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

07-04-2013 16:04 UTC-7

Brubaker Over Johnson

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Level 10 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Brian Brubaker — who happens to be celebrating a birthday today — raised from middle position and it folded around to Marco Johnson who called from the big blind.

Both drew two cards on the initial draw, and when Johnson bet out Brubaker called. Johnson then stood pat on the second draw while Brubaker took two cards. Johnson bet again, and this time Brubaker raised. Johnson paused just a moment before calling.

Both stood pat on the third draw. Johnson checked, Brubaker bet, and Johnson shook his head a little before calling.

Brubaker tabled a number two — — and Johnson mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Marco Johnson	37,000	-6,000
Brian Brubaker	36,000	25,500

Tags: Brian Brubaker Marco Johnson

07-04-2013 16:01 UTC-7

Zolotow Gets Small Double

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Level 10 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Steve Zolotow raised it up to 1,600 from the button, leaving just 600 behind. Konstantin Puchkov called from the big blind, then drew two cards, while Zolotow drew 1. Puchkov check called the final 600 of Zolotow, then drew two again, whole Zolotow stood pat. Puchkov was clearly not a fan of his new cards, as he debated for a while before tossing three cards towards the dealer. Zolotow stood pat again, and revealed , while Puchkov could only show . A was the first card he showed, and he was already drawing dead.

It was just a flesh wound for Puchkov, who is up to 45,000, while Zolotow got the much needed double up to 5,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantin Puchkov	42,000	11,400
Steve Zolotow	5,000	-1,800

Tags: Konstantin Puchkov Steve Zolotow

07-04-2013 15:57 UTC-7

Lisandro Up, Jivkov Down

Shamus

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Jeff Lisandro raised, then Ted Jivkov three-bet from the blinds and Lisandro called. Jivkov took three on the first draw and Lisandro just one, and Jivkov check-called a bet from Lisandro. Both then drew one card, and again Jivkov check-called a bet.

On the third draw, Jivkov drew one, Lisandro stood pat, and both checked. Jivkov showed a and Lisandro spread out to win the pot.

That one knocked Jivkov down under 3,000, but he'd doubled on the next hand versus Gavin Smith after drawing to a versus Smith's .

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Lisandro	37,000	13,400
Gavin Smith	16,000	-9,000
Ted Jivkov	5,000	-21,500

Tags: Jeff Lisandro Ted Jivkov Gavin Smith

07-04-2013 15:43 UTC-7

One of You Guys is Up to Something

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Level 10 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Jeff Lisandro raised it up in the cutoff, and both the blinds, Gavin Smith and Tom Schneider, defended. Lisandro and Schneider both drew one card, while Smith drew three. Smith checked to Schneider, who fired out, and got calls from both his opponents. This time around, both Lisandro and Schneider stood pat, while Smith drew two. The same betting occurred, but this time, Lisandro folded. As he called, Smith said "one of you guys is up to something," which got a laugh from Lisandro, who was no longer in the hand.

Smith drew one on the final draw, while Schneider stayed pat again. Both players checked, and Schneider showed . Smith briefly flashed what appeared to be , also saying "I had the other two deuces as well."

Player	Chips	Progress
Tom Schneider	46,000	13,000
Gavin Smith	25,000	-2,000

Tags: Jeff Lisandro Tom Schneider Gavin Smith

07-04-2013 15:39 UTC-7

Tepen Takes from Mizrachi

Shamus

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Ryan Tepen raised from the cutoff, then Michael Mizrachi reraised from the small blind, forcing a fold from David "ODB" Baker one seat to his left. Tepen came back with a four-bet, and after pausing a beat Mizrachi called.

The first two draws went similarly, with Mizrachi taking two cards, Tepen one, and Mizrachi check-calling a bet from his opponent. Both players then stood pat on the third draw. Mizrachi checked again, Tepen bet again, and this time Mizrachi let his hand go.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	68,400	-6,600
Ryan Tepen	32,000	3,000

Tags: Michael Mizrachi Ryan Tepen

07-04-2013 15:22 UTC-7

Notable Big Stacks

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Level 10 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	75,000	24,700
Justin Bonomo	60,000	17,400
Mike Watson	53,000	22,000
David "ODB" Baker	52,000	5,100
David Chiu	46,000	17,500
Jon Turner	44,000	6,300
Marco Johnson	43,000	3,000
Daniel Negreanu	40,000	-600
Ben Yu	39,000	5,300
Scott Seiver	36,000	17,100
Tom Schneider	33,000	6,000

07-04-2013 15:16 UTC-7

Mercier Meets End

Shamus

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 0 ante

Jason Mercier's Day 2 comeback attempt has come to an end here at the start of the day's second level.

In his last hand, the blinds had just increased to 400/800 and Mercier was down to his last 1,000. He raised all in from the button. David Blatte then called from small blind, although he didn't realize Mercier's bet was for 1,000 and the floor had to be called for some clarification. Blatte's call of the raise stood, and Naoya Kihara came along from the big blind.

Blatte then tossed out four cards for the first draw, earning a chuckle from the table. Both Kihara and Mercier took three, then Blatte bet and Kihara called. Blatte took one, Kihara two, and Mercier two on the next round, and again Blatte bet and Kihara called.

The third round saw Blatte standing pat, Kihara taking two cards, and Mercier one. Both Blatte and Kihara checked. Blatte tabled and Kihara showed a hand with a . Meanwhile Mercier turned over his , then squeezed his final card — a pairing — before departing.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Blatte	17,000	5,000
Naoya Kihara	6,000	-17,000
Jason Mercier	Busted

Tags: David Blatte Jason Mercier Naoya Kihara

Level: 10

Limits: 800/1,600

Ante: 0

07-04-2013 14:58 UTC-7

PokerNews Podcast Episode #168: Private Public Cash Games feat. Greg Merson

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Level 9 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

2012 World Series of Poker Main Event champion Greg Merson joins the PokerNews Podcast to talk about the controversial tweet he released on Tuesday regarding private public cash games at Aria, and respond to criticism regarding the language of the tweet. Merson also discusses Macau, the potential return of online poker to New Jersey, and his friend Tony "End Boss" Gregg's win in the $111,111 One Drop High Roller.