Event #72: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship (7-Handed) Day 1 | 2024 World Series of Poker

06-29-2024 00:34 UTC-7

Foxen Bets Into Kyablue

Frank Visser

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante

Xavier Kyablue had raised from the cutoff and Alex Foxen defended his big blind. Foxen drew one and Kyablue stood pat, after which Foxen bet out 12,000.

Kyablue made a quick call but had to muck his cards as Foxen showed 10x8x5x4x2x for a ten-eight.

Player	Chips	Progress
Erik Seidel	210,000 154,000	154,000

Alex Foxen	208,000 123,000	123,000

Mike Watson	165,000 15,000	15,000

Xavier Kyablue	135,000 15,000	15,000

Bradley Jansen	Busted

Jared Bleznick	Busted

Tags: Alex Foxen Xavier Kyablue

06-29-2024 00:26 UTC-7

Seiver Takes Away the Pot

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Tyler Boyer

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante

Action folded to a player in cutoff who raised to 6,500. Both Scott Seiver in the small blind, and Nick Schulman in the big blind made the call.

Seiver drew one card, Schulman drew two, and the player in the cutoff stood pat.

After the draw Seiver led out for 18,000. Schulman quickly folded and put the player in the cutoff in the tank. After contemplating his decision, he eventually found a fold, giving Seiver the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Scott Seiver	225,000 65,000	65,000

Nick Schulman	185,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Nick Schulman Scott Seiver

06-29-2024 00:19 UTC-7

Breton's Misclick Saves Glantz Chips

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Frank Visser

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante

Matt Glantz raised to 6,000 under the gun and Frederic Breton wanted to three-bet in the big blind but accidentally put in too few chips. He thus called and stood pat before Glantz drew one.

Breton bet 6,000 chips after the draw and received a quick fold from Glantz.

Player	Chips	Progress
Matt Glantz	285,000 15,000	15,000
Frederic Breton	85,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Frederic Breton Matt Glantz

06-29-2024 00:12 UTC-7

"Bakes" Bags Double-Up, "ODB" Eliminated

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Frank Visser

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante

David "Bakes" Baker had gotten his final 57,500 chips in from the button against Tobias Schwecht in the big blind. Each player drew one card and then tabled their cards.

David "Bakes" Baker: 7x5x3x2x All in
Tobias Schwecht: 10x5x4x2x

Baker tabled a 6x as his final card, making an unbeatable hand as Swecht's 8x turned out to be useless.

Meanwhile, David "ODB" Baker had departed from the tournament.

Player	Chips	Progress
David "Bakes" Baker	119,500 85,000	85,000

Tobias Schwecht	80,000 80,000	80,000
David "ODB" Baker	Busted

Tags: David "Bakes" Baker Tobias Schwecht

06-29-2024 00:06 UTC-7

Tang Draws to a Wheel to Eliminate Johnson

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Tyler Boyer

Level 10 : Blinds 1,000/2,500, 3,500 ante

Action was picked up with Marco Johnson all in for 25,000 versus Danny Tang.

Both players chose to draw one card.

Marco Johnson: 7x5x4x2x All in
Danny Tang: 5x4x3x2x

Both players had monster draws, but when Danny Tang flipped over 7x he made a wheel and that left Johnson drawing to a chop. Needing a three to stay alive, Johnson flipped over 7x, giving him a pair of sevens and eliminating him.

Player	Chips	Progress
Danny Tang	99,000 71,000	71,000

Marco Johnson	Busted

Tags: Danny Tang Marco Johnson

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,000/2,500

Ante: 3,500

06-29-2024 00:03 UTC-7

Papastavrou Doubles Through Lin

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 3,000 ante

Jason Papastavrou pushed his stack of 34,000 into the middle from under the gun and was called by Ren Lin in the cutoff. Papastavrou drew one and Lin stood pat.

Jason Papastavrou: 7x6x5x3x All in
Ren Lin: 9x8x7x4x2x

Papastavrou got his draw card and elatedly turned over a 2x to remain in the tournament.

"Do I gamble too much?" Lin asked his neighbor Jen Harman, but the latter affirmed Lin he had made a good call.

Meanwhile, Yingui Li had departed from this table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jen Harman	240,000 25,000	25,000
Jason Papastavrou	74,000 29,000	29,000
Ren Lin	50,000 10,000	10,000

Yingui Li	Busted

Tags: Jason Papastavrou Jen Harman Ren Lin

06-28-2024 23:59 UTC-7

Baxter Catches Bluff on Late-Night Surge

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 3,000 ante

The player in the hijack raised to 4,000 and Billy Baxter made it 13,000 to go in the cutoff. The hijack called and drew one card before Baxter stood pat.

The hijack then led out for 11,500 chips. Baxter inquired about his opponent's stack before putting in a call.

The hijack tabled 6x5x4x3x2x for a straight, while Baxter showed Jx8x7x4x2x for a jack-low.

Player	Chips	Progress
Billy Baxter	265,000 95,000	95,000

Tags: Billy Baxter

06-28-2024 23:53 UTC-7

Schulman Has Number Two

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Tyler Boyer

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 3,000 ante

Dario Alioto raised from the hijack to 4,500, before being three-bet to 12,000 by Nick Schulman in the hijack. Once it folded back to Alioto, he four-bet all in for 42,500. Schulman snap called to put Alioto at risk.

Alioto elected draw one and Schulman stayed pat.

Dario Alioto: 9x5x4x3x All in
Nick Schulman: 7x6x4x3x2x

As soon Alioto drew a card Schulman flipped over number two and Alioto knew he was drawing dead. He flipped over the 5x he drew to make a pair of fives as he was leaving the table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Nick Schulman	180,000 84,000	84,000

Dario Alioto	Busted

Tags: Nick Schulman Dario Alioto

06-28-2024 23:50 UTC-7

Sammartino Wins Small One as Yoon Joins Late

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Frank Visser

Level 9 : Blinds 1,000/2,000, 3,000 ante

Dario Sammartino raised to 4,500 under the gun and Robert Mizrachi defended his big blind. Mizrachi drew two and Sammartino stood pat.

Sammartino then bet 5,000 after the draw and Mizrachi quickly check-folded. Meanwhile, Brian Yoon decided to make a late-night entry and sat at the table with a fresh stack of 60,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
Robert Mizrachi	250,000 7,000	7,000

Dario Sammartino	135,000 5,000	5,000

Brian Yoon	60,000

Tags: Brian Yoon Dario Sammartino Robert Mizrachi