Patrick Leonard has just lost his semi-final match in the $25,000 Heads Up Championship, pocketing $180,000, but that did not deter him from jumping straight into the next opportunity to capture his second bracelet in the $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Single Draw.
Leonard's early proceedings have been going well, the English crusher was spotted sitting on one and a half times the starting stack.
Sandy Sanchez raised to 800 in the cutoff and was three-bet to 2,800 by Gabriel Paul on the button. Sanchez called and stood pat, after which Paul took no cards either.
It was then checked to showdown, where Sanchez's 10x7x5x3x2x was good enough for the win.
Sanchez's neighbor Ray Fishman inquired if Sanchez felt relieved while Doug Lorgeree was also spotted at this table.
Level: 3
Blinds: 200/300
Ante: 500
Larry Wright recently sat down and quickly made 7x6x4x3x2x in one of the first hands of the day, joking that he was using up his run good too early after receiving no action.
Wright, who won his first WSOP bracelet in this same event in 2012, recounted a pivotal hand while deep in the tournament. Wright had made number three (7x6x5x3x2x) and was facing a massive overbet from 2004 WSOP Main Event champion Greg Raymer.
Feeling like something was off regarding Raymer's bet size, Wright opted to just call instead of raise. Raymer had 7x6x4x3x2x for number two and won the hand but Wright still had chips in a spot where he was surely meant to go broke, and eventually went on to win the tournament for his first WSOP bracelet and $101,975.
Time will tell if a second bracelet is in the cards for Wright, who has a little over a starting stack in the early goings of this event. Meanwhile, Raymer also just sat down at this event.
Kathrine Brandt is taking her first shot at no-limit 2-7 single draw today, and she raised to 700 from the big blind when Peter Rouviere limped in from the small blind.
Rouviere drew two cards, with Brandt standing pat. They then checked to showdown, where Brandt's Jx10x9x5x2x took down the pot.
Judging by the post below, Brandt expected some tough opposition today. So far, she has been holding her own, playing just below the starting stack as the second level of the tournament is nearing its end.
Is Thomas Zanot the luckiest gambler ever? The poker player from Arizona pulled the second $1 million mystery bounty at the 2025 World Series of Poker (WSOP) on Sunday, and it isn't even close to his biggest jackpot.
Day 2 of Event #1: $1,000 Mystery Millions, a tournament that reached 19,654 entrants, has been quite a thriller, and it hasn't even come close to reaching the final table. That is because the mystery bounty element is in play, and two individuals have already become millionaires.
Michelle Chin opened to 500 from the hijack and received calls from Alexander Frye in the small blind and Eric Moum in the big blind. Frye drew one, Moum drew two and Chin drew one.
Frye led out with a 1,200 bet after the draw. Moum folded while Chin called.
"You win" Frye said, showing 8x8x5x4x3x for a pair of eights. Chin tabled a ten-low with 10x9x7x3x2x to win the hand.
Alessandro Ponzio raised to 700 on the button, which Peter Rouviere called in the small blind. David Matthews then made it 2,700 to go, which only Rouviere called.
Each player drew one card before Rouviere checked over to Matthews. Matthews tossed in one T-5,000 chip and was swiftly called by his opponent.
Matthews revealed 7x5x4x3x2x for the stone-cold nuts. Rouviere flung his cards into the muck, and the pot was shipped to Matthews.
"PokerNews comes over and I immediately make a wheel," Matthews stated while he was stacking his chips. "It's like they can smell it."
During the hand, Alex Epstein sat down at the table. He was already on his second bullet of the day after being one of only three eliminations during the first level and a half.
Level: 2
Blinds: 100/200
Ante: 300
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