Event #23: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship Day 2 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-11-2018 18:18 UTC-7

Defending Champion Falls

[user270022]

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 1,000 ante

The action folded all the way around to Farzad Bonyadi in the small blind and he bet enough to put John Monnette at risk in the big blind. Monnette checked his holding and pushed the rest of his stack forward — a total of 46,600.

Bonyadi drew one and Monnette stood pat, tabling a . Bonyadi was drawing live, however, with a . Bonyadi peeled a and the defending champion was sent to the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Farzad Bonyadi	265,000 47,000	47,000

John Monnette	Busted

Tags: Farzad Bonyadi John Monnette

06-11-2018 17:59 UTC-7

Doyle Brunson on His Wife, His Life, His Legacy

4projectmayhem

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 1,000 ante

Tags: Doyle Brunson

06-11-2018 17:52 UTC-7

Final Three Tables

Will Shillibier

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 1,000 ante

There was no redraw at three tables, but here is how the final 21 players are seated. The bubble is 16, with only 15 players in the money.

Seat	Table	Name	Country	Chip Count
1	431	Chris Ferguson	United States	165,000
2	431	James Alexander	United States	150,000
3	431	Brian Rast	United States	405,000
4	431	Galen Hall	United States	210,000
5	431	Robert Mizrachi	United States	360,000
6	431	Ray Dehkharghani	United States	340,000
7	431	Illya Trincher	United States	75,000

1	439	Paul Volpe	United States	115,000
2	439	Erik Seidel	United States	150,000
3	439	John Hennigan	United States	190,000
4	439	Darren Elias	United States	100,000
5	439	Doyle Brunson	United States	430,000
6	439	Farzad Bonyadi	United States	218,000
7	439	John Monnette	United States	45,000

1	447	Dario Sammartino	Italy	445,000
2	447	Mike Wattel	United States	75,000
3	447	Todd Brunson	United States	280,000
4	447	Ben Yu	United States	325,000
5	447	Timothy McDermott	United States	175,000
6	447	Max Kruse	Germany	150,000
7	447	Shawn Sheikhan	United States	333,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	445,000 5,000	5,000
Doyle Brunson	430,000 -40,000	-40,000

Brian Rast	405,000 -5,000	-5,000

Robert Mizrachi	360,000 255,000	255,000

Ray Dehkharghani	340,000 55,000	55,000

Shawn Sheikhan	333,000 48,000	48,000
Ben Yu	325,000 165,000	165,000

Todd Brunson	280,000 5,000	5,000

Farzad Bonyadi	218,000 -27,000	-27,000

Galen Hall	210,000 -25,000	-25,000

John Hennigan	190,000 50,000	50,000

Timothy McDermott	175,000 -120,000	-120,000
Chris Ferguson	165,000 15,000	15,000

Max Kruse	150,000 -160,000	-160,000

James Alexander	150,000 20,000	20,000
Erik Seidel	150,000 85,000	85,000

Paul Volpe	115,000 -75,000	-75,000

Darren Elias	100,000 25,000	25,000
Mike Wattel	75,000 -45,000	-45,000

Illya Trincher	75,000 30,000	30,000
John Monnette	45,000 -11,000	-11,000

06-11-2018 17:50 UTC-7

Zack's Stack Attacked by Bonyadi

[user270022]

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 1,000 ante

Daniel Zack's Day 2 run has come to an end after his stack was claimed by Farzad Bonyadi. We missed the action predraw, but Zack was all in and at risk drawing against a pat jack. Bonyadi had tabled a and Zack was live to a ten but missed and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Farzad Bonyadi	245,000 140,000	140,000

Daniel Zack	Busted

Tags: Daniel Zack Farzad Bonyadi

06-11-2018 17:40 UTC-7

Obsts Busts to Sammartino

Will Shillibier

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 1,000 ante

Shawn Sheikhan opened to 11,100 and Dario Sammartino three-bet to 36,000. James Obst then four-bet all in for 169,000.

"I wish I had it," said Sheikhan, before folding. Sammartino called and then stood pat. Obst drew one.

Sammartino showed for a pat seven, and Obst was still alive with . He would need to make a wheel to stay alive, but could only draw a and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	440,000 180,000	180,000
James Obst	Busted

Tags: James Obst Dario Sammartino Shawn Sheikhan

06-11-2018 17:34 UTC-7

Zlotnik Runs into Brunson

[user270022]

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 1,000 ante

We were unable to catch the action but arrived at the table to see Mikhail Zlotnik standing up and the dealer shifting his stack across the table toward Doyle Brunson. Laid out in front of Brunson was a and Zlotnik headed for the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Doyle Brunson	470,000 63,000	63,000

Mikhail Zlotnik	Busted

Tags: Doyle Brunson Mikhail Zlotnik

06-11-2018 17:22 UTC-7

Kalas Eliminated by Obst

Will Shillibier

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 1,000 ante

According to James Obst, his just held against Kane Kalas who drew one with . Unfortunately for Kalas, he drew another to pair and was eliminated from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Obst	135,000 -13,000	-13,000

Kane Kalas	Busted

Tags: Kane Kalas James Obst

06-11-2018 17:21 UTC-7

Assorted Stack Updates

[user270022]

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 1,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	410,000 160,000	160,000

Max Kruse	310,000 165,000	165,000

Timothy McDermott	295,000 -6,000	-6,000
Ray Dehkharghani	285,000 -55,000	-55,000

Shawn Sheikhan	285,000 55,000	55,000
Dario Sammartino	260,000 -105,000	-105,000
Galen Hall	235,000 -105,000	-105,000

Ben Yu	160,000 15,000	15,000

Chris Ferguson	150,000 -20,000	-20,000

James Obst	148,000 45,000	45,000

Daniel Zack	80,000 38,000	38,000

John Monnette	56,000 -9,000	-9,000

Mikhail Zlotnik	52,000 -23,000	-23,000
Kane Kalas	32,000 -98,000	-98,000

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 1,000

06-11-2018 16:59 UTC-7

Martin Eliminated by Elias; Baxter & Merivirta Gone

[user270022]

Level 13 : 2,000/4,000, 1,000 ante

Jesse Martin open-jammed for 26,200 from middle position and was put at risk by Darren Elias out of the big blind. Elias stood pat, tabling a and Martin drew two to a .

The first card Martin peeled was a safe , but, unfortunately, the next was an and Martin's run for a second title came to an end.