Event #28: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw | 2017 World Series of Poker

06-16-2017 17:59 UTC-7

Taylor Pips Brubaker

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Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Brendan Taylor raised on the button, and Brian Brubaker called. Brubaker took two and Taylor three, with the former betting after seeing he was ahead in the draw. Taylor called and Brubaker was pat. Taylor took two, called a bet, then took one. Brubaker bet again on the end, and Taylor paused briefly and announced a call.

Brubaker fanned , but Taylor had made .

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Brubaker	1,300,000	-125,000
Brendan Taylor	1,145,000	125,000

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06-16-2017 17:50 UTC-7

Brian Brubaker Retakes Lead

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Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Brian Brubaker has retaken the lead heads up after a big pot against Brendan Taylor.

He raised and Taylor three-bet predraw. Brubaker called and each player drew one. Taylor bet and Brubaker called.

Both players stood pat on the final two streets and Taylor bet both of them. Brubaker called both and won the hand with an .

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Brubaker	1,425,000	380,000
Brendan Taylor	1,020,000	-380,000

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06-16-2017 17:46 UTC-7

Photos: Event #28: $1,500 Limit 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw Heads Up

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Photos by Joe Giron.

06-16-2017 17:42 UTC-7

Taylor Surges into Lead With Two Eight-Perfects

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Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Brian Brubaker raised and Brendan Taylor called. Both players drew two and Taylor came out betting. Brubaker called. Taylor was pat and bet again, and Brubaker called after drawing one. Both players patted and Brubaker called a final bet, but Taylor showed and took the pot.

On Brubaker's next button, he raised again and Taylor called. Both players drew three and then checked, and both players drew two on the second pull. Taylor bet, Brubaker raised, and Taylor reraised. Brubaker called and both were pat again going to the last pull. Brubaker again called a bet and was again shown an eight-perfect.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brendan Taylor	1,400,000	580,000
Brian Brubaker	1,045,000	-580,000

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06-16-2017 17:39 UTC-7

Brian Brubaker Ahead After Making Number Two

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Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Brendan Taylor raised and Brian Brubaker called.

Brubaker called and drew two and Taylor drew one. Brubaker check-called a bet from Taylor.

Brubaker drew two again and Taylor drew one. Brubaker checked, Taylor bet, and Brubaker called.

Both players drew one on the final draw and Brubaker bet. Taylor called and Brubaker showed . Taylor mucked.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Brubaker	1,625,000	155,000
Brendan Taylor	820,000	-155,000

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06-16-2017 17:32 UTC-7

Brubaker Takes First Big Showdown

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Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Brendan Taylor raised on the button and Brian Brubaker defended. Both took two and Brubaker came out betting. Taylor called. Brubaker must have liked what he pulled as he was pat while Taylor drew one and called another bet. Draws went the same and Taylor called a final bet, mucking to .

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Brubaker	1,470,000	170,000
Brendan Taylor	975,000	-170,000

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06-16-2017 17:29 UTC-7

Jason Riesenberg Eliminated in 3rd Place ($43,597)

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Level 24 : 25,000/50,000, 0 ante

Jason Riesenberg has been eliminated in third place after Brian Brubaker drew two to a wheel.

Brubaker raised from the small blind and Riesenberg defended the big blind.

Brubaker drew two and Riesenberg drew one. Brubaker check-called a Riesenberg bet.

Brubaker drew one and Riesenberg stood pat. Brubaker checked and Riesenberg bet. Brubaker raised and Riesenberg went all in for his remaining chips, less than a complete three-bet. Brubaker called. Both players stood pat.

"Do you have a wheel?" Riesenberg questioned Brubaker.

As he was asking, Brubaker flipped over and did have a wheel to beat the of Riesenberg and eliminate him in third place.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brian Brubaker	1,300,000	300,000
Brendan Taylor	1,145,000	-105,000
Jason Riesenberg	Busted

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Level: 24

Limits: 25,000/50,000

Ante: 0

06-16-2017 17:19 UTC-7

Taylor Crushing Riesenberg

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Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Brendan Taylor and Jason Riesenberg each drew two and Taylor bet after the draw, getting called. Draws went one, one, and then one, one again with a couple of checks in between, and Taylor checked on the end. Riesenberg bet, but Taylor called and fanned when Riesenberg announced a pair.

Then, after dropping another pot to Taylor when he bet-folded after the second draw, Riesenberg completed the blind and Taylor checked. Riesenberg took three and Taylor four, but Riesenberg check-called a bet. Riesenberg then took three and Taylor was pat. Riesenberg check-called again, then did the same after drawing one.

Taylor showed and took the pot.

Player	Chips	Progress
Brendan Taylor	1,250,000	330,000
Jason Riesenberg	125,000	-325,000

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06-16-2017 17:13 UTC-7

Brian Brubaker Just On Top of Brendan Taylor Three-Handed

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Level 23 : 20,000/40,000, 0 ante

Brian Brubaker has taken the chip lead just barely over Brendan Taylor after both players won a pot off Jason Riesenberg.

The first hand, Brubaker raised from the small blind and Riesenberg from the big three-bet. Brubaker called.

Brubaker drew one against the two draw of Riesenberg, then he bet. Riesenberg called.

Brubaker stood pat and Riesenberg drew one. Brubaker bet and Riesenberg called.

Brubaker stood pat again and Riesenberg drew one. Both players checked and Brubaker won the hand with .

Then Taylor took some chips from Riesenberg:

Riesenberg raised and Taylor called from the big blind. Riesenberg drew two against the three-draw of Taylor. Riesenberg bet and Taylor raised. Riesenberg called. Both players drew one and Riesenberg check-called a bet from Taylor.

Riesenberg drew one again and Taylor stood pat. He check-folded when Taylor bet.