Event #21: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship
Day 1 Completed
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #21: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$855,400
Entries
91
Level
22
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
60,000
Pedro Bromfman Leads 29 Survivors on Day 1 of $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship
Level 10
: 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante
Play has concluded in Event #21: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship with the 84-entrant field reduced to just 29 players with Brazilian musician and music producer Pedro Bromfman leading the players into Day 2 on Sunday.
This event has a long and rich history behind it that has seen a who's who of poker players claim gold over the years. Back in 1973 at the 4th Annual World Series of Poker, the first 2-7 Lowball event was featured on the schedule, and since then it has been a staple as it has attracted some of the best tournament players in the world, along with Bobby's Room regulars.
Over the past few years, the likes of John Monnette, Jason Mercier, Phil Galfond, Paul Volpe, Jesse Martin, and Nick Schulman twice have all been victorious. Last year, it was Brian Rast collecting his fourth WSOP gold bracelet when he defeated the 95-entrant field to capture the $259,670 first-place prize. Before this wave of young pros claimed glory, the old brigade of John Juanda, Mike Matusow, and Erik Seidel were all featured on the winner's board in this event.
In a slight change to the structure of the event for the 2019 installment, players were allowed one re-entry with registration open until the start of Day 2. WSOP bracelet winners Chris Vitch, Ray Dehkharghani, David "ODB" Baker, Larry Wright, Mike Gorodinsky, Farzad Bonyadi, Lawrence Berg, and Shaun Deeb all fell to the rail. Previous champions Schulman, Matusow, and Seidel were also eliminated. Unfortunately for the likes of Baker, Deeb, Schulman, Seidel and several others, they have already exercised their re-entry and will be unable to join the field on Day 2.
With numbers being thrown around the room late in the day with anything from 10 to 20 players entering the field, just 29 players are currently through to Day 2 with Pedro Bromfman in the lead with 470,000 in chips. Bromfman rocketed to the top in the early part of the day and never let his foot off the gas as he continued to apply pressure on his table. After nearly tripling late in the day, Majid Yahyaei used that momentum to finish with 410,000, while recent WSOP bracelet winner Dan Zack sits third in chips with 312,000. Just outside the top three chip counts are Julien Martin (285,500), Ajay Chabra (283,500), Dan Shak (283,500), and Jean-Robert Bellande (263,000).
Also surviving into Day 2 include WSOP bracelet winners Frank Kassela, Galen Hall, Daniel Ospina, Daniel Negreanu, Benny Glaser, Mike Wattel, Randy Ohel, and Marco Johnson, along with previous champions Brian Rast, John Monnette, Billy Baxter, Paul Volpe, and Jesse Martin.
Play resumes at 2 p.m. (PDT) on Sunday, June 9, in the Gold section of the Amazon Room with the 29 remaining players likely to see a set of new entrants and re-entrants join the field. The PokerNews Live Reporting Team will be on the floor providing continuous live updates of all the action from Day 2 of Event #21: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship, so stay tuned to PokerNews.com to see who will be crowned the next World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner.
Seat Draw Day 2 Event #21: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship
Level 10
: 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 401 | 1 | Mike Wattel | United States | 89,000 |
| Amazon | 401 | 2 | Alex Balandin | United States | 232,000 |
| Amazon | 401 | 3 | Paul Volpe | United States | 38,500 |
| Amazon | 401 | 5 | John Monnette | United States | 161,500 |
| Amazon | 401 | 6 | Shawn Sheikhan | United States | 232,500 |
| Amazon | 402 | 2 | Jean-Robert Bellande | United States | 263,000 |
| Amazon | 402 | 3 | Galen Hall | United States | 160,500 |
| Amazon | 402 | 4 | Billy Baxter | United States | 89,500 |
| Amazon | 402 | 6 | Frank Kassela | United States | 165,000 |
| Amazon | 402 | 7 | Cary Katz | United States | 103,000 |
| Amazon | 403 | 1 | Vincent Musso | United States | 164,500 |
| Amazon | 403 | 3 | Brian Rast | United States | 196,000 |
| Amazon | 403 | 4 | Jennifer Harman Traniello | United States | 35,500 |
| Amazon | 403 | 6 | Jerry Robinson | United States | 20,000 |
| Amazon | 405 | 2 | Marco Johnson | United States | 61,000 |
| Amazon | 405 | 3 | Daniel Negreanu | Canada | 102,000 |
| Amazon | 405 | 4 | Dan Shak | United States | 283,500 |
| Amazon | 405 | 5 | Randy Ohel | United States | 86,000 |
| Amazon | 405 | 6 | Jim Bechtel | United States | 258,000 |
| Amazon | 406 | 1 | Ajay Chabra | United States | 283,500 |
| Amazon | 406 | 3 | Julien Martini | France | 285,000 |
| Amazon | 406 | 4 | Majid Yahyaei | United States | 410,000 |
| Amazon | 406 | 6 | Daniel Zack | United States | 312,000 |
| Amazon | 406 | 7 | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | 98,500 |
| Amazon | 407 | 1 | Darren Elias | United States | 149,500 |
| Amazon | 407 | 2 | Pedro Bromfman | United States | 470,000 |
| Amazon | 407 | 3 | Jesse Martin | United States | 74,000 |
| Amazon | 407 | 5 | Prahlad Friedman | United States | 126,500 |
| Amazon | 407 | 6 | Daniel Ospina | Colombia | 106,000 |
End-of-Day 1 Chip Counts (full)
Level 10
: 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
470,000 | -4,000 |
|
410,000 | 40,000 |
|
312,000 | 17,000 |
|
285,500 | 500 |
|
283,500 | -21,500 |
|
283,500 | 8,500 |
|
263,000 | 43,000 |
|
258,000 | 23,000 |
|
232,500 | 116,500 |
|
232,000 | -13,000 |
|
196,000 | 55,500 |
|
165,000 | 10,000 |
|
164,500 | -65,500 |
|
161,500 | -8,500 |
|
160,500 | 40,500 |
|
149,500 | 29,500 |
|
126,500 | 1,500 |
|
106,000 | -4,000 |
|
103,000 | 23,000 |
|
102,000 | -6,500 |
|
98,500 | -41,500 |
|
89,500 | -45,500 |
|
89,000 | -6,000 |
|
86,000 | -69,000 |
|
74,000 | 2,000 |
Four More Hands
Level 10
: 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante
The Tournament Director has announced that there will be just four more hands remaining on Day 1.
Deeb Eliminated by Martini and His Number Two
Level 10
: 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante
Julien Martini raised the button and Shaun Deeb shoved the big blind. Martini called, and both players drew one.
Martini: 
Deeb: 
Deeb drew the 
, and Martini the 
, and Deeb's nine-seven wasn't enough against Martini's number two.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
285,000 | 190,000 |
|
Busted |
Harman Doubles Through Ospina
Level 10
: 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante
Daniel Ospina raised to 7,000 in the cutoff before Jen Harman shoved for 17,500 from the button. Ospina called, and both players drew one.
Ospina: 
Harman:
Ospina showed first and revealed his 
before Harman squeezed out the to double through.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
110,000 | -25,000 |
|
42,000 | 12,000 |
Zack vs. Balandin
Level 10
: 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante
Alex Balandin raised to 8,000 from the cutoff and Dan Zack called in the small blind.
Both players drew one, and Zack bet out 5,500.
Balandin raised to 21,000, and Zack quickly called.
Balandin showed an , and Zack fanned his and collected the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
295,000 | 127,000 |
|
|
245,000 | -60,000 |
Bonyadi Eliminated by Shak
Level 10
: 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante
Dan Shak opened to 8,000 from under the gun and Farzad Bonyadi moved all in from the cutoff for 35,500. Action folded back to Shak, and he called and drew one as Bonyadi stood pat.
Bonyadi: 
Shak:
Shak drew the and Bonyadi was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
305,000 | 80,000 |
|
Busted |
Martin Doubles Through Alberto
Level 10
: 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante
John Monnette raised to 6,500 from under the gun and Jesse Martin moved all in from the button for 30,500. Anthony Alberto shoved from the big blind for 52,000, and Monnette folded. Alberto drew one, and Martin stood pat.
Martin:
Alberto:
Alberto squeezed the , and Martin doubled through.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
170,000 | |
|
|
72,000 | 58,100 |
|
21,500 | -38,500 |