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

06-09-2022 18:32 UTC-8

Leonard Leaves Mathur With One Chip

David Salituro

Level 15 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

Alejandro Torres raised from the button before Sumir Mathur re-raised. Online star Patrick Leonard called the raise, as did Torres.

Mathur stood pat and bet, with both Torres and Leonard calling. Mathur patted again and bet. Only Leonard called this time after taking one.

Leonard took one more on the final draw and Mathur patted for the third time. He checked and Leonard bet out.

Mathur called, leaving himself just one yellow 1,000 chip behind, and Leonard showed him an 8-7 low to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Leonard	365,000 55,000	55,000

Alejandro Torres (MX)	275,000 85,000	85,000
Sumir Mathur	1,000 109,000	109,000

Tags: Alejandro Torres Patrick Leonard Sumir Mathur

06-09-2022 18:24 UTC-8

Everyone's Pat

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David Salituro

Level 15 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Badugi

John Torrez, Edward Suh, and Nissen Osterneck went to the first draw. Everyone checked and took one on the second draw.

Osterneck opened with a bet, Torrez raised, and both opponents called. On the final draw, all three players stood pat.

Osterneck bet again, and again Torrez came back with a raise. Suh quickly folded, but Osterneck gave it some thought before also sending his cards into the muck.

"Show this one. Why not," Osterneck told Torrez, but Torrez calmly returned his hand to the dealer and collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Edward Suh	175,000 57,000	57,000
John Torrez	145,000 5,000	5,000
Nissen Osterneck	80,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Edward Suh John Torrez Nissen Osterneck

06-09-2022 18:21 UTC-8

Nakano Takes From Ravindran

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Matt Hansen

Level 15 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Dilip Ravindran limped in from the small blind and Yosh Nakano raised from the big blind. Ravindran called and drew three. Nakano drew two.

Ravindran check-called a bet after the first draw and drew one. Nakano drew two.

Ravindran bet after the second draw and Nakano called. Nakano took one after Ravindran stood pat.

It was another check-call from Ravindran after the third draw and Nakano turned over . Ravindran glanced back at his cards and tossed the losing hand in the muck while Nakano stacked up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jesse Hampton	330,000 182,000	182,000
Matthew Schreiber	300,000 7,000	7,000

John Monnette	220,000 55,000	55,000

Yosh Nakano	187,000 22,000	22,000
Donny Rubinstein	153,000 17,500	17,500
Dilip Ravindran	106,000 94,000	94,000

Tags: Yosh Nakano Dilip Ravindran

06-09-2022 18:14 UTC-8

Funkhouser Next to Bust

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David Salituro

Level 15 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

Badugi

David Funkhouser was down to his last few thousand chips and facing a bet for his tournament life from Alejandro Torres.

Funkhouser was showing a pair of sevens after the final draw and decided to call. Torres showed him the bad news, turning over an eight Badugi to eliminate Funkhouser four spots away from the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alejandro Torres (MX)	360,000 274,000	274,000
David Funkhouser	Busted

Tags: Alejandro Torres David Funkhouser

06-09-2022 18:10 UTC-8

Betil Takes the Last of Chan's Chips

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David Salituro

Level 15 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

A-5 Triple Draw

Ian Chan was in the big blind and had most of his stack already committed before Bariscan Betil raised. Chan called all in before even looking at his cards.

Both players drew two and Betil took another two on the second draw. "I'll take zero," Chan said emphatically, making a slashing motion with his hand.

Chan again stood pat on the third draw, as did Betil. Chan showed an eight-low, but Betil had a 7-6-5- to win the pot and eliminate Chan a few spots shy of the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Bariscan Betil	360,000 80,000	80,000
Ian Chan	Busted

Tags: Ian Chan Bariscan Betil

06-09-2022 18:06 UTC-8

Brown Wins with Number Two

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Matt Hansen

Level 15 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

Alex Epstein raised from the cutoff and Kimberly Stone three-bet from the small blind. Andrew Brown four-bet from the big blind and Epstein folded before Stone called.

Stone check-called a bet from Brown after drawing one on all three streets while Brown stood pat the whole way.

Brown turned over to take the pot while Stone flashed the losing hand and tossed it in the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Epstein	375,000 142,000	142,000

Kenny Hsiung	245,000 5,000	5,000

Kimberly Stone	222,000 38,000	38,000
Joshua Faris	154,000 16,000	16,000
Andrew Brown	144,000 56,000	56,000

Yosif Nawabi	22,000 146,000	146,000

Tags: Alex Epstein Andrew Brown Kimberly Stone

06-09-2022 18:02 UTC-8

Kassela Makes No. 2 Against Strelitz

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David Salituro

Level 15 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

Frank Kassela raised from the cutoff and Daniel Strelitz re-raised on the button. Both blinds got out of the way and Kassela called when action folded back around to him.

Both players drew two and checked the first draw. Kassela bet the second draw after taking one, then called when Strelitz raised again.

Strelitz patted the third draw and Kassela took one. He then led out and Strelitz quickly called.

"No. 2," Kassela said, turning over 7-6-4-3-2-.

"Would you have bet there? I thought you had something a little more raggedy," Kassela asked Strelitz following the hand, suspecting he might have been able to get even more from his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
Daniel Strelitz	200,000 40,000	40,000

Frank Kassela	190,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Daniel Strelitz Frank Kassela

06-09-2022 17:53 UTC-8

Engel Commits Most of It

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David Salituro

Level 15 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

Ari Engel was facing a bet from John Torrez on the second draw before he raised. Torrez called and stood pat, while Engel took one.

Engel paused for a moment before betting, leaving himself only a few thousand chips behind. Torrez called but mucked when Engel showed 7-6-5-4-2 as the two-time bracelet winner climbed back from the brink to a healthy stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Torrez	150,000 60,000	60,000
Ari Engel	140,000 58,000	58,000

Tags: John Torrez Ari Engel

06-09-2022 17:52 UTC-8

Suh Takes With Number Three

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Matt Hansen

Level 15 : 6,000/12,000, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw

Robert Campbell raised from the button and Edward Suh called from the small blind while Steve Zolotow came along from the big blind.

Suh drew one while Zolotow and Campbell drew two. All three players checked the first draw. On the second draw, all three players drew one.

Suh checked the second draw and Zolotow bet. Campbell thought for a moment before he got out of the way and Suh called. Suh drew one and Zolotow stayed pat.

Both players checked the final draw and Zolotow turned over , but Suh had to win the pot with the number three.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Campbell	290,000 95,000	95,000

John Torrez	210,000 108,500	108,500
Steve Zolotow	208,000 22,000	22,000

Edward Suh	118,000 42,000	42,000
Nissen Osterneck	105,000 26,000	26,000
Ari Engel	82,000 44,000	44,000