A-5 Triple Draw
Big blind Sumir Mathur patted the final draw and Jordan Siegel pulled a card. Mathur bet.
"Ah, I hit the wrong end of this open-ender," Siegel mused.
He tossed in a call and Mathur announced a six.
"Is there an ace in your six?"
There was: 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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545,000 | 75,000 |
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30,000 | -114,000 |
Level: 20
Limits: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 0
2-7 Triple Draw
Bryce Yockey raised the button and was called by Sumir Mathur in the small blind. The two went heads up to the first draw and both took two cards. Mathur check-called a continuation-bet from Yockey and drew two cards again on the second draw. Yockey took one and fired another bet when Mathur checked to him. Mathur called and drew one card on the final draw. Yockey stood pat and again bet when checked to on the end. Mathur called.
"Wheel," Yockey exclaimed as he turned over 
for the nuts and raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
470,000 | -10,000 |
|
235,000 | -25,000 |
2-7 Triple Draw
Jon Turner raised in the cutoff and got action from both blinds. David Gee took three, Mike Gorodinsky took two and Turner took one. The first two checked to Turner and he bet. Gee raised, "Gordo" folded and Turner reraised to get all in.
Gee took one and Turner patted, then Gee took one more and flipped over after Turner showed 
. Gee peeled and mucked, saying Turner had it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
280,000 | -86,000 |
|
65,000 | -55,000 |
Badugi
Joey Couden was just eliminated from the tournament by Dan Zack. According to Zack, he opened a pot and Couden put in a three-bet. Zack put him all in for less than a fourth bet. Zack drew two cards and Couden stood pat on the first two draws before Zack stood pat after the final draw.
Zack said he filled up to a 
badugi and that Couden said he broke a 
badugi, pitching the queen. Couden received another to replace the queen and ended up with a three-card at showdown which was not enough to extend his tournament life.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
240,000 | 40,000 |
|
Busted |
A-5 Triple Draw
Andrew Yeh bet under the gun and Dan Zack raised on his left after first draw. Yeh reraised and Zack called. Both players patted, then Zack called a bet, then they patted again. Yeh bet the end and Zack thought about 15 seconds and released.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
225,000 | 5,000 |
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200,000 | -70,000 |
A-5 Triple Draw
Dan Zack raised from the cutoff and was three-bet by Jake Schwartz on the button. Zack made the call and drew two cards. Schwartz took one card and fired a continuation-bet once Zack checked to him. Zack called and stood pat on the second draw, while Schwartz again drew one. After the second draw, Zack led out with a bet. Schwartz raised and Zack called. The third draw went pat and one again and both players checked.
With betting complete for the hand, Zack turned over and took down the pot as Schwartz pitched his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
640,000 | 80,000 |
|
|
270,000 | 75,000 |
2-7 Triple Draw
Jordan Siegel in the small blind and Jon Turner on the button got in two bets going to the final draw and each player patted. Siegel bet and turned called, but Siegel had the goods with .
Turner reached over to peek at the top card, but the dealer informed him he'd already altered the order with a quick sleight of hand so the players wouldn't know what was destined to emerge.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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144,000 | 76,000 |
|
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120,000 | -50,000 |
2-7 Triple Draw
Brayden Gazlay bet from the big blind and Mark Gregorich called on the button after the first draw. Gazlay took one and Gregorich two and Gazlay bet. Gregorich raised and Gazlay called.
Gazlay patted and Gregorich threw one away, then conceded the pot when Gazlay checked to him, with 
a winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
341,000 | -57,000 |
|
338,000 | 70,000 |
Badugi
Mike Gorodinsky raised from the cutoff and was called by Jon Turner, who defended his big blind. Turner drew two cards and Gorodinsky drew one before Turner check-called Gorodinsky's continuation bet. Both players drew two on the second draw and Turner again check-called a bet from Gorodinsky. On the final draw, Turner took one card and Gorodinsky stood pat behind him.
Turner checked the final street and Gorodinsky put in another bet, which was called. Gorodinsky tabled 
for an eight-dugi and took down the pot as Turner mucked his hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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555,000 | 25,000 |
|
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170,000 | -45,000 |