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

06-12-2017 17:24 UTC-8

Elias Slips

Mickey Doft

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 1,000 ante

Paul Volpe raised to 11,300 from the hijack, Darren Elias called from the button, Per Hildebrand three-bet to 55,000 from the small blind, Volpe folded, and Elias called.

Hildebrand stood pat, Elias drew one, both players checked, and Hildebrand won the pot with .

The following hand, Volpe raised to 12,000 from middle position, Elias three-bet to 40,000 from the cutoff, and Volpe called.

Volpe drew one, Elias stood pat, both players checked, and Volpe won with .

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	530,000 90,000	90,000

Per Hildebrand	465,000 110,000	110,000
Paul Volpe	350,000 15,000	15,000

Tags: Darren Elias Paul Volpe Per Hildebrand

06-12-2017 17:21 UTC-8

Big Double for Deeb

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 1,000 ante

Mike Watson raised to 10,000 in the cutoff and was called by Mike Leah on the button, Shaun Deeb in the small blind, and Dario Sammartino in the big blind. Sammartino was the only player to draw two cards, while everyone else drew one card.

The action checked around to Leah and he bet 30,000. Deeb moved all in to force out Sammartino and Watson, and Leah glanced over to his table neighbor, took off his sunglasses, and smiled. Deeb counted his stack and the shove was for 186,600, which Leah called after plenty of consideration.

Deeb rolled over and Leah mucked a to lose a big portion of his stack.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Leah	425,000 221,000	221,000

Shaun Deeb	415,000 233,000	233,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino Mike Leah Mike Watson Shaun Deeb

06-12-2017 17:16 UTC-8

The Redraw: Final Two Tables

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Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 1,000 ante

Seat	Table 718	Chips	Seat	Table 719	Chips
1	Mike Leah	646,000	1	Darren Elias	620,000
2	Shaun Deeb	182,000	2	Per Hildebrand	355,000
3	Dario Sammartino	151,000	3	Xavier Kyablue	290,000
4	Mike Gorodinsky	237,000	4	Jon Turner	460,000
5	Robert Mizrachi	274,000	5	Konstantin Maslak	64,000
6	John Monnette	236,000	6	Paul Volpe	335,000
7	Mike Watson	316,000	7	James Chen	227,000

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Leah	646,000 2,000	2,000

Darren Elias	620,000 33,000	33,000

Jon Turner	460,000 26,000	26,000

Per Hildebrand	355,000 20,000	20,000
Paul Volpe	335,000 10,000	10,000

Mike Watson	316,000 8,000	8,000

Xavier Kyablue	290,000 1,000	1,000

Robert Mizrachi	274,000 38,000	38,000

Mike Gorodinsky	237,000 13,000	13,000

John Monnette	236,000 1,000	1,000

James Chen	227,000 51,000	51,000

Shaun Deeb	182,000 59,600	59,600

Dario Sammartino	151,000 10,000	10,000

Konstantin Maslak	64,000 21,000	21,000

06-12-2017 17:08 UTC-8

Hertzel Zalewski Bubbles

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 1,000 ante

Down to just 7,100, Hertzel Zalewski moved all in from under the gun and John Monnette raised to 13,000 on the button. Both players drew two cards and waited for the other tables to finish before proceeding with the showdown.

Hertzel Zalewski:
John Monnette:

Monnette picked up the and Zalewski said, "You don't have to sweat anymore," after pairing his . Monnette's last card was a and Zalewski's didn't matter anymore as the money bubble burst. The remaining 14 players will now redraw to the last two tables, some of them may stand pat on their seats, though.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Monnette	235,000 37,000	37,000

Hertzel Zalewski	Busted

Tags: Hertzel Zalewski John Monnette

06-12-2017 17:05 UTC-8

Galen Hall Eliminated by Xavier Kyablue

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Mickey Doft

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 1,000 ante

Galen Hall raised all in for about 52,000 from the button and Xavier Kyablue called from the small blind.

Kyablue stood pat, Hall drew one, Kyablue fanned , and Hall was drawing dead with .

Play is now on the money bubble.

Player	Chips	Progress
Xavier Kyablue	291,000 26,000	26,000

Galen Hall	Busted

Tags: Galen Hall Xavier Kyablue

06-12-2017 17:02 UTC-8

Chen Up, Zalewski on Fumes

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Mickey Doft

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 1,000 ante

Jon Turner raised to 12,000 from under the gun, James Chen three-bet to 36,000 from the hijack, Hertzel Zalewski called from the button, and Turner folded.

Chen stood pat, Zalewski drew one, Chen bet about 50,000, and Zalewski flipped over followed by a as he folded. Down to about 20,000, Zalewski lost more chips the following hand and was down to about 9,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Chen	278,000 68,000	68,000

Hertzel Zalewski	9,000 96,000	96,000

Tags: Hertzel Zalewski James Chen

06-12-2017 16:58 UTC-8

Ray Dehkharghani Eliminated by Darren Elias

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Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 1,000 ante

Darren Elias got dealt another pat eight and eliminated Ray Dehkharghani.

The hand started with an open from Dario Sammartino on the button to 11,000. Elias three-bet from the small blind, making it 38,000. Dehkharghani asked for the amount of the raise, then went all in for 189,000. Sammartino folded and Elias called shortly after getting a count of Dehkharghani's remaining stack.

Elias slid in one chip to call and quickly stood pat. Dehkharghani flipped through his hand and tossed away one card. Elias rolled over so Dehkharghani knew what he needed to draw. Dehkharghani showed and asked if Elias was okay with a peel. Elias said yes.

Dehkhargani slowly peeled back the and was eliminated.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	587,000 192,000	192,000

Ray Dehkharghani	Busted

06-12-2017 16:57 UTC-8

Pots for Kyablue and Volpe

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 1,000 ante

Mike Watson raised to 10,000 and Galen Hall moved all in for around 83,000 in the big blind, which forced a fold from Watson.

Soon after, Paul Volpe raised to 11,100 and Xavier Kyablue defended his big blind. Kyablue drew one card and Volpe took two. Kyablue bet 25,000 and Volpe called, then quickly mucked wen Kyablue flashed .

James Chen raised to 12,000 in the small blind and Per Hildebrand three-bet to 36,000 out of the big blind. Chen called and both players drew one. Chen checked and eventually folded after Hildebrand had continued for 40,000.

Player	Chips	Progress
Per Hildebrand	335,000 25,000	25,000
Paul Volpe	325,000 55,000	55,000

Xavier Kyablue	265,000 16,000	16,000

James Chen	210,000 34,500	34,500

Galen Hall	96,000 19,000	19,000

Tags: Galen Hall Mike Watson Paul Volpe Per Hildebrand Xavier Kyablue James Chen

06-12-2017 16:44 UTC-8

Watson Over Hall

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Mickey Doft

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 1,000 ante

Galen Hall raised to 12,000 from the cutoff and Mike Watson called from the big blind.

Both players drew one, Watson bet 25,000, and Hall called.

Watson showed , Hall mucked, and Watson collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Watson	324,000 74,000	74,000

Galen Hall	77,000 33,000	33,000

Tags: Galen Hall Mike Watson

06-12-2017 16:40 UTC-8

The Action Slows Down

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 14 : 2,000/4,000, 1,000 ante

On the button, Konstantin Maslak raised to 10,000 and Xavier Kyablue called in the big blind. Both players drew one card and checked. Kyablue announced a pair and Maslak claimed the pot with .

Soon after, Mike Watson raised to 11,000 in the small blind and Maslak defended his big blind. Again. one card each was drawn and the duo checked. Watson showed and Maslak mucked.

Maslak, Galen Hall at the same table, and Hertzel Zalewski are the three short stacks right now while the action has slowed down considerably in the last half an hour.