Event #29: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Day 1 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-13-2018 23:45 UTC-7

Clements Loses Some to Turner

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Level 8 : 250/500, 0 ante

Jon Turner made it two bets with the player on the button calling and Scott Clements coming along in the big. Clements drew three with Turner and button each drawing two.

Clements made it one bet and Turner made it two, the player on the button called and Clements tossed in the call. Clements drew one, Turner drew two and the button drew one.

Clements then checked to Turner who bet, the button called and Clements called again. Both Clements and Turner patted and the button drew one final card.

The action checked around with Turner revealing a and scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Clements	35,000	1,000
Jon Turner	31,700	7,700

Tags: Jon Turner Scott Clements

06-13-2018 23:38 UTC-7

Mizrachi Pairs to Bust

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Level 8 : 250/500, 0 ante

Michael Mizrachi had just 200 left after the second draw and put it in the middle, getting called by one of his two opponents. Mizrachi drew one and his opponent stood pat tabling an .

Mizrachi was drawing live to a but paired his seven and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Mizrachi	Busted

Tags: Michael Mizrachi

06-13-2018 23:24 UTC-7

Shots From the Field

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Courtesy of Antonio Abrego.

06-13-2018 23:23 UTC-7

Baker Cripples Vornicu

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Level 8 : 250/500, 0 ante

David Baker made it two bets and Valentin Vornicu made it three on the button and Baker called. They each drew drew two with Vornicu calling a bet from Baker.

Baker patted the second draw and Vornicu drew two again, and again called a bet from Baker.

On the final draw Baker stayed pat and Vornicu drew one.

Baker bet once more and Vornicu mucked his hand shaking his head and leaving himself with just 600 chips. "Was I at least drawing live?" He asked, Baker showed an eight seven. "Yeah I was drawing live."

Left with under one bet, Vornicu would bust the next hand in a multiway pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David "ODB" Baker	34,500	24,000
Valentin Vornicu	Busted

Tags: David "ODB" Baker Valentin Vornicu

06-13-2018 23:22 UTC-7

Latest Comings and Goings

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Level 8 : 250/500, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Aditya Prasetyo	7,500
Per Hildebrand	7,500
Matt Savage	7,500
Dan Shak	Busted
Valentin Vornicu	Busted
Mark Gregorich	Busted

06-13-2018 23:09 UTC-7

Glaser Gets an Extra Bet

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Level 8 : 250/500, 0 ante

The chip count of the 2015 champion of this event, Benny Glaser, is heading in the right direction after taking down a decent pot recently.

Glaser made it three-bets from the small blind after the cutoff opened and was met with a call. Glaser drew one and his opponent opted for two. Glaser bet and his opponent called.

Glaser stood pat and bet while his opponent drew one and called.

Both players stood pat on the final draw and Glaser checked. His opponent bet and Glaser called.

His opponent tabled a , patting a pair of fives, and Glaser flipped over an to drag the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	26,000	13,000

Tags: Benny Glaser

06-13-2018 23:05 UTC-7

Kassela Takes from Urbanovich

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Level 8 : 250/500, 0 ante

Dzmitry Urbanovich made it two bets from under-the-gun and Frank Kassela made it three on the button with Urbanovich calling. They each drew two and Urbanovich check-called a bet from Kassela.

On the second draw the pair of players each drew one followed with Urbanovich check-calling another bet from Kassela.

On the final draw Urbanovich drew one and Kassela patted. Urbanovich led out for one bet with Kassela quickly calling.

Kassela rolled over and Urbanovich couldn't beat it as Kassela continues a solid Day 1.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Kassela	32,000	6,500
Dzmitry Urbanovich	17,000	-3,000

Tags: Dzmitry Urbanovich Frank Kassela

06-13-2018 22:58 UTC-7

Final Level of Registration

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Level 8 : 250/500, 0 ante

Just 49 minutes remain in Level 8. Following the end of the level, there will be a 15-minute break which will bring the end of the late registration period.

Note: This is NOT a re-entry event.

06-13-2018 22:56 UTC-7

Yockey Makes a Wheel

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Level 8 : 250/500, 0 ante

On the final draw between Bryce Yockey and Brian Hastings, both players stood pat over-looking a pot worth about 6,000. Hastings check-called a bet from Yockey who immediately turned over a , making a wheel and Hastings quickly mucked stating he had made an eighty-seven perfect.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bryce Yockey	20,000	12,500
Brian Hastings	16,000	-6,500

Tags: Brian Hastings Bryce Yockey

06-13-2018 22:52 UTC-7

2017 Field Eclipsed; 342 Entries and Climbing

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Level 8 : 250/500, 0 ante

It would appear as though the popularity for 2-7 Triple Draw is back on the rise as the mark set at the 2017 $1,500 2-7 Triple Draw event has been eclipsed. Just 326 players took part in 2017 which kept up with the steady decline since a peak of 388 in 2015.

This year's field has climbed to 342 entries with registration still open for another full level. The starting stack is shrinking but there are still around 180 players in the mix.