Event #29: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Championship (6-Handed) Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-10-2024 16:25 UTC-8

Kyablue Takes Multiway Pot

Ryan Lashmar

Level 5 : Limits 1,200/2,400, 0 ante

Xavier Kyablue opened from the cutoff and received calls from Sami Hamid on the button, Viktor Blom in the small blind and Terrence Chan in the big blind. All four players drew two.

After the first draw action checked around to Kyablue who bet and received calls from all three opponents. Blom and Chan drew two each while Kyablue and Hamid each drew one.

Kyablue bet again when checked to after the second draw. This time only Hamid made the call. Kyablue stood pat while Hamid drew one.

With no draws remaining both players checked. Hamid tabled 8x7x6x5x2x for an eight-seven-six but Kyablue turned over 8x7x5x3x2x for an eight-seven-five to take down a healthy pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Viktor Blom	84,000 19,000	19,000
Sami Hamid	71,000 4,000	4,000
Terrence Chan	56,500 3,500	3,500

Xavier Kyablue	49,000 49,000	49,000

Tags: Sami Hamid Terrence Chan Viktor Blom Xavier Kyablue

06-10-2024 16:22 UTC-8

Stacey Raises Out Lindgren

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Limits 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Patrick Stacey reraised before the first draw, then bet again as Oscar Johansson, Lawrence Brandt, and Erick Lindgren came along.

Johansson and Stacey drew one on the second draw, while Lindgren and Brandt took two. All four players checked and everyone took one except Brandt who drew two.

Lindgren then bet and Stacey raised. Brandt and Johansson both folded, while Lindgren also mucked as Stacey took the big pot without a showdown.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Stacey	55,000 1,000	1,000
Erick Lindgren	55,000 5,000	5,000

Oscar Johansson	50,000 25,000	25,000
Lawrence Brandt	25,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: Erick Lindgren Lawrence Brandt Oscar Johansson Patrick Stacey

06-10-2024 16:12 UTC-8

Negreanu Drops One to Johns, Learns Not to Bluff Hale

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Limits 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

"I raised with two pair and he called me with queen-six. Put an x on that guy. Never bluff because he will call you," Daniel Negreanu said, his camera poised on tablemate Brant Hale.

Negreanu then got involved in a pot against Ian Johns where he reraised in the cutoff and Johns called in the hijack.

Both players drew one and Johns led out with a bet. Negreanu called and drew one, while Johns stood pat and bet.

Negreanu called again and took one as Johns patted again. Both players checked and Johns won the pot with 8x7x6x4x2x.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ian Johns	90,000 40,000	40,000

Brant Hale	80,000 1,900	1,900
Daniel Negreanu	42,000 16,000	16,000

Tags: Brant Hale Daniel Negreanu Ian Johns

06-10-2024 16:05 UTC-8

Alioto Raises Pimlott

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Limits 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Bryan Pimlott and Dario Alioto both drew one on the first draw and Alioto bet from the hijack. Pimlott called in the small blind.

Both players drew one again and checked the second draw. Pimlott stood pat, while Alioto drew one more.

Pimlott then bet and Alioto came back with a raise. Pimlott called, then mucked when Alioto showed 8x5x4x3x2x to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Alioto	57,000 17,000	17,000

Bryan Pimlott	55,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Bryan Pimlott Dario Alioto

06-10-2024 15:56 UTC-8

Borenstein Raises Negreanu

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Limits 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Daniel Negreanu opened from the cutoff and Jonathan Borenstein defended from the big blind. Both players drew two.

After the first draw Borenstein bet and Negreanu called. Both players drew one.

Borenstein checked after the second draw and Negreanu bet. Borenstein raised to two big bets and Negreanu briefly considered his options.

"Didn't expect that. Didn't expect to bet-fold" Negreanu commented before mucking his hand.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jonathan Borenstein	82,000 2,000	2,000
Daniel Negreanu	58,000 7,000	7,000

Tags: Daniel Negreanu Jonathan Borenstein

06-10-2024 15:51 UTC-8

Negreanu Pats With a Queen

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Limits 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Daniel Negreanu opened from the butto and Brant Hale defended from the big blind.

Both players drew two, checked, drew two and checked again. Hale drew to for the final draw while Negreanu stood pat.

Both players checked once more with no draws remaining. Hale announced he had an ace while Negreanu tabled Qx10x8x3x2x to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brant Hale	78,100 8,100	8,100
Daniel Negreanu	65,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Brant Hale Daniel Negreanu

06-10-2024 15:39 UTC-8

Chambers Pulls Ahead on Third Draw

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Limits 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Action was picked up with players heads-up just before the first draw with about 5,000 in the middle. David "ODB" Baker drew two from the small blind while Walter chambers drew two from the button.

After the first draw Baker bet and Chambers called. Baker stood pat while Chambers drew one.

Action repeated itself after the second draw with Chambers calling a bet from Baker and drawing one while Baker stood pat.

With no draws remaining both players checked. Chambers tabled 8x7x6x4x3x for an eight-seven which was good enough to take the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David "ODB" Baker	92,000 32,000	32,000

Walter Chambers	51,000 6,000	6,000

Tags: David "ODB" Baker Walter Chambers

06-10-2024 15:38 UTC-8

Eveslage Makes an Eight to Win a Massive Pot

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Limits 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Chad Eveslage raised in the hijack before Ryan Hoenig reraised in the cutoff. Michael Rodrigues called in the small blind, as did Eveslage.

All three players drew two and Hoenig bet. Rodrigues called, but Eveslage raised and both opponents called.

They all drew one on the second draw and Rodrigues led out with a bet. Eveslage called, while Hoenig raised and was called.

Eveslage and Hoenig stood pat, while Rodrigues drew one. Action was checked down and Eveslage showed 8x7x5x3x2x. "By one," Hoenig said as he mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chad Eveslage	95,000 28,000	28,000

Ryan Hoenig	50,000 10,000	10,000

Michael Rodrigues	12,000 15,200	15,200

Tags: Chad Eveslage Michael Rodrigues Ryan Hoenig

06-10-2024 15:32 UTC-8

Heikkila Draws to an Eight to Match Lindgren

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David Salituro

Level 4 : Limits 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Three-handed on the first draw, Yueqi Zhu and Erick Lindgren drew two while Ilkka Heikkila took three. Zhu then bet and Heikkila raised.

Both opponents called and drew two, while Heikkila took one and bet again. Lindgren then raised, Zhu folded, while Heikkila called.

Heikkila drew one and Lindgren stood pat. Lindgren then bet and Heikkila called.

Lindgren showed 8x7x4x3x2x. "Split," Heikkila said as he revealed the same cards to chop up the big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ilkka Heikkila	85,000
Erick Lindgren	62,000 2,000	2,000

Yueqi Zhu	45,000 3,000	3,000

Tags: Erick Lindgren Ilkka Heikkila Yueqi Zhu

06-10-2024 15:30 UTC-8

Borenstein Shows Four

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 4 : Limits 1,000/2,000, 0 ante

Jonathan Borenstein limped in from the small blind and Allen Kessler raised from the big blind. Borenstein made the call and drew three while Kessler drew two.

After the first draw Borenstein bet and Kessler called, drawing two while Borenstein drew one.

Kessler called another bet from Borenstein after the second draw and drew one while Borenstein stood pat.

With no draws remaining Borenstein bet once more.

"That's a good bet" Kessler stated before sending his hand into the muck.

Borenstein showed that he had 7x5x4x3x but did not reveal his fifth card before taking the pot,