Event #8: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball Day 1 | 2018 World Series of Poker

06-02-2018 21:52 UTC-8

Extra Bets for Wong

Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

A-5 Triple Draw

Jerry Wong bet from under the gun and got called in two spots after the first pull. The player in the big blind drew three, Wong took one, and a third player took two. Wong bet again and the player in the cutoff accidentally put in a half raise. It was ruled to be a full bet and Wong made it three bets after the big blind folded. The cutoff called and both players patted.

Wong's final bet was called and he won with .

At the same table, Nikolai Yakovenko has amassed a big stack of about 60,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nikolai Yakovenko	60,000
Jerry Wong	49,500 11,500	11,500

Tags: Jerry Wong Nikolai Yakovenko

06-02-2018 21:54 UTC-8

Negreanu Extracts Value

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Jan Kores

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

A-5 Triple Draw

With the action caught after the second draw, Daniel Negreanu was betting. His opponent contemplated and called.

Negreanu changed one while his opponent stood pat.

However, it was Negreanu who was pulling the strings. He bet again and his opponent talked himself into calling.

"Eight-five," Negreanu announced, turning up .

"Good bet," was the reply from Negreanu's competitor who sent his cards to the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Negreanu	12,000 2,900	2,900

Tags: Daniel Negreanu

06-02-2018 22:06 UTC-8

Deeb Keeps Raking Them in

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Jan Kores

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

A-5 Triple Draw

On the first draw, Shaun Deeb and Scott Seiver both drew one. Deeb bet, Seiver raised and Deeb called.

Everything was repeated on the second draw as both players took one apiece and Deeb bet-called again.

He stood pat on the last draw while Seiver still wanted to change one. They checked and Deeb announced a six, showing . Seiver mucked in defeat.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	42,000 10,000	10,000

Scott Seiver	12,000 2,800	2,800

Tags: Scott Seiver Shaun Deeb

06-02-2018 22:14 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Turner	50,000 30,000	30,000

John Hennigan	39,000 26,500	26,500

Mike Gorodinsky	27,500

John Racener	22,300 11,300	11,300

Chris Vitch	17,000 7,000	7,000
Perry Green	16,200 5,800	5,800

Victor Ramdin	15,000 4,500	4,500
Andre Akkari	4,500 18,500	18,500

Alex Foxen	Busted

06-02-2018 22:17 UTC-8

Hastings Scores a Double KO

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Jan Kores

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

A-5 Triple Draw

Mike Ross was all-in pre-draw, facing off in a three-way pot against Brian Hastings and another player. There was 9,100 in the middle and Ross and Hastings both drew one while the other player took two.

They checked for the side pot and all players changed one. Hastings bet in position and called off for 2,000 total, trying to bust two players.

Hastings had made and patted while Ross and the other player both tried to improve, drawing one.

Ross then observed that he was drawing dead, having kept a seven in his hand. He eventually made . The other player rolled over a seventy-six and Hastings notched the double knockout.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Hastings	36,000 25,500	25,500

Mike Ross	Busted

Tags: Brian Hastings Mike Ross

06-02-2018 22:20 UTC-8

Wolansky Eliminated

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

A-5 Triple Draw

Steven Wolansky was all in with about 9,000 in the pot after the second draw and his opponent stood pat. Wolansky took a card but his opponent turned over a wheel and Wolansky showed quickly and then mucked, saying he was drawing dead.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Wolansky	Busted

Tags: Steven Wolansky

06-02-2018 22:35 UTC-8

Ohel Back Where He Started

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

A-5 Triple Draw

Randy Ohel went bust earlier and took a seat on his reentry in Amazon Tan. After that table broke, Ohel drew the exact seat he busted from earlier.

Things are off to a better start for him this time as he played a pot wherein he check-raised after the second draw against a player on the button, who called. Both players patted and checked and Ohel took showdown with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Randy Ohel	22,000 19,900	19,900

Tags: Randy Ohel

06-02-2018 22:37 UTC-8

Updated Chip Counts

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Jan Kores

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

George Trigeorgis is sitting on heaps while Scott Seiver also ran it impressively up, quadrupling his stack since the last measurements.

Player	Chips	Progress
George Trigeorgis	75,000 42,000	42,000

David "ODB" Baker	56,000 12,000	12,000

Daniel Weinman	55,000 1,000	1,000

Scott Seiver	50,000 38,000	38,000

Adam Owen	49,500 1,500	1,500
Nick Pupillo	47,100 2,900	2,900

Jameson Painter	46,000 13,000	13,000
Bryce Yockey	41,500 12,300	12,300

Shaun Deeb	35,000 7,000	7,000

Mike Leah	33,000 1,000	1,000

Ismael Bojang	31,000 20,000	20,000

Jesse Martin	28,000 1,900	1,900

Greg Mueller	24,000 24,000	24,000

Mikhail Semin	21,000 1,500	1,500
Chris Vitch	20,000 3,000	3,000
Todd Brunson	17,000 4,200	4,200

James Obst	15,500 5,500	5,500

Mike Wattel	9,500 6,500	6,500

Carol Fuchs	7,500 5,500	5,500

Daniel Negreanu	7,100 4,900	4,900

Matthew Schreiber	5,500 5,500	5,500

06-02-2018 22:41 UTC-8

Seiver Drops Four-Bet Pot

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Mohammed Nuwwarah

Level 8 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

A-5 Triple Draw

Scott Seiver opened button and got three-bet by Alex Simma before Shaun Deeb called the bets. Seiver raised it back and it went three ways to the first draw, where Seiver and Simma were pat and Deeb took a card. Seiver kept the lead and stayed pat with Deeb dropping out before the end when he couldn't improve, but Seiver couldn't beat the pat of Simma.