Daniel Ospina opened to 13,000 and called off a three-bet jam from Stuart Rutter for about 40,000. Both players drew one and tabled their hands. Rutter was best with a against Ospina's .
Ospina flipped first showing a leaving Rutter with a slew of outs to survive. An was not one of them and Rutter's attempt at back-to-back event final tables came to an end.
Daniel Weinman opened from the button to 13,000, Devin Looney three-bet all in from the small blind for 123,000. Daniel Ospina then came over the top and shoved all in as well, putting Weinman to a decision for his entire stack.
Weinman thought for a minute before letting it go. Looney tanked for a couple of minutes before drawing two cards with Ospina patting.
Ospina showed with Looney showing the first card he drew was a leaving him drawing dead and he became the 12th place finisher.
That brought Ospina up to over 480,000 in chips, overtaking Shaun Deeb as the current chip leader.
Daniel Weinman open-jammed for about 80,000 and James Alexander shoved over the top to clear the rest of the table. Each player chose to draw one and their hands were tabled.
Daniel Weinman:
James Alexander:
Weinman elected to peel first and got one of the few cards to improve his hand, turning over a . That left Alexander drawing to a four, six, or seven and as luck would have it, he tabled a to eliminate Weinman in 11th place.
John Bunch moved all in before the flop and Ray Henson called off for slightly less.
Henson stood pat tabling a with Bunch being live, drawing to a . Unfortunately, for Bunch, he would pair his seven and was left with just one big blind.
Bunch was forced all in the very next hand out of the big blind and Shaun Deeb finished him off.
Shaun Deeb shoved all-in from the button, Timothy Mcdermott went all in as well for 37,500 and then Ray Henson also committed the remainder of his stack for 70,000. Tim and Ray both drew one and sent Deeb into the tank.
"This is a spot I've never been in," Deeb said as he calculated his decision.
He decided on a pat and showed with Mcdermott showing and Henson rolling over .
Mcdermott flipped his draw over first breathing a sigh of relief at the , safe for the moment with ten high but needing Henson to pair for him to stay alive.
Henson then flipped over his draw, a giving him a pair of sixes to bust.
Deeb earned the side pot from Henson with Mcdermott tripling his stack.
Matt Szymaszek open-jammed from the cutoff for 44,500 sparking the craziest hand of the event thus far.
The next player to act was Michael Gathy who also went all in, his stack worth 79,000.
Daniel Ospina flatted from the small blind only to see Brant Hale, after a short time in the tank, also flat from the big blind.
Ospina stood pat, the only one to do so, as the rest of his tablemates drew one. Both Ospina and Hale checked and the hands were tabled.
Daniel Ospina:
Brant Hale: /
Matt Szymaszek: /
Michael Gathy: /
Ospina's pat-ten held up to scoop the entire pot sending both Gathy and Szymaszek to the rail. Gathy grabbed the ladder having more chips than Szymaszek.
After losing more than half of his stack to Daniel Ospina moments before, James Alexander three-bet shoved for 52,500 following a Shaun Deeb open and Deeb made the call to put Alexander at risk.
Both players drew one and Deeb tabled a drawing a . Alexander was live with a but paired the eight to bust in fifth place.
Shaun Deeb opened the button to 18,000, Mike Wattel then shoved all-in for 109,000 in the small blind. Daniel Ospina cold-called from the big blind and Deeb asked for a count before calling as well.
Deeb and Wattel both drew one with Ospina standing pat. Ospina checked to Deeb who after a minute reluctantly checked behind.
Deeb showed ace high with , Ospina had him beat with and Wattel would need to beat the ten high in order to remain alive.
"I haven't looked yet," admitted Wattel peeling his hand up. Wattel had drawn to pair for and became the fourth-place finisher.
There are very few players in the industry that could accomplish what Shaun Deeb did during Day 2 of Event #14: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw on Wednesday, 6 June.
Deeb running back-and-forth across the hallways of the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino became a regular sighting as the US pro also had a stack in Day 2 of the $1,500 Big Blind Ante event. Between redraws and breaks, Deeb not only kept both stacks afloat but led the 2-7 event for the majority of Day 2. Even more impressive, Deeb bagged both events and in what might be an unprecedented achievement, will play two Day 3s on Thursday, 7 June.
Daniel Ospina was a wrecking ball at the final table, ending play with a stack of 1,144,000; more than double that of Deeb (477,500), and short-stack, Timothy Mcdermott. That is all who remain in the hunt for a World Series of Poker bracelet after ten 60-minute levels wiped the rest of the field away.
Day 3 Seat Draw:
Seat
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Blinds
1
Timothy Mcdermott
United States
429,500
43
2
Shaun Deeb
United States
477,500
47
3
Daniel Ospina
Columbia
1,144,000
114
There were 55 hopefuls returning for Day 2, with just 39 of them making the money. The field quickly reached the bubble with the likes of Greg Raymer, Ryan D'Angelo, Andrey Zaichenko, Andre Akkari, and Ryan Riess seeing early exits. On the fourth hand of hand-for-hand play on the bubble, the defending champion, Frank Kassela put himself at risk and was unable to find a double up. Fortunately, Abdel Hamid busted on the same hand so both left with some consolation, splitting a min-cash for 39th place.
Stuart Rutter was poised to make back-to-back $1500 NL 2-7 final tables, reaching the final two tables this evening but ultimately fizzled out in 13th place. Daniel Weinman also had a deep run spoiled falling in 11th. Some other familiar faces unable to survive Day 2 but left with a prize include Mark Gregorich (15th - $3,522), Maria Ho (16th - $3,522), Roland Israelashvili (26th - $2,959), Jesse Martin (35th - $2,557), and Robert Mizrachi (38th - $2,276).
With the elimination of Ray Henson in ninth place, the final eight players converged on to one table with Deeb in command. Not long after, a wild hand between Ospina, Brant Hale, Matt Szymaszek, and Michael Gathy saw Ospina scoop a huge pot sending Szymaszek out in eighth and Gathy in seventh. Hale was left with very little and Mcdermott got the rest of it soon after.
James Alexander was the next to find a quick exit from the final table. After losing a big portion of his stack to Ospina, Deeb cleaned up the crumbs leaving the final table four-handed. It would get down to three before night's end with the elimination of Mike Wattel in fourth place.
Final Table Results:
Place
Player
Country
Prize
1
$87,678
2
$54,180
3
$36,330
4
Mike Wattel
United States
$24,920
5
James Alexander
United States
$17,494
6
Brant Hale
United States
$12,576
7
Michael Gathy
Belgium
$9,263
8
Matt Szymaszek
United States
$6,996
The third and final day of the event will kick off at 2pm with blinds at 5,000/10,000 and a 2,500 ante. Play will continue until the WSOP's latest bracelet winner is crowned. PokerNews will be on the floor providing live coverage until the last card has been dealt.