2011 World Series of Poker

Event #16: $10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship (No-Limit)
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jx8x6x3x2x
Prize
$367,170
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,184,400
Entries
126
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
15,000

Event #16: $10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship (No-Limit)

Day 1 Completed

Official End-of-Day Chip Counts

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Vincent Musso
Vincent Musso
106,200
Profile photo of Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb
92,900
Team Lucky
WSOP 6X Winner
Profile photo of Vladimir Shchemelev ru
Vladimir Shchemelev
90,400
Profile photo of Nikolay Evdakov ru
Nikolay Evdakov
88,500
Profile photo of Jennifer Harman us
Jennifer Harman
83,700
WSOP 2X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Alex Balandin us
Alex Balandin
82,900
Profile photo of Joe Cassidy us
Joe Cassidy
80,400
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Dan Shak us
Dan Shak
77,700
Profile photo of Nick Schulman us
Nick Schulman
73,200
WSOP 5X Winner
Profile photo of Brandon Cantu us
Brandon Cantu
72,200
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of Tom Schneider us
Tom Schneider
71,600
WSOP 4X Winner
Profile photo of Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
68,200
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
StakeKings
Profile photo of David "Bakes" Baker us
David "Bakes" Baker
68,200
WSOP 3X Winner
Profile photo of Scott Seiver us
Scott Seiver
64,900
WSOP 7X Winner
Profile photo of David Williams us
David Williams
64,000
Profile photo of Benjamin Parker
Benjamin Parker
63,200
Profile photo of Huck Seed us
Huck Seed
62,200
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 4X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Michael Wattel
Michael Wattel
59,100
Profile photo of Chino Rheem us
Chino Rheem
58,900
Profile photo of Alessio Isaia it
Alessio Isaia
58,500
Profile photo of Peter Gould gb
Peter Gould
58,100
Profile photo of Eli Elezra il
Eli Elezra
57,200
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of Hasan Habib us
Hasan Habib
57,200
WSOP 1X Winner
Profile photo of Richard Ashby gb
Richard Ashby
57,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Profile photo of David Ulliott
David Ulliott
56,500

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Vince Musso Leads the Pack

Level 8 : 400/800, 200 ante

After eight hours of play, Vince Musso is the chip leader of Event #16: $10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship with 106,200. Biting at his heels are a few very strong players though - Shaun Deeb (104,000), Nick Schulman (87,000), and Joe Cassidy (85,000) all had solid days.

After four hours of late registration, the final number of entrants for Event #16 was 126 - which is 25 more players than last year. The field attracted some of the biggest names in poker, including the three double-digit WSOP bracelet winners Phil Hellmuth (68,200), Doyle Brunson, and Johnny Chan, last year's winner of this event David "Bakes" Baker (68,200), and a plethora of other established pro's.

Unfortunately, Brunson didn't make it through the day, and neither did Eric Cloutier - the runner-up from last year. Chris Oliver, Tom "durrrr" Dwan, Jean-Robert Bellande, Phil Laak, Justin Smith and Justin Bonomo also failed to advance to Day 2.

Some notables who did advance include David "Devilfish" Ulliot (56,500), Greg Raymer (22,300), Eugene Katchalov (40,900), and Joseph Cheung (31,600).

The action resumes tomorrow at 3 p.m. PT, where we will play ten levels. Make sure to check back, but until then, goodnight from the Rio!

Tags: Vince Musso

Bring Out the Bags

Level 8 : 400/800, 200 ante

Day 1 is just a memory now as the chip bags come out and the survivors get to give the WSOP their John Hancock. We'll be right back with our closing arguments.

Chufty Chuffed

Level 8 : 400/800, 200 ante

Dan O'Brien raised to 2,100 from the hijack seat, and Richard "Chufty" Ashby called next door. In the small blind, Daniel Negreanu squeezed in a reraise to 6,600. The big blind proceeded to reraise to 17,500, and that folded O'Brien. Ashby, though, reraised all in for 23,450 total. Negreanu folded, the big blind called, and Ashby was at risk.

Both players stood pat, and Ashby's {8-} {7-} {5-} {3-} {2-} was the best. His opponent flashed {9-} {8-}, paying off his debt to double Ashby up close to 60,000.

Tags: Richard AshbyDaniel NegreanuDan O'Brien

Watson Finds This Game Elementary

Level 8 : 400/800, 200 ante

Mike Watson was all in for 13,550 before the draw, and Carlos reraised, isolating himself against the at-risk "SirWatts" with a chance at the knockout.

Both players took one card, and Watson showed {6-} {5-} {3-} {2-} ... {A-}. Not a good draw. Fortunately, Mortensen's was even worse as he showed {7-} {6-} {5-} {2-} ... {5-}. An ace beats a pair of fives, and Watson has doubled back to his starting stack. It knocks Mortensen down to about 19,000 in the process.

Tags: Carlos MortensenMike Watson

Matt Perrins, Your Triple-Up is Ready

Level 8 : 400/800, 200 ante

A player in early position opened to 2,400, and a second unfamiliar player called next door. Across the table, Matt Perrins grabbed his last 8,650 chips and plunked them into the pot, and both opponents called to put him at risk.

Everyone took one card, and Perrins' {8-} {7-} {6-} {5-} {3-} was good for the triple. He's back to 28,550 and almost back to his starting stack.

Dolly Doubles

When we reached the table, Doyle Brunson was all in against Phil Hellmuth and the two had already drawn. Texas Dolly tabled {9-}{6-}{4-}{3-}{2-} for a ninety-six, and Hellmuth gave a mini-speech before mucking the worst hand.

"You get it in with the worst against me all the time on television," Hellmuth complained. "I told myself the next time he moves in, I'm calling."

Hellmuth did, and he's lost chips because of it.

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth
65,000
-17,009
-17,009
Profile photo of Doyle Brunson us
Doyle Brunson
40,000
11,000
11,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Phil HellmuthDoyle Brunson

Chips

Player Chips Progress
Profile photo of Shaun Deeb
Shaun Deeb
92,000
Profile photo of Nick Schulman
Nick Schulman
90,000
Profile photo of Jennifer Harman
Jennifer Harman
75,000
Profile photo of
70,000
Profile photo of Carlos Mortensen es
Carlos Mortensen
65,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Profile photo of David Baker
David Baker
52,000
Profile photo of
51,000
Profile photo of David Williams
David Williams
49,000
Profile photo of
48,000
Profile photo of
47,000
Profile photo of
43,000
Profile photo of
39,000
Profile photo of Josh Brikis
Josh Brikis
38,000
Profile photo of
31,000
Profile photo of
30,000
Profile photo of
26,000
Profile photo of Michael Mizrachi
Michael Mizrachi
25,000
Profile photo of Mike Matusow
Mike Matusow
20,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 400/800

Ante: 200