In the first hand, we reached the tabled after the first draw. The action checked to Brian Tate, who bet, and Bellande check-raised. Tate called. On the second draw, Bellande drew one, and Tate stood pat. Bellande check-called a bet, and drew one more card. He bet out, and Tate called.
Bellande tabled for an eighty-seven, and Tate mucked.
On the very next hand, Bellande had the button and raised. James Hoeppner and Tate called from the blinds, and on the first draw, they discarded two cards and three cards respectively. Bellande stood pat, and he bet when it was checked to him. Both players called.
On the second draw, Hoeppner took one, Tate two, and Bellande stood pat again. The action checked to Bellande who bet, and only Hoeppner called. Hoeppner drew one more on the last draw, Bellande stood pat, and Hoeppner check-folded to a bet.
Three bets went in before the first draw, and the play was three-handed, and included Bryan Devonshire, Arturo Diaz, and Frederick Li. Devonshire drew two, Diaz one, and Li two. Devonshire checked, Diaz bet, and both Li and Devonshire called.
On the second draw, Devonshire drew one, Diaz stood pat, and Li took two. Devonshire checked, Diaz bet, and Li called. Devonshire check-raised this time, Diaz out in a third bet, and Li released. Devonshire called.
Both players stood pat on the third draw, and Devonshire check-called a bet.
"Number four," Diaz said, fanning .
"That's good," Devonshire sighed, mucking his hand.
Brian Tate got dealt the winning hand from the off versus Von Altizer and Scott Clements.
Altizer two-bet from under the gun and Tate three-bet from the button. Clements called from the small blind and Altizer called two.
Clements drew two to Altizer's one and Tate stood pat. Both players check-called Tate's bet before all three drew the same amount of cards as the last round. Tate bet again and Altizer was the only caller before she drew one more.
Both players checked through the third betting round and Tate opened . Altizer mumbled something about hitting a pair with the her last draw and mucked.
Daniel Idema raised, Berry Johnston three-bet, and the action folded back to Idema who called. Both players drew one card, and Idema check-called a bet. On the second draw, Idema drew one card and Johnston stood pat. Idema check-called another bet, and we were off to the third draw.
Idema drew another card, Johnston stood pat, and Idema check-called another bet. Idema showed a nine-low, Johnston tabled an eight-low, and the 1986 World Series of Poker Main Event champion raked in the pot.
Marvin Rettenmaier came back as the shortest stack today and in need of a miracle. It didn't come as John Hennigan has eliminated him.
Rettenmaier managed to get all his chips in before both players drew one card. Hennigan then stood pat and said, "No cards?" before he stood pat as well.
Hennigan opened and that prompted Rettenmaier to say, "That sucks! Maybe one card."
He opened the losing and left with a big smile upon his face.
Ken "Teach" Aldridge entered the day on the short stack, and was heads up with Shunjiro Uchida heading into the first draw. Teach drew two, and Uchida stood pat. Teach led out, and Uchida called.
On the second draw, both players patted, and Teach checked. Uchida bet, and Teach moved all in. Uchida quickly called.
On the final draw, Teach tanked for the better part of two minutes before patting. Uchida patted behind, and tabled . Teach showed , and exited the tournament.
MarcC
Layne Flack hunting for a second final table of the summer
Welcome back for day 2 of Event 22: $2,500 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball. Yesterday's field was culled from 228 players to 79 over eight levels of play. The aim for today is to get as close to a final table of six that ten levels of play allows.
Shawn Buchanan has the best chance of doing that as he comes back today as the clear chip leader on 61,800 chips. This is a very swingy game though and Vincent van der Fluit (48,800) Layne Flack (34,300) will be hoping for another 2012 final table appearance.
Play is due to get back underway at 2pm and the PokerNews reporting team will be on hand to bring you all the Lowball action.
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for an eighty-seven, and Tate mucked.
and that prompted Rettenmaier to say, "That sucks! Maybe one card."
