2018 World Series of Poker

Event #44: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship
Day: 2
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Event Info

2018 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
7x6x5x4x2x
Prize
$287,987
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,024,600
Entries
109
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
0
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Day 2 Seating Draw

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RoomTableSeatPlayerCountryChip CountBig Bets
Amazon4041Andrey ZhigalovRussia170,50028
Amazon4042Benny GlaserUnited Kingdom156,00026
Amazon4043Daniel WeinmanUnited States82,50014
Amazon4044Todd BrunsonUnited States137,50023
       
Amazon4051Nam LeUnited States101,50017
Amazon4052Matt SzymaszekUnited States4,0001
Amazon4053Lawrence BergUnited States171,00029
Amazon4054Christopher ChungUnited States139,50023
       
Amazon4062Max KruseGermany282,00047
Amazon4063Howard RheeUnited States63,50011
Amazon4064Steven TabbUnited States109,00018
Amazon4066Mike WatsonCanada120,00020
       
Amazon4121Quek ShengSingapore161,50027
Amazon4123Chris VitchUnited States159,50027
Amazon4124Shawn BuchananCanada137,00023
Amazon4126Randy OhelUnited States95,00016
       
Amazon4131Vanessa SelbstUnited States120,00020
Amazon4132Tony HartmannUnited States140,00023
Amazon4134Ryan MillerUnited States99,50017
Amazon4135Brant HaleUnited States171,00029
       
Amazon4142JC TranUnited States119,00020
Amazon4143Jesse MartinUnited States88,50015
Amazon4144Matt GlantzUnited States137,00023
Amazon4145Mike RossUnited States118,00020
Amazon4146Christopher KrukCanada247,50041
       
Amazon4192Johannes BeckerGermany57,00010
Amazon4193Hanh TranAustria72,00012
Amazon4195Cary KatzUnited States114,00019
Amazon4196Frank KasselaUnited States34,5006
       
Amazon4201Farzad BonyadiUnited States143,00024
Amazon4203Nicholas SeikenUnited States74,00012
Amazon4204Lars GronningUnited States26,5004
Amazon4206Stuart RutterUnited Kingdom69,50012
       
Amazon4211Mike MatusowUnited States136,50023
Amazon4213Jordan SiegelUnited States101,00017
Amazon4215Jared BleznickUnited States12,5002
Amazon4216Andrew KelsallUnited States103,50017
       
Amazon4221Eli ElezraUnited States155,50026
Amazon4222Mike WattelUnited States59,00010
Amazon4223Luke SchwartzUnited Kingdom197,00033
Amazon4224Michael NooriUnited States335,00056

Michael Noori Leads 41 Players Into Day 2 of the $10,000 2-7 Triple Draw Championship

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Michael Noori
Michael Noori

Welcome back to the Rio All-Suite and Casino and the 2018 World Series of Poker for Day 2 of the Event #44: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship!

Day 1 saw 100 players take to the felt throughout the day, and while the action was fast and furious, just 41 players would be there at the end of the day. Fortunately for many players, registration is open until play begins here on Day 2, and with players busting late in Event #42, the total entries number is expected to climb.

Leading those players into Day 2 is Michael Noori who bagged an impressive 335,000 in chips. Noori sat atop the chip counts for the majority of Day 1, and held off a late run from Germany's Max Kruse (282,000) and Canada's Christopher Kruk (247,500).

A plethora of WSOP bracelet winners remain, including Lawrence Berg (171,000), Andrey Zhigalov (170,500), Chris Vitch (159,500), Benny Glaser (156,000), Eli Elezra (155,500), Farzad Bonyadi (143,000), Todd Brunson (137,500), and Mike Matusow (136,500) all sitting with an above-average chip stack. Also in contention is Hanh Tran (72,000) who won the $1,500 buy-in version of this game just under a week ago.

Play is set to begin at 2:00 p.m. (PDT) with the PokerNews Live Reporting Team providing continuous live updates throughout the day. So stay tuned to PokerNews for all your Event #44 coverage, along with updates from the remainder of the 2018 WSOP!

Rutter Eliminated by Seiken

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Level 11 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante
Stuart Rutter
Stuart Rutter

From under the gun, Nicholas Seiken raised to 6,000 and Stuart Rutter made it three bets to go from the button. John Racener called in the big blind, and Seiken upped it to four bets. Rutter called all in for 9,500, and Racener called also.

On the first draw, Racener and Rutter both drew two, and Seiken stood pat and bet. Racener check-called, then on the second draw took two again while Rutter drew two and Seiken stood pat.

Racener checked, Seiken bet 6,000, and Racener folded. On the final draw, Seiken stood pat and Rutter drew one.

Seiken: {8-}{5-}{4-}{3-}{2-}
Rutter: {7-}{5-}{3-}{2-}

Rutter needed to find a six or a four to stay alive, but when he squeezed the {J-}, he was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Nicholas Seiken us
Nicholas Seiken 		145,000
60,000
 60,000
WSOP 1X Winner
John Racener us
John Racener 		8,000
-42,000
 -42,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Stuart Rutter gb
Stuart Rutter 		Busted

Tags: John RacenerNicholas SeikenStuart Rutter

Prize Pool and Payouts

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Mickey Doft
Level 12 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

With 109 players taking a seat in Event #44, a prize pool of $1,024,600 has been created that will see the final 17 players register an in-the-money finish.

Reaching the final table guarantees a $46,722 payday, while the coveted WSOP bracelet and $287,987 first awaits for whoever can be the last player standing.

PlacePrize (in USD)PlacePrize (in USD)
1st$287,9877-8th$34,450
2nd$177,9929-10th$25,712
3rd$125,19011-12th$19,428
4th$89,07813-17th$14,864
5th$64,131  
6th$46,722  

Selbst Eliminated by Anderson

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Mickey Doft
Level 13 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
Vanessa Selbst
Vanessa Selbst

Vanessa Selbst raised from the hijack, Calvin Anderson three-bet from the button and Selbst called all in for 10,500.

Selbst drew two, then stood pat on the final two draws, while Anderson drew one, one then stood pat.

Selbst showed {8-}{7-}{6-}{4-}{3-}, but Anderson tabled {8-}{7-}{5-}{3-}{2-} to score the elimination.

Player Chips Progress
Calvin Anderson us
Calvin Anderson 		59,000
14,000
 14,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Vanessa Selbst us
Vanessa Selbst 		Busted
WSOP 3X Winner

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Ivey Eliminated by Kelsall

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Level 13 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey

Phil Ivey limped in for his last 4,000 from under the gun, and Andrew Kelsall called from the cutoff. Jordan Siegel checked the big blind, and each player drew two.

Action checked through and Ivey reduced his draw to one, as Kelsall and Siegel drew two again.

Siegel checked, Kelsall bet 8,000, and Siegel folded. On the final draw, Ivey drew one, and Kelsall stood pat.

Kelsall: {9-}{6-}{5-}{3-}{2-}
Ivey: {8-}{7-}{6-}{3-}

Ivey drew the {8-} to make a pair, and consequently was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Andrew Kelsall us
Andrew Kelsall 		135,000
55,000
 55,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Jordan Siegel us
Jordan Siegel 		130,000
-13,000
 -13,000
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey 		Busted
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Andrew KelsallJordan SiegelPhil Ivey

Vitch Eliminated by Kruk

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Mickey Doft
Level 14 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
Chris Vitch
Chris Vitch

Matt Glantz raised from under the gun, Christopher Kruk called from the cutoff, Nicholas Seiken called from the button and Chris Vitch called from the small blind.

Vitch drew two, Glantz drew two, Kruk drew two, and Seiken drew one. Vitch bet his remaining 3,500, Glantz raised, Kruk called and Seiken called.

On the second draw Vitch took one, Glantz took one, Kruk drew two and Seiken drew one. Glantz bet, Kruk called and Seiken folded.

On the final draw, each player took one. Glantz check-called a bet from Kruk who showed {7-}{6-}{5-}{3-}{2-}.

Neither Glantz nor Vitch could beat it and Kruk scored the elimination.

Player Chips Progress
Christopher Kruk ca
Christopher Kruk 		440,000
85,000
 85,000
Matt Glantz us
Matt Glantz 		300,000
-35,000
 -35,000
Nicholas Seiken us
Nicholas Seiken 		120,000
-10,000
 -10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Chris Vitch us
Chris Vitch 		Busted

Tags: Chris VitchChristopher KrukMatt GlantzNicholas Seiken

Elezra Eliminated by Noori

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Level 15 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante
Eli Elezra
Eli Elezra

Catching the action after the second draw, Samuel Touil bet out 10,000 from the small blind and Eli Elezra called all in for his last 500 from the big blind.

Michael Noori called on the button, and both he and Elezra drew one as Touil stood pat.

Touil checked, as did Noori, and Touil tabled his {9-}{8-}{6-}{5-}{2-}.

Noori fanned his {9-}{7-}{5-}{4-}{3-} as Elezra was drawing to his {8-}{4-}{3-}{2-} and could only find a {10-}, and was consequently eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Michael Noori us
Michael Noori 		560,000
45,000
 45,000
Day 1 Chip Leader
WSOP 1X Winner
Samuel Touil fr
Samuel Touil 		26,500
-108,500
 -108,500
Eli Elezra il
Eli Elezra 		Busted
WSOP 5X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer

Tags: Samuel TouilEli ElezraMichael Noori

Ross Eliminated by Seiken

Mickey Doft
Mickey Doft
Level 17 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Mike Ross
Mike Ross

Mike Ross raised from the cutoff and Nicholas Seiken called from the small blind.

Seiken drew two on the initial draw, Ross drew three, Seiken bet, and Ross called all in for 5,000. Seiken drew two on the second draw, Ross stood pat, and both stood pat on the final draw.

Seiken tabled {9-}{5-}{4-}{3-}{2-}, Ross mucked, and Seiken scored the elimination.

Player Chips Progress
Nicholas Seiken us
Nicholas Seiken 		335,000
123,000
 123,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Mike Ross us
Mike Ross 		Busted

Tags: Mike RossNicholas Seiken

Le Eliminated by Andrulis

Mickey Doft
Mickey Doft
Level 17 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Nam Le
Nam Le

Nam Le raised all in for 12,000 from the button and Kristijonas Andrulis called from the big blind.

Andrulis drew four, two, then one, while Le drew two, one, and then stood pat.

Le tabled {10-}{6-}{4-}{3-}{2-}, whiel Andrulis held {7-}{5-}{4-}{2-} and pulled a {6-} on his final draw to eliminate Le.

Player Chips Progress
Kristijonas Andrulis lt
Kristijonas Andrulis 		345,000
115,000
 115,000
Nam Le us
Nam Le 		Busted

Tags: Kristijonas AndrulisNam Le

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