Event 40 - $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Day 1 | 2008 World Series of Poker

06-22-2008 20:30 UTC-7

Alioto Adds Chips

Shamus

Dario Alioto just eliminated a player after making a smooth eight on the second draw. He's now up to 11,900.

We're down to 85 players at present.

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06-22-2008 20:30 UTC-7

We sure hope David Oppenheim enjoyed his dinner. He doesn't have much to enjoy post-dinner after being knocked out of this tournament. The last of his chips went in before the third draw. His opponent made a 10-8; Oppenheim held a nice seven draw, 7-5-3-2, but couldn't come up with anything to beat his opponent. He is out.

06-22-2008 20:28 UTC-7

No Time to Waste

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No sooner are we back from the dinner break, then Ralph Perry and Shawn Sheikhan tangled in a hand. Sheikhan called a raise from the big blind and drew two. Perry took one. After that first draw, Sheikhan check-raised Perry, only to see Perry put the third bet in with a raise of his own. Both stood pat the rest of the way. Perry showed 9-6, which was enough for Sheikhan to muck.

Level: 7

Blinds: 300/500

Ante: 0

06-22-2008 20:23 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal

[user75032]

Cards are in the air.

06-22-2008 18:55 UTC-7

Dinner Time

Shamus

Players are on a 90-minute dinner break.

06-22-2008 18:49 UTC-7

Lowball Legend

Shamus

Billy Baxter, 7-time WSOP bracelet winner

As we near the dinner break, Raymond Davis has been visiting some nearby tables. Having witnessed Billy Baxter take a pot with a seven low, Davis leaned over and said "So, is that how you win seven bracelets in lowball?"

Someone asked if indeed Baxter hand won seven bracelets in lowball. He has, having won five in deuce-to-seven games (1975, 1978, 1982, 1987, 1993), one in ace-to-five (1982), and another in razz (2002).

"Yeah, but when he won 'em, only two people played lowball," cracked Davis.

Baxter is at 12,100 currently, while Davis has 16,200.

Tags: Billy Baxter Raymond Davis

06-22-2008 18:46 UTC-7

Two Knockouts Are Twice as Nice

[user75032]

It was a four-way hand on the first draw after Phil Hellmuth limped in, with Tom McCormick raising all in and being called by Hellmuth and two others. Each player drew one card on the first pass. Phil Hellmuth checked to the player on the button, who bet. Both remaining players besides McCormick (who was already all in) called.

Each player drew one card on the second draw. Again action checked to the button, and again he bet. That induced one fold, but Hellmuth raised. The first player called. All three remaining players stood pat on the third draw. Hellmuth quickly moved all of his chips in the middle and declared, "All in." His opponent called just as quickly, but it was bad news for him: Hellmuth had made 7-6-5-3-2. The opponent showed an 7-6-5-4-2, knocked the table "good hand," and packed up. The other all-in player turned over a ten and also stood up from the table.

After the hand, Hellmuth was up to about 11,000.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

06-22-2008 18:39 UTC-7

PokerNews Exclusive Interview: Greg Raymer

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Our own Emily Gimmel chatted with Greg Raymer during the last break about the intricacies of 2-7 Triple Draw and where to find the best bagogi in Vegas. Click 'play' below to watch the interview:

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06-22-2008 18:36 UTC-7

So Wong

[user75032]

Steve Wong couldn't hang on until the dinner break. We caught up with the hand just as Wong was taking his final draw. He was trying to make a 9-7, but paired threes. It didn't matter; his opponent made a rough eight, so even if he had made his nine, Wong still would have been eliminated.

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