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

06-12-2023 22:42 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan DePaulo	100,000 19,000	19,000

Ari Engel	81,000 39,800	39,800

Randy Ohel	80,000 5,000	5,000

John Monnette	73,000 48,000	48,000

Viktor Blom	50,000 16,000	16,000
Shirley Rosario	49,000 12,000	12,000
John Trumbul	47,000 10,000	10,000
Yueqi Zhu	32,000 7,000	7,000

Amnon Filippi	29,000 11,000	11,000

Chris Hundley	29,000 4,000	4,000
Allen Kessler	28,000 12,500	12,500
Maria Ho	28,000
Joe McKeehen	26,000 2,000	2,000

Farah Galfond	23,000 25,000	25,000
Michael Torres	22,000 5,000	5,000
Chris Vitch	15,000 37,000	37,000

Terrence Chan	11,000 5,000	5,000

Nam Le	8,000 24,000	24,000
Jeff Madsen	7,500 5,500	5,500

Daniel Negreanu	4,000 23,000	23,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Joel Deutsch	25,600 5,400	5,400

Coombs Sends Kassela Out

Dan O'Hair

Level 12

Mike Coombs had Frank Kassela all in and fanned out a 7x6x5x3x2x after the final draw.

Kassela held an eight-seven, which wasn't enough and he was sent to the rail late in the day.

Player	Chips	Progress
Michael Coombs	52,000 17,000	17,000
Frank Kassela	Busted

Tags: Frank Kassela Mike Coombs

06-12-2023 22:06 UTC-7

Zolotow Gets Some Chips Back

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 12

A player in the cutoff bet and Steve Zolotow defended his big blind. Both players drew two on the first draw.

Zolotow bet after the first draw and got a call from his opponent, who drew one. Zolotow stood pat.

After the second draw Zolotow fired again and received a call from his opponent. Once again Zolotow stood pat and the player in the cutoff drew one.

Both players checked after the final draw and Zolotow showed 9x5x4x3x2x for nine perfect to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Zolotow	10,600 1,400	1,400

Tags: Steve Zolotow

Level: 12

Blinds: 600/1,200
Limits: 1,200/2,400

06-12-2023 21:55 UTC-7

Player	Chips	Progress
Ryan DePaulo	81,000 25,000	25,000

Randy Ohel	75,000 22,000	22,000

Robert Campbell	71,000 43,000	43,000

Viktor Blom	66,000 9,000	9,000
Jon Turner	62,000 2,000	2,000

Michael Trivett	61,000 16,000	16,000

Dan Zack	58,000 15,000	15,000

John Trumbul	55,000 10,800	10,800
Chris Vitch	52,000 14,000	14,000

Farah Galfond	48,000 19,000	19,000
Scott Bohlman	45,000 28,500	28,500

Alex Livingston	44,000 14,300	14,300

Jerod Smith	36,000 1,000	1,000
Benny Glaser	36,000 5,500	5,500

Nam Le	32,000 10,000	10,000
Anthony Zinno	29,000 29,000	29,000

Daniel Negreanu	27,000 1,700	1,700

Chris Tryba	27,000 4,000	4,000

Chris Hundley	25,000 10,000	10,000
Frank Kassela	25,000 25,000	25,000

Joe McKeehen	24,000 5,200	5,200

Nacho Barbero	21,000 21,000	21,000

Chad Eveslage	20,500 2,500	2,500

Terrence Chan	16,000 7,000	7,000

Steve Zolotow	12,000 2,000	2,000

Marella Takes a Pot from Negreanu and McKeehen

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 11

Divakaran Marella raised from the hijack, Daniel Negreanu made it three bets from the cutoff and Joe McKeehen made it four bets from the button. Both Marella and Negreanu called.

Marella and Negreanu checked to McKeehen, who opted to bet after the first draw. Both opponents called and all three players drew one.

Action slowed down after the second draw, with all three players checking. Marella stood pat while Negreanu and McKeehen each took one.

Action checked around again after the final draw and Marella tabled 9x7x6x5x3x which was enough to take down the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Divakaran Marella	84,000 14,000	14,000
Joe McKeehen	29,200 1,200	1,200

Daniel Negreanu	28,700 11,300	11,300

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Divakaran Marella Joe McKeehen

06-12-2023 21:35 UTC-7

Gerhart Sends Heartberg Out

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Dan O'Hair

Level 11

Jeremy Heartberg raised on the button and was three-bet by Kevin Gerhart from the big blind. Heartberg raised again for the rest of his stack and Gerhart called to put him at risk.

Both players drew two on the first round, Gerhart drew one and Heartberg drew two on the second round, and Gerhart stood pat while Gerhart drew one on the final round.

Gerhart fanned out 7x6x5x3x2x and Heartberg couldn't beat it with his nine, sending him out late in the evening.

Player	Chips	Progress
Kevin Gerhart	46,000 29,000	29,000

Jeremy Heartberg	Busted

Tags: Jeremy Heartberg Kevin Gerhart

06-12-2023 21:33 UTC-7

Heinzl Wins With a King

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 11

Action folded to a player in the button who bet and Joshua Heinzl made it three bets from the small blind. The big blind got out of the way and the player in the button called, drawing two. Heinzl drew one.

After the first draw Heinzl bet and received a call from his opponent. Once again Heinzl drew one and the button drew two.

Heinzl bet again after the second draw and the button called. Heinzl drew one and the button drew two.

After the final draw both players checked. Heinzl showed Kx5x4x3x2x for king-high. The player in the button looked disappointed as he threw his cards into the muck.