Level: 19
Blinds: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 9,000
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #13: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Entries
296
Level
26
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
45,000
Play Has Restarted
Level 19
: 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante
We're back in action with tonight's plan to play down to six players, who will then feature on tomorrow's live stream. Big though the blinds are, the players were preparing in the break for a good few more hours. This involved takeaway food and keeping the nearby bar open.
Triple Up for Chait
Level 19
: 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante
Craig Chait moved his last 43,000 in, called by both Jameson Painter and Matthew Smith. Each player drew a card. Smith ended up with a jack, Painter a king and Chait tabled 
to win the pot an a little breathing room chip-wise.
"Frank! I tripled," Chait called to the other table.
"Excellent," Frank Kassela replied.
"You sound like Mr Burns."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
134,000
91,000
|
91,000 |
|
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Chabra Takes from Painter
Level 19
: 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante
Under the gun, Jameson Painter opened to 18,000 and Ajay Chabra, who acted next, re-raised to 54,000. Painter called and checked after both players patted. Chabra took about a minute and then fired 66,000, prompting a quick fold from Painter.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
420,000
55,000
|
55,000 |
|
200,000
-93,000
|
-93,000 |
Bronshtein Shoves on Sortino
Level 19
: 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante
Yuval Bronshtein made it 15,000 in the first position and Michael Sortino three-bet to 45,000. The action returned to Bronshtein who asked Sortino how much did he play. Then he slid forward enough chips to cover Sortino's 190,000 or so. Sortino let it go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
480,000
39,000
|
39,000 |
|
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|
140,000
-46,000
|
-46,000 |
Chip Counts from Table 1
Level 19
: 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante
This table has settled into a rhythm early this level of raise/three-bet/fold, with players taking it in turns to take down pots of 30,000 or so.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
435,000
-71,000
|
-71,000 |
|
|
383,000
-37,000
|
-37,000 |
|
|
210,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
|
128,000
-6,000
|
-6,000 |
|
|
||
|
123,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
|
120,000
-21,000
|
-21,000 |
|
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Matthew Smith Eliminated in 11th Place ($5,974)
Level 19
: 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante
Steven Tabb raised to 17,000 in the first position and his neighbor Matthew Smith three-bet shoved for 150,000. Tabb called after a minute or so, and he decided to pat. Smith changed one card.
Tabb: 
Smith: 
Smith needed to peel any seven, four or a three to pull ahead, but he turned up a 
instead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
640,000
205,000
|
205,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Kassela "Might as Well Gamble" As He Doubles Sortino
Level 19
: 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante
Michael Sortino went all in for 105,000 and so did Frank Kassela behind him. With the others out of the way, they both decided to take one card and turned their hands up:
Sortino: 
Kassela:
They received their final cards down, Kassela saying "you're looking good" as he paired his deuce; Sortino's jack took the pot.
"Might as well gamble," he added as he counted out the chips to hand over.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
220,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
|
145,000
-62,000
|
-62,000 |
|
|
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Michael Gathy Eliminated in 10th place ($5,974)
Level 19
: 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante
Michel Gathy shoved his last 89,000 from the button over Steven Tabb's 17,000-raise from the cutoff. Tabb tossed in calling chips.
Tabb drew one and Gathy opened his hand, patting 
. Tabb had and he connected with a , eliminating Gathy in tenth place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
700,000
60,000
|
60,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
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|
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Chait Doubles - Up to 300,000 in Chips
Level 19
: 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante
It folded to Steven Tabb on the small blind and he put big blind Craig Chait all in for his 145,000. Chait made the call and they each drew one down card while turning their other four face-up:
Chait:
Tabb:
Tabb drew a deuce but Chait a nine to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
425,000
-275,000
|
-275,000 |
|
|
300,000
172,000
|
172,000 |
|
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