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

06-12-2018 17:40 UTC-7

Sammartino Over Alexander in Three-Bet Pot

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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
James Alexander	385,000	-139,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino James Alexander

06-12-2018 17:25 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

Will Shillibier

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Wattel	992,000	-123,000
Shawn Sheikhan	942,000	113,000
Doyle Brunson	633,000	-76,000
Brian Rast	627,000	-87,000
James Alexander	524,000	-124,000
Dario Sammartino	413,000	87,000
Farzad Bonyadi	354,000	-4,000
John Hennigan	260,000	-32,000

06-12-2018 17:24 UTC-7

Bonyadi Doubles Through Sammartino

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
Dario Sammartino	326,000	-81,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino Farzad Bonyadi

06-12-2018 17:20 UTC-7

Hennigan Gets Two Through

mnuwwarah

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

Tags: John Hennigan

06-12-2018 17:08 UTC-7

Brunson vs. Sheikhan

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
Doyle Brunson	709,000	69,000

Tags: Doyle Brunson James Alexander Shawn Sheikhan

06-12-2018 16:53 UTC-7

Alexander Gets Value from Rast With a Ten

mnuwwarah

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
James Alexander	648,000	119,000

Tags: James Alexander Brian Rast

Level: 21

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 4,000

06-12-2018 16:33 UTC-7

Chip Counts at the Break

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
Brian Rast	833,000	-12,000
Shawn Sheikhan	703,000	-92,000
Doyle Brunson	656,000	-9,000
James Alexander	529,000	101,000
Dario Sammartino	407,000	-82,990
John Hennigan	271,000	12,000
Farzad Bonyadi	231,000	-69,000

06-12-2018 16:20 UTC-7

Alexander Pays Off Brunson

mnuwwarah

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
James Alexander	428,000	-42,000

Tags: Doyle Brunson James Alexander

06-12-2018 16:18 UTC-7

More Chips for Doyle

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.