2018 World Series of Poker

Event #14: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
9x7x6x4x3x
Prize
$87,678
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$351,000
Entries
260
Level Info
Level
22
Blinds
6,000 / 12,000
Ante
3,000

Shaun Deeb Headlines Final Three into Day 3 of Event #14: $1,500 No-Limit Lowball Draw

Level 20 : 4,000/8,000, 2,000 ante
Shaun Deeb
Shaun Deeb

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:

SeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Blinds
1Timothy McdermottUnited States429,50043
2Shaun DeebUnited States477,50047
3Daniel OspinaColumbia1,144,000114
Daniel Ospina
Daniel Ospina

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:

PlacePlayerCountryPrize
1  $87,678
2  $54,180
3  $36,330
4Mike WattelUnited States$24,920
5James AlexanderUnited States$17,494
6Brant HaleUnited States$12,576
7Michael GathyBelgium$9,263
8Matt SzymaszekUnited 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.

Tags: Abdel HamidAndre AkkariAndrey ZaichenkoDaniel Negreanu - Eric Wasserson - DavidDaniel OspinaDaniel WeinmanFrank KasselaGreg RaymerMike WattelShaun DeebStuart RutterTimothy McDermott