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

06-14-2022 16:55 UTC-7

Nawabi Wins Raymer's Chips and a Fossil

David Salituro

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 4,500 ante

Greg Raymer - sits under his Main Event Winners Banner

Yosif Nawabi raised under the gun and got a call from Matthew Dames on the button. In the small blind, Greg Raymer shoved all in for around 100,000 and Nawabi called.

Dames went into the tank for a few moments before calling as both players stood pat.

Nawabi showed nine-eight-six as the 2004 Main Event champion flashed a ten-eight-seven. Raymer asked Nawabi how to spell his name before signing a fossil over to him and making his exit a few spots shy of the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yosif Nawabi	350,000 161,000	161,000
Matthew Dames	40,000 -22,500	-22,500
Greg Raymer	Busted

Tags: Greg Raymer Matthew Dames Yosif Nawabi

06-14-2022 17:11 UTC-7

Updated Counts and Eliminations

Mike Patrick

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 4,500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Max Kruse	334,000 94,000	94,000

Tom Schneider	202,000 47,000	47,000

Yanni Raz	176,000 -34,000	-34,000
Kenneth Po	172,000 118,500	118,500
Roland Israelashvili	120,000 50,000	50,000
Phil Hui	113,500 113,500	113,500

Men Nguyen	80,000 34,000	34,000

Todd Brunson	70,000 -8,000	-8,000

Mark Fraser	62,000 -94,000	-94,000
Yashuo Chin	52,000 -21,000	-21,000
Michael Rodrigues Pires Santos	Busted

Jason Daly	Busted

06-14-2022 17:17 UTC-7

Bubble Time!

Mike Patrick

Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 4,500 ante

Aditya Prasetyo has just been eliminated, bringing the field to 67, with the next elimination bringing the final 66 players into the money.

Play will continue hand-for-hand, with two minutes per hand taken off the clock until the bubble bursts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Aditya Prasetyo	Busted

Level: 14

Blinds: 2,000/4,000

Ante: 6,000

06-14-2022 17:21 UTC-7

Golden Nugget to Host $1,100 Buy-In, $1,000,000 GTD PokerNews Cup June 24-28

Chad Holloway

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 6,000 ante

This summer, Golden Nugget Las Vegas will play host to the 14th Annual Grand Poker Series, which features 81 events and offers over $3 million in guaranteed prize money from May 31-July 3. One of those events is the $1,100 buy-in, $1,000,000 Guaranteed PokerNews Cup that will run from June 24-28.

The tournament will feature three starting flights beginning with Day 1a at 11 a.m. PT on Friday, June 24. Days 1b and 1c will take place at the same time on Saturday, June 25, and Sunday, June 26 respectively. The surviving players from each flight will return at Noon on Monday, June 27 to play down to the final table, which will play out at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28.

PokerNews will be on-site throughout the duration to offer live updates, videos, social media content, and more.

Find out all about this can't-miss event!

06-14-2022 17:34 UTC-7

Schulman, Nayak Knocked Out on Bubble

David Salituro

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 6,000 ante

In a blind versus blind battle, Neeraj Nayak moved all in for his last 25,000 and David Matthews called. Both players drew one.

"Do you want to squeeze together," Matthews asked as he showed nine-eight. Nayak finished with a ten-low and was eliminated.

On the same hand on another table, Nick Schulman raised all in for 80,000 from the button and Alex Livingston called in the small blind. Schulman patted with jack-eight, while Livingston took one with .

Livingston pulled a deuce on the draw to knock out Schulman as he and Nayak split 66th place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Alex Livingston	238,000 66,000	66,000

David Matthews	230,000 176,500	176,500
Neeraj Nayak	Busted
Nick Schulman	Busted

Tags: Alex Livingston David Matthews Neeraj Nayak Nick Schulman

06-14-2022 17:42 UTC-7

Miholich Has "Perfect" Double

David Salituro

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 6,000 ante

Adam Kipnis raised to 10,000 before Kyle Miholic moved all in for his last 56,000. Kipnis asked for a count before calling as both players stood pat.

Kipnis showed a nine-low. "Eight perfect," Miholic replied, showing to earn the double up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Adam Kipnis	115,000 87,000	87,000
Kyle Miholic	112,000

Tags: Kyle Miholic Adam Kipnis

06-14-2022 17:49 UTC-7

Heikkila Sends Glendinning Home

Mike Patrick

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 6,000 ante

After Thomas Newton opened for 10,000 under the gun, Ilkka Heikkila, re-raised to 28,000, then Jonathan Glendinning moved all in for 46,500 in the small blind.

Newton folded, but Heikkila called. Glendinning needed to draw on while Heikkila patted then showed .

Glendinning was drawing live with , but could only pull a , eliminating him from the tournament.

Meanwhile, at an adjacent table, Tom McCormick was also eliminated in the money.

Player	Chips	Progress
Thomas Newton	306,000 126,000	126,000
Ilkka Heikkila	207,000 -28,000	-28,000
Jonathan Glendinning	Busted
Tom McCormick	Busted

06-14-2022 17:52 UTC-7

Weinman Joins Payout Line

David Salituro

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 6,000 ante

Daniel Weinman was down to 2,000 and moved all in from under the gun. Adam Pritchett called before Todd Baker re-shoved for 35,000.

"How much is that? I don't care about that," Pritchett asked, referring to Weinman's tiny amount. He eventually called and took two, while both Baker and Weinman patted.

Baker showed an eight-seven, Weinman had a nine, and Pritchett drew a king. Baker took both the main and side pot, doubling up and eliminating Weinman.

Daniel Coen and Shawn Hierl were also eliminated on adjacent tables.

Player	Chips	Progress
Todd Baker	75,000 30,500	30,500
Adam Pritchett	40,000 -75,000	-75,000
Daniel Coen	Busted
Shawn Hierl	Busted
Daniel Weinman	Busted

Tags: Todd Baker Adam Pritchett Daniel Weinman

06-14-2022 18:00 UTC-7

Raz Hanging Around

David Salituro

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 6,000 ante

Yanni Raz didn't even want to play this event and tried to withdraw early on Day 1, but the 2-7 rookie now finds himself in the money with an average stack.

In his last hand, Raz called 9,000 raise from Tomas Szwarcberg on the button and took two, while Szwarcberg drew one.

Szwarcberg continued for 17,000 and Raz quickly called with . Szwarcberg mucked and Raz's improbable journey took another boost.