Event #29: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw | 2022 World Series of Poker

06-15-2022 14:17 UTC-7

Newton Takes With a Shove

Matt Hansen

Level 22 : 10,000/25,000, 35,000 ante

Thomas Newton opened with a raise to 55,000 and Jonathan McGowan served a three-bet to 175,000 from the next seat over. The rest of the table got out of the way before Newton jammed the rest of his stack for around 700,000. McGowan wasted no time and tossed his cards in the muck to give up the pot.

Elsewhere at the table, Drew Scott mentioned that he was dealt quad fives on that hand.

"You had my outs to a wheel," Newton said as he stacked up the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Newton	940,000	290,000
Jonathan McGowan	815,000	-235,000

Tags: Drew Scott Jonathan McGowan Thomas Newton

06-15-2022 14:09 UTC-7

A Day 1 Reunion

David Salituro

Level 22 : 10,000/25,000, 35,000 ante

Eric Tipsword, Jonathan McGowan, and Drew Scott were all on the same table at the start of Day 1. They now find themselves sharing a table again on Day 3 with 14 players remaining.

Adam Pritchett, the 22nd-place finisher, was also on that Day 1 table and stopped by to say hello and wish his former tablemates luck.

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 35,000

06-15-2022 14:08 UTC-7

Two in a Row For Scott

David Salituro

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 30,000 ante

Thomas Newton raised to 40,000 before Drew Scott shoved all in for 400,000 from the button. Newton quickly folded.

The next hand, Scott raised to 50,000 from the cutoff and received no callers.

Play has slowed considerably since the redraw, with few pots advancing as far as the draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Newton	650,000	250,000
Drew Scott	540,000	20,000

Tags: Drew Scott Thomas Newton

06-15-2022 13:52 UTC-7

Kruse Shoves on Szwarcberg

David Salituro

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 30,000 ante

On the first hand after the redraw, Tomas Szwarcberg raised to 50,000 from under the gun and Max Kruse called in the cutoff.

Both players took one and Szwarcberg continued for 125,000. Kruse took a few moments before announcing he was all in for around 500,000, and Szwarcberg quickly mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomas Szwarcberg	1,050,000	-200,000
Max Kruse	900,000	350,000

Tags: Tomas Szwarcberg Max Kruse

06-15-2022 13:50 UTC-7

Final Two Tables

David Salituro

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 30,000 ante

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count
1	1	Michael McKenna	325,000
1	2	Matthew Rosen	360,000
1	3	Eric Tipsword	450,000
1	4	Thomas Newton	400,000
1	5	Jonathan McGowan	1,050,000
1	6	Yuri Dzivielevski	1,400,000
1	7	Drew Scott	520,000

Table	Seat	Player	Chip Count
2	1	Maxx Coleman	1,450,000
2	2	Max Kruse	550,000
2	3	Shawn Buchanan	560,000
2	4	Kenneth Po	950,000
2	5	Landen Lucas	310,000
2	6	Tomas Szwarcberg	1,250,000
2	7	Roland Israelashvili	1,100,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxx Coleman	1,450,000	50,000
Yuri Dzivielevski	1,400,000	100,000
Tomas Szwarcberg	1,250,000	700,000
Roland Israelashvili	1,100,000	-150,000
Jonathan McGowan	1,050,000	-155,000
Kenneth Po	950,000	120,000
Shawn Buchanan	560,000	-80,000
Max Kruse	550,000	35,000
Drew Scott	520,000	-265,000
Eric Tipsword	450,000	270,000
Thomas Newton	400,000	-15,000
Matthew Rosen	360,000	65,000
Michael McKenna	325,000	30,000
Landen Lucas	310,000	-55,000

06-15-2022 13:45 UTC-7

Gabe Paul Eliminated in 15th Place ($5,114)

Matt Hansen

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 30,000 ante

Roland Israelashvili opened with a raise to 45,000 and Gabe Paul jammed his last 330,000 from late position. Israelashvili spent a few moments in the tank before he tossed in the chips to call.

Both players stood pat. Israelashvili turned over while Paul flashed before he tossed the losing hand in the muck and wished the table good luck. Paul was eliminated in 15th place for $5,114.

Player	Chips	Progress
Roland Israelashvili	1,250,000	360,000
Gabe Paul	Busted

Tags: Gabe Paul Roland Israelashvili

06-15-2022 13:41 UTC-7

Kyle Montgomery Eliminated in 16th Place ($5,114)

Matt Hansen

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 30,000 ante

Kyle Montgomery open-jammed for around 250,000 from middle position and Jonathan McGowan was the one to put him at risk from the big blind.

Montgomery drew one and McGowan stood pat.

Kyle Montgomery: /
Jonathan McGowan:

The peel was a and McGowan's nine-eight took the pot to eliminate Montgomery from the tournament in 16th place for $5,114 .

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan McGowan	1,205,000	-95,000
Kyle Montgomery	Busted

Tags: Jonathan McGowan Kyle Montgomery

06-15-2022 13:32 UTC-7

Yosif Nawabi Eliminated in 17th Place ($5,114)

David Salituro

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 30,000 ante

Maxx Coleman raised to 50,000 from the button before Yosif Nawabi moved all in for 480,000 from the small blind. Coleman thought about the decision for a moment before sticking in the chips.

Nawabi stood pat with nine-eight, but Coleman turned over to win the pot and eliminate Nawabi in 17th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxx Coleman	1,400,000	430,000
Yosif Nawabi	Busted

Tags: Maxx Coleman Yosif Nawabi

06-15-2022 13:29 UTC-7

Kruse Pressures Israelashvili

Matt Hansen

Level 21 : 10,000/20,000, 30,000 ante

Max Kruse raised to 110,000 from the cutoff and Roland Israelashvili called from the big blind. Kruse stood pat and Israelashvili took one.

Kruse jammed his last 225,000 after the draw, but it was too much for Israelashvili and he tossed his hand in the muck.

Moments later, Shawn Buchanan raised to 45,000 from the cutoff and Yuri Dzivielevski three-bet to 140,000 from the button. The blinds got out of the way and Buchanan followed them into the muck to give up the pot. Dzivielevski is moving in the right direction in the opening stages of Day 3.