Event #57: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship | 2021 World Series of Poker

11-01-2021 18:34 UTC-7

Wilkinson Back Above 1 Million

Matt Hansen

Level 20

With one draw complete and 120,000 in the pot, Wil Wilkinson put out a bet from early position and Danny Wong called. Wong drew one and Wilkinson stood pat.

Wilkinson fired another bet and Wong called again. Wong drew one on the final draw and Wilkinson remained pat.

Both players checked and Wilkinson turned over . Wong mucked his cards and Wilkinson dragged the pot to move back above 1 million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danny Wong	2,650,000 -250,000	-250,000

Wil Wilkinson	1,125,000 375,000	375,000

Tags: Danny Wong Wil Wilkinson

11-01-2021 18:46 UTC-7

Yoon Takes Big Pot From Wong; Surges Into Lead

Mike Patrick

Level 20

Brian Yoon flirted with the chip lead early in the day, but after just taking a big pot off of Danny Wong, he's now the man in command.

Action started with Yoon raising on the button and Wong three-betting from the big blind. Yoon called and drew two while Wong took just one.

Wong led with a bet, which Yoon called. Wong then patted his hand while Yoon took one.

Again Wong bet into his opponent, and again Yoon called. Wong patted once more, while Yoon still needed one card.

Another bet then came from Wong, but this time, Yoon raised him. Without much hesitation, Wong called, and Yoon rolled over for the winner to take a sizeable pot, and grab a sizeable lead atop the standings.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Yoon	2,600,000 700,000	700,000

Danny Wong	2,020,000 -630,000	-630,000

Wil Wilkinson	800,000 -325,000	-325,000

Tags: Brian Yoon Danny Wong

11-01-2021 18:56 UTC-7

Yoon Makes a Straight

Matt Hansen

Level 20

Wil Wilkinson raised from the button and Brian Yoon called from the big blind. Yoon drew three cards and Wilkinson took two on the first draw.

Yoon checked and called a bet from Wilkinson after the first draw. Wilkinson took one card on the second draw and Yoon took two.

Yoon checked again after the second draw and called another bet from Wilkinson. Wilkinson stood pat for the third draw and Yoon took one more.

After the third draw, Yoon fired a bet. Wilkinson called quickly and turned over .

"I made a straight," Yoon said as he mucked the losing hand.

Wilkinson picked up another small pot immediately after this hand to chip back over the 1 million mark.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Yoon	2,450,000 -150,000	-150,000

Wil Wilkinson	1,175,000 375,000	375,000

Tags: Brian Yoon Wil Wilkinson

11-01-2021 19:06 UTC-7

Wong Leads Again; Wilkinson Closing the Gap

Mike Patrick

Level 20

The chip counts have tightened up as the final three players have been sent on a 15-minute break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danny Wong	2,160,000 140,000	140,000

Brian Yoon	1,875,000 -575,000	-575,000

Wil Wilkinson	1,365,000 190,000	190,000

Level: 21

Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Limits: 40,000/80,000

11-01-2021 19:22 UTC-7

Wilkinson Wins with Eight-Seven

Matt Hansen

Level 21

With three draws complete and nearly 500,000 in the pot, Wil Wilkinson and Brian Yoon checked the third draw.

Wilkinson turned over and Yoon mucked the losing hand.

Wilkinson is gathering chips fast as he nears the top of the leaderboard.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wil Wilkinson	1,790,000 425,000	425,000
Brian Yoon	1,590,000 -285,000	-285,000

Tags: Brian Yoon Wil Wilkinson

11-01-2021 19:24 UTC-7

Wilkinson Takes More

Matt Hansen

Level 21

Danny Wong raised from the button and Wil Wilkinson called from the big blind. Both players took two cards.

Wilkinson bet and Wong called. Wong took two cards on the second draw and Wilkinson took one.

Wilkinson fired another bet after the second draw and Wong folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Wil Wilkinson	1,950,000 160,000	160,000
Danny Wong	1,925,000 -235,000	-235,000

Tags: Danny Wong Wil Wilkinson

11-01-2021 19:31 UTC-7

Wong Regains Chip Lead

Mike Patrick

Level 21

With the three players now very close in chips, the lead could swing back and forth this level.

After briefly taking the chip lead, Wil Wilkinson gave it back to Danny Wong in a recent hand.

Wong raised on the button into Wilkinson's big blind. Wilkinson defended and drew three, while Wong took two.

Business then picked up as Wilkinson check-raised Wong, but was then met by a third bet, which he called.

Wilkinson drew one card, while Wong patted his hand.

Wilkinson then check-called another bet from Wong and again drew one, while Wong stood pat.

Action on the end was checked through with Wilkinson declaring he only had a pair of fives, while Wong showed a winning to boost his stack back toward two million.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danny Wong	1,900,000 -25,000	-25,000

Wil Wilkinson	1,650,000 -300,000	-300,000

Tags: Danny Wong Wil Wilkinson

11-01-2021 19:38 UTC-7

Yoon Picking Up Pots

Matt Hansen

Level 21

Brian Yoon picked up three pots in a row while taking from both Wil Wilkinson and Danny Wong. Yoon now holds the chip lead, but things are changing fast with the big bets getting bigger.