Event #22: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw (6-Handed)
Day 1 Started
Event #22: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw (6-Handed)
Day 1 Started
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Today sees the start of Event #22: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas. This is a three-day event, with Day 1 starting at 2 p.m. local time. Late registration remains open until the end of the ninth 40-minute level. The plan is to play 15 levels, with a 15-minute break every three levels.
Players begin with 25,000 chips and Level 1 limits are 200-400. Day 1 survivors return to their seats at 1 p.m. local time on June 7 and play another ten levels, which extend to 60 minutes. Day 3 is scheduled for June 8, although its start time is yet to be decided.
John Monnette is the reigning champion of this event, having overcome 521 opponents in 2023, a result good for $145,863 and what was Monnette's fifth gold bracelet. Expect a star-studded field for this specialist event.
| Year | Entrants | Prize pool | Champion | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 522 | $696,870 | John Monnette | $145,863 |
| 2022 | 350 | $467,250 | Denis Nesterenko | $108,250 |
| 2021 | 284 | $380,475 | David "Bakes" Baker | $87,837 |
| 2019 | 467 | $630,450 | Robert Campbell | $144,027 |
| 2018 | 356 | $480,600 | Hanh Tran | $117,282 |
*event didn't run in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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Level: 1
Blinds: 100-200
Limits: 200-400
Play is now underway with 145 players currently registered.
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25,000
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25,000
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25,000 |
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Antonio Olguin bet 400 on the button when the player in the big blind raised to 600. Olguin made the call and both players drew two.
The big blind checked and Olguin bet 400. After the big blind called he took one and Olguin took two. After his opponent bet 400 Olguin called.
Both players drew one and checked at showdown. The big blind tabled 9-9-7-5-2 for a pair of nines and Olguin tabled K-5-4-3-2 and won with a king.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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22,800
22,800
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22,800 |
Matthew Aronowitz raised from the big blind and an opponent in the small blind called.
Aronowitz took one, while his opponent drew two. "That's why I raised," Aronowitz said as he bet. His opponent called and both players drew one and checked.
Both players again drew one and Aronowitz bet. His opponent called with a 9-7, but Aronowitz had 8-7-5-4-3 to win the pot.
The next hand, an opponent in the big blind bet the second draw and Aronowitz raised. His opponent called, as did another player on the button and Aronowitz patted. His two opponents each drew one and called when Aronowitz bet.
Aronowitz turned over 7-6-5-3-2 as he took another early pot.
"It's too early for this shit. Who wants a hot streak in Level 1?" Aronowitz said.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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28,000
28,000
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28,000 |
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Heads-up on the first draw, Scott Seiver bet before Jason Gola raised. Seiver reraised and Gola called.
Both players stood pat on the second draw and Seiver bet. Gola called and they both patted again.
Seiver checked and Gola bet. Seiver tossed his cards into the muck and Gola took the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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28,000
28,000
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28,000 |
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20,000
5,000
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A player on the button bet on the second draw and Aditya Prasetyo called in the small blind, as did another player in the cutoff.
Prasetyo and the cutoff drew one, while the button stood pat. Prasetyo then led out with a bet and only the button called.
Prasetyo showed 8-7-4-3-2 while his opponent flashed 8-7-5-3-2 before mucking.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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30,000 |