Event #5: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball Championship Day 1 | 2014 World Series of Poker

05-29-2014 17:32 UTC-8

Some Chip Counts After Break

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Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Buchanan	260,000 230,000	230,000

David Bach	48,000 18,000	18,000

Ali Eslami	46,000 16,000	16,000

Chino Rheem	42,000 12,000	12,000
Chris Klodnicki	40,000

Scott Abrahsm	40,000
George Danzer	38,000 1,000	1,000

Tom Schneider	38,000 8,000	8,000

Shawn Sheikhan	36,000 6,000	6,000
Owais Ahmed	35,000 5,000	5,000

Paul Volpe	34,000 4,000	4,000

Jason Mercier	32,000 2,000	2,000

Phil Ivey	32,000 2,000	2,000

Layne Flack	30,000

Abe Mosseri	28,000 3,000	3,000

Konstantin Puchkov	28,000

Dan Cates	23,000 3,000	3,000

Jesse Martin	12,000 18,000	18,000

Roland Israelashvili	10,000 20,000	20,000

Thomas Keller	Busted

05-29-2014 17:46 UTC-8

"The Most Tense Hand I've Had All Tournament"

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Scott Clements raised from the cutoff only to have Phil Laak three-bet from the button. The blinds folded and Clements flung out a call. Clements opted to draw three.

"You drew three cards?!" said Laak. "Wow. That changes everything. You've got a lot of work to do here." Laak took one new card.

Clements checked and Laak bet out. Clements called and took one card on the next draw. Laak drew one as well. On this street, Clements decided to lead out. Laak came over the top and Clements flat called to see the final draw. He took one while Laak stood pat.

Clements checked and Laak moved out one final bet.

"Alright, I bet," said Laak. "I hope this isn't a trap."

Clements folded his cards and Laak was pushed the pot.

"Oh my GOD," said Laak with a smile. "That was the most tense hand I've had all tournament!"

Certainly Laak is hoping that many more tense moments are to come, as that will mean a deep run in this prestigious event. He's now sitting just over starting stack with about 31,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Laak	31,000 1,000	1,000

Scott Clements	30,000

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05-29-2014 18:06 UTC-8

Flack Attack

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Layne Flack opened with a raise from the small blind. Andrew Brown called out of the big blind and the two went to the first draw. Flack took two while Brown took three. Flack led out and Brown tossed forward a call. On the second draw, Flack took one and Brown took two. Flack led out once again and this time Brown opted to lay his hand down.

Flack raked in the chips and now sits around 28,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Andrew Brown	37,000 3,000	3,000

Layne Flack	28,000 3,000	3,000

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05-29-2014 18:06 UTC-8

More Players

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Player	Chips	Progress
Eli Elezra	30,000

Josh Arieh	30,000

Dan Kelly	30,000

05-29-2014 18:09 UTC-8

Clements Bests Baxter

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Picking up with the action after the first draw, we found Billy Baxter heads up with Scott Clements. Baxter led out and Clements called to see the second draw. Baxter took one while Clements picked up two new cards.

After the second draw, Baxter led out only to have Clements come over the top. Baxter flatted and drew one card on the final draw. Clements stood pat.

Baxter checked the final betting round and Clements rapped the table back. He tabled , Baxter mucked his cards, and Clements was shipped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Clements	33,000 3,000	3,000

Billy Baxter	26,000 4,000	4,000

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05-29-2014 18:16 UTC-8

Matusow's Ten is Better

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We caught the action as Justin Bonomo and Mike Matusow went to the first draw. Both players picked up two new cards and Bonomo led out with a bet. Matusow called to see the second draw.

Bonomo took just one new card on this draw while Matusow stuck with two. Bonomo bet once again and Matusow flatted. Bonomo stood pat on the final draw and Matusow picked up one. Both players checked and Matusow flipped up the . Bonomo slapped the on the felt to show that he also held a ten-low. Matusow fanned the rest of his hand - - causing Bonomo to throw his hand into the muck.

Matusow picked up the pot and now has about 20,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Justin Bonomo	34,000 6,000	6,000

Mike Matusow	20,000 5,000	5,000

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05-29-2014 18:36 UTC-8

Mosseri Makes the Nuts

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We picked up with the action on the first draw, finding Abe Mosseri drawing two, Bryn Kenney taking one, and Scott Abrams picking up three on the button.

Mosseri checked and Kenney led out with a bet. Abrams called and Mosseri announced a check-raise. Kenney made it three bets and Abrams got out of the way. Mosseri four-bet the action and Kenney called. Both players stood pat on the second draw and Mosseri fired a bet. Kenney called and the same action repeated on the next draw and betting round.

Mosseri fanned for the nuts and dragged in the pot. He now has about 24,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Abe Mosseri	24,000 4,000	4,000

Bryn Kenney	23,000

05-29-2014 18:45 UTC-8

Chip Counts

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Player	Chips	Progress
Larry Wright	62,000 22,000	22,000

David "ODB" Baker	59,000 21,000	21,000

Randy Ohel	54,000 11,000	11,000

John Hennigan	51,000 15,000	15,000

Scott Seiver	50,000 29,000	29,000

Jeff Lisandro	43,000 11,000	11,000

Doyle Brunson	35,000 7,000	7,000

Mike Wattel	35,000 15,000	15,000

John Monnette	34,000 1,000	1,000

Huck Seed	33,000 3,000	3,000

James Hoeppner	28,000 2,000	2,000
Eric Wasserson	27,000 2,000	2,000

Justin Bonomo	19,000 15,000	15,000

Calvin Anderson	13,000 17,000	17,000

Josh Arieh	10,000 20,000	20,000

Mike Matusow	9,000 11,000	11,000

Sebastien Sabic	8,000 22,000	22,000
Richard Ashby	5,000

05-29-2014 18:59 UTC-8

Volpe Beats Bach in Battle of the Blinds

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Action folded over to Paul Volpe in the small blind. He raised it up and found a call from David Bach. Both players took two new cards at the first draw. Volpe fired out a bet and Bach called. Volpe slapped the on the felt, drawing just one card at the second draw. Bach followed suit with a single card.

Both players checked this betting round and drew one card on the final draw. Volpe led out with a bet and Bach smiled before releasing his hand into the muck. Volpe picked up the pot and now has about 44,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Bach	52,000 6,000	6,000

Paul Volpe	44,000 10,000	10,000

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05-29-2014 19:02 UTC-8

Eighty-Seven for Rheem

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Chino Rheem opened with a raise only to have Shawn Buchanan make it three bets from the button. The blinds folded and Rheem called, taking two at the draw. Buchanan, on the other hand, took one. Rheem check-called a bet from Buchanan on the next betting round and each player took one new card on the second draw.

They both checked and Rheem stood pat while Buchanan drew one card for a third time. Rheem checked again and Buchanan did the same, showing the for a nine-low. Rheem threw on the felt and his eighty-seven was enough to win the pot. Rheem now sits around 50,000 in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chino Rheem	50,000 8,000	8,000
Shawn Buchanan	47,000 4,000	4,000

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