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

06-11-2017 15:25 UTC-8

Siddique Joins the Field

Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : 200/400, 100 ante

Mike Gorodinsky raised to 1,200 and Usman Siddique called in the small blind and Steve Gee came along from the big blind. Siddique and Gee both drew one card while Gorodinsky stood pat. The action checked to Gorodinsky and his bet of 3,200 forced two folds.

With the addition of Siddique and a few other new faces, the tournament screens now show a total of 34 entries.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Gorodinsky	58,000 8,000	8,000

Steve Gee	54,000 12,000	12,000
Usman Siddique	48,000 48,000	48,000

Tags: Mike Gorodinsky Steven Gee Usman Siddique

06-11-2017 15:26 UTC-8

George Pairs Up

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Sam Cosby

Level 2 : 200/400, 100 ante

Jon Turner opened with a raise to 1,500. Next to act was Christopher George and he raised to 4,000. Action folded back to Turner and he called the raise.

Both players took one then Turner bet out 7,000. George sweated his cards, thought for a moment, then folded face up. Turner was awarded the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Christopher George	74,300 6,300	6,300
Jon Turner	47,500 1,000	1,000

Tags: Jon Turner Christopher George

06-11-2017 15:27 UTC-8

Schein Jams Into Price and Kassela

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : 200/400, 100 ante

With some 13,000 in the pot already, Alan Schein stood pat and Ned Price drew two. Frank Kassela drew one and Schein then quickly moved all in for his last 29,000. Price quickly folded and Kassela double-checked his cards before sending them into the muck as well.

Player	Chips	Progress
Ned Price	67,000 9,000	9,000
Frank Kassela	66,000 6,600	6,600

Alan Schein	42,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Alan Schein Frank Kassela Ned Price

06-11-2017 15:33 UTC-8

Qui Nguyen Writing a Book

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Level 2 : 200/400, 100 ante

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06-11-2017 15:38 UTC-8

Gee Whiz

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Sam Cosby

Level 2 : 200/400, 100 ante

John Monnette opened with a raise to 1,100. He found calls from Usman Siddique in the small blind and Steve Gee in the big blind.

All three players took one then the action checked over to Monnette. He bet 2,600. Siddique called, then Gee called as well.

Monette first tabled his . That was bested by Siddique's . Siddique's hand was then beat by Gee's . Gee scooped the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Steve Gee	65,300 11,300	11,300
John Monnette	46,000 9,800	9,800

Usman Siddique	38,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: John Monnette Steven Gee Usman Siddique

06-11-2017 15:39 UTC-8

Hall Hauls in Another

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Level 2 : 200/400, 100 ante

Galen Hall is approaching a full double-up since the day began. In a recent pot with about 8,000 in the middle already, Hall bet 6,400 and was called by his heads-up opponent.

Hall tabled a nine-eight and his opponent mucked, showing a ten.

Player	Chips	Progress
Galen Hall	90,000 10,000	10,000

Tags: Galen Hall

06-11-2017 15:45 UTC-8

Mercier Takes Two

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : 200/400, 100 ante

Darren Elias bet 5,200 and Jeff Lisandro called to muck when Elias showed .

One hand later, Anthony Zinno raised to 1,000 and Jason Mercier called in the small blind. Both drew one card each and checked. Mercier won the pot with a .

Last but not least, Darren Elias raised to 1,200 and Mercier called on the button. Philip Sternheimer mucked and his cards were accidentally exposed, showing an high. Marvin Karlins in the big blind called and drew two, both Elias and Mercier drew one.

Karlins checked, Elias bet 2,700 and Mercier called while Karlins folded. "I have a ten-nine," Elias announced and Mercier replied, "That's no good," and showed .

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	66,000 13,300	13,300

Jason Mercier	58,000 8,000	8,000

Philip Sternheimer	52,000 52,000	52,000

Marvin Karlins	48,000 7,000	7,000
Jeff Lisandro	45,000 5,000	5,000

Anthony Zinno	38,000 12,000	12,000

Tags: Anthony Zinno Darren Elias Jeffrey Lisandro Marvin Karlins Philip Sternheimer

06-11-2017 15:50 UTC-8

Three New Faces

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : 200/400, 100 ante

Per Hildebrand, Dario Sammartino and Samuel Touil have joined the field as of lately. The latter has been cut down to almost half the starting stack, while Hildebrand and Sammartino are above that.

Player	Chips	Progress
Per Hildebrand	53,000 53,000	53,000
Dario Sammartino	52,000 52,000	52,000

Samuel Touil	27,000 27,000	27,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino Per Hildebrand Samuel Touil

06-11-2017 15:52 UTC-8

Chen Makes The Wrong Call Against Gorodinsky

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Sam Cosby

Level 2 : 200/400, 100 ante

Mike Gorodinsky opened with a raise to 1,200. Action folded to James Chen and he three-bet to 3,800. Gorodinsky called the raise.

Chen stood pat while Gorodinsky took one. Chen checked. Gorodinsky put out a bet of 8,300. Chen went deep into the tank, staring very intently at Gorodinsky, trying to get any sign of a tell. But Gorodinsky just sat quiet, hardly moving.

Eventually, Chen decided on a call. Gorodinsky turned up for an eighty-six, and that was good enough to take the pot as Chen mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Gorodinsky	73,600 15,600	15,600

James Chen	42,200 15,800	15,800

Tags: James Chen Mike Gorodinsky

06-11-2017 15:56 UTC-8

Schwartz and Monnette Double

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 2 : 200/400, 100 ante

The cards of Bernard Lee were already in the muck while John Monnette stacked up the chips for a double, his still exposed at the table. As a result, Lee dropped down to a short stack, and Monnette joined the bigger stacks.

One table over, the draw was already done, and Alexander Schwartz check-raised all in for 12,700. Nick Schulman eventually called and Schwartz showed . That was good, as Schulman only had a .