Event #21: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship Day 1 | 2019 World Series of Poker

Event #21: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship

Day 1 Completed

06-09-2019 02:37 UTC-7

Pedro Bromfman Leads 29 Survivors on Day 1 of $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship

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Play has concluded in Event #21: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship with the 84-entrant field reduced to just 29 players with Brazilian musician and music producer Pedro Bromfman leading the players into Day 2 on Sunday.

This event has a long and rich history behind it that has seen a who's who of poker players claim gold over the years. Back in 1973 at the 4th Annual World Series of Poker, the first 2-7 Lowball event was featured on the schedule, and since then it has been a staple as it has attracted some of the best tournament players in the world, along with Bobby's Room regulars.

Over the past few years, the likes of John Monnette, Jason Mercier, Phil Galfond, Paul Volpe, Jesse Martin, and Nick Schulman twice have all been victorious. Last year, it was Brian Rast collecting his fourth WSOP gold bracelet when he defeated the 95-entrant field to capture the $259,670 first-place prize. Before this wave of young pros claimed glory, the old brigade of John Juanda, Mike Matusow, and Erik Seidel were all featured on the winner's board in this event.

In a slight change to the structure of the event for the 2019 installment, players were allowed one re-entry with registration open until the start of Day 2. WSOP bracelet winners Chris Vitch, Ray Dehkharghani, David "ODB" Baker, Larry Wright, Mike Gorodinsky, Farzad Bonyadi, Lawrence Berg, and Shaun Deeb all fell to the rail. Previous champions Schulman, Matusow, and Seidel were also eliminated. Unfortunately for the likes of Baker, Deeb, Schulman, Seidel and several others, they have already exercised their re-entry and will be unable to join the field on Day 2.

With numbers being thrown around the room late in the day with anything from 10 to 20 players entering the field, just 29 players are currently through to Day 2 with Pedro Bromfman in the lead with 470,000 in chips. Bromfman rocketed to the top in the early part of the day and never let his foot off the gas as he continued to apply pressure on his table. After nearly tripling late in the day, Majid Yahyaei used that momentum to finish with 410,000, while recent WSOP bracelet winner Dan Zack sits third in chips with 312,000. Just outside the top three chip counts are Julien Martin (285,500), Ajay Chabra (283,500), Dan Shak (283,500), and Jean-Robert Bellande (263,000).

Also surviving into Day 2 include WSOP bracelet winners Frank Kassela, Galen Hall, Daniel Ospina, Daniel Negreanu, Benny Glaser, Mike Wattel, Randy Ohel, and Marco Johnson, along with previous champions Brian Rast, John Monnette, Billy Baxter, Paul Volpe, and Jesse Martin.

Play resumes at 2 p.m. (PDT) on Sunday, June 9, in the Gold section of the Amazon Room with the 29 remaining players likely to see a set of new entrants and re-entrants join the field. The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on the floor providing continuous live updates of all the action from Day 2 of Event #21: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship, so stay tuned to PokerNews.com to see who will be crowned the next World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner.

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06-09-2019 02:20 UTC-7

Seat Draw Day 2 Event #21: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship

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Level 10 : 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante

Room	Table	Seat	Player	Country	Chip Count
Amazon	401	1	Mike Wattel	United States	89,000
Amazon	401	2	Alex Balandin	United States	232,000
Amazon	401	3	Paul Volpe	United States	38,500
Amazon	401	5	John Monnette	United States	161,500
Amazon	401	6	Shawn Sheikhan	United States	232,500

Amazon	402	2	Jean-Robert Bellande	United States	263,000
Amazon	402	3	Galen Hall	United States	160,500
Amazon	402	4	Billy Baxter	United States	89,500
Amazon	402	6	Frank Kassela	United States	165,000
Amazon	402	7	Cary Katz	United States	103,000

Amazon	403	1	Vincent Musso	United States	164,500
Amazon	403	3	Brian Rast	United States	196,000
Amazon	403	4	Jennifer Harman Traniello	United States	35,500
Amazon	403	6	Jerry Robinson	United States	20,000

Amazon	405	2	Marco Johnson	United States	61,000
Amazon	405	3	Daniel Negreanu	Canada	102,000
Amazon	405	4	Dan Shak	United States	283,500
Amazon	405	5	Randy Ohel	United States	86,000
Amazon	405	6	Jim Bechtel	United States	258,000

Amazon	406	1	Ajay Chabra	United States	283,500
Amazon	406	3	Julien Martini	France	285,000
Amazon	406	4	Majid Yahyaei	United States	410,000
Amazon	406	6	Daniel Zack	United States	312,000
Amazon	406	7	Benny Glaser	United Kingdom	98,500

Amazon	407	1	Darren Elias	United States	149,500
Amazon	407	2	Pedro Bromfman	United States	470,000
Amazon	407	3	Jesse Martin	United States	74,000
Amazon	407	5	Prahlad Friedman	United States	126,500
Amazon	407	6	Daniel Ospina	Colombia	106,000

06-09-2019 02:18 UTC-7

End-of-Day 1 Chip Counts (full)

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Level 10 : 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Bromfman	470,000 -4,000	-4,000

Majid Yahyaei	410,000 40,000	40,000
Dan Zack	312,000 17,000	17,000
Julien Martini	285,500 500	500

Dan Shak	283,500 -21,500	-21,500
Ajay Chabra	283,500 8,500	8,500
Jean-Robert Bellande	263,000 43,000	43,000

Jim Bechtel	258,000 23,000	23,000

Shawn Sheikhan	232,500 116,500	116,500
Alex Balandin	232,000 -13,000	-13,000
Brian Rast	196,000 55,500	55,500

Frank Kassela	165,000 10,000	10,000

Vince Musso	164,500 -65,500	-65,500
John Monnette	161,500 -8,500	-8,500

Galen Hall	160,500 40,500	40,500

Darren Elias	149,500 29,500	29,500

Prahlad Friedman	126,500 1,500	1,500

Daniel Ospina	106,000 -4,000	-4,000

Cary Katz	103,000 23,000	23,000
Daniel Negreanu	102,000 -6,500	-6,500

Benny Glaser	98,500 -41,500	-41,500

Billy Baxter	89,500 -45,500	-45,500

Mike Wattel	89,000 -6,000	-6,000

Randy Ohel	86,000 -69,000	-69,000

Jesse Martin	74,000 2,000	2,000

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06-09-2019 02:05 UTC-7

Four More Hands

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The Tournament Director has announced that there will be just four more hands remaining on Day 1.

06-09-2019 02:04 UTC-7

Deeb Eliminated by Martini and His Number Two

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Level 10 : 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante

Julien Martini raised the button and Shaun Deeb shoved the big blind. Martini called, and both players drew one.

Martini:
Deeb:

Deeb drew the , and Martini the , and Deeb's nine-seven wasn't enough against Martini's number two.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Martini	285,000 190,000	190,000

Shaun Deeb	Busted

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06-09-2019 02:00 UTC-7

Harman Doubles Through Ospina

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Level 10 : 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante

Daniel Ospina raised to 7,000 in the cutoff before Jen Harman shoved for 17,500 from the button. Ospina called, and both players drew one.

Ospina:
Harman:

Ospina showed first and revealed his before Harman squeezed out the to double through.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Ospina	110,000 -25,000	-25,000

Jen Harman	42,000 12,000	12,000

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06-09-2019 01:59 UTC-7

Zack vs. Balandin

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Level 10 : 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante

Alex Balandin raised to 8,000 from the cutoff and Dan Zack called in the small blind.

Both players drew one, and Zack bet out 5,500.

Balandin raised to 21,000, and Zack quickly called.

Balandin showed an , and Zack fanned his and collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Zack	295,000 127,000	127,000
Alex Balandin	245,000 -60,000	-60,000

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06-09-2019 01:49 UTC-7

Bonyadi Eliminated by Shak

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Level 10 : 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante

Dan Shak opened to 8,000 from under the gun and Farzad Bonyadi moved all in from the cutoff for 35,500. Action folded back to Shak, and he called and drew one as Bonyadi stood pat.

Bonyadi:
Shak:

Shak drew the and Bonyadi was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dan Shak	305,000 80,000	80,000
Farzad Bonyadi	Busted

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06-09-2019 01:43 UTC-7

Martin Doubles Through Alberto

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Level 10 : 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante

John Monnette raised to 6,500 from under the gun and Jesse Martin moved all in from the button for 30,500. Anthony Alberto shoved from the big blind for 52,000, and Monnette folded. Alberto drew one, and Martin stood pat.

Martin:
Alberto:

Alberto squeezed the , and Martin doubled through.