Level: 12
Blinds: 600/1,200
Ante: 300
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #13: $1,500 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw
Day: 2
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 300 ante
Michael Gathy has just over 12,000 chips and in two hands was eliminated from the tournament in 42nd place.
- On the first hand, Gathy raised to 3,000. Alex Foxen and Frank Kassela both called. Kassela drew two while Gathy and Foxen both stood pat. Kassela led for 12,000. Gathy thought for close to two minutes before calling. Foxen folded and Kassela won the hand with a nine-seven.
- In the second hand, Frank Kassela opened the button to 4,000 into Gathy's big blind. Gathy was all in for less than the blind and his ante. Ben Ponzio was in the small blind and went all in for around 30,000. Kassela folded
face up and Ponzio won the side pot. Ponzio stood pat with 
and Gathy drew one but missed and was eliminated.
The tournament is now on the money bubble after the Gathy elimination and is hand-for-hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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92,000
92,000
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92,000 |
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35,000
25,000
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25,000 |
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Busted | |
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Level 12
: 600/1,200, 300 ante
After the draw phase, Stuart Rutter led for 8,000 and JC Tran and Craig Chait both called.
Rutter called out a nine-eight and Chait also had a nine-eight, but when Rutter tabled 
Chait couldn't win and Rutter won the pot.
Matt Waxman is now over 70,000 after entering the day with 5,725. He tripled up early today and has been building ever since.
Below are some other counts from the remaining players.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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90,000
76,300
|
76,300 |
|
77,000
57,800
|
57,800 |
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36,000
9,000
|
9,000 |
|
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32,000
32,000
|
32,000 |
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32,000
5,000
|
5,000 |
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Level 12
: 600/1,200, 300 ante
For several orbits, Rob Rightmire had been clinging on to his tournament life. Hand after hand, each of the surrounding tables waited for the shortest stack to get his chips in the middle.
With the blinds just passing through and paying the ante, Rightmire had just one 100 chip behind. When action folded around, he tossed it in the middle from the button. Jared Bleznick attempted to isolate in the small blind, raising to 5,000, but Brad Helm called out of the big blind.
Bleznick and Helm each drew one card with Rightmire swapping two. The side pot was checked down and Helm took the hand with a ten-eight. Rightmire tabled a jack-eight and was eliminated, leaving the remaining field in the money.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
84,000
44,000
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44,000 |
|
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Busted |
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 300 ante
The remaining 37 players are headed on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Level 12
: 600/1,200, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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105,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
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95,000
22,000
|
22,000 |
|
|
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75,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
74,000 | |
|
67,500
27,000
|
27,000 |
|
51,000
21,000
|
21,000 |
|
|
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|
47,500
2,500
|
2,500 |
|
|
41,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
34,000
17,000
|
17,000 |
|
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|
33,000
16,500
|
16,500 |
|
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|
26,400 | |
|
14,100 | |
Level: 13
Blinds: 800/1,600
Ante: 400
Level 13
: 800/1,600, 400 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
173,000
25,150
|
25,150 |
|
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|
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128,000
36,000
|
36,000 |
|
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|
|
112,000
28,000
|
28,000 |
|
|
112,000
35,000
|
35,000 |
|
|
||
|
91,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
||
|
82,000
52,000
|
52,000 |
|
||
|
44,200 | |
|
42,200
16,625
|
16,625 |
|
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|
35,200
4,800
|
4,800 |
|
33,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
|
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|
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32,000 | |
|
29,600
8,300
|
8,300 |
|
|
29,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
|
15,400
19,600
|
19,600 |
|
|
7,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
|
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Busted | |
Level 13
: 800/1,600, 400 ante
Majid Yahyaei just fell in 37th place after getting outdrawn by Daniel Harmetz. Twice. Yahyaei had moved all in pre-draw and was called by Harmetz.
Yahyaei stood pat while Harmetz drew one. Yahyaei tabled a jack-ten low and Harmetz smiled, flipping over a jack-nine. Harmetz tossed his jack into the muck and the dealer gave him an eight, improving his hand, and busting Yahyaei.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
78,000
4,000
|
4,000 |
|
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Busted |
Level 13
: 800/1,600, 400 ante
Steven Wolansky gave the table a nice sweat after moving all in pre-draw and getting put at risk by Naoya Kihara.
Kihara stood pat and Wolansky drew two. Kihara tabled queen-jack-ten and Wolansky showed his three held cards: nine-six-two. Wolansky slowly flipped over his first draw card, asking for a ten, and his wish came true.
Needing any non-paired card less than a queen, Wolansky flipped over an eight and secured his double-up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
118,000
13,000
|
13,000 |
|
|
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14,000
37,000
|
37,000 |
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