Level: 18
Limits: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 0
2013 World Series of Poker
Event #59: $2,500 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball
Day: 2
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
Some Momentum for Momeni
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
Farhad Momeni raised, Scott Seiver three-bet, and Momeni called. Both took one card on the first draw and Momeni checked. Seiver bet, Momeni check-raised, and Seiver called.
Momeni stood pat from there, while Seiver drew one on each of the last two draws. Momeni bet and Seiver called after the second, then Momeni bet all in after the third and Seiver called once more.
"Eight-five?" said Seiver questioningly, but Momeni answered by showing 
and Seiver patted the felt saying "good hand."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
265,000 | 15,000 |
|
62,000 | 34,000 |
Marco Johnson Eliminated in 16th Place ($7,345)
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
Marco Johnson was crippled down to just 12,000 in a hand versus Brian Brubaker in which the latter drew a wheel. Just a couple of hands later Eric Wasserson was raising from middle position and Brubaker reraised all in for his last 10,000 from the button, earning a call from Wasserson.
On the first draw Wasserson tossed away one card while Johnson discarded two — a 
and a 
. The next draw saw Wasserson again taking one and Johnson again taking two, once more showing the two he was throwing away — 
.
The third draw saw Wasserson take one card again and Johnson once again having to draw two, this time showing he'd been dealt two fives when he already had a 
in his hand. Johnson showed he'd ended with a 
, and Johnson showed his first three cards — .
Johnson then checked the last two he'd been dealt, and quickly showed them to be before departing in 16th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
168,000 | 8,000 |
|
Busted |
Benjamin Pollak Eliminated in 17th Place ($7,345)
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
Benjamin Pollak had just been crippled down to his last 5,000 after losing a big pot to David "ODB" Baker, and he stuck the last of it in from early position. Mike Watson and Michael Mizrachi then proceeded to cap the betting after him, and they both drew one, while Pollak drew two. Watson check called a bet from Mizrachi, and everyone drew one card. It was checked through, and Watson stood pat, while Mizraci and Pollak both drew one.
Both players checked again, and Watson rolled over . Mizrachi couldn't beat that as he mucked his hand, and Pollak tabled . He was drawing very live to survive, but he ended up with a , which did him in for this tournament.
Lynn Gilmartin had a quick chat with Pollak on the previous break:
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
120,000 | 40,000 |
|
Busted |
Calvin Anderson Eliminated in 18th Place ($7,345)
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
Calvin Anderson nursed a short stack for much of the last couple of levels, but he has finally seen his Event #59 run come to an end here halfway through Level 17.
In his final hand, Anderson was all in by the third draw versus Konstantin Puchkov. The latter stood pat, and after sitting in contemplation for some time Anderson decided to stay with his hand as well.
Anderson showed , but it wasn't enough against Puchkov's , and they are down to 17.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Full Updated Chip Counts
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
Here are the counts of all 18 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
410,000 | 36,000 |
|
300,000 | 27,000 |
|
|
250,000 | 123,000 |
|
|
160,000 | 29,000 |
|
132,000 | -33,000 |
|
130,000 | 12,000 |
|
127,000 | -35,000 |
|
113,000 | 8,500 |
|
89,000 | -16,000 |
|
|
80,000 | -20,000 |
|
68,000 | 23,000 |
|
50,000 | -61,000 |
|
45,000 | -3,000 |
|
|
28,000 | -81,000 |
|
|
25,000 | -46,000 |
|
|
24,000 | -11,000 |
|
|
22,000 | -8,000 |
|
19,000 | -38,000 |
Seating Assignments for the Final Three Tables
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
| Table | Seat | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 347 | 1 | Juijen Chang |
| 347 | 2 | David "ODB" Baker |
| 347 | 3 | Benjamin Pollak |
| 347 | 4 | Alexander Condon |
| 347 | 5 | Mike Watson |
| 347 | 6 | Michael Mizrachi |
| 353 | 1 | David Chiu |
| 353 | 2 | Ismael Bojang |
| 353 | 3 | Daniel Negreanu |
| 353 | 4 | Farhad Momeni |
| 353 | 5 | Hernan Salazar |
| 353 | 6 | Scott Seiver |
| 359 | 1 | Marco Johnson |
| 359 | 2 | Calvin Anderson |
| 359 | 3 | Eli Elezra |
| 359 | 4 | Konstantin Puchkov |
| 359 | 5 | Eric Wasserson |
| 359 | 6 | Brian Brubaker |
Stotz Out in 19th
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
Mike Stotz just got involved in a predraw raising battle with Daniel Negreanu, with Stotz playing from the small blind and Negreanu from the big blind. Stotz had but 2,300 left after that, and the rest of the chips went in after the first draw.
Stotz drew two, then one, while Negreanu drew one and then stood pat. Stotz thought a while about what to do on the third draw, then pitched a card while Negreanu stood pat again. Negreanu then spread his hand — — and Stotz went ahead and mucked as he was drawing to a .
There will be a brief pause while the remaining 18 redraw for the final three tables.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
162,000 | 55,500 |
|
Busted |
Johnson Doubles Through Puchkov
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
Konstantin Puchkov raised from the button, and Marco Johnson called from the big blind. Johnson drew two, while Puchkov drew one. Johnson checked, Puchkov bet, and Johnson raised it up, leaving just 4,500 behind. Puchkov called, and both players drew one. Johnson committed his last chips, and Puchkov called. Both players thought a bit before they each drew one card, and the two showed their hands.
Puchkov:
Johnson:
Puchkov had to show first since he had more chips, and he showed another seven. Johnson was all but assured to double up, and a 
did him just fine, as he upped his stack to 35,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
35,000 | 1,500 |
Brubaker Doubles Again
Level 17
: 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
The short stacks keep surviving. This time it was Brian Brubaker again, all in for about 15,000 before the first draw against both Konstantin Puchkov and Michael Mizrachi.
Brubaker would draw one then stay pat thereafter, while Mizrachi took two on all three draws and Puchkov one on all three draws. Mizrachi showed a hand, Brubaker tabled a , and Puchkov mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
374,000 | 62,000 |
|
|
111,000 | -29,000 |
|
|
48,000 | 8,000 |