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.
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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