Event 40 - $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-22-2008 22:22 UTC-7

Number Two, Meet... Number Two

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Chad Brown and Shawn Sheikhan got tangled up in a hand. Each drew two cards on the first draw; Brown drew two on the second and one on the third, while Sheikhan drew one on the second and stood pat on the third. After the third draw, Brown bet and Sheikhan raised. Brown reraised, and Sheikhan rereraised. Rather than capping the action, Brown just called. Both players had "number two," 7-6-4-3-2, and chopped the pot.

06-22-2008 22:16 UTC-7

The Power of Suggestion

Shamus

The table folded to David Chiu who completed in the small blind. Greg Raymer checked his option in the big blind.

After the first draw, Chiu checked. "You check? I bet, baby!" said Raymer. Chiu looked at him incredulously.

"I started the tournament at Scotty Nguyen's table," explained Raymer. "I've been saying 'baby' all day."

Tags: Greg Raymer

06-22-2008 22:13 UTC-7

Deeb Gives Some Back

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Freddy Deeb has been on a tear at Blue #1. To his opponents, it must have seemed that he couldn't lose. In fact, he can.

Deeb raised from the cutoff before the first draw and was reraised by the button. He called and drew two to the button's one. Deeb then check-raised after the button bet. On the second draw, both players drew one. Deeb bet and was called.

Both players stood pat on the third draw. Again Deeb bet; again he was called. He showed down 8-7-5, but his opponent was one pip better with an 8-6-5.

Tags: Freddy Deeb

06-22-2008 22:13 UTC-7

A Good Time to Take a Few Hands Off?

Shamus

An interesting collection around Table Blue #5 at the moment. David Sklansky, Chad Brown, Shawn Sheikhan, and Phil Hellmuth have all been seated there.

Of course, Hellmuth's seat is empty at the moment, as he's also minding a stack over in the Mixed Hold'em event.

06-22-2008 22:06 UTC-7

Filippi Continues to Roll

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Amnon Filippi's good day continues. He recently made a smooth eight against the big blind's rough eight, getting a bet on every street except after the second draw. He remains near the top of the day's leaderboard.

Tags: Amnon Filippi

06-22-2008 22:05 UTC-7

Griffin Gone

Shamus

Gavin Griffin got the last of his chips in before the first draw, and Chad Brown was his lone opponent. Brown stood pat after the first draw, while Griffin continued to draw one card on each round to the end.

Brown showed 8-6-5-3-2. Griffin had picked up a jack on the third draw, and he is eliminated. Brown has 17,700.

Tags: Gavin Griffin

06-22-2008 21:56 UTC-7

Griffin Flies High... For Now

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After a strong start to the day, Gavin Griffin has come under fire since the dinner break. He was recently all in before the first draw for his last 2,000 in chips against one opponent. His opponent drew two, then two again, then stood pat. Griffin drew two, then one, then stood pat himself. He made 8-7-5-4-2, which was enough to take down the pot.

He is still in extreme danger of a bust-out with just 4,900 in chips.

06-22-2008 21:47 UTC-7

Can't Beat That

Shamus

Down to just 2,175, Mark Seif got all of his chips in before the first draw against an opponent whose hat he had signed earlier in the day.

After the third draw, Seif heard the words no poker player wants to hear from his opponent: "I have the nuts." "The nuts?" Seif responded. "Really? I can't beat the nuts." Indeed, Seif's fan-turned-adversary had drawn to a wheel, and Seif is out.

Tags: Mark Seif

06-22-2008 21:36 UTC-7

Chop It Up?

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Chops are pretty uncommon in triple draw, but not entirely unheard of. Just ask Phil Hellmuth. He was involved in a three-way pot where each player put three bets in before the first draw, one before the second and third draws, and three after the third draw. It was a huge pot that would have rocketed the winner up the leaderboard, but instead it wound up chopping when Hellmuth and another player both turned over the same hand: 8-7-5-3-2. We can only imagine what was going through Hellmuth's head when he realized he was getting just half of the pot.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

06-22-2008 21:34 UTC-7

Baxter Back

Shamus

A preflop raising war between Billy Baxter and Keith Lehr squeezed the others out. Both took two cards, Baxter bet, and Lehr called. Baxter then took one, and Lehr two. Baxter bet his last 900, and Lehr called.

On the third draw, Baxter stood pat and Lehr drew two cards. Baxter showed an 8-6-5-4-2, and Lehr mucked. Baxter is back up to 11,000.

Tags: Billy Baxter Keith Lehr