Event #22: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship Day 1 | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-11-2017 23:42 UTC-8

Another Double for Bellande

Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 500 ante

Jean-Robert Bellande moved all in for his last 17,000, and Dario Sammartino called in the small blind.

"You are staying pat?" Bellande asked, and Sammartino nodded, turning over his . "I am drawing," Bellande added, and showed his before taking one card. It was a , and Bellande scored a double but remains below the starting stack with 42 players remaining.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	130,000 17,000	17,000

Jean-Robert Bellande	38,000 18,000	18,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino Jean-Robert Bellande

06-11-2017 23:44 UTC-8

Galfond Doubles Through Alaei

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Sam Cosby

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 500 ante

Daniel Alaei opened with a raise to 5,500. Next to act was Phil Galfond, and he reraised, making it a total of 18,000. Alaei moved all in with a covering stack. Galfond called. Both players stood pat, then Galfond revealed for an eighty-seven low. Alaei mucked, and that allowed Galfond to get a full double.

Player	Chips	Progress
Phil Galfond	160,800 99,800	99,800

Daniel Alaei	18,600 97,400	97,400

Tags: Daniel Alaei Phil Galfond

06-11-2017 23:48 UTC-8

Updated Counts From Tables 717 and 716

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Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Turner	316,000 36,000	36,000

Mike Watson	200,000 37,500	37,500

James Chen	186,000 12,000	12,000

Paul Volpe	97,000 17,000	17,000

Mike Gorodinsky	86,000 48,000	48,000

John Racener	85,000 35,000	35,000

Robert Mizrachi	83,000 35,000	35,000

Erik Seidel	82,000 32,000	32,000

Konstantin Maslak	80,000 18,000	18,000

Konstantin Puchkov	77,000 47,000	47,000

Jeff Lisandro	70,000 23,000	23,000

Benny Glaser	69,000 37,000	37,000

Galen Hall	69,000 11,000	11,000

Chris Ferguson	59,000 13,000	13,000

Anthony Zinno	42,000 12,000	12,000

Chris Klodnicki	32,000 58,000	58,000

Daniel Alaei	23,000 4,400	4,400

06-11-2017 23:55 UTC-8

Chen Takes from Racener

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 500 ante

Paul Volpe raised to 6,000, and James Chen three-bet to 16,000 on the button, which only John Racener called from the big blind. Racener drew one card, while Chen stood pat. Chen bet 22,500, and Racener folded.

While Chen is among the bigger stacks in the penultimate level of the night, he still trails Jon Turner and Mike Leah by quite some margin.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Leah	370,000 40,000	40,000

Jon Turner	315,000 1,000	1,000

James Chen	230,000 44,000	44,000

Paul Volpe	110,000 13,000	13,000

John Racener	75,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: James Chen John Racener Jon Turner Mike Leah Paul Volpe

06-11-2017 23:55 UTC-8

Updated Counts From Tables 718 and 719

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Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 500 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
John Monnette	244,000 134,000	134,000

Nick Schulman	161,000 21,000	21,000

Phil Galfond	138,000 22,800	22,800

Jesse Martin	132,000 47,000	47,000

Bernard Lee	132,000 38,000	38,000
Mark Gregorich	131,000 32,000	32,000
Hertzel Zalewski	124,000 45,000	45,000
Darren Elias	103,000 49,000	49,000

Todd Brunson	74,500 24,500	24,500

Alexander Schwartz	57,000 37,000	37,000
Jennifer Harman	51,000 17,000	17,000

David Benyamine	36,000 35,000	35,000

Usman Siddique	34,000 16,000	16,000

06-11-2017 23:59 UTC-8

Wattel Throws Away the Best Hand, Still Wins

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Sam Cosby

Level 9 : 1,000/2,000, 500 ante

After a raise from Dario Sammartino, Mike Wattel moved all in, and Sammartino called.

Sammartino stood pat while Wattel thought for a while then took one, throwing away his face-up.

Sammartino showed . Wattel frustratedly turned over , showing that he had thrown away a certain double-up. It didn't matter, though, he drew the and earned a double through Sammartino.

"It doesn't matter if you throw away the best hand," Shaun Deeb said, who was seated at the same time. "Your hand is just destined to win."

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	122,000 8,000	8,000

Mike Wattel	45,000 4,000	4,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino Mike Wattel Shaun Deeb

Level: 10

Blinds: 1,200/2,400

Ante: 600

06-12-2017 00:03 UTC-8

Recent Eliminations Entering the Final Level

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Level 10 : 1,200/2,400, 600 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Richard Ashby	Busted

Eric Wasserson	Busted

Alexander Schwartz	Busted
Iraj Parvizi	Busted
Billy Baxter	Busted

Ben Tollerene	Busted

06-12-2017 00:08 UTC-8

Dehkharghani Finds a Double

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 10 : 1,200/2,400, 600 ante

Galen Hall raised to 5,500 and Ray Dehkharghani moved all in for his last 40,200 from the cutoff. In the small blind, Benny Glaser announced all in and Hall jokingly asked the dealer "can I see first what they do and make my decision?" before releasing his cards into the muck.

Glaser flipped stood pat and flipped over while Dehkharghani drew one and revealed . He slowly squeezed the last card and said "it is probably a three," while Glaser was waiting over on the other side of the table. Eventually, Dehkharghani flipped over the and Glaser shook his head and simply said "so painful" after paying off his opponent.

The shortest stack at the table os Felipe Ramos with less than 10 big blinds, and the Brazilian will have to make a move soon.

Player	Chips	Progress
Galen Hall	145,000 76,000	76,000

Ray Dehkharghani	90,000 38,000	38,000

Benny Glaser	65,000 4,000	4,000

Felipe Ramos	17,000 5,000	5,000

Tags: Benny Glaser Galen Hall Ray Dehkharghani

06-12-2017 00:14 UTC-8

Ramos, Bellande, and Alaei Fall

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Level 10 : 1,200/2,400, 600 ante

Felipe Ramos moved all-in and Jeff Lisandro called. Ray Dehkharghani three-bet jammed over top and Lisandro folded.

Dehkarghani drew one and Ramos stood pat, tabling . Dehkarghani revealed and drew a to eliminate Ramos.

Ramos joined Jean-Robert Bellande and Daniel Alaei on the rail, both busting just before the Brazilian.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ray Dehkharghani	120,000 30,000	30,000

Felipe Ramos	Busted

Jean-Robert Bellande	Busted

Daniel Alaei	Busted

Tags: Daniel Alaei Felipe Ramos Jean-Robert Bellande Jeffrey Lisandro Ray Dehkharghani