Event #57: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship Day 1 | 2021 World Series of Poker

10-30-2021 23:15 UTC-7

Gamble Still Climbing in Latest Round of Counts

Matt Hansen

Level 8

Player	Chips	Progress
Nathan Gamble	320,000	59,500
Adam Owen	198,000	89,000
Eugene Yanayt	141,500	47,500
Michael Noori	114,000	96,600
Dustin Dirksen	97,000	44,600
Brian Tate	46,000	-8,000
Anthony Zinno	45,000	-70,500
Matt Vengrin	27,000	-33,000
Maxx Coleman	23,500	-30,500

10-30-2021 23:01 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Qinghai Pan	Busted
Galen Hall	Busted
Katherine Fleck	Busted
Erik Seidel	Busted
Benny Glaser	Busted
Samuel Spiwak	Busted

Late Arrivals

Matt Hansen

Level 8

Players are still filing in throughout Day 1. A few more mixed game regulars are expected before late registration ends at the beginning of Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Vengrin	60,000	60,000
Cary Katz	60,000	60,000
Ray Henson	60,000	60,000
Aditya Prasetyo	60,000	60,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 1,500/2,000
Limits: 2,500/5,000

10-30-2021 22:47 UTC-7

Zhu Doubles Through McCormick

Matt Hansen

Level 7

With over 20,000 in the pot and two draws complete, Yuegi "Rich" Zhu was all-in for his last 3,500 against Thomas McCormick.

Zhu stood pat and McCormick drew one.

Yuegi "Rich" Zhu:
Thomas McCormick: /

McCormick peeled a and Zhu secured an important double to stay alive as Day 1 gets into the later stages.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yueqi Zhu	36,000	-39,000
Thomas McCormick	35,000	-39,000

Tags: Thomas McCormick Yuegi Zhu

10-30-2021 22:22 UTC-7

Nathan Gamble has chipped up to over 260,000 as we near Level 8. Gamble is looking to join the Three-Timers Club with a deuce-to-seven bracelet after winning his first two in Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better formats.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nathan Gamble	260,500	123,400

Tags: Nathan Gamble

10-30-2021 22:09 UTC-7

Deeb Takes His Seat After Bracelet Win

Matt Hansen

Level 7

Shaun Deeb has taken his seat in the Amazon Room mere minutes after winning Event #53: $25,000 Pot-Limit Omaha High Roller.

Deeb's win puts him in the heat of the Player of the Year race, and he stated in his post-win interview that his intention is to play as many tournaments as possible.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	60,000	60,000

Tags: Shaun Deeb

10-30-2021 21:55 UTC-7

WSOP 2021 | World Series Of Poker Tournament Director Bob Tells All! | Interview

Lara Neacy

Level 7

10-30-2021 21:54 UTC-7

Number One vs Number Two

Matt Hansen

Level 7

Allen Kessler called the PokerNews live reporting team over to his table to share a bit of trivia. Thomas McCormick made a pat wheel () and Kessler picked up number two () on his draw.