Event #34: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Day 2 | 2021 World Series of Poker

10-18-2021 16:47 UTC-7

Kellar Among First Post-Bubble Eliminations

Mike Patrick

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Jennifer Kellar was among several short stacks who survived the bubble to earn a trip to the pay window.

She got the last of her chips in on her small blind versus Christian Calcano in the big blind, who was also on a short stack.

Kellar was ahead for the first two draws, drawing one against Calcano's three.

But on the final draw, Kellar had yet to improve, while Calcano was now also drawing one.

Calcano showed his , then turned over a pairing

Kellar was drawing extremely live to her , but paired her , eliminating her from the tournament.

Unfortunately for Calcano, his last 35,000 chips would also be lost soon after, as the field has been trimmed to 40.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jennifer Kellar	Busted
Christian Calcano	Busted

Tags: Christian Calcano

10-18-2021 17:04 UTC-7

Rotholz on the Move

Matt Hansen

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

Hal Rotholz raised from early position and Michael Wagner called.

Rotholz drew three cards and Wagner took two.

Wagner checked-called a bet from Rotholz after the first draw. Wagner drew two and Rotholz drew one.

Wagner check-called another bet from Rotholz after the second draw. Wagner took one and Rotholz stood pat on the third draw.

Both players checked and Rotholz turned over . Wagner mucked the losing hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Hal Rotholz	215,000 110,000	110,000
Michael Wagner	120,000 -7,000	-7,000

Tags: Hal Rotholz Michael Wagner

10-18-2021 17:14 UTC-7

Andrulis, Wickersheim Atop the Leaderboard

Mike Patrick

Level 17 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

The leaderboard has been shaken up since the bubble burst, with Kristijonas Andrulis and Colin Wickersheim now wielding the biggest stacks in the room.

Andrulis recently eliminated a short-stacked opponent in an all-in confrontation pre-draw when he made a queen-low against his opponent's pair of deuces.

Wickersheim just eliminated Tobias Schwecht when his beat Schwecht's .

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristijonas Andrulis	500,000 200,000	200,000
Colin Wickersheim	410,000 130,000	130,000
Matt Grapenthien	350,000 60,000	60,000

Andreas Hole	340,000 -125,000	-125,000
David "Bakes" Baker	315,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Colin Wickersheim Kristijonas Andrulis Tobias Schwecht

Level: 19

Limits: 8,000/16,000

Ante: 0

10-18-2021 17:37 UTC-7

Owen's Stack Sliding

Mike Patrick

Level 19 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Since peaking early in the day, Adam Owen's stack has been on the decline, including in a recent hand with David Funkhouser.

Before the final draw, Funkhouser bet and Owen called. Funkhouser stood pat and Owen drew one.

Both players checked, and Funkhouser turned over for the winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
David Funkhouser	230,000 -25,000	-25,000
Adam Owen	140,000 -204,000	-204,000

Tags: David Funkhouser Adam Owen

10-18-2021 17:41 UTC-7

Zeidman Forces a Fold

Matt Hansen

Level 19 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Ramachandra Nagaraja raised from the cutoff and Cory Zeidman called from the big blind.

Both players drew two cards.

Zeidman checked dark.

"You have so many options now," he told Nagaraja. Nagaraja checked.

Zeidman took one card and Nagaraja took two.

Zeidman bet and Nagaraja folded.

"I was pat, for what it's worth," said Zeidman to the table.

"Prove it!" yelled John Esposito.

"No."

Player	Chips	Progress
Cory Zeidman	265,000 115,000	115,000

Ramachandra Nagaraja	59,000 -46,500	-46,500

Tags: Cory Zeidman John Esposito Ramachandra Nagaraja

10-18-2021 18:03 UTC-7

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Chad Holloway

Level 19 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

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10-18-2021 18:09 UTC-7

Griboski Takes from Wickersheim

Matt Hansen

Level 19 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Colin Wickersheim called from the small blind and Vincent Griboski checked from the big blind.

Griboski took three cards and Wickersheim took two.

Wickersheim bet the first draw and Griboski called. Wickersheim took one and Griboski took two.

Wickersheim bet again and Griboski came along. Both players took one card for the final draw.

Wickersheim bet and Griboski called. Wickersheim turned over but Griboski had to take the pot with an eight-seven.

Player	Chips	Progress
Vincent Griboski	477,000 192,000	192,000
Colin Wickersheim	455,000 45,000	45,000

Tags: Colin Wickersheim Vincent Griboski

10-18-2021 18:19 UTC-7

Player Break

Matt Hansen

Level 19 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Players are now on a 15-minute break.

10-18-2021 18:25 UTC-7

Chip Counts At Break

Mike Patrick

Level 19 : 8,000/16,000, 0 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Kristijonas Andrulis	640,000 140,000	140,000
Stephen Deutsch	550,000 190,000	190,000
Vincent Griboski	495,000 18,000	18,000
Matt Grapenthien	440,000 90,000	90,000

David "Bakes" Baker	410,000 95,000	95,000

Frankie O'Dell	360,000 228,000	228,000

Peter Lynn	360,000 215,500	215,500

Andreas Hole	335,000 -5,000	-5,000
Conrad Simpson	320,000 184,000	184,000
Mark Fraser	310,000 243,000	243,000
Colin Wickersheim	300,000 -155,000	-155,000
Hal Rotholz	255,000 40,000	40,000
Marc Booth	190,000 -2,000	-2,000
Ian Feller	190,000 52,000	52,000
Adam Owen	155,000 15,000	15,000
John Esposito	150,000 105,000	105,000

Andrew Yeh	130,000 -8,500	-8,500

Katherine Fleck	100,000 64,000	64,000
Matthew Schwagler	100,000 -37,000	-37,000
Daniel Anton	100,000 -116,000	-116,000
Shirley Rosario	65,000 -80,000	-80,000
Cory Zeidman	50,000 -215,000	-215,000