Event #17: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball Day 2 | 2022 World Series of Poker

06-09-2022 12:42 UTC-7

Robert Campbell in the Hunt on Day 2 of $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball

Matt Hansen

Welcome to Day 2 of Event #17: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball at the 2022 World Series of Poker in its new home at Bally’s and Paris Las Vegas. Cards go in the air at 2 p.m. local time in the Bally's Grand Ballroom for the second of three days in this popular mix of lowball variants.

The event drew 309 players that generated a prize pool of $687,525, and the winner will take home $164,243 and the WSOP gold bracelet. The top 47 players are guaranteed a min-cash of $4,026.

James Opie of Pinehurst, Texas, leads the returning field of 147, and he will be in search of his first bracelet and an opportunity to top his previous best WSOP finish of 20th in the 2018 $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. event.

Event #17: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball Top 10 Chip Counts

Place	Player	Country	Chips
1	James Opie	United States	196,500
2	Robert Campbell	Australia	177,000
3	Kenny Hsiung	United States	173,000
4	Kimberly Stone	United States	167,500
5	Jonas Mackoff	Canada	166,500
6	Alex Epstein	United States	165,000
7	Sumir Mathur	United States	160,000
8	Paul Martino	United States	150,500
9	David Funkhouser	United States	146,500
10	Hasan Kural	United States	145,000

Opie is followed by the 2019 WSOP Player of the Year Robert Campbell in second and 2012 $3,000 Limit Hold’em champion Kenny Hsiung in third. Kimberly Stone and Jonas Mackoff round out the top five chip counts.

Other notables returning for Day 2 include Alex Epstein, Ari Engel, Brandon Shack-Harris, Marco Johnson, John Monnette, Daniel Negreanu, and Joao Vieira.

Play will continue in Level 11 with blinds at 1,500/2,500 and limits at 2,500/5,000. Day 2 will be ten 60-minute levels long with a 15-minute break after every two and a 60-minute dinner break scheduled after Level 16.

Be sure to keep it with the PokerNews team throughout the day for live updates from the floor of the $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw tournament and other events at the 2022 World Series of Poker.

Tags: Alex Epstein Ari Engel Brandon Shack-Harris Daniel Negreanu James Opie Joao Vieira John Monnette Jonas Mackoff Kenny Hsiung Kimberly Stone Marco Johnson Robert Campbell

06-09-2022 14:58 UTC-7

Negreanu Raises, Yoon Takes

Matt Hansen

Level 11 : 2,500/5,000, 0 ante

A-5 Triple Draw

Action was heads up on the third draw with 16,500 in the pot when both Brian Yoon and Daniel Negreanu each drew one card.

Yoon bet and then called when Negreanu raised.

Yoon turned over and Negreanu nodded before checked his cards again and tossed them in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Yoon	177,500	90,500
Daniel Negreanu	82,000	-13,000

Tags: Brian Yoon Daniel Negreanu

06-09-2022 15:17 UTC-7

Daoud Leaves Nguyen With Crumbs

David Salituro

Level 12 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

A-5 Triple Draw

Steven Daoud raised from the cutoff before Scotty Nguyen re-raised on the button. Daoud called and took one while Nguyen stood pat.

Daoud check-called and drew one more while Nguyen again stood pat. "I'm drawing to a wheel," Daoud said as he called another bet.

Nguyen stood pat for the third time while Daoud again took one. Both players checked.

Nguyen turned over 7-6-5-3-2, but Daoud had made 7-6-5-3-A to win the hand and leave Nguyen with just two 500 chips in his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steven Daoud	90,000	66,000
Scotty Nguyen	1,000	-56,000

Tags: Scotty Nguyen Steven Daoud

06-09-2022 15:41 UTC-7

Campbell Applying Pressure

David Salituro

Level 12 : 3,000/6,000, 0 ante

Badugi

Robert Campbell is wielding a big stack and putting it to good use. In the last hand, he raised from middle position.

"Raise again? You got that frowning raise face," tablemate Nissen Osterneck said.

"No, this is my normal face," the 2019 Player of the Year replied.

Brian Brunner called the raise and drew two while Campbell took one and bet again. Brunner called, then folded to another bet after taking one on the second draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Campbell	205,000	28,000
Brian Brunner	110,000	48,500
Nissen Osterneck	105,000	-13,500

Tags: Brian Brunner Nissen Osterneck Robert Campbell

06-09-2022 16:34 UTC-7

Strelitz Leaves Kassela Shaking His Head

David Salituro

Level 13 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

Badugi

Frank Kassela re-raised before the draw and both Daniel Strelitz and Shaun Deeb came along.

Kassela stood pat and both opponents called. Only Strelitz called after the second draw, taking one while Kassela again stood pat.

The 2010 Player of the Year patted again on the final draw and Strelitz took one more. Kassela slowed down and checked, then called when Strelitz bet.

"Six," Strelitz announced, turning over .

"Wow," Kasslea said, flashing an eight Badugi before mucking.

"Wow. Sick four-outer there," he repeated after the hand was over, still shaking his head over Strelitz's fortunate draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Strelitz	160,000	75,000
Frank Kassela	130,000	18,500
Shaun Deeb	35,000	-85,000

Tags: Shaun Deeb Frank Kassela Daniel Strelitz

06-09-2022 16:51 UTC-7

Faris Raises It Up

David Salituro

Level 13 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

A-5 Triple Draw

Big stack Dylan Smith opened the pot with a raise from the button. From the small blind, Joshua Faris pointed up to the ceiling to signal he was raising. Smith then four-bet and Faris called.

Smith stood pat on the first two draws, with Faris taking two each time. Faris called after the first draw.

When Smith bet again on the second draw, Faris again pointed up. "Going higher," he said.

Smith took one last look back at his cards before mucking.

At the same table, Bariscan Betil has built a chip lead-contending stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bariscan Betil	275,000	189,500
Dylan Smith	170,000	-40,000
Joshua Faris	90,000	8,500

Tags: Bariscan Betil Dylan Smith Joshua Faris

06-09-2022 17:06 UTC-7

Hall Learning on the Fly

David Salituro

Level 13 : 4,000/8,000, 0 ante

A-5 Triple Draw

WSOP bracelet winner Galen Hall admits he had never played A-5 or Badugi before this tournament, but that hasn't stopped him from climbing to the top of the leaderboard.

On his last hand, Hall, Lylan Do, Luis Velador, and Max Kruse went four-ways to the first draw. Hall took three, while his opponents all took two.

Everyone checked and took two on the second draw. Action checked to Kruse on the button who bet and only Hall called.

Both players took one and Hall led out. Kruse called but mucked when Hall showed to take the pot from the soccer star.

Player	Chips	Progress
Galen Hall	355,000	180,000
Max Kruse	180,000	25,000
Lylan Do	120,000	-12,500
Luis Velador	18,000	-119,000

Tags: Galen Hall Luis Velador Lylan Do Max Kruse

06-09-2022 18:16 UTC-7

Hall Keeps Climbing, Takes Monster Off Guo

David Salituro

Level 14 : 5,000/10,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

On the first draw, Yuebin Guo bet, Galen Hall raised, Lylan Do called, and Guo put in a three-bet.

Both opponents called and took one, while Guo stood pat and bet again. A raise by Hall was enough to get rid of Do, but Guo stuck around as both players stood pat.

Hall bet out again and Guo went into the tank for about a minute before throwing his chips toward Hall, acknowledging he was probably beat.

His instincts were correct. Hall showed a 7-6-5 low and Guo mucked his hand.

At the same table, former November Niner Jerry Wong has built up a big stack of more than 300,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Galen Hall	380,000	61,000
Jerry Wong	320,000	125,000
Max Kruse	240,000	48,000
Yuebin Guo	60,000	-85,000

Tags: Galen Hall Jerry Wong Lylan Do Yuebin Guo

06-09-2022 20:34 UTC-7

Betil Draws Good to Bust Guo

David Salituro

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

A-5 Triple Draw

Bariscan Betil raised from the cutoff before Yuebin Guo re-raised all in from the button. Betil called and drew two on all three draws.

Guo drew one until the final draw when he stood pat and showed a 10-low. Betil had A-2-7 before flipping over a nine.

"Sorry," he told Guo when his last card turned out to be a three as Guo made his exit just before the dinner break.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bariscan Betil	520,000	-15,000
Yuebin Guo	Busted

Tags: Bariscan Betil Yuebin Guo

06-09-2022 21:59 UTC-7

Tull Ousts Campbell

Matt Hansen

Level 17 : 10,000/20,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

Larry Tull and Robert Campbell traded raises until Campbell was at risk for his last 28,000.

Both players took two on the first draw. Tull stood pad for the second and third, while Campbell picked two each time.

Tull turned over and took the pot with the number 31. Campbell showed before he wished the table luck and made his way for the door.

Player	Chips	Progress
Larry Tull	210,000	35,000
Robert Campbell	Busted

Tags: Larry Tull Robert Campbell