Event #20: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw
Day 2 Started
Event #20: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw
Day 2 Started
After 15 levels of play yesterday, 116 players will return from the field of 350 entries for Day 2 of Event #20: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw. However, last year’s winner David “Bakes” Baker will not be one of them as he was eliminated on the back end of Day 1. Action will pick up again at 2:00 p.m. local time in Bally’s where the levels will extend to 60 minutes as players will play 10 levels on Day 2, beginning with Level 16 and limits of 4,000/8,000.
Many notables remain including Justin Geary as the chip leader as he bagged 259,500 to end Day 1. Other notables who survived Day 1 include four-time bracelet winners Adam Friedman (130,500), Kevin Gerhart (178,500) and Benny Glaser (108,500); poker veteran Allen Kessler (97,500) and last year's runner up Peter Lynn (70,500).
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Cards are in the air for Day 2 of Event #20: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw as 108 players return to play out 10 levels of 60-minutes.
Level: 16
Limits: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 0
Justin Geary raised on the button and was called by Junya Kubo in the big blind. Both players drew two.
Geary continued the aggression by betting and Kubo called. Both drew one.
Kubo led out and Geary called. Kubo stood pat while Geary drew one.
Geary bet when checked to after the final draw and Kubo called. Geary showed for the winner as the chip leader of Day 1 gained more chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Justin Geary |
270,000
10,500
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10,500 |
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Junya Kubo |
32,000
-10,000
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-10,000 |
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Action folded to Benjamin Scholl in middle position, who raised. Roberto Valdez three-bet from the cutoff and Karl Tretter decided to four-bet from the button. The blinds got out of the way and both Scholl and Valdez called to send action three-way to the initial draw.
The initial draw saw Scholl and Tretter take one while Valdez drew two. Scholl led out following the draw and was called by both Valdez and Tretter.
On the second draw the drawing pattern was identical to the first draw, with Scholl and Tretter again taking one card to Valdez's two. This time Scholl slowed down, checking to Valdez, who in turn checked to Tretter on the button. Tretter fired off a bet, which was duly called by both Scholl and Valdez.
Scholl and Valdez both took one card on the final draw while Tretter stood pat. After peeling what would be his last card of the tournament, Scholl moved all-in, eliciting a fold from Valdez and a snap call from Tretter, who showed down . Scholl could not beat it and exited the tournament short of the money.
Elsewhere a number of players have already busted early on Day 2.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Karl Tretter |
270,000
48,000
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48,000 |
Benjamin Scholl | Busted | |
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Junya Kubo | Busted | |
Christopher McHugh | Busted | |
Nathan Gamble | Busted | |
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Noah Bronstein | Busted | |
Sardor Gaziev | Busted | |
Brandon Shack-Harris | Busted | |
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Bryan Mcmullin | Busted | |
Joshua Robertson | Busted |
Under the gun raised and Kyle Dilschneider three bet. The opponent called. Under the gun drew two and Dilschneider drew one.
Dilschneider bet and under the gun called. Both players drew one.
The aggression from Dilschneider continued as he bet again and his opponent called. Both drew one again.
Under the gun led out and Dilschneider made the call. Under the gun showed for the loser as Dilschneider won with jack high
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Kyle Dilschneider |
65,000
29,500
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29,500 |
Allen Kessler raised from the cutoff and was only called by Qinghai Pan in the big blind. Both Kessler and Pan drew two on the initial draw after which Pan led into Kessler, who called.
On the second draw, Pan took one while Kessler opted to stand pat. Pan did not choose to bet for a second time, instead checking to Kessler who bet his pat hand. Pan called to send the two players to the final draw.
The final draw saw Pan once again draw one while Kessler stood pat. Action checked through and Kessler revealed to beat the nine-eight of Pan.
Action has been fast paced to start the day, with a slew of eliminations in the first half-hour.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Qinghai Pan |
105,000
33,500
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33,500 |
Allen Kessler |
69,000
-28,500
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-28,500 |
John Esposito | Busted | |
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Rodney Spriggs | Busted | |
Itsuko Yoroi | Busted | |
Rick Alvarado | Busted |
Toby Mulloy raised in the small blind and was called by Trey Brabham in the big blind. Mulloy drew one while Brabham drew two.
Mulloy bet and was raised by Brabham. Mulloy then put in the three bet and was called. Mulloy stood pat while Brabham drew one.
Mulloy bet and was called by Brabham as again Mulloy stood pat. Brabham drew one.
After the final draw action slowed as both players checked. Mulloy revealed for a rough eight to win the pot.
Player | Chips | Progress |
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Toby Mulloy |
140,000
50,500
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50,500 |
Trey Brabham |
80,000
-28,000
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-28,000 |