Event #63: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw (7-Handed)
Day 1 Started
Event #63: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw (7-Handed)
Day 1 Started
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Today sees the start of Event #63: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw (7-Handed), an event that kicks off at 2 p.m. local time here at Horseshoe and Paris Las Vegas and will see players starting with 25,000 chips and blind levels of 100/100/200.
Day 1 will play 15 40-minute levels with 15-minute breaks every two levels, with no dinner break. Day 2, kicking off at 1 p.m. local time Wednesday, will play down to five players with 15-minute breaks every two 60-minute levels and a 60-minute dinner break after Level 16 around 7:30 p.m.
Day 3 will play down to a winner and will see players taking 15-minute breaks every two levels and a to-be-determined dinner break.
Last year's event was one to remember as poker legend Jason Mercier topped a final table that included Erik Seidel and defeated Mike Watson to win his sixth bracelet and $151,276.
“I've been three-handed with him four separate times in major events, and I've won all four," Mercier told PokerNews. "So he's gotten second twice and third twice. But in particular, we played heads up for the no-limit deuce bracelet in the $10K in 2016. So it was definitely a bit of déja vu.”
“You know, going into heads up, I was a little worried that he was finally going to get me. But luckily, I ran hot and was able to beat him again.”
| Place | Player | Country | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Mercier | United States | $151,276 |
| 2 | Mike Watson | Canada | $93,495 |
| 3 | Brad Ruben | United States | $63,505 |
| 4 | Jon Turner | United States | $44,002 |
| 5 | Erik Seidel | United States | $31,114 |
| 6 | Richard Ashby | United Kingdom | $22,461 |
| 7 | Jonathan Glendinning | United States | $16,562 |
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Level: 1
Blinds: 100/100
Ante: 200
With 80 players on the clock, the dealers have been instructed to shuffle up and deal in the $1,500 2-7 No Limit Single Draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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25,000 |
Due to some ghost stacks on the table, Marcel Vonk was playing heads up against his opponent when he made a raise of 300 on the button. His opponent called in the small blind and drew two cards.
Vonk only drew one card, after which both players checked. Vonk showed an Ax, but his opponent tabled 9x8x7x6x3x for the winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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25,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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The player under the gun opened for 400 and Billy Baxter called on the button. Ryan Hoenig then three-bet to 2,500 from the small blind, receiving two folds and being awarded the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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26,000
26,000
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26,000 |
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24,600
400
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400 |
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Alex Epstein opened to 300 from under the gun and Mike Thibodeaux called in the small blind.
Both players drew one card. Thibodeaux led for 600, Epstein raised to 1,500, and Thibodeaux made it 3,000 to go.
Epstein snapped it off and got the bad news immediately as Thibodeaux had made a wheel against Epstein's eight-seven to drag a large pot early in the day.
"That's a wheel-y good start to the tournament," remarked tablemate Clint Wolcyn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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28,500
28,500
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28,500 |
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21,500
3,500
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3,500 |
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