Event #18: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball Day 2 | 2021 World Series of Poker

10-09-2021 15:35 UTC-7

Negreanu Survived All-in Versus Baker and Milkey

DougChase

Level 12 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

Daniel Negreanu and Scott Milkey were both all-in with the final draw remaining versus David Baker. Negreau stood pat, and Baker and Milkey each drew one card.

With the action completed, Negreanu tabled eight-six low, slightly notching the for an eight-seven low of Milkey's. That sent Baker's cards into the muck.

With that hand, Negreanu survived his all-in and tripled up, and now sits at 32,500 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
David "ODB" Baker	90,000 15,000	15,000

Daniel Negreanu	32,500 2,500	2,500

Scott Milkey	Busted

10-09-2021 14:29 UTC-7

Tayi Soars to Big Stack

Christian Zetzsche

Level 11 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

A-5 Triple Draw

There were two open seats and Venkata Tayi stormed into a big stack after having knocked out Steve Zolotow and Colin Maneval. Nicholas Julia was also involved in the hand but the six-five of Tayi won it all as the cards were all but mashed together.

Tayi then won a pot off Frank Kassela to leave the latter with a single T-5,000 chip. Mike Gorodinsky arrived and raised, Kassela called all-in and Tayi called as well. Gorodinsky discard two cards, Kasella three and Tayi patted.

"That means there are a lot of good cards in the deck," Kasella joked. One more bet each went in between Gorodinsky and Tayi but the former then folded. Tayi patted once more and Kasella took one more card to reveal first. "Am I live?" he asked and peeled the to get there, as Tayi briefly exposed the .

The previous hand was described as a blood bath by Julia, by the way.

Player	Chips	Progress
Venkata Tayi (US)	190,000 105,000	105,000
Mike Gorodinsky	85,000 12,000	12,000

Nicholas Julia	45,000 -20,000	-20,000

Frank Kassela	19,000 -35,500	-35,500

Colin Maneval	Busted
Steve Zolotow	Busted

Tags: Frank Kassela Mike Gorodinsky Nicholas Julia Steve Zolotow Venkata Tayi

10-09-2021 12:00 UTC-7

The Race to the Money and Beyond on Day of Event #18: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball

Christian Zetzsche

Julien Martini is second in chips for Day 2

Out of a field of 253 entries, only 104 players will return to the seats in the Amazon Room to showcase their skills in the latest mixed game tournament of the 2021 World Series of Poker. As of 2 p.m. local time, Event #18: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball will recommence and all those still in contention will aim to secure a portion of the $562,925 prize pool. More than half of them will leave empty-handed as just the top 38 finishers will earn at least $4,097 for their efforts.

Three WSOP bracelet winners are at the top of the leaderboard and Robert Mizrachi leads the pack with 201,000. He is followed by Julien Martini (180,000) and Scott Seiver (177,000) while several other contenders are just a few big blinds behind. Philip Sternheimer can also be found in the overnight top ten while Joao Vieira and Randy Ohel are just outside.

Defending champion Dan Zack is also in the mix with a stack of 127,500, which is well above the average when Day 2 kicks off at limits of 2,500/5,000. All levels will last 60 minutes each until a winner has been crowned and a total of ten levels are scheduled for the penultimate tournament day. There will be a 15-minute break every two levels and a 60-minute dinner break after the sixth level.

The money bubble is certain to burst today and the field will likely be whittled down to the last few tables. Stay tuned right here on PokerNews to find out who makes the cut in this mixed game competition, which includes 2-7 Triple Draw, A-5 Triple Draw, and Badugi.

Tags: Dan Zack Joao Vieira Julien Martini Philip Sternheimer Randy Ohel Robert Mizrachi Scott Seiver