Event #44: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship Day 2 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-22-2018 14:16 UTC-7

Ivey Pips Matusow

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

Mike Matusow opened to 6,000 in the cutoff and Phil Ivey defended the big blind and drew three as Matusow drew one.

Ivey checked, Matusow bet 3,000, and Ivey check-raised to 6,000. Matusow called and drew one after Ivey stood pat.

Ivey bet out 6,000, and Matusow called. Ivey stood pat, Matusow drew one, and Ivey bet again.

Matusow called, and when Ivey fanned his , Matusow shook his head and then showed his and conceded the pot to Ivey.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Matusow	118,500 -18,000	-18,000

Phil Ivey	75,500 25,500	25,500

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06-22-2018 14:27 UTC-7

Bonyadi on the Up

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

From the cutoff, Farzad Bonyadi raised to 6,000 and Nicholas Seiken called in the small blind.

Seiken drew two, and Bonyadi drew three. Seiken checked, Bonyadi bet 3,000, and Seiken called and drew two as Bonyadi stood pat.

Seiken checked, Bonyadi bet, and Seiken folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Farzad Bonyadi	195,000 52,000	52,000

Nicholas Seiken	85,000 11,000	11,000

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06-22-2018 14:29 UTC-7

Vitch Shows Sheng Three Sevens

Mickey Doft

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

Chris Vitch raised from the hijack, Quek Sheng three-bet from the big blind and Vitch called.

Sheng drew one, Vitch drew two, Sheng bet and Vitch called.

On the second draw, Sheng drew one again, Vitch drew two again, Sheng bet and Vitch raised. Sheng reraised and Vitch called after a few moments.

On the last draw, both stood pat, Sheng bet and Vitch raised. Sheng went into the tank for about 90 seconds before he open folded .

"Show an eight," said Sheng to Vitch.

Vitch smiled and showed , getting a few chuckles from the table, including Sheng.

"That wouldn't work on me," said tablemate Cary Katz.

"Well that's because Quek is a good player," said Vitch.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Vitch	233,000 73,500	73,500
Quek Sechariah Sheng	127,000 -34,500	-34,500

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06-22-2018 14:34 UTC-7

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:
Rutter:

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Nicholas Seiken	145,000 60,000	60,000

John Racener	8,000 -42,000	-42,000

Stuart Rutter	Busted

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06-22-2018 14:41 UTC-7

Racener Eliminated by Ohel

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

John Racener raised from the button and Randy Ohel called from the big blind.

On the first draw, both drew two, Ohel bet and Racener called all in for 500. On the second draw, Ohel drew one, Racener drew two. Then on the final draw, Ohel drew one and Racener drew two again.

Racener showed , while Ohel fanned .

Ohel caught a to make a ten-eight, while Racener first turned over an .

"Still alive," said Racener, squeezing his final card. "No longer alive," he said as he showed a to bust.

Player	Chips	Progress
Randy Ohel	57,000 12,000	12,000

John Racener	Busted

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06-22-2018 14:50 UTC-7

Martin Wins Battle of the Eights

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

Christopher Kruk raised under the gun to 6,000 and both JC Tran and Jesse Martin called from the cutoff and button, respectively.

Kruk drew one, and Tran and Martin drew two each. Kruk bet, Tran raised, Martin called, as did Kruk. On the second draw each player took one and action checked through.

The final draw saw each player draw one and then Kruk bet out. Tran folded, but Martin called.

Kruk tabled his for a rough-eight, and Martin immediately revealed his to scoop the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Kruk	260,000 12,500	12,500
Mike Ross	145,000 27,000	27,000
Jesse Martin	115,000 26,500	26,500

Frank Kassela	90,000 55,500	55,500

Matt Glantz	80,000 -57,000	-57,000
JC Tran	55,000 -64,000	-64,000

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06-22-2018 15:00 UTC-7

Meservy Stays Alive

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

Shawn Buchanan opened the button to 6,000 and Tyler Meservy re-raised all in for 8,000 total. Buchanan called and drew two behind Meservy drawing three.

The second draw saw each player reduce their draw by one, and on the final draw, Meservy drew one as Buchanan stood pat.

Buchanan:
Meservy:

Meservy found an on the final draw to make a number five, and ensured himself of a double to 19,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Vitch	240,000 7,000	7,000
Cary Katz	145,000 31,000	31,000
Quek Sechariah Sheng	130,000 3,000	3,000
Shawn Buchanan	107,000 -30,000	-30,000

Tyler Meservy	19,000 11,000	11,000

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Level: 12

Limits: 3,000/6,000

Ante: 0

06-22-2018 15:04 UTC-7

Prize Pool and Payouts

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.

Place	Prize (in USD)	Place	Prize (in USD)
1st	$287,987	7-8th	$34,450
2nd	$177,992	9-10th	$25,712
3rd	$125,190	11-12th	$19,428
4th	$89,078	13-17th	$14,864
5th	$64,131
6th	$46,722

06-22-2018 15:08 UTC-7

Chip Counts from Table 413

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Brant Hale	145,000 -26,000	-26,000
Vanessa Selbst	130,000 10,000	10,000

Kristijonas Andrulis	110,000 60,000	60,000
Tony Hartmann	100,000 -40,000	-40,000
Calvin Anderson	88,000 38,000	38,000

Ryan Miller	51,000 -48,500	-48,500