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

06-14-2022 19:26 UTC-8

Schwartz Leaves Grzadziel Short

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Mike Patrick

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

Jake Schwartz made it 15,000 from the button and was called by Christopher Grzadziel in the small blind.

Grzadziel drew one while Schwartz needed two cards.

Grzadziel led out with a bet of 25,000 and Schwartz called.

"I paired", said Grzadziel, showing .

Schwartz turned over for the winner to boost his stack further.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Schwartz	338,000 28,000	28,000
Christopher Grzadziel	45,000 75,000	75,000

Tags: Christopher Grzadziel Jake Schwartz

06-14-2022 19:20 UTC-8

Johnson Survives Versus Nawabi

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David Salituro

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

Yosif Nawabi raised to 15,000 before Ryan Johnson moved all in for 53,000. Nawabi quickly called and took one as Johnson stood pat.

Johnson showed a nine-eight as Nawabi was drawing to an eight. "I'm dead," Nawabi said as he peeled an ace, securing the double up for Johnson.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yosif Nawabi	350,000 85,000	85,000
Ryan Johnson	115,000 25,000	25,000

Tags: Ryan Johnson Yosif Nawabi

06-14-2022 19:13 UTC-8

Buchanan Ends Rocco's Run

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David Salituro

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

Michael Rocco three-bet to 50,000 from the button, leaving himself just 6,000 behind, and called when Shawn Buchanan put him all in.

Buchanan stood pat while Rocco tanked for a moment before taking one. Buchanan showed and Rocco threw his hand away before even getting his last card.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Buchanan	420,000

Michael Rocco	Busted

Tags: Michael Rocco Shawn Buchanan

06-14-2022 19:11 UTC-8

Eliminations in 42nd-54th Place ($2,643)

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Mike Patrick

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Matthew Dames	Busted
Men Nguyen	Busted

Steven Wolansky	Busted

Carlton Fitzgerald	Busted
Todd Brunson	Busted

Brandon Shack-Harris	Busted

Kelly Wolfe	Busted
Michael Hartzheim	Busted
Daniel Ospina	Busted

Alexander Fluke	Busted
Todd Baker	Busted
Michael Rocco	Busted

David Matthews	Busted

06-14-2022 19:08 UTC-8

Schneider Pays Off Kalas

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David Salituro

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

Tom Schneider raised to 15,000 from the cutoff and Kane Kalas called on the button. Both players drew one.

Schneider slowed down and checked after the draw, allowing Kalas to bet out 57,000. Schneider quickly called.

Kalas turned over and Schneider gave up the pot with a frown on his face.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kane Kalas	270,000 20,000	20,000
Tom Schneider	210,000 80,000	80,000

Tags: Tom Schneider Kane Kalas

06-14-2022 19:00 UTC-8

Ospina Felted by Szwarcberg

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Mike Patrick

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

In the hand immediately following his loss to Yanni Raz, Daniel Ospina moved all in from under the gun for his last 95,000 chips.

Tomas Szwarcberg made the call in the big blind and patted his hand.

Ospina then drew one, showing , which was up against Szwarcberg's .

Ospina drew a king, eliminating him from the tournament, and providing another boost to Szwarcberg's growing stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Tomas Szwarcberg	640,000 245,000	245,000
Daniel Ospina	Busted

Tags: Daniel Ospina Tomas Szwarcberg Yanni Raz

06-14-2022 18:55 UTC-8

Schwartz Gearing Up For Another Run

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David Salituro

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

Jake Schwartz made it all the way to second place before falling to Phil Hellmuth in this event a year ago, and he's now poised for a repeat performance after taking a chunk off former Poker Player's Championship winner Phil Hui.

Hui raised to 15,000 before the draw and Schwartz called on the button. Both players took one and Hui checked.

Schwartz took the lead with a bet of 30,500 and Hui quickly called. Schwartz rolled over and Hui flashed a nine before mucking.

"Caught a deuce, huh," Hui said following the hand.

"Yeah, I caught a deuce. Is that how little you think of me," Schwartz replied before clarifying he caught the four on the draw.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jake Schwartz	310,000 184,000	184,000
Phil Hui	205,000 91,500	91,500

Tags: Phil Hui Jake Schwartz

06-14-2022 18:47 UTC-8

Buchanan Wakes Up With a Seven

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David Salituro

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

Frank Kassela and Christopher Grzadziel each put in 15,000 before the draw. In the big blind, Shawn Buchanan re-raised to 60,000 and only Kassela called.

Kassela took one and Buchanan stood pat before putting out a bet of 33,000. Kassela took his time before calling as Buchanan showed he had woken up with .

"Good thing you didn't bet more," Kassela said as he surrendered the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shawn Buchanan	420,000 109,000	109,000

Frank Kassela	165,000 105,000	105,000

Christopher Grzadziel	120,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Shawn Buchanan Frank Kassela Christopher Grzadziel

06-14-2022 18:42 UTC-8

Raz Continues to Roll

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Mike Patrick

Level 16 : 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante

Yanni Raz, the player who mistakenly entered yesterday thinking he would be playing a No-Limit Hold'em tournament has picked up the game of Lowball very quickly, not just cashing in his first ever tournament of this variant, but thriving.

Recently he raised in the hijack to 15,000 and was called by Daniel Ospina in the cutoff.

After the drawing round, Raz bet another 25,000 and Ospina folded.

"Yah baby", said Raz as he gathered chips that pushed his stack toward 200,000 chips.