Cards in the Air
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 2,500 ante
Cards are back in the air at the unofficial final table of eight players here in the $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Championship.
2018 World Series of Poker
Event #23: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2018 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$893,000
Entries
95
Level
28
Blinds
40,000 / 80,000
Ante
20,000
Unofficial Final Table Draw and Chip Counts
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 2,500 ante
| Seat | Player | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dario Sammartino | 561,000 |
| 2 | John Hennigan | 248,500 |
| 3 | Mike Wattel | 1,153,500 |
| 4 | Farzad Bonyadi | 231,500 |
| 5 | James Alexander | 428,500 |
| 6 | Doyle Brunson | 277,000 |
| 7 | Brian Rast | 1,024,000 |
| 8 | Shawn Sheikhan | 728,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,153,500 | -139,500 |
|
1,024,000 | 74,000 |
|
728,000 | 82,500 |
|
561,000 | |
|
428,500 | -2,500 |
|
277,000 | 37,000 |
|
248,500 | 118,500 |
|
231,500 | -103,500 |
Ray Dehkharghani Eliminated in 9th Place ($18,955)
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 2,500 ante
Action folded to Ray Dehkharghani and he moved all in from the small blind for approximately 110,000. Dario Sammartino called and patted after Dehkharghani pitched one and tabled 
. Sammartino had a rough pat with 
so Dehkharghani had quite a few cards he could catch. He peeled what he said was a three across spade.
He threw the 
in and shook everyone's hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
561,000 | 80,000 |
|
Busted |
Todd Brunson Eliminated in 10th Place ($18,955)
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 2,500 ante
Dario Sammartino opened for 25,000 and James Alexander made it 75,000. Todd Brunson called all in for a bit less, what looked like 64,000. Sammartino folded.
Brunson tabled 
after Alexander patted, pitching his other card. Alexander rolled over 
. Brunson took his time squeezing out his card then threw the 
in and knuckled the table in submission.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
431,000 | 115,000 |
|
Busted |
Alexander Catches Sammartino
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 2,500 ante
Dario Sammartino opened for 25,000 and James Alexander called on the button. Ray Dehkharghani made it three from the big blind and took a card. Sammartino did likewise and Alexander checked. Dehkharghani checked and Sammartino slid in 85,000. Alexander stared at him and the Italian stared right back. They exchanged a few words we couldn't quite hear and then Alexander slid in a call. Dehkharghani mucked.
Sammartino must have indicated Alexander had the winner because he didn't turn his cards over and mucked them when Alexander tabled .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
481,000 | -155,000 |
|
|
316,000 | 171,000 |
Alexander Doubles Through Todd Brunson
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 2,500 ante
James Alexander shoved all in for about 64,000 and Todd Brunson called him. Each player drew one and tabled. Alexander had a rough draw with while Brunson had . Brunson paired with a five and Alexander got a to double up.
"Play bad, run good," he said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
145,000 | 67,000 |
|
|
63,000 | -122,000 |
Sammartino Over Brunson in Three-Bet Pot
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 2,500 ante
Dario Sammartino opened for 25,000 in the cutoff and called a three-bet to 75,000 from big blind Doyle Brunson. Each player pitched a card and Brunson thought a while, eyeing his younger opponent before sliding in what looked like 85,000. Sammartino called after about 30 seconds.
Brunson showed but he lost showdown to .
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
636,000 | 242,000 |
|
|
240,000 | -230,500 |
Galen Hall Eliminated in 11th Place ($18,955)
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 2,500 ante
Galen Hall raised to 30,000, leaving himself 2,500 behind. John Hennigan called.
Both players drew one and Hennigan mistakenly opened his cards thinking Hall was all in. Once he had covered them back up, Hall moved all in and Hennigan called instantly.
John Hennigan:
Galen Hall: 
Hall's king meant that he became the first elimination on the final day of play in the $10,000 No-Limit 2-7.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
130,000 | -50,000 |
|
Busted |
Hennigan Doubles Through Bonyadi
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 2,500 ante
John Hennigan raised all in from the button for 87,000. Farzad Bonyadi called in the small blind and Mike Wattel folded his big blind.
Hennigan drew one as Bonyadi stood pat with .
Hennigan was drawing live with and drew a to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
335,000 | -105,500 |
|
|
180,000 | 93,000 |
Rast Doubles Through Hall
Level 19
: 5,000/10,000, 2,500 ante
On the very first hand, Galen Hall opened from the button to 23,000. Brian Rast three-bet to 93,000 from the small blind. The short stack at this table John Hennigan folded his big blind.
Hall asked how much Rast had, and after a short pause he moved all in. Rast called.
Rast drew one and Hall showed 
Rast had . "Jack is good, right?" he said.
He peeled his card. "Oh no, it's paint." He said as he checked the suit of Hall's jack which was the 
. "Ok that's good," he said indicating that it wasn't a spade.
He turned over the 
, eliciting a loud "F*ck!" from Hall as he is now left with just four big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
950,000 | 473,000 |
|
|
40,000 | -477,000 |