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

06-06-2019 00:09 UTC-7

Chip Counts After Level 18

Jan_Kores

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Players have been sent on their final break for the day. Play will resume in 10 minutes.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Tabb	506,000	-4,000
Yuval Bronshtein	441,000	231,000
Jerry Wong	400,000	25,000
Ajay Chabra	365,000	18,000
Jameson Painter	293,000	-7,000
Bjorn Geissert	225,000	-90,000
Frank Kassela	207,000	-68,000
Michael Sortino	186,000	46,000
Matthew Smith	144,000	-46,000
Michael Gathy	141,000	47,000
Craig Chait	43,000	-127,000

06-05-2019 23:56 UTC-7

Kassela Snap-Calls Bronshtein's Second Bet

Djinn

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Yuval Bronshtein raised to 13,000 which was raised by big blind Frank Kassela to 37,500. Bonshtein called. Kassela stayed pat and Bronshtein drew a card. Kassela checked, Bronshtein bet 55,000 and Kassela called immediately but found his ten no good against Bronshtein's .

Player	Chips	Progress
Yuval Bronshtein	400,000	190,000
Frank Kassela	200,000	-75,000

Tags: Frank Kassela Yuval Bronshtein

06-05-2019 23:46 UTC-7

Geissert Scores a Huge Double

Jan_Kores

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Bjorn Geissert had made it 12,000 from the first position before his neighbor Jerry Wong re-raised to 40,000. Geissert called and patted while Wong needed one.

Geissert checked and Wong declared he was all in, covering Geissert's 112,500. Geissert spent around two minutes tanking and then he put his chips towards the middle.

"Good call, you got it," Wong immediately said, showing what looked like a paired hand.

Geissert turned up and moved up to around 315,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerry Wong	375,000	-250,000
Bjorn Geissert	315,000	227,000

Tags: Bjorn Geissert Jerry Wong

06-05-2019 23:33 UTC-7

Short Stacked Gathy Making Moves

Djinn

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Michael Gathy moved in for 32,000 (his last level having seen his stack diminish), called by Matthew Smith, who drew one while Gathy stood pat, showing . Smith had picked up a jack and Gathy survived. The next hand he moved all in again (this time for 78,000), uncalled.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Smith	190,000	-20,000
Michael Gathy	94,000	-11,000

Tags: Matthew Smith Michael Gathy

06-05-2019 23:27 UTC-7

Galen Hall Eliminated in 12th Place ($4,731)

Jan_Kores

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Galen Hall raised to 13,000 from the cutoff and Frank Kassela three-bet to 40,000 in the small blind. Hall slid forward all but 500 of his chips, saying: "I want to keep this one."

Kassela, however, immediately said he was all in and Hall laughed: "F#$k." Then he threw in the final chip.

Kassela peeled one with and Hall patted with .

"Nine's no good?" Kassela observed and Hall nodded: "Nine's no good."

Kassela, however, turned up a to finish with eighty-six and eliminate Hall in 12th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Frank Kassela	275,000	115,000
Galen Hall	Busted

Tags: Frank Kassela Galen Hall

06-05-2019 23:19 UTC-7

Chait Beats Tabb with "Ten Nine Seven Six Smooth"

Djinn

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Craig Chait raised in the cutoff to 12,000 called by small blind Steven Tabb. Both players drew one card, then Tabb led out for 18,000. Chait made the call.

"Ten," said Tabb, showing .
"Ten what?" asked Chait (the light is such that glare makes is hard for him to see certain parts of the table)
"Ten nine," said Tabb.
"Ten nine what?"
"Ten nine seven."
"Ten nine seven what?"
"Ten nine seven six."

It came down to Tabb's and Chait's fifth cards to decide the pot. Next table over Frank Kassela said, "Ten nine seven six smooth..." to which Chait replied, "The smoothest."

Tags: Craig Chait Steven Tabb

06-05-2019 23:07 UTC-7

Gathy Doesn't Have It

Jan_Kores

Level 18 : 2,500/5,000, 5,000 ante

Jameson Painter made it 13,000 in the middle position and the action stopped at big blind Michael Gathy who slid in 30,000. Painter jammed for about 105,000 and Gathy folded after a few seconds, leaving himself with 75,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jameson Painter	300,000	55,000
Michael Gathy	105,000	-15,000

Tags: Jameson Painter Michael Gathy

Level: 18

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 5,000

06-05-2019 23:01 UTC-7

Tabb Calls Chait with a Queen

Djinn

Level 17 : 2,000/4,000, 6,000 ante

Craig Chait raised to 11,000 and Steven Tabb eyed his stack and was told it was "about one-eighty." Tabb made the call and both players drew one. Tabb then checked, Chait bet and Tabb made the call with . It was good: Chait announced, "Pair," and showed deuces.