2-7 Triple Draw
Noah Bronstein was all-in for his last 25,000 chips and down to his last draw facing the 
of Johannes Becker. Bronstein shared with the table that he paired his trey on the draw as he mucked his cards to hit the rail in 16th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
100,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
Busted | |
|
||
2-7 Triple Draw
Steve Lee was already all-in prior to the final draw on which he took one new card, while Venkata Tayi patted and then turned over the 
.
Lee sweated the 
but paired the to depart in 17th place for $6,579.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
650,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
Badugi
Carol Fuchs jammed for just 40,000 in the small blind and Mike Gorodinsky called from the big blind, admitting he had a really bad hand.
Fuchs took one card and Gorodinsky jokingly asked her "shall I take three or four? you decide," before discarding all four.
On the second draw, Fuchs stood pat while Gorodinsky took two new cards.
After the final draw, Gorodinsky took one more card and Fuchs showed her patted 
. Gorodinsky was sweating 
but paired up with the 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
370,000
140,000
|
140,000 |
|
||
|
80,000
145,000
|
145,000 |
|
|
||
Badugi
James Woods survived his all-in and doubled up through Jason Daly with a 
Badugi.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,350,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
||
|
170,000
80,000
|
80,000 |
Badugi
James Woods eventually bowed down to the aggression of chip leader Jason Daly and dropped below three big bets. One hand later, Matthew Smith was forced all-in from the big blind. Carlos Rodriguez raised and Joao Vieira called.
Smith patted and Rodriguez took two, Vieira took one card. The Portuguese poker pro then bet and Rodriguez folded.
Vieira patted the next two draws, as did Smith, who announced a queen and flashed the 
briefly. Vieira had that beat with the 
for a Seven-Dugi and sent Smith to the rail in 18th place for $6,579.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,475,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
|
||
|
925,000
75,000
|
75,000 |
|
875,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
455,000
85,000
|
85,000 |
|
||
|
|
90,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
Busted | |
Level: 20
Limits: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 0
Badugi
In a three-bet pot against Brian Tate, Brian Yoon patted the final draw and Tate took one. They checked it down and Yoon revealed 
for a Queen-Dugi, which ended up winning the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,100,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
|
|
||
|
375,000
45,000
|
45,000 |
A-5 Triple Draw
Jason Daly four-bet and Matthew Smith called on the button. Both discarded one each and Daly bet for Smith to call with 20,000 behind. They took one more card and Daly bet, Smith then sigh-folded and was left with a fraction of a big bet.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
1,400,000
550,000
|
550,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
20,000
260,000
|
260,000 |
A-5 Triple Draw
Hal Rotholz: 
Johannes Becker:
The action was picked up at showdown, where Rotholz pipped Becker with a six-five-four-deuce-ace low to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
120,000
|
120,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
70,000
220,000
|
220,000 |
|
|
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| Seat | Table 406 | Table 414 | Table 421 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mike Gorodinsky | Jason Daly | Johannes Becker |
| 2 | Brian Tate | James Woods | Steve Lee |
| 3 | Vladimir Peck | Matthew Smith | Michael Trivett |
| 4 | Gary Benson | Aaron Rogers | Noah Bronstein |
| 5 | Brian Yoon | Carlos Rodriguez | Hal Rotholz |
| 6 | Carol Fuchs | Joao Vieira | Venkata Tayi |
