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

06-11-2017 21:27 UTC-8

Fresh Batch of Counts

Level 7 : 600/1,200, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	162,500 29,500	29,500

Mike Gorodinsky	134,000 10,000	10,000

David Benyamine	127,000 19,000	19,000

Xavier Kyablue	125,000 20,000	20,000

Benny Glaser	106,000 41,000	41,000

Bernard Lee	90,000 17,000	17,000
Jesse Martin	85,000 20,000	20,000

Konstantin Maslak	70,000 20,000	20,000

Paul Volpe	55,000 1,600	1,600

Robert Mizrachi	48,000 3,000	3,000

Erik Seidel	41,500 13,500	13,500

Usman Siddique	38,000 24,000	24,000
Matthew Szymaszek	36,000 21,000	21,000
Phil Hellmuth	36,000 200	200

Jennifer Harman	34,000 5,000	5,000

Mike Wattel	34,000 14,000	14,000

Max Kruse	32,000 23,000	23,000

Konstantin Puchkov	30,000 3,000	3,000

Jason Mercier	28,000 22,000	22,000

06-11-2017 21:26 UTC-8

James Chen Shows The Wrong Two

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Sam Cosby

Level 7 : 600/1,200, 300 ante

John Monnette opened from under the gun with a raise. Next to act was James Chen, and he three-bet to 10,500. Action folded back around to Monnette, who called.

Monnette took one, while Chen stood pat. Both players then checked. Chen turned up , apparently signifying he had a ten-six low. Chen then turned up his whole hand and showed for a ten-seven low. Monnette then mucked.

"You can't be doing that," Frank Kasella said, who was seated a few spots over. Monnette said it didn't matter because he couldn't beat either hand.

"I really didn't mean to do that," Chen said. "I actually did think I had a ten-six."

"I noticed it right away," Hellmuth said. "But I know John. He wouldn't miss something like that."

Either way, Chen was pushed the pot, while Monnette was left with just under 20,000 chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Chen	110,000 44,000	44,000

John Monnette	19,000 21,000	21,000

Tags: James Chen John Monnette

06-11-2017 21:22 UTC-8

The Re-Entry Train Chugs On

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Level 7 : 600/1,200, 300 ante

Player	Chips	Progress
Alexander Schwartz	50,000 50,000	50,000
Billy Baxter	50,000 50,000	50,000

Jon Turner	50,000 50,000	50,000

Adam Owen	50,000 50,000	50,000

06-11-2017 21:18 UTC-8

Parvizi vs. Leah

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : 600/1,200, 300 ante

Players are still registering, and one of the most recent additions to the field was Iraj Parvizi. He opened to 4,000, and Mike Leah in the big blind waved with his hand to see the stack of Parvizi, then called. Leah stood pat while Parvizi drew one. Both players checked, and Parvizi mucked an ace. Leah made a ten-nine and won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Leah	184,000 37,000	37,000

Iraj Parvizi	56,000 56,000	56,000

Tags: Iraj Parvizi Mike Leah

06-11-2017 21:07 UTC-8

Dan Smith Hits the Rail Again

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Sam Cosby

Level 7 : 600/1,200, 300 ante

According to Bernard Lee, who is also seated at the table, Dan Smith open jammed for 20,450. Action folded around to Benny Glaser, who called.

Smith thought for a while, then took one. Glaser stood pat, then turned over his . Smith was already drawing dead. He showed his and started laughing, as did some of the other players at the table. His final card was a meaningless and that was it for Smith, who had already busted once from the event.

Player	Chips	Progress
Benny Glaser	65,000 31,000	31,000

Dan Smith	Busted

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06-11-2017 21:04 UTC-8

Lamb No More

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : 600/1,200, 300 ante

Mike Watson opened to 3,000, and Benny Glaser called before Ben Lamb moved all in for 6,050. Both called, and Watson stood pat, while Glaser and Lamb took one card each.

Watson then checked, Glaser bet 6,000, and Watson folded. Glaser turned over , and Lamb briefly showed a before grabbing his belongings and heading out of the tournament area. It was the second entry for Lamb, so he has been eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	133,000 12,000	12,000

Benny Glaser	96,000 42,000	42,000

Ben Lamb	Busted

Tags: Ben Lamb Benny Glaser Mike Watson

06-11-2017 21:02 UTC-8

Volpe Won't Stand For Hellmuth's Thievery

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Sam Cosby

Level 7 : 600/1,200, 300 ante

Phil Hellmuth opened with a raise to 3,500 from the button.

"You've been stealing a lot, Phil," Paul Volpe said from the big blind. "I don't like it."

Volpe called.

"I've been stealing with the best hand, though," Hellmuth said. "Let's see if the best hand can win."

Volpe and Helmuth both drew one. Volpe then put out a bet of 8,700. Hellmuth thought briefly, then called.

Volpe fanned his . Helmuth frustratedly turned over and mucked his other card.

"What did you have?" Volpe asked after the hand. "A ten-eight?"

"I started the hand with three-five-seven-nine," Hellmuth said.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Volpe	56,600 600	600

Phil Hellmuth	36,200 13,800	13,800

Tags: Paul Volpe Phil Hellmuth

06-11-2017 20:56 UTC-8

Price Gets Some

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 7 : 600/1,200, 300 ante

Nick Schulman was the initial raiser from early position and picked up two callers in Matthew Szymaszek in the cutoff and Ned Price in the small blind. All players drew one card apiece, and Price bet 3,000. Schulman called, as did Szymaszek, and Price rolled over . That won the pot.

David Benyamine added, "I was wrong, I thought he had an eight-seven-six."