2019 World Series of Poker

Event #33: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw
Day: 1
Event Info

2019 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
9x8x5x4x3x
Prize
$144,027
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$630,450
Entries
467
Level Info
Level
30
Limits
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
0

Event #33: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Begins at 3 p.m.

Hanh Tran
Hanh Tran

Welcome to Day 1 coverage of Event #33: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw.

The 2019 World Series of Poker is two weeks in and more mixed games are coming to the forefront. Today, the first pure Limit 2-7 Lowball tournament gets underway.

Since the event was changed from a $2,500 buy-in to $1,500 in 2014, the event has consistently drawn between 326 and 388 entries. However, that number is expected to rise this year as one re-entry is permitted during the registration period, which lasts for the first eight levels.

Last year, taking this event down was Austrian Hanh Tran, who captured his first WSOP bracelet by besting a field of 356 players. Tran went on to win his second bracelet at WSOP-E just a few months later.

$1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Over the Years

YearEntriesPrize PoolWinnerCountryFirst-Place Prize
2018356$480,600Hanh TranAustria$117,282
2017326$440,100Brian BrubakerUnited States$109,967
2016358$483,300Andrey ZaichenkoRussia$117,047
2015388$523,800Benny GlaserUnited Kingdom$136,215
2014348$469,800Todd BuiUnited States$124,510

Players begin with 10,000 in chips and the blinds last one hour in length throughout the tournament. The schedule for Day 1 is for 10 levels to be played with 15-minute breaks every two levels. There is no dinner break.

The cards will be in the air at 3 p.m., so be sure to keep it here for live updates on the action.

"I Had All Four Sevens. That's Why I Drew Three Twice"

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 0 ante
Allen Kessler
Allen Kessler

The player in the hijack limped in, Allen Kessler raised from the button, Joe Weinberger called from the small blind, the player in the big blind called and the limper called.

Weinberger drew two, the big blind drew two, the hijack drew one and Kessler drew three. Action checked to the hijack who bet, and all three opponents called.

The drawing remained the same on the second draw and action was checked around.

On the third draw (which required folded cards and previous betting round discards to be reshuffled back in), Weinberger took one, the big blind took two, the hijack drew one and Kessler drew one.

Action was checked around again and Kessler was best with {9-}{7-}{6-}{4-}{3-}.

"I had all four sevens. That's why I drew three twice," explained Kessler.

Player Chips Progress
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Allen Kessler
32,000
5,000
5,000
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Joe Weinberger
15,000
-3,000
-3,000

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Defending Champion Hanh Tran Going Strong

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 0 ante
Hahn Tran
Hahn Tran

Hanh Tran, who won this event last year, raised from the button and David Prociak called from the small blind.

Both drew two and Prociak check-called a bet from Tran.

On the second draw, Prociak drew two while Tran stood pat. Prociak checked, Tran bet, Prociak check-raised, Tran reraised and Prociak folded.

Player Chips Progress
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Hanh Tran
66,000
8,000
8,000
Defending Champion
WSOP 2X Winner
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David Prociak
32,000
-8,000
-8,000
WSOP 2X Winner

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Event #33 Prize Pool Announced; $144,027 to the Winner!

Level 9 : 600/1,200, 0 ante

The prize pool for Event #33: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw has been announced with the 467-entry field generating a prize pool of $630,450 that will pay the top 71 finishers.

PlacePrizePlacePrize
1st$144,0277th - 8th$13,593
2nd$88,9959th - 10th$10,037
3rd$58,34311th - 12th$7,603
4th$39,12613th - 18th$5,912
5th$26,85519th - 24th$4,723
6th$18,87525th - 30th$3,879
  31st - 36th$3,278
  37th - 42nd$2,853
  43rd - 48th$2,559
  49th - 54th$2,368
  55th - 66th$2,263
  67th - 71st$2,235

Benny Glaser Bags Big on Day 1 of Event #33: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw

Level 10 : 800/1,600, 0 ante
Benny Glaser
Benny Glaser

Day 1 of Event #33: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw has come to an end with approximately 139 players of the 467 starting entries advancing to Day 2.

The unofficial chip leader appears to be Benny Glaser, who bagged a healthy stack of 79,500. Already with one final table made earlier this summer in the $1,500 Dealer's Choice, the three-time bracelet winner continues to show his prowess as one of the best all-round players in poker with his much-admired mixed game prowess.

The field today was stacked with notable players and many of them will be returning for Day 2 action.Brett Bader (69,000), Owais Ahmed (64,100), Scott Bohlman (63,000), Tuan Le (62,000), Brian Hastings (54,500), Shirley Rosario (45,400), James Obst (45,000) and Max Kruse (43,600) all bagged above average stacks. On the flip side, defending champion Hanh Tran (29,700), Phil Hellmuth (24,100), Daniel Negreanu (12,800) and Nick Schulman (10,900) are below average.

Among those who took part in the action but who won't be returning on Friday include Ben Yu, Justin Bonomo, David "ODB" Baker, Chris Vitch, Brandon Shack-Harris, Calvin Anderson and Mike Matusow.

Day 2 begins Friday at 2 p.m. and PokerNews be back to provide live updates on the action.

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