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

06-09-2022 14:21 UTC-7

Nguyen Makes a Six in Big Pot

David Salituro

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

A-5 Triple Draw

There was already a pile of chips in the middle on the third draw in a pot between Scotty Nguyen and Tamon Nakamura when both players drew one.

Nakamura checked, allowing the Poker Hall of Famer to put out a bet. Nakamura quickly called but mucked when Nguyen showed 6-5-4-2-A.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scotty Nguyen	57,000	11,500
Tamon Nakamura	43,000	-8,000

Tags: Scotty Nguyen Tamon Nakamura

06-09-2022 14:14 UTC-7

Yoon Stands Pat Against Esposito; Bleznick Blinding Down

David Salituro

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

A-5 Triple Draw

Brian Yoon raised from the button and John Esposito called in the big blind. Both players drew one and Esposito check-called a bet.

Esposito took one, flashing an ace, before allowing Yoon to act. "Don't need it," Yoon said as he stood pat.

He bet and Esposito raised. "You might need it now," Esposito replied.

Yoon called, then called another bet after the third draw. He showed 6-4-3-2-A to take down the pot.

Jared Bleznick was the small blind on this hand but has yet to take his seat here on Day 2.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Yoon	87,000	12,000
John Esposito	27,500	-32,500

Tags: Brian Yoon John Esposito

06-09-2022 14:03 UTC-7

Shuffle Up and Deal

David Salituro

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

The remaining 134 players are in their seats and play is underway on Day 2.

Level: 11

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

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