Event #30: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw | 2023 World Series of Poker

06-14-2023 14:52 UTC-8

Alexander Freund Eliminated in 11th Place ($9,141)

Ryan Lashmar

Level 28

Alexander Freund opened from under the gun and received calls from James "Minnesota" Williams from the small blind and Josh Damm in the big blind. Freund drew three while Williams and Damm drew two each.

After the first draw Williams and Damm both checked, Freund bet the last of his chips and both of his opponents made the call. Freund drew one, Williams drew one and Damm drew two.

Williams checked after the second draw and Damm fired a bet, forcing Williams out of the pot and leaving action heads up between him and Freund.

Damm stood pat and Freund drew one for the final draw.

Alexander Freund: 9x7x6x3x2x
Josh Damm: 8x7x5x4x3x

Freund's nine-seven could not beat Damm's eight-seven and he was knocked out of the tournament while Damm extended his chip lead over the rest of the field.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Damm	2,240,000 175,000	175,000
James Williams (AR)	1,580,000 120,000	120,000
Alexander Freund	Busted

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06-14-2023 15:18 UTC-8

Louis Hillman Eliminated in 10th Place ($9,141)

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Mike Patrick

Level 28

Louis Hillman raised in the small blind with Benny Glaser in the big blind. The four-time bracelet winner asked Hillman to confirm that he had 80,000 remaining in his stack and then made the call.

Each player drew two cards and then checked. On the second draw, Hillman still drew two, while Glaser only needed one.

Hillman checked, and Glaser bet, which was enough to cover Hillman's remaining stack.

"Gotta go," said Hillman, rolling his Mario Kart Luigi figurine forward and placing his last 80,000 chips beside it.

Each player drew one and revealed their holdings.

Louis Hillman: 8x6x3x2x/Xx
Benny Glaser: 8x7x5x2x/Xx

Glaser showed his draw first, picking up a three to make an 8x7x5x3x2x.

Hillman would need a five or four to survive yet again, but Hillman's good fortune finally ran out as he peeled a Jx, ending an impressive ladder-up in tenth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	665,000 200,000	200,000

Louis Hillman	Busted

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06-14-2023 15:30 UTC-8

Kessler Makes "an Advanced Play"

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 28

Benny Glaser raised from the small blind and Allen Kessler raised to three bets. Glaser made the call and drew two while Kessler drew one.

Glaser checked after the first draw and Kessler fired a bet. Glaser made it two bets and Kessler raised to three bets, putting himself all in and at risk. Glaser made the call and both players stood pat for the second draw.

Glaser drew one for the final draw and Kessler stood pat.

Allen Kessler: 9x8x7x5x3x
Benny Glaser: 7x6x4x3x/Xx

Kessler revealed nine-eight and Glaser threw his arms up in frustration, presumably after breaking a hand on the third draw that had Kessler beat. Glaser drew a ten for a final hand of 10x7x6x4x3x and Kessler secured a key double up, leaving Glaser as a short stack.

"That was an advanced play" Kessler stated as he scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Allen Kessler	575,000 200,000	200,000
Benny Glaser	370,000 295,000	295,000

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06-14-2023 15:42 UTC-8

Allen Kessler Eliminated in 9th Place ($11,849)

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 28

Allen Kessler bet from the small blind and received a call from Christopher Chung in the big blind. Kessler drew one while Chung drew two.

Kessler fired another bet after the first draw and Chung made the call. Kessler stood pat and Chung drew two.

After the second draw Kessler bet again, putting himself all in and at risk. Chung made the call. Kessler stood pat for the final draw and Chung opted to draw one.

Allen Kessler: 9x8x7x4x3x
Christopher Chung: 7x5x4x3x/Xx

Chung needed a two, eight or nine to win the pot and that's exactly what he received when the final draw brought him the 2x to give him a wheel to eliminate Kessler.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Chung	3,325,000 525,000	525,000
Allen Kessler	Busted

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06-14-2023 15:52 UTC-8

Benny Glaser Eliminated in 8th Place ($11,849)

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Mike Patrick

Level 29

Benny Glaser raised on the button and got three-bet by Ryan Hughes in the big blind. Glaser called and then drew one after Hughes drew two.

Hughes then check-called a bet from Glaser and drew two, while Glaser stood pat.

Hughes checked again and Glaser bet. Hughes then check-raised, which was enough to put Glaser all in once he made the call, which he did.

The players each stood pat with Hughes showing 8x5x4x3x2x for an eight-perfect, while Glaser disappointedly showed 8x7x5x4x2x, which brought his tournament to an end.

The seven remaining players have now been sent to the Horseshoe's secondary feature table to continue playing to a winner.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan Hughes	2,425,000 1,025,000	1,025,000

Benny Glaser	Busted

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06-14-2023 16:34 UTC-8

Michael Rodrigues Eliminated in 7th Place ($15,722)

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 29

Michael Rodrigues bet from middle position and got a call from Ryan Hughes in the big blind. Hughes drew two and Rodrigues drew one.

Both players checked after the first draw and drew one. Hughes then bet and received a call from Rodrigues. Hughes stood pat and Rodrigues drew one.

With no draws remaining Hughes fired another bet and Rodrigues folded, leaving himself with only 60,000 chips remaining.

The next hand Rodrigues bet from under the gun and was all in. Josh Damm made it two bets from middle position, John Monette raised to three bets from the cutoff and Damm made the call. Rodrigues drew three, Damm and Monette each drew one.

Damm bet after the first draw and was called by Monnette. Both players stood pat while Rodrigues drew three.

After the second draw Damm fired another bet and Monnette got out of the way. Both Rodrigues and Damm stood pat for the final draw.

Michael Rodrigues: 8x7x6x4x2x
Josh Damm, 8x5x4x3x2x

Rodrigues' eight-seven could not best Damm's eight-perfect and he was sent to the rail in seventh place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Josh Damm	4,100,000 260,000	260,000
Ryan Hughes	2,700,000 275,000	275,000

John Monnette	2,290,000 500,000	500,000

Michael Rodrigues	Busted

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06-14-2023 17:44 UTC-8

Ryan Hughes Eliminated in 6th Place ($21,342)

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 30

Ryan Hughes bet from under the gun and received a call from James Williams in the hijack. Both players drew two.

Hughes check-called a bet from Williams after the first draw to put himself all in and at risk. Once again both players drew two.

For the final draw Hughes drew one while Williams stood pat.

Ryan Hughes: 8x6x4x2x/Xx
James Williams: 9x7x6x3x2x.

Hughes needed to catch a three, five or seven to preserve his tournament life. He caught a nine for his last draw giving him 9x8x6x4x2x which was not enough to overcome Williams' Nine-Seven, resulting in Hughes' deep run coming to an end.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Williams (AR)	3,800,000 300,000	300,000
Ryan Hughes	Busted

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06-14-2023 18:25 UTC-8

"Is It Snowing?"

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Mike Patrick

Level 31 : 50,000/100,000, 0 ante

James Williams, who has accumulated more and more chips, has proven himself to be quite the character for his chatty demeanor and "chicken" reference for a wheel.

He flashed some more of that personality after a recent hand with John Monnette, who while known as 'angry' John, seems to enjoying his southern opponent's playfulness.

Williams raised in the cutoff and got three-bet by Monnette. Williams called and drew two after Monnette took just one.

Monnette followed up with a bet, which Williams called, and the players each drew one.

Monnette then checked, which led to a bet from Williams that Monnette called.

After Monnette drew one, Williams stood pat and then bet after Monnette checked.

Monnette thought for a bit but then mucked his cards to send another pot to Williams, who has been on a heater recently.

Williams squeezed his cards tightly and showed them to his friends on the rail saying, "Is it snowing? Is it snowing?"

He then sent the cards back to the dealer and said, "It ain't the chicken, but it's in there."

Player	Chips	Progress
James Williams (AR)	4,700,000 900,000	900,000
John Monnette	2,200,000 170,000	170,000

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06-14-2023 20:49 UTC-8

James Williams Eliminated in 5th Place ($29,625)

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 32

John Monnette opened from under the gun and received a call from James Williams on the button. Monnette drew three and Williams drew two.

After the first draw Monette check-called another bet from Williams. Monnette again drew three while Williams drew one.

Monette checked after the second draw and Williams fired another bet before things began to escalate quickly. Monette raised to two bets, Williams reraised to three bets and Monette made it four big bets to put Williams all in. Williams called to put himself all in at risk and both players immediately stood pat for the final draw.

James Williams: 9x8x5x3x2x
John Monnette: 8x6x5x4x2x

Monette had made number eight which was enough to end Williams' memorable run in fifth place.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Monnette	3,425,000 975,000	975,000

James Williams (AR)	Busted

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06-14-2023 21:03 UTC-8

Josh Damm Eliminated in 4th Place ($42,030)

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Mike Patrick

Level 32

After a roller coaster few hands for Josh Damm that saw him whittled to 210,000 chips in back-to-back hands versus Christopher Chung, then tripling up through Chung and John Monnette, Josh Damm's time in the tournament finally ran out a couple of hands later.

Now down to 150,000 chips again after dropping a pot to Monnette, Damm moved all in from the small blind after a limp on the button from Leonard. Chung called, as did Leonard to set up Damm's potential demise.

Damm drew three, as did Chung, while Leonard drew two. Chung then check-folded to a bet by Leonard, leaving Damm's execution in Leonard's hands.

Damm still needed to draw two and he was now up against a pat hand for Leonard.

On the final draw, Damm drew one, but was drawing to a chop as Leonard revealed that he was now in possession of 'the chicken' as it's become known at the table, 7x5x4x3x2x.

Damm held 7x4x3x2x and needed a five for a chicken / wheel of his own, but he instead pulled an 8x, forcing him to exit the coop, leaving three chicken farmers in the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher Chung	7,200,000 1,500,000	1,500,000
John Monnette	3,800,000 375,000	375,000

Patrick Leonard	2,000,000 585,000	585,000

Tags: Christopher Chung John Monnette Josh Damm