Level: 18
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 1,500
2010 World Series of Poker
Event #19: $10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship
Day: 2
Peter Gould Eliminated in 14th Place ($19,273)
After battling with the short stack for some time, British player Peter Gould has finally been eliminated. Gould opened with a raise to 35,000 from the small blind. Eric Cloutier then reraised all in from the big blind, and Gould called with his remaining 90,000.
Gould stood pat with 
. Cloutier discarded one, tabling his 
before turning over his new card, a 
. Gould goes out in 14th place, while Cloutier chips up to 275,000.
Gould Grabs a Few
Chad Brown raised to 15,000 from middle position, David Baker reraised to 45,000 from the cutoff, and Peter Gould called with his stack of 35,000 from the small blind. Brown called Baker's bet as well, creating a small side pot.
Gould and Brown each took one card, while Baker stood pat. Both Brown and Baker checked. Gould showed to claim the main pot, and Baker's 
proved good enough for the side pot as Brown mucked.
Gould hangs on with 115,000, Brown slips to 108,000, and Baker -- still our chip leader -- has 580,000.
Reading Is Fundamental
The table folded around to Daniel Negreanu who raised to 20,000 from the small blind, and Vincent Musso called from the big blind. Negreanu took two cards, and Musso took one.
Negreanu checked, and Musso bet 40,000. Negreanu tanked for awhile, then finally announced he didn't believe Musso and made the call. Kid Poker showed 
, and Musso mucked.
That good read moves Negreanu to 166,000, while Musso has 280,000.
Brown Takes One Down
Eric Kesselman raised to 13,500 from middle position, and Chad Brown called from the hijack seat. Both players drew one card. Kesselman then bet 23,000, and Brown made the call.
Brown spread out his hand -- -- and Kesselman mucked. Brown now has 155,000, while Kesselman still sits with 265,000.
Gould Avoids Straight, Survives
After four hands that didn't reach a second draw over at Table 316, we finally had a hand develop into something a little more substantial.
Peter Gould pushed all in with his last 24,000, and the table folded back around to Erik Seidel who called from the big blind. Both players were drawing one. Seidel tabled 
and picked up a . Meanwhile, Gould had the not-so-hot , but luckily picked up a and survived.
Gould has about 55,000 now -- still 14th of 14 remaining -- and Seidel has 170,000.
Final Two Tables
Table #313
Seat 1: George Danzer - 268,500
Seat 2: John Monnette - 142,000
Seat 3: Doug Booth - 241,000
Seat 4: John Juanda - 191,000
Seat 5: Daniel Negreanu - 139,000
Seat 6: Vincent Musso - 315,000
Seat 7: Yan Chen - 104,500
Table #316
Seat 1: Eric Cloutier - 151,500
Seat 2: Eric Kesselman - 313,000
Seat 3: Chad Brown - 81,500
Seat 4: Andy Bloch - 181,500
Seat 5: David Baker - 636,000
Seat 6: Erik Seidel - 220,000
Seat 7: Peter Gould - 31,500
Level: 17
Blinds: 2,500/5,000
Ante: 1,500
Chip Counts
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
636,000 | -34,000 |
|
315,000 | 5,000 |
|
|
313,000 | 3,000 |
|
268,500 | 27,500 |
|
|
241,000 | 16,000 |
|
220,000 | 25,000 |
|
191,000 | 9,000 |
|
181,500 | 9,500 |
|
151,500 | 19,500 |
|
142,000 | 2,000 |
|
139,000 | 4,000 |
|
104,500 | -71,500 |
|
81,500 | -21,500 |
|
31,500 | 4,500 |
Break Time
The remaining 14 players are now taking that long-delayed 20-minute break. When they return, they will redraw for seats around the final two seven-handed tables.
We'll get fresh counts and seating assignments for you on the other side.