Event #49: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship
Day 2 Started
2019 World Series of Poker
Event #49: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2019 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$940,000
Entries
100
Level
24
Limits
80,000 / 160,000
Ante
0
Johannes Becker Leads the Remaining 32 Players into Day 2
Welcome to Day 2 coverage of Event #49: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship.
The starting field of 92 players is down to just 32, although those numbers should pick up a bit as registration remains open until the cards go in the air at 2 p.m. Prize pool and payout information will be available shortly thereafter.
On top of the counts heading into Day 2 is bracelet winner Johannes Becker, comfortably in the lead with 526,500. Rounding out the top five are mixed game specialist Benny Glaser (396,500), British poker professional Luke Schwartz (321,500), Mark Gregorich (275,000) and Daniel Ospina (258,500), who came second in the $10k H.O.R.S.E. Championship just 10 days ago for $262,882.
A plethora of big names remain in the mix as you can see below.
Day 2 Seat Draw
| Room | Table | Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 402 | 1 | Jeremy Ausmus | United States | 20,000 |
| Amazon | 402 | 2 | George Wolff | United States | 232,500 |
| Amazon | 402 | 5 | Mike Gorodinsky | United States | 93,500 |
| Amazon | 402 | 6 | Dimitri Holdeew | Austria | 137,500 |
| Amazon | 403 | 1 | Brian Hastings | United States | 191,000 |
| Amazon | 403 | 3 | Mark Gregorich | United States | 275,000 |
| Amazon | 403 | 4 | Tom Franklin | United States | 82,000 |
| Amazon | 403 | 5 | Dzmitry Urbanovich | Poland | 31,000 |
| Amazon | 403 | 6 | Tommy Hang | United States | 150,000 |
| Amazon | 406 | 2 | Calvin Anderson | United States | 208,000 |
| Amazon | 406 | 3 | Luke Schwartz | United Kingdom | 321,500 |
| Amazon | 406 | 4 | Max Kruse | Germany | 195,500 |
| Amazon | 406 | 6 | David Benyamine | United States | 153,000 |
| Amazon | 407 | 1 | Jameson Painter | United States | 91,500 |
| Amazon | 407 | 2 | Matt Glantz | United States | 111,000 |
| Amazon | 407 | 4 | Yueqi Zhu | China | 163,500 |
| Amazon | 407 | 5 | Johannes Becker | Germany | 526,500 |
| Amazon | 407 | 6 | David "ODB" Baker | United States | 132,500 |
| Amazon | 409 | 1 | Hanh Tran | Austria | 177,000 |
| Amazon | 409 | 2 | Daniel Ospina | Colombia | 258,500 |
| Amazon | 409 | 3 | Robert Campbell | Australia | 161,000 |
| Amazon | 409 | 4 | Mike Matusow | United States | 97,000 |
| Amazon | 409 | 6 | Brian Yoon | United States | 152,000 |
| Amazon | 410 | 1 | Benny Glaser | United Kingdom | 396,500 |
| Amazon | 410 | 2 | Tim Marsters | Australia | 104,000 |
| Amazon | 410 | 3 | Rep Porter | United States | 216,500 |
| Amazon | 410 | 5 | Marco Johnson | United States | 157,500 |
| Amazon | 410 | 6 | Gary Benson | Australia | 117,000 |
| Amazon | 411 | 1 | Shawn Buchanan | Canada | 141,500 |
| Amazon | 411 | 2 | Jason Gray | United Kingdom | 133,000 |
| Amazon | 411 | 3 | Cary Katz | United States | 223,000 |
| Amazon | 411 | 6 | David Bach | United States | 66,000 |
Day 2 is set to begin at 2 p.m. with the PokerNews Live Reporting Team on the floor to provide continuous live updates of the action.
Level: 11
Limits: 4,000/8,000
Ante: 0
Day 2 Entries
Level 11
: 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
There were eight Day 2 entries, bringing the total field size to 100 players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | |
|
60,000 | |
|
60,000 | |
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60,000 | |
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60,000 | |
|
60,000 | |
|
60,000 | |
|
60,000 |
Zhu Shows Nine-Perfect
Level 11
: 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
David "ODB" Baker raised in the hijack, Jameson Painter reraised on his left, Yueqi Zhu called in the big blind, and Baker called as well.
The first draw saw all players pitch one and they checked.
Zhu patted while Baker and Painter still needed one. Zhu bet, Baker folded, and Painter called.
Painter changed one again and the final round was checked. Zhu turned up 
and won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
170,000 | 6,500 |
|
140,000 | 7,500 |
|
69,500 | -22,000 |
Anderson Takes from Schwartz
Level 11
: 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
Calvin Anderson raised from the button, Luke Schwartz made it three bets from the small blind, Anderson four-bet Schwartz five-bet and Anderson called.
Schwartz stood pat, Anderson drew one, Schwartz bet, Anderson raised and Schwartz called.
Both stood pat on the second draw and Schwartz check-called a bet from Anderson.
Both stood pat on the third draw and both checked.
Anderson showed 
, Schwartz mucked and Anderson won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
290,000 | -31,500 |
|
245,000 | 37,000 |
Ferguson on a Nub
Level 11
: 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
Shawn Buchanan raised in the cutoff and Cary Katz and Chris Ferguson called from the blinds.
Katz and Ferguson peeled two and Buchanan discarded one. Buchanan bet and both of his opponents called.
Katz needed one, Ferguson took two, and Buchanan patted. Buchanan fired again and both Katz and Ferguson folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
200,000 | -23,000 |
|
165,000 | 23,500 |
|
|
20,000 | -40,000 |
Deeb and Ferguson Eliminated
Level 11
: 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
Shaun Deeb and Chris Ferguson both entered straight into Day 2 but their respective runs were only short-lived affairs as neither of them lasted more 15 minutes.
Just when Ferguson was standing up to leave the tournament area, Shawn Deeb was seen all in with one more draw to come.
Deeb was up against David Benyamine's , hoping to chop as he had a wheel draw with . Deeb, however, peeled a 
and Benyamine got the whole pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
185,000 | 32,000 |
|
|
Busted | |
|
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Busted |
Mizrachi Eliminated by Ausmus
Level 11
: 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
Jeremy Ausmus raised from the button and Michael Mizrachi called all in for 8,000 from the big blind.
Mizrachi showed the table his hand, 
, and drew four. Ausmus drew one.
Both players drew one on the remaining streets.
Ausmus: 
Mizrachi:
Ausmus showed first and turned over a to make a nine-seven-six, while Mirazchi squeezed a 
to bust.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | 30,000 |
|
|
Busted |
Nine for Benyamine
Level 11
: 4,000/8,000, 0 ante
David Benyamine raised in the cutoff and Luke Schwartz and Max Kruse came along from the blinds.
Schwartz changed one, Kruse and Benyamine took two apiece, and Schwartz led out. Both of his opponents called.
They all pitched one on the second draw and the betting round was checked.
All were still on a one-card draw and Schwartz checked to Kruse who bet. Benyamine called and Schwartz folded.
"You got it," Kruse said and Benyamine promptly turned up to take it down.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
310,000 | 20,000 |
|
|
210,000 | 25,000 |
|
125,000 | -70,500 |