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

06-12-2017 18:09 UTC-8

Maslak Scores Double Through Elias

Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 1,300 ante

Konstantin Maslak shoved for 31,300 from the cutoff and claimed the blinds and antes. Some three-bet pots without a call followed before the blinds went through Maslak. He then moved all in for 41,300, and Darren Elias asked for a count in the big blind before calling.

Both players stood pat, and Maslak showed , which was good enough for the double. Elias only had , and Maslak doubled but remains the shortest stack of the remaining 14 players.

Player	Chips	Progress
Darren Elias	410,000 100,000	100,000

Konstantin Maslak	90,000 26,000	26,000

Tags: Darren Elias Konstantin Maslak

06-12-2017 18:26 UTC-8

Darren Elias on Transitioning to No-Limit 2-7

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Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 1,300 ante

Tags: Darren Elias

06-12-2017 18:28 UTC-8

Chen Trending Up

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 1,300 ante

Darren Elias opened to 15,000, and Per Hildebrand called before Xavier Kyablue took down the pot uncontested with a three-bet to 60,000.

Elias then raised to 15,000 from under the gun, and James Chen three-bet to 50,000 out of the big blind, which Elias called. Chen stood pat, and Elias drew one. Chen bet 32,000, and Elias folded.

Then, Paul Volpe raised to 13,600 on the button, and Chen reraised to 50,000 in the small blind. Volpe called, and Chen stood pat. Volpe took one. Both players checked, and Chen showed to win another pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
James Chen	405,000 178,000	178,000

Paul Volpe	300,000 40,000	40,000

Darren Elias	290,000 120,000	120,000

Tags: Darren Elias James Chen Paul Volpe Per Hildebrand Xavier Kyablue

06-12-2017 18:35 UTC-8

This Might Be Mike Leah's Level

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Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 1,300 ante

Mike Leah just opened three hands in a row and managed to add 200,000 to his stack thanks to a double-up and a profitable pot against Shaun Deeb on the very next hand.

Leah opened the first hand to 12,500, and Mike Gorodinsky called from the big blind. Gorodinsky drew two and Leah drew one. Gorodinsky led, betting 50,000, and Leah went all in for 79,100 more. Gorodinsky called, and Leah showed . Gorodinsky said he had a nine-eight.
Then, Leah opened again the next hand. This time, Shaun Deeb three-bet to 41,000, and Leah called. Leah drew one, and Deeb stood pat. Leah led for 105,000, and Deeb took about 45 seconds before folding.
The next hand looked very similar when Leah opened to 12,500 and Deeb three-bet to 41,000. Only this time, Dario Sammartino shoved all in for 98,000. Leah took a while to make his decision. The clock was called, and the floor counted down to one, after which he and Deeb folded, and Sammartino won the hand. Leah showed his as he tossed it into the muck.

Player	Chips	Progress
Shaun Deeb	355,000 60,000	60,000

Mike Leah	312,000 200,000	200,000

Dario Sammartino	163,000 12,000	12,000

Mike Gorodinsky	154,000 83,000	83,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino Mike Gorodinsky Mike Leah Shaun Deeb

06-12-2017 18:35 UTC-8

Leah Takes a Chunk From Deeb

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Mickey Doft

Level 15 : 2,500/5,000, 1,300 ante

Robert Mizrachi raised to 13,000 from the hijack, Mike Leah three-bet to 42,500 from the small blind, Shaun Deeb called from the big blind, and Mizrachi folded.

Leah stood pat, Deeb drew one, Leah bet 100,000, and Deeb tanked for a bit before he called.

Leah showed , Deeb flashed to the table before he mucked, and Leah collected the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Mike Leah	450,000 138,000	138,000

Shaun Deeb	196,000 159,000	159,000

Tags: Mike Leah Shaun Deeb

Level: 16

Blinds: 2,500/5,000

Ante: 1,300

06-12-2017 18:43 UTC-8

Even More for Leah

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 1,300 ante

John Monnette raised to 12,500, and Mike Leah called on the button, as did Dario Sammartino in the big blind. All three players drew one card apiece, and Sammartino bet 28,000. Monnette folded, but Leah eventually called and tabled his . Sammartino sighed and sent his cards into the muck.

The roller coaster ride of Leah has brought him back up to more than a half-million chips, while Monnette remains the chip leader.

Player	Chips	Progress
John Monnette	670,000 42,000	42,000

Mike Leah	550,000 100,000	100,000

Dario Sammartino	110,000 53,000	53,000

Tags: Dario Sammartino John Monnette Mike Leah

06-12-2017 18:45 UTC-8

Volpe Takes from Hildebrand

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 1,300 ante

Paul Volpe lost a small pot to Xavier Kyablue, and Per Hildebrand raised to 15,000 the very next hand. Volpe three-bet to 47,000, and Hildebrand four-bet to 130,000 total. Volpe checked his stack carefully, verified the amount, and called. Volpe then stood pat, while Hildebrand drew one card.

There was no betting action, and Volpe announced a nine, rolling over . Hildebrand mucked, and the pot was awarded to Volpe.

Player	Chips	Progress
Paul Volpe	490,000 190,000	190,000

Per Hildebrand	310,000 150,000	150,000

Tags: Paul Volpe Per Hildebrand Xavier Kyablue

06-12-2017 18:51 UTC-8

Turner Puts Elias to the Test

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Mickey Doft

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 1,300 ante

Jon Turner raised to 15,000 from the hijack, Paul Volpe called from the button, Darren Elias three-bet to 75,000 from the big blind, and only Turner called.

Elias stood pat, Turner drew one, Elias checked, and Turner bet 220,000. After about three minutes in the tank, Elias folded.

Player	Chips	Progress
Jon Turner	560,000 85,000	85,000

Darren Elias	206,000 84,000	84,000

Tags: Darren Elias Jon Turner Paul Volpe

06-12-2017 18:51 UTC-8

Watson Doubles Through Mizrachi

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Christian Zetzsche

Level 16 : 2,500/5,000, 1,300 ante

Robert Mizrachi raised to 13,000 from the button, and Mike Watson three-bet to 45,000 out of the big blind. Little time passed before Mizrachi announced, "All in." Watson only took a few seconds of consideration and called.

Both players drew one card and tabled the following cards:

Watson:
Mizrachi:

Watson picked up the for a ninety-seven, while Mizrachi paired his eight to see Watson double up for 162,400.