Omaha Hi-Lo
Jeremy Heartberg check-raised the 8♦7♣7♥5♥ turn and the A♠ river was checked. Michael McKenna tabled the A♣9♦8♠2♠ before Heartberg showed his A♦10♠6♦4♦. As the split pot was prepared, Heartberg suddenly noticed he had a straight and profoundly apologised to his opponent before while collecting the entire pot.
A-5 Triple Draw
A short-stacked Andrew Robl limped in the small blind and Ben Diebold checked his big blind. Robl drew three and Diebold took two.
Robl check-called a bet from Diebold then drew two. The defending champion only needed one.
After another Robl check, Diebold bet once more and this time Robl folded to preserve his short stack.
Stud 8 or Better
Anatolii Zyrin: 6♠10♣8♦ / 5♠6♦3♣K♦
Hisashi Yamanouchi: A♣7♠4♦ / 2♣8♠2♦K♠
Anatolii Zyrin bet sixth street when checked to by Hisashi Yamanouchi and both players then checked seventh. Zyrin showed a pair of sixes and that was good for the high portion. "You don't have a low?" Zyrin inquired but Yamanouchi did have an eight to chop the pot.
Further assorted counts can be found below.
2-7 Razz
Ajay Gnanasambanthan: Jx10x7x/2x6xAx7x
Daniel Negreanu: 2xXxXx/6xQx4x2x
Mike Matusow XxXx/9x - folded bring-in
After Mike Matusow brought in, Ajay Gnanasambanthan completed and Daniel Negreanu made it two bets to go. Gnanasambanthan called and then bet fourth street with Negreanu making the call.
Negreanu picked up the betting lead on fifth street and did so, but Gnanasambanthan called to see sixth street.
The players each checked and then on seventh, Gnanasambanthan called a bet from the Poker Hall of Famer.
Negreanu told Gnanasambanthan his hand was good as he showed a deuce and readied to muck his cards. Gnanasambanthan showed his jack-low which was indeed the winner.
Anthony Zinno reached the final eight in the $25,000 Heads-Up Championship but fell to Chris Brewer to take home almost three times the buy-in. He then late-registered this event alongside Eric Wasserson and has been able to run up a stack.
The latest hand saw Zinno with a bet of 15,000 versus Michael Noori and Phil Hui in No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw and both opponents folded.
With two 60-minute levels remaining in the day, more big names continue to join the field with Daniel Negreanu and Scott Seiver having taken their seats.
Level: 9
Limit Flop/Draw: 1,500-3,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits
Stud Games: 1,000 Ante, 1,000 Bring-In, 3,000 Completion 3,000-6,000 Limits,
No-Limit & Pot-Limit: 1,500-2,500 Ante, 1,000-1,500 Blinds
Stud Hi-Lo Regular
Kyle Miholich: Q♠10♠9♦ / 10♥2♠6♦Q♥
Tomomitsu Ono: A♥5♥3♠ / 8♦5♠9♣9♠
Kyle Miholich made it three bets on sixth street and Tomomitsu Ono called. There was no major action on seventh street as both players showed two pair, with Ono taking the low pot.
Kyle Miholich: XxXx / 5♠6♠9♠J♠
Mike Gorodinsky: XxXx / 2♠9♣4♥10♦ folded on sixth street
One hand later, Miholich completed and Mike Gorodinsky called. Miholich bet the advantage on fourth to get called, then they checked fifth. When picking up another spade on sixth, Miholich bet and Gorodinsky quickly folded.
No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw
Adam Friedman, who won this event three years in a row (2018,2019,2021) in an incredible streak, has been eliminated.
As told by his former tablemates as PokerNews spotted his seat empty, Friedman moved in predraw for 25,000 and got called by Nathaniel Katzoff.
Friedman patted while Katzoff drew one.
Friedman held 10x6x5x4x2x, while Katzoff was drawing to his 5x4x3x2x. Katzoff pulled an 8x, eliminating Friedman on Day 1 for the second year in a row.
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