Event #13: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship Day 1 | 2014 World Series of Poker

06-03-2014 20:19 UTC-8

Kassela Scores Elimination

Level 5 : 200/400, 100 ante

Chino Rheem raised to 1,200 from middle position and found a call from Eli Elezra in the cutoff. Frank Kassela peered at his cards on the button and announced a three-bet to 3,600. The player in the small blind came right over the top with a four-bet ship all in for 15,350. Rheem and Elezra folded and Kassela called.

For the draw, Kassela's opponent took one card while the two-time bracelet winner stood pat.

Kassela:
Opponent:

Kassela's opponent was drawing live to score the double, but ultimately pulled an . He was eliminated from play and Kassela was pushed a pot that brings his stack up to 53,200.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Kassela	53,200 23,200	23,200

Chino Rheem	33,800 700	700
Eli Elezra	22,700 3,300	3,300

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06-03-2014 20:29 UTC-8

Williams Doubles Through Wattel

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Level 5 : 200/400, 100 ante

Mike Wattel raised to 1,500 from under the gun and David Williams three-bet shipped all in from middle position for his last 3,725. Action came back to Wattel and he tossed out a call.

Both players stood pat and the hands were turned on their backs.

Williams:
Wattel:

Williams was dealt the better pat hand - a ninety-eight - and was able to earn the double up. He's now sitting on 9,300 while Wattel has dropped to 15,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Wattel	15,000 5,000	5,000

David Williams	9,300 5,600	5,600

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06-03-2014 20:35 UTC-8

Lisandro KOs Friedman

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Level 5 : 200/400, 100 ante

Prahlad Friedman has fallen at the hands of Jeff Lisandro.

According to Jason Mercier, he opened with a pre-draw raise and Lisandro flatted. Friedman three-bet shipped all in and Mercier folded. Lisandro called and took one new card. Friedman stood pat.

Friedman tabled a made jack-seven with . Unfortunately for the WSOP bracelet winner, Lisandro made his draw and showed a winning . Friedman was eliminated from play and Lisandro boosted his stack to about 34,000.

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Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Lisandro	34,000 7,000	7,000

Prahlad Friedman	Busted

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Level: 6

Blinds: 250/500

Ante: 125

06-03-2014 20:42 UTC-8

More For Lisandro

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Level 6 : 250/500, 125 ante

Jeff Lisandro made it 1,200 to go from under the gun and found calls from Larry Wright on the button and Nick Schulman in the small blind. Schulman pulled one new card, Lisandro stood pat, and Wright opted for one.

All three players checked post-draw and Lisandro showed . Both Schulman and Wright mucked their hands and Lisandro was pushed the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jeff Lisandro	43,400 9,400	9,400

Nick Schulman	37,400 100	100

Larry Wright	31,200 8,800	8,800

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06-03-2014 20:55 UTC-8

Chip Counts; No Repeat Champion This Year

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Level 6 : 250/500, 125 ante

Jesse Martin, the reigning $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw champion, has been eliminated from play. On the other side of the room, 13-time WSOP bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth has taken his seat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexandre Luneau	62,000 37,500	37,500
Daniel Negreanu	58,000 12,500	12,500

Shawn Sheikhan	56,000 34,000	34,000
Frank Kassela	56,000 2,800	2,800

John Monnette	48,000 19,500	19,500

Jen Harman	44,500
Abe Mosseri	38,000 3,000	3,000

Tom Schneider	30,500 17,500	17,500

Phil Hellmuth	30,000

Dan Smith	28,000 7,500	7,500

Eli Elezra	27,500 4,800	4,800

Dan O'Brien	22,500 4,600	4,600
Brian Rast	21,500

Naoya Kihara	20,000 5,000	5,000

Chino Rheem	18,000 15,800	15,800
Billy Baxter	16,000 14,300	14,300

Layne Flack	16,000 7,700	7,700

Jesse Martin	Busted

06-03-2014 21:06 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Level 6 : 250/500, 125 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Volpe	101,000 15,000	15,000

Justin Smith	75,000 45,000	45,000
Shawn Buchanan	71,500 2,800	2,800

Jason Mercier	46,000 12,800	12,800

David "Bakes" Baker	39,500 5,000	5,000

Nick Schulman	39,000 1,600	1,600

Jeff Lisandro	38,000 5,400	5,400

Ray Dehkharghani	35,000

Mike Matusow	34,500 4,500	4,500

Don Nguyen	33,000 18,000	18,000
Galen Hall	32,000 1,000	1,000

Larry Wright	27,000 4,200	4,200

Michael Mizrachi	26,000

Huck Seed	25,500 18,100	18,100

Phil Galfond	23,000 500	500

Jean-Robert Bellande	22,000 19,000	19,000

Mike Wattel	17,000 2,000	2,000

Calvin Anderson	16,000 7,500	7,500

Jon Turner	15,500 5,600	5,600

Brian Hastings	12,000 3,100	3,100

06-03-2014 21:20 UTC-8

Kids in the Hall

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Level 6 : 250/500, 125 ante

Mike Matusow raised to 1,100 from under the gun and it folded around to Galen Hall who made it 2,700 to go in late position. The button and blinds folded and Matusow came along for the ride.

Both players picked up one new card at the draw and Matusow came out swinging for 5,100. Hall thought for about 30 seconds before tossing out a call.

"You've got it," said Matusow, tabling for a pair of eights.

Hall rolled over and was awarded the pot. He's now sitting on about 44,000 while Matusow's stack has dropped to 13,500.

Player	Chips	Progress
Galen Hall	44,000 12,000	12,000

Mike Matusow	13,500 21,000	21,000

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06-03-2014 21:32 UTC-8

Ten-Nine Good For Elezra

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Level 6 : 250/500, 125 ante

Frank Kassela raised to 1,500 from under the gun and found calls from Brian Rast in middle position, Naoya Kihara in the cutoff, and Eli Elezra in the big blind.

Elezra and Kassela each drew one card, Rast took two, and Kihara pulled one as well. Elezra checked and Kassela led out for 4,500. Rast and Kihara folded and Elezra tossed out a call. Kassella showed that he made a pair of eights and Elezra rolled over a winning .

Elezra now sits on about 42,400 while Kassela has dropped to 54,000.