Event #21: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship Day 2 | 2019 World Series of Poker

06-09-2019 18:19 UTC-8

Player	Chips	Progress
Galen Hall	610,000 5,000	5,000

Dan Shak	433,000 81,000	81,000
Paul Volpe	283,000 3,000	3,000

Darren Elias	147,000 62,000	62,000

Mike Watson	108,000 17,000	17,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Bromfman	783,000 42,000	42,000

Prahlad Friedman	454,000 59,000	59,000

Vince Musso	436,000 44,000	44,000
Ajay Chabra	390,000 20,000	20,000
Jean-Robert Bellande	291,000 21,000	21,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Martini	530,000 215,000	215,000

Majid Yahyaei	522,000 11,000	11,000
Jim Bechtel	286,000 109,000	109,000

Brian Rast	104,000 1,000	1,000

Alex Balandin	78,000 22,000	22,000

Chabra Raises Bellande

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Tim Duckworth

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

Ajay Chabra raised the button to 12,000 and Jean-Robert Bellande three-bet the small blind to 35,000.

Chabra called, and after Bellande stood pat, Chabra drew two.

Bellande bet out 6,000, and Chabra cut out a raise amounting to 72,000. Bellande thought for a little, and then folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ajay Chabra	420,000 30,000	30,000
Jean-Robert Bellande	250,000 41,000	41,000

Tags: Ajay Chabra Jean-Robert Bellande

06-09-2019 18:37 UTC-8

Yahyaei Picks Off Rast

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Tim Duckworth

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

Majid Yahyaei raised to 15,000 in the cutoff and Brian Rast called on the button.

Both players drew one, and Yahyaei checked.

Rast bet 40,000, and after some thought, Yahyaei called.

Rast tabled his for a pair of sixes, and Yahyaei revealed his winning to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Majid Yahyaei	535,000 13,000	13,000
Brian Rast	49,000 55,000	55,000

Tags: Brian Rast Majid Yahyaei

06-09-2019 18:45 UTC-8

Defending Champion Brian Rast Bubbles in 15th Place

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Mickey Doft

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

Brian Rast raised all in for 49,000 from the cutoff, Julien Martini raised to 203,000 from the small blind and Alex Balandin in the big blind asked the floor what would happen if two players from the same table busted. Upon hearing that chip count would determine who finished in which place, Balandin called all in for 51,000.

Martini thought for a bit before he drew one, Balandin stood pat and Rast drew two.

Martini:
Balandin:
Rast:

Martini said he broke a ten and turned over a , while Rast showed a and an to finish as the bubble boy.

Player	Chips	Progress
Julien Martini	450,000 80,000	80,000

Alex Balandin	160,000 82,000	82,000
Brian Rast	Busted

Tags: Alex Balandin Brian Rast Julien Martini

06-09-2019 18:51 UTC-8

Two Table Re-Draw

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Tim Duckworth

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

	Table 403	Chip Count	Table 407	Chip Count
Seat 1	Jim Bechtel	320,000	Ajay Chabra	442,000
Seat 2	Prahlad Friedman	438,000	Paul Volpe	285,000
Seat 3	Darren Elias	145,000	Galen Hall	665,000
Seat 4	Pedro Bromfman	837,000	Vince Musso	410,000
Seat 5	Julien Martini	511,000	Dan Shak	415,000
Seat 6	Majid Yahyaei	535,000	Jean-Robert Bellande	240,000
Seat 7	Alex Balandin	160,000	Mike Watson	64,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Pedro Bromfman	837,000 54,000	54,000

Galen Hall	665,000 55,000	55,000

Majid Yahyaei	535,000
Julien Martini	511,000 61,000	61,000

Ajay Chabra	442,000 22,000	22,000
Prahlad Friedman	438,000 16,000	16,000

Dan Shak	415,000 18,000	18,000
Vince Musso	410,000 26,000	26,000
Jim Bechtel	320,000 34,000	34,000

Paul Volpe	285,000 2,000	2,000

Jean-Robert Bellande	240,000 10,000	10,000

Alex Balandin	160,000
Darren Elias	145,000 2,000	2,000

Mike Watson	64,000 44,000	44,000

06-09-2019 18:53 UTC-8

Yahyaei Picks Off Balandin

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Tim Duckworth

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

Darren Elias raised to 16,000 in the hijack and both Majid Yahyaei and Alex Balandin called in the blinds.

Yahyaei and Balandin drew one, and Elias stood pat.

Yahyaei checked, Balandin led out for 45,000, and Elias folded.

Yahyaei thought for over a minute and then called.

Balandin announced deuces, and Yahyaei tabled his to collect the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Majid Yahyaei	620,000 85,000	85,000
Darren Elias	127,000 18,000	18,000

Alex Balandin	85,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Alex Balandin Darren Elias Majid Yahyaei

06-09-2019 19:01 UTC-8

Alex Balandin Eliminated in 14th Place ($15,167)

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Mickey Doft

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

Julien Martini raised to 15,000 from the cutoff, Alex Balandin raised all in for 90,000 from the small blind, Jim Bechtel called from the big blind and Martini folded.

Both players drew one.

Balandin:
Bechtel:

Balandin turned over a to make a queen-eight, Bechtel received a to make a ten-eight and Balandin was eliminated in 14th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jim Bechtel	415,000 95,000	95,000

Alex Balandin	Busted

Tags: Alex Balandin Julien Martini Jim Bechtel

06-09-2019 19:04 UTC-8

Mike Watson Eliminated in 13th Place ($15,167)

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Mickey Doft

Level 14 : 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

A short-stacked Mike Watson was all in from the small blind with a final hand of , no match against Jean-Robert Bellande's on the button to bust in 13th place.