The second day of Event #43: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball is officially in the books! Play began today with 55 of the 87 original entrants returning to the felt. By the end of the day, the official final table of seven was reached with none other than six-time WSOP bracelet winner Layne Flack leading the way. Flack leads a star-studded final table whose participants own a combined 16 gold WSOP bracelets.
Flack, who sat among the chip leaders for most of the day, will be a force to be reckoned with heading into the final table. Hot on Flack's heels is Jesse Martin who is still in search for his first gold bracelet. Rounding out the top three is none other than David "Bakes" Baker who won this very event back in 2010. This event marks Baker's fourth official final table appearance at the 2013 WSOP. Baker has proven his skill in 2-7 once in the past and the combination of his experience and skill may be enough to land a third bracelet around his wrist.
With the stacked field that turned out for this event it was no shock that almost every name to hit the rail was recognizable. Players like Erik Seidel, Jean-Robert Bellande, Johnny Chan, 2009 & 2012 champion Nick Schulman, Phil Galfond, Billy Baxter, Joseph Cheong, Phil Ivey, Ali Eslami, Tom Schneider, and Frank Kassela all fell before the money was reached. As the players were whittled down to the final fifteen, the bubble loomed. In the end, it was birthday boy Brian Hastings who would also adopt the title of bubble boy. Hastings fell to Calvin Anderson and the field was officially in the money.
Players dropped quickly after the money was reached with Dan O'Brien, Larry Wright, and Naoya Kihara being the first three to go. All three collected $16,601 in prize money. Start-of-day chip leader Anderson was the next to fall and was forced to settle for an eleventh place finish. Following Anderson out the door and also taking home $19,283 were James Lee and Ashton Griffin, respectively. The elimination of Griffin prompted a total redraw to the unofficial final table of eight where Paul Volpe became the final casualty of the night when he was eliminated by Konstantin Puchkov.
Official Final Table
Seat
Player
Country
Chips
1
Jesse Martin
USA
536,500
2
Layne Flack*
USA
574,000
3
Jeff Lisandro*
Italy
361,000
4
David "Bakes" Baker*
USA
379,500
5
John Hennigan*
USA
317,000
6
Jon Turner
USA
246,000
7
Konstantin Puchkov*
Russia
196,000
*Denotes that the player is a bracelet winner.
The final table will commence play at 2:00 PM PST on Tuesday right here in the Amazon room of the Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino. Be sure to stay tuned to all of our live updates as document the crowning of the newest WSOP champion!
Jon Turner raised to 15,000 in the hijack seat, Konstantin Puchkov called in the cutoff, and Paul Volpe moved all in for 65,000 out of the big blind. Turner quickly folded, and Puchkov went into the tank.
"Slow roll, chirp," Mark Herm said from the rail.
"Yup," Volpe said.
Finally Puchkov called. Volpe stood pat, Puchkov drew one, and Volpe fanned . Puchkov was drawing very live with and started to squeeze his down card. After squeezing it, he slowly picked it up off of the felt so that only he could see it, and after two or three seconds revealed a , giving him a winning ten-seven.
Volpe will receive $22,399 for his eighth-place finish - the highest of his World Series of Poker career.
Jon Turner raised to 15,000 in the cutoff, and Ashton Griffin, who was recently crippled by Layne Flack in a hand where Flack made an eighty-seve, moved all in for 93,000 on the button. Both blinds released, and the action was back on Turner, who tanked for a considerable amount of time before calling.
Turner stood pat fairly quickly, and then it was Griffin's turn to tank. He placed his hands on his head, closing his eyes to assess the situation as best he could. Finally, he spoke to Turner, and what he said sounded like, "I remember you saying something about taking your time."
Finally, Griffin flicked one card away, and Turner sighed. He showed , and obviously didn't want Griffin to draw to a better hand. Griffin showed , and could survive with a seven, six, or four.
Unfortunately for Griffin he turned over an , and was eliminated in ninth place for $19,283.
The remaining eight players will join together at the unofficial final table. We will have a seat draw and counts for you shortly.
Jon Turner began the action with an under-the-gun raise to 12,500. Players around the table tossed their cards away until it hit Layne Flack in the small blind. Flack reached into his stack and came out with a three-bet to 34,500. James Lee then sat thinking in the big blind for about a minute before announcing that he was all in for roughly 160,000 total. Turner folded and Flack quickly called.
Both players rapped the table, signifying that they would stand pat. Flack instantly rolled over and Lee nodded his head in acknowledgement. Lee took one last look at his hand before mucking his cards. Flack's eighty-seven was able to score the elimination and send Lee home as the 10th place finisher.
Calvin Anderson open-shoved all in for 96,000 in the cutoff, Jeff Lisandro tanked for quite some time before calling in the small blind, and Layne Flack tanked even longer before calling in the big blind. Lisandro stood pat, Flack slapped the railing, standing pat as well, and Calvin anderson sighed.
"S***," he said under his breath.
He tossed away one card.
Lisandro and Flack quickly checked, and Flack flashed a ten-high before mucking. Lisandro fanned for a ninety-seven, and Anderson was forced to show for a pair of fours.
Anderson hit the rail in 11th place, earning $19,283
Layne Flack raised to 11,500 from early position only to have Naoya Kihara ship all in over the top for an unknown amount. Action quickly came back to Flack who snapped him off. Both players drew one card and tabled their hands.
Flack:
Kihara:
Flack ripped off his final card, the to make himself a ninety-seven. Kihara bricked out and we were unable to catch what his final card was, but it did not complete his low. He was eliminated in 12th place and will pocket $16,601 in winnings.
Larry Wright was forced all in in the big blind for his last 1,000. Everyone at the table folded around to John Hennigan who raised to 8,000. Jon Turner called from the small blind and the three players went to the draw.
Player
Draw
John Hennigan
2
Jon Turner
1
Larry Wright
3
Turner led out with a bet of 12,000 and Hennigan mucked his cards. Turner fanned and Wright showed .
"I'm drawin' live!" proclaimed Wright. He flipped over his first card: .
"There it is," he continued as he rolled over a for his next card.
Wright was still drawing live to stay in the tournament but could not come through as the last card was the to seal his fate. Wright was eliminated in 13th place but can add another cash to his resume. Wright has now cashed in the last three of three 2-7 Single Draw events offered at the WSOP (Winning his first bracelet in the $1,500 event in 2012 and following that up with a cash in the $10,000 event a few weeks later).
Layne Flack opened with a raise to 11,500 and it folded to Dan O'Brien who shipped for 50,000 from the cutoff. Action came back around to Flack who snapped it off.
Player
Hand
Draw
Dan O'Brien
1
Layne Flack
1
Each player drew one and Flack ripped his off first. He revealed the which completed his ninety-eight. O'Brien squeezed his out but was dejected to find that he paired up withe and became the first casualty in the money. O'Brien will collect $16,601 for his min-cash.
Calvin Anderson moved all in on the button for effectively 70,000 or so, and Larry Wright, who had significantly less, folded in the small blind. Brian Hastings' eyes got wide, and he made a strained face as he plopped forward a stack, signaling a call.
Both players drew one, and Anderson fanned . The dealer then halted the action, and Hastings kept his cards hidden.
"You drawing better?" John Hennigan asked half-jokingly.
Anderson laughed.
"Yeah," Hastings said. "But I have a gut-shot."
Hennigan then determined that Hastings must have , and when told to turn his hand face up, Hastings showed just that. Both players were dealt a card, and Anderson turned over a for a ten-nine low.
Hastings, who is celebrating his 25th birthday today, turned over a . He was eliminated on the bubble, and will receive no money for doing so.
The remaining 14 players are now drawing to two tables, and we will have the draw for you shortly.
Action began with an early positioned Max Pescatori moving all in for his last 22,600. Action folded to Phil Laak on the button who took a moment before announcing that he was all in over the top for 54,900. John Hennigan folded his small blind and Calvin Anderson went into the tank in the big blind. Anderson thought for about a minute before moving out a call.
Player
Hand
Draw
Max Pescatori
1
Phil Laak
1
Calvin Anderson
Pat
Anderson rolled over his ten-seven low and both of his opponents were drawing live to stay in. Pescatori wasted no time ripping off his card and showed the to pair and eliminate him from play.
"I have several gaps," said Laak, moving his cards in descending order on the felt. He placed his new card between the eight and the six. "I won't get greedy".
He tabled his final card to reveal that it was the giving him jack-low for the second best hand. Laak was also eliminated from play and Anderson now has about 205,000 in chips.
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. Puchkov was drawing very live with 
and started to squeeze his down card. After squeezing it, he slowly picked it up off of the felt so that only he could see it, and after two or three seconds revealed a 
to make himself a ninety-seven. Kihara bricked out and we were unable to catch what his final card was, but it did not complete his low. He was eliminated in 12th place and will pocket $16,601 in winnings.
to seal his fate. Wright was eliminated in 13th place but can add another cash to his resume. Wright has now cashed in the last three of three 2-7 Single Draw events offered at the WSOP (Winning his first bracelet in the $1,500 event in 2012 and following that up with a cash in the $10,000 event a few weeks later).
which completed his ninety-eight. O'Brien squeezed his out but was dejected to find that he paired up withe 
and became the first casualty in the money. O'Brien will collect $16,601 for his min-cash.
. He was eliminated on the bubble, and will receive no money for doing so.
to pair and eliminate him from play.
giving him jack-low for the second best hand. Laak was also eliminated from play and Anderson now has about 205,000 in chips.
