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

10-09-2021 18:03 UTC-7

A Handful of the Top Chip Counts

DougChase

Level 14 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Daly	460,000 85,000	85,000

Gary Benson	410,000 2,000	2,000

Matthew Smith	375,000 -3,000	-3,000
Michael Trivett	340,000 20,000	20,000
Mike Gorodinsky	330,000 160,000	160,000

10-09-2021 18:01 UTC-7

Fukumoto Works On a Miracle

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

Marco Johnson was eliminated and shortly after, Kendall Fukumoto ended up at risk in three consecutive 2-7 Triple Draw hands. He survived all of them, twice in three-way showdowns and ultimately made a wheel to beat Hal Rotholz and Jason Daly.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Daly	375,000 -20,000	-20,000

Hal Rotholz	90,000 -10,000	-10,000
Kendall Fukumoto	21,000 -43,000	-43,000
Marco Johnson	Busted

Tags: Hal Rotholz Jason Daly Kendall Fukumoto Marco Johnson

10-09-2021 17:54 UTC-7

Ohel Takes One from Trivett

DougChase

Level 14 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

When the action was picked up, it was Randy Ohel that stood pat and fired a bet after the third draw. Michael Trivett, who had drawn one card, tanked and called. He was shown the bad news when Ohel tabled for a seven Badugi and was awarded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Trivett	320,000 40,000	40,000
Randy Ohel	280,000 60,000	60,000

10-09-2021 17:49 UTC-7

Trivett Scores a Knockout

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

A-5 Triple Draw

The drawing rounds were already completed and Michael Trivett tabled a in showdown against Schuyler Thornton. His opponent had a seven-six and missed to improve after pairing his ace and deuce.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Trivett	280,000 20,000	20,000
Schuyler Thornton	Busted

Tags: Michael Trivett Schuyler Thornton

10-09-2021 17:47 UTC-7

Benson Adds to his Stack

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Tobias Schwecht raised and was called by Gary Benson and Nicholas Seiken. All three players discarded two and checked to the second draw, on which they discarded two once more. Benson bet and Seiken folded, Schwecht called. Benson then patted and Schwecht took one card to fold when Benson bet.

The Aussie Poker Hall of Fame member rolled over a number two before stacking up the chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Gary Benson	336,000 3,000	3,000

Nicholas Seiken	163,000 -37,000	-37,000

Tobias Schwecht	68,000 -37,000	-37,000

Tags: Gary Benson Nicholas Seiken Tobias Schwecht

10-09-2021 17:42 UTC-7

Glaser Chips Up With a Wheel

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

A-5 Triple Draw

After the first two completed draws, Benny Glaser and Brian Yoon stood pat on the final draw. Glaser bet and Yoon called to get shown for a wheel by Glaser. "That's good relatively often," another player at the table joked before the pot was shipped to Glaser.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Yoon	180,000 -65,000	-65,000

Benny Glaser	155,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Benny Glaser Brian Yoon

10-09-2021 17:35 UTC-7

Updated Counts

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Daly	395,000 90,000	90,000

Matthew Smith	275,000 6,000	6,000
Brian Yoon	245,000 25,000	25,000

Carlos Rodriguez	175,000 -70,000	-70,000
Philip Sternheimer	170,000 55,000	55,000
Vladimir Peck	160,000 8,000	8,000

Jake Schwartz	135,000 40,000	40,000
James Woods	100,000 40,000	40,000
Hal Rotholz	100,000 20,000	20,000
Aaron Sinukoff	90,000 14,000	14,000
John Pappas	75,000 -52,000	-52,000
Abdel Hamid	57,000 -8,000	-8,000
Larry Tull	35,000 -69,000	-69,000
Andrew Barber	Busted

10-09-2021 17:30 UTC-7

Daly Eclipses 300,000 in Chips

DougChase

Level 14 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

A-5 Triple Draw

After the second draw, it was Jason Daly who tossed out betting chips, which prompted a fold from Kendall Fukumoto, and a call from John Pappas.

The third draw had Pappas who drew one and Daly stood pat. Another bet by Daly was called by Pappas, and Daly tabled for a six-five low and was pushed the pot after Pappas tossed his cards into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jason Daly	305,000 30,000	30,000

John Pappas	127,000 -73,000	-73,000
Kendall Fukumoto	64,000 -106,000	-106,000

10-09-2021 17:29 UTC-7

Defending Champion Zack Eliminated

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

Dan Zack was already all-in prior to the first draw and Mike Gorodinsky drew three new cards while Zack only needed one fresh card. On the second draw, both players took one new card and Gorodinsky then patted while Zack discarded one for the third draw in a row.

Gorodinsky rolled over the and Zack flashed for his sweat. "No paint please," he said in table chat but peeled the to hit the rail.

Player	Chips	Progress
Venkata Tayi	210,000 -58,000	-58,000

Donny Rubinstein	200,000 20,000	20,000
Ben Yu	190,000 75,000	75,000

Mike Gorodinsky	170,000 -30,000	-30,000

Nicholas Julia	100,000 35,000	35,000

Daniel Zack	Busted

Tags: Dan Zack Mike Gorodinsky

10-09-2021 17:21 UTC-7

Lee Prevails Against Love

Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

A-5 Triple Draw

On the first draw, Mark Gregorich and Craig Love discarded one card while Steve Lee took two new cards. They checked to the second draw on which now Gregorich took two, Lee and Love took one. Lee bet and Love called while Gregorich got out of the way.

Lee then patted and Love took one new card to check behind. He was shown the by Lee and that won the pot, as Love mucked.