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

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	-95,000
Kyle Montgomery	Busted

Tags: Jonathan McGowan Kyle Montgomery

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	360,000
Gabe Paul	Busted

Tags: Gabe Paul Roland Israelashvili

06-15-2022 13:50 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxx Coleman	1,450,000 50,000	50,000

Yuri Dzivielevski	1,400,000 100,000	100,000

Tomas Szwarcberg	1,250,000 700,000	700,000
Roland Israelashvili	1,100,000 -150,000	-150,000
Jonathan McGowan	1,050,000 -155,000	-155,000
Kenneth Po	950,000 120,000	120,000
Shawn Buchanan	560,000 -80,000	-80,000

Max Kruse	550,000 35,000	35,000

Drew Scott	520,000 -265,000	-265,000
Eric Tipsword	450,000 270,000	270,000
Thomas Newton	400,000 -15,000	-15,000
Matthew Rosen	360,000 65,000	65,000
Michael McKenna	325,000 30,000	30,000
Landen Lucas	310,000 -55,000	-55,000

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	-200,000
Max Kruse	900,000 350,000	350,000

Tags: Tomas Szwarcberg Max Kruse

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	250,000
Drew Scott	540,000 20,000	20,000

Tags: Drew Scott Thomas Newton

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/25,000

Ante: 35,000

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.

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	290,000
Jonathan McGowan	815,000 -235,000	-235,000

Tags: Drew Scott Jonathan McGowan Thomas Newton

06-15-2022 14:22 UTC-7

Michael McKenna Eliminated in 14th Place ($6,377)

David Salituro

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

Michael McKenna moved all in for 155,000 from the cutoff and Thomas Newton called in the small blind.

McKenna stood pat with , while Newton took one and turned over .

He flipped over a seven to out-draw McKenna and send him to the payout desk in 14th place.

"You ripped the band-aid off," a tablemate said to Newton after the hand, about ending the slow pace of eliminations.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Newton	1,100,000 160,000	160,000
Michael McKenna	Busted

Tags: Michael McKenna Thomas Newton

06-15-2022 14:34 UTC-7

Szwarcberg Doesn't Take a Stab

David Salituro

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

Tomas Szwarcberg raised to 50,000 from the button and Roland Israelashvili three-bet to 135,000 in the small blind. Szwarcberg quickly gave up his hand.

The next hand, Szwarcberg raised again to 50,000 and was met with more resistance, this time in the form of a 225,000 three-bet by Maxx Coleman.

Szwarcberg called this time and took one, while Coleman stood pat.

Coleman checked over to Szwarcberg, who took several minutes counting down his stack before deciding to check behind.

Coleman showed a ten-eight. "Big draw," Szwarcberg said before mucking.

Player	Chips	Progress
Maxx Coleman	1,800,000 350,000	350,000

Roland Israelashvili	1,200,000 100,000	100,000
Tomas Szwarcberg	685,000 -365,000	-365,000

Tags: Tomas Szwarcberg Roland Israelashvili Maxx Coleman

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