Event #22: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship
Day 1 Started
2017 World Series of Poker
Event #22: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship
Day: 1
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
Put Your Deuces Up! It's Time to Lowball 'Em
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An elite field will gather today to battle for one of the most sought-after gold bracelets of the summer. Event #22: $10,000 No-Limit 2-7 Lowball Draw Championship kicks off at 3 p.m. inside the Brasilia room Sunday afternoon.
This is the second no-limit 2-7 event of the 2017 World Series of Poker (WSOP). 2010 WSOP Player of the Year Frank Kassela bested Bernard Lee just three days ago to win his third bracelet and $89,151 in the $1,500 installment.
With the warm-up out of the way, it’s time to get down to business. In 2016, Jason Mercier topped a 100-strong field filled with the best poker players in the world. Mercier defeated Mike Watson heads up to capture his fourth bracelet and a first-place prize of $273,335.
Joining Mercier and Watson at the final table were Wil Wilkinson, David Grey, Benny Glaser (who also final tabled the $1,500 no-limit 2-7 last week), Stephen Chidwick and Alex Luneau.
Past winners of this prestigious event include Phil Galfond, Paul Volpe, Jesse Martin and Nick Schulman.
| Year | Champion | Entries | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Jason Mercier | 100 | $273,335 |
| 2015 | Phil Galfond | 77 | $224,383 |
| 2014 | Paul Volpe | 87 | $253,524 |
| 2013 | Jesse Martin | 87 | $253,524 |
| 2012 | Nick Schulman | 101 | $294,321 |
Players will begin taking their seats at 3 p.m. local time and play for 10 hour-long levels before bagging for Day 2. Follow along all event long as PokerNews will be on the floor providing live coverage until a new champion is crowned.
Level: 1
Blinds: 200/400
Ante: 100
Shuffle Up and Deal!
Level 1
: 200/400, 100 ante
Cards are in the air for this prestigious event. There are currently 17 players registered but that number will soar throughout the day as some of the big stars bust out of their current events.
Just a Few Entrants So Far
Level 1
: 200/400, 100 ante
So far, there are only 17 players registered for the event. Most of the tables are playing heads up or three-handed, but there are still a few notable players seated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
Short-Handed Battle Thus Far
Level 1
: 200/400, 100 ante
Mike Wattel and Majid Yahyaei engaged in a few raising wars but didn't even make it to the draw in any of the hands.
Wattel faced a raise to 1,100 and three-bet to 2,500, which resulted in a fold by Yahyaei. Then, Wattel opened to 1,000 and Yahyaei three-bet to 3,000 to claim the pot uncontested.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,500 | 500 |
|
49,500 | 49,500 |
Defending Champion Takes His Seat
Level 1
: 200/400, 100 ante
The 2016 champion Jason Mercier has just taken a seat at the table with Jeff Lisandro, Darren Elias, and Marvin "The Duckman" Karlins.
Game on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
50,000 | |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
Baxter Takes One off Martin
Level 1
: 200/400, 100 ante
Billy Baxter raised to 1,200 and Jesse Martin called. On the first draw, Baxter stood pat and Martin drew two before checking. Baxter bet 2,500 and that was the end of the hand.
Baxter holds seven World Series of Poker bracelets already, while Martin claimed his second bracelet earlier this season in Event #7: $2,500 Mixed Triple Draw Lowball.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
51,400 | |
|
|
48,700 | -1,300 |
Steve Gee Makes a Flush
Level 1
: 200/400, 100 ante
Steve Gee opened the action at his three-handed table with a raise to 1,100. John Monnette called before the player in the big blind made it 3,600 to play. Both Gee and Monnette called.
All players drew one, then checked around. Monnette showed 
for a queen-low. The big blind mucked. Gee turned up the 
.
"I made a flush," Gee said. "I threw away a straight and made a flush." Monnette's queen-low was good and he was awarded the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
62,000 | 62,000 |
|
|
42,000 | -8,000 |
Few More Late Arrivals
Level 1
: 200/400, 100 ante
More players have jumped into the action as the first level of the day progresses. Two of the finalists in the $1,500 installment just a few days ago have entered and are seated at the same table. Frank Kassela went on to win the event and Jared Bleznick busted in fifth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |
|
50,000 | 50,000 |