By the time the action was picked up, Larry Wright had been all in against Ajay Chabra and both players were drawing one card.
Wright: 
Chabra: 
Chabra opened a 
and Wright still had a chance to double but he turned up a 
and that was the last card he would peel in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Frederick Li made it 2,500 under the gun and Larry Wright to his left called before Aaron Mermelstein squeezed to 9,500 from the small blind. Li didn't spend much time before announcing he was all in for about 50,000. Both of his opponents quickly released their hands and Li scooped the pot before the draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000 | 45,800 |
|
33,000 | -36,300 |
|
|
8,500 | -5,700 |
Steven Friedlander has been eliminated by Yosuke Iwata in what has already been an eventful first level of Day 2. Friedlander in the cutoff had his full 40,800 stack out in front of him, and Iwata in the blinds, with 11,000 invested in the pot (a three-bet), was pondering his decision. After a minute, Iwata called (pat), tabling 
.
"I'm drawing dead," said Friedlander, as he threw his hand up, a jack among his cards.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
140,000 | 44,000 |
|
Busted |
Shawn Buchanan, having returned with just six big blinds, was eliminated by Craig Chait whose nine low sent him packing.
"You're a wrecking ball today," said tablemate (and prior WSOP champion in this event) Frank Kassela. "It's easy when they hand you a nine set!"
"I don't have to think like you," replied Chait.
"It just goes to show you any monkey can win this game."
"I love playing with you."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
46,000 | 19,700 |
|
Busted |
Michael Schmitz, returning with just 7,800 in chips, made his move right off the bat, moving all-in in early position. Jameson Painter threw in the call, taking one, as did Schmitz.
Painter immediately showed 
, and Schmitz . His drawn card? The 
.
"That's how you win this game," came a tablemate's comment.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000 | 21,900 |
|
Busted |
Jen Harman raised to 3,500 in the small blind and Galen Hall countered with what looked like a 15,000-raise from the big blind. Harman moved all in for 41,800 and Hall called right away. Harman needed one and Hall immediately tabled 
.
"I had the exact same hand," Daniel Negreanu told Hall while Harman rolled over . She peeled 
to finish with nut eight, earning a double to 85,100.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,100 | 85,100 |
|
43,000 | -42,800 |
Level: 11
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,500
Only 63 players made it through the first ten levels of Event #13: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw, and the remaining field returns on Wednesday, June 5, at 2 p.m. local time to continue their quest for a WSOP bracelet. The record-breaking 296-strong tournament drew many famous players and some of them bagged up big stacks last night.
Nobody has locked up anything yet, though, with the $399,600 prize pool divided between the top 45 positions. Minimum cash is worth $2,242 and the eventual bracelet winner will pocket $96,278.
So far, Steven Tabb holds the pole position, thanks to his strong finish in the final level of Day 1. Tabb has accumulated 185,400 chips and he built a decent bridge between his top stack and the rest of the field.
However, the names that follow on the leaderboard guarantee that Tabb won't take anything for granted in the next phase of the tournament. Second in chips is none other than former champion Frank Kassela who conquered the $1,500 NL 2-7 Lowball Draw two years ago.
With Michael Gathy, Jon Turner, and Shaun Deeb also in the top five, the tournament promises some fine battles on Day 2. Another player who showed his prowess yesterday was defending champ Daniel Ospina who sits in 15th place. Ospina presented himself with an aggressive style and he'll surely try to capitalize on his experience from the 2018 title-winning campaign.
The are tons of other experienced players in the remaining field, including a select few who have their posters hanging on the walls around the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. That should be a strong incentive to follow the live PokerNews updates from the tournament as the NL 2-7 Lowball Draw is down to the last nine tables. Come back at 2 p.m. to find out which players will be on their way to the final table.
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miranda | 600 | 1 | James Chen | Taichung, TW | 109,100 | 109 |
| Miranda | 600 | 2 | Ajay Chabra | United States | 28,200 | 28 |
| Miranda | 600 | 3 | Robert Slezak | United States | 32,700 | 33 |
| Miranda | 600 | 4 | Dustin Wood | United States | 29,700 | 30 |
| Miranda | 600 | 6 | Chris Ferguson | United States | 10,800 | 11 |
| Miranda | 600 | 7 | Michael Ray | United States | 6,600 | 7 |
| Miranda | 601 | 1 | Darren Elias | United States | 36,300 | 36 |
| Miranda | 601 | 3 | Brian Yoon | United States | 73,800 | 74 |
| Miranda | 601 | 4 | Richard Thomas | United States | 42,200 | 42 |
| Miranda | 601 | 5 | Rep Porter | United States | 75,500 | 76 |
| Miranda | 601 | 6 | Steven Tabb | United States | 185,400 | 185 |
| Miranda | 601 | 7 | Mark Fraser | United States | 11,500 | 12 |
| Miranda | 602 | 1 | Ryan Lenaghan | United States | 32,400 | 32 |
| Miranda | 602 | 2 | Abdel Hamid | United States | 23,800 | 24 |
| Miranda | 602 | 3 | Martin Kohatsu | Peru | 26,700 | 27 |
| Miranda | 602 | 5 | Jameson Painter | United States | 58,100 | 58 |
| Miranda | 602 | 6 | Yuval Bronshtein | Israel | 46,400 | 46 |
| Miranda | 602 | 7 | Michael Schmitz | Germany | 7,800 | 8 |
| Miranda | 603 | 1 | Dave Alfa | United States | 49,500 | 50 |
| Miranda | 603 | 3 | Matthew Schreiber | United States | 12,000 | 12 |
| Miranda | 603 | 4 | Ryan Riess | United States | 33,900 | 34 |
| Miranda | 603 | 5 | Jeffrey Lennon | United States | 28,200 | 28 |
| Miranda | 603 | 6 | Harold Kizzire | United States | 87,700 | 88 |
| Miranda | 603 | 7 | Andy Hwang | United States | 38,400 | 38 |
| Miranda | 604 | 1 | Jerry Wong | United States | 103,100 | 103 |
| Miranda | 604 | 2 | Chong Lee | United States | 17,300 | 17 |
| Miranda | 604 | 3 | Don Mcnamara | United States | 28,800 | 29 |
| Miranda | 604 | 4 | Lane Anderson | Canada | 27,300 | 27 |
| Miranda | 604 | 5 | Stephen Moreschi | United States | 26,400 | 26 |
| Miranda | 604 | 6 | Scott Abrams | United States | 49,400 | 49 |
| Miranda | 604 | 7 | Ashton Berner | United States | 56,800 | 57 |
| Miranda | 605 | 1 | Jason Landi | United States | 12,800 | 13 |
| Miranda | 605 | 2 | Frederick Li | United States | 19,200 | 19 |
| Miranda | 605 | 3 | Daniel Ospina | Colombia | 67,500 | 68 |
| Miranda | 605 | 4 | Matthew Smith | United States | 57,500 | 58 |
| Miranda | 605 | 5 | Marco Traniello | United States | 6,500 | 7 |
| Miranda | 605 | 6 | David "ODB" Baker | United States | 38,200 | 38 |
| Miranda | 605 | 7 | Robert Mather | United States | 23,900 | 24 |
| Miranda | 606 | 1 | Joseph Ranciato | United States | 14,300 | 14 |
| Miranda | 606 | 2 | Tomoharu Mori | Japan | 64,400 | 64 |
| Miranda | 606 | 3 | Ryan D'Angelo | United States | 40,600 | 41 |
| Miranda | 606 | 4 | Shaun Deeb | United States | 119,500 | 120 |
| Miranda | 606 | 5 | Sonny Dominique | Canada | 13,300 | 13 |
| Miranda | 606 | 6 | Jon Turner | United States | 113,600 | 114 |
| Miranda | 606 | 7 | Jerry Robinson | United States | 20,000 | 20 |
| Miranda | 607 | 1 | Jennifer Harman | United States | 41,800 | 42 |
| Miranda | 607 | 2 | Galen Hall | United States | 85,800 | 86 |
| Miranda | 607 | 4 | Cody Wagner | United Kingdom | 55,700 | 56 |
| Miranda | 607 | 5 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 59,000 | 59 |
| Miranda | 607 | 6 | Melissa Saphier | United States | NA | NA |
| Miranda | 607 | 7 | Bjorn Geissert | Germany | 31,800 | 32 |
| Miranda | 608 | 1 | Sung Yi | United States | 30,200 | 30 |
| Miranda | 608 | 2 | Yosuke Iwata | United States | 96,000 | 96 |
| Miranda | 608 | 4 | Michael Sortino | United States | 78,900 | 79 |
| Miranda | 608 | 5 | Michael Gathy | Belgium | 116,000 | 116 |
| Miranda | 608 | 6 | Steven Friedlander | United States | 42,800 | 43 |
| Miranda | 608 | 7 | Eric Hicks | United States | 15,500 | 16 |
| Miranda | 609 | 1 | Larry Wright | United States | 14,200 | 14 |
| Miranda | 609 | 2 | Frank Kassela | United States | 136,000 | 136 |
| Miranda | 609 | 4 | Ismael Bojang | Austria | 34,000 | 34 |
| Miranda | 609 | 5 | Aaron Mermelstein | United States | 69,300 | 69 |
| Miranda | 609 | 6 | Craig Chait | United States | 26,300 | 26 |
| Miranda | 609 | 7 | Shawn Buchanan | Canada | 6,400 | 6 |
Event #13: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
Day 2 Started
