Event #59: $2,500 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball
Day 1 Started
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #59: $2,500 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2013 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$2,500
Entries
282
Level
26
Limits
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
0
Ready, Set... Draw! Day 1 of the Deuce Awaits
Welcome to Event #59: $2,500 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball, one of the last preliminary bracelet events on the 2013 WSOP schedule. We'll be seeing no flops in this one, but rather lots of discards and draws, pat and broken hands, and small and big bets as we discover together over the next three days who will be the next WSOP bracelet winner.
Randy Ohel returns as the defending champion in this event after topping a field of 228 a year ago to earn the victory and $145,247 first prize.
Last year's tourney ended with a dramatic and lengthy heads-up battle that saw the lead change more than a dozen times between Ohel and runner-up Benjamin Lazer following the bustout of David "ODB" Baker in third. At one point Lazer had built a stack of about 1.6 million while Ohel was down to just over 100,000, but the latter managed to claw all of the way back to earn his first career bracelet.
Whether or not this year's version of "the deuce" produces similar drama remains to be seen. We do, however, expect a similarly-sized tournament with many of poker's elite likely taking a shot at the last draw event on the schedule. Play begins at 5 p.m. local time, with the schedule calling for eight one-hour levels to play out tonight. Be sure to return here to PokerNews then for start-to-finish coverage of Event #59.
As we await today's initial deals and draws, here's Kristy Arnett with an update of all that's happening currently WSOP-wise at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino:
Level: 1
Limits: 75/150
Ante:
Let's Get It Started
Level 1
: 75/150, 0 ante
The announcements have been made, the cards are in the air, and it is time to start drawing cards!
Faces in the Crowd
Level 1
: 75/150, 0 ante
Players continue to arrive as the first hands of the day are dealt. For the record, George Lind was the first to take his seat, arriving a full 10 minutes before the call to "shuffle up and deal." Also here at the start is Billy Baxter, owner of seven WSOP bracelets — all in lowball events.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 | 7,500 |
Some Other Notables
Level 1
: 75/150, 0 ante
Here are a few other players we have spotted, including Randy Ohel, who is looking to defend his title in this event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,500 | |
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7,500 | |
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7,500 | |
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7,500 | |
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7,500 | |
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7,500 | |
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7,500 | |
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7,500 | |
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7,500 | |
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7,500 |
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Number Two Is Not Number One
Level 1
: 75/150, 0 ante
The late arrivals are currently being seated along the far row, with Bill Chen and Daniel Negreanu among them.
Negreanu was just now calling out to Chen, with Chen answering back how "he tends to lose the most money with number twos" — that is, the second-best hand in deuce-to-seven, 
.
"That's because you overplay them," cracked Negreanu with a grin. "How about stop being a victim and taking responsibility… number two is not number one!"
For the sake of reference, here are the best hands in deuce-to-seven lowball:
| Hand | Name |
|---|---|
 | number one, seven perfect, the wheel |
| number two |
| number three |
| number four |
 | number five, eight perfect |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,500 | 7,500 |
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7,500 |
Yockey Draws Well At End
Level 1
: 75/150, 0 ante
We walked up to the table and saw Bryce Yockey, Greg Raymer, and a third opponent just about to start their first draw, after Raymer had put in a third bet and been called by both. Yockey and their opponent drew two cards, while Raymer just drew one. Both players called a bet from Raymer, and everyone drew one card on the second draw.
This time, Yockey and Raymer check called a bet from their opponent, and on the third draw, they both drew one, while their opponent stood pat. For the first time all hand, Yockey led out this time, and though Raymer folded, their opponent called.
"Eighty-Five," Yockey announced as he rolled over . His opponent mucked, and Yockey took down a nice pot early on in today's play.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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9,200 | 9,200 |
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6,900 | 6,900 |
Puchkov Draws Up a Chair
Level 1
: 75/150, 0 ante
A few more familiar faces have arrived and taken their seats, among them Konstantin Puchkov who is hoping to improve on his third-place finish in Event #43: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball a week ago — his second final table of the summer.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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7,500 | |
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7,500 | |
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7,500 | |
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7,500 | -500 |
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7,500 |