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

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

Day 2 Started

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!

Level: 11

Limits: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 0

Notable Players Missing in Event #44

Mickey Doft
Mickey Doft
Level 11 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

With Event #42: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha 8-Handed High Roller onto Day 3, there are a plethora of notables who have been forced to skip Event #44 here.

The list begins with defending champion Ben Yu who is the current chip leader of Event #42, while Shaun Deeb, Jason Mercier, David Prociak, and Robert Mizrachi — all of whom would have been likely participants in Event #44 — all have top 10 stacks in the $25K Omaha High Roller.

Others currently in Event #42 who would have likely taken a seat in Event #44 include Erik Seidel, Mike Leah, David Benyamine, Paul Volpe, and Adam Owen.

Szymaszek Eliminated by Chung

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

On the second draw with Matt Szymaszek all in, Szymaszek drew three, Lawrence Berg drew two, and Christopher Chung drew one.

Berg checked, Chung bet, and Berg called.

On the final draw, Szymaszek drew three, Berg drew one, and Chung stood pat and the action checked around.

Chung tabled his {8-}{7-}{6-}{5-}{2-}, Berg tabled his {A-}{7-}{6-}{3-}{2-}, and Szymaszek revealed his {8-}{5-}{3-}{2-} draw.

Szymaszek squeezed the {Q-}, and was consequently eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Christopher Chung us
Christopher Chung 		165,000 25,500
Lawrence Berg us
Lawrence Berg
WSOP 1X Winner
160,000 -11,000
Matt Szymaszek us
Matt Szymaszek 		Busted

Tags: Christopher ChungLawrence BergMatt Szymaszek

Ten-Eight for Wattel

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

Mike Wattel raised the cutoff and Luke Schwartz made it three bets to go from the button.

Wattel called and drew two, as Schwartz drew one. Wattel check-called a bet of 3,000 as both players drew one and checked.

Wattel now stood pat, and Schwartz drew one. Both players checked, and it would be Wattel's {10-}{8-}{5-}{4-}{2-} that would scoop the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Luke Schwartz gb
Luke Schwartz
WSOP 1X Winner
205,000 8,000
Mike Wattel us
Mike Wattel
WSOP 2X Winner
70,000 11,000

Tags: Mike WattelLuke Schwartz

Good Start for Bonomo

Mickey Doft
Mickey Doft
Level 11 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Christopher Chung raised from the small blind and Justin Bonomo called from the big blind.

Both drew two, Chung bet and Bonomo called.

Chung stood pat, Bonomo drew one, Chung bet and Bonomo raised. Chung called.

Both stood pat and Chung check-called a bet.

Bonomo tabled {7-}{6-}{5-}{3-}{2-}, Chung mucked and Bonomo won the pot.

Player Chips Progress
Christopher Chung us
Christopher Chung 		120,000 -45,000
Justin Bonomo us
Justin Bonomo
WSOP 3X Winner
77,000 27,000

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