Event #8: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-04-2018 16:33 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts from Seiver's Table

Jan_Kores

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	1,240,000 -10,000	-10,000

Luis Velador	500,000 80,000	80,000

Jesse Hampton	75,000 -30,000	-30,000
Mike Leah	66,000 -120,000	-120,000

06-04-2018 16:39 UTC-7

Mike Leah Eliminated in 9th Place ($11,870)

Jan_Kores

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Badugi

Mike Leah raised on the button and Jesse Hamtpon defended his big blind. Hampton drew one and Leah changed two.

Hampton led out and Leah moved all in for 28,000 total.

Both drew one before Hampton patted the last draw. Leah paused and then changed one.

Jesse Hampton:
Mike Leah:

Hampton had a jack-dugi and Leah needed a ten of hearts or lower to win. He peeled the instead and exchanged some "good games" before leaving the tournament area.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Hampton	150,000 75,000	75,000
Mike Leah	Busted

Tags: Jesse Hampton Mike Leah

06-04-2018 16:50 UTC-7

Vitch Sinking

mnuwwarah

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

A-5 Triple Draw

Chris Vitch has lost a series of pots that left the former leader as one of the shorter stacks. The latest saw Johannes Becker open for a raise, with Vitch calling on the button and Alex Simma tagging along in the big blind. Simma needed three, Becker one, and Vitch two. Becker bet again and got two calls. He was pat and his opponents took one. Becker's bet was again called twice. Only Simma drew a card.

Vitch called the final bet but couldn't beat .

Player	Chips	Progress
Johannes Becker	685,000 78,000	78,000

Alex Simma	270,000 -255,000	-255,000
Chris Vitch	185,000 -265,000	-265,000

Tags: Alex Simma Chris Vitch Johannes Becker

06-04-2018 16:53 UTC-7

Have a Bite, Mr. Seiver

Jan_Kores

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

Damjan Radanov raised, Luis Velador three-bet, and Scott Seiver came out on top with a four-bet. Only Velador called.

Seiver drew one and Velador two and the same action repeated on the last draw. Velador called Seiver's bet in the meantime.

Seiver barreled after the second draw and Velador called again.

Seiver patted, Velador changed one, and no bets were made on the final betting round. Seiver showed , prompting a muck from Velador.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	1,380,000 140,000	140,000

Luis Velador	290,000 -210,000	-210,000

Tags: Luis Velador Scott Seiver

06-04-2018 16:54 UTC-7

Becker Nearly Gets a Bluff Through

mnuwwarah

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

A-5 Triple Draw

George Trigeorgis raised and Johannes Becker made it three bets in the big blind. Trigeorgis called and drew three after Becker took one. Becker bet and Trigeorgis called. Becker patted and Trigeorgis took one. Becker bet again and got called. Both players patted and Becker bet.

Trigeorgis went deep into the tank. After thinking for a couple of minutes, Chris Vitch called a clock, which Trigeorgis muttered was fair. Finally, he put in a call. Becker double-checked his cards and simply mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Trigeorgis	650,000 400,000	400,000

Johannes Becker	540,000 -145,000	-145,000

Tags: George Trigeorgis Johannes Becker

06-04-2018 17:11 UTC-7

Vitch Doubles Through Trigeorgis

mnuwwarah

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

Badugi

Chris Vitch raised in the small blind and George Trigeorgis called. Vitch was ahead drawing one while Trigeorgis took two. Vitch bet and Trigeorgis called. Draws repeated. Vitch bet and Trigeorgis put him all in for less than another bet.

Chris Vitch:
George Trigeorgis:

Vitch had the better three-card but bricked the end with the . Trigeorgis missed too with the and Vitch doubled.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Trigeorgis	600,000 -50,000	-50,000

Chris Vitch	190,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: George Trigeorgis Chris Vitch

06-04-2018 17:13 UTC-7

Velador Climbs Up

Jan_Kores

Level 23 : 15,000/30,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

Luis Velador won a decent pot against Scott Seiver a few moments ago in a hand of badugi and the two recently tangled for another pot, this time in 2-7 triple draw.

In position, Seiver three-bet over Velador's raise. Velador called and took two while Seiver drew one. Velador checked blind and Seiver bet in the dark. Velador called.

The same procedure before peeling cards followed on the second draw where they drew two and one again. Velador, however, check-raised this time. Seiver called.

Velador stood pat and Seiver changed one for the third and final time. Acition quicky went check-check and Velador won after turning up his .

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	1,000,000 -250,000	-250,000

Luis Velador	630,000 180,000	180,000

Tags: Luis Velador Scott Seiver

Level: 24

Limits: 20,000/40,000

Ante: 0

06-04-2018 17:25 UTC-7

Vitch Survives

mnuwwarah

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

Chris Vitch played a series of pots, the first two at the previous level and the last one at the current one, that ended as a big net positive for him.

First, he bet after the first draw and got raised by George Trigeorgis. Vitch three-bet and Trigeorgis four-bet. Vitch called and both players patted. Vitch checked and tank-folded to a big bet.

In the next hand, Alex Simma raised and both blinds called. Everyone took two and checked. Johannes Becker took two, Vitch took one, and Simma took two. Vitch led the betting and both opponents called. Vitch and Becker drew though, while Simma was pat. Everyone checked the end and Vitch won with .

In the next hand, Vitch raised small blind and Trigeorgis called. Vitch was a mile ahead in the draw on the first two, taking one against three and continuing to bet. Each took one on the final pull and Vitch was quickly called when he bet. He showed and took it down.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Trigeorgis	800,000 200,000	200,000

Chris Vitch	353,000 163,000	163,000

Tags: Alex Simma Chris Vitch Johannes Becker

06-04-2018 17:37 UTC-7

Becker Doubles

mnuwwarah

Level 24 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

A-5 Triple Draw

Johannes Becker must have lost a huge pot as he was down to just a few bets. He three-bet from the button when Alex Simma raised and Simma called. Both players took two and Simma bet. Becker raised all in and Simma called. Simma drew twice more, one card each time, while Becker patted through.

The German rolled over an eight-perfect but Simma had a live draw to a seven-six. He turned over paint and Becker doubled.