Due the rapid pace of the eliminations today, the tournament directors have decided to alter the schedule slightly. There will only be eight levels played today, and Day 3 will play down to the final six players. The final six will return on Day 4 and play down to a winner.
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If you know little or nothing about Mixed Triple Draw Lowball, Australian Poker Hall of Famer and WSOP bracelet winner Gary Benson is here to start you up. This is a mixed game that not so many play, he explains the basics and what it is about for the clueless. The WSOP bracelet event started today at the RIO Las Vegas with many players opting for the no limit hold'em games. Get your start and know nothing about mixed triple draw lowball no more!
Jake Schindler opened from the cutoff and Steffen Sontheimer pushed all in for 380,000 on the button. Schindler called and it was a flip with Sontheimer at risk. Schindler tabled 
while Sontheimer had a small pair with 
. The board ran out 
and Sontheimer's pocket fours held on for a double up.
At the other table, Jason Mercier raised to 105,000 from under the gun and Elio Fox called on the button. Tom Marchese shoved all in for 600,000 and Mercier folded. Fox made the call but found out he was trailing Marchese's 
with 
.
Marchese took a commanding lead on the 
flop but Fox picked up some outs when the 
hit the turn. The river was the 
and Marchese held on to score a full double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,280,000 | -220,000 |
|
1,350,000 | 570,000 |
|
1,160,000 | -340,000 |
|
880,000 | 280,000 |
Thomas Muehloecker raised all in for 520,000 from middle position, and Christoph Vogelsang gave him action from the hijack with 
. Thomas Muehloecker tabled a dominating 
.
The board came down 
, safe for Muehloecker to double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,100,000 | -400,000 |
|
1,140,000 | 730,000 |
On a board reading 
, the action was on Paul Volpe who was facing a bet of 525,000 from Jake Schindler. There was already over 800,000 in the middle and Volpe shoved all in, putting Schindler at risk for his tournament life should he call.
Schindler used up his remaining four time extensions before the clock finally ran out and he was forced to send his cards to the muck. Volpe raked in the pot to climb over the 4,000,000 chip mark.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,100,000 | 1,100,000 |
|
|
1,500,000 | -900,000 |
Ryan Riess open-raised to 300,000, leaving himself just 25,000 behind. Elio Fox min-raised to 550,000 on the button, and Johannes Becker moved all in for 1,500,000 from the big blind. Riess threw in his last chip and Fox called to put two players at risk.
Ryan Riess: 
Johannes Becker:
Elio Fox: 
The board ran out 
giving no help to Becker and sending him to the rail. Riess spiked an ace to triple up, while Fox's stack gained a small boost.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
7,500,000 | 1,270,000 |
|
1,000,000 | 675,000 |
|
Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 25,000/50,000
Ante: 50,000
Ryan Riess opened to 90,000 from early position and Tom Marchese three-bet jammed all in for 365,000 on the button. The action folded back to Riess who made the call and the cards were tabled.
Tom Marchese: 
Ryan Riess:
The board ran out and Marchese earned himself a double up.
Just a couple of hands later, Riess called a turn and river bet from Bryn Kenney who turned over trip fours. A disappointed Riess sent his cards to the muck and is now sitting around 300,000 chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
3,005,000 | 480,000 |
|
|
780,000 | 125,000 |
|
|
325,000 | -920,000 |
Nick Petrangelo opened to 80,000 from early position, Christoph Vogelsang three-bet to 230,000 from the button, and Cary Katz four-bet shoved for roughly 850,000 from the big blind. Petrangelo folded, and Vogelsang called instantly with 
.
"You do this to me every time on the button," said Katz, who showed .
The board came down 
, no help to Katz, locking up the pot for Vogelsang.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,500,000 | 1,100,000 |
|
Busted |
Paul Volpe opened to 90,000 and Michael Rosenfeld flat-called. Seth Davies three-bet to 290,000 from the button and Volpe moved all in for 980,000. Rosenfeld called and Davies then decided to move all in for 1,240,000.
Volpe then prematurely exposed his hand, but hurriedly covered it up when he realised that Rosenfeld still had a decision, albeit a straightforward one. Rosenfeld did call, and all hands were exposed properly.
Paul Volpe:
Seth Davies: 
Michael Rosenfeld:
Volpe was in good shape to triple up, and Rosenfeld looked poised to be left with only a couple of hundred thousand chips.
However, the cased ace appeared on the 
flop and the 
run out failed to improve Davies who was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
3,000,000 | 2,000,000 |
|
750,000 | -750,000 |
|
Busted |
