600 at risk after Chris Klodnicki's raise. Mark Gregorovich called from the big blind to battle with Klodnicki for a side pot.

Gregorovich and Klodnicki changed two, and George took three.

Gregorovich drew two on the second draw, while Klodnicki took only one. George opted for two.

After calling Klodnicki's second barrel, Gregorovich took one on the last draw. Klodnicki patted this time, though, leaving George hoping as he changed one.

Klodnicki bet once again, and Gregorovich finally gave up. Klodnicki burst into laughter, announcing, "Deuces." He patted just to try bluff Gregorovich out of the side pot, and it worked out tremendously.

"Are you serious?" asked George, who survived once again. He held only but notched a triple as the remaining players started the banter about liking him at the table.

Joueur	Jetons	Progression
Chris George	9,100 900	900

Tags: Chris George Chris Klodnicki Mark Gregorovich