2012 World Series of Poker

Event 30: $1,500 2-7 Draw Lowball
Day: 1
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
9x8x7x3x
Prize
$101,975
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$384,750
Entries
285
Level Info
Level
20
Blinds
5,000 / 10,000
Ante
3,000

Seed Doubles Through Jones

We caught the action after the draw in a big pot between Huck Seed and Aaron Jones. For as far as we could tell Seed had checked to Jones who fired out a bet of 425. We arrived on the scene when Seed was already all in and Jones tanked for a bit before making the call.

Seed showed {8-}{7-}{6-}{3-}{2-} and Jones mucked his cards. Seed doubled up while Jones still has plenty of chips left.

Player Chips Progress
Huck Seed us
Huck Seed
7,400
2,900
2,900
WSOP 4X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Aaron Jones us
Aaron Jones
6,300
1,800
1,800

Tags: Huck SeedAaron Jones

Nacho Minus the Cheese

Nacho Barbero
Nacho Barbero

Jose "Nacho" Barbero three-bet nearly a third of his stack, and then took three minutes to fold when his opponent shoved on him.

Nacho faced an open to 225 that he treated with three-bet to 575. The action folded back to the aggressor who set the Argentine all-in. Nacho came came very close to calling but said, "Nice hand" and folded.

Player Chips Progress
Jose "Nacho" Barbero ar
Jose "Nacho" Barbero
1,700
-2,700
-2,700

Tags: Jose "Nacho" Barbero

Level: 4

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 25

Fischman Hooks Two Fish to Triple Up

Scott Fischman
Scott Fischman

Scott Fischman was short and in need of making something happen. He'll be very happy to triple up then through two players who admitted to playing their hands very badly.

There was a raise to 200 from early position and a call from Robert Williamson III on the button before Fischman three-bet all-in for 675 more. Both players called and when they drew two and Fischman stood pat, the following conversation happened:

"I played this hand so bad!" said the raiser.

"I played it worse," responded Williamson III.

"I played it great," said a chirpy Fischman.

The action was checked and Fischman opened {8-}{9-}{7-}{6-}{4-} and scooped.

"Someone needs to remove this tattoo from my head!" joked Williamson III who was holding up an "L" for "Loser" finger sign to his forehead.

Player Chips Progress
Robert Williamson III us
Robert Williamson III
4,100
WSOP 1X Winner
Scott Fischman us
Scott Fischman
2,900
-1,600
-1,600

Tags: Robert Williamson IIIScott Fischman

Fun Times!

Level 3 : 50/75, 25 ante

We just saw a hand we would classify as 'fun'. A player raised to 150 after which Donnie Peters called, and the action was folded to the big blind who moved all in for 1,400.

The initial raiser tanked for a bit before and called, after which Peters tossed his cards into the muck. The all in player stood pat, and his opponent had a tough decision. After around 30 seconds he decided to take one card and his opponent said the following.

"I need you to pair up," as he showed his {A-}{K-}{Q-}{8-}{5-}.

His opponent hit an ace, but still had by far the best hand.

"Alright guys, good luck," the all in player said as he left the tournament area.

"I guess he didn't like to play this," Liv Boeree said as the players at the table were stunned by the hand they just witnessed.

Peters informed us afterwards that the player who won the hand was telling about how he had never played this game before. The player was reading up on 2-7 Triple Draw, only to figure out this game is No Limit, and has only one draw.

We are in for a fun one here today guys!

Tags: Donnie PetersLiv Boeree

Aguiar not Happy After Doubling Up Harman

Jon Aguiar was heard complaining about the standard of the dealers after the dealer at his table wasn't sure who to push the pot too after a all-in showdown between Jen Harman and himself.

Aguiar opened to 225 and Harman defended her big blind. Both drew two cards and Herman then led out for 600. Aguiar shoved for 1,375 and Harman called all-in for 1,250.

Aguiar: {9-}{7-}{6-}{4-}{2-}
Harman: {8-}{5-}{4-}{3-}{2-}

The pot belonged to Harman with an eight but the dealer was unsure. "See, he doesn't know who wins the pot!" vented Aguiar to a nearby floor man.

Player Chips Progress
Jennifer Harman us
Jennifer Harman
6,200
WSOP 2X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Jonathan Aguiar pt
Jonathan Aguiar
3,125
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Jen HarmanJon Aguiar

Deeb Down to His Final Bullet

We just saw Bryan Devonshire raise to 250, after which Shaun Deeb moved all in for around 1,900 in chips. Devonshire double-checked his cards and made the call.

Deeb tossed one of his cards towards the dealer, and Devonshire stood pat.

"Show me what I have to beat," Deeb said with a smile after which Devonshire turned over {10-}{8-}{7-}{6-}{2-}.

Deeb caught a {4-} and paired up his hand, and claimed he had also tossed a four. No luck foor Deeb who is down to his final 1,500 chips. Dan O'Brien and Bryan Devonshire also have all their chips in play while Nick Binger has 1,700 in play with two lammers left behind.

Player Chips Progress
Bryan Devonshire us
Bryan Devonshire
6,500
2,000
2,000
Nick Binger us
Nick Binger
4,700
200
200
WSOP 1X Winner
Dan O'Brien us
Dan O'Brien
2,400
-2,100
-2,100
Shaun Deeb us
Shaun Deeb
1,500
-3,000
-3,000
WSOP 6X Winner

Tags: Shaun DeebNick BingerDan O'BrienBryan Devonshire

More Faces, and a Future Prop Bet

Faces continue to late-reg for this tournament and we expect that to continue until the beginning of level 5, when registration closes.

Antonio Esfandiari has been heard talking about an upcoming prop-bet he has with Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi. It's for $5,000 and the winner is the person who can do the most push-ups in one minute. "He's drawing dead by the way!" informed Esfandiari

Player Chips Progress
Steve Zolotow us
Steve Zolotow
4,500
WSOP 2X Winner
Anonio Esfandiari
Anonio Esfandiari
4,500
Christian Harder us
Christian Harder
4,500
Jason Mercier us
Jason Mercier
4,500
WSOP 6X Winner
Harry Kaczka
Harry Kaczka
4,500

Tags: Antonio Esfandiari