Level: 6
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 50
2012 World Series of Poker
Event 30: $1,500 2-7 Draw Lowball
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2012 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$384,750
Entries
285
Level
20
Blinds
5,000 / 10,000
Ante
3,000
Big Double Up For Gates
In a blind battle Garry Gates just got his money all in pre draw against George Lind. Lind quickly drew one after which Gates tanked for around ten seconds before deciding to also draw one card. Both four-card hands got tabled.
| George Lind |     |
| Garry Gates |     |
Lind squeezed his card and said Gates was a favorite to win. Gates turned over the 
and won the hand, since Lind had caught a 
.
"Which card do you throw away," Gates asked Lind who said he had tossed another . It seemed as though all the tens were almost gone, because Gates also claimed to have broken his -hand.
Not long after this hand Lind busted and Gates is looking really healthy with his stack right around 9,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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9,000
4,500
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4,500 |
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Busted |
Chip Counts Part 3
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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18,000
13,700
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13,700 |
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13,000
6,000
|
6,000 |
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12,500
4,700
|
4,700 |
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11,000
6,500
|
6,500 |
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9,500
3,400
|
3,400 |
|
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9,000
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
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8,600
-1,400
|
-1,400 |
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8,400 | |
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7,800
3,300
|
3,300 |
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6,300
-100
|
-100 |
|
||
|
5,800 | |
|
4,500 | |
|
4,400
-100
|
-100 |
|
||
|
|
4,000 | |
|
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3,500 | |
|
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3,200
-1,300
|
-1,300 |
|
1,600 | |
|
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Filippi Looks for a Hero
Amnon Filippi was in deep trouble but found a double-up to find himself in slightly less trouble.
The action folded to him on the button and he moved all in for 825. "You're stack could do damage to mine still," said the big blind, "but I call anyway."
Before either player drew, Filippi said to his opponent, "Take three and be my hero!"
The big blind didn't oblige as he drew one card along with Filippi.
Filippi won the hand with 
as his opponent drew a pair.
Edit: Filippi busted as we were writing this post.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
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Five More Bustouts
Downtownchad Chad Brown Busted in the deuce. I 4 bet w 10 7634. Chewy stayed pat w 98. Horse tomorrow.
June 15 2012
scott_seiver Scott Seiver I continue to bust my favorite tournaments in ignoble fashion.
June 15 2012
JBrikis Josh Brikis Watched the same 2 guys play every hand while I folded kkat4 50 times til I had a live 86 and drew a 9 to lose to a 97 gg! $1500 nl tom.
June 15 2012
DominikNitsche Dominik Nitsche busted the 2-7 shoved 12bbs from the button with t9644 caught a 7 but brendon cantu made a 9 1500 nlhe tmr!! #wsop2012
June 15 2012
JasonMercier Jason Mercier Busted the 2-7 NL ... #ontothenextone 10k horse tomorrow
June 15 2012
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
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Busted | |
News in Brief
- Phil Helmuth took a pot off Kevin MacPhee to increase his short stack. He opened
and MacPhee mucked. - Max Pescatori is out. He shoved on an opponent who tank-called with
. "I paired," said Pescatori who mucked and left. - Michael Binger has sat down next to his brother, Nick, who described him as a "donk" on Twitter.
- Andrew Lichtenberger came at sat the table right in front of our desk. Dan Smith saw his 21,000 stack and said, "Oh sh#t!" One minute later he was ordering a beer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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21,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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14,000
4,000
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4,000 |
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10,300
2,975
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2,975 |
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2,700
-3,300
|
-3,300 |
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2,200
-6,400
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-6,400 |
|
Busted | |
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: 100/200, 50 ante
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Spinks out of this "Stupid" Game
Jon Spinks busted to Michael Mizrachi just now, and we caught up with him on his way out.
"Of course I got it in with 
versus deuce-four, and lost!" said a disgruntled Spinks.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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2,800
-7,000
|
-7,000 |
|
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Busted | |
Monnette Busts, Rutter Jumps to the Top
We just walked up to Table 364 where a lot of action was going down. The player under the gun raised to 525 after which Stuart Rutter, who was under the gun +1, made it 1,400. The action got folded to John Monnette who was in the small blind, and he moved all in for 7,050.
Both blinds folded and the under the gun player went into the tank for quite some time. Eventually he released his hand and the action was on Rutter. The decision wasn't easy for the Brit who took almost a minute to make the call.
Both players stood pat and Rutter announced he had ''.
"Are you f***king with me," Monnette asked with a look of disgust on his face.
Rutter turned over 
and in frustration Monnette mucked his hand.
"Well good luck here," he added sarcastically as he paid his massues and walked way from the tournament area.
Rutter seemed kind off flustered by Monnette's behavior, but soon smiled when he found out his nick name was 'Angry John'. "It think Moannette would work as well," Rutter added with a smile as he's now one of the chip leaders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
21,500
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
Busted | |
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Retiring at the Top
Level 6
: 100/200, 50 ante
We were left wondering about the absence on reigning champion, Matt Perrins, from this tournament. He Tweeted us after we asked him about his no show:
pez102 matt perrins @The_Conv no mate, decided to retire undefeated :) gonna try something else this year, maybe some stud or something
June 15 2012
Watch out Stud players!