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

06-12-2018 14:44 UTC-7

Todd Brunson Eliminated in 10th Place ($18,955)

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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
James Alexander	431,000 115,000	115,000
Todd Brunson	Busted

Tags: James Alexander Todd Brunson

06-12-2018 14:48 UTC-7

Ray Dehkharghani Eliminated in 9th Place ($18,955)

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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
Dario Sammartino	561,000 80,000	80,000
Ray Dehkharghani	Busted

Tags: Dario Sammartino Ray Dehkharghani

06-12-2018 15:00 UTC-7

Unofficial Final Table Draw and Chip Counts

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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
Mike Wattel	1,153,500 -139,500	-139,500

Brian Rast	1,024,000 74,000	74,000

Shawn Sheikhan	728,000 82,500	82,500
Dario Sammartino	561,000
James Alexander	428,500 -2,500	-2,500
Doyle Brunson	277,000 37,000	37,000

John Hennigan	248,500 118,500	118,500

Farzad Bonyadi	231,500 -103,500	-103,500

06-12-2018 15:04 UTC-7

Cards in the Air

Will Shillibier

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.

06-12-2018 15:08 UTC-7

Bonyadi Four-Bet Ships

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Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 2,500 ante

Brian Rast opened for 24,000 in middle position and Shawn Sheikhan made it 80,000 on his left. From the big blind, Farzad Bonyadi shoved all in for 229,000. Rast mucked and Sheikhan tanked about a minute and then did likewise.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Sheikhan	646,000 -82,000	-82,000
Farzad Bonyadi	358,000 126,500	126,500

Tags: Farzad Bonyadi Shawn Sheikhan

06-12-2018 15:22 UTC-7

Sammartino Wins Four-Way Pot

Will Shillibier

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 2,500 ante

Dario Sammartino raised to 25,000 and got calls from Mike Wattel, Doyle Brunson, and Brian Rast. Brunson and Wattel both drew one, with Rast drawing two. All four players stood pat and Sammartino won with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	635,000 74,000	74,000

Tags: Brian Rast Dario Sammartino Doyle Brunson Mike Wattel

06-12-2018 15:23 UTC-7

Rast Wins Three-Bet Pot

Will Shillibier

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 2,500 ante

James Alexander raised to 24,000 from the cutoff and Brian Rast three-bet to 98,000 from the small blind. Alexander called.

Rast stood pat and Alexander drew one. Both players checked and Rast showed . Alexander showed that he was drawing to but paired his to hand over chips to Rast.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	1,100,000 76,000	76,000

James Alexander	363,000 -65,500	-65,500

Tags: Brian Rast James Alexander

Level: 20

Blinds: 6,000/12,000

Ante: 3,000

06-12-2018 15:34 UTC-7

Brunson Doubles Through Rast

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

Doyle Brunson moved all in from middle position. It was 206,500, and after getting the count, Brian Rast called. Dario Sammartino considered for a bit from the button but mucked and it was heads up with Brunson patting. Rast pitched a card and Brunson rolled over .

Rast was drawing quite live: . However, he sweated out a and Brunson collected a double, much to the delight of the crowd.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	944,000 -156,000	-156,000

Doyle Brunson	455,000 178,000	178,000

Tags: Brian Rast Doyle Brunson

06-12-2018 15:49 UTC-7

Nothing but Small Pots

Will Shillibier

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

Dario Sammartino raised to 26,000 and John Hennigan called. Both players drew one. Sammartino check-called a bet of 45,000 from Hennigan, but mucked when shown a .

On the next hand, Sammartino raised again to 26,000. This time Doyle Brunson defended his big blind. Brunson drew two and Sammartino stood pat. Both players checked. Brunson showed a pair of deuces, while Sammartino held and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	529,000 -106,000	-106,000
Doyle Brunson	408,000 -47,000	-47,000

John Hennigan	368,000 119,500	119,500

Tags: Dario Sammartino Doyle Brunson John Hennigan