Event #59: $2,500 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball Day 1 | 2013 World Series of Poker

07-04-2013 00:34 UTC-7

Elezra Bests Schneider

Kevin Taylor

Level 7 : 400/800, 0 ante

Eli Elezra raised from under the gun, and Tom Schneider was the lone caller from the small blind. Both players drew two, then Schneider check called a bet from Elezra. Both drew two again, and this time, Schneider was the one who fired out. Not to be intimated, Elezra raised it up, and Schneider called.

Surprisingly, both players stood pat, then both players checked. Elezra began to announce his cards to Schneider:
", , , , " and when he tabled his hand, Schneider mucked. The table then began to discuss why Elezra likes to announce his hand in reverse order, as he took in the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Schneider	25,000 11,800	11,800

Eli Elezra	11,000 1,500	1,500

Tags: Eli Elezra Tom Schneider

07-04-2013 00:38 UTC-7

Negreanu Over Kihara

Shamus

Level 7 : 400/800, 0 ante

Daniel Negreanu raised from under the gun and got a single caller in Naoya Kihara playing from the big blind. On the first draw Kihara took two and Negreanu one, Kihara bet, Negreanu raised, and Kihara called. Kihara then stood pat on the second draw, in response to which Negreanu discarded one card. Kihara again bet, and again Negreanu raised, Kihara called.

On the third draw both players stood pat, and Kihara checked. Negreanu bet, and after thinking for nearly a minute Kihara let his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	18,500 5,000	5,000

Naoya Kihara	17,500 -4,500	-4,500

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Naoya Kihara

07-04-2013 00:47 UTC-7

VIDEO: The Straddle - Behind the Scenes Week #5

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Level 7 : 400/800, 0 ante

This week's episode of The Straddle features Phil Laak, the Miami Boss Danny Suied, dopplegangers, and so much more.

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07-04-2013 00:59 UTC-7

Snowing with Snowmen

Shamus

Level 7 : 400/800, 0 ante

A short-stacked player on the button raised and Randy Ohel — winner of the $2,500 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball event a year ago — called from the big blind. Both took two cards on the first draw, and when Ohel bet out his opponent called. Ohel then stood pat and watched his opponent draw two cards, then bet again after the draw. His opponent thought a moment then called, leaving himself but 1,600 behind (two big bets).

Ohel stood pat once more while his opponent drew one, and Ohel bet one more time. His opponent tanked for nearly a minute before finally calling, at which point Ohel flipped over his . Ohel's play appeared nearly to have worked, but his opponent had managed to find the call with and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Randy Ohel	14,500 -2,000	-2,000

Tags: Randy Ohel

Level: 8

Limits: 500/1,000

Ante: 0

07-04-2013 01:11 UTC-7

Chang is Our Chip Leader

Kevin Taylor

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

We noticed that Juijen Chang had started building quite a chip stack a couple levels ago, and he hasn't slow down all night, as he just took down a pot to up his stack to 68,000. By our best estimation, no one else is over 50,000, meaning that Chang has built up a nice lead for himself as we are in the last level of the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juijen Chang	68,000 68,000	68,000

Tags: Juijen Chang

07-04-2013 01:14 UTC-7

Yu Dealt a Pat Eight

Shamus

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

Following a raise and two calls, Ben Yu three-bet from the small blind and all three of his opponents called. Yu stood pat while all three drew two cards, then bet and all three called. Yu continued to stand pat before the second draw while two of his opponents drew two and the third just one. He bet again, and this time just one of the players who had drawn two shrugged and called.

Yu stood pat one last time, his lone remaining opponent drew one, then both checked. Yu flipped over and his opponent showed two of his cards — — as he mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ben Yu	37,800 16,800	16,800

Tags: Ben Yu

07-04-2013 01:24 UTC-7

Assorted Counts

Kevin Taylor

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Tommy Hang	18,500 11,000	11,000
Daniel Idema	12,500 2,900	2,900

Steve Zolotow	8,000 500	500

Pat Pezzin	8,000 500	500
Vladimir Shchemelev	6,800 -700	-700
Josh Brikis	Busted
Layne Flack	Busted

JJ Liu	Busted
Mohsin Charania	Busted

Yuval Bronshtein	Busted

Alex Kravchenko	Busted

Michael Noori	Busted

Allen Kessler	Busted

07-04-2013 01:27 UTC-7

Abrams Out

Shamus

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

After an opponent opened from late position, Scott Abrams reraised from the blinds to get his last chips in before the first draw and his opponent called. Abrams drew two, then one, then one, while his opponent drew a single card on all three draws.

Both showed tabled their hands to squeeze the final card. Abrams was showing , but turned over a pairing . Meanwhile his opponent had , and he turned over a to best Abrams's hand and send him railward.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Abrams	Busted

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07-04-2013 01:34 UTC-7

Ho Eliminated, Chang Adds More

Shamus

Level 8 : 500/1,000, 0 ante

Maria Ho has been eliminated, her final hand being won by the current chip leader Jui Jen Chang.

Ho had found herself down to a single gray 100 chip and was thus all in on her big blind before the first draw when Chang raised from under the gun and got a single caller from the small blind. Ho had to draw four cards while her opponents each took two, and when checked to Chang bet and the small blind called. The small blind then took one, Ho one, and Chang two, and again Chang's opponent check-called his bet.

All three players took a single card on the last draw, and Chang and his opponent checked. Ho showed , Chang , and the third player , and Chang won the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Juijen Chang	73,000 73,000	73,000
Maria Ho	Busted

Tags: Jui Jen Chang Maria Ho