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

06-09-2022 20:23 UTC-7

A Few Assorted Counts and Bustouts Before the Break

Matt Hansen

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Bariscan Betil	535,000	175,000
Brant Hale	394,000	376,000
Maury Barrett	352,000	132,000
Danny Wong	288,000	8,000
Jeff Lennon	186,000	147,500
Craig Chait	64,000	-86,000
Corey Emery	Busted
Richard Ashby	Busted
Nam Le (Tustin)	Busted
Nicholas Pupillo	Busted
Jason Yeung	Busted
Hasan Kural	Busted

06-09-2022 20:16 UTC-7

Wong Takes Out Day 1 Chip Leader

David Salituro

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

A-5 Triple Draw

James Opie began the day as the chip leader but just had his run end at the hands of Danny Wong.

Opie was already all in heading to the last draw when he took two. Wong patted. Opie showed A-6 as he prepared to turn over his last two cards.

Wong showed . "I threw away an eight," Opie said without getting any help on the draw. He collected his cards and tossed them back to the dealer before making his way to the payout desk.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danny Wong	280,000	187,000
James Opie	Busted

Tags: Danny Wong James Opie

06-09-2022 20:10 UTC-7

Buchalter Takes From Negreanu

Matt Hansen

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

2-7 Triple Draw

Daniel Negreanu raised from under the gun and Nicholas Marsico called from the button while Yehuda Buchalter came along from the big blind.

On the first draw, Yehuda Buchalter took one while Negreanu and Marsico each drew two. All three players got a bet into the middle and moved to the second draw, where Buchalter took one while Negreanu asked for two again and Marsico drew one.

Buchalter bet and Negreanu called before Marsico tossed his hand in the muck. Buchalter stood pat and Negreanu took one on the final draw.

Both players checked and Buchalter turned over to take the pot while Negreanu flashed and threw the losing hand in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yehuda Buchalter	555,500	400,500
Nicholas Marsico	275,000	-75,000
Domnick Sarle	267,000	72,000
William O'Neil	113,000	113,000
Daniel Negreanu	112,000	-58,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Nicholas Marsico Yehuda Buchalter

06-09-2022 20:09 UTC-7

Eisman Stands Pat, Busts Schultz

David Salituro

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

Badugi

Matthew Schultz was all in on the second draw and up against Philip Eisman, Frank Kassela, and Larry Tull.

Eisman stood pat and bet, with only Kassela calling. "Don't give me any more of that suit. I don't need any more of those," Kassela instructed the dealer as he took one.

Eisman stood pat again and bet. Kassela flipped over 4-3-2 and mucked. Eisman had for a Badugi to win the side pot and eliminate Schultz.

"I don't think you've lost a big pot since you moved over here," Kassela lamented after the hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Eisman	480,000	109,000
Frank Kassela	280,000	-20,000
Larry Tull	100,000	-50,000
Matthew Schultz	Busted

Tags: Frank Kassela Larry Tull Matthew Schultz Philip Eisman

06-09-2022 20:02 UTC-7

Post-Bubble Chip Counts

David Salituro

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

Player	Chips	Progress
Schuyler Thornton	380,000	-20,000
Jon Turner	320,000	-57,000
Alex Epstein	300,000	-75,000
Frank Kassela	300,000	147,000
Jason Su	250,000	-65,000
Joshua Faris	240,000	86,000
Ren Lin	220,000	115,000
John Monnette	200,000	-20,000
Kimberly Stone	140,000	-82,000
Brandon Cantu	110,000	-35,000
Max Kruse	75,000	-22,000
Kenny Hsiung	50,000	-195,000

06-09-2022 19:54 UTC-7

Hall Emerges From Raising War With Wong

David Salituro

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

A-5 Triple Draw

Jerry Wong and Galen Hall were already two of the largest stacks in the room before just tangling in a blind vs. blind confrontation.

Wong opened the pot with a raise from the small blind, Hall three-bet in the big blind, and Wong called.

Wong took two and Hall one. When action checked to him, Hall bet and Wong raised. Hall called and both players stood pat.

Wong check-raised again after the second draw. This time, Hall came back with a three-bet and Wong quickly mucked his cards.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerry Wong	500,000	-138,000
Galen Hall	400,000	185,000

Tags: Jerry Wong Galen Hall

06-09-2022 19:53 UTC-7

Amarapu Takes From Strelitz

Matt Hansen

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

2-7 Triple Draw

Vasu Amarapu raised from under the gun and Daniel Strelitz three-bet from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and Amarapu called.

On the first draw, Strelitz took one and Amarapu took two. Strelitz bet and Amarapu called before both players asked for one on the second draw.

Strelitz check-called a bet from Amarapu and asked for one on the third draw while Amarapu stood pat.

Both players checked and Amarapu tabled to take the pot with a number 56.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Eisman	371,000	120,000
Daniel Strelitz	210,000	10,000
Frank Kassela	153,000	-37,000
Larry Tull	150,000	35,000
Vasu Amarapu	138,000	-58,000
Matthew Schultz	52,000	-65,500

Tags: Daniel Strelitz Vasu Amarapu

06-09-2022 19:45 UTC-7

Mathur, Osterneck Burst the Bubble

David Salituro

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

A-5 Triple Draw

Sumir Mathur had added a few chips to his stack since losing the pot to Patrick Leonard and got them all in the middle again.

Leonard and Ralph Perry continued the betting, with Perry moving all in for 22,000 more after Leonard bet the second draw. Leonard called, and both he and Perry stood pat.

"He wins," Leonard said even before seeing Perry's cards. Perry had the nuts, A-2-3-4-5, to double up through Leonard and knock out Mathur.

Nissen Osterneck was also eliminated on another table, meaning the remaining 47 players are now all in the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Leonard	325,000	-40,000
Ralph Perry	120,000	70,000
Sumir Mathur	Busted
Nissen Osterneck	Busted

Tags: Nissen Osterneck Patrick Leonard Ralph Perry Sumir Mathur

06-09-2022 19:40 UTC-7

A Wheel for Wong

Matt Hansen

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

2-7 Triple Draw

Yuebin Guo raised from middle position and Jerry Wong three-bet from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and Guo called.

Both players took one on the first draw and checked. On the second draw, both players drew one again.

Wong check-called a bet from Guo and both players asked for one on the last draw. Wong led with a bet and Guo called.

"Unbeatable hand," Wong said as he tabled the to take the pot with the wheel.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jerry Wong	638,000	318,000
Galen Hall	215,000	-165,000
Yuebin Guo	205,000	145,000
Max Kruse	97,000	-143,000

Tags: Jerry Wong Yuebin Guo

Level: 16

Blinds: 4,000-8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000