Level: 8
Blinds: 500/1,000
Ante: 1,500
2022 World Series of Poker
Event #29: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
Day: 1
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 1
2022 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$583,395
Entries
437
Level
30
Blinds
100,000 / 150,000
Ante
250,000
Entries
437
Players Left
122
Hellmuth Receives a Gift On His Return
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,500 ante
The defending champion in this event, Phil Hellmuth has just taken his seat after missing the last eight days of action with COVID-19.
It didn't take him long to get into the mix, raising to 800 under the gun before a potential opponent on the button three-bet him.
Hellmuth came back with a four-bet to 8,000 and his opponent called.
Hellmuth drew one card and his opponent stood pat.
Both players then checked and Hellmuth declared "king".
"King what" replied his opponent, and Hellmuth rolled over 
.
Hellmuth's smooth king was good, with his opponent claiming he had king-ten.
"What a gift", commented a tablemate, as Hellmuth stacked chips for the first time in over a week.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
33,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
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Linde Three-Bets an Eight
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,500 ante
Dylan Linde three-bet to 11,000 from the big blind over an under-the-gun raise by Preston McEwen, and McEwen decided to call to the draw.
Linde stood pat, with McEwen taking one. Linde paused for a moment after the draw before betting 6,500, and McEwen quickly called.
Linde showed 
and McEwen mucked.
Yanni Raz, despite admitting he didn't want to play this event and asking for a refund earlier, has apparently taken a liking to the game as he has re-entered following his earlier bustout, taking his new seat at this table.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
122,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
53,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
11,000
11,000
|
11,000 |
Updated Chip Counts
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
156,000 | |
|
116,700 | |
|
||
|
99,500 | |
|
||
|
91,000 | |
|
82,400 | |
|
78,000 | |
|
69,500 | |
|
33,500 | |
|
||
|
32,000 | |
|
25,000 | |
|
||
|
17,000 | |
|
|
||
|
12,500 | |
|
||
Po Run Over by Zolotow's Wheel
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,500 ante
Kenneth Po raised under the gun to 3,000 and was called in middle position by Steve Zolotow.
Po patted his hand and Zolotow drew one.
Po then led out for 6,000 and Zolotow moved all in.
Po snap-called with what he was sure was the winner, but was shown otherwise.
Kenneth Po: 
Steve Zolotow:
Zolotow drilled a wheel with his draw to eliminate Po and send him to the registration cage for another entry.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,500
49,300
|
49,300 |
|
|
||
|
25,000
-2,500
|
-2,500 |
Another Round of Chip Counts
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,500 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
104,000
90,000
|
90,000 |
|
|
||
|
76,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
||
|
73,100
23,100
|
23,100 |
|
62,000
51,500
|
51,500 |
|
|
||
|
54,000 | |
|
|
44,000
-9,000
|
-9,000 |
|
|
||
|
35,200
-300
|
-300 |
|
|
33,600
600
|
600 |
|
|
||
|
22,600
10,600
|
10,600 |
|
|
||
|
20,800
6,400
|
6,400 |
|
||
|
|
19,000
8,000
|
8,000 |
|
12,000 | |
|
|
||
|
Busted | |
Hall Takes Out Glaser, Lehr
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,500 ante
Keith Lehr moved all in for his last 13,000 and was called by Galen Hall. Benny Glaser also called, leaving himself just a few thousand behind, and all three players took one.
Hall bet enough to put Glaser all in after the draw and the British bracelet winner committed the rest of his chips.
"Nine," Hall announced, showing a nine-eight. Glaser mucked, while Lehr showed as his first four cards before pairing his three on the draw to join Glaser on the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
70,000
-15,000
|
-15,000 |
|
|
||
|
|
Busted | |
|
|
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|
Busted | |
|
|
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Hartzheim Halts Lang's Ascent
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,500 ante
Mike Lang has built up one of the biggest stacks in the room, but his rise to the top of the leaderboard has just taken a slight hit following a battle against Mike Hartzheim.
Lang raised to 2,700 before the draw and Hartzheim called from the button, as did the player in the big blind. All three players took one.
Lang continued for 3,500 after the draw and Hartzheim quickly called, while the big blind mucked. Lang flashed a 10-low, but Hartzheim won the pot with his ten-eight.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
147,000
116,000
|
116,000 |
|
60,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
"No Gamble No Future"
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,500 ante
Ren Lin raised to 2,500 under the gun and was called by Tom McCormick in the big blind.
Both players drew one and McCormick checked to Lin, who plunked down a bet of 6,400 with his trademark "no gamble no future" quote.
McCormick and the dealer were momentarily confused as the dealer tossed an 'all-in' button in front of Lin, who still had over 40,000 behind.
The mistake was corrected and McCormick then took a few moments before opting to fold.
Lin showed 
, then collected his newly earned chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
63,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
||
|
21,400
400
|
400 |
Musso Ends Bronshtein's Run For Another Title
Level 8
: 500/1,000, 1,500 ante
Yuval Bronshtein won this event in 2019, but his chance of adding a second title to his resume just came to an abrupt halt.
Bronshtein moved all in before the draw for 12,600 and Vince Musso, a WSOP veteran with cashes going back to the 1970s, called in the big blind.
Bronshtein took three and showed , while Musso stood pat and showed 
. Bronshtein made a pair of nines on the draw and quickly made his exit.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
65,000 | |
|
Busted | |
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