2018 World Series of Poker

Event #29: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw
Day: 2
Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
9x6x5x3x2x
Prize
$117,282
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$480,600
Entries
356
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
0

Daniel Ospina Eliminated in 17th Place ($4,680)

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Daniel Ospina
Daniel Ospina

Brian Hastings raised and Daniel Ospina called. Ospina drew three and Hastings two. Ospina bet and Hastings called.

Ospina drew two and Hastings one. Ospina bet 2,500 and was all in. Hastings called.

Ospina drew one and Hastings stood pat.

Brian Hastings: {9-}{7-}{5-}{4-}{2-}
Daniel Ospina: {7-}{5-}{4-}{3-}

Ospina drew a {10-} and was eliminated, taking home $4,680 for his 17th place finish.

Player Chips Progress
Brian Hastings us
Brian Hastings
80,000
25,000
25,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 6X Winner
Run It Once
Daniel Ospina co
Daniel Ospina
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Brian HastingsDaniel Ospina

Pots for Wagner

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Frank Kassela limped and Cody Wagner raised. Brian Tate made it three bets, Kassela folded and Wagner called.

Wagner drew two and Tate drew one. Tate bet and Wagner called.

Both players drew one and Wagner called another bet.

Tate stood pat and Wagner drew one. Tate check-folded to a bet from Wagner.

Then, Hanh Tran raised and got calls from Tate and Wagner. Wagner and Tran drew two and Tate stood pat. It checked to Tate who bet and he got two calls.

Wagner and Tran drew one this time, with Tate again standing pat. It checked to Tate who bet and he got two calls.

Wagner and Tran again drew one, with Tate standing pat. This time Wagner bet, Tran called and Tate folded. Wanger showed {7-}{6-}{5-}{3-}{2-} and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Hanh Tran at
Hanh Tran
480,000
100,000
100,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Cody Wagner gb
Cody Wagner
360,000
68,000
68,000
Brian Tate us
Brian Tate
130,000
-30,000
-30,000

Tags: Brian TateCody WagnerHanh Tran

Alessio Isaia Eliminated in 16th Place ($4,680)

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Alessio Isaia
Alessio Isaia

Oscar Johansson made it two bets and both Alessio Isaia and John Bunch moved all in for less. Isaia was all in for 4,000 and Bunch was in for 7,500.

All three players drew two on the first draw.

Bunch opted for one on the second draw while Johansson and Isaia swapped two.

Bunch drew one on the final draw with Johansson staying pat and Isaia still drawing two.

Bunch tabled an {8-}{7-}{5-}{4-}{3-} besting Johansson's {8-}{7-}{6-}{5-}{2-}. Unfortunately, for Isaia, he hit a pair of sevens and was eliminated in 16th place.

Player Chips Progress
Oscar Johansson se
Oscar Johansson
165,000
74,000
74,000
John Bunch us
John Bunch
30,000
10,000
10,000
Alessio Isaia it
Alessio Isaia
Busted

Tags: Alessio IsaiaOscar JohanssonJohn Bunch

Christian Calcano Eliminated in 15th Place ($4,680)

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Christian Calcano
Christian Calcano

Christian Calcano got the rest of his chips in preflop against Jared Bleznick. Calcano drew two and Bleznick drew one.

Calcano stood pat for the last two draws, with Bleznick drawing one each time.

Christian Calcano: {9-}{8-}{4-}{3-}{2-}
Jared Bleznick: {8-}{7-}{4-}{2-}

Bleznick drew a six to send Calcano to the rail.

"Did I play that right?" Calcano asked Bleznick.

"You played it perfectly," said Bleznick, "And believe me, I'd be the first to tell you if you didn't!"

Calcano takes home $4,680 for his 15th place finish.

Player Chips Progress
Jared Bleznick us
Jared Bleznick
360,000
Christian Calcano us
Christian Calcano
Busted

Tags: Christian CalcanoJared Bleznick

Kassela Calls for Paint and Doubles

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Frank Kassela got his remaining 23,500 chips in before the first draw against Cody Wagner. Kassela drew one and Wagner drew two on all three draws.

Frank Kassela: {8-}{5-}{3-}{2-}
Cody Wagner: {5-}{3-}{2-}

Wagner drew a {6-} to make Kassela worried, but the {3-} paired him.

"Paint!" said Kassela, squeezing the {q-}. "Paint, paint, paint baby!" he said ecstatically as he doubled up.

Player Chips Progress
Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela
50,000
25,000
25,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Frank KasselaCody Wagner

Kassela Triple Ups

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

On the second draw of a three-way pot, Yong Wang drew one, Hanh Tran drew two, and Frank Kassela swapped one. Wang bet, Tran flatted, and Kassela raised to 19,000 putting himself at risk. Both opponents made the call.

Wang and Tran drew one and Kassela stood pat.

Kassela opened up an {8-}{7-}{6-}{4-}{2-} and both of his opponents made pairs.

Player Chips Progress
Hanh Tran at
Hanh Tran
450,000
-30,000
-30,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Yong Wang cn
Yong Wang
110,000
-40,000
-40,000
Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela
100,000
50,000
50,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Hanh TranFrank KasselaYong Wang

Kassela "Rallying"

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Frank Kassela and Cody Wagner both drew two and Wagner bet, with Kassela calling.

On the second draw, both players drew one and Wagner check-called.

On the third draw, Wagner drew one and checked versus Kassela who stood pat. Kassela bet and Wagner called.

Kassela showed {7-}{6-}{4-}{3-}{2-} for a number two and took down the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Cody Wagner gb
Cody Wagner
215,000
-145,000
-145,000
Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela
195,000
95,000
95,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Cody WagnerFrank Kassela

Vitch Chips Up Through Hui and Johansson

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

Phillip Hui, Oscar Johansson, Chris Vitch and John Bunch all drew two. Hui checked and Johansson bet. Vitch raised, Bunch folded and the other two players all called.

The three players all drew one and checked.

The three players all drew one again and it checked to Vitch who bet. Hui called and Johansson folded.

Vitch showed {9-}{7-}{4-}{3-}{2-} and Hui flashed a {10-} before mucking his hand.

Player Chips Progress
Chris Vitch us
Chris Vitch
175,000
25,000
25,000
Phillip Hui us
Phillip Hui
140,000
-15,000
-15,000
$25K Fantasy
WSOP 3X Winner
Oscar Johansson se
Oscar Johansson
130,000
-65,000
-65,000

Tags: Chris VitchJohn BunchOscar JohanssonPhillip Hui

Tran Extends Chip Lead

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante
Hanh Tran
Hanh Tran

Hanh Tran raised and Frank Kassela re-raised. Tran called and drew two against a Kassela pat.

Tran check-called, and again drew two against Kassela who stood pat again. Tran check-called another bet.

On the end, Tran drew one and Kassela stood pat. Both players checked.

Kassela showed a {9-}{8-} low but Tran had outdrawn him with a {9-}{6-}{4-}{3-}{2-} to chip up and extend his chip lead with just five minutes left on the level.

Player Chips Progress
Hanh Tran at
Hanh Tran
480,000
30,000
30,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela
155,000
-40,000
-40,000
WSOP 3X Winner

Tags: Hanh TranFrank Kassela