2018 World Series of Poker

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

Rhee Doubles Through Kruse

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

Max Kruse raised from the button, Howard Rhee reraised all in from the small blind for 6,500 and Kruse called.

Rhee drew three, two, then one, while Kruse drew two, one then one.

Kruse showed {8-}{6-}{5-}{4-}, while Rhee had {6-}{4-}{3-}{2-}.

Rhee drew an {8-} to make an eight-six to win the pot, rendering Kruse's {3-} for a worse eight-six moot.

Player Chips Progress
Max Kruse de
Max Kruse
365,000
-5,000
-5,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Howard Rhee us
Howard Rhee
16,000
9,500
9,500

Tags: Max KruseHoward Rhee

Rhee Triples after Breaking Best Hand

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

Catching the action on the second draw, Jared Talarico drew two, Max Kruse drew one, and Howard Rhee drew one.

Talarico checked, Kruse bet 6,000, and Rhee called all in for 1,000, while Talarico called.

Talarico and Kruse stood pat, and after a few moments of deliberation, Rhee drew one.

Talarico and Kruse both checked, and Talarico tabled his {9-}{7-}{6-}{4-}{3-} as Kruse tabled his {9-}{8-}{6-}{3-}{2-}.

Rhee mentioned that he broke a nine to draw to his {7-}{6-}{4-}{2-}, but when he caught the {8-} on the end, he tripled to over starting stack.

Player Chips Progress
Max Kruse de
Max Kruse
355,000
-10,000
-10,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Howard Rhee us
Howard Rhee
52,500
36,500
36,500
Jared Talarico us
Jared Talarico
40,500
-34,500
-34,500

Tags: Howard RheeMax KruseJared Talarico

Miller Survives

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

Ryan Miller raised from under the gun, Kristijonas Andrulis three-bet from the cutoff, Miller four-bet and Andrulis called.

On the first draw Miller stood pat, Andrulis drew two, Miller bet and Andrulis called.

On the second draw Miller stood pat again, Andrulis drew two again, Miller bet and Andrulis called.

On the final draw Miller remained pat, Andrulis drew one, Miller bet his remaining 3,000 and Andrulis folded.

Player Chips Progress
Kristijonas Andrulis lt
Kristijonas Andrulis
145,000
-15,000
-15,000
Ryan Miller us
Ryan Miller
45,000
20,000
20,000
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Kristijonas AndrulisRyan Miller

Level: 13

Blinds: 4,000/8,000

Ante: 0

Selbst Eliminated by Anderson

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

Tags: Calvin AndersonVanessa Selbst

Zhigalov Eliminated by Matusow

Level 13 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
Andrey Zhigalov
Andrey Zhigalov

Mike Matusow raised to 8,000 and Phil Ivey made it three bets to go from the small blind. Andrey Zhigalov was all in from the big blind for 1,000, and Matusow called.

Ivey and Matusow drew one, while Zhigalov drew three. Action checked through and each player drew one.

Ivey checked, Matusow bet 8,000, and Ivey called. Ivey and Zhigalov drew one, and Matusow stood pat as he and Ivey checked it through.

Matuosw tabled his {8-}{6-}{4-}{3-}{2-} while Zhigalov showed his {8-}{7-}{6-}{4-}{3-}.

Ivey revealed his {7-}{4-}{3-}{2-} draw that was met with a {Q-} on the final draw, and consequently, Zhigalov was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
240,000
108,000
108,000
WSOP 4X Winner
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
20,000
-65,000
-65,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Andrey Zhigalov ru
Andrey Zhigalov
Busted
WSOP 1X Winner

Tags: Andrey ZhigalovMike MatusowPhil Ivey

Ivey Down to One Big Blind

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

Shawn Buchanan raised from under the gun, Jordan Siegel called from the small blind and Phil Ivey called from the big blind.

On the first draw, Siegel drew two, Ivey drew three and Buchanan drew two. Siegel bet, Ivey raised, Buchanan called and Siegel called.

On the second draw, Siegel drew one, Ivey stood pat and Buchanan drew one. Siegel checked to Ivey who bet and both opponents called.

On the third draw, Siegel stood pat, Ivey drew one and Buchanan drew one. It was checked around and Siegel's {8-}{7-}{5-}{3-}{2-} won the pot.

Meanwhile, Frank Kassela was eliminated at another table when on the final draw he pulled a king and couldn't top Jesse Martin's jack-seven. Daniel Weinman and Howard Rhee were also eliminated at other tables.

Player Chips Progress
Jordan Siegel us
Jordan Siegel
143,000
88,000
88,000
Jesse Martin us
Jesse Martin
70,000
14,000
14,000
WSOP 2X Winner
Shawn Buchanan ca
Shawn Buchanan
43,000
-64,000
-64,000
WSOP 1X Winner
Phil Ivey us
Phil Ivey
4,000
-16,000
-16,000
WSOP 10X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela
Busted
WSOP 3X Winner
Daniel Weinman us
Daniel Weinman
Busted
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 2X Winner

Tags: Daniel WeinmanFrank KasselaJordan SiegelPhil IveyShawn Buchanan