2022 World Series of Poker

Event #29: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
Day: 1
Event Info

2022 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
9x7x6x5x3x
Prize
$127,809
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$583,395
Entries
437
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 150,000
Ante
250,000
Players Info - Day 1
Entries
437
Players Left
122

Event #29: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw

Day 1 Completed

Ian O'Hara Leads Record-Smashing Field; Hellmuth Still Alive in Title Defense

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 2,500 ante
Ian O'Hara
Ian O'Hara

Records are made to be broken, and Day 1 of Event #29: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw smashed one today.

A field of 437 players eclipsed the previous tournament record by more than 140, creating a prize pool of $583,395. After 10 hour-long levels, just 122 remain of that original enormous field to chase the World Series of Poker bracelet and $127,809 first prize.

Leading the way is Ian O’Hara, who built up a chip lead of 294,500 by the end of the day. O'Hara has 39 career WSOP cashes and three final table appearances, but he has yet to win his elusive first bracelet. Brandon Shack-Harris (235,500) and 2007 Player of the Year Tom Schneider (207,500) also finished Day 1 among the largest stacks.

Event #29: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Top 10 Chip Counts

PlacePlayerCountryChips
1Ian O'HaraUnited States294,500
2Brandon Shack-HarrisUnited States235,500
3Jon KyteNorway213,500
4Tom SchneiderUnited States207,500
5Gabe PaulUnited States189,500
6Michael LangUnited States185,000
7Ilkka HeikkilaFinland172,500
8Jonathan McGowanUnited States172,000
9Yosif NawabiUnited States170,500
10Yanni RazUnited States166,000

Jake Schwartz, runner-up to Phil Hellmuth in this event a year ago, bagged up 157,500. Hellmuth, who had been sidelined by a bout with COVID-19 for the past week, returned to defend his title near the end of late registration and made it through with 121,500. Mike Matusow (149,500) and 2022 bracelet winner Alex Livingston (103,000) are also among those returning for Day 2.

The story of the day, though, might have been Yanni Raz. The former member of the Israeli army and Los Angeles real estate tycoon didn’t intend to play in this tournament. He didn’t even know how to play 2-7 Lowball. He thought he was buying in to a No-Limit Hold’em event and tried to get a refund when he realized his mistake. But, despite needing to re-enter, he finished the day with 166,000, looking to complete a remarkable run to the bracelet.

Plenty of notables saw their tournament end on Day 1, including Daniel Negreanu, Maria Ho, and reigning Main Event champion Koray Aldemir.

The remaining players will return at 2 p.m. local time tomorrow inside the Bally’s Event Center. They are scheduled to play until just five remain.

Stay tuned to PokerNews throughout the day as this star-studded field jostles to make the money and secure a seat at the final table.

Tags: Alex LivingstonBrandon Shack-HarrisDaniel NegreanuIan O’HaraJake SchwartzKoray AldemirMaria HoMike MatusowPhil HellmuthTom SchneiderYanni Raz

Day 2 Seat Draw

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 2,500 ante
CasinoTableSeatPlayerCountryChips
Bally's6461Nicolai MorrisUnited States52,500
Bally's6462Alexander FlukeUnited States86,500
Bally's6463Jonathan McGowanUnited States172,000
Bally's6464Robert McLaughlinUnited States99,500
Bally's6465Ryan GoindooPORT OF SPAIN, TT50,500
Bally's6466Steve ZolotowUnited States31,500
Bally's6467Aditya PrasetyoUnited States70,000
      
Bally's6471April ShihUnited States79,500
Bally's6472Philip JaffeUnited States99,000
Bally's6473Jon TurnerUnited States74,000
Bally's6474Junya KuboJP64,000
Bally's6475Jameson PainterUnited States52,500
Bally's6476Gabe PaulUnited States189,500
Bally's6477Ryan LengUnited States95,000
      
Bally's6481Matt VengrinUnited States85,500
Bally's6482Tom McCormickUnited States42,000
Bally's6483Maxx ColemanUnited States118,500
Bally's6484Ryan JohnsonUnited States46,000
Bally's6485Richard BaiUnited States64,000
Bally's6486Timothy WongUnited States89,500
Bally's6487Ray VillamanUnited States118,000
      
Bally's6491Mike MatusowUnited States149,500
Bally's6492Kane KalasUnited States90,500
Bally's6493Barry GreensteinUnited States61,500
Bally's6494Ryan LenaghanUnited States28,000
Bally's6495Yosif NawabiUnited States170,500
Bally's6496Ryan DepauloUnited States97,500
Bally's6497Michael PalumboUnited States61,000
      
Bally's6501Todd BrunsonUnited States55,000
Bally's6502Travis ErdmanUnited States108,500
Bally's6503Phil HellmuthUnited States121,000
Bally's6504Louis AbronsonUnited States59,000
Bally's6505Roman HrabecMX75,000
Bally's6506Brant HaleUnited States33,500
Bally's6507Michael RoccoUnited States84,500
      
Bally's6511Christopher BrewerUnited States117,500
Bally's6512Daniel ZackUnited States25,000
Bally's6513Daniel OspinaCO113,500
Bally's6514Alex FoxenUnited States127,500
Bally's6515Samuel HaberUnited States106,000
Bally's6516Aaron KupinUnited States111,000
Bally's6517Matthew DamesUnited States62,500
      
Bally's6541Paul-François TedeschiFrance71,000
Bally's6542Alex LivingstonCanada103,000
Bally's6544Melissa SaphierUnited States38,000
Bally's6545Gregory RaymerUnited States62,000
Bally's6546Yuri DzivielevskiFlorianopolis, , BR131,500
Bally's6547Antonio LievanoUnited States43,000
      
Bally's6551David MatthewsUnited States53,500
Bally's6552Jake SchwartzUnited States157,500
Bally's6553Carlton FitzgeraldUnited States65,500
Bally's6554Matt SzymaszekUnited States49,500
Bally's6555Owais AhmedUnited States132,500
Bally's6556Michael LangUnited States185,000
Bally's6557Neeraj NayakUnited States35,000
      
Bally's6561Ilkka HeikkilaTampere, , FI172,500
Bally's6562Jonathan GlendinningUnited States66,500
Bally's6563Michael HartzheimUnited States71,000
Bally's6564Thomas NewtonUnited States102,500
Bally's6565Mark DicksteinUnited States32,500
Bally's6567Brian HastingsUnited States75,000
      
Bally's6571Daniel CoenUnited States90,000
Bally's6572Jon KyteBergen, NO213,500
Bally's6573Ian SteinmanUnited States29,000
Bally's6574Matthew RosenUnited States78,000
Bally's6575Brandon Shack-HarrisUnited States235,500
Bally's6576Bin WengUnited States50,500
Bally's6577David "ODB" BakerUnited States90,500
      
Bally's6581Shawn BuchananCanada100,000
Bally's6582Kenneth PoUnited States53,500
Bally's6583Joshua RayUnited States80,000
Bally's6584Jason DalyUnited States79,000
Bally's6585Dan ColpoysUnited States91,500
Bally's6586Adam KipnisUnited States28,000
Bally's6587Kyle MontgomeryUnited States139,000
      
Bally's6591Christina HillUnited States114,500
Bally's6592Adrian BuckleyUnited States51,500
Bally's6593Michael McKennaUnited States105,500
Bally's6594Millard HaleUnited States46,500
Bally's6595Adam CrawfordCanada77,000
Bally's6596Landen LucasUnited States135,500
Bally's6597Christopher GrzadzielUnited States154,500
      
Bally's6621Michael Rodrigues Pires SantosPortugal65,500
Bally's6622Roland IsraelashviliUnited States70,000
Bally's6623Tom SchneiderUnited States207,500
Bally's6625Steven WolanskyUnited States69,500
Bally's6626Daniel WeinmanUnited States51,500
Bally's6627Adam PritchettUnited States115,000
      
Bally's6631Yashuo ChinUnited States73,000
Bally's6632Eric TipswordUnited States120,000
Bally's6633Tomas SzwarcbergMexico51,000
Bally's6634Maurizio MelaraItaly127,500
Bally's6635Lu YuanUnited States6,500
Bally's6636Mark FraserUnited States156,000
Bally's6637Shawn HierlUnited States44,000
      
Bally's6641William O'NeilUnited States41,500
Bally's6642Frank KasselaUnited States152,500
Bally's6643Timothy McguiganUnited States51,000
Bally's6644Dennis EichhornUnited States53,500
Bally's6645Antonin TeisseireFrance63,000
Bally's6646Max KruseGermany11,800
Bally's6647Naoya KiharaJapan52,500
      
Bally's6651Maury BarrettUnited States144,500
Bally's6652Men NguyenUnited States46,000
Bally's6653George DanzerGermany100,000
Bally's6654Jon ShoremanUnited Kingdom40,000
Bally's6655Tom FranklinUnited States112,500
Bally's6656Hyungyu ParkSouth Korea41,500
Bally's6657Todd BakerUnited States44,500
      
Bally's6661Ian O'haraUnited States294,500
Bally's6662John ThibodeauxUnited States14,000
Bally's6663Jonathan AguiarPortuga;99,000
Bally's6664Kevin GerhartUnited States153,000
Bally's6665Nick SchulmanUnited States89,500
Bally's6666Yanni RazUnited States166,000
Bally's6667Phillip HuiUnited States20,500
      
Bally's6671Kelly WolfeUnited States140,000
Bally's6672Shaun DeebUnited States42,500
Bally's6673Joao VieiraPortugal92,000
Bally's6674Kyle MiholichUnited States46,000
Bally's6675Tobias SchwechtAustria75,000
Bally's6676Drew ScottCanada153,000

Official End of Day Chip Counts (full)

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 2,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Ian O'Hara us
Ian O'Hara
Day 1 Chip Leader
294,500
Brandon Shack-Harris us
Brandon Shack-Harris
WSOP 2X Winner
235,500
Jon Kyte no
Jon Kyte
213,500
Tom Schneider us
Tom Schneider
WSOP 4X Winner
207,500
Gabe Paul us
Gabe Paul
189,500
Michael Lang us
Michael Lang
185,000 185,000
Ilkka Heikkila fi
Ilkka Heikkila
172,500
Jonathan McGowan us
Jonathan McGowan
172,000 172,000
Yosif Nawabi us
Yosif Nawabi
170,500 170,500
Yanni Raz us
Yanni Raz
166,000
Jake Schwartz us
Jake Schwartz
157,500
Mark Fraser us
Mark Fraser
156,000
Christopher Grzadziel us
Christopher Grzadziel
154,500 154,500
Drew Scott ca
Drew Scott
153,000
Kevin Gerhart us
Kevin Gerhart
WSOP 4X Winner
153,000
Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela
WSOP 3X Winner
152,500
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
WSOP 4X Winner
149,500
Maury Barrett us
Maury Barrett
144,500
Kelly Wolfe us
Kelly Wolfe
140,000 140,000
Kyle Montgomery us
Kyle Montgomery
139,000 139,000
Landen Lucas us
Landen Lucas
135,500 135,500
Owais Ahmed us
Owais Ahmed
WSOP 1X Winner
132,500
Yuri Dzivielevski br
Yuri Dzivielevski
131,500
Maurizio Melara it
Maurizio Melara
127,500 127,500
Alex Foxen us
Alex Foxen
WSOP 1X Winner
127,500 -4,500

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Unofficial End of Day 1 Chip Counts

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 2,500 ante
Player Chips Progress
Ian O'Hara us
Ian O'Hara
Day 1 Chip Leader
294,500 84,500
Brandon Shack-Harris us
Brandon Shack-Harris
WSOP 2X Winner
235,500 -5,500
Jon Kyte no
Jon Kyte
213,500 43,500
Tom Schneider us
Tom Schneider
WSOP 4X Winner
207,500 47,500
Gabe Paul us
Gabe Paul
189,500 189,500
Mike Lang us
Mike Lang
185,000 38,000
Ilkka Heikkila fi
Ilkka Heikkila
172,500 172,500
Yanni Raz us
Yanni Raz
166,000 111,000
Jake Schwartz us
Jake Schwartz
157,500 36,500
Mark Fraser us
Mark Fraser
156,000 41,000
Drew Scott ca
Drew Scott
153,000 -11,000
Kevin Gerhart us
Kevin Gerhart
WSOP 4X Winner
153,000 49,000
Frank Kassela us
Frank Kassela
WSOP 3X Winner
152,500 77,500
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
WSOP 4X Winner
149,500 7,500
Maury Barrett us
Maury Barrett
144,500 122,500
Owais Ahmed us
Owais Ahmed
WSOP 1X Winner
132,500 132,500
Yuri Dzivielevski br
Yuri Dzivielevski
131,500 74,800
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
121,500 11,500
Maxx Coleman us
Maxx Coleman
WSOP 1X Winner
118,500 28,300
Max Kruse de
Max Kruse
WSOP 1X Winner
118,000 90,000
Chris Brewer us
Chris Brewer
117,500 72,500
Christina Hill us
Christina Hill
114,500 114,500
Daniel Ospina co
Daniel Ospina
WSOP 1X Winner
113,500 3,500
Alex Livingston ca
Alex Livingston
WSOP 1X Winner
103,000 78,000
Thomas Newton us
Thomas Newton
102,500 -37,500

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Play Has Ended

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 2,500 ante

Players are bagging their chips at the end of Day 1 and will return to play tomorrow at 2 p.m. local time inside Bally's.

The tournament clock currently shows 122 players remaining.

Hellmuth Snaps Off Hastings Near the End

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 2,500 ante
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

A player in middle position raised to 4,000 before the draw. Phil Hellmuth called in the cutoff, as did Brian Hastings and Antonin Teisseire in the blinds.

Hastings and Teisseire each took two, the original raiser patted, and Hellmuth drew one. Hastings led out for 10,000 and Teisseire quickly folded.

The player in middle position called, as did Hellmuth. Hastings showed a nine-seven.

"Nine-six," Hellmuth said excitedly, showing {9-}{6-}{5-}{4-}{3-} to win the multi-way pot and cross 100,000 as he tries to defend his title.

Player Chips Progress
Phil Hellmuth us
Phil Hellmuth
WSOP Main Event Champion
WSOP 17X Winner
Poker Hall of Famer
110,000 36,500
Brian Hastings us
Brian Hastings
WSOP 6X Winner
71,000 9,000
Antonin Teisseire fr
Antonin Teisseire
WSOP 1X Winner
55,000

Tags: Antonin TeisseireBrian HastingsPhil Hellmuth

Newton Adds Some More

Level 10 : 1,000/1,500, 2,500 ante

Thomas Newton raised to 4,000 and received a call from Mike Matusow on the button and the player in the big blind.

Newton and the big blind each took two, while Matusow drew one. The big blind led out for 8,000 and only Newton called.

His opponent had a nine-eight, but Newton showed {9-}{7-}{6-}{5-}{2-} to win the pot and add more chips to his big stack.

"Thomas is back," Frank Kassela said after the hand.

"He never misses," another tablemate added.

Player Chips Progress
Mike Matusow us
Mike Matusow
WSOP 4X Winner
142,000 22,000
Thomas Newton us
Thomas Newton
140,000 -25,000

Tags: Mike MatusowThomas Newton