Event #22: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship
Day 3 Started
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #22: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship
Day: 3
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2017 World Series of Poker
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$864,800
Entries
92
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
15,000
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Just eight players will return this afternoon to wage war on the felt in hopes of claiming one of the most coveted and prestigious gold bracelets of the summer. The third and final day of the Event #22: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw championship kicks off at 2 p.m.
Two-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) gold bracelet winner John Monnette will resume play with the chip lead, and a sizeable one at that. Monnette brings a stack of 1,051,000 to the unofficial final table, almost double that of his closest competitor, Darren Elias, with 637,500.
Here is how the final eight players stack up:
| Seat | Player | Country | Chip Count | Big Blinds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Volpe | United States | 315,000 | 20 |
| 2 | John Monnette | United States | 1,051,000 | 65 |
| 3 | Darren Elias | United States | 637,500 | 40 |
| 4 | Mike Gorodinsky | United States | 591,000 | 37 |
| 5 | Mike Leah | Canada | 618,500 | 38 |
| 6 | Xavier Kyablue | United States | 484,500 | 30 |
| 7 | Per Hildebrand | Sweden | 474,500 | 29 |
| 8 | James Chen | Taiwan | 428,000 | 36 |
Two more dual-bracelet wielders join Monnette at the table, including the 2014 champ of this very event, Paul Volpe, and Mike Gorodinsky. Mike Leah is the only other member of the table holding a bracelet, though Leah's was not won in the summer series. Leah took down the High Roller event at the 2014 WSOP Asia-Pacific.
Xavier Kyablue, Darren Elias, Per Hildebrand and James Chen will be looking to notch their first WSOP title.
Everyone returning this afternoon has already locked up over $24,000, but the focus will clearly be on the top prize of $256,610 and even more important, what comes with first place. Players will take their seats in the Brasilia room at 2 p.m. and play until a new champion is crowned.
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Level: 21
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 4,000
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 4,000 ante
The final eight players have taken their seats and action has kicked off for the day.
Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 4,000 ante
Paul Volpe opened to 42,000 and action folded to Mike Leah. Leah looked down, put his sunglasses on, and announced he was all in.
Volpe quickly called, putting himself at risk. Leah drew one and Volpe patted, revealing a nine-seven with 
. Leah flipped over 
and was drawing live.
"Want to sweat it with me, Paul?" Leah said as he being to peel the card. "It's a four-sider, clubs," Leah said as he palmed the card and tabled a 
to narrowly edge Volpe and send him to the rail in eighth place.
Volpe earned $24,498 for the cash while Leah is now in the chip lead.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
930,000
311,500
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311,500 |
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Busted | |
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Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 4,000 ante
Mike Leah opened on the button with a raise to 40,000. Next to act was Xavier Kyablue in the small blind and he moved all in. Leah called.
Kyablue took one then Leah turned over his 
, standing pat. Kyablue showed .
"Can I sweat it with you?" Leah asked. They sweated the card together then Kyablue turned up the , making a better hand and doubling through Leah.
"That wasn't a very good sweat at all," Leah said after the hand while laughing. Kyablue looks to be the chip leader after that pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
920,000
435,500
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435,500 |
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494,000
436,000
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436,000 |
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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.
Kyablue is now the overwhelming chip leader.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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1,380,000
460,000
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460,000 |
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Busted | |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
|
1,200,000
562,500
|
562,500 |
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255,000
336,000
|
336,000 |
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Level 21
: 8,000/16,000, 4,000 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
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1,350,000 | |
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1,200,000 | |
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|
790,000 | |
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585,000 | |
|
415,000 | |
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320,000
65,000
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65,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|
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1,420,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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700,000
90,000
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90,000 |
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