Nick Schulman raised under the gun and Pedro Bromfman called on the button.
Both players drew one and Schulman bet. Bromfman called and took one more, while Schulman stood pat and bet. Bromfman again called.
Schulman patted the last draw and bet, while Bromfman drew one. Bromfman folded this time and Schulman took the pot.
The next hand, Hye Park opened on the button and Alexander Wilkinson and Schulman called in the blinds.
All three players drew two. Wilkinson then led out with a bet, Schulman raised, and Wilkinson called as Park got out of the way.
Wilkinson took one and Schulman stood pat and bet. Wilkinson called and drew one more, while Schulman again stood pat and bet. Wilkinson folded and Schulman took another pot.
Brian Tate bet from the cutoff after the first draw and Pedro Bromfman called on the button, as did Alexander Wilkinson in the big blind.
Wilkinson and Bromfman drew two, while Tate stood pat and bet. Bromfman called, but Wilkinson came back with a raise. Tate called and Bromfman got out of the way.
Wilkinson stood pat and bet after the last draw, while Tate drew one and folded.
The next hand, Hye Park raised on the button, Wilkinson reraised in the small blind, and Park called.
Both players drew two and Wilkinson checked to Park who bet. Wilkinson called and drew two more, while Park stood pat.
Park then bet and Wilkinson called. Both players stood pat and Park bet again. Wilkinson called and Park showed 8x6x5x4x2x to win the last pot of the night.
Matthew Schreiber has had quite a day in Event #71: $10,000 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Championship.
Having joined the action on Day 2, he faced an all-in for his tournament life in the very first level, and folded leaving himself with just a quarter of a big bet behind. Fast forward almost 12 hours and not only has he survived and cashed, but also bagged the chip lead.
"In No-Limit tournaments it sometimes feels much harder to make a comeback like that," he told PokerNews. "In Limit I find it's much easier."
Schreiber leads from Nick Schulman, and they are two of the four remaining bracelet winners alongside Brazilian pair Yuri Dzivielevski and Pedro Bromfman. The remaining nine players are all guaranteed $32,543 with the winner taking home $333,054.
Day 2 Chip Counts
Rank
Player
Country
Chip Count
Big Bets
1
Matthew Schreiber
1,835,000
United States
37
2
Nick Schulman
1,265,000
United States
25
3
Yuri Dzivielevski
1,200,000
Brazil
24
4
Brian Tate
1,065,000
United States
21
5
Alexander Wilkinson
980,000
United States
20
6
Oscar Johansson
870,000
Sweden
17
7
Jonathan Krela
470,000
Canada
9
8
Hye Park
435,000
United States
9
9
Pedro Bromfman
340,000
Brazil
7
Day 2 Recap
With registration open for the first level of the day, the opening exchanges on Day 2 were a mix of those picking up where they left off and others embarking on their bracelet journey for the first time.
Hall of Famer Brian Rast, former Player of the Year Mike Gorodinsky and Cary Katz were among the players to jump in during the first 60 minutes of play, with start-of-day chip leader Jon Shoreman joined by Brian Tate as big stacks.
There was a steady stream of eliminations throughout the day as the likes of Eric Wasserson, Phil Ivey and Daniel Negreanu all hit the rail.
Tournament officials opted to enter hand-for-hand play two off the money, a decision which received more than a raised eyebrow from some players. Oscar Johansson held the lead as bubble play stretched for over 90 minutes as John Monnette and Roland Israelashvili both doubled.
Scott Bohlman
Eventually, Bryce Yockey lost out to Nick Schulman before being eliminated to leave play one off the money, before Scott Bohlman was sent to the rail by John Centeno to ensure the remaining 22 players were all guaranteed $20,000.
The elongated bubble had stretched some stacks to breaking point, and left others like Johansson and Schulman on the brink of 1,000,000 chips. Short stacks exited, having secured a min-cash in the event, including Roland Israelashvili (22nd - $20,000), Yuval Bronshtein (21st - $20,000) and John Monnette ($20,000). Former bracelet winner Frank Brannan (15th - $21,159) and start-of-day chip leader Jon Shoreman (13th - $23,412) also headed to the payout desk.
With two tables remaining Schulman was in the lead ahead of Tate and Johansson
The remaining players will return at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 29 for Day 3 of this event. Join PokerNews to keep up to date with all the action as we crown a winner.
