Event #23: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-12-2018 16:40 UTC-8

Sammartino Over Alexander in Three-Bet Pot

Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 4,000 ante

Dario Sammartino opened for 40,000 under the gun and called a three-bet to 100,000 from James Alexander on the button. Sammartino took a card and Alexander patted. Both players checked, but Sammartino only did so after some serious thought.

The Italian announced a nine-six and showed . It was good.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	565,000 152,000	152,000

James Alexander	385,000 139,000	139,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino James Alexander

06-12-2018 16:25 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Will Shillibier

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Wattel	992,000 123,000	123,000

Shawn Sheikhan	942,000 113,000	113,000
Doyle Brunson	633,000 76,000	76,000

Brian Rast	627,000 87,000	87,000

James Alexander	524,000 124,000	124,000
Dario Sammartino	413,000 87,000	87,000

Farzad Bonyadi	354,000 4,000	4,000

John Hennigan	260,000 32,000	32,000

06-12-2018 16:24 UTC-8

Bonyadi Doubles Through Sammartino

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Will Shillibier

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 4,000 ante

Farzad Bonyadi raised to 35,000. It folded to Dario Sammartino in the small blind and he three-bet all in. John Hennigan folded his big blind and Bonyadi called.

Both players stood pat.

Farzad Bonyadi:
Dario Sammartino:

Bonyadi's nine was good to give him a double-up for 127,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Farzad Bonyadi	358,000 127,000	127,000

Dario Sammartino	326,000 81,000	81,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino Farzad Bonyadi

06-12-2018 16:20 UTC-8

Hennigan Gets Two Through

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 4,000 ante

John Hennigan was in early position and moved all in for 185,000. Action folded around and he took the pot.

In the next hand, Hennigan opened under the gun to 38,000. Nobody contested him again, so he gathered some much-needed chips to stay afloat not far beneath the 20-big-blind mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Hennigan	292,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: John Hennigan

06-12-2018 16:08 UTC-8

Brunson vs. Sheikhan

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Will Shillibier

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 4,000 ante

Doyle Brunson opened to 35,000 and got calls from Shawn Sheikhan on the button and John Hennigan in the big blind. Hennigan drew two, while the other two in the hand both drew one.

It checked to Sheikhan who bet 75,000. Brunson called but was shown the of Sheikhan.

Then, James Alexander opened to 32,000 and Brunson called. Sheikhan three-bet to 95,000. Alexander folded and Brunson called.

The pair both drew one and checked. "King-seven," announced Sheikhan, and Brunson won the hand with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Sheikhan	829,000 9,000	9,000
Doyle Brunson	709,000 69,000	69,000

Tags: Doyle Brunson James Alexander Shawn Sheikhan

06-12-2018 15:53 UTC-8

Alexander Gets Value from Rast With a Ten

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 4,000 ante

James Alexander opened for 36,000 in the cutoff and Brian Rast defended big blind. They each took a card and Rast check-called 55,000. Alexander showed and Rast couldn't beat it.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	714,000 119,000	119,000

James Alexander	648,000 119,000	119,000

Tags: James Alexander Brian Rast

Level: 21

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 4,000

06-12-2018 15:33 UTC-8

Chip Counts at the Break

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Will Shillibier

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 3,000 ante

Players are going on their first break of the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Wattel	1,115,000 135,000	135,000

Brian Rast	833,000 12,000	12,000

Shawn Sheikhan	703,000 92,000	92,000
Doyle Brunson	656,000 9,000	9,000

James Alexander	529,000 101,000	101,000
Dario Sammartino	407,000 82,990	82,990

John Hennigan	271,000 12,000	12,000

Farzad Bonyadi	231,000 69,000	69,000

06-12-2018 15:20 UTC-8

Alexander Pays Off Brunson

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 3,000 ante

James Alexander opened for 28,000 and Doyle Brunson called. Each player took a card and Alexander checked. Brunson slid in 65,000.

"Cards that good?" Alexander asked with a smile.

Alexander went into the tank and tried to get a read on Brunson, who relaxed in his chair as if he hadn't a care in the world. Eventually, Alexander called but he couldn't beat .

Player	Chips	Progress
Doyle Brunson	665,000 132,000	132,000

James Alexander	428,000 42,000	42,000

Tags: Doyle Brunson James Alexander

06-12-2018 15:18 UTC-8

More Chips for Doyle

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Will Shillibier

Level 20 : 6,000/12,000, 3,000 ante

John Hennigan raised to 28,000 from under the gun. Mike Wattel raised to 100,000 from the next position. Doyle Brunson then four-bet all in for around 400,000.

Hennigan and Wattel both folded, and Brunson chipped up.