Day 1 of Event #36: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball is in the books. After 10 levels of play, the starting field of 241 entrants is down to just 38 players, each with hopes of capturing a coveted World Series of Poker gold bracelet, as well as the $89,483 first-place prize.
Leading the way into Day 2 is Brian Rast with 62,950.
Many notables will be returning on Day 2, including none other than Phil Hellmuth with 42,400. Denied his 14th bracelet earlier in the summer, Hellmuth will no doubt be looking to make a return trip to the final table to capture that elusive victory. On the other hand, there were quite a few notables that gave it a go today but ultimately came up short. Among them were Scott Seiver, Barry Greenstein, Phil Laak, Marvin Rettenmaier, Dan Kelly, Calvin Anderson, George Danzer, Paul Volpe, and Larry Wright.
Play resumes tomorrow at 2 p.m. PT where the remaining 38 players will play down to a final table. Until then, good night!
On this episode of the Thinking Poker Podcast, Nate and Andrew set the location for the meet up in Las Vegas, break down a cash game hand that listener Jason played at Maryland Live! Casino, and talk with Ari Engel about how to travel the circuit profitably, the difficulties of multi-tabling online, and the value of live tells.
0:00 — Intro
3:14 — Thinking Poker meet up information
11:14 — Breaking down a cash game hand from Maryland Live!
As recapped to us by Larry Wright, action folded to him in the small blind and he raised. $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball champion Paul Volpe reraised from the big blind, Wright reraised with a covering stack and Volpe called all in.
Wright stood pat, Volpe drew one and Wright tabled . Volpe was drawing to a , but caught a to secure the pot for Wright.
The show gets off to a bumpy start with thanks to a few technical difficulties, but a great story about a David Williams bluff and another about "hood" poker get the ball rolling again. Dan O'Brien then joins the program to talk about his jet ski accident, his Me vs. U challenge against Danielle Andersen, and more.
Welcome to PokerNews' Day 1 coverage of Event #36: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball. This marks the second of two pure No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball tournaments of the 2014 World Series of Poker schedule. Paul Volpe earned his first WSOP bracelet when he took down the $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship earlier this summer.
This particular event wasn't on the schedule last summer, but it is back on the 2014 WSOP docket by popular demand. Larry Wright bested a field of 284 players to win back in 2012 and following his fifth-place finish in the $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship earlier this month, Wright is no doubt among the favorites in the field today.
The plan for the day is to play ten one-hour levels with a 15-minute break after every two levels. No dinner break is schedule, meaning play should wrap up around 3 a.m. Play is set to begin at 4 p.m. so be sure to keep it here at PokerNews as the latest quest to crown a bracelet winner begins!
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. Volpe was drawing to a 
, but caught a 
to secure the pot for Wright.
