Event #22: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-13-2017 15:47 UTC-7

Large Four-Way Goes to Monnette

[user270022]

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 5,000 ante

James Chen opened to 53,000, getting calls from John Monnette on the button and Darren Elias and Xavier Kyablue in the blinds.

Chen was the only player to stand pat with the other three each drawing one. Action folded around to Monnette who fired a bet of 125,000. Kyablue made the call and mucked when Monnette tabled a .

Player	Chips	Progress
John Monnette	1,770,000	300,000
Darren Elias	1,300,000	100,000
Per Hildebrand	580,000	-5,000
James Chen	443,000	-110,000
Xavier Kyablue	360,000	-395,000

Tags: Darren Elias James Chen John Monnette Xavier Kyablue

06-13-2017 15:31 UTC-7

Monnette Picks Off Kyablue's Bluff

MrCleverFox

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 5,000 ante

John Monnette opened with a raise to 51,000. Action folded around to Xavier Kyablue on the button and he made it 150,000 to go. Monnette called.

Both players stood pat and Monnette checked to Kyablue. Kyablue put out a big bet of 200,000 and Monnette called after just a few seconds of thought. Kyablue half laughed and half sighed as he realized he'd been caught. He started to turn up his cards slowly, but before he could Monnette showed , allowing Kyablue to muck his bluff. With that pot Monnette took control of the chip lead.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Monnette	1,470,000	350,000
Xavier Kyablue	755,000	-405,000

Tags: John Monnette Xavier Kyablue

06-13-2017 15:26 UTC-7

Chen Doubles Through Kyablue

[user270022]

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 5,000 ante

James Chen had saw his stack dwindle to just over ten big blinds until he got it all in the middle against Xavier Kyablue. Kyablue had opened to 55,000 and called Chen's shove for 251,000.

Kyablue drew one and Chen stood pat. Chen tabled a and was at risk against Kyablue's draw. Luckily Kyablue paired his five and Chen scored the double-up.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xavier Kyablue	1,160,000	-260,000
James Chen	553,000	138,000

Tags: James Chen Xavier Kyablue

06-13-2017 15:12 UTC-7

Mike Gorodinsky Eliminated in 6th Place ($42,357)

MrCleverFox

Level 22 : 10,000/20,000, 5,000 ante

Mike Gorodinksy opened with a raise for what looked like 60,000. Action folded around to John Monnette in the big blind and he thought about it before moving all in. Gorodinsky thought for about a minute before calling.

Both players stood pat. Gorodinsky showed but he was just pipped by Monnette's . Monnette took down the pot while Gorodinsky was sent to the rail in sixth place, collecting $42,357 for his run.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Monnette	1,120,000	420,000
Mike Gorodinsky	Busted

Tags: John Monnette Mike Gorodinsky

Level: 22

Blinds: 10,000/20,000

Ante: 5,000

06-13-2017 15:08 UTC-7

Kyablue Adds Some More

[user270022]

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 4,000 ante

Not much action had gone down in the five hands previous, none of them making it to the draw phase.

The last hand, though, saw some chips exchanged. John Monnette opened to 42,000 and Xavier Kyablue three-bet to 140,000. Monnette called.

Kyablue stood pat and Monnette drew one. Both players checked and Kyablue took the pot down with a jack-nine.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xavier Kyablue	1,420,000	70,000
John Monnette	700,000	-90,000

Tags: John Monnette Xavier Kyablue

06-13-2017 14:50 UTC-7

Updated Chip Counts

MrCleverFox

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 4,000 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Xavier Kyablue	1,350,000
Darren Elias	1,200,000
John Monnette	790,000
Per Hildebrand	585,000
James Chen	415,000
Mike Gorodinsky	320,000	65,000

06-13-2017 14:50 UTC-7

Elias Gets There to Chop Down Gorodinsky's Stack

MrCleverFox

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 4,000 ante

Darren Elias opened with a raise to 45,000. Next to act was Mike Gorodinsky and he made it 135,000 to go. Elias called, then took one while Gorodinsky stood pat.

Elias then pushed forward a big bet of 220,000. Gorodinsky didn't take too long to throw in a chip, signifying a call.

Elias fanned his for a seventy-six perfect. Gorodinsky quickly showed an eighty-six then mucked, and Elias took the big pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	1,200,000	562,500
Mike Gorodinsky	255,000	-336,000

Tags: Darren Elias Mike Gorodinsky

06-13-2017 14:40 UTC-7

Mike Leah Eliminated in 7th Place ($31,903)

[user270022]

Level 21 : 8,000/16,000, 4,000 ante

John Monnette opened to 43,000 and Mike Leah moved all in. Xavier Kylablue four-bet jammed over top and Monnette folded.

Leah drew one and Kyablue stood pat. Kyablue tabled a for a nine-seven and Leah turned over a , drawing live.

Leah's peel was quick and painful as the Canadian instantly saw paint and knew his day was done. The card was a , eliminating Leah in seventh place, good for $31,903.