Event 60: $10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball (No-Limit) Day 2 | 2012 World Series of Poker

07-06-2012 20:25 UTC-6

Hold Me Closer Tiny Danzer

Josh_Cahlik

Jason Mercier raised to 4,800 after action folded to him in the cutoff. George Danzer three-bet to 13,000 and Lyle Berman moved all in for 29,000 total from the small blind. Action folded back around to Mercier who also folded and Danzer quickly called.

Berman drew one and Danzer tabled {8-} {6-} {5-} {4-} {2-} . Berman looked at Danzer's hand and flung his hand into the muck before even saw his drawn cards. With this boost Danzer's stack is currently at about 170,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Danzer	170,000 48,000	48,000

Lyle Berman	Busted

Tags: George Danzer Lyle Berman

07-06-2012 20:23 UTC-6

Table 361 Counts

[user101598]

Player	Chips	Progress
Andy Bloch	95,000 66,500	66,500

Barry Greenstein	88,000 17,500	17,500

Erik Seidel	84,000 -26,000	-26,000

Jim Bechtel	74,000 2,000	2,000

David Bakes Baker	45,000 -14,000	-14,000

Dan O'Brien	31,000 -9,000	-9,000

07-06-2012 20:23 UTC-6

Juanda-Man

Josh_Cahlik

We caught up with the two players post-draw to see a big pot developing. With over 32,000 in the pot John Juanda moved 32,500 into the middle.

Vincent van der Fluit was pondering a call and looked quite distraught about the bet. Eventually van der Fluit called and Juanda tabled {8x] {7-} {6-} {4-} {3-} .

"Yeaaahhhh..." said van der Fluit as he threw away his hand. "I had a good hand. Like if you would have bet fifteen I would have raised."

Regardless of van der Fluit's hand, Juanda was able to grab the pot and boost his stack to 155,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Juanda	155,000 59,000	59,000

Vincent van der Fluit	48,000 -49,000	-49,000

Tags: Vincent van der Fluit John Juanda

07-06-2012 20:22 UTC-6

Table 366 Counts

[user101598]

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	228,000 128,000	128,000

Jean-Robert Bellande	225,000 130,000	130,000

Rep Porter	85,300 1,800	1,800

Ashton Griffin	80,700 -24,300	-24,300
Hertzel Zalewski	70,500 -50,500	-50,500
Michael Binger	29,200 -82,800	-82,800

07-06-2012 20:19 UTC-6

Berman Doubles

[user101598]

Lyle Berman was all in for his remaining 14,700, and Jason Mercier had him at risk. Both player drew two, and Mercier showed {8-} {4-} {3-} . Berman showed {7-} {6-} {2-} , and Mercier looked first. He drew {6-} {4-} , pairing his four, and Berman was dealt {5-} {3-} for a seventy-six, doubling him to around 35,000 chips.

Here are counts for the whole table:

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	212,000 17,000	17,000

Jason Mercier	158,000 13,000	13,000

George Danzer	122,000 -48,000	-48,000

Todd Barlow	74,500 -12,500	-12,500
Lyle Berman	35,000 20,000	20,000

Bob Bright	28,000 -25,000	-25,000

Tags: Lyle Berman Jason Mercier

07-06-2012 20:15 UTC-6

Table 365 Counts

[user101598]

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Traniello	158,000 51,000	51,000
Mike Wattel	138,000 -16,000	-16,000

Vincent van der Fluit	97,000 54,000	54,000

John Juanda	96,000 3,000	3,000

Ali Eslami	36,200 -67,800	-67,800
Konstantin Puchkov	34,600 -61,500	-61,500

07-06-2012 20:12 UTC-6

Mercier Finishes Off Anderson

Josh_Cahlik

Calvin Anderson opened to 5,000 and left himself with only 400 chips behind. Jason Mercier three-bet from the next seat over and the rest of the table folded back to Anderson who called all in.

Anderson took two cards and Mercier responded by staying pat and fanning {10-} {7-} {6-} {4-} {3-} .

Anderson showed {9-} {4-} {2-} meaning that he was drawing live but needed help. He stood up and put his backpack on and flipped over one of his cards. It was the {7-Clubs} . Anderson then put a knee on his chair and began to squeeze his second card. The entire table broke out into laughter as the fourth card gave him a squeeze for his tournament life.

Anderson dejectedly flipped up the {9-Clubs} , pairing his nine and eliminating him from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Calvin Anderson	Busted

Tags: Jason Mercier Calvin Anderson

07-06-2012 20:12 UTC-6

Table 359 Counts

[user101598]

Player	Chips	Progress
Benjamin Parker	214,000 29,000	29,000
Justin Bonomo	140,000 -8,000	-8,000

Jose-Luis Velador	93,000 -30,000	-30,000
David Grey	93,000 56,700	56,700
Larry Wright	53,200 21,200	21,200

Jesse Martin	48,400 -21,600	-21,600

07-06-2012 20:10 UTC-6

Barlow Doubles

[user101598]

Daniel Negreanu opened to 8,000 from under the gun, and the action folded to Lyle Berman, who called out of the small blind. Todd Barlow was next to act, and he tanked for nearly a minute before moving all in for 39,800. Negreanu quickly folded, and Berman thought for a bit, then called.

Berman tossed away one card, and Barlow knuckled the table, signifying that he was standing pat.

"Turn 'em over," Negreanu said eagerly, wanted to see what hands raised him out of the pot.

Barlow spread, {10-} {9-} {8-} {4-} {3-} , and Berman showed {9-} {7-} {6-} {2-} .

"I'm allowed to squeeze my card, right?" Berman asked.

The dealer nodded "yes," and Berman grabbed his down card. He shook his head when he saw what it was however, and mucked it face down. The dealer turned over the {7-Clubs} when it flew forward, showing that Berman paired, and Barlow raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Todd Barlow	87,000 23,700	23,700
Lyle Berman	15,000 -39,500	-39,500

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Lyle Berman Todd Barlow

07-06-2012 20:06 UTC-6

Baker Gives Some to Bechtel

Josh_Cahlik

David Bakes Baker raised to 5,200 from under the gun and 1993 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Jim Bechtel called from the cutoff. The rest of the table folded and we were heads up to the draw.