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

06-12-2017 22:26 UTC-8

Mike Watson Eliminated in 11th Place ($19,187)

Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 2,000 ante

Mike Watson opened the action with a raise to 20,000 from under the gun and John Monnette three-bet to 70,000 in the big blind. Watson moved all in and Monnette asked "can I have a count please?" The shove was determined to be for 249,500 in total and Monnette called.

Monnette stood pat, as did Watson, and the latter announced "I have an eight" before showing . Monnette turned over the superior and Watson left the table with a "Jesus Christ" on the lips. The Canadian takes home $19,187, while Monnette became the first player above one million in chips.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Monnette	1,040,000 285,000	285,000

Mike Watson	Busted

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06-12-2017 22:27 UTC-8

Darren Elias Makes a Ten Against Xavier Kyablue's Pat Hand

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Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 2,000 ante

Darren Elias opened to 22,000 and Xavier Kyablue three-bet to 75,000. Elias called and drew one. Kyablue stood pat. Both players checked and Elias won the hand with .

Below are the other chip counts at their table.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	550,000 120,000	120,000

James Chen	472,000 38,000	38,000

Xavier Kyablue	405,000 160,000	160,000

Paul Volpe	405,000 50,000	50,000

Per Hildebrand	237,000 88,000	88,000
Jon Turner	128,500 51,500	51,500

Tags: Darren Elias Xavier Kyablue

06-12-2017 22:32 UTC-8

Kyablue Picks Off Elias' Bluff

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Mickey Doft

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 2,000 ante

Darren Elias raised to 22,000 from under the gun, Xavier Kyablue three-bet to 65,000 from the button, and Elias called.

Elias drew one, Kyablue stood pat, and Elias bet 210,000. Kyablue tanked for about two-and-a-half minutes before he called.

Elias tabled , while Kyablue showed to win the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xavier Kyablue	765,000 360,000	360,000

Darren Elias	270,000 280,000	280,000

Tags: Darren Elias Xavier Kyablue

06-12-2017 22:40 UTC-8

Jon Turner Eliminated in 10th Place ($19,187)

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Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 2,000 ante

Jon Turner has been eliminated in tenth place and will receive $19,187.

He shoved his final 100,000 under the gun and Per Hildebrand shoved over the top to the tune of 204,000.

Hilderbrand stood pat quickly and Turner seemed to agonize over his decision. Eventually he decided to stand pat behind and Hildebrand showed against Turner's .

Hildebrand would three bet Darren Elias on the next hand and pick up another pot to put him at 360,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Per Hildebrand	360,000 123,000	123,000
Darren Elias	238,000 32,000	32,000

Jon Turner	Busted

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06-12-2017 22:40 UTC-8

Pots for Monnette and Gorodinsky

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 2,000 ante

John Monnette raised to 20,000 first to act and Paul Volpe called from one seat over. Monnette drew two and Volpe drew one card. Volpe checked and Volpe bet 35,000. Monnette then check-raidsed to 160,000 and Volpe folded.

In the last hand of the level, Dario Sammartino made it 22,000 to go and Mike Gorodinsky called on the button. Sammartino stood pat and Gorodinsky drew one. Sammartino checked and Gorodinsky bet 65,000, which the Italian snap-called.

Gorodinsky showed and Sammartino sighed, mucked the and paid off his opponent.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Monnette	1,085,000 45,000	45,000

Paul Volpe	440,000 35,000	35,000

Mike Gorodinsky	390,000 145,000	145,000

Dario Sammartino	210,000 170,000	170,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino John Monnette Mike Gorodinsky Paul Volpe

06-12-2017 22:41 UTC-8

Chip Counts at Break

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Mickey Doft

Level 18 : 4,000/8,000, 2,000 ante

The players are in the midst of their final 15-minute break of the night.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Monnette	1,072,500 12,500	12,500

Xavier Kyablue	824,500 59,500	59,500

Mike Leah	665,500 4,500	4,500

Paul Volpe	443,000 3,000	3,000

James Chen	420,000 52,000	52,000

Mike Gorodinsky	385,000 5,000	5,000

Per Hildebrand	318,500 41,500	41,500
Darren Elias	240,500 2,500	2,500

Dario Sammartino	209,500 500	500

Level: 19

Blinds: 5,000/10,000

Ante: 2,500

06-12-2017 23:01 UTC-8

Leah Over Gorodinsky

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Mickey Doft

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 2,500 ante

Mike Leah raised to 25,000 from the button and Mike Gorodinsky called from the big blind.

Each drew one, Gorodinsky bet 40,000 and Leah called.

"Big pair," said Gorodinsky.

Leah fanned , Gorodinsky mucked and Leah won the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Leah	745,000 79,500	79,500

Mike Gorodinsky	335,000 50,000	50,000

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06-12-2017 23:05 UTC-8

Two for Elias

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 19 : 5,000/10,000, 2,500 ante

James Chen raised to 27,000 on the button and Darren Elias moved all in from the small blind. "Can I get a count please?" Chen asked and the shove of Elias was for 218,500 in total. That proved to be too much for Chen and he folded.

One hand later, Elias made it 27,000 to go on the button and Xavier Kyablue called out of the big blind. Both players drew one card and Kyablue checked. Elias bet 40,000 and was called to reveal for an eighty-seven to win second the pot in a row.