Event #49: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Championship
Day 1 Started
2021 World Series of Poker
Event #49: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw Championship
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2021 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,137,000
Entries
122
Level
22
Blinds
20,000 / 40,000
Ante
60,000
Entries
106
Players Left
43
Day 1 of Event #49: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship Kicks Off Soon
Welcome to Day 1 of Event #49: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship at the 2021 World Series of Poker. Cards go in the air at 3 p.m. for this popular no-limit variant of deuce-to-seven lowball.
Jim Bechtel, the 1993 Main Event champion, beat Vince Musso in the 2019 event to win his second WSOP gold bracelet. The win set a new record for the longest time between two WSOP victories, and Bechtel will have an opportunity to become the back-to-back champion this week.
The prestigious lowball event has been running since 1973 and it is expected to attract a high profile field of poker stars looking to add their name to a list of past champions that includes Mike Matusow, Erik Seidel, Brian Rast, Phil Galfond, John Juanda, and two-time winner Nick Schulman.
Phil Hellmuth will also have the chance to earn more deuce-to-seven gold after winning his 16th bracelet in $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw earlier in the series.
Players will start with 60,000 in chips with blinds at 200/300 with a 500 ante. Day 1 will play for ten 60-minute levels and increase to 90 minutes on Days 2 and 3. There will be a 15-minute break every two levels with no dinner break on Day 1.
Be sure to keep it here for updates on all the action from the PokerNews live reporting team.
Cards in The Air
After a slight delay, action is now underway!
Level: 1
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 500
Early Runners
Level 1
: 200/300, 500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | 60,000 |
|
60,000 | 60,000 |
|
60,000 | 60,000 |
|
60,000 | 60,000 |
|
60,000 | 60,000 |
|
60,000 | 60,000 |
|
60,000 | 60,000 |
|
60,000 | 60,000 |
|
60,000 | 60,000 |
Monnette Takes from Wolff
Level 1
: 200/300, 500 ante
John Monnette raised to 800 from under the gun and George Wolff called from the big blind.
Both players drew one card.
Wolff checked and Monnette fired 1,300 after the draw. Wolff called and Monnette turned over 
to take the early pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
62,100 | 2,100 |
|
|
57,900 | -2,100 |
Papastavrou Calls Kornuth's Bluff
Level 1
: 200/300, 500 ante
Jason Papastavrou raised to 1,000 on the button and was called by Chance Kornuth in the big blind.
Kornuth drew two and Papastavrou drew one.
Kornuth then checked to Papastavrou, who bet 1,000. Kornuth responded by check-raising to 7,000 and Papastavrou quickly called.
"Two eights," Kornuth said.
Papastavrou then revealed 
and Kornuth mucked — awarding the pot to Papastavrou.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
69,000 | 9,000 |
|
|
51,000 | -9,000 |
Papastavrou Finds a Fold
Level 1
: 200/300, 500 ante
Jason Papastavrou raised to 1,000 from the cutoff and Jon Turner was the lone caller on the button.
Both players drew one card.
After the draw, Papastavrou checked. Turner fired 2,200 and Papastavrou got away from it.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
72,400 | 3,400 |
|
|
63,400 | 3,400 |
Sheikhan Pressures Papastavrou
Level 1
: 200/300, 500 ante
Shawn Sheikhan raised to 1,000 from middle position and Jason Papastavrou called from the next seat over.
Both players drew one card.
Sheikhan fired 1,800 after the draw and Papastavrou folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
70,600 | -1,800 |
|
|
57,400 | -2,600 |
Bonyadi Scoops
Level 1
: 200/300, 500 ante
Farzad Bonyadi raised to 800 in the hijack and was called by Joshua Faris in the cutoff and Pedro Bromfman in the small blind.
Bromfman took two off, Bonyadi stood pat and Faris drew one.
All three players checked and Bonyadi tabled 
. Both Faris and Bromfman mucked and Bonyadi took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000 | 65,000 |
|
|
62,000 | 2,000 |
|
58,000 | 58,000 |