Chad Eveslage opened to 8,000 from the cutoff and was three-bet to 28,000 by Joshua Faris on the button. Eveslage called.
Eveslage drew one and Faris stood pat.
"Queen," Eveslage announced after a bit of thought. Faris then spread out 9x8x6x5x4x for a nine to claim the pot.
James Obst raised to 9,000 in the cutoff and Jeremy Ausmus three-bet to 25,000 on the button. Obst then moved all in for 127,500 and Ausmus called.
Both players stood pat and Obst showed 9x8x5x3x2x to win the pot and double up.
At another table, Quan Zhou and Phil Ivey went heads-up after the draw. Zhou then bet 16,000 from under the gun and Ivey came back with a raise to 50,000 in the big blind.
Zhou then moved all in and Ivey, with around 60,000 remaining, took only a few seconds before mucking.
Stephen Moreschi opened to 9,000 from the hijack and Michael Moncek shoved for his last 40,000 on the button. Action folded back to Moreschi, who called to put Moncek at risk.
Moreschi drew one and Moncek stood pat.
Michael Moncek: 10x9x8x5x4x
Stephen Moreschi: 8x7x4x2x
Moreschi quickly turned over a 3x — leaving him best with an eight to eliminate Moncek from the tournament.
At other tables, several more players busted as the chips are flying.
Nick Guagenti moved all in for 27,000 from the big blind and was up against Dylan Smith in the hijack and James Chen in the cutoff.
Guagenti and Chen both stood pat, while Smith drew one. Guagenti ended up with 9x7x6x5x3x, while Smith flashed a Kx as he mucked and Chen gave up a 9-8 to surrender the triple up to Guagenti.
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Jean-Robert Bellande raised to 10,000 under the gun and George Alexander called in the hijack. Aaron Sacks then moved all in for 33,000 in the small blind and Bellande reraised to 94,000. Alexander tanked for several minutes before calling.
Sacks and Alexander drew one, while Bellande stood pat. Bellande checked to Alexander who announced he was all in.
Bellande then went deep into the tank, himself taking several minutes before calling for his last 140,000. Alexander showed 9x6x5x4x2x and Sacks 9x6x4x3x2x. Bellande mucked and headed for the exit as Sacks tripled up, while Alexander took the side pot.
"I know I should've shoved, but I think my bet looks even stronger. It does the same thing," Bellande told Alexander on his way out.
Event #30: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship drew 233 entrants, generating a prize pool of $2,166,900.
A total of 35 players will make the money, with a min-cash being worth $20,528 and the eventual winner taking home $497,356.
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $497,356 | 8-9 | $45,883 |
| 2 | $336,421 | 10-11 | $35,012 |
| 3 | $231,321 | 12-14 | $27,214 |
| 4 | $161,721 | 15-20 | $21,555 |
| 5 | $114,989 | 21-35 | $20,528 |
| 6 | $83,179 | ||
| 7 | $61,231 |
Chance Kornuth opened to 8,000 first to act and was three-bet to 21,000 by Scott Seiver in the cutoff. Action folded back to Kornuth, who called.
Kornuth drew one and Seiver stood pat. Kornuth then announced a dark check before receiving his card and Seiver said, "Check is good."
Kornuth announced a queen and Seiver turned over Jx9x8x5x2x to claim the pot with his jack.
Phil Hellmuth raised to 9,000 in the cutoff, Walter Chambers moved all in from the small blind, and Hellmuth called for 43,000.
Chambers took one and Hellmuth stood pat with 8x7x4x3x2x. Chambers turned over 7x5x3x2x as he peeled his last card but shook his head and revealed a 9x before handing over the double up.
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