Event #36: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball Day 2 | 2014 World Series of Poker

06-17-2014 20:03 UTC-7

Scott Blackman Eliminated in 12th Place ($4,245)

Happy_Freaked

Level 16 : 1,500/3,000, 700 ante

German soccer star Max Kruse just scored a knockout, as he busted Scott Blackman in 12th place. Kruse raised to 5,000 and Blackman moved all in over the top for 36,600 total. The action folded back to Kruse who looked back down at his cards before making the call.

Both players drew one card.

Kruse showed and he was up against Blackman's . Kruse drew a to turn his hand into a pair of deuces and Blackman was very much alive for a nice double up.

As Blackman squeezed his card hoping for a paint one, he said, "This is not good."

Blackman turned over a and the pair of fives sent him to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Kruse	118,000 46,000	46,000

Scott Blackman	Busted

Tags: Max Kruse Scott Blackman

Level: 16

Blinds: 1,500/3,000

Ante: 700

06-17-2014 19:57 UTC-7

Shunjiro Uchida Eliminated in 13th Place ($4,245)

Mickey Doft

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 600 ante

Orjan Skommko raised to 6,000 in second position and Shunjiro Uchida three-bet shoved on the button for roughly 47,000. After a few moments Skommo opted to call, drawing one card. Uchida stood pat.

Skommo: - drew one
Uchida: - stood pat

Skommo quickly turned over a to make a seventy-six, ending Uchida's tournament in 13th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Orjan Skommo	145,000 61,000	61,000
Shunjiro Uchida	Busted

Tags: Orjan Skommo Shunjiro Uchida

06-17-2014 19:53 UTC-7

Chip Counts

Mickey Doft

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Wolansky	193,000 23,000	23,000

Samuel Touil	169,000 49,000	49,000
Scott Abrams	115,000 10,000	10,000

Orjan Skommo	84,000 29,500	29,500
Christopher Mecklin	82,000 -1,000	-1,000
Max Kruse	72,000 -17,000	-17,000

Joseph Cheong	70,000 -19,000	-19,000

Adam Crawford	58,000 -10,000	-10,000
Ali Eslami	54,000 11,000	11,000

Shunjiro Uchida	49,000 -29,000	-29,000
Robin Rightmire	48,000 -20,000	-20,000
Scott Bohlman	46,000 -9,000	-9,000

Scott Blackman	42,000 -4,000	-4,000

06-17-2014 19:40 UTC-7

Abrams Chips Up

Happy_Freaked

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 600 ante

Scott Abrams has been going through lots of swings today and right now he's back near the top after taking a decent pot off Ali Eslami.

Eslami raised to 6,000 from the button and Orjan Skommo called from the small blind and Abrams from the big.

Skommo took one card, Abrams needed two and Eslami wanted one new card.

Skommo checked to Abrams who bet 12,500 and Eslami made the call.

Abrams showed and Eslami mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Abrams	105,000 35,000	35,000

Ali Eslami	43,000 -43,000	-43,000

Tags: Ali Eslami Scott Abrams

06-17-2014 19:34 UTC-7

Touil Gets There

Mickey Doft

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 600 ante

Adam Crawford raised to 6,000 from the hijack, Samuel Touil three-bet to 16,000 on the button and Crawford called.

Crawford stood pat, Touil drew one and both checked.

Crawford showed , but Touil bested him with a ninety-eight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Touil	120,000 20,000	20,000
Adam Crawford	68,000 -34,000	-34,000

Tags: Adam Crawford Samuel Touil

06-17-2014 19:14 UTC-7

Rightmire Doubles Through Abrams

Mickey Doft

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 600 ante

Robin Rightmire raised to 8,000 from second position and Ali Eslami called from the hijack. Scott Abrams three-bet to 28,000 on the button, Rightmire four-bet all in for 29,100 and Eslami folded.

Rightmire: - stood pat
Abrams: - drew one

Abrams squeezed a , giving Rightmire the pot with his ten-eight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Abrams	70,000 -10,000	-10,000

Robin Rightmire	68,000 31,800	31,800

Tags: Ali Eslami Robin Rightmire Scott Abrams

06-17-2014 19:09 UTC-7

Markus Garberg Eliminated in 14th Place ($4,245)

Happy_Freaked

Level 15 : 1,200/2,400, 600 ante

Markus Garberg moved all in for 31,500 from under the gun and the action folded to Samuel Touil, who shoved over the top from the button. Both blinds folded and the action was heads up.

Garberg took one card and Touil stood pat, showing .

Garberg showed and he was looking to catch a nine, seven, five or deuce in order to stay alive. Garberg squeezed his final card and stood up as soon as he discovered it was a paint card. Garberg tabled a and hit the rail in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Samuel Touil	115,000 48,500	48,500
Markus Garberg	Busted

Tags: Markus Garberg Samuel Touil

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 600

06-17-2014 18:40 UTC-7

Final Two Tables and Break

Mickey Doft

Level 14 : 1,000/2,000, 500 ante

The players have redrawn for seats at the final two tables and once again it comes right before the break. They'll be back in 20 minutes.

Table	Seat	Player	Chips
359	1	Markus Garberg	41,000
359	2	Steven Wolansky	160,000
359	3	Adam Crawford	102,000
359	4	Max Kruse	89,000
359	5	Samuel Touil	66,500
359	6	Scott Bohlman	55,000
359	7	Scott Blackman	46,000

360	1	Shunjiro Uchida	78,000
360	2	Christopher Mecklin	85,600
360	3	Robin Rightmire	36,200
360	4	Ali Eslami	126,000
360	5	Orjan Skommo	54,500
359	6	Scott Abrams	80,000
360	7	Joseph Cheong	52,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Wolansky	160,000 3,000	3,000

Ali Eslami	126,000 49,000	49,000

Adam Crawford	102,000 -20,000	-20,000
Max Kruse	89,000 31,000	31,000

Christopher Mecklin	85,600 600	600
Scott Abrams	80,000 32,000	32,000

Shunjiro Uchida	78,000 -7,000	-7,000
Samuel Touil	66,500 -7,500	-7,500
Scott Bohlman	55,000 -13,000	-13,000

Orjan Skommo	54,500 6,500	6,500
Joseph Cheong	52,000 -20,000	-20,000

Scott Blackman	46,000 -4,000	-4,000
Markus Garberg	41,000 -9,000	-9,000
Robin Rightmire	36,200 -30,800	-30,800