Event #13: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Day 1 | 2019 World Series of Poker

06-04-2019 17:37 UTC-7

Hall Peels What He Needs

Jan_Kores

Level 3 : 50/100, 150 ante

Galen Hall (as seen in a previous event)

Galen Hall raised under the gun, Darren Elias three-bet to 1,800, and the player in the big blind called. Hall, however, countered with a four-bet shove of his 7,650 stack. Elias reshoved and the other player left the contest.

Hall discarded one and showed that it was a ten. Elias patted and opened and Hall turned up . He slowly peeled his new card, needing a three, six, seven or a nine to stay on his first bullet. Hall rolled over the to finish with the nut eight. That huge double propelled Hall to more than 17,000 while Elias dropped to around 2,300.

Player	Chips	Progress
Galen Hall	17,500	7,500
Darren Elias	2,300	2,300

Tags: Darren Elias Galen Hall

06-04-2019 17:29 UTC-7

Bronshtein Shows a Pair

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Level 3 : 50/100, 150 ante

Yuval Bronshtein opened from early position and Raaid Ahmad pumped the price to what looked like 1,500. Bronshtein called and both players drew one card. Bronshtein then front-shoved for about 7,000 or so and Ahmad seemed to be tempted to call. However, he eventually laid his hand down.

Bronshtein was about to slide his hand into the muck and then he opened two of his cards, showing . Ahmad regretted that he couldn't pull off the call, but he took the beat with a laugh.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuval Bronshtein	11,000	3,400
Raaid Ahmad	9,000

Tags: Yuval Bronshtein Raaid Ahmad

Level: 3

Blinds: 50/100

Ante: 150

06-04-2019 17:11 UTC-7

First Break

Jan_Kores

Level 2 : 50/75, 125 ante

Players are on a 15-minute break.

06-04-2019 17:07 UTC-7

Porter Scoops a Decent One

Jan_Kores

Level 2 : 50/75, 125 ante

Facing a raise to 250 and three calls, Rep Porter squeezed to 1,500 from the big blind. He found one customer in a player in the cutoff.

Porter patted and his opponent drew one. No bets were made on the final round and Porter tabled , prompting a big sigh from the other side of the table. He claimed the pot and improved to around 14,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Rep Porter	13,900	13,900

Tags: Rep Porter

06-04-2019 17:01 UTC-7

Bronshtein Drawing Dead

Jan_Kores

Level 2 : 50/75, 125 ante

Following an under the gun raise to 300 and a three-bet to 1,100 from Raaid Ahmad, Yuval Bronshtein jammed for about 13,000 out of the small blind. The opener called off for his 5,475 and Ahmad, who appeared to have had Bronshtein slightly covered, shook his head and folded.

Bronshtein peeled one and when his rival patted, he opened . He found out that he was up against and the draw didn't matter. Bronshtein already knew he was drawing dead and his stack dropped to roughly 7,600.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuval Bronshtein	7,600	-4,400

Tags: Yuval Bronshtein

06-04-2019 16:47 UTC-7

Henson Folds the Winner in Four-Bet Pot

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Level 2 : 50/75, 125 ante

With action picked up after draw, there was over 6,500 in the middle of the table. According to the players at the table, Ray Henson had opened, and the player to his right squeezed after a series of calls. Henson countered with a four-bet and received a call.

After the patted draw, Henson faced a 2,000-bet from his opponent. He took his time and then folded. Then he asked his opponent whether he'd show him his hand if Henson told him what he'd folded. He obliged and Henson announced a nine-six. Much to his frustration, his opponent rolled over and Henson learned that he'd laid down the best hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray Henson	4,700

Tags: Ray Henson

06-04-2019 16:42 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

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Level 2 : 50/75, 125 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Konstantin Puchkov	15,500	5,500
Carol Fuchs	12,500	2,500
Jon Turner	12,500	2,500
Ryan Riess	12,000
Mike Wattel	12,000	2,000
Owais Ahmed	11,400	1,400
Felipe Ramos	10,850	850
Ryan D'Angelo	10,700	700
Greg Raymer	10,000
Michael Gathy	9,300
Chris Vitch	9,000	-1,000

06-04-2019 16:26 UTC-7

Bjorin Pats and Wins

Jan_Kores

Level 2 : 50/75, 125 ante

Chris Bjorin had made it 300 from early position when he faced a three-bet from the button. Bjorin called and stood pat while his opponent drew three cards. Bjorin led out 300 and received a call. He turned up and that was enough to take the pot as his opponent declared a worse ten.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Bjorin	14,500	4,500

Tags: Chris Bjorin

06-04-2019 16:12 UTC-7

Former Champion Takes His Seat

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Level 2 : 50/75, 125 ante

Ryan D'Angelo, who took down this very event in 2016, entered the tournament before the end of the first level. D'Angelo topped a 279-entry field when he captured the bracelet, earning $92,338.

Meanwhile, the 2019 field eclipsed the 100-player mark. Late registration stays open through the first eight levels and eliminated players can use the benefit of a single re-entry.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan D'Angelo	10,000	10,000

Tags: Ryan D'Angelo