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

06-12-2018 15:50 UTC-7

Sheikhan Calls Wattel's Bet

Will Shillibier

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

Mike Wattel raised to 30,000 and Shawn Sheikhan defended his big blind. Both players drew one. Sheikhan checked and Wattel bet 50,000. Sheikhan snap-called.

Wattel showed but Sheikhan had him beat with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Wattel	1,032,000 -121,500	-121,500

Shawn Sheikhan	745,000 99,000	99,000

Tags: Mike Wattel Shawn Sheikhan

06-12-2018 15:58 UTC-7

Hennigan Believes Wattel

mnuwwarah

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

John Hennigan opened for 30,000 on the button and called a three-bet to 106,000 from small blind Mike Wattel. Wattel threw one away but Hennigan patted. After squeezing out his holding, Wattel tossed in 175,000. Hennigan barely thought for five seconds without folding.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Wattel	1,200,000 96,000	96,000

John Hennigan	302,000 -48,000	-48,000

Tags: John Hennigan Mike Wattel

06-12-2018 16:15 UTC-7

Alexander Takes From Wattel

Will Shillibier

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

Mike Wattel raised to 30,000 and James Alexander called in the small blind. Both players drew one. Alexander check-called a bet of 75,000 and Wattel shook his head.

Alexander turned over and took down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Wattel	1,100,000 -100,000	-100,000

James Alexander	470,000 126,000	126,000

Tags: James Alexander MIke Wattel

06-12-2018 16:16 UTC-7

Sheikhan's Three-Bet Gets Through

Will Shillibier

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

Farzad Bonyadi raised to 30,000 and Brian Rast defended his big blind. Both players drew one, but Rast check-folded to a bet of 70,000.

In the next hand, Bonyadi raised to 28,000 and Rast called. Shawn Sheikhan three-bet to 112,000 from the big blind and the other two players both folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Rast	845,000 -80,000	-80,000

Shawn Sheikhan	795,000 53,000	53,000
Farzad Bonyadi	300,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Brian Rast Farzad Bonyadi Shawn Sheikhan

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.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Wattel	980,000 -120,000	-120,000

Doyle Brunson	533,000 131,000	131,000

John Hennigan	259,000 -43,000	-43,000

Tags: John Hennigan Doyle Brunson Mike Wattel

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	132,000

James Alexander	428,000 -42,000	-42,000

Tags: Doyle Brunson James Alexander

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	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

Level: 21

Blinds: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 4,000

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	-119,000

James Alexander	648,000 119,000	119,000

Tags: James Alexander Brian Rast

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	9,000
Doyle Brunson	709,000 69,000	69,000

Tags: Doyle Brunson James Alexander Shawn Sheikhan