Event #56: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball (Limit) (2-7, A-5, Badugi) Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-21-2024 14:01 UTC-8

Wang Wins Without Showdown

Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Limits 400/800, 0 ante

A-5 Triple Draw

Haoyu Wang opened from the hijack and received calls from Yehuda Buchalter in the small blind and Carol Fuchs in the big blind. Fuchs drew three while Buchalter and Wang each drew two.

After the first draw Buchalter bet and was called by both opponents. Fuchs drew two while the other two players each took one.

Action checked around to Wang who bet after the second draw and was called by both Fuchs and Buchalter, who drew one each while Wang stood pat.

With no draws remaining Wang bet again when checked to and this time both of his opponents opted to fold.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yehuda Buchalter	40,500 40,500	40,500
Haoyu Wang	36,000 36,000	36,000
Carol Fuchs	33,500 33,500	33,500

Tags: Carol Fuchs Haoyu Wang Yehuda Buchalter

06-21-2024 14:05 UTC-8

Kyte Loses Two to Guitar

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Limits 400/800, 0 ante

2-7 Triple Draw
Jon Kyte raised under the gun before Philip Guitar three-bet on the button. The action folded back to Kyte, who flicked in a call and drew two cards.

Guitar drew one and bet after Kyte had checked. Kyte then called and drew two again, while Guitar still needed one.

Another check, bet, and call followed before Kyte decided to toss one card away. Guitar stood pat and made a final bet after Kyte checked once more.

Kyte folded and Guitar claimed to have a nine-perfect.

The next hand, the action was caught after the first draw, where Kyte took two cards and Guitar stood pat. This time, Kyte check-folded to Guitar's bet as another pot was shipped his way.

Meanwhile, Patrick Leonard also took his seat on this table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Guitar	38,400 38,400	38,400
Patrick Leonard	35,000 35,000	35,000

Jon Kyte	24,300 10,700	10,700

Tags: Jon Kyte Patrick Leonard Philip Guitar

06-21-2024 14:07 UTC-8

Buchalter Gets Value

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 2 : Limits 400/800, 0 ante

A-5 Triple Draw

With action being picked up at the final draw between two players and about 5,000 in the middlle, a player in the cutoff drew one while Yehuda Buchalter drew one from the button.

With no draws remaining the cutoff bet, Buchalter raised to two bets and the cutoff called.

Buchalter tabled 7x6x3x2xAx and his opponent quickly mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Yehuda Buchalter	46,000 5,500	5,500

Tags: Yehuda Buchalter

06-21-2024 14:14 UTC-8

"Pads" Off to Good Start

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Frank Visser

Level 2 : Limits 400/800, 0 ante

The action was caught after the second draw. Jon Kyte under the gun checked to Patrick Leonard in the cutoff, after which the latter tossed in a bet.

Kyte called and both players stood pat. The final action went check-check, and Kyte tabled 9x6x4x3x2x for a nine-low. Leonard had that beat with his 8x7x6x4x2x, and raked in the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Patrick Leonard	43,000 8,000	8,000

Jon Kyte	29,400 600	600

Tags: Jon Kyte Patrick Leonard

06-21-2024 14:15 UTC-8

Is Kessler Negreanu's Lucky Charm?

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Gaelle Jaudon

Level 2 : Limits 400/800, 0 ante

https://https://twitter.com/AllenKessler/status/1804275221291237663

Level: 3

Blinds: 300/500
Limits: 500/1,000

06-21-2024 14:23 UTC-8

Hundley Wins With Three-Card Six

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Limits 500/1,000, 0 ante

Badugi

Chris Hundley opened from the hijack and was called by a player in the small blind. Both players drew two.

After the first draw the small blind check-called a bet from Hundley and drew two more while Hundley drew one.

Both players checked after the second draw, drew one and checked again.

The small blind announced he had a three-card seven but Hundley tabled 8♥6♥5♠2♦ for a three-card six to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Chris Hundley	34,000 34,000	34,000

Tags: Chris Hundley

06-21-2024 14:27 UTC-8

Baker Gets Led Into

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Limits 500/1,000, 0 ante

Badugi

The action folded to Xiaofei Wen in the small blind, who raised. David "Bakes" Baker sat in the big blind and made the call. Wen drew two cards before Baker discarded three.

Both players then checked and each drew two cards. Wen checked to Baker after the second draw, with the latter tossing out a bet.

Wen made the call and drew two cards while "Bakes" just needed one.

After the final draw, Wen quickly tossed out a bet and Baker mucked his cards just as fast, giving up on the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
David "Bakes" Baker	43,000 8,000	8,000

Xiaofei Wen	36,000

Tags: David "Bakes" Baker

06-21-2024 14:36 UTC-8

Yoon Makes Number Four

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Ryan Lashmar

Level 3 : Limits 500/1,000, 0 ante

Brian Yoon opened from the cutoff and was called by an opponent on the button. Yoon drew one while his opponent drew two.

After the first draw Yoon bet and the button called. This time Yoon stood pat while his opponent drew another two.

Yoon fired another barrel after the second draw and was again called by his opponent. This time both players stood pat.

With no draws remaining Yoon bet once more and was called by his opponent.

Yoon tabled a seven-six with 7x6x5x4x2x and his opponent's hand hit the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Yoon	38,500 3,500	3,500

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06-21-2024 14:37 UTC-8

Vitch Draws Well

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Frank Visser

Level 3 : Limits 500/1,000, 0 ante

Badugi

The player on the button raised and Christopher Vitch made it two bets to go in the small blind. The button called and Vitch stood pat on the first draw.

The button drew one card and Vitch bet out. The button then raised, Vitch called, and both stood pat on the second draw.

Both players checked, and Vitch decided to break his hand and draw one card on the final draw. The button stood pat and called Vitch's bet after the draw.

Vitch tabled 10♦4♣3♥2♠ for a ten-badugi, and the button quickly showed a picture card before adding his cards into the muck.

Naoya Kihara was also at this table and had chipped up a bit from the starting stack.