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

06-11-2017 23:15 UTC-7

Kihara Makes a Move, Busts to Turner

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 400 ante

A big three-way pot that included Galen Hall in the cutoff, Naoya Kihara in the small blind, and Jon Turner in the big blind resulted in the elimination of Kihara. He drew two, as did Turner, while Hall took one card. Kihara then check-raised all in after a bet by Hall, and Turner eventually called. Hall folded.

Kihara showed for trip deuces, and Turner won the pot with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Turner	190,000	140,000
Galen Hall	75,000	-15,000
Naoya Kihara	Busted

Tags: Galen Hall Jon Turner Naoya Kihara

06-11-2017 23:06 UTC-7

"Can You Just Let Me Value Bet You One Time?"

MrCleverFox

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 400 ante

Dario Sammartino opened with a raise. He was called by both Jean-Robert Bellande and Shaun Deeb. Deeb then took one. Sammartino stood pat, and Bellande took two. Deeb led out with a bet of 10,500. Sammartino called, and Bellande quickly folded.

Deeb showed , but Sammartino showed .

"Can you just let me value you bet you one time?" Deeb asked. Sammartino just laughed.

This spawned some conversation at the table about the game of 2-7 No-Limit Single Draw.

"In my opinion, this is the purest form of poker," Bellande said. "It has everything. It has bluffs, it has math."

"I totally agree," Sammartino said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	159,500	1,500
Shaun Deeb	100,800	-19,200

Tags: Dario Sammartino Jean-Robert Bellande Shaun Deeb

06-11-2017 22:56 UTC-7

Small Tidbits

Christian Zetzsche

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 400 ante

At the end of the last level, Darren Elias doubled up through Philip Sternheimer with versus .

Felipe Ramos entered when the level had just gone up and defended his big blind against a raise by Iraj Parvizi. Both players stood pat, and Ramos showed . Parvizi had a ten-nine and won the pot.

Mike Wattel opened and called a three-bet to 13,000 by Jean-Robert Bellande. Wattel drew one card, and Bellande stood pat. Wattel then checked and folded to a bet of 16,000 by Bellande.

Player	Chips	Progress
Philip Sternheimer	70,000	-6,000
Darren Elias	48,000	11,000
Felipe Ramos	47,000	47,000

Tags: Darren Elias Iraj Parvizi Jean-Robert Bellande Mike Wattel Philip Sternheimer

06-11-2017 22:56 UTC-7

More Counts From Around the Room

[user270022]

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Dario Sammartino	158,000	35,000
Per Hildebrand	126,000	-4,000
Shaun Deeb	120,000	79,500
Jean-Robert Bellande	102,000	-11,000
Majid Yahyaei	100,000	9,000
Mark Gregorich	99,000	18,000
Naoya Kihara	94,000	-18,000
Chris Klodnicki	90,000	58,000
Galen Hall	90,000	7,000
Philip Sternheimer	76,000	11,000
Christopher George	68,000	-3,000
Ray Dehkharghani	67,000	-11,000
Jeff Lisandro	59,000	13,000
Eric Wasserson	34,000	-16,000
Anthony Zinno	30,000	11,300
Steve Gee	25,000	-5,000

06-11-2017 22:50 UTC-7

Monnette and Wasserson Re-Enter

[user270022]

Level 8 : 800/1,600, 400 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
John Monnette	50,000	50,000
Eric Wasserson	50,000	50,000

Level: 8

Blinds: 800/1,600

Ante: 400

06-11-2017 22:47 UTC-7

Recent Bust-outs

[user270022]

Level 7 : 600/1,200, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Lamar Wilkinson	Busted
Alan Schein	Busted
Bob Bright	Busted
Eric Wasserson	Busted
John Monnette	Busted

06-11-2017 22:45 UTC-7

Kassela Can't Get There

MrCleverFox

Level 7 : 600/1,200, 300 ante

Under the gun, John Monnette raised to 2,800. Next to act, James Chen reraised to 9,500 total. Action folded around to Frank Kassela, who moved all in for a total of 36,025. Action folded back to Monnette, who followed suit with a fold. Chen asked for a count, then called the shove.

Chen stood pat, while Kassela drew one. Chen showed . Kassela showed and was drawing live, but a on the end paired him and dashed his hopes, eliminating him from the tournament. That was Kassela's second entry, so he has officially been eliminated.

Kassela was the first player to win a bracelet in 2-7 Lowball Single Draw this year when he locked up $89,151 for his victory in Event #13. Bernard Lee, who finished second in that event, is still alive in this tournament, albeit on his second bullet, as well. He has built up a healthy stack here on Day 1 and could be poised to make another deep run.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Chen	135,000	25,000
Frank Kassela	Busted

Tags: Bernard Lee Frank Kassela James Chen

06-11-2017 22:44 UTC-7

Leah Takes from Dehkharghani

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : 600/1,200, 300 ante

Iraj Parvizi raised to 3,000, and Mike Leah asked to see his stack before calling from the small blind. Ray Dehkharghani three-bet to 15,000 in the big blind, and Parvizi and Leah both called.

All three players drew one card apiece, and Leah checked. Dehkharghani bet 25,000, and Parvizi, who had slightly more than that behind, folded. Leah called, and Dehkharghani showed . Leah had that beat with and pulled away at the top of the counts.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Leah	235,000	51,000
Ray Dehkharghani	78,000	3,000
Iraj Parvizi	26,000	-30,000

Tags: Iraj Parvizi Mike Leah Ray Dehkharghani

06-11-2017 22:38 UTC-7

Owen Sent to the Rail

Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : 600/1,200, 300 ante

Mike Leah raised to 3,000, and Iraj Parvizi called before Randy Ohel moved all in for around 38,000 in the big blind. Leah asked for a count and folded, as did Parvizi.

Soon after, Per Hildebrand raised, and short stack Adam Owen moved all in for 16,000. Hildebrand called and stood pat with a . Owen drew one card and showed a . The Brit needed a deuce to double, but instead, it was a blank that left Owen empty-handed with nothing to show for bullet number two.

Player	Chips	Progress
Per Hildebrand	130,000	-3,000
Randy Ohel	46,000	-28,000
Adam Owen	Busted

Tags: Adam Owen Iraj Parvizi Mike Leah Per Hildebrand Randy Ohel