Event 22: $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball
Day 1 Started
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 22: $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,500
Entries
228
Level
28
Limits
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
0
Welcome to 2012 World Series of Poker Event 22: $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball
We are around about one third of the way through the 2012 World Series of Poker already. Today's 5:00pm start-time event is the $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball.
This is one of the more niche events and last year it attracted 309 entrants. Lenny Martin overcame Justin Bonomo heads-up to claim the $189,818 top prize. We're expecting a similar number this year and as it's a limit event we expect some of the players to be "double-dipping" with the $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em event that started earlier in the day. Then of course there's those like Phil Hellmuth and Phil Ivey who are at the final table of the $2,500 Seven Card Razz and $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em events respectively.
The dealers are being readied and reminded of the rules of this game in preparation. Remember dealers, an ace always plays high in this game!
Level: 1
Blinds: 50/75
Ante: 0
Shuffle Up and Deal
Level 1
: 50/75, 0 ante
Kevin, the tournament director, has welcomed players and got this show on the road.
We will be playing eight 60-minute levels today. There will be a 15-minute break after every two levels except after level four where they'll be a 30-minute break. That should takes us through to a 2:15am finish.
The Faces We See
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Devonshire Drops Chips Early
Bryan Devonshire is down to 6,675 after mucking upon seeing his opponent's hand.
He was in the big blind and three-bet the button's open. He was called before both players drew one card.
He check-called 100 and drew another card as his opponent stood pat. He check-called 150 and drew one more as his opponent stood pat once more. After the third draw he check-called 200 and was shown 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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6,675 | -825 |
Been There, Done That, Got the Bracelet
Level 1
: 50/75, 0 ante
They all want to be awarded with the bracelet come Monday evening. They want to follow in the footsteps of these lucky few:
| Year | Player | Prize | # of Entrants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Rafi Amit | $227,005 | 209 |
| 2008 | Bon Phan | $151,911 | 238 |
| 2009 | Abe Mosseri | $165,513 | 258 |
| 2010 | Peter Gelencser | $180,730 | 291 |
| 2011 | Lenny Martin | $189,818 | 309 |
Unions and Poker
Talk at table #350 is all about Unions rather than poker right now. Nikolai Yakovenko, Allen Kessler, Bill Chen et al went from unions all the way to how socialism doesn't work in practice.
Poker was still being played though, and Kessler took a pot off Chen with 
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Kessler raised from under the gun and Chen called out of the small blind. Both drew two cards, one card, and one card on each draw. Both players checked after the first draw, Kessler bet after the second draw, and Chen led after the third draw. "Oh, I missed" said Chen after his last bet was called. He opened 
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| Player | Chips | Progress |
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8,300 | 800 |
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6,300 | -1,200 |
Level: 2
Blinds: 50/100
Ante: 0
To Love the Game, Learn the Game
Level 2
: 50/100, 0 ante
The poker variant of 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball is a relatively young game that has emerged in the last 15 years or so. It's steadily growing in popularity and offers a freshness after all the Hold'em events in the schedule.
But how's it played we hear you ask. Here is our guide on the rules: