Event 55 - $2,500 Limit Deuce to Seven Triple Draw Day 1 | 2009 World Series of Poker

Level: 1

Blinds: 50/75

Ante: 0

06-29-2009 12:19 UTC-12

Shuffle Up and Deal!

[user66118]

"We're playing deuce to seven, which means that the best hand is 2-3-4-5-7," said Director Jack Effel. "Don't forget that straights and flushes count against you." We'd hope the players here are already familiar with the rules of the game, but a few of them were actually paying attention to the announcements.

After running down the rest of the rules, Effel uttered the most famous words in poker, and we're out of the starting gate in Event #55!

06-29-2009 12:05 UTC-12

Almost There

[user66118]

We've just crossed our scheduled starting time, and things aren't quite ready to go yet. The good news is that the board shows 121 runners so far, and that number is climbing fast. The not-so-good news is that they've just started the clock counting down from 12 minutes. It's a fair indication that it'll be at least 12 minutes before we get rolling.

Be right back.

06-29-2009 11:50 UTC-12

Bad Hands Win Today; Deuce to Seven Set to Go

[user66118]

Good evening and welcome to the last non-Hold'em for this year's WSOP. Event #55 is the $2,500-buyin Limit Deuce to Seven Triple Draw Lowball funfest, and it is the only triple draw event on the schedule. We expect to have a pretty solid field for this one, though the numbers are small right now. The big yellow board tells us that 87 players have put up their buyin so far, with another 50 or so expected to join us as the first two levels progress.

Players will start the day with 7,500 chips, and said chips are being counted out and distributed by the dealers as we speak. It should be just a minute or two before the players start to meander in to take their seats, and we're scheduled for a 5:00pm start time. Sit tight, we'll be back with the shuffle up and deal in just a few.