Event 30: $1,500 2-7 Draw Lowball
Day 1 Completed
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 30: $1,500 2-7 Draw Lowball
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$384,750
Entries
285
Level
20
Blinds
5,000 / 10,000
Ante
3,000
Official End-of-Day Chip Counts (full)
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
86,100
75
|
75 |
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||
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63,150 | |
|
||
|
61,750 | |
|
||
|
47,900 | |
|
35,750 | |
|
||
|
34,875 | |
|
33,875 | |
|
||
|
33,850 | |
|
|
||
|
30,875 | |
|
29,475 | |
|
29,075 | |
|
|
||
|
28,800
16,600
|
16,600 |
|
||
|
26,575 | |
|
25,725 | |
|
|
||
|
25,575 | |
|
||
|
25,500 | |
|
|
||
|
25,450 | |
|
22,475 | |
|
||
|
22,400 | |
|
21,875
16,375
|
16,375 |
|
|
||
|
21,650 | |
|
||
|
21,275 | |
|
21,175 | |
|
19,675 | |
|
19,550 | |
Michael Mizrachi Leads 66 Players Going into Day 2
Level 8
: 200/400, 100 ante
With no open No Limit Hold'em even starting all pros had their eyes on the $1,500 2-7 No Limit Draw Lowball tournament. The event drew a total of 285 players and after eight levels of play we are down to just 66. The star-studded field is lead by none other then $50,000 Players Championship winner and Main Event finalist Michael Mizrachi who bagged up 86,025.
Players started with 1,500 in tournament chips and two lammer worth 1,500 each, and the action was fast and furious from the start. Phil Ivey was amongst the early casualties while PokerNews' own Donnie Peters was battling it out against Liv Boeree and Brandon Cantu, on a table where plenty of fun things happened. Peters lasted for a long time, but eventually busted out towards the end. Cantu and Boeree both survived the day and will come back with respectively 61,750 and 5,000.
Newly crowned World Series of Poker champion ($1,500 Pot Limit Omaha) Vincent van der Fluit also competed in one of his favorite games, but he as well didn't last too long. Female star Leo Margets also showed up as she proved to have quite the 2-7 game under her belt, she finished the day with 35,750.
Among the other survivors we saw notables like Andrew Lichtenberger (63,150), John Phan (61,750) and Scott Fischman (34,875) who will come back with big stacks. The acton will resume tomorrow at 2:00 PM local time as we will try to get to a final table of seven.
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Day 2 Seating Assignments and Chip Counts
Level 8
: 200/400, 100 ante
| Table | Seat | Name | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 447 | 2 | Chris Swan | 6,825 |
| 447 | 3 | Philippe Narboni | 10,100 |
| 447 | 4 | Erik Seidel | 28,800 |
| 447 | 5 | Matt Graham | 19,225 |
| 447 | 6 | David Sklansky | 11,375 |
| 447 | 7 | Jennifer Harman | 15,550 |
| 448 | 1 | Ted Forrest | 7,525 |
| 448 | 2 | Hasan Habib | 21,875 |
| 448 | 3 | Andrew Lichtenberger | 63,150 |
| 448 | 4 | Nicholas Verkaik | 19,550 |
| 448 | 5 | Brandon Cantu | 61,750 |
| 448 | 6 | Charalampos Lappas | 15,075 |
| 448 | 7 | Galen Hall | 33,875 |
| 449 | 1 | Leonor Margets | 35,750 |
| 449 | 2 | Ryan Tepen | 12,400 |
| 449 | 3 | Dylan Wilkerson | 7,125 |
| 449 | 4 | Farzad Bonyadi | 22,475 |
| 449 | 5 | Bryce Yockey | 9,375 |
| 449 | 6 | Mark Dickstein | 6,800 |
| 450 | 1 | Jeffrey Mervis | 11,500 |
| 450 | 2 | John Hardin | 7,700 |
| 450 | 3 | Bradley Libson | 30,875 |
| 450 | 4 | Bertrand Grospellier | 21,650 |
| 450 | 5 | Lee Watkinson | 11,975 |
| 450 | 6 | Michael Watson | 5,950 |
| 450 | 7 | Erick Lindgren | 16,800 |
| 453 | 1 | Bryan Micon | 16,600 |
| 453 | 2 | Jon Turner | 25,450 |
| 453 | 3 | Richard Castro | 18,675 |
| 453 | 4 | Stuart Rutter | 26,575 |
| 453 | 5 | Nick Brancato | 13,700 |
| 453 | 6 | Jeff Tims | 11,650 |
| 453 | 7 | Brian Brubaker | 25,725 |
| 454 | 1 | John Phan | 47,900 |
| 454 | 2 | Michael Binger | 5,750 |
| 454 | 3 | Lee Goldman | 13,100 |
| 454 | 4 | Rep Porter | 25,575 |
| 454 | 5 | Robert Toye | 21,275 |
| 454 | 6 | Liv Boeree | 5,000 |
| 454 | 7 | Michael Benvenuti | 22,400 |
| 455 | 1 | Mikko Pispala | 19,675 |
| 455 | 2 | Steven Hansen | 12,400 |
| 455 | 3 | Mark Trombley | 14,050 |
| 455 | 4 | Jonathan Krela | 8,700 |
| 455 | 5 | Dario Alioto | 29,075 |
| 455 | 6 | Steven Albini | 8,325 |
| 455 | 7 | Anton Makiievskyi | 10,900 |
| 456 | 1 | Todd Bryson | 19,125 |
| 456 | 2 | Larry Wright | 15,450 |
| 456 | 3 | Mark Johns | 14,850 |
| 456 | 4 | Alexander Meidinger | 16,425 |
| 456 | 5 | Jesse Martin | 33,850 |
| 456 | 6 | Scott Fischman | 34,875 |
| 456 | 7 | Berj Kacherian | 6,750 |
| 459 | 1 | Elia Ahmadian | 9,325 |
| 459 | 2 | Michael Mizrachi | 86,100 |
| 459 | 3 | Paul Volpe | 25,500 |
| 459 | 4 | Aaron Steury | 12,700 |
| 459 | 5 | Christopher George | 21,175 |
| 459 | 6 | Shunjiro Uchida | 12,700 |
| 460 | 1 | Bryan Devonshire | 13,025 |
| 460 | 2 | Aaron Jones | 29,475 |
| 460 | 3 | Greg Raymer | 14,525 |
| 460 | 4 | Michael Smith | 6,875 |
| 460 | 5 | Konstantin Puchkov | 12,050 |
| 460 | 7 | Justin Borrego | 8,725 |
Official End of Day Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
86,025
-5,975
|
-5,975 |
|
|
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|
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63,150
7,150
|
7,150 |
|
|
||
|
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61,750
39,750
|
39,750 |
|
|
||
|
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47,900
29,900
|
29,900 |
|
|
35,750
9,750
|
9,750 |
|
|
||
|
|
34,875
11,875
|
11,875 |
|
|
33,875
11,875
|
11,875 |
|
|
||
|
|
29,475
3,975
|
3,975 |
|
|
29,075
21,575
|
21,575 |
|
|
||
|
|
26,575
4,575
|
4,575 |
|
|
25,725
10,725
|
10,725 |
|
|
||
|
|
25,575
6,075
|
6,075 |
|
|
||
|
|
25,450
13,450
|
13,450 |
|
|
21,650
5,050
|
5,050 |
|
|
||
|
|
19,550
4,150
|
4,150 |
|
19,225
11,425
|
11,425 |
|
16,875
14,125
|
14,125 |
|
|
||
|
16,600
5,600
|
5,600 |
|
15,550
-450
|
-450 |
|
|
||
|
14,525
4,525
|
4,525 |
|
||
|
13,100
100
|
100 |
|
13,025
-4,975
|
-4,975 |
|
12,050
-3,450
|
-3,450 |
|
|
||
|
11,975
3,775
|
3,775 |
|
|
||
|
11,375
375
|
375 |
|
|
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Three More Hands
Level 8
: 200/400, 100 ante
The day is almost done, and we're just playing three more hands before the day is over.
Binger Makes Great Call, Can't Hold
Michael Binger agonized over calling a 12,200 late position shove whilst sat in the blinds. He made the write call but couldn't draw to stay ahead.
His 
found a 
, and that lost out to his opponent who had 
and drew a .
He's doing better than Greg Mueller though who was seen wandering the hallways.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,000
4,400
|
4,400 |
|
Busted | |
|
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Mizrachi Has the World
It seems you just have to have "No-Limit" at the end of any poker variation and Michael Mizrachi has the ability to build huge stacks.
He was chip leader before, but now he's clear chip leader after busting Matt Woodward. Mizrachi called the shove and both drew one.
Mizrachi: 
Woodward:
It was anyone's game but Mizrachi drew a to beat Woodward's 
.
"Haven't seen you miss a draw today!" commented Lee Watkinson from the other end of the table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
92,000
31,000
|
31,000 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
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|
Busted | |
Peters Chewed Up, and Spat Out
PokerNews' representative in this event, Donnie Peters, has busted. He'd been suffering from a severe headache for hours so will probably be glad to get in a dark room and sleep it off.
A player raised to 800 and Peters shoved for 4,650. Lichtenberger was in the small blind and re-jammed. The original raiser called all in, and then the three players all drew one.
Player one: - 
Peters: - 
Lichtenberger: -
Lichtenberger drew the best and eliminated Peters and the other opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
56,000
51,500
|
51,500 |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
|
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No Luck For Hall
Galen Hall raised it up to 900 after which both blinds, Greg Mueller and Scott Fischman, made the call.
Mueller drew two cards, and before Fischman could announce his action Hall had already threw out two cards.
"I don't even need to know if you're patting, I'm sure about hitting this one," Hall said with a smile after which Fischman decided to stay pat.
All players checked quickly and Fischman took it down with 
, and both his opponents mucked quickly.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
23,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
|
22,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
|
|
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|
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14,000 | |
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