Event #43: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball
Day 2 Started
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #43: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Entries
87
Level
23
Blinds
12,000 / 24,000
Ante
6,000
Anderson and Volpe on Top to Start Day 2
Welcome back to our coverage of Event #43: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball! Today is Day 2 which means players will play a full ten levels before bagging and tagging for the evening. This event turned out a total of 87 players and 55 of them will return today. Leading the way heading into Day 2 is Calvin Anderson who is sporting a chip stack of 134,700.
Yesterday's play saw many notable players hit the felt in an attempt to take down this event and win the coveted gold bracelet. Players like 2011 champion John Juanda, Phil Hellmuth, Jason Mercier, Barry Greenstein, Todd Brunson, George Danzer, Brandon Cantu, and Mike Matusow all showed up to play on Day 1 but saw nothing but felt in front of them by the end of the day.
Despite those players hitting the rail, the field remains stacked heading into Day 2. Notable survivors include Paul Volpe (127,000), Tom Schneider (115,200), Layne Flack (102,200), Naoya Kihara (88,200), Matthew Ashton (82,000, Max Pescatori (66,000), 2010 champion David "Bakes Baker (55,500), Phil Laak (53,900), Bernard Lee (50,100), Phil Ivey (43,100), Erik Seidel (35,500), Billy Baxter (26,900), and Johnny Chan (16,100).
Play kicks off at 2:00 PM from the Amazon room so be sure to stay tuned as we provide all of the latest live updates from the floor!
Level: 9
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 300
Cards in the Air!
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 300 ante
Players have taken their seats and cards are in the air!
Early Casualties
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
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Busted |
Schulman Makes Eighty-Seven
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 300 ante
Stuart Rutter opened to 3,000 from the button and found a three-bet to 8,500 from Nick Schulman in the big blind. Rutter called and watched as Schulman took one card at the draw. Rutter stood pat.
Schulman squeezed out his card and then tossed out a 15,000-chip bet. Rutter called and Schulman placed an 
on the felt. Rutter mucked his hand and Schulman dragged in the pot. The reigning champion now has about 60,000 while Rutter has fallen to around 45,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | 14,200 |
|
45,000 | -20,400 |
Flack Busts Zalewski
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 300 ante
We arrived at the table just in time to see Flack's made hand of 
turned up on the felt. Herezel Zalewski drew one card and was looking to stay alive in the tournament. He squeezed out the 
, flung it on the table, and exited from the tournament area. Flack picked up the pot and now has about 135,000 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
135,000 | 32,800 |
|
Busted |
Williams Doubles Through Cheong
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 300 ante
We came upon David Williams all in from the small blind for his last 13,600 and was up against Joseph Cheong in the big blind. Cheong called and Williams drew one card. Cheong stood pat and tabled his hand.
Cheong showed 
for a pat jack-seven. Williams rolled over and began to sweat his final card.
"I'm fifty-fifty," said Williams. He squeezed it out a bit more.
Once Williams learned his card, he slapped it face up on the table to reveal that it was the 
, making him an eight-low and allowing him to double up. He now sits around 27,500 in chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,500 | 12,500 |
|
13,500 | -16,500 |
More Eliminations
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted | |
|
Busted |
Parker Makes Wheel to Bust Williams
Level 9
: 500/1,000, 300 ante
We found David Williams, who recently doubled through Joseph Cheong, back on the short stack and all in. Benjamin Parker opened to 2,500 from early position and it folded to Williams who shipped his last 9,000 from the button. Parker called and took one at the draw. Williams stood pat and tabled his hand.
Williams: 
Parker:
Parker was drawing to the nuts and he hit exactly that when he picked up the 
as his last card.
"Just the wheel," chimed Layne Flack from across the table.
Williams was eliminated from play and Parker picked up a pot that brought his stack to around 62,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
61,000 | 6,000 |
|
|
Busted |